Modern Review June 1947

The next demand of the League is based on the arguments advanced for the establishment of a natural boundary and for the shortening of the frontier to facilitate defence. [...] 5. The pmvineial Aaproblies of Bgal and the Punish the European nimlirret ostll therefore f.Bell he wilted to meet in two orta one opio..enting the Muslim majority districts and the other the re.1 of the proine For the purPol of determining the population of dorm. [...] It will he instructed to demarcate the boundaries of the two parts of the Punjab on the basis of aertaining the contiguous majority areas of Muslims and noMuslims. [...] In my opinion that plan to which the representatives of the majority of the provinces have in fact adhered prvides the best arrangement that can be devised to meet the interests of all the communities of India. [...] In these circumstances 1 request the provincial Muslim League of the Frontier Province to withdraw the movement of peacfel civil disobedience which they had perforce to resort to: and I call upon all the leaders of the Muslim League and Mime!mons generally to organize our people to face this referendum with hope and courage and I feel coMeat that the people of the Frontier will give their v