British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1026: 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 heroes see 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 go beyond.

"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.

The U.S.’s attitude towards India has gone through a series of changes from not paying much attention to increasing attention to India, out of considerations such as competing for influence with the Soviet Union, penetrating into South Asia, and expanding its own interests without damaging U.S.-U.K. relations too much~lightnovelpub.net~ In the process of expanding from mainly providing economic and technical assistance to including military assistance, the foreign policy of the United States has changed with changes in regional situations, international relations, and 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 also hide and hide when it comes to aid. After all, the United States is not a stupid big brother like the Soviet Union.

"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 1951, 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.