British civil servant

The best-quality Iranian oil and the lowest-cost oil wells are located on the west coast of the Persian Gulf.Just as Saudi Arabia's oil is distributed on the east coast, the oil of the two countries is on both sides of the Persian Gulf.

The other areas of the two countries are not without oil resources, but compared with the oil resources on both sides of the Persian Gulf, the cost is too high.Saudi oil is in the hands of the United States, at least most of it.Iran is in British hands.

Not just Iran, but also Iraq, Kuwait, and Oman.It seems that when it comes to the influence of the entire Persian Gulf, Britain is still above the United States.But what makes Alan Wilson puzzled is, how did a Saudi Arabia leave it to the United States?

Of course, the problem of Saudi Arabia is not a top priority. After all, this country is not actually a traditional military power.As long as Britain maintains its influence in the entire Arab world, supported by countries like Egypt and Iraq, the Arab world will not have the final say on Saudi Arabia.

The leader of the Arab world was Egypt during Nasser's time, and Iraq under Saddam's rule after Nasser's death.After Saddam Hussein was taken care of by the United States, it was the turn of the Arab world for the oil kingdom of Saudi Arabia to have the final say.

Alan Wilson, who returned to Whitehall again, sat in front of Norman Brooke again. The cabinet secretary looked Alan Wilson from top to bottom with searching eyes, coughed softly, and said, "Why, don't rush back to Kuala Lumpur gone."

"My lord, I want to find a solution for my wife. Of course, this is in line with the goals of the British Empire." Alan Wilson said with a wry smile, "And this is not related to me. I am the vice president of the Overseas Assets Management Committee. Secretary-General, all matters involving the overseas assets of the British Empire are related to me."

"Very good!" Norman Brook nodded approvingly, "It's very admirable that you have such an understanding. Although I don't know how your wife organized the exploration team to search for something in the North Sea."

Of course, it is to search for oil, use it as the resource reserve of the United Kingdom, and then lead the establishment of the OPEC cartel.

But this matter has not been left out, and now there is no trace of North Sea oil, Alan Wilson naturally can't say, shaking his head and said, "I won't ask about Pamela, after all, exploration is a thing with a very high failure rate." As for the matter of Gao, she has been very lucky in the past few years, and it is good to suffer a little setback."

OPEC, also known as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, is the earliest and most influential raw material producer and export organization in the third world.Oil is the main energy source in the postwar world.

The main purpose of the establishment is to deal with nature, and the exploration, exploitation and sales are almost all controlled by the Western oil monopoly consortium.

But whoever said that the United Kingdom cannot enter this organization, as long as the United Kingdom proposes first, the United Kingdom can be the founding country.Moreover, OPEC did not show much power at all before the oil crisis.As long as the United Kingdom joins early, Alan Wilson does not believe that the United States can still kick the United Kingdom out.

Norman Brooke also accepted the rhetoric of Alan Wilson. After all, there is no company that can dig out oil in a random place, which is too magical.

In this conflict in Iran, Norman Brooke was handed over to Allen Wilson. It is called the trouble who caused it. After all, the contract of the Mountbatten Oil Company in the Kingdom of Iraq was a very embarrassing move for the Iranians to see. .The dissatisfaction caused by the Iranian government can indeed be counted on the Mountbatten family.

"My lord, I'm going to visit the major colonies and get first-hand information before I can talk to the Iranians." Alan Wilson agreed to the Iranian oil crisis, "And now there are voices in Nigeria for self-government , and about Egypt. I want to find out the current situation of the colonies and allies, so that I can talk to the Iranians. See if I can make up for it with some raw materials. After all, Iran is not a country like the Soviet Union and China. It is also unrealistic to expect all kinds of resources to exist in our own country.”

"Yes, Nigeria has voices for self-government. It is indeed a trouble." Norman Brooke nodded, one trouble after another, as if His Majesty's deteriorating health, Britain is facing more and more problems .

Although not superstitious, Norman Brooke terminated the idea, and His Majesty the King had died of illness.Doesn't this association mean that Britain is going to die.

Leaving Whitehall this time, Alan Wilson took the trouble into his arms and opened the copy of wiping his wife's ass.

In the name of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, he will go to British Africa for a circle, and after a circle, he will go to Egypt first, and finally arrive in Iran for negotiations.

On the way home, Alan Wilson was still thinking about any favorable conditions that could be borrowed. The most favorable condition is of course the imperial preferential system. After all, many raw materials are controlled in his hands, which is of course considered a favorable condition.

"Going to so many places, dear, because the company's affairs are really hard for you." Pamela Mountbatten heard that her husband had officially accepted the task of negotiating with the Iranians, and gave a long kiss with distress .

"It's nothing, just turn around to see where there is a problem. I always stare at Malaya, and I don't know about the problems in other colonies. This is also a good opportunity." Alan Wilson naturally couldn't show his timidity in front of his wife. I don't have the slightest bit of confidence, but I can act like a hero.

He doesn't need to go to the colonies in the name of launching an investigation. The commissioners of the colonies are also members of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, and he himself is the deputy secretary general. This kind of excuse can't deceive others. It is more appropriate to use the excuse of the Olympics.

The prime minister's cabinet secretary, at the critical moment, the firefighter is still Alan Wilson.

Chapter 658 Colonial Inspection

Since the first stop was Nigeria, Alan Wilson directly extracted a few words from his mind, the most populous country in Africa, the largest economy in Africa, Boko Haram and the most important Obasanjo.

In the 21st century, Nigeria's population has reached [-] million. The largest population in Africa has supported Nigeria's economic development. As for the name of Boko Haram, it is always seen in the news.

As for Obasanjo, a military strongman, he is a representative of Nigeria's maintenance of integrity.The level is at least higher than that of Mr. Chang so much that he doesn't know where he went. The only failure is that he was taught to be a man by election politics.

However, this person is much better than Chang Gong. If he can persist in the military government model, he will either be overthrown by a coup in the end, or he may be a figure like Napoleon in Africa.

According to the time now, Obasanjo should not have gained a firm foothold in the army, so there is no need to worry for a short time.

Nigeria will eventually become independent if he is killed, it is better to leave a positive example to defend democratic elections when the time comes.Anyway, countries that use the British electoral system will not be able to pose a real threat to Europe and the United States in the end.

Allen Wilson has determined from history that Obasanjo is not pro-Soviet, so at least it is impossible to become Castro, so it can be concluded that there is basically no threat.

Pamela Mountbatten certainly didn't want her husband to leave, especially if she was going to such a backward place, but part of the reason for this was that her husband eliminated hidden dangers for her, and the final destination was Iran.She could only bid farewell to her husband with apologies.

"Actually, I have one thing to say. I haven't been here this month. I'm going to the hospital for an examination in two days." Pamela Mountbatten blushed, talking about her premonition.

"Wow, I hope there is good news." Alan Wilson beamed with joy when he heard that, hugged his wife happily and kissed, "I have a suggestion, the air in London is too bad, you should find a place to rest, Give our children a healthy environment."

The wife said that she hadn't seen it, but Alan Wilson felt that it was almost the same. The two came back from Kuala Lumpur together. This time they stayed for at least a few months. According to common sense, there should be some movement.

Although she couldn't accompany her husband to go abroad, Pamela Mountbatten still drove her husband to the airport and encountered a rally on the way.

Alan Wilson stared through the car window for a moment, grinning his mouth and said sarcastically, "The women's sports rally turned out to be British boxers, disrespectful."

Although the scale of the gathering was not large, and it would not be responsible for the boarding time, Alan Wilson still couldn't help but chatter.

Having been married for such a long time, Pamela Mountbatten already knew a little about this man, and knew that her husband had never appreciated the women's movement very much. "If you talk about any organization, bad luck will not be far away."

"I can't do anything about them. We are a democratic country, and politicians have the most votes." Alan Wilson shook his head slightly, glanced at his wife and said, "Actually, it's much easier for you to deal with them than for me."

"How do you say that!" Pamela Mountbatten asked while driving. She seemed to be far behind her husband in other aspects, especially mentally.She couldn't figure out what she could do if her husband couldn't do anything.

"I'm a government official. Politicians don't dare to offend votes. Let these voices disappear, or we will turn into a country like the Soviet Union, or only you can do it."

Alan Wilson said that as a government official, there are limitations in facing mass incidents.It is possible to take a tough stance, but few dare to do so.

"It's easy for you to set up an organization like the Women's Movement Foundation, buy the leaders of these women's movements, and then send these people to the Middle East to organize the development of the women's movement after they have been tamed by money."

"And then?" Pamela Mountbatten frowned slightly, feeling that things might not be that simple.

"Maybe I was caught by the Arabs and used stoning." Alan Wilson laughed straight, boasting that I was a genius, "Of course we all know that diplomacy is no small matter. If you take a tough stance against a country in an isolated incident, this matter will eventually go unnoticed.”

"If there is no accident, this will be your professional advice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." I knew Pamela Mountbatten's reaction, "I think it is most suitable for the Women's Sports Foundation to be established in Newfoundland. Can't find out."

"Good idea!" Alan Wilson nodded approvingly. On the short way to the airport, he discovered one thing, how important it is for a family composed of a husband and wife to agree with the three views.

Alan Wilson had an argument with Pamela Mountbatten in the departure hall. He himself thought it would be better to watch his wife go back, but Pamela Mountbatten was the opposite and wanted to watch him board the plane.

The assistants of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs next to them kept exchanging micro-expressions, and they really couldn't bear the sour smell of love.

Two hours later, the group got off the plane in France. Of course there is a reason for this. The current Comet airliner is relatively fuel-intensive. Generally, Alan Wilson has to land at several airports when he is going to Kuala Lumpur. So interested in the air transfer station in the Persian Gulf?

But the fundamental reason is that Alan Wilson believes that before arriving in Nigeria, where there are no entertainment programs, everyone should enjoy their time in Africa to the fullest. The main reason is that the assistants need it, but he himself doesn't care.

In the afternoon, he had already arrived at the headquarters building of Woodpecker Films. The first thing he did was to send a telegram and make a circle of safety according to the order in the diary. Only then did he learn that Joan Bennett was in Paris.

"Why is she here?" Anyway, Alan Wilson also interacted with Joan Bennett, and it's normal to care a little bit.

"Why do you care so much about her?" Greta Garbo asked the man in a nonchalant tone, squinting at the man.

"Honey, your friend is my friend." Alan Wilson said reservedly, as a man, he must show responsibility when he should.

"The North American box office market has not improved, and she came here to see if there is any opportunity." Greta Garbo said in an unfriendly Nordic accent that the current North American box office market is quite introverted. Look for opportunities.

In fact, Joan Bennett has been out for more than a year, and the last time he appeared on the big screen was the Korean War.As for Lana Turner, another new friend from the trip to Puerto Rico, she also starred in a TV series.

"It seems that TV dramas have really impacted the film industry. I really have a plan related to this. Regarding the promotion of British influence, there are varying numbers of movie theater plans in the major colonies of British Africa .According to different forces, more than 100 projects are currently planned, and none of them are small projects.”

"Oh, what's the use of that?" Greta Garbo turned her head with a careless expression, showing little interest.

Snapped!Greta Garbo jumped up all of a sudden, the instigator slowly withdrew his palm, and said to himself, "I am a man of the same status as your husband at any rate. I don't see you for a while. You seem to be sorry for what I did. As always, this attitude is extremely insulting to me and causes me to lose control of my hand."

Alan Wilson always frowns on beautiful women, and Joan Bennett is not young anymore.This year is also the same age when Alan Wilson first met Garbo in New Delhi.

As an actress who came from the extremely harsh era of black and white movies, Joan Bennett and Heidi Rama have similar looks, and Vivien Leigh belongs to the beauty faces accepted by the public in this era.

"I'm going to conduct some research on British Africa recently, but I will definitely remember this matter." Alan Wilson made a promise with a sincere face, reaching out and touching Joan Bennett's long hair, "Actually, the original blond hair is very good, don't lose your own characteristics."

Prior to this, Alan Wilson had been rejected three times. The three speakers at Woodpecker Films all refused to go to Nigeria with him because they had to take care of their children. Considering the local black pearl, Alan Wilson put his last hope on Joan On Bennett.

"Heidi is filming the beautiful legend of Sicily, you just want me to replace her." Joan Bennett expressed doubts about the man's remarks.

"Your hair is not dyed black because Heidi came to the United States, right?" Alan Wilson said suspiciously as if remembering something, "It's not surprising. But Heidi is only famous for her beauty, her film career It didn't go well either. Vivian was much more successful than her."

Listening to the show off in the man's mouth, Joan Bennett gave Alan Wilson a blank look, so proud!

In the end, while the assistants were mentally preparing to go to Africa, Alan Wilson successfully invited a guest who coincidentally also went to Nigeria.It's such a coincidence that he couldn't even explain to his assistants that this woman with a sun hat and sunglasses covering her face had such a hot chat when she first met her.

"Deputy Secretary-General, the woman you just met, are you talking so happily? Is there any trick?" The assistants who surrounded Alan Wilson in the center wanted to ask their immediate superiors to give them two tricks.

"It may be that I am born with a gentlemanly demeanor, which is easier to be trusted." Alan Wilson waited at the exit, like a full-power central air conditioner, and waited until Joan Bennett appeared, and took the initiative to say, " Beautiful lady, let us men take you to your residence, otherwise the aborigines here are not always reassuring."

"You are such a gentleman!" Joan Bennett handed the suitcase to Alan Wilson, and thanked softly, "It is really a memory worth remembering to meet a group of diplomats during this expedition."

Lagos is the largest city in the Nigerian colony, and its status is equivalent to that of the magic capital. The British division of Nigeria is very general, mainly consisting of four parts. As the capital, Lagos is on an equal footing with the three major gathering areas.

Chapter 659 The Founding Father of Nigeria

"Okay, gentlemen, it's time to do our business. At her age, she must have a husband." Alan Wilson clapped his hands at the assistants to draw their attention back. Now that they have been sent to the place, It's time to get down to business.

Joan Bennett does have a husband, and Allen Wilson intended to make her husband live well.There are not too many requests. As for the trip to Africa together this time, it is entirely out of mutual help among friends, and there is no other intention.

The Nigerian colony was part of British West Africa, which also included parts of Sierra Leone, Togo and Cameroon, as well as the British Gold Coast.However, in terms of area, the area of ​​British West Africa cannot be compared with that of British East Africa.Nigeria occupies most of the area.

Britain's traditional strategy for its colonies was merger rather than partition.Naturally, Nigeria was also merged!Even the process is not over yet.Under normal circumstances, Britain will merge the surrounding small colonies into the largest colony before independence.

There is only British India because it is too large, and the peace believers really don't want to be in the same country as the Hindus.In the end, divide and conquer was adopted.The border conflicts in most British colonies have nothing to do with Britain itself.In fact, the colonies ruled by the United Kingdom were larger than before the colonies.

But in the case of colonization, good deeds are not remembered, and bad deeds are recorded in diaries.Take Indonesia as an example. Indonesia, a regime that has ruled Java Island for a long time, wants the entire Dutch East Indies.

What Vietnam wants is the French colonies of Laos and Cambodia. It wants to receive all the colonial heritage, and the responsibility for the colonization belongs to the suzerain country. How can such a good thing happen.

Since British India, the two major sects had to separate, Britain finally experienced the joy of partition at the end of the colonial era. As Alan Wilson vigorously promoted the benefits of partition, London also began to think that the previous move to merge colonies, It also doesn't seem quite right in some cases.

The situation in Nigeria is more complicated. If the local Nigerian elite can settle down for a few years and give Britain time not to cause trouble, Alan Wilson does not want to split up the colony.

The fundamental reason is that Nigeria is surrounded by French West Africa and French Central Africa, all surrounded by French colonies.Once Nigeria is split up and becomes a separate small country, it will not be able to play an important role in isolating the two large French colonies.

This role is like the entire world of the Peace Church, which extends from North Africa to Southeast Asia. It just needs India to isolate it in the middle. It is good for everyone to become two parts that are not connected to each other.

The basic situation of British Nigeria is such a colony composed of two major religions and three ethnic groups.Among them, the Christians and the Peace believers can be said to be evenly matched, and the Peace believers have a slight advantage.

There are three main ethnic groups, one is mostly peace believers, one is mostly Christian, and the other is half and half.

Arriving at the Lagos Administrative Office, Alan Wilson looked at the ceiling fan that was almost the same as the one in the Governor's Mansion of British India, and Alan Wilson missed it very much, the same batch of products of the same generation.

"Ingram, it's been another few months. I don't think I have!" Alan Wilson saw the Nigerian commissioner and gave him a friendly hug without concealing his purpose. Talking about it, I hope to be able to have a frank exchange with these autonomous voices, and it doesn't take too long, because my tour is not limited to Nigeria, there are other places, and there is not enough time."

"Oh, Alan, don't you go back to Kuala Lumpur?" Ingram said in surprise, "I think you understand how time-consuming this trip is."

"It is very clear to understand, but the overall interests of our overseas civil servants force me to understand. Fortunately, I came, Ingram, you know that I am our person."

Alan Wilson did not regard the Nigerian Commissioner as an outsider, and directly asked about the current situation, which part should be independent.

When it comes to independence, there must be a leader, usually the largest group, who want to drive the British away and take power.

But following Ingram's words, Alan Wilson was a little surprised. The one who made the call for autonomy was the Igbo people, who were relatively the smallest in number among the three major ethnic groups and controlled the smallest land.

Through Ingram's introduction, Allen Wilson had a general impression of Nigeria. Nigeria is currently divided into four general regions, and one city is Lagos, where he is now, which is the capital of the colony.

In the northern area, Nigeria accounts for more than [-]% of the area and more than half of the population. Most of them are peace believers, among which the "Hausa-Fulani" is the largest ethnic group.The Hausa people have a relatively high level of civilization in history. The "Seven Hausa States" and the "Seven Concubine States" are well-known, but they have never formed a unified country. The Fulani are nomads because they took the lead in launching the Hausa Jihad.

The jihad first defeated the Hausa nobles in various city-states, wiped out the remnants of primitive religion among the Hausa people, established the Sokoto Caliphate, and then fought against the Western colonists to unify the Hausa states, so they deeply integrated with the Hausa people.

The Eastern District is located in the southeastern part of the Nigerian colony, in the Niger River Delta region.This area has a hot and humid climate and is full of swamps. Before the British came, the society was backward.But also because they are relatively backward, there is no pressure to accept British culture. The Igbo ethnic group, the largest ethnic group in the area, learns from Britain in an all-round way.

In the west area, the Yoruba people are the main people. The Yoruba people are a famous commercial nation in Africa, and they are active in handling affairs. In terms of religion, the Christians are about half and half.The city of Lagos, the capital of the Allen Wilson colony, was where the Yoruba lived.

Most of the Yoruba people are engaged in business, and the local officials in the current colony are mainly Igbo people.Therefore, there are also many Igbo people in Lagos. Generally speaking, this is the general situation in Nigeria.

"It's really surprising. A nation has a small population and occupies a small area. How can they keep their current interests if they become a little independent?" Alan Wilson couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "This is equivalent to, Ali Jinnah must be independent and wants to rule the whole of British India."

This is simply being dazzled by the interests after independence, and Alan Wilson can only comment in this way.In fact, compared with the historical background, the Hausa-Fulani people in the north clearly have the upper hand, and the national cohesion of the people is achieved.If the Igbo people hadn't been colonized by the British in Nigeria and stayed there for hundreds of years, they would belong to the group that was completely wiped out.

The consequences are equivalent to China's Baiyue and Vietnam's Champa. It would be nice to mention it in the history books.How can there be a few days to show off your might?

"The Igbo people want to be independent, right? I'll meet the leaders of the Hausa people first." Alan Wilson said coldly, "Give us a few years to live in peace, it's good for everyone, if it doesn't work, then no There is a way. If they make us uncomfortable, we let them die."

Azikwe is currently the Igbo leader who is most looking forward to self-government. He knew immediately when the group arrived in London, but there was no movement after two days. After Azikwe inquired, he was told, Alan Wilson was negotiating with the leader of the Northern People's Congress Party.

It was a Hausa-dominated party, and Azikewe couldn't sit still knowing that the representatives from London would go to the Hausa first.

Volunteering to meet Alan Wilson, Azikiwe was born into an Igbo family in the city of Zongelu in northern Nigeria.Like many independent leaders of the colony, he was born in the family of the colony's local elite officials.

His father had worked in the headquarters of Sir Luji, Wing Commander and High Commissioner to the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria.

Alan Wilson is also investigating this leader who has been calling for autonomy, and he also knows that Azikiwe has a strong pan-African mindset, which is very disgusting.

The idea of ​​Pan-Africanism is spreading widely on the African continent.A unified African country should be established in Africa as the motherland of all blacks.Pan-African thought had a great influence on the emergence of Azikiwe's national consciousness.

Although this idea is too idealistic, the success rate is almost zero, and Alan Wilson does not want to meet leaders with similar ideas, because such leaders themselves are idealized, and idealized opponents are not easy to negotiate.

However, Alan Wilson still met Azikewei in the Administrative Office. Alan Wilson has always been blind to black people, and he would not think that Azikewei has a pair of eyes because the other party has tapped his skills to the intelligence attribute.

The meeting was purely out of politeness. When Azikewe sat down, Alan Wilson was still flipping through the materials prepared by the Civil Administration, thinking about what he would say to different local leaders.

"Hello, Mr. Wilson." Azikwe raised his eyes and said, "I heard that you are the representative sent by London to convey the voice of Nigeria's autonomy. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"I am also very happy!" Alan Wilson stretched out his hand in the same friendly way. He remembered that Azikwe was the founding father of Nigeria, and expressed his friendliness, "Mr. Azikwe, as people say, is A person full of wisdom, I heard that you have been to the United States for further studies, I don’t think you can learn from the United States, how can you oppose Britain?”

Azikiwe was taken aback, then smiled, "How could Commissioner Wilson have such an idea? Don't you think it's wrong for Nigeria to strive for self-government?"