The Commissioner, who had just returned from New Delhi, was a great comfort to the monarch of Hyderabad, and Ali Khan said with a sigh of relief, "These Congressional supporters are going too far, and without further ado, what is the news from New Delhi now?"
"Alan Wilson replied succinctly, "Restore peace to Burma with the cooperation of the Allied forces, which, of course, cannot be left in the hands of others."
It wasn't that he was deliberately downplaying the role of the other Allied forces; the main force in regaining Burma was the British Army; even if the Americans pulled the plug, it couldn't change the contrast in strength, and the main force that destroyed the Japanese Army in Burma was originally the British Expeditionary Force.
"Oh, by the way, I have met the Commissioner of Junagadh Tupang, and I have already spoken to the other side to find a time to talk privately about the future of all India. Alan Wilson has ended the war in Burma with one stroke, and he does not have to go to the front to fight for his life, he has more important things to do now, like the Union of Turkish States.
Ali Khan's eyes lit up, this was also the thing he was most concerned about at the moment, especially after this time when the Congress Party supporters were causing trouble, and he couldn't help but thank him, "Although Commissioner Allen is young, he is always able to show sincerity in what he does, I would like to give you a small gift.
Ali Khan quickly returned to his room, then picked up an antique ring set with rubies.British India had the title of the Crown Jewel of the British Empire, which was literally true.
Before the discovery of diamonds in South Africa and Brazil, India was where the world's gems were produced and processed during the agricultural era.
"How can this be a good thing?" Alan Wilson seemed embarrassed to apologize, but his hand was not slow in picking up Ali Khan's ruby ring and marveling, "I see the ancient history and magnificent culture in it."
Like Sir Barron, he, the Hyderabad Commissioner, had become a renowned connoisseur, and said falsely, "Actually, from the point of view of friendship, I shouldn't accept such an expensive gift.
"It's just a souvenir, it's not worth much," Ali Khan's flat tone reminded the other party that he might once have been the richest man in the world, it just wasn't easy to tell from his appearance.
"Since it's a souvenir, I'll take it."Alan Wilson accepted it grandly, narrowing his eyes."I'm in contact with John, and it would be best to facilitate communication with Junagadh Tupang in the near future."
"That would be best, of course," Ali Khan nodded indifferently, this was much more important than a ruby ring.
The fact that all five hundred or so Turian states could be played with was something Alan Wilson hadn't thought about, but an alliance of a few large Turian states was something that could be tried, and when he returned to the Commissioner's apartment, he had Andy contact John, the Commissioner of the Junagadh Turian state, and invite the representatives of the Mysore and Travancore native states as well.
Thus, on leaving Ali Khan's palace, he, the Hyderabad commissioner, was given another Bengal tiger skin, and Ali Khan's treasurer said that the Deccan plateau was no warmer than Delhi, and that he should take care to keep warm.
This Alan Wilson did not find, he just came when it is indeed quite cold, but now has almost entered the dry season, of course, he still smiled and smiled to accept Ali Khan's gift, people sincerely help the Commissioner to solve the problem of life, he can not turn away from the people, right?This is related to the British Empire and Hyderabad's rapprochement, can not be hasty.
Back in the Commissioner's apartment, Allen Wilson prepared the food while instructing his aides in their duties; distrustful of Indian sanitary conditions, he had taken to cooking for himself after arriving in India.
Britain itself was world-famous for its dark cuisine, and these aides who had followed him soon realized that they had an opportunity for extra benefits, and raved about the food prepared by the Commissioner.
Allen Wilson, who had a tradition of eating tightly in the front and tightly in the back, also brought out whisky he had brought back from New Delhi as a garnish for his dinner, leaving the aides unable to say anything.
Originally, according to the provisions of British domestic law, such as Allen Wilson regardless of day and night, think up something to let the aides busy superiors, is certainly unwelcome, only other aspects of the convenience of the diluted this kind of dissatisfaction.
"We contact these larger native states, almost all of them in South India," Alisa reached up and ruffled the ends of her hair, confused, "Even with ten of us traveling, we can get things done."
"The Turkish states of North India are weak, surrounded by the provinces of British India, and of very limited use."Alan Wilson took out his handkerchiefs and placed one in front of each of the five female assistants, placing the last one in front of Alisa, and quietly instructed, "There is actually one more guest you would like to invite."
"Commissioner, what about all of us?" Andy pointed at himself, looking around, "how come the male assistants are considered people?
"I'm a macho man, I think men don't need to be taken care of, they should have the ability to take care of their own affairs."Alan Wilson did not have the good taste to answer a sentence, and immediately returned to the main topic, "Whoever has time recently, go to Portuguese Goa a trip, and say that this is a private party, we do not expect to be able to talk about anything, it's just an ordinary socialization."
In fact, looking at the map of South Asia in 1945, in the whole subcontinent, in addition to British India, there were also French India and Portuguese India, French India were a few urban strongholds, most of the colonies in Portuguese India were also in the nature of strongholds, but Goa could be considered in the category of a colony.
In the process of colonial independence, Britain and France had different strategies, France was much more difficult to deal with than Britain, on the colonial independence movement to take the position of suppression, but the intensity is also different.It was also reluctant to spend too much energy on the colonies in Asia, and in Vietnam it knew it was not going to happen and left it at that.
The main thing was to invest a huge force in French Africa, especially in North Africa, without compromise, so in French India, after India declared independence, France declared the cities belonging to the forts undefended and handed them over to Nehru.
In Allen Wilson's eyes, both France and Britain were pieces of shit, and both had to make focused considerations and compromises in the face of vast colonies.So here in the subcontinent, the French can't be counted on.
If they take the initiative to show goodwill to France, with the British Empire's long tradition of pitting players against each other, the odds are that the French will not fall for it.
But the Portuguese are different. When Goa fell into the hands of the Portuguese, British India did not even exist, and after India's formal independence, it demanded the transfer of sovereignty over Portuguese India to India, but even though the International Court of Justice and the General Assembly of the United Nations had ruled in India's favor, Portugal did not comply.
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