This request angered Mountbatten, who had hoped to have that position in both dominions—he would be India's first post-independence governor-general—but Jinnah felt that Mountbatten would be likely to favour the new Hindu-majority state because of his closeness to Nehru.
Permintaan tersebut ditolak Mountbatten, yang mengharapkan dapat memegang jabatan tersebut di kedua dominion tersebut—ia akan menjadi gubernur-jenderal pasca-kemerdekaan pertama di India—namun Jinnah merasa bahwa Mountbatten akan disukai di negara mayoritas Hindu baru tersebut karena kedekatannya dengan Nehru.