Wavell Plan

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The Wavell Plan was a 1945 British proposal to reorganize the executive council of colonial India by giving greater power and representation to Indian leaders in an attempt to resolve the deadlock over constitutional reforms before independence.

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Wavell Plan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial policy ⓘ
constitutional proposal ⓘ
political reform plan ⓘ
aimedAtGroup Congress leadership ⓘ
Muslim League leadership ⓘ
Scheduled Caste representatives ⓘ
Sikh representatives ⓘ
announcedAt Simla Conference ⓘ
appliesToTerritory India ⓘ
chronologicalPredecessorOf Cabinet Mission Plan ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
describedIn records of the 1945 Simla Conference ⓘ
followedBy Cabinet Mission Plan ⓘ
hasPurpose break political deadlock over constitutional reforms in India ⓘ
facilitate transfer of power in India ⓘ
increase Indian representation in the executive council ⓘ
reorganize the Viceroy's Executive Council ⓘ
inception 1945 ⓘ
intendedBeneficiary All-India Muslim League ⓘ
Indian National Congress ⓘ
Indian political leaders ⓘ
keyFigure Archibald Wavell ⓘ
linked to: Lord Wavell
locationOfAnnouncement Shimla ⓘ
Simla ⓘ
linked to: Shimla
namedAfter Archibald Wavell ⓘ
linked to: Lord Wavell
opposedBy All-India Muslim League ⓘ
Indian National Congress ⓘ
outcome plan not implemented as proposed ⓘ
partOf British constitutional negotiations with Indian leaders ⓘ
politicalContext Indian independence movement ⓘ
Second World War aftermath ⓘ
late colonial period in India ⓘ
positionOfProposer Viceroy of India ⓘ
proposedBy Archibald Wavell ⓘ
linked to: Lord Wavell

British Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
proposedChange all-Indian executive council except the Viceroy and the Commander-in-Chief ⓘ
inclusion of representatives of major Indian communities ⓘ
parity between caste Hindus and Muslims in the council ⓘ
reconstitution of the Viceroy's Executive Council ⓘ
reasonForOpposition Congress objection to League's claim to sole Muslim representation ⓘ
disagreement over Muslim representation ⓘ
disagreement over selection of Muslim League nominees ⓘ
relatedTo Cabinet Mission to India ⓘ
Cripps Mission ⓘ
Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
result failure of the Simla Conference ⓘ
startTime Simla Conference of 1945 ⓘ
timePeriod final phase of British rule in India ⓘ

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Simla Conference of 1945 → basedOn → Wavell Plan ⓘ