HYDERABAD: The Holdout

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"Father Told Me." With patience and understanding of the Nizam's vanity, India might still win its minimum demands without bloodshed. India can afford to wait until the Nizam's playboy son, the Prince of Berar, ascends the throne. The Prince is far less interested in wielding power in Hyderabad than in caring for his 180 polo ponies. And the Prince is no friend of Razvi and his Razakars, who might be less troublesome if not backed by the government. Last week, in a pique, the Prince resigned his nominal title of commander in chief of the Hyderabad army. Later he changed his mind. "Father told me to stay on," he said. "What else can I do?" The smarter advisers of the Nizam, who still boasts the proud title "Faithful Ally of the British Government," know that his best hope of staying on his throne lies in becoming also the faithful though reluctant ally of free India.

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