Stephen Cohen
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So the accession was the accession referred to under the GOI Act, 1935, and the form was one which was appended to that Act. You are perfectly right in saying that the Viceroy was free to implement the workings of that Act in any way that he felt appropriate. Now, for reasons mentioned in the previous paragraph, there was talk of a plebiscite. Mountbatten was well within his rights to ask for a plebiscite.
Also @hellfire @scorpionx
GOI Act was irrelevant at the time of Independence
Plebisicite was NOT a legal requirement as per the Indian Independence act
As far as Mountbatten is concerned this is HIS STATEMENT
"My Affection for India NEVER interfered with my pursuit of British Interests "
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...-kashmir-1947-48-by-c.-dasgupta/1/220787.html
Mountbatten was Implementing British PRO Pakistan policy which was framed By
Atlee ; Noel Baker and Aneurin Bevan
India was forced to concede Plebiscite when the matter went to UN
The US -UK combine were acting in Pakistan's interests
Still we managed to avoid plebiscite and JUNK the UN resolutions
Why US and UK were supporting Pakistan was because of Cold war considerations
http://www.kashmirherald.com/bookreviews/waranddiplomacyinkashmir.html
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@Joe Shearer For you Mountbatten's words and Actions MEAN everything
But the Indians who have Un ravelled the British Conspiracy of Kashmir are of no value
Whether you consider it Trickery or not but it is there in letter and word in UN Resolution. India cannot turn its back on which it has signed.
Yes we can ; The UN resolutions are only worth being put in the shredder