INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE
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Brilish Mission Leaves MEMBERS CONFIDENT
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Received Wednesday; 11.5 a.m. • j LONDON, March 19. ! The President of the Board of| Trade, Sir Stafford Cripps, and the ! Secretary for India, Mr. F. W. j Pethick Lawrence, before taking off, i said the object of the mission was! to "bring the greatest assistance to; the peoples of India in obtftiningi their right place in equality ofj nations." j Sir Stafford said: "I have the| highest hopes that we will be able! to work with the Indians to bring j about the measure of independence| to which Mr. Atlee referred to in the j House of Commons." The third mernber of the mission, I Mr. A. V. Alexander, is flying by a ' different route. Before his depart- ; ure he said: "We hope for good . results. We may be away weeks or | maybe months."
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 March 1946, Page 5
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