British Civil Servant

Regarding the issue of British India, there are actually two attitudes. Whether to resolutely retain it or temporarily shrink it and expect a comeback. In the minds of British politicians in 1945, there was no such thing as a complete retreat to the British Isles for a day. thoughts of the day.

Both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party believe that the current difficulties are temporary. Once the independent development of British India is not good, it will be an opportunity for the British Empire to make a comeback. But Alan Wilson knew that this kind of thinking was too idealistic.

In the matter of land, a lot of history has proved that once it is lost, it is almost lost forever. There is little chance of a comeback. Many think tanks have said that India’s independence will be divided into seven or eight small countries, and the begging of the United Kingdom to return to the future has not appeared.

Alan Wilson, who had done some language with Edward Bridges, was soon summoned by Prime Minister Attlee. Prime Minister Attlee will naturally not talk to a small shrimp about how he himself settled with Stalin and Iran.

As the cabinet secretary expected, it happened that there was a diplomat with experience working in British India at the Potsdam Conference, and the Prime Minister wanted to ask about the specific situation of British India, the colony of the British Empire.

The independence of British India is not a new issue at all, it can be said that it has plagued London for many years.

At the end of World War I, the United Kingdom planned an independent plan consisting of Hindustan, an area with more Hindus, Pakistan, an area with more pacifists, and at the same time retaining the kingdoms of the princely states, and forming an independent "Indian Federation" from these three. , but failed to reach consensus.

Before World War II was over, Cripps, the Minister of the Seal and the leader of the House of Commons, went to India and promised to give India the status of Dominion after the war. After Cripps arrived in India, he proposed the British proposal to India, which is also known as the "Cripps proposal".

After high-level consultations between the United Kingdom and India, they decided to publish a proposal to establish an autonomous government in India in the shortest period of time. The content of the proposal is to establish a new Indian federation and make it a dominion with a status equal to that of the United Kingdom and other dominion countries. Diplomatically, they are not affiliated with other countries.

However, it is also proposed in the plan that the native states of British India have the right not to join the newly established Indian Federation, which makes it possible to establish two or even more than two political entities on the original land of India, thus creating a division of India. Open the door of convenience.

From Alan Wilson's point of view, the Cripps proposal is actually quite good. It does not distinguish between religions, but the provinces and states directly under British India, which will help the fragmentation of British India.

However, there are disadvantages. In a unified organization, the Muslim League led by Jinnah could not defeat the Congress party led by Nehru anyway. Ali Jinnah foresaw the disadvantage of the number of pacifists in South Asia and expressed that he would rather have a civil war. Never be in the same country as the Hindus.

When facing Prime Minister Attlee's question, Alan Wilson said that due to the tension between the Muslim League and the Congress Party, Ali Jinnah and Nehru could not pee in a pot at all.

The cabinet secretary Edward Bridges, who had been prepared for a long time, said without a trace, "In fact, the prime minister wants to give up India simply because India invests more than it gains, and saves money to restore prosperity to the country faster."

"Of course, Edward. Citizens in this country can't go hungry and tighten their belts to maintain the dignity of the British Empire." Attlee sighed, if he had a choice, he didn't want India to become independent. But he was more than enough, and he immediately evacuated the troops from Europe to India to suppress them. Where will the money come from?

"Respected Prime Minister, speaking from a larger scale, colonial independence is not a problem that we, the British Empire, have to face. There are many European countries facing the same problem. Maybe the gentlemen can sit down and be selfless. Have a good talk with your heart's attitude." Speaking of which, Edward Bridges gave Alan Wilson a wink.

Alan Wilson understood, said he was looking for some information, and exited the Prime Minister's room. The next thing the cabinet secretary is going to talk about is what he said before. On the colonial issue, there are also France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, and even Spain, to ask about the attitudes of other countries.

A ghost, a ghost of colonialism, roams over Europe, the British Empire, the Fourth French Republic, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, all united, prime ministers and dictators, presidents and queens, British Labour and French generals , all united.

On the question of how to quickly recover the UK, Edward Bridges expressed Alan Wilson's thoughts, and did not forget to add, "In fact, in a sense, this method is more like what the Soviets would do. But I personally have no prejudice against the Soviet Union, and I am good at learning the advantages of other countries, which is a fine tradition of the British Empire."

Churchill, who also appeared in the name of a British advisor at Cecilinhof Palace~www.wuxiaspot.com~ sneezed for no reason, "Winston, what's the matter with you?" US President Truman laughed, saying that Churchill had just been funny scene of laughter.

An assistant secretary of state walked quickly to Truman's side and handed over a telegram. The content of the telegram was very simple, "The boy was born smoothly, and the cry came far away..."

Four days ago on July 16 at 5:24 in the morning, the United States conducted the first nuclear test in human history. About a thousand scientists, government officials, etc. were invited to visit.

On the iron tower hanging 30 meters above the ground is the finished product of the Manhattan Project. This nuclear bomb weighs 6.1 kilograms of plutonium and has a TNT equivalent of 22,000 tons. The nuclear explosion produced tens of millions of degrees of heat and tens of billions of atmospheres, causing the installation tower to melt into gas and create a huge crater on the ground.

The smoke from the nuclear explosion was like a cloud of sky, extremely terrifying. The sand within a radius of 400 meters was melted into a yellow-green glass-like substance, and all animals within a radius of 1,600 meters died. The power of this atomic bomb was nearly twenty times greater than scientists had originally estimated. A gigantic fireball rose to an altitude of 8,000 meters, brighter than a thousand suns.

"Winston, I dreamed of ruling the world yesterday." Truman, as president, certainly knew what the content of the telegram represented, and couldn't wait to share the joy of victory with Churchill.

The good news of the successful nuclear test made Truman full of joy, and he felt a sense of pride in his heart, but the main topics of the Potsdam Conference had already been discussed, and he felt a little disappointed when he thought about it.

"We should let the leaders of the Soviet Union understand that the world has changed." Churchill immediately suggested that Truman should inform Stalin of the news.