He warned that the partition of Punjab and Bengal "will be sowing the seeds of future serious trouble".
The true measure of Kagan's small book is that it is hard to imagine any future serious discussion of trans-Atlantic relations or America's role in the world without reference to it.
He also said: "The decision lays the foundation for any future serious negotiation … and it paves the way for the international peace conference slated to be held in Paris next month, and we hope this conference comes up with a mechanism and timetable to end the occupation".
Sambrook said the Today programme had not meant to give the impression that a majority of intelligence staff were dissatisfied but said the BBC needed to learn lessons from the affair and, in future, serious allegations should be "carefully scripted in advance".
Regarding the third objective, although there has already been an international network of prestigious scholars and renowned practitioners formed and associated with Bandung: Journal of the Global South, future serious efforts will be needed.
The Met's Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan Howe, says armed teams will soon be wearing personal video cameras - and he wants officers to be more open with independent investigators of future serious incidents.
