From Rafiq Zakaria's book

The (U.K. Cabinet) Mission asked Jinnah: �Do you realise that the Pakistan you are demanding will leave substantial Hindus under Muslim domination?�

Jinnah replied: �That will be so; but I will leave many more Muslims under Hindu domination in Hindustan.�

Surprised at this reply the Mission said: �How does it then resolve Hindu�Muslim discord? It will only perpetuate the hostilities.�

Jinnah persisted: �I will free at least two�third Muslims from Hindu domination.�

The Mission told him: �And you will put more than that number of Hindus under Muslim domination. That is no solution.�

Jinnah was adamant. He asserted: �That is the only solution if you don't want civil war.�

The Mission was nonplussed at his stand and asked: �But should you adopt such a callous attitude towards the minorities in the two states, they will be in worse condition than the Muslims in united India � also the Muslims in divided India will be the worst sufferers.�

Jinnah replied: �Their best protection will be the establishment of two strong states, neither of which will dare misbehave towards each other's minorities.�

The Mission enquired: �you mean to say that these minorities will be hostages.�

Jinnah said: �Exactly. If one state mistreats its minorities, the other state will retaliate against its minorities. It will be tit for tat.�

The Mission was aghast at this reply and remarked: �That is a horrible concept which did not work even in medieval times.�