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The hero of Cyrenaica had been in some tough spots, had won triumphs and survived reverses in Africa and Greece. On the golden throne of the Viceroy, he was in the toughest spot in all the Empire.
The Imponderable Mr. Bose
In Singapore last week a "provisional government of India" was set up by the Japanese. Its chief: Subhas Chandra Bose, ex-President of the Indian National Congress. Its first intention to declare war on Britain and the U.S.
Cherub-faced lady-killer Bose has long been a friend to the Axis. In 1941, faced with prosecution by the British, he fled India, later cropped up wining & dining with Axis leaders in Berlin and Tokyo, plumped for Fascism. Broadcasting to discontented India over Axis frequencies, Bose once said: "... In December 1941... but one cry arose from the lips of the brave soldiers of Nippon: 'On to Singapore!' Comrades, let your battle cry be 'On to Delhi!"