Political Situation

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — India – in the House of Commons at on 10 September 1942.

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Photo of Mr William Dobbie Mr William Dobbie , Rotherham

asked the Secretary of State for India why, in view of references in the resolution of the Indian National Congress to the intention of the leaders to make further efforts to negotiate a settlement with the Viceroy and the repeated statements of non-Congress leaders that such negotiations might produce results, advantage was not taken of the opportunity thus offered of avoiding the present crisis?