The Partition of India and Mountbatten

accept According agreed areas armed Army asked Assembly August award basis become Bengal Boundary Commission British Calcutta cited Commonwealth communal confident Congress leaders constitution days later decided decision defence Delhi demand discussed district divided division Dominion doubt earlier East expressed fact favour File final forces future give going Government Governor Governor-General Hindus Hodson important included independent India interests Ismay issue Jenkins Jinnah join July June Kashmir Lahore letter Liaquat Ali Khan London Maharaja matter meeting Menon Mission Mount Mountbatten Muslim League Muslim League leaders Muslim majority Nehru non-Muslim noted officers Pakistan partition Patel Personal population position possible present Prime Minister Private proposal provinces Punjab question Radcliffe reason Records remain replied Report Secretary sent Sikh leaders Sikhs Singh situation Staff statement status suggestion telegram thought tion told Transfer of Power Viceroy wanted West wish wrote