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Appointment of Khwaja Nazimuddin as
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Telegram from President Harry S. Truman to Khwaja Nazimuddin, Acting Governor General of Pakistan: September 15, 1948
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RICHARD HOUGH  In
fact, politically Gandhi now carried little weight, but it was of the
utmost importance that Mountbatten should have a close understanding
and friendship with India's beloved prophet, and this, he succeeded
in achieving. The other major politicians and statesmen, in turn, warmed
to the aura of affection and goodwill and at the same time recognised
Mountbatten's genuine love for their people. But the one man who could
drive home the bolt and secure the lock of united India was Jinnah.
'Jinnah was the Muslim League' said Mountbatten. 'He held the future
of India in his hands. I tried the same technique with him but it was
almost impossible to warm him. He had only one dream and that was a
separate Muslim state.
The Hindu leaders, trained by Gandhi, dropped him as of no use when the decisive moment arrived. The Quaid could not be budged - He wanted Pakistan, and he won it! Mountbatten, Hero of Our Time, Weidenfels & Nicholson, London, 1980, p. 218 |
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