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Alan Wilson's cables suggested that South Sudan's independence from Khartoum was not an issue in public opinion.Otherwise, he would not have such a firm tone in the telegram.

"Inform me of Ismail Azari of the Fraternal Party and Abd Rahman Mahdi of the National People's Party that in order to preserve the integrity of Sudan's land, Britain is willing to come forward for a North-South Sudanese settlement in Juba Negotiate and discuss the future of the country together."

Soon, both Ismail Azari and Abd Rahman Mahdi knew about the negotiations to be held in Juba between North and South Sudan, and the two quickly called the fraternal parties and the people of the country Party supporters discuss what kind of medicine the British sell in their gourds.

While the two were discussing, John entered the US representative office in Khartoum as the Sudanese commissioner.I hope that the United States can serve as a friendly witness to Britain's painstaking efforts in dealing with the issue of Sudan's independence.

Of course the Americans couldn’t wish for this, and the head of the representative office, York Kidston, was very happy, thinking that this was a testimony of Britain’s recognition of the influence of the United States. He agreed and expressed his willingness to appear at the Juba talks to assist Britain in dealing with the issue of Sudan’s independence. .

"Thank you for the United States' support for the United Kingdom in this position." John sneered in his heart, but he still thanked him calmly.

At the same time, Colonel Joseph Agu of the South Sudanese Equatorial Corps was running around on the land of South Sudan, reminding the blacks in South Sudan not to forget the hatred of the Arabs who trafficked blacks.

Soon all parties agreed that they should have a good talk, and decided to hold talks in Juba a week later to discuss the future of North and South Sudan.

Ismail Azari and Abd Rahman Mahdi, representing the Fraternal Party and the National People's Party respectively, set off for Juba, along with York Kidston, head of the U.S. delegation , Sudanese Commissioner John.

A few days later, in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, representatives from all parties have arrived, exchanging information and waiting for the start of the talks.

Chapter 823 also has the responsibility of the United States

Everyone knows very well that the outcome of this meeting will determine the future of Sudan, which owns 250 million square kilometers of land. Representatives from various parties have mixed feelings. The leaders of the two major parties in Sudan believe that coming to the south is just a way A cutscene.

York Kidston of the U.S. Representative Office in Sudan is very excited about the expansion of U.S. influence in Africa. As long as Sudan becomes independent, he can immediately become an ambassador of a country and have a place in the U.S. bureaucracy.

And for the United States, this is a landmark event. He himself may be a witness, witnessing with his own eyes that the system established by Britain and France was handed over to the United States.

"So, the Americans are very happy." John said with an unhappy face, "York Kidston is happy to appear at this time, let Washington remember him, and the road ahead will be much easier."

"It's all for progress. We are also officials, and we know his heart very well." Alan Wilson smiled and comforted his colleagues who had just arrived in Juba, "But this matter is not so simple. The Americans are just witnesses. Let’s take a look at the process of Sudan’s independence and show the influence of the United States? Are there any negative effects?”

"You mean?" John was taken aback, his face flashed with thought and he said uncertainly, "Everything has two sides."

"That's right!" Alan Wilson nodded in approval and smiled happily, "Now that the cabinet has approved our partition plan, let's think about the previous example. How do many countries view the independence of British India?"

Needless to say, although as witnesses, both of them knew that Britain did not deliberately split British India, and even thought about keeping the subcontinent intact, but the final result was the partition of India and Pakistan.

Most countries in the world believe that the United Kingdom is deliberately causing the division of British India and turning it into a mutual restraint. It is not a deep hatred yet, but it is not pleasing to each other.

Of course, Alan Wilson and the two thought it was wronged. Partition was not a means for the British to govern the colonies. On the contrary, the British were keen to merge the colonies for unified management, but who believed it?

People only believe in the results they see. Britain has a colonial history and its foundation is not clean. Once the bad words appear before leaving, they will be widely circulated all over the world.

"So we give the Americans a stage to exert influence, just to allow the Americans to witness the division of Sudan." John nodded uncertainly and asked, "Also, let the United States help Britain share the responsibility for the division of Sudan?"

"Of course, otherwise, what is the use of Americans? The discussion on racial discrimination triggered by the black slave trade is also the reason. John, of course we all know in our hearts that it is still commonplace for blacks to be excluded in the United States. But in the diplomatic field, In order to maintain the glorious image of the United States, the United States will definitely work hard to maintain the results of the Civil War, and it will also pretend to be different from the black slave trade."

Alan Wilson said sarcastic remarks, "Will York Kidston say that the black slave trade is good? Impossible, so he will definitely criticize the history of the black slave trade hypocritically. Then there is the next The second question is that Arabs and blacks hate so much because of the black slave trade, so partition is a matter of course."

"You really think too much, one ring after another." John chuckled lightly, and said with admiration, "Otherwise, why are you so valued by Whitehall? How can someone else be a commissioner and not be listed in overseas assets management?" The position of deputy secretary-general of the committee?"

"Uh, but having said that, our boss is really going to retire this time. In fact, when British India became independent, Sir Barron didn't want to work anymore. It's just that he was two years behind his age. Now in Aden Another five or six years have passed, and this time it seems that I really want to enjoy my old age."

Seeing his colleagues listening with interest, Alan Wilson suddenly changed the subject and looked at John, "Once the Sudan becomes independent, you, a commissioner, will have no working environment. Do you want to become an ambassador directly? It's okay, but our kind It is more suitable for people to make achievements in other fields.”

Everyone is a professional bureaucrat, who is worse than the other?Alan Wilson will not just care about the retirement life of his old boss. It is quite obvious to say this in front of a Sudanese commissioner who is about to be useless.

"The Middle East is very important to the British Empire, and the local commissioner should be appointed by a reliable person." John looked out of the window without squinting, speaking in a very earnest tone.

"That's right!" Alan Wilson, who lit a cigar, blew out a smoke ring, "It is indeed very reliable. The Middle East is a very critical place for maintaining the influence of the British Empire. The commissioner in Aden, to the west Look after the Suez Canal and see the Persian Gulf to the east.”

"Especially for the domestic oil companies." John nodded approvingly, and asked calmly, "Alan, who do you think is more suitable for this reliable person? As the deputy secretary-general of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, to You have a great say in this kind of overseas assets."

"This issue is very complicated. I think we should see if we can deal with the thorny issue at hand. Only then will we have more power to make suggestions in front of Whitehall and the cabinet." Handing a cigar to the same time, Alan Wilson answered colleagues' questions sideways.

"That's right!" John nodded solemnly, then lit the cigar, and the room fell into silence for a long time.

Not all colonies have a governor, but every colony has a commissioner. In some very important colonies, the governor and commissioner also exist at the same time. Sudan is among the British colonies, because it is in a co-management relationship with Egypt, and the situation is more complicated.

Before World War II, when Britain was strong enough to protect its interests, there was a governor in Sudan. However, when the Egyptian people rebelled against Britain after the war, the colonial policy began to adjust. Britain and Egypt also negotiated on the issue of Sudan. In the end, Egypt gave up on Sudan. Military presence, British evacuation of the Governor General and part of the garrison.

So it became a situation where a commissioner and 250 garrisons managed a colony of [-] million square kilometers, not much smaller than India.

Today, there has been no major trouble, thanks to the excellent matching mechanism in the African region.

Juba, the capital of South Sudan, the leaders of two major Sudanese parties, Ismail Azari and Abd Rahman Mahdi, York Kidston representing the United States, and Joseph Joseph representing South Sudan and the local military · Agu, under the auspices of the Sudanese Commissioner, will conduct a very far-reaching negotiation for the fate of the Sudan.

He would not attend the official meeting without Alan Wilson. After all, the real Sudan Commissioner was busy here, and he came here purely to help.

Playing a senior wingman is Alan Wilson's current duty, which is easy to maintain the relationship between colleagues.Anyway, how to operate, all the plans have been planned, and nothing major will happen.

"You are very generous. You ran to such a corner of the world to contribute to others." Heidi Lamarr complained. Alan Wilson didn't care about such gains and losses, but she was dissatisfied. Giving credit to others seems silly.

"John is a commissioner at the same level as me. I just have a part-time job in charge of him. Don't think he is my subordinate. And being an official also requires friends. I can't pay attention to everything. Most of the time I can only Pay attention to the Malayan colony I manage, and other things need to be discussed with my colleagues.”

Alan Wilson spoke softly, holding Heidi Lamarr and explained, "Can I manage the affairs of the colony myself? I can't, in fact, neither can every commissioner of the colony. Everyone is an ordinary person, and the problems they face are different. , so frequent contact can learn from each other’s strengths, and if something goes wrong in one place, the colonial commissioner can provide different experience to deal with it.”

"As long as you have no problem, I have no right to complain. I am not your wife!" Heidi Lamarr turned her head away and complained softly, obviously not convinced yet.

"You can't say that. In my heart, you and your wife are equally important and have the same status." He reached out and turned Heidi Lamarr's head, and kissed the actress' red lips heavily, convincing the work to continue.

Among the rare landmark buildings in Juba, the long-abandoned Governor's Palace of South Sudan, the leaders of North and South Sudan, as well as the representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States in Sudan, officially started negotiations.

As for Alan Wilson, he was talking and laughing with the South Sudanese garrison, even if the military chief of the South Sudanese garrison was a major.The British troops stationed in South Sudan must ensure the safety of the negotiating representatives. After all, Alan Wilson is still not at ease about the local security. Anything can happen in this place in Africa.

Especially recently, Joseph Agu, the military chief of South Sudan, is sowing hatred everywhere, building up momentum for independence from Sudan, and using military facilities to communicate with the outside world to prepare public opinion for the early work of Sudan's partition .

"We definitely don't stay in the same country as the Arabs." In the Governor's Palace of South Sudan, Joseph Agu shot up, expressing his hatred for the Arabs through gritted teeth, and glanced at Ismail Azari and Abu De Rahman Mahdi said without fear, "We were not a colony. It was the British who merged the colonies one-sidedly, which resulted in today's situation."

What Joseph Agu said is also true. North and South Sudan were merged and managed after World War II. At that time, Britain was still the same as before, and continued to contribute to national integration among the major colonies according to tradition.

"Dear Colonel, perhaps we should let go of the past hatred." York Kidston spoke as a peacemaker.

Chapter 824 Public Opinion in South Sudan

"Sir, the hatred between us and the Arabs is not something you can easily erase with a single sentence." Joseph Agu didn't buy it, and said word by word, "Our idea is very simple. It was a mistake to merge into one colony, so it is a right decision to separate now. The attitude of the South is to follow the partition of India and Pakistan and become two places that do not interfere with each other, which is good for everyone. Other than that , we do not accept any resolution."

"Nonsense, there is no reason to split your own land." Ismail Azari was very dissatisfied and retorted loudly, "I believe that in the United Kingdom, the United States or any country, such remarks will be met with bashed."

After all, Ismail Azari looked at the representatives of Britain and France here, wanting to see the reactions of the two countries.

"John, what do you think?" York Kidston was an American, so he naturally sought the advice of the British Sudan Commissioner.

"It depends on whether Sudan's independence is in line with the concept of splitting the British Empire. Perhaps, we should form an expeditionary force to deal with this issue." How could John take York Kidston's words and put himself in it? , Immediately from the relationship between Sudan and the United Kingdom, Ismail Azari just asked a rhetorical question.

If Ismail Azari does not think that Joseph Agu's pursuit of South Sudan's independence is justified, but wants to prevent South Sudan's independence, then in turn, it is also unreasonable for Sudan to want to get rid of British rule.

On any current world map, Sudan is still a British colony, there is no doubt about it.

If preventing independence is a common attitude in the world, then Britain has something to say. Anyway, Britain is very willing. Even if the United States disagrees, York Kidston dare not give the British a wrong impression on this issue.

The United States hopes that the colonies under the rule of Britain and France will quickly become independent, but there is another point. The United States will not publicly declare this, but will try its best to cause the colonial empire to leave by itself.

"Anyone has the right to pursue independence." York Kidston opened his mouth while thinking, thinking about how to smooth things over, "But respected colonel, partition cannot solve all problems, and some problems are even brought about by partition. The United States just hopes that people in the South will think carefully."

"We have considered it very carefully." Just now John spoke as the Commissioner of British Sudan and told the Arabs who prevented South Sudan's independence, Joseph Agu had a bottom line in his heart.

Just as Alan Wilson promised, he will try his best to side with South Sudan during the negotiations to promote partition.

Originally, Joseph Agu did not fully believe in the guarantee to the United Kingdom, although he had already signed a secret agreement with Alan Wilson to guarantee that he would not seek independence before time, guarantee the interests of the United Kingdom, and so on.

But whether Britain will really help, Joseph Agu is still a little worried.But now there is no need to worry. The words of the Sudanese commissioner just now indicated that the UK will help as promised.

What a joke, there are few people in the world who are more professional than Alan Wilson when it comes to black-box operations. He is a person who has personally participated in the Potsdam Conference. He is very professional and has done it more than once.

Rahman Mahdi saw that the atmosphere on both sides was very unfriendly, so he stopped Ismail Azari from continuing to refute, and said to the leader of the southern blacks, "It is meaningless to dwell on historical issues now. , we live together in one land, and we will live in one country in the future.”

"To put it bluntly, Rahman wants to wipe out the history of Arabs selling blacks as slaves?" Joseph Agu sneered, "The ones who are sold are not Arabs, of course you don't care, I think many blacks were also sold to the United States back then. gone."

Ahem... York Kidston couldn't help coughing twice to ease his embarrassment after hearing what this black man said. For the United States, which is proving the magnificence of human beacons all over the world today, the black slave trade is not an honorable thing.

Although this is a fact, it is also a black history of the United States. For a while, York Kidston didn't know what to say.Anyway, he can't let the black people in South Sudan let go of their hatred, because the foundation of the United States is precisely on the black issue.

"What we hope is that all parties can talk peacefully. The two party leaders also came to Juba with sincerity." Still let his words be sincere, "We are not prepared to see the result that everyone is satisfied with on the first day, but I believe that gentlemen have time, so let's go back and rest for a while to calm down."

The Sudanese commissioner's words officially ended the first day of negotiations, which had no results except shouting at each other.

Rahman Mahdi opened his mouth, and finally said reluctantly, "Okay, it's good to be calm."

Rahman Mahdi is actually very authoritative in Sudan because he is a Sudanese national hero. He once wiped out the British and Egyptian coalition forces and killed the son of British Sudan Governor Ahmed Mahdi.

Ahmed Mahdi killed the governor of British Sudan and wiped out the British-Egyptian coalition forces in Sudan, and was regarded as a national hero by the Arabs. As his son, Rahman Mahdi During the period, the United Kingdom, which has been making a comeback, restricted free movement.

After being controlled by the British, Rahman initially lived with a relative in Gezira.On the advice of Inspector General Slatin Pasha, Rahman Mahdi was under constant surveillance during the early days of British rule, received very little allowance and was not allowed to call himself Mahdi.

However, Britain did not keep suppressing Rahman Mahdi. As the banner of Sudan's insistence on independence, he was not liquidated without his father killing the governor of British Sudan.

Rahman Mahdi later publicly opposed the treaty signed between Egypt and Britain, which recognized Egypt's claim to Sudan without consulting the Sudanese, and went to London to explain the situation.His opinion played a major role in Sudan's rejection of Egyptian power.

During the First World War, because the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, in the name of the world caliphate of the Church of Peace, called on believers of peace all over the world to launch a jihad against the Allied Powers, a large number of areas of the Church of Peace around the world responded hostilely to Britain.It was also Rahman Mahdi who, in the name of Ahmed Mahdi's son, stood on the side of Britain and maintained the stability of Sudan.

So although Rahman Mahdi and the National People's Party led by the United Kingdom do not trust it, they are still better than Ismail Azari who wants to merge with Egypt.

"That's the way it is. You don't know. When York Kidston heard about the black slave trade, he immediately shut up." After the meeting, John came to Allen Wilson to describe the process of today's negotiations.

"Of course, Americans will also be willing to listen to the black history of their own country? We will not do that either." Alan Wilson smiled very happily, which is the purpose of letting Americans come to Juba.

Some things are not useful without mentioning them. Although the United States is undoubtedly the only superpower in later generations, its influence in Africa can only be regarded as the strongest among the superpowers. Stronger, but not stronger than the traditional African hegemon France, and the new big player China.

Even during the Cold War, the Soviet Union seemed to be stronger than the United States in Africa, and even lost the Angola War to the Soviet Union.

The reason is that the United States has never solved the domestic racial problem, and big news comes out from time to time. How can it have the right to pretend to be a human beacon in the hometown of black people?Is it true that black people don't hold grudges?It's just that they don't have the ability to show hatred.

The people who are least willing to have a strong country in the black world are Europe and the United States. The black slave trade is one of the reasons. Another reason is that there are a large proportion of black groups in the country. If the black people really have a strong country, the impact on the United States will be great. big.

"The attitudes of the two leaders in Khartoum are not expected. According to common sense, Rahman Mahdi's idea of ​​independence must be more popular than Ismail Azari's idea of ​​maintaining a special relationship with Egypt. Welcome. Therefore, the focus of our work is to firmly advance the process of partition, while keeping the independent North Sudan under the control of Rahman Mahdi as much as possible."

John listened to Allen Wilson's words, and then said with a smile, "Who said that a country must only listen to one person? Look at France, doesn't it always change the government? In fact, if Sudan is like the French government, it's not a bad thing, right?" ?”

"Oh, dear John, you are so amazing." Alan Wilson's eyes lit up, why didn't he think of this?As the birthplace of modern political ideas, France is certainly worthy of emulation. "It seems that we have to prepare a constitution for the Fourth French Republic, and make good preparations for the issue of democracy after Sudan's independence."

Who dares to say that France is not a powerful country?At least for now, no one dares to say that to France, which is fighting in Algeria.

It would be great if Sudan had the same speed of government change as France after independence.

"We have always respected France, especially the good intentions of France in experimenting with various political ideas." John understood. After the two talked, he was about to report to London.

As for Alan Wilson, he also has his own affairs. First of all, the safety of all parties in Juba must be ensured.then...

Two days later, Juba launched a huge protest. Countless blacks flocked to the streets, chanting independence from Sudan. It doesn't matter.

Colonel Joseph Agu, who came after hearing the news, shouted loudly in front of the angry protesters, "I have been fighting for the rights and interests of our compatriots. I hope that my compatriots will not use this angry attitude to solve the problem."

"It's so touching, I even want tears in my eyes." Alan Wilson wiped away the nonexistent crocodile tears, and said sarcastic remarks very moved.

Chapter 825 Let's Go Together

Grace leaned against the window, seeing Alan Wilson holding Heidi Lamarr pretendingly, and suddenly remembered that on that afternoon on the German coastline, maybe rows of Slavs were bathing by the sea, and handed over the last The person in front of me has been so sneering and sarcastic for a copper coin.

If he knew that Grace thought so, Alan Wilson would feel very wronged. Anyway, it is true that he saved hundreds of thousands of Slavs, right?This is no small feat and the UK is paying the price today.

If it weren't for these anti-Tito elements who have already arrived in Rhodesia, in Italy near the Yugoslav border, they have been constantly instigating the unstable elements in Yugoslavia to flee?He has been reminding Tito that there are still a group of his life-and-death enemies abroad, and it is estimated that he will not join the Warsaw Pact so happily.

Although there is intelligence that, compared with many Eastern European countries, Tito still preserved the sovereignty of Yugoslavia and the independent command of the army.

But even if Yugoslavia entered the Warsaw Pact, how much energy would it take to pull Yugoslavia out?Almost impossible.

"Allen, Miss Heidi, John is back." Grace, who was standing by the window, paid attention to the movement outside, and turned around to speak.

"Then I'll go to the opposite room first." Heidi Lama stood up from the man's lap and whispered, "Call me when it's over."

"Okay!" Alan Wilson responded almost with a flattering expression, his eyes followed Heidi Lamarr's figure until the door was closed.

Grace had a toothache and said that this man was not doing his job, but he was really doing a lot of big things at the same time.But if you are a workaholic, which elite figure in people's impression is like this, he said helplessly, "Mr. Allen really knows how to combine work and rest."

"I don't dare not understand, I have to take care of women's mood, which is as important as work." Alan Wilson didn't think there was anything wrong, "Everything has a value, doesn't it?"

"I just think it's different from the officials I know." Grace said with a wry smile.

"The reason why elites are elites is because elites can hide. They hide a lot of things. It's just that the packaging is good and the hiding is tight. You can't see it. I'm different. I don't hide anything from my friends. , especially in front of you, after all, we may have mutual benefits for a long time in the future, you will be better if you are good to me, and you will be better if you are good to me, exposing some weaknesses to each other will help to show honesty."

Grace listened to Allen Wilson's tirade, thinking flashed in his eyes, and nodded to himself, "That's right."

The relationship between the two has been firmly bound together through a series of mutual help after the war.

Both know how much shit is under the other's ass. With this premise, the two parties have no other choice but to cooperate closely.

Dong dong dong... There was a knock on the door, and Alan Wilson's expression changed. Just as he was about to say something, Grace had stepped forward and shouted, "Is it Mr. John? We are here, and there is no one in the opposite room."

Allen Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. Heidi Lamarr had just passed the opposite room. What if his colleagues found out?

"I just came back from the Americans. The place where York Kidston lives has been surrounded by protesting black groups. But we have prepared and arranged for defense. Those black people still have no guts to dare to fight against us."