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Correct Option: (c) Explanation:  Statement 2 is incorrect: The foreign affairs portfolio would be transferred from the Governor-General to an Indian member. Wavell Plan and Shimla Conference  In May 1945 Wavell visited London and discussed his ideas with the British Government. These London talks resulted in the formulation of a de fi nite plan of action which was offi cially made public simultaneously on 14 June 1945 by L.S. Amery, the Secretary of State for India. The Wavell Plan proposed the following:  The Viceroy’s Executive Council was to have all Indian members except the Viceroy himself and the Commander-in-Chief.  The council was to have a ‘balanced representation’ of all Indians including ‘caste-Hindus’, Muslims, Depressed Classes, Sikhs, etc. Muslims were given 6 out of 14 members which accounted for more than their share of the population (25%).  The Viceroy/Governor-General would still have the power of veto but its use would be minimal.  The foreign affairs portfolio would be transferred from the Governor-General to an Indian member. The defence would be handled by a British general until the full transfer of power was made.  A conference would be convened by the Viceroy to get a list of all the members recommended to the Council from all parties concerned. In case a joint list was not agreed upon, separate lists would be taken from the parties. This was to be the Shimla Conference.  If this plan worked, similar councils would be formed in all provinces comprising of local leaders.  Lord Wavell invited 21 political leaders including Mahatma Gandhi and M A Jinnah to Shimla, the summer capital of British India to discuss the Wavell Plan on June 25th, 1945.