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independence. My scheme leaves you with all the practical independence that you can possibly use and makes you free of all those subjects which you cannot possibly manage on your own. You cannot run away from the Dominion Government which is your neighbour any more than you can run away from the subjects for whose welfare you are responsible. Whatever may be your decision, I hope you feel that I have at least done my duty by the States.
His Excellency then proposed the following Committee for a detailed consideration of the items on the agenda.
- His Highness, the Chancellor, the Maharaja of Patiala.
- His Highness the Maharaja of Baroda.
- His Highness the Maharaja of Gwalior.
- His Highness the Nawab of Bhopal.
- His Highness the Maharaja of Bikaner.
- His Highness the Maharaja of Nawanagar.
- His Highness the Maharawal of Dungarpur.
- His Highness the Maharaja of Panna.
- His Highness the Maharaja of Sirmoor.
- The Raja of Korea.
- The Nawab of Chhatari of Hyderabad.
- Sir C. P. Ramaswami Aiyer of Travancore.
- Sir A. Ramaswami Mudaliar of Mysore.
- Sir V. T. Krishnamachari of Jaipur.
- Sir B. L. Mitter of Baroda.
- Mr. M. A. Srinivasan of Gwalior.
- Sardar K. M. Panikkar of Bikaner.
- Mr. C. S Venkatachar of Jodhpur.
- Sardar D. K. Sen.
- Dewan Bahadur C. P. Karunakara Menon of Cochin.
- Rai Bahadur D. A. Surve of Kolhapur.
- Mr. B. H. Zaidi of Rampur.
His Excellency stated that the idea was to have a compact body to save time. They could split into two sub-committees, one to discuss the draft Instrument of Accession and the other to discuss the Standstill agreements and other matters. He sincerely trusted that the other State representatives would not leave Delhi and that they would maintain daily contact with the members of the Committee to make sure that the Committee is conversant with the majority feelings in the States.
The Viceroy's House,
New Delhi, July 25th, 1947.