India Wins Freedom - pg. 55

From India, Sir Stafford Cripps went as a nonofficial visitor to Russia. Soon after, he was appointed the British Ambassador to Russia. Soon after, he was appointed the British Ambassador to Russia. It is sometimes held that he was responsible for bringing Soviet Russia nearer to the Allies. When finally Germany attacked Russia, a great deal of the credit for this break between Hitler and Stalin went to him. This gave him a great reputation and increased his standing in British public life. I have my doubts if he really had any effective influence on Soviet policy, but, in any case, his reputation soared high. When he returned to the U.K., many people even expected that he might replace Mr. Churchill as the head of the Government.