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Plan Balkan - May 1947
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A-Levels India History Mind Map on Plan Balkan - May 1947, created by jacksearle on 22/05/2013.
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Plan Balkan - May 1947
Simla Moment 10 May 1947
June 3rd Plan/Menon Plan
VP Menon - Indian reforms commissioner - Drafted plan
Put together in 3 hours - would suggest it's rushed and poor quality
Based on 2nd option offered by Cabinet Mission
2 state solution along religious lines
Both countries would use basis of 1935 Govt of India act as basis for state
No time for constituent Assembly
Bengal + Punjab allowed to vote to partition or stay whole and join county of their choice
Princely states to join either state or to remain independent
Nehru Unhappy
Concedes his united India
Mountbatten Unhappy
Wanted to create united India
Wanted to please Nehru
Damaged Legacy
Jinnah Unhappy
Didn't want Pakistan
Secular Muslim
Mountbatten invited Nehru and his daughter to Simla to discuss plan
Nehru completely rejected it
Mountbatten's grand plan
Plan proposed that all decisions would be freely made at a provincial level
So the 11 British provinces would be allowed to decide whether to be autonomous or join larger groups
Bengal and Punjab would be able to partition themselves if that was seen as popular preference
Princely states could also remain autonomous or join with others
At best this might be seen to permit local agreement in the hope of a gradual formation of economically stronger groups
At worst, it seemed Mountbatten was trying to wash his hands of any decision making from the start
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