British Civil Servant

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"I also kept an eye on the East Indies when I was in British India. I also did a little bit of work."

Allen Wilson took out the prepared materials and distributed them to the representatives of various countries. "What you are looking at is the population distribution of the East Indies. It can be seen that the core of the entire Dutch East Indies is two adjacent islands. Java and Sumatra. That's the heart of the East Indies, and it's where the resistance is strongest."

At present, the population of the East Indies must have exceeded 80 million, and it will not be said if there are 100 million.

Among them, Java Island has a population of nearly 50 million, accounting for about 60% of the population of the East Indies. Fifteen million people in Sumatra account for one-fifth of the total population of the East Indies.

Excluding the 65 million book population, the remaining book population of 15 million, Sulawesi ranked third, Kalimantan and New Guinea's population, compared with the previous three islands can be said to be Wide area and sparsely populated.

The current population distribution of the East Indies is consistent with that of later generations. Java is in charge of the overall situation, Sumatra is the auxiliary, and the remaining islands belong to the islands under jurisdiction. It is not too small for European countries, but it is completely sparsely populated in Asia.

When the representatives of various countries were looking at the materials and illustrations, Alan Wilson's words attracted their attention again, "If there is anything worth learning from the experience of working in British India, it is that the scale of the colonies must not be comparable to The mainland is too strong, and the population of British India is too large compared to the British Empire, and today it is too big."

"I hope countries will learn their lessons and not make mistakes on similar issues."

Many people, including Armand, nodded their heads. In fact, there are similar plans in the Netherlands. Now the British have taken the initiative to speak out, making the plan more feasible.

Of course, among those who nodded, there was no French representative Nino Bertrand. France's understanding of colonies was no worse than Britain's, or even clearer. But the choice was firm repression, not laissez-faire independence.

The French are very virtuous, and they have to go up to make a gesture. Alan Wilson is embarrassed to block it. At least for now, Britain and France have the same general direction of viewing colonies, but there are some differences in the way they are handled.

However, due to the friendship between the colonial empires, Alan Wilson began to take the initiative and said, "Mr. Nino, the Indochinese Federation is actually under the leadership of France, although I believe that France has the power to quell the resistance of the Vietnamese. But stay It's not a bad thing to have some backhands."

"Mr. Allen's thoughts can be bluntly spoken. We would also like to thank the United Kingdom for sending the Royal Navy to help the expeditionary force reach Asia." Nino Bertrand nodded when he heard the words, indicating that Alan Wilson had something to say.

"I mean, the strategy of partition also applies to the French colonies in Asia." Alan Wilson crossed his fingers and put his elbows on the table, "such as dividing up the land in southern Vietnam near Cambodia, dividing it up and assigning it to Cambodia. Management. The number does not necessarily need to be large, a 10,000-20,000-square-kilometer square is enough to cause conflicts. Too much may cause a huge reaction from the Vietnamese, and too little is not enough to cause conflicts.”

Alan Wilson shared his experience of colonial partition with various countries, and said without a doubt, "The world order today is still the world order delineated by Britain and France before the war. This order is the colonial system. It is true that the British Empire And France is the biggest beneficiary of this system, but you are also the beneficiaries of it, think about how small our European countries are, but the territory under our name is so vast, what do the United States and the Soviet Union think? They don’t need raw materials and markets. Is it?"

This time Nino Bertrand nodded. As early as when the World War was still going on and the Free France was still resisting, the Americans had repeatedly mentioned the colonial system, and France had repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the remarks made by the United States.

Alan Wilson also knew this, because when the United States expressed its remarks on national self-determination to the French colonies in Asia, Alexander Cadogan, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, once said, "The Americans just didn't say it clearly, superficially. It's France, but actually there's also England."

"Soviet?" Armand pondered to himself, as if he had nothing to do with the huge country in the east.

"No, it's the Americans." Alan Wilson and Nino Bertrand spoke at the same time, correcting the Dutchman's thoughts.

"The Soviet Red Navy is weak and cannot reach our overseas territories. The United States can do it. It will take at least ten years for the Red Navy to develop, and the threat to the overseas territories within ten years can only come from the United States." Alan Wilson is firm. Dao said, "If we choose one between the United States and the Soviet Union, we naturally prefer the United States, but on the issue of overseas territories, it is the United States rather than the Soviet Union that should be guarded against, at least in a short period of time."

In fact, the East Indies finally became independent, and it was indeed the Americans who finally judged that Indonesia's independence could be won over.

Only put pressure on the Netherlands, but this process almost overturned, and the Susino period was more inclined to the Soviet Union.

"At present, Kalimantan and New Guinea are sparsely populated and have a large area. I must say that it is time to prepare." Alan Wilson reminded Armand, "With the strength of the Netherlands, Just like the predicament we faced in the UK, the colony was too large, and the cost of repression increased sharply, resulting in all domestic expenditures on military spending. In the end, it had to give up, but the situation faced by the Netherlands is still better than that of British India. Much better. That is, the East Indies are an archipelago, the population is unevenly distributed, there is almost no local navy in Indonesia, and most of the resistance is now concentrated on Java and Sumatra.”

"It would be much easier to cut Kalimantan out of jurisdiction than the linked British India. As for New Guinea, we must get Australia's understanding, and we must let Australians understand that once Indonesia becomes an independent country, its population will grow. Speed ​​will soon be a threat to Australia."

"If Australia can understand the situation after the East Indies become Indonesia, and understand the Netherlands' division of New Guinea, it can be regarded as a line of defense, so that Kalimantan can be supported by British Malaya, and Dutch New Guinea has Australia. help, resources are still not a problem.”

How could Alan Wilson forget Australia, which most believes blood is thicker than water?

Australia has participated in almost all wars initiated by the United Kingdom and the United States. It can be said that it has done its best for the Five Eyes Alliance. Whether it is the United Kingdom or the United States, as long as the war is launched, the Australian army must be involved.

In fact, looking at the same geographical location, you can see that Australia is in the most densely populated area in the world, while Australia itself is sparsely populated. The population of Indonesia is a natural pressure on Australia itself. East Asia and China, South Asia and India are not from our ethnic group. In a similar way, Australia is a country facing this pressure head-on.

Unlike Canada and the UK and New Zealand, the UK has the demographic pressure of Europe to block Africa. As long as the European countries can get it right, the British will not feel threatened.

Canada's firewall is the United States. As long as the United States can withstand Mexican immigrants, Canada is safe. New Zealand's firewall is Australia, only Australia has no protection and only monoclonal antibodies.

Later generations knew that as soon as Wang came to power, Americans could not bear the problem of illegal immigration, and Australia immediately responded to Wang's policy because Australia had a smaller population and faced the massive population of these local countries.

Australia has always been the most sensitive country in the Five Eyes alliance to foreign threats, and it has been left alone overseas. The relationship between Australia and Indonesia has always been very poor, even after the CIA set the scene in World War I, destroying Indonesia and turning Indonesia into a pro-American country.

The most direct evidence is that Australia has always adhered to the White Australia policy and firmly rejected non-European immigrants. The White Australia policy persisted until the 1970s, and was abandoned ten years after the United States had abandoned the policy of apartheid.

As long as the Netherlands can make Australia understand that the efforts of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to protect Australia, Australia will reciprocate, and Alan Wilson has sufficient confidence.

"Indeed, as Mr Allen said, the Netherlands ignored Australia's feelings. While there was communication, it now appears that communication is not enough. With Australia's support on the New Guinea issue, there is a lot of room for manoeuvre. many."

Armand nodded solemnly and said, "Of course, this matter must be helped by the UK. With the close relationship between Australia and the UK as a bridge, the Netherlands is willing to have a sincere negotiation with Australia~lightnovelpub.net~ to decide the future of East India. the direction of the archipelago."

"Of course we are willing to help." Alan Wilson nodded. "As long as the Netherlands is willing to negotiate sincerely, this matter has a great possibility of success."

At least until the 1960s, the American influence over Australia was hard to say and completely overwhelmed the United Kingdom. Because after the United States entered the role of world hegemony, it began to move about the colonies of European countries.

Under this circumstance, the "Colombo Plan" advocated by the UK for the development of South Asia and Southeast Asia is not only the result of the UK maintaining its traditional influence in Asia, but also the product of the UK's policies in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

The Colombo Plan was proposed by the Australian Foreign Minister on behalf of the United Kingdom. It can be seen that before the 1960s, Australia still trusted the United Kingdom more.

After the 1960s, the United Kingdom has even handed over its nuclear weapons. How can you expect Australia and Canada to treat themselves like they did before?

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