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Vol. 5 Num 1068 Sun. June 03, 2007  
   
Point-Counterpoint


Mountbatten and the June 3 plan
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At the historic conference in New Delhi in June 1947, at which Lord Mountbatten disclosed Britain's "partition" plan for India. (From left) Jawaharlal Nehru, Lord Ismay, Adviser to the Viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten and Mohammed Ali Jinnah, president of the All-India Muslim League