<P> The United Kingdom Cabinet Mission of 1946 came to India aimed to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership , with the aim of preserving India 's unity and granting it independence . Formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee , the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , the mission had Lord Pethick - Lawrence , the Secretary of State for India , Sir Stafford Cripps , President of the Board of Trade , and A.V. Alexander , the First Lord of the Admiralty . Lord Wavell , the Viceroy of India , did not participate in every step but was present . </P>
<P> The United Kingdom Cabinet Mission of 1946 came to India aimed to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership , with the aim of preserving India 's unity and granting it independence . Formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee , the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , the mission had Lord Pethick - Lawrence , the Secretary of State for India , Sir Stafford Cripps , President of the Board of Trade , and A.V. Alexander , the First Lord of the Admiralty . Lord Wavell , the Viceroy of India , did not participate in every step but was present . </P>
why did the british government send the cabinet mission to india
why did the british government send the cabinet mission to india
to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership , with the aim of preserving India 's unity and granting it independence
to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership , with the aim of preserving India 's unity and granting it independence