i. The act provided for the creation of two independent dominions from 15 August, 1947 to be known as India and Pakistan.

ii. Each dominion would have a Governor-general. 

i. All treaties with the princely states would come to an end.

ii. The princely states would be free to join any one of the dominions (India or Pakistan) or remain independent

Lord Patrick - Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr. Alexander.

1. The whole country was engulfed with large-scale communal riots over the partition of India. The Congress was convinced that the only solution to the communal problem lay in the partition of India into India and Pakistan.

2. The experience of working with the Muslim league had convinced the Congress that the League had joined the Interim Government to obstruct and not to cooperate and that having a joint administration with the League was not feasible.

3. The Congress also understood that the only alternative to partition was a Federation with a weak centre. A smaller India with a strong central authority was better than a bigger State with a weak Centre.

4. The Congress got ready for partition as it would lead to immediate independence from the British because any further continuation of British rule would mean a greater calamity for India as the British were instigating the rulers of the Indian States to remain independent.

A constituent assembly would frame the Union Constitution. It was to consist of 385 members, the provinces were to elect 292 members, whereas princely states were allocated 93 seats. After a preliminary meeting, the constituent Assembly was to split into three sections. Members of all the three groups would frame provincial constitutions for the provinces included in each group. Thus the Cabinet mission proposed a federal union with three tiers: the provinces, the regional groups of provinces and a union centre.