Pol Ext 8078/49 'Visit of Royal Indian Navy ships to East African ports, Seychelles, Mauritius and Aden' [‎12r] (24/111)

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Times*
l'>th June, 1 49*
^lAN H4T/»S
SHloHE OF INFLUINCK
Cara i<k ore * s r rcdictiaw
Fro i our Gorrespancient
Daj>-es-<..&laBuu # June JU^
Captidn Brown, commodore in coEL.mn<. or a R yal
Indiaii i»avy equ&cron (the orui&er Delhi ujid trie sloop Tirj,
■peaking at a luncheon given by i*he auaicipal council of
De I'-e s-balaam* Baid j -
"I feel eerjain tlfu* u the tii;ie will come when what we
know as the lUsst Inuiea Sque .ron of the Royal Kav>* will o<^aee to
exist as such because its fTeictionu will have been taken over
by the Roy cl Indiari Davy* If niy assurapticn is tr.-e, it ie
equally obvious to me that the Royal Indian Ilavy should have
contacts throu^io. L the ^vhole of this area* I think it is also
el err that vre shall have the privilege of coding here more
frequently in future, because the east coast of Africa will ue
a part of the sphere of influence of the Royal Indian tiory* I
use that expression rrther guardedly* and I say ’sphere of
influence of the Royal Indian havy* ana not the sphere of
influence of India. Defence of the Commonwealth is a matter
which has to be shared by all the meters of that Commonwealth
and Inaia undoubtedly will have vest responsibilitiee in t is
part of the world. I feel sure that in the future you in
Tanganyika, Just the same as myself when I go back hoie to
lAgland, will feel confident tliat the Royal Indian Wary will
achieve whatever is required c f it*"