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...hear the retiring Viceroy's farewell address last week, India's Central Legislature met in gay saris, bright turbans, khaki. Tall, unbending Lord Linlithgow spoke for an hour and a quarter. Said he: "Indian public men without delay should start to get together. . . . There is nothing to stop India's leaders from considering and devising an alternative [to the Cripps plan] or from trying by private negotiation with other parties in the country to secure their support for any such alternative...
...since 1936, he had been a member of the Fascist Party. He had acted as the unofficial leader of its right wing. He had paid public tribute to the Duce, masterminded the Fascist victory in Spain, defeated the Ethiopians and accepted from a grateful Mussolini the title of Viceroy and Duke of Addis Ababa...
...hill station habit is something new for the Indians. Only the wealthiest among them can enjoy it, and the place they like best is Mussoorie, the epitome of all that is fast, flashy and fashionable. The hills are for maharajas, their courts and courtesans, for members of the Viceroy's council, and for kings in cotton and jute...
...Wavell appointment is that it indicates no change of British policy politically. General Wavell took part in the Cripps negotiations, was in India during last year's riots and thus had opportunity to follow developments step by step. As Commander in Chief and member of the Viceroy's Council he showed considerable military administrative ability and frequently some gift for diplomacy. He speaks Hindustani and has many friends among Indians, though mostly in princely and military circles...
...North African desert warfare, fared poorly in the last Burmese jungle campaign (TIME, May 31). A new great Allied offensive to reopen the Burma Road to China might be launched in the fall, and its commander might be Chinese-speaking U.S. Lieut. General Joseph W. Stilwell. But as Viceroy, Wavell would also play an important part. His talents as an administrator, his knowledge of military supply would be needed to keep India stable and ready as the great base against Japan...