partition
Appointment of Lord Louis Mountbatten as Viceroy
Appointment of Cyril Radcliffe and creation of the Boundary Commission
Sir Cyril Radcliffe arrives in Delhi
Sikhs mount protest day of prayer against the threat to split their community under partition plan
Attlee writes to Mountbatten about the Governor-Generalship of India
Radcliffe leaves Delhi for visits to Calcutta and Lahore
Mountbatten meets Hyderabad delegation
Result of Sylhet referendum announced in favour of East Bengal
Last meeting of the Interim Government
Special request from Governor of the Punjab for as much advance intimation of date and content of Boundary Award as possible
Sir Patrick Spens accepts appointment as Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal
Sir C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar, Dewan of Travancore, declares Travancore will be an independent country from 15 August
Indian Independence Bill receives Royal Assent
The Executive Council (Transitional Provisions) Order, re-constituting the Interim Government into two separate groups representing the two successor governments of India and Pakistan, published
Result of referendum in North-West Frontier Province announced in favour of Pakistan
Mountbatten visits Lahore
Partition Council on behalf of successor dominion governments approves statement pledging them to accept the awards of the Boundary Commission ‘whatever these may be’
Partition Council approves the setting up of a Special Military Command under Major-General Rees from 1 August to safeguard the peace in the Punjab
Mountbatten as Viceroy and Crown Representative addresses the Princes
Maharaja of Travancore accedes to the dominion of India
Mountbatten visits Calcutta
Gandhi visits Kashmir
Map showing ‘roughly’ the boundary Radcliffe proposes to demarcate in his award sent to the Punjab Governor’s Secretary
Nizam of Hyderabad offers to negotiate treaty with dominion of India
Viceroy’s Staff Meeting informed that Radcliffe would be ready to announce the Punjab award ‘that evening’; Viceroy questions desirability of publishing it ‘straight away’
Governor of the Punjab, after consultation with Governors-designate of East and West Punjab, advises against arrest of Sikh leaders implicated in terrorist activities
Derailment of Pakistan special train at Bhatinda in East Punjab
Governor of Bengal says it is essential to have twenty four hours notice of Boundary Award
Joint Defence Council Order published
Arbitral Tribunal Order published
Radcliffe submits Boundary Commission Awards to Viceroy
Mountbatten writes to Nehru and Jinnah suggesting that findings of Boundary Commission should be discussed on 16 August between representatives of India and Pakistan before awards are published
Mountbatten leaves for Karachi
Pakistan Independence Celebrations in Karachi; Viceroy addresses Pakistan Constituent Assembly
Midnight: Power transferred from Britain to India and Pakistan
Jinnah sworn in as Governor-General of Pakistan
Mountbatten sworn in as Governor-General of India; Independence Day Celebrations in Delhi
Partition and Independence of India and Pakistan
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