Chapter 24 Recalling the Governor's Mansion
Although the British Empire is not as good as the US and the Soviet Union after the war, it has a big enough plate and still has many places to operate. In addition to British India, there are also British Malaya, British Middle East, British Africa and other places.
Alan Wilson didn't know when he was sleepy, he simply packed his things and fell on the bedside.
In the Hyderabad state, the preliminary communication about the state alliance and the Portuguese making white gloves is still going on, and it has been almost done after a few days.
On this day, Ali Khan called Alan Wilson to the palace. His thin face was a little serious, and he revealed a piece of news that was enough for a thunderbolt, "Maybe in a few days, New Delhi will find you back again."
"I just came back!" Alan Wilson was taken aback, feeling that something was unusual. If the British Indian Governor's Office called him back, he could just send a telegram.
Moreover, there seems to be nothing important about his work recently. His work in Hyderabad is still quite far from the work in British India, so it doesn't have much influence.
A glimmer of gloom flashed across Ali Khan's face, and he said in a cold voice, "It seems that the representative of your native state came to Hyderabad this time, and the Congress Party noticed that it was Nehru who put pressure on the Governor's Palace."
"He really knows how to pick the time." Alan Wilson muttered angrily when he heard it. It seemed that he had suffered from his age. He was thinking too simple when doing things, which attracted the attention of the Congress Party.
It has to be said that it is a good opportunity to exert pressure at this time. The better the situation is, the more the Governor-General of British India does not want to lose the chain, hoping that British India will maintain stability and end the world war.
Because of the Hyderabad Tubang gathering, Nehru's attention was drawn, do you want to make an example of others? However, this possibility cannot be ruled out, and Allen Wilson's mood suddenly became extremely bad.
"Alan, I have contacted Sir Barron, and I appreciate your experience in Hyderabad Commissioner very much. Judging from the tone of the telegram, the matter is not serious, and you may need to prepare some remarks." Ali Khan saw Seeing that Alan Wilson was a little worried, he said in relief, "And I have also prepared some gifts for Sir Barron. You can take them with you when you return to New Delhi. It shouldn't be difficult to pass the customs."
Alan Wilson was a little surprised that Ali Khan was able to do this. Sure enough, some true temperament could also be bred in the ignorance that existed widely in British India.
When the words came to his lips, Alan Wilson seemed to remember something, and expressed his thoughts in a communicative tone, "Dear Majesty, there is actually a person who should not be out of your sight."
"Who?" Ali Khan was taken aback, and quickly recalled important political figures in British India in his mind, but he was not sure who Alan Wilson was talking about?
"General Mountbatten." Alan Wilson said decisively, "I don't know what the result of returning to New Delhi this time will be. Will the Governor's Palace transfer me because of Nehru's pressure, although from you and Judging from Sir Baron's telegram, the tone is quite gentle, but I have to think more, Maharaja, I am still the Commissioner of Hyderabad, and I want to communicate with you very sincerely and fulfill my responsibilities."
Allen Wilson said this with sincerity. In a sense, he is still far from being a real old servant, and when he came to Hyderabad to take up his post, he came here with sincerity.
So when dealing with Ali Khan, he, the Hyderabad commissioner, really thought about the monarch of Hyderabad. Help Ali Khan find ways to maintain the status of an independent kingdom as much as possible, even if he knows in his heart that the possibility of success is slim.
"Mountbatten?" Ali Khan chanted the name, of course he knew that the owner of the name was the current commander of the Southeast Asia theater and the supreme commander of the British Indian Army. But that's all, the other party is a royal family, commanding the legion to fight during the war,
It can be understood as being a member of the royal family leading by example.
But as a soldier, what effect does it have on the current political situation in British India? The interference of royal family members in politics has long since disappeared in the UK, right?
If it hadn't been for the First World War that dealt a heavy blow to the British aristocracy, how could it have disappeared so easily? Seeing Ali Khan's expression, Alan Wilson knew that the other party didn't care much, and emphasized, "Majesty, I am very serious in suggesting that General Mountbatten plays an important role in the royal family. The relationship between Prime Minister Churchill and General Mountbatten very good!"
Hearing the name of Prime Minister Churchill, Ali Khan put on a solemn look. For the British colonies all over the world, the name of Prime Minister Churchill is still very popular. People in these colonies still do not feel the United States and the Soviet Union outside. It has already set off the British Empire very embarrassingly.
But Alan Wilson knew that in the war, Mountbatten was much more powerful than Churchill, who was like a bullfight. After serving as the commander of the Southeast Asia theater, he has maintained good relations with allied forces on all fronts.
During the Battle of Burma, the armies of the Allied countries did not cooperate with each other, looked down on each other, and were defeated by the Japanese army one by one, putting British India in danger. Mountbatten solved this problem as soon as he took office, coordinating the troops of various countries to fight.
The most important thing is that Mountbatten will be appointed as the governor of British India immediately after the war. The future of India is decided in the hands of Mountbatten. Partition.
Soon the telegram from New Delhi arrived in Hyderabad. It was indeed in a peaceful tone as Ali Khan said, but Alan Wilson, who had entered the primary stage of speech skills, did not believe the contents of the telegram. Mandarin does not only exist in certain countries.
This time when Alan Wilson returned to New Delhi, Ali Khan gave Alan Wilson a bag of gold as a gift and asked Alan Wilson to take it to the event. Alan Wilson, who had only been in office for three months, had to return to the heart of British India for the second time to accept Uncertain fate.
The assistants who came to Hyderabad came to see him off, thinking that his boss's return was just a routine matter.
At this time, the Rhine defense line in the direction of Europe had been completely broken through, and the offensive in British Burma was also in full swing. The Japanese army entrenched in Burma had initially had a sad omen of its end.
The weather in New Delhi was fine, and the sun shone in through the windows of the Governor's Mansion. Sir Baron hesitated to speak, and finally said helplessly, "Why did you organize a Tubang party and invited the Portuguese? Do you know that the current Burmese The offensive still requires the support of British India's manpower and material resources. You should know something about the Congress Party's proposition?"