Who made the August Offer on 8 August, 1940 promising Dominion status?

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Linlithgow. Lord Linlithgow, then Viceroy of India had declared India to be at Second World War without consultation. Indian National Congress leaders were upset with the British government for having pulled India into a war without the consent of Indians. The British government was keen to get Indian support for the war. Indian National Congress said that support for the war would be provided if power was transferred to an interim government in India. On August 8th , 1940, then Viceroy Linlithgow made a set of proposals called the ‘August offer’. For the first time, the right of Indians to frame their own constitution was acknowledged.

Who made the August Offer on 8 August, 1940 promising Dominion status?

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