Was Britain divided about Indian independence, 1930-47?
Churchill Archive for Schools Investigation
SOURCE 9: Letter to Winston Churchill from Clement Attlee, 4 July 1947 (CHUR 2/43 B (images 284 and 285))
On a scale of 1-5 how far do you
agree that this source supports this
inference?
This letter is useful because it
is a private letter between two
politicians showing Attlee’s
views.
This letter only tells us about
Attlee and nothing about
Churchill.
This letter tells us nothing
about what other people
thought about Indian
independence.
There is evidence that some
people in Britain supported
Indian independence.
There is evidence that some
people in Britain opposed
Indian independence.
Which extract(s) from the source support your argument?