It was too a failure although the mission gave out its own scheme to be considered by both the congress and the league. cabinet mission plan according to the proposals of the cabinet mission announced in may, 1946, the country could have a federal government consisting of the british and the indian india.. To end this, the british government sent a special mission of cabinet ministers to india. the mission consisted of lord pethic lawrence, the sescretary of state for india, sir stafford cripps, president of the board of trade, and a. v. alexander, the first lord of the admiralty.. The cabinet mission broadcast its plan worldwide from new delhi on thursday night, may 16, 1946. it was a last hope for a single indian union to emerge peacefully in the wake of the british raj..
In india: the transfer of power and the birth of two countries �primarily for drafting the ingenious cabinet mission plan, which proposed a three-tier federation for india, integrated by a minimal central-union government in delhi, which would be limited to handling foreign affairs, communications, defense, and only those finances required to care for such unionwide matters.. A high-powered mission of three british cabinet members- lord pethick-lawrence, the secretary of state for india, sir stafford cripps, president of the board of trade, and a. v. alexander, the. This is known as the cabinet mission. - mountbatten plan (1947) on 20 february l947, prime minister atlee announced in the house of commons the definite intention of the british government to.