With respect to the Clement Attlee s Statement consider the following statements 1 The British decid...........

Indian Freedom Struggle 1942-1947

With respect to the Clement Attlee?s Statement, consider the following statements:

1. The British decided not to relinquish power if the constituent assembly was not fully representative.

2. Lord Mountbatten would replace Lord Wavell as the viceroy.

3. British powers and obligations vis-avis the princely states would be transferred to the successor government in British India.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only one

Only two

All three

None

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Explanation:

Clement Attlee, the British prime minister, sensing the trouble all around, made an announcement on February 20, 1947. The British House of Commons declared the British intention of leaving the Indian subcontinent. Main Points of Attlee‘s Statement: ? A deadline of June 30, 1948 was fixed for transfer of power even if the Indian politicians had not agreed by that time on the constitution. ? The British would relinquish power either to some form of central government or in some areas to the existing provincial governments if the constituent assembly was not fully representative, i.e., if the Muslim majority provinces did not join. ? British powers and obligations vis-avis the princely states would lapse with transfer of power, but these would not be transferred to any successor government in British India. ? Lord Mountbatten would replace Wavell as the viceroy. The statement contained clear hints of partition and even Balkanisation of the country into numerous states and was, in essence, a reversion of the Cripps Offer.