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There was always a group of upper classes that like Churchill where groomed to administrate and run parts of the empire that adopted customs of locals to gain trust but mostly power and influence. This happened very frequently in india. Lawrence of Arabia was a famous example in the middle east, but others like stjohn philby converted as well and was almost certainly an agent and involved in all sorts of skullduggery, the politically consequences of which still reverberate today.
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The letters his family and friends exchanged worrying that he might convert to Islam are wild.