The Cripps Mission was sent by the British War Cabinet under pressure from the USA and China. Linlithgow, however, remained skeptical of granting real power to Indians and did little to facilitate a compromise between Cripps and the Indian leaders. When the mission failed due to its refusal to grant immediate cabinet responsibility, Linlithgow responded to the subsequent “Quit India” call with massive repression, arresting the entire Congress leadership. His term is seen as one of the most contentious periods of the British Raj, marked by deadlock and the tragic Bengal Famine of 1943.