Chapter 193: Cabinet Mission
"I laugh at the fact that the United States is unscrupulous, and the Soviet Union is less wise!" British India has a market and demand, Germany has an industrial base in the British-occupied zone, Britain itself has an industrial base and pricing power, and even Britain can be said to be rich, and British and American capital are originally circulated to each other, but as a country, Britain now owes a lot of foreign debt, which does not mean that British enterprises are very poor.
British India was the opposite, the people were poor and peed their pants, but the finances of British India were not too bad.
Regardless of the final outcome, the first steps of the post-war British Empire's efforts to break free from the quagmire have begun.
Since the announcement of the plan, there has been good news in the newspapers of British India almost every day, which is the opposite of the image of British India in the newspapers of Britain itself.
The newspapers of British India praised the construction work, while the newspapers of Britain emphasized that Britain was still merciful at this time to take care of these beggars, who did not know they were living.
In the eyes of British citizens, Britain is at a loss for this large-scale construction plan, and it is about to take the bus.
The changes were not only in British India, but also in British Malaya, and even in Southeast Asia as a whole.
In the final analysis, although Southeast Asia has a lot of interests, compared with the mainland, it is undoubtedly some marginal corners, and the United States of America, the hegemon of the new world, is painstakingly mediating the affairs of East Asia, and these marginal corners are simply chicken ribs compared with a large country of nearly 10 million square kilometers.
The United States of America, the majority of which is already ready to take it, naturally does not care about the two outrageous hegemons of Britain and France, and is tossing and turning in some corners, and when the business is done, it is not too late to deal with the two old imperialists who are huddled together for warmth.
The business must not be delayed, otherwise the greedy polar bear next to it may not be able to bear the loneliness.
In Alan Wilson's view, this is a rare respite, the 680,000 surrendered Japanese Southern Army soldiers, the best labor force at present, through the news from Malaya, the British soldiers who accepted the surrender were also surprised by the performance of the Japanese soldiers, and they were almost the same as before the surrender.
Alan Wilson, in his telegram to Malaya, also mentions this performance, once the leading figures accept the reality, the Japanese are as docile as Mianyang, and now the plan to build British Malaya is to be started at the same time, and this free labor will not be wasted.
"Don't do too much engineering, I believe that the hard-working Japanese soldiers will be able to make up for the damage caused to the British colonies, and can check and balance the Japanese by appointing Chinese as administrators, and 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 razing to raze, this method will be used by countries with a bit of historical precipitation, and 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 if he had tea with Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League.
In a telegram to London, Alan Wilson expressed optimism, writing in the telegram, "If we Britain also have nuclear weapons, we don't need to look at the faces of the United States and the Soviet Union, but unfortunately, we still have to be accompanied by a smile, when has the British Empire suffered such anger in three hundred years?" ”
It seems that this is just a complaint of migrant workers, but it can also be regarded as a part of the opinion.
Even if no one notices this kind of complaint, it does not mean that London is resigned to the current situation, and the concept of not grabbing and not having a gun is completely two different concepts, and the British Empire, which has just ended the war, has not yet been psychologically prepared for the United States to follow the fart.
Prime Minister Attlee gathered British scientists who had returned from the United States almost before the economic stimulus plan had officially begun, and led the secret establishment of the British Atomic Energy Commission.
At this time, the plan to bring the two wings of Germany and British India together to move the mainland had begun. Prime Minister Attlee is even more determined to move forward with the alloy pipe plan.
Financial support is still the biggest bottleneck at the moment, and Attlee only hopes that the rationing system will end in the UK as soon as possible.
This is also the goal of Alan Wilson's work, after all, the citizens of the country do not have the same endurance as the Indians.
The major event in January in Britain was actually the first United Nations General Assembly, which was held in the Central Hall of Westminster in London, England, and was attended by 51 countries.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted its first resolution, the main focus of which was the peaceful use of atomic energy and the elimination of atomic energy and other weapons of mass destruction. On 17 January, the UN Security Council held its first meeting in London, England, and adopted its rules of procedure.
At the first UN General Assembly in London, atomic weapons took up a large share of the discussions, while at the same time, the major powers participating in the UN General Assembly secretly and constantly worked to violate the resolution on weapons of mass destruction.
The British delegates to the UN General Assembly did not know that Prime Minister Attlee had personally taken the lead in forming the Atomic Energy Commission, and that the Soviet delegates who also spoke did not know that the Soviet Union, under the personal care of Minister of the Interior Beria, was concentrating its efforts on developing a nuclear bomb, and that countries with different political structures and no similarities were simultaneously trying to break the US nuclear monopoly.
With regard to the peaceful uses of atomic energy, that being said, there are some rhetoric that will not shake the resolve of the two countries.
The first Secretary-General of the United Nations, Trigway Halfdan Ry, was a politician of the Norwegian Labour Party, and came to office as a figure acceptable to all parties, on the one hand, Norway itself was part of the West, and on the other hand, Lie himself was born in the Labour Party and had a sympathetic attitude towards the Soviet revolution, which was also accepted by Britain and the Soviet Union.
In this way, with the support of Britain and the opposition of neither the United States nor the Soviet Union, Trigway Halfdan Lie succeeded in becoming the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
However, not all of Lie's inclinations were approved by the British, for the first Secretary-General of the United Nations was very dissatisfied with the inclination of the Dutch East Indies.
On the side of the British India, the situation was much simpler, and the New Culture Movement, which was impeccable from the official texts, had been proposed, and there was no problem with the written texts, all of which were neutral words of civility and politeness, which seemed to be some persuasion of bad hygiene.
No one took this kind of written article seriously, because the Supreme Court of British India had only just begun to advance the part that belonged to the judicial officers, and many investigations were still underway, and it was not yet time for a big move.
Alan Wilson also contacted the commissioners of British Ceylon and British Burma, in fact, under normal circumstances, British Ceylon and British Burma were administered by British India, of course, this premise was that British India still existed.
Legally, British Ceylon has never had anything to do with British India, and British Burma, although it was incorporated into British India, has long since been separated. It can be administered by the current British India, but it can never be administered by independent India.
Alan Wilson contacted Donald McLean, naturally hoping that a new cultural movement in India could be carried out in British Ceylon, after all, British Ceylon was not without Hindus.
Since the Hindu temples in British India have holy women, the Hindu temples in British Ceylon should also have them.
And it can also win the support of the Buddhists in Ceylon, and now Ceylon and later Sri Lanka have a very high status in Buddhism, and from a historical point of view, it is the stronghold of Southern Buddhism.
If Sri Lanka had not existed, it is likely that Buddhism in Myanmar and Thailand in Southeast Asia would not have had much influence. This small country on the edge of the subcontinent 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, with the exception of the idea of equality.
Eventually, there was a resurgence in the subcontinent, squeezing out the once-dominant Buddhism from the subcontinent and declaring the Buddha to be one of the incarnations of Lord Shiva.
Although the Hindu argument that Buddhism is only a form of Hinduism has never been widely accepted by Buddhists in various countries, Alan Wilson still thinks it would be better to clarify the differences between the two religions.
At this time someone needed to pierce the window paper, and after the independence of the province of India, Buddhists in other countries were confused. Then the attitude of Ceylon, as the stronghold of Southern Buddhism, is crucial.
When Britain turned Ceylon into British Ceylon, they promised to respect the status of Buddhism. Ceylon is still in the Buddhist majority, and Alan Wilson felt that this campaign to declare war on bad habits could be used to make Ceylon reject Hindu influence.
Alan Wilson, who was in full swing preparing for the New Culture Movement, was summoned to his office by Sir Barron and said that he could prepare it first, but not until the time was right.
"Why, sir? Something happened. "Alan Wilson knew as soon as he heard that nothing would happen for no reason, could it be that Sir Barron was pressured and the news leaked?
"Our immediate superior, Sir Peswick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India, with a Cabinet Mission, received orders from Prime Minister Attlee to come to British India to inspect and ascertain the attitude towards British India. During this period, I personally believe that the stability of British India should be maintained as much as possible. ”
Sir Barron bowed slightly, "The Minister will definitely receive Nehru and Jinnah, and if your New Culture Movement is implemented at this time, it will make the Minister very unhappy." ”
"When will they arrive?" Alan Wilson asked, thoughtful.
"Next month!" Sir Barron raised his wrist to glance at the time, looked at Alan Wilson and gave the answer.