STATUS OF INDIA
TERFvIS UNACCEPTABLE LIBERAL FEDERATION (Reed. Oct. 24, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 22. The Bombay correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain states that the council of the National Liberal Federation, the third largest political body in India, which is usually pro-British, emphasises the unacceptability of the Viceroy’s statement concerning the future status of India. The federation adds that. Lord Linlithgow’s promise that Dominion status for India would be considered after the war and also his refusal to announce Britain’s war aims were indefinite and left congress' in an irresponsible position during the war. The council urged Indians to participate more largely in defence. A report from New Delhi says that the Moslem League Committee has passed a resolution expressing partial satisfaction with Lord- Linlithgow's
siaiemcnt. byt has asked for clarification of certain points. The committee offered an assurance of co-operation in the prosecution of the war.
The Congress working committee passed a resolution calling on Indian Congress Ministers to resign in consequence of the Viceroy’s statement.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20076, 24 October 1939, Page 14
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170STATUS OF INDIA Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20076, 24 October 1939, Page 14
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