1. Biography of V.P. Menon
... no prospect of such a settlement, he was to report what he considered should be done to hand over power by June 1948. Menon describes how Mountbatten had a remarkably careful yet quick and business-like method of working. He set about most expeditiously and zealously on the path of finding an agreed solution for a united India but in course of his talks ... detailed negotiations with the Princes was left to Mountbatten and Menon. The Chamber of Princes assembled on 25July and Mountbatten gave one of his most impressive performances. He spoke without notes and Menon describes his perform...
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