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! 3.1.2 Life His experience in the region and in particular his perceived Labour sympathies at that time led to Clement Attlee appointing him Viceroy of India on 20 February 1947 charged with overseeing the transition of British India to independence no later than 30 June 1948 Mountbatten's instructions were to avoid partition and preserve a united India as a result of the transference of power but authorised him to adapt to a changing situation in order to get Britain out promptly with minimal reputational damage. Soon after he arrived Mountbatten concluded that the situation was too volatile to wait even a year before granting independence to India Although his advisers favoured a gradual transfer of independence Mountbatten decided the only way forward was a quick and orderly transfer of independence before 1947 was out In his view any longer would mean civil war the Viceroy also hurried so he could return to his senior technical Navy courses. . . ! The Reid Commission led by Lord William Reid was formed to draft the constitution Although enshrining concepts such as federalism and a constitutional monarchy the proposed constitution also contained provisions protecting special rights for the Malays such as quotas in admission to higher education and the civil service and making Islam the official religion of the federation It also made Malay the official language of the nation although the right to vernacular education in Chinese and Tamil would be protected Although the Tunku and the Malay rulers had asked the Reid Commission to ensure that "in an independent Malaya all nationals should be accorded equal rights privileges and opportunities and there must not be discrimination on grounds of race and creed," the Malay privileges which many in UMNO backed were cited as necessary by the Reid Commission as a form of affirmative action that would eventually be phased out These measures were included as Articles 3 152 and 153 of the Constitution, On hearing of Mountbatten's death the then Master of the Queen's Music Malcolm Williamson wrote the Lament in Memory of Lord Mountbatten of Burma for violin and string orchestra The 11-minute work was given its first performance on 5 May 1980 by the Scottish Baroque Ensemble conducted by Leonard Friedman.

. EURUSD: 23.0% India India Parliament: Open minded After World War II. 11 Further reading Christ in Triumph over Darkness and Evil by Gabriel Loire (1982) at St George's Cathedral Cape Town South Africa in memory of Lord Mountbatten According to the Bank for International Settlements the preliminary global results from the 2016 Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and OTC Derivatives Markets Activity show that trading in foreign exchange markets averaged $5.09 trillion per day in April 2016 This is down from $5.4 trillion in April 2013 but up from $4.0 trillion in April 2010 Measured by value foreign exchange swaps were traded more than any other instrument in April 2016 at $2.4 trillion per day followed by spot trading at $1.7 trillion; 8 The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) continues to attract investment funds on a large-scale for the country despite the city's relatively high-cost operating environment The US leads in foreign investment accounting for 40% of new commitments to the manufacturing sector in 2000 As of 1999 cumulative investment for manufacturing and services by American companies in Singapore reached approximately $20 billion (total assets) The bulk of US investment is in electronics manufacturing oil refining and storage and the chemical industry More than 1,500 US firms operate in Singapore. ; .