ELP                      New Delhi
This te1egram must be
closely paraphrased be-       Dated April 11, 1942.
for being communicated 
to anyone. (SC)               Rec'd 3:47 a.m.
 
 
Secretary of State, 
 
     Washington.
 
     
     RUSH
 
     170, April 11, 9 a.m.  (SECTION TWO)
 
          Cripps is sincere, knows this matter should be 
solved. He and Nehru could solve it in five minutes 
if Cripps had any freedom or authority. To my 
amazement when satisfactory solution seemed certain, 
with unimportant concession, Cripps with embarrass-
ment told me that he could not change original draft 
declaration without Churchill's approval and that 
Churchill has cabled him that he will give no approval 
unless Wavell and Viceroy separately send their own
code cables unqualifiedly endorsing any change Cripps
wants.
 
 
                    JOHNSON
 
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