Although Japan had lot of respect for Subhas, it was not in
a position to resist this demand. The result was, in the words
of experts, the "completely irrelevant and illogical"
crash of the bomber. During the whole of Pacific war, no bomber
had crashed in that manner.
It is significant America not only left the Mikado untouched
but he was also allowed to continue as Emperor of Japan. Obviously,
there was a trade-off.
The British were bent upon seeing the end of Subhas because,
had he returned, Subhas and not Nehru would have become Prime
Minister of India.
Also, with Subhash back in India, there would have been no
partition, since Muslims thought better of him than of any
other top Congress leader. Neither development would have
suited the British. They wanted Anglo-phile Nehru as Prime
Minister of India - and they wanted India divided for imperial
purposes.
Five years earlier, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC
) revealed that the British had got Aung San of Burma killed
on July 19, 1947 (vide Asian Age July 22, 1947, copy enclosed).
And, Subhas was a much bigger threat to the West than Aung
San.
The following points need to be investigated:
1. Who were the representatives of UK, USA and Japan present
in Lisbon in August, 1945
2. For how many days did they meet
3. What was their agenda;
4. What decision did they arrive at
They will definitely throw light on what actually happened
to Subhas Bose.
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