Sir Mr. Hallet writes to Marquess of Linlithgow on January 19, 1942 noting that Gandhi has nominated Jawaharlal Nehru as his successor in the Indian National Congress, discarding more reasonable persons like Rajgopalachary. However, Hallet notes that this does not mean a split in Congress will occur as long as Gandhi is alive. Hallet also agrees with H.G. Wells' description of Nehru as a "shifty politician" and notes that as Nehru said in a recent telegram to Gandhi, it is sad that anything should lead to confusion in the public mind at this critical time, though as the D.I.B. comments,