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Dulles solemnly stated his views. If the United States retreats halfway this time, the potential consequences will be that Britain and France will be more confident in the next confrontation, and it will be more difficult for the United States to establish its own world order. Getting bigger, bigger than this one for sure.

Iran is watching how the United States reacts, and Germany is also watching how the United States reacts.The result of Iran's disappointment is that many countries that belong to the sphere of influence of Britain and France no longer have hope for the United States to intervene in the local situation.

The disappointment of Germany will cause Germany, a powerful country in Europe, to follow the lead of Britain and France.In this way, the influence of the United States in Europe will definitely decline to a certain extent.

"Dulles, pay a visit to Paris and London to explain our position." Seeing Dulles' complexion changed drastically, Eisenhower explained calmly, "Our position will not change, but we need to communicate. action."

The United States pretends to value the attitude of Britain and France, which is what Eisehhower means.As for the attitude of the United States on the Iranian oil crisis, of course it has not changed.

Later, Washington officially announced to the outside world that the Iranian oil crisis has continued to this day, expressing the determination of the United States to continue to play a beneficial role, while taking care of the interests of traditional allies, and coming up with an appropriate plan to satisfy all parties.

The former is a reassurance to Iran, while the latter is to appease the emotions of the United Kingdom.

With the blessing of modern technology, this statement quickly reached the ears of British Prime Minister Eden in Paris.

Will the United States take advantage of this to get off the donkey? Faced with this view, Alan Wilson replied blankly, "I hope so. We are still looking forward to contact with the United States."

Whether the United States will change its view, Allen Wilson has no hope, for the same reason as Dulles.

It can be said that Britain did not expect the tragic consequences of modern warfare in World War I. Before World War II, Britain had fully anticipated it, otherwise it would not have shown an appeasement policy to avoid war.

Britain seems to have many choices, but when Germany is the only one in Europe, the choice before the United Kingdom is the only one, even if it bites the bullet, it will go to war.

The problem with Churchill was that it consumed almost as much national power as the Soviet Union, but gained little.I don't know where the huge military expenditures have gone.

In any case, the United States is willing to talk, which is a good thing for the United Kingdom. The time it takes to go back and forth will also prolong this diplomatic friction. If the result does not satisfy the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union can be invited to solve this problem together.

The Iranian issue has been entangled with the United States for a long time, and it is also beneficial to the United Kingdom. If the United Kingdom is unable to fight for its own interests under the influence of the Soviet Union on the Iran issue, it will be even more difficult for the United Kingdom to face the United States alone in other places. Difficulties.

After all, the Vietnam War has not yet started. If the United States wants to target the United Kingdom, even if the United Kingdom can bear it, it will be very difficult.

For now, being able to get a response from the United States to talk about it during his visit to France is enough to satisfy Eden. The diplomatic achievements this time are very satisfactory to the Prime Minister. Now he can go home and wait for de Gaulle's return visit.

Alan Wilson asked for instructions to stay in Paris for a few days to observe the follow-up movement in France. It has absolutely nothing to do with Heidi Rama's invitation to watch the opera. This request was agreed by the Prime Minister.

It was nine o'clock in the evening, and the performance hall of the Amusement Theater was still empty, only in the balcony and the front seats of the main hall, there were a few early-arrived audiences waiting for the performance to begin. Under the dim light of the chandelier, they could be seen sitting in purple In the velvet-covered seat, the curtain was shrouded in darkness, like a large red spot.

There was silence on the stage, the rows of footlights were extinguished, and the musicians' music stands were in disarray.

Only in the private room upstairs, there was a burst of noise, mixed with shouts and laughter. Under the large round window with a golden frame, some spectators sat. Around the top, some women and naked children are painted in a French style, flying in the sky, and the sky is green under the light.

From time to time a female usher appeared, ticket stubs in hand, busily ushering a gentleman and lady who was walking in front of her to their seats.The man was wearing a suit, and the woman was tall and straight, wearing a headscarf and oversized sunglasses, and slowly glanced around.

The two were silent for a moment, and looked up at the box in the dark.However, because of the green paper pasted on the wall of the box, the inside looked even more gloomy.Looking down, the box downstairs is hidden in the darkness.

The boxes to the left and right of the stage, between the tall pillars, were empty.Pendants with long tassels hang from the outer walls of the boxes.The golden and white hall is set against tender green. Under the faint light of the crystal chandelier, the air seems to be filled with fine dust.

"It's like being a thief." Heidi Lamarr, who took off her sunglasses, expressed her dissatisfaction. "It's late at night, and I have to dress up like this. Others will think I'm a blind person."

"Honey, make a sacrifice." Alan Wilson kissed Heidi Lamarr's face, "When you accompanied me overseas, you even wore an Arabic robe."

"I've never been so accommodating to a man." Heidi Lamarr snorted softly and leaned into the man's arms. "During the war, I could raise 2000 million dollars in donations with just one lip print."

"Understood, if you play the queen, I would kill Snow White for you." Alan Wilson had a good attitude, and then tasted the red lips worth 2000 million US dollars, which was really worth the money.

Alan Wilson also has a diplomatic job in Paris, and he doesn't just want to take the female president to the rocket.

This problem is the problem of Cameroon. Cameroon was originally a German colony. After Germany's defeat in World War I, its overseas colonies were entrusted by Britain and France.

This year, the period of French trusteeship has come, but because Cameroon was under the trusteeship of Britain and France at that time, French Cameroon has a large area, while British Cameroon has a small area.Once French Cameroon becomes independent, it will also affect the survival of British Cameroon.

You must know that Cameroon and Nigeria are neighbors, and now the elite in Nigeria is dominated by Igbo people.Even the advantage of the Igbo people is better than the original history, because the oil in the Gulf of Guinea has been developed by European countries, and the development of the Niger River Delta where the Igbo people live is also continuing. The Igbo people occupy a considerable part of the Nigerian Dominion The advantages.

From the perspective of the United Kingdom, this advantage should be weakened. The Igbo people are a cross-border ethnic group. To say that they are a nation is a bit exaggerated. The Igbo elites have a national concept, which does not mean that ordinary people also have it.

The best way to weaken the Igbo advantage is to put the overall population at a disadvantage.Then the Igbo people in British Cameroon should not rely on British rule to merge with Nigeria, but should either be independent or merge with Cameroon.

The UK cannot artificially split Cameroon into two parts. After the end of the trusteeship period, protecting Cameroon's sovereignty and integrity is what the UK should do as a responsible major country.

This is also the consistent philosophy of the United Kingdom. It is easy to manage the amalgamation of the colonies, rather than giving priority to the division that has just been implemented for a short time.

In the Elysee Palace in France, Charles de Gaulle was still awake. He was having a long talk with Georges Pidour and several generals in military uniform. The discussion determines how long the world’s largest colonial power will last, and this throne also exists for France. It took more than ten years, starting from the independence of British India.

France, which can climb to the pinnacle of colonialism, must also experience the fact that the colonial era has passed, and now France must adopt the same contraction policy as Britain.

"It is extremely difficult for France to maintain its current investment in Africa. Especially when the Algerian war continues." De Gaulle persuaded Georges Pidour in a sincere tone, "George, shrink our strength back. Otherwise, we will all, we will all If the United States treats France like this on the Iran issue, we will not have a Soviet Union to pull the United States down."

The interests of the Soviet Union exist in northern Iran, which is why Britain is unwilling to let go. Although the British did not say it, how could France, which is also a colonial country, not see it.

"Contraction is not to withdraw from Africa, but to change a way to maintain French interests. We can even do better than Britain." De Gaulle told his thoughts, "We still have to keep some important areas in our hands. Yes Africa's ability to intervene will not disappear with colonial independence."

De Gaulle's meaning has been made very clear. Learn from the British and hand over the fiercely resisting colonies to the hands of the local elites to reduce investment. All military forces are invested in Algeria. Whether the natural extension of France in Africa can be preserved depends on the ability of the military. The rebels cannot be wiped out.

"Okay! There is no other way." George Pidur sighed, "Then push forward the process of independence."

Several generals present also nodded, and exchanged glances with each other. The so-called contraction of France is to invest all the power of other colonies in Algeria. Whether they can win or not depends on them.

Chapter 26 Learn from each other

At the critical moment, France is still fighting. Other colonies can give up, but Algeria, which has millions of French immigrants, is not among them. No matter what, the fight will still be fought.

"It started with Cameroon. Cameroon is the place of trust for us and the British. It just so happens that the people who manage overseas assets in the UK are in Paris now. Our two countries will jointly promote the independence of Cameroon."

De Gaulle remembered that the manager of British overseas assets was experiencing French culture. After this opera, he had doubts about the cultural level of France. At least in the field of opera, it is not as good as Britain.

The opera ripples over the rising cacophony of voices.Everyone in the audience was talking, pushing each other, trying to find their own seats, and the aisles were so crowded that each aisle had a hard time getting a steady flow of people through.

Spectators greet each other, clothes rub against each other, men's black dresses or tuxedos interspersed with women's skirts and hats.The rows of seats gradually filled up with people.

Fortunately, this kind of noise can keep the two men and women who sneaked over and cannot disclose their identities from being noticed by others.

Alan Wilson even felt that he would not be discovered by others if he came at this time, and he was even a little eager to try.It's a pity that Heidi Lamarr simply refused, which is very disappointing.

Or to say that the hero sees the same thing, when Alan Wilson received the notice from France the next day, he thought it was a coincidence that he was also thinking about the Cameroon issue, but from a different perspective.The French thought that the time for German Cameroon's trusteeship had come, and took advantage of the opportunity to make it independent.

What he thought was that the independence of Cameroon should not affect the rhythm of the independence of the Nigerian Dominion. "I almost forgot that this year is the year of independence in Africa."

Alan Wilson, who was lying on the velvet bed, thought of this year, which was considered to be quite symbolic.

More precisely, the Year of Independence for French Africa has arrived.After a series of preparations in this year, France almost made the entire French colony independent in the same year, except for Algeria.

"It hurts me. I won't go to Africa with you." Heidi Lama began to complain from the pain of being pinched, her shoulders were exposed from the quilt, as white as white silk and satin, but one hand was stretched in from this angle , destroying the awe-inspiring and inviolable like a goddess.

"I was wrong!" Alan Wilson has no other advantages, but the point of decisively bowing to authority is not aimed at anyone.A man can bend and stretch, which has always been his philosophy.

Heidi Rama still needs to be coaxed, otherwise he won't be able to stay in Cameroon for a day, and in the end he has no choice but to say, "How about I let Ingrid and I go to Africa, and you continue to be your female president in Paris .”

"Let me go." Heidi Rama's momentum weakened. Although the conditions were a bit difficult, she was taken care of by this man anyway. There was always a superior life, but it was not always possible to be cared for by a man.

Alan Wilson twisted his neck as he discovered the benefits of centralized management and his wives' equal status ladies.

When communicating with France on the Cameroon issue, the person who received him was a general named Cavour. At this time when the Algerian war had not subsided, the French government had a large number of generals.Some French even believe that in the early days when General de Gaulle took over the Fourth Republic, France was essentially a military government.

Is France a military government? No matter what he is a British man, General Cavour is still imitating politicians, unwilling to say the purpose bluntly, but he looks clumsy and has not done much homework. He is willing to do for African independence some work?

"If France has already made a decision, Britain is also willing to provide assistance on the issue of Algeria's independence." Alan Wilson didn't know what the other party was talking about, so he directly brought up the Algeria issue.

"It's not Algeria." General Cavour was impatient. His journey of learning politicians' rhetoric was over from the very beginning.

A flash of complacency flashed in Alan Wilson's eyes. It can be judged from this sentence alone that France's attitude towards Algeria has not changed in essence. It is enough to know this.

Soon, General Cavour mentioned the expiration of Cameroon's trusteeship time. Alan Wilson made a look of not being clear, but in fact, how could he not know that the colonial issue is one of his jobs.

"The Cameroon issue is a big one, and the UK is also willing to help." Alan Wilson also showed a willingness to help. He didn't know that Charles de Gaulle was going to cross the river by touching the UK and had decided to shrink.

But he also had the idea of ​​crossing the river by touching France. Alan Wilson knew that the independence of French colonies and British colonies is not the same thing, at least in Africa it is completely different.

The independence of the British colonies is really independent. Except for economic, trade and language relations, the British have no influence.

The French colonies are different. Most of the independent countries in French Africa are only nominally independent.Even in the early days of the end of the Cold War, France took actions to expand the French-speaking area in Africa, which led to the Rwandan genocide.

He also wants to learn from France's advanced experience in maintaining the influence of former colonies. The thousand-year friendship between Britain and France should be passed on from generation to generation.It is a good opportunity to witness Cameroon's independence this time.

Although Alan Wilson has tried his best to turn the situation of the colonies into a win-win situation, maybe this time it can become a win-win situation after learning. Every country has something that is at the bottom of the box. Britain must not be arrogant, so that it can go far and even surpass it.

"It would be great to have the cooperation of the UK." At least on the surface, after this visit by Eden, the relationship between Britain and France has been consolidated. General Cavour still understands the general situation and welcomes the assistance of the UK on the Cameroon issue. .

Alan Wilson nodded, saying that he would return to London, and then went to British Cameroon to deal with this issue.After all, a part of Cameroon is in the hands of the United Kingdom. He now wants to go back to get information to see what valuable things Cameroon has and how to realize them before independence.

I also want to study the French mining law by the way. Not all French African countries are there. There are desert countries with nothing but yellow sand. Cameroon’s natural conditions are quite good, and because of the development of oil resources in the Gulf of Guinea.

However, in the countries of French Africa, the resources are not their own, they belong to the French. If you can't understand the French mining laws, you can't find opportunities to make profits.

In recent months, the world's diplomatic field has been turbulent. The United Kingdom has launched all its diplomatic capabilities to attack Iran and Germany, which was later involved. This behavior has made the United Kingdom the focus of the world stage.

It's a pity that this has nothing to do with Foreign Secretary Macmillan. The Prime Minister is personally concerned about diplomatic issues, and the Foreign Secretary can only care about some less important diplomatic issues. Macmillan is going to go out to relax, and brought out Alan Wilson's plan to visit India , ready to visit India to consolidate the special relationship between Britain and India.

Alan Wilson, who had just returned, learned of Macmillan's thoughts, and he greatly agreed, "No matter how much attention is paid to the Indian issue, the minister is willing to pay attention to this issue, which is very admirable."

"Alan, do you need to be added to the visit list?" McMillan saw the Executive Deputy Minister praise himself so much for the first time, and asked Alan Wilson if he wanted to join him.

"Uh, I really want to go, but the issue of Cameroon's independence may have an impact on the Nigerian Dominion." Alan Wilson replied with a look of embarrassment, "I can only wait for another chance in the future."

What are you kidding, go to India?Alan Wilson dared to go to any country in the world, except India.The Wilson line that led to the Goa problem was barely included in the Indian textbooks, and it is possible that he would become the second Gandhi.

If he doesn't go to India, it doesn't mean that India is not important. Even the United States recognizes the importance of India.

Out of the consideration of competing for influence with the Soviet Union, penetrating into South Asia and expanding its own interests without too much damage to the relationship between the United States and Britain, the attitude of the United States to India has gone from paying little attention to increasing attention, and from mainly providing economic and technical assistance to India. Expanding to include the process of military assistance, U.S. foreign policy changes in response to changes in regional situations and international relations, as well as considerations of its own interests.

During this process, the United States has never treated India equally, and rarely satisfied its aid requests. Military aid often has strings attached, and it is even more reluctant to stand out on the issue of aid to India.

On the issue of India, the United States usually chooses to let the United Kingdom take the lead in confronting the Soviet Union, and it can hide and hide when it comes to aid.

"However, minister, based on my understanding of India, the minister may face several problems this time. One of them is extremely important. Don't be fooled by Nehru." Alan Wilson still decided to remind Macmillan, "On the issue of the northern border, it will be very complicated once it expresses its position."

"I know this very well." Macmillan nodded. Britain once had ambitions for the roof of the world, but that was based on the fact that British India was a British colony. Britain's attitude towards independence from India changed.

On the contrary, the United States has always stood by India on the issue of the roof of the world. In [-], the United Kingdom opposed the United States' proposal on the roof of the world at the United Nations, but the United Kingdom was not the Soviet Union, and in the end it was only a principled objection.

"The minister's excellent diplomatic experience naturally does not require me to make any reminders." Since this problem will not become a problem, there will be no other problems. Alan Wilson directly wished Macmillan's visit a complete success.

Chapter 27 African Year of Independence

Alan Wilson expressed his absolute support for the Foreign Secretary at this time. It is now 1960. For India, the good days of the leader of the Non-Aligned Movement and the leader of the Third World are numbered.

In fact, the battle for the roof of the world has already begun, but the superficial friendship still conceals differences.After this year, India, which feels good about itself, must be careful not to let a certain big country seize the opportunity.

From the perspective of the United Kingdom, a former colony is of course not living too well, which is good for everyone.

Alan Wilson has even expected that after the war, Britain will have a wave of price increases to destock and reach a win-win result with India.

In order for this wonderful prospect to be realized, Macmillan visited India. It is best to be deaf and dumb when encountering border issues, including but not limited to the northern border issue, as well as Portuguese Goa.

Delaying the Goa issue as much as possible may not be able to change the final ownership of Portuguese Goa, but it is inappropriate for the UK to lose Goa now. It is better to keep Goa as long as it is positioned like Xiangjiang. The longer the better.

Alan Wilson also clearly told MacMillan to buy as much time as possible for Portugal, "If it really doesn't work, we can refer to Nigeria's model and formulate a five-year road map, and don't lead to war because of the Goa issue."

All the colonial countries in Europe should be grateful for the existence of Alan Wilson. He is not the most conscientious official in the British diplomatic field for a century. Who else?

Therefore, some details should be explained to Macmillan, otherwise Nehru may be at a loss when asked. For example, there are folk rumors in the Rao area that the UK has stored nuclear bombs there.

"There is such a thing?" Macmillan was taken aback. He was the British Foreign Secretary and didn't know about such a thing.

"Of course not. The nuclear bomb is in the colony of Malaya. However, this unconfirmed statement was also released by the Deputy Foreign Minister who did not want to be named. In order to ensure the safety of the route of dumping British products to India."

Allen Wilson was righteous and confident, and his patriotic heart was palpable. "In addition to the disputed territorial issue, Britain can express its support for India in other aspects."

In the end, Macmillan's visit to India was scheduled for the middle of the year, because according to public information, the prime minister of a major country will visit India, so the timing of Macmillan's visit to India in the future is better.

Alan Wilson believes that Macmillan's visit will definitely be fruitful, and it depends on years of hard work. Now the whole of India is far behind the Malayan colonies in all aspects except population. , but it is still possible to put on airs of suzerainty in front of India.

The UK's economic aggregate is only one-third of that of the US, but it is still the only country in the world other than the US with an economic aggregate of more than 1000 billion, crushing major European countries by three to four times.

Having this kind of economic aggregate is the reason why Britain has resisted the pressure from the United States this time and has not let go on the Iran issue.

But for the visit of US Secretary of State Dulles, Britain still attaches great importance to it. The British economy has got rid of the aftermath of the war, but the United States is in full swing. The total economic volume of the United States exceeds 5000 billion, more than three times that of the United Kingdom. In other economies, there is a tenfold gap.

Even including the UK, the economic aggregate of Europe as a whole is only slightly more than half that of the US.Otherwise, why does Alan Wilson feel that in the end, Britain still has little hope of keeping Iran's interests.If he stands on the stand of Britain, he will also have the confidence to force other countries to submit.

"When will Vietnam start fighting?" Alan Wilson couldn't help but sigh. Only when the Vietnam War starts quickly can Britain have a breathing space. Suffocating pressure.

What is certain is that the UK's diplomatic field in the first half of the year will definitely be very lively. Prime Minister Eden, who has personally dealt with diplomatic issues, is preparing for Dulles' visit. Attention was paid to the colonial problem.

Cameroon’s trusteeship time has actually passed. It is not the first day of 1960. Cameroon must be independent. Britain and France still have a little face on some issues. In theory, as long as it does not exceed this year, Cameroon’s independence can be achieved in that year. any day.

France, which has been fighting in major colonies after the war, is obviously undergoing reflection, and is preparing to learn from Britain's creeping retreat and use political means instead of military actions to preserve its influence.Then Cameroon's independence cannot be hasty, and even because of the existence of British Cameroon, it is necessary to cooperate with the United Kingdom.

Alan Wilson, the pro-European executive undersecretary of course, cannot be indifferent to the common hatred that France has never experienced in 900 years. He took information from the Colonial Ministry and prepared to prepare for the independence of Cameroon.

British Cameroon cannot be considered to have nothing to do with the United Kingdom just because it is small in size. The United Kingdom also has a colony that has reached the mandate period this year, which is British Somalia. The total area is 64 square kilometers.

But now the colony belonging to the UK is only 17 square kilometers, because the UK handed over the part of Somalia that was originally intended to the locals a few years ago before the time of trusteeship.

After mixing with the independence of Cameroon, Alan Wilson will also go to British Somalia to ensure that after the independence of British Somalia, he will not merge with the current government of Italian Somalia.