▁to ▁the ▁K uma on ▁Regiment ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year - and - a - half ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁A gra , ▁Raz m ak ▁on ▁the ▁North - West ▁Front ier ▁and ▁Ass am . ▁As ▁independence ▁for ▁India ▁ne ared ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Cow ling ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁Egypt ▁as ▁a ▁camp ▁adj ut ant ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁H Q ▁there . ▁Cow ling ▁was ▁then ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁in ▁Lib ya . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Cow ling ▁was ▁finally ▁dem obil ised , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Jesus ▁College ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁History ▁Tri pos , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Double ▁First . ▁Cow ling ▁later ▁remembered ▁that ▁he ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Cambridge . ▁He ▁to yed ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁being ▁ord ained ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁college ▁chap el , ▁possess ing ▁" a ▁strong ▁po lem ical ▁Christian ity ". ▁Of ▁his ▁religion , ▁Cow ling ▁later ▁said : ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Cow ling ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁at ▁the ▁Jordan ▁department , ▁and ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁The ▁Times ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁foreign ▁leader - writer , ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Cow ling ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Political ▁Centre ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁pam ph let ▁on ▁the ▁S