Chapter 193 The Cabinet Mission
"I laugh at the lack of strategy in the United States, and the lack of wisdom in the Soviet Union!" British India has a market and demand, Germany's British-occupied area has an industrial base, and the British mainland has an industrial base and pricing power. Even the UK can be said to be rich. Capital is originally in circulation, but as a country, the UK now owes a lot of foreign debt, which does not mean that British companies are poor.
British India is just the opposite. The people are poor and pee their pants, but the finances of British India are not too bad.
Regardless of the final outcome, the post-war British Empire has already begun its first step in breaking free from the quagmire.
Since the announcement of the large-scale construction plan, almost every day in British Indian newspapers has good news, which is completely opposite to the image of British India in British newspapers.
The newspapers in British India praised the construction project a lot, while the newspapers in the UK emphasized that even at this time, the UK is still caring for these beggars who don’t know they are alive.
In the eyes of the citizens of the UK, the UK is at a disadvantage from this large-scale construction plan, and they will soon have to take the bus.
Changes not only occurred in British India, but also in British Malaya, and even the whole of Southeast Asia.
In the final analysis, although the interests of Southeast Asia are not small, compared with the mainland, they are undoubtedly some marginal corners. The new world hegemony, the United States of America, is painstakingly mediating the affairs of East Asia. Compared with a large country of nearly 10 million square kilometers, these marginal corners are basically It's tasteless.
The big head, the United States of America, is ready to take it down. Naturally, it will not be too late to deal with the two old imperialisms that are huddling together to keep warm after the business is done.
The business must not be delayed, otherwise the greedy polar bear next to him might not be able to bear the loneliness.
In Alan Wilson's view, this is a rare respite. The 680,000 Japanese Southern Army soldiers who surrendered are the best labor force at present. The news sent back through Malaya, the British soldiers who accepted the surrender also treated the Japanese army. Surprised by the behavior of the soldiers, they looked like different people from before they surrendered.
Alan Wilson also mentioned this kind of performance in his telegram to Malaya. Once the top figures accept the reality, the Japanese will be as docile as Mianyang. Now it is time to start the plan to build British Malaya at the same time. These free The labor force is not in vain.
"Don't have too many projects. I believe that hardworking Japanese soldiers will be able to make up for the damage caused to the British colonies. They can appoint Chinese as managers to check and balance the Japanese. We must emphasize the crimes committed by the Chinese in the Japanese army during the war." .”
In fact, it is nothing more than the British version of using barbarians to control barbarians.
Countries with a bit of history will use this method. In the past three hundred years, the British Empire has not only used it, but also used it very well.
Alan Wilson was using this trick in British India, otherwise what would he do to drink tea with Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League.
In the telegram to London, Alan Wilson expressed an optimistic attitude. In the telegram, he wrote, "If we also have nuclear weapons in the UK, we don't need to look at the faces of the United States and the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, we still have to accompany smiling faces. When has the British Empire been subjected to this kind of anger in the past three hundred years?"
It seems that this is just the complaint of a migrant worker, but it can also be regarded as representing a part of the opinion.
Even if no one has noticed this complaint, it doesn’t mean that London will let the current situation go its own way. Not being robbed and having guns are completely different concepts. The British Empire, which just ended the war, is not yet mentally prepared to be a follower of the United States.
Almost before the economic revitalization plan had officially started, Prime Minister Attlee called together British scientists who had returned from the United States, led the secret establishment of the British Atomic Energy Commission, and restarted the alloy tube project under extremely difficult circumstances. Let Britain master its own nuclear weapons.
At this time, with the wings of Germany and British India flying together, the plan to drive the mainland has begun. It made Prime Minister Attlee more determined to promote the alloy tube plan.
Money support is still the biggest bottleneck at present, and Attlee only hopes that the rationing system in the UK can end as soon as possible.
This is also the goal of Alan Wilson's work. After all, local citizens do not have such strong endurance as Indians.
The big event in the British mainland in January is actually about the first general meeting of the United Nations, which was held in Westminster Central Hall in London, England, with fifty-one countries attending.
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the first resolution focusing on the peaceful uses of atomic energy and the elimination of atomic weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. On January 17, the United Nations Security Council held its first meeting in London, England, and adopted the rules of procedure of the Security Council.
At the first United Nations General Assembly in London, atomic weapons dominated the discussion, while at the same time the major powers participating in the General Assembly were secretly working hard to violate WMD resolutions.
The British representative at the United Nations General Assembly did not know that Prime Minister Attlee had personally led the establishment of the Atomic Energy Commission. The Soviet representative who also spoke did not know that under the personal care of the Minister of the Interior of the Soviet Union Beria, the Soviet Union concentrated its efforts on developing nuclear bombs and had a different political structure. , countries that have nothing in common, while trying to break the nuclear monopoly of the United States.
As for the agenda on the peaceful use of atomic energy, having said that, some words on the spot will not shake the determination of the two countries.
The first Secretary-General of the United Nations, Trigwe Halfdan Lie, was a politician of the Norwegian Labor Party. He took office as a figure acceptable to all parties. I was born in the Labor Party, sympathetic to the Soviet revolution, and accepted by both Britain and the Soviet Union.
In this way, with the support of the United Kingdom and the opposition of the United States and the Soviet Union, Trigway Halfdan Lie successfully became the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
However, not all of Lie's inclinations were recognized by the United Kingdom, because the first Secretary-General of the United Nations was very dissatisfied with the inclination towards the Dutch East Indies.
The situation on the British Indian side is much simpler, that is, Dajian, and at the same time, the impeccable New Culture Movement has been proposed from the official articles, and there is no problem from the written articles, all of which are civilized and polite Neutral words for this, it looks like some persuasive work on bad hygiene.
No one takes this kind of written article seriously at all. This is because the Supreme Court of British India has only just begun to promote the part that belongs to judicial officials. Many investigations are still in progress, and it is not yet time to go to war.
Alan Wilson also contacted the commissioners of British Ceylon and British Burma. In fact, under normal circumstances, British Ceylon and British Burma are managed by British India. Of course, this premise is that British India still exists.
In terms of jurisprudence, British Ceylon has never had anything to do with British India. Although British Burma was merged into British India, it has already been separated. It can be managed by the current British India, but it must not be managed by independent India.
When Alan Wilson contacted Donald McLean, he naturally hoped that the New Culture Movement in India could be carried out in British Ceylon. After all, British Ceylon did not have Hindus.
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Since there are saints in Hindu temples in British India, there should also be Hindu temples in British Ceylon.
And this can also win the support of Buddhists in Ceylon. The current Ceylon and later Sri Lanka actually have a very high status in Buddhism. From a historical perspective, it is the stronghold of Theravada Buddhism.
Without the existence of Sri Lanka, Buddhism in Southeast Asia, such as Burma and Thailand, probably would not have had much influence. This small country on the edge of the subcontinent has played a huge role in the spread of Buddhism in Southeast Asia.
Hinduism and Buddhism have had periods of hostility and coexistence in the history of the subcontinent. In the process of transformation from early Brahmanism to Hinduism, Hinduism also absorbed many teachings from Buddhism, except for the idea of equality.
In the end, it revived again in the subcontinent, pushing out the once dominant Buddhism from the subcontinent, and proclaiming that Buddha was one of the incarnations of Shiva.
Although the Hindu view that Buddhism is only a form of Hinduism has never been widely accepted by Buddhists in various countries, Alan Wilson still thinks it is better to clarify the difference between the two religions.
At this time, someone needs to pierce the window paper. After the independence of India in the province, Buddhists in other countries were confused. So the attitude of Ceylon, the base camp of Theravada Buddhism, is very important.
When Britain turned Ceylon into British Ceylon, it promised to respect the status of Buddhism. At present, Ceylon still has a majority of Buddhists. Alan Wilson believes that this campaign to declare war on bad habits can be used to make Ceylon reject the influence of Hinduism.
Alan Wilson, who was making intensive preparations for the New Culture Movement, was called to his office by Sir Barron, saying that he could prepare first, but it would not be implemented until the right time.
"Sir, why? What happened." Allen Wilson knew as soon as he heard it that nothing would happen for no reason. Could it be that Sir Barron was pressured and the news leaked?
"Our immediate boss, Sir Persick Lawrence, the Minister of Indian Affairs, led a cabinet mission to accept Prime Minister Attlee's order and prepare to come to British India to investigate and determine its attitude towards British India. During this period of time, I personally think that the stability of British India should be maintained as much as possible."
Sir Barron nodded slightly, "The minister will definitely meet Nehru and Jinnah. If your new culture movement is implemented at this time, the minister will be very unhappy."
"When will they arrive?" Alan Wilson asked thoughtfully.
"Next month!" Sir Barron raised his wrist to glance at the time, looked straight at Alan Wilson and gave the answer.