Chapter 12 The New Delhi Conference

Take out the British version of the theory of ten victories and ten defeats, and let Ali Khan think about it in his own way. Alan Wilson has even thought about the legacy of the Third Reich. After the defeat, the Germans should have many submarines in their hands, right? As long as the Junagadh state has the financial resources to purchase, it can be regarded as a continuous contribution to the post-war period.

As for the states that are not weak in South India, which are located in the south of the Deccan Plateau, such as Mysore and Travankir, it is even easier for Alan Wilson to contact them because of the special nature of the Hyderabad state. Relationship, he, the commissioner of Hyderabad, is also in charge of the control of these states.

One characteristic of British India is that the north is poor and the south is rich. Who makes southern India have fewer people, and the per capita resources are far greater than those in the north? On the contrary, most of the population is concentrated in northern India in the Ganges and Indus river basins. The pressure of competition is indeed very high. big.

Alan Wilson sent several assistants he brought to Mysore State, Travankor State and other places, which can be regarded as fulfilling the responsibility of his Hyderabad commissioner, because he doesn't know when it will be gone British India contributed.

After he really started to have bad intentions towards British India, Alan Wilson discovered that there are still many places to make a fuss. It cannot be said that the current Congress Party with many supporters cannot unify the country, but it will take Nehru much time to achieve it. It is not difficult to achieve the goal.

"Dear Maharaja, to be honest, you are in the same environment as all the Maharajas. You have the status to unite these Maharajas, because in the eyes of the Congress Party, there is only one long-term goal for you Maharajas. , that is to make you disappear in united India, please forgive me for being so direct, but it is so true."

Alan Wilson said with a serious face, "A single state is incapable of resisting the Congress Party. Only a few powerful state alliances, or even an alliance of all state states, can guarantee your status. I will send a few The assistant’s visit to the southern states also has work in this area, of course this cannot be said publicly, and now the Governor’s Palace still needs to unite the National Congress Party.”

"The war is not over yet, and the Governor's Palace and even London still want to maintain India's stability. Of course, we don't want the independence of British India, but if independence becomes a foregone conclusion, I can only help you as much as possible in private. In a non-public situation, it is now clear Having said that, in terms of strengthening relations with Junagadh, I will help you to complete this matter when I return to New Delhi."

"You've only been here for a month, are you going back to New Delhi?" Ali Khan was a little surprised, and had to admit that Alan Wilson was too much to his liking on the moral level, and he was completely thinking from the perspective of Hyderabad. Not seen in previous commissioners.

Although the former Hyderabad commissioners had many superficially competent people, the arrogance hidden in them could still be seen a little bit, but this young man was different. When he heard that Alan Wilson was going back to New Delhi, he didn’t want to The idea of ​​letting the other person go.

Allen is of course different. The former commissioner didn't know that British India was likely to become independent soon, but he did. Now that you know the high probability is unstoppable, why don't you hurry up and make some money from the world's richest man?

"I'm just going to make a routine report, and I'm not being transferred. If Maharaja has something to hand over to my assistants, they will notify me. It's all the same." Alan Wilson nodded with a smile, dispelling Ali Khan's concerns.

This routine meeting, he felt, might have something to do with the ongoing Burma campaign. Now that the British Indian Legion is attacking Burma, as the richest colony, British India, it must be bleeding and sweating. There is a famous saying that the British Empire will never surrender until the blood of the Indians is shed.

This regular meeting is indeed closely related to the current war. In addition to the Burma campaign in front of British India, on the western front of the European battlefield, the Ardennes counterattack and the German offensive finally stopped. In one breath, the scene of being driven into the sea in 1940 was not repeated.

The Ardennes counterattack is over,

The way for the Allied forces on the western front to attack the German mainland has been cleared. Of course, for British India, the Ardennes counterattack is just a talking point, and the British Indian Army's attack on Burma is the most important.

"I'm really surprised that Nehru finds trouble for the Governor's Office every day, but he doesn't seem to have any objection to the Burma campaign?" When Commissioner Junagadh met Alan Wilson, the two quickly became friends and talked about the current Burma campaign .

"Maybe it's because of the Burmese Province of British India? I'm guessing too." Alan Wilson smiled. British Burma was once under the jurisdiction of British India as a province until 1937. .

In Nehru's eyes, maybe Myanmar will be part of India after independence, but it will definitely not succeed. Britain has separated Burma from the provincial unit of British India in advance, and became independent of India again as British Burma. Even if Nehru really had any thoughts about Myanmar, he could only think about it.

"The monarch of the Junagadh state, are you satisfied with your work?" Alan Wilson casually fooled around on the issue of Burma, and then remembered the important task of his Ali Khan dog-headed army division, and inquired about the other party's situation Work.

"Fortunately, Salaman Khan is still cooperative." John said succinctly, "There is no conflict between us."

It is not enough that there is no conflict. Alan Wilson was about to speak, but the secretary had already appeared to let the commissioners of the provinces and states enter the conference room. Everyone got up and entered the conference room in twos and threes.

Senior officials and commissioners from the seventeen provinces of British India, as well as several well-known state commissioners entered the meeting room. Sir Barron was already waiting inside. After everyone was seated, the highest meeting representing British civil servants began.

In 1945, it was not uncommon for British India to have high-level Indian civil servants, but British India was a dual governing body, and no Indians attended the meeting this time.

Sir Barron first used a joyful tone to indicate that after the Ardennes counterattack, Germany has lost its offensive power. Now it is only a matter of time before the Allied forces on the Western Front invade Germany. He even optimistically made a European war. The optimistic forecast for the end of the year drew applause.

Alan Wilson also applauded. He felt that the end of the war in the European battlefield should be the same as history, and it would end in half a year at most. Sir Barron's prediction was already very conservative.

"But we can't be blindly optimistic. The fighting in Southeast Asia is still going on, and the Japanese army in Burma is still resisting tenaciously." Sir Barron lit a cigarette and took a puff, saying with smoke, "Now the British and Indian The legion is still fighting, and what we do is to ensure the needs of the soldiers as much as possible. This is also the purpose of everyone coming here. British India must do its best to ensure the supplies of the expeditionary force."