British Civil Servant

v1 Chapter 420: Hepburn arriving in London

"Since I can remember, I have never seen such a large crowd." In the morning, he and his wife went to Debar Hall to attend the inauguration ceremony of various ministers of the Indian government, and then to the Congress Hall, where they delivered speeches.

Mountbatten says the independence of the subcontinent is ahead of the date given to him by the British government before he took office, and candidly admits that religious strife and the threat of anarchism forced him to do so sooner.

And it is emphasized again that the partition of India and Pakistan is an inevitable action taken according to the will of the two major religions, and a decision made according to the line and policy of both sides. The implication is that he wants to make clear to the leader of the Indian National Congress, who has long advocated the subcontinent as one country, that the partition of India and Pakistan is not just his personal idea.

Mountbatten went to the Independence Ceremony again in the evening. When the carriage he was riding in approached the viewing platform where the new Indian flag was flying, he was immediately surrounded by people.

Mountbatten decided to leave here and return to the Governor's Palace, because he was not at ease as a symbol of Britain in this grand joyous scene of the Indians; besides, in the crowd of fifty or sixty thousand revelers, which one was a small incident, a violent one The move would immediately lead to a catastrophe.

With the support of the guards, the carriage he was riding was crawling inch by inch, and he might be engulfed by the crowd at any time.

"In the end, we didn't let Mr. Governor mess up." When Governor Mountbatten carried out a gesture of goodwill, British India Commissioner Barron and Secretary-General Ismay had a wistful touch.

After the crisp sound, the two of them looked out the window at the same time. Like Mountbatten, they were even more depressed. The two comforted each other, saying that India would never develop. It was nothing more than a congenitally disabled person pretending to be able to stand up. Only then did my mood improve, and we discussed where to go in the future to continue to benefit the public.

"I might go to the Foreign Office!" Ismay said of his next home, and waited for Barron's answer.

"I was going to go to the Bank of Scotland, but there are many competitors. Sir Norman said that I would go to the Middle East for a while, and arrange it when I have a place." Sir Barron said with envy, "You are free, come back to Excellent homeland. I also have to work abroad.”

"There are local advantages in the homeland, and there are advantages in foreign countries." Ismay said noncommittally, "Of course, theoretically we all hope to have a position that occupies all the advantages waiting for us, but this kind of position is hard to come by. Things still have to be adaptable and there is always a chance.”

When the independence celebrations of India and Pakistan were held, when the people of the two countries were immersed in joy, the British troops stationed in various parts of the subcontinent also received instructions to evacuate. The British troops stationed in India were divided into two parts, and the ultimate goal was to go to the Persian Gulf and Malaya , to strengthen the local British military.

Regarding many British Indian naval officers, they were employed by the Portuguese navy's Asian fleet Lisbon and Porto, which were actually two Nelson-class battleships. They were rushing to Portuguese India to serve as instructors to train the Portuguese navy.

On such a happy day, no one cared, and Mountbatten was very happy. On the one hand, the burden was reduced and military expenses were saved, and on the other hand, Portugal was able to rely on Britain.

Some British naval officers stationed in India have already rushed to Goa. Of course, this is not all, because some senior officers will temporarily stay in the Indian Navy to help the Indian Navy become a professional force.

As for the British troops stationed in India at the major army bases, according to the plan of the withdrawal plan, they went to the capital of Junagad and waited for the fleet to transport them to the Persian Gulf.

The Indian government with Nehru as the core naturally continues to solve the problem of the princely states. Although almost all the princely states have already belonged to them, none of the major princely states has made a strict statement. The work must continue!

To this end, Nehru specifically asked Mountbatten to continue to be the governor of India and to stay in India to express the harmonious relationship between India and the British Empire.

Now for Alan Wilson, unless the India-Pakistan war breaks out, there is no news from the South Asian subcontinent, which is good news for him.

But after hearing the news that Mountbatten continued to serve as governor, Alan Wilson still sent a telegram to his father-in-law, indicating that this might be a conspiracy against the powerful native state through Mountbatten's signboard.

Still feeling that it was not enough, Alan Wilson contacted the Hyderabad Commissioner Alyssa, who had never served before, and asked how the state of Hyderabad is now.

"The Maharaja is ready for war, as long as possible until the Kashmir issue involves New Delhi's energy."

After receiving a call from Alyssa, Alan Wilson sent a telegram again, "As long as there is a problem with the native country, Kashmir will definitely be the first, but what happens after that is out of our control, the subcontinent is no longer safe, and there is a chance to look for it. A safe place to grab your suitcase."

"It's really reassuring to have a boss who is so considerate of his subordinates. I've already made arrangements."

After all, he had accepted Alyssa's precious gift, and of course Alan Wilson didn't want to see anything happen to this subordinate.

Hundreds of millions of people have regained their freedom. Alan Wilson, who learned the good news, is naturally a lot more serious. Anyone can see that the Newfoundland Chief Executive is in a bad mood at this time, even if the first ship of Newfoundland's timber has set sail. , being shipped to Europe, that doesn't change anything.

"Heidi, why do I think the relationship between Vivienne and this Ellen is not simple." After finding a chance, Pauline Godai asked Heidi Lamar, saying that the two were too close.

"Oh, isn't it?" Heidi Lamar said in surprise, "You seem to be a little intimate when you say that."

Heidi Lamar gave a noncommittal answer, and Pauline Gaudette secretly asked Ingrid Bergman, who thought, "Is there anyone who is more in the dark than when I was in India?"

But Ingrid Bergman is not as transparent as the eldest sister of the same nationality, nor did she give a positive answer.

"Pauline is just an ordinary woman, she doesn't understand what you care about, so don't be angry." Vivien Leigh pressed against the man's back, her voice soft as a drizzle, "You are such a big man, don't be so stingy. "

"If it weren't for the most moral death in America, who would pay attention to her?" Ellen Wilson lit a cigarette, and patted Vivien Leigh's smooth back with his backhand, "Go back to the quilt and don't catch a cold. Now. Don't you know you're not in good health? Don't you know the truth of placebos?"

"What is a placebo?" Vivien Leigh was very obedient, she retracted directly into the quilt, leaving only her fragrant shoulders exposed.

Alan Wilson looked back at Great Britain Treasure and said sincerely, "Honey, I know how to pass the boring time."

Alan Wilson is not ashamed about plagiarizing the placebo effect and contributing to the Lancet. No matter who he is, it is his who first proposed it. Is there anything wrong with it?

Don't you see, the three-ring diplomacy, the core foreign policy of the British Empire, has been bound to the current Prime Minister Attlee? Now that it has been widely accepted by the British people, who can be dissatisfied, the famous troll Churchill MP?

"We should remember that the placebo effect is more likely to occur in patients, about 35 percent of patients with physical illness and 40 percent of patients with mental illness. It is this psychological characteristic that enables Jianghu doctors and witch doctors and warlocks to have a market for activities and perform their techniques."

Alan Wilson's signed article soon appeared on the Lancet, which is of course very normal. After all, he is also a favored civil servant in Whitehall, and some privileges, such as jumping in a queue, are not unexpected.

Alan Wilson, who was deeply involved in transferring contradictions, was happy that he had killed another historical figure's chance to become famous when a telegram from London arrived in St. John's.

The telegram was sent by Ali Khan's London butler. Alan Wilson has handed over his contact information in London to Ali Khan's management, so that he seems to be close to Ali Khan and pretends to be our person...

Alim's telegram mentioned that a Dutch girl named Audrey Catherine Ruston had contacted him and said that she had just arrived in London and she had not responded yet.

"Hepburn?" Even though there was no one else in the room, Alan Wilson glanced around like a thief, and then cracked directly at the telegraph, because I was not in London, and now I have a task related to reliability, hand it over to Mr. Alim goes to do it.

In Alan Wilson's telegram, it was stated that he wanted to set up a character of a honest brother and let Alim shape it.

Whether or not you can set an impressive image in front of this Dutch girl~lightnovelpub.net~ is related to the long-term cooperative relationship between the two. The telegram came back a day later with only one short word, "Understand..."

As the most trusted Indian in the colonies of the British Empire, Alim, of course, will do his best to help, and start to help manage this ordinary little girl's life in London.

Unremarkable is Alim's first impression. He thinks that Alan Wilson should not have **** with such a girl, because this Dutch girl is too ordinary to be called ugly, but it is obviously not beautiful and suffocating. woman.

Audrey Hepburn arrived in London with her entire worth of one hundred pounds, ready to realize her dream in the city.

"Miss Audrey, my friend Mr. Allen already knew that you had arrived in London and told me to help you stand firm. He said that you are a girl with dreams and left a very special place in his heart. impression."

Alim looked at the girl in front of him with a hint of vigilance in his eyes, and introduced himself, "I am an Indian citizen, and I became friends with Mr. Allen when he was working abroad. He is now in North America, and he has already said that if he has the opportunity, he will come from North America. Come back to see you, give me a special account for this, help you gain a firm foothold in London, and if you have any difficulties, you can say it directly. I will do my best!"