British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1041: wait and see

As the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States, Smith is a respected person wherever he goes. He has never been pointed at his nose and scolded. All of a sudden, he was sprayed with saliva by Allen Wilson, and he immediately said furiously, "Whoever you are What do the colonial countries think, the colonial era is over."

"Before the Berlin Conference in 1884, the United States was the first country to recognize Belgium's sovereignty over the Congo. Why are you pretending to be a moral model? Am I wrong?"

Alan Wilson asked loudly angrily, "Aren't you the deputy secretary of state? Go back and ask if this is true. A deputy secretary of state is so domineering. If you are the secretary of state, the United States cannot rule the solar system?"

In 1884, seven months before the Berlin Congress, the United States became the first country in the world to recognize Belgian King Leopold II's claim to the Congo Basin.

The United States is far from what it said, and it has no responsibility for the partition of Africa. Isn’t there a saying that all interests are shared, and that it has nothing to do with colonialism. Who believes it?

There were 15 participating countries in the Berlin Conference. Not all participating countries participated in the carve-up of Africa, but it does not mean that other countries that did not carve up Africa have no interests in Africa. The United States is a seemingly irrelevant beneficiary.

Congo's natural resources are of great strategic importance. It was during the colonial period that the United States used uranium from mines in the Congo to create the first atomic bombs.

Alan Wilson and Smith, representing the United Kingdom and the United States, quarreled directly on Congo's Independence Day.

However, this time did not last too long. After spitting, Alan Wilson left directly, not giving Smith a chance to make excuses.

Now he wants to talk to Grace about the land south of Lubumbashi. Congo has become independent, and how to make profits is urgent. Although this time the Belgian Congo is independent, Anglo-American France and Belgium, the suzerain country of the Belgian Congo, are all mixed. Come in, but four countries are four countries, and their interests cannot be exactly the same.

Especially now, the United Kingdom and the United States are still wrestling for the Iranian oil crisis. The United States wants to establish a pro-Western government, and it doesn't care about anything else.

France wants to maintain the influence of the traditional French-speaking area, and Belgium wants to maintain its special interest relationship with the Congo. The United Kingdom seems to have no claim, but now it has, which is to merge the southeast of the Congo with the richest mineral resources into the Northern Rhodesian colony.

There is a leader like Lumumba who wants the Belgians to leave, and the Congo also has a spokesperson who advocates maintaining a close relationship with Belgium. This person is Moise Tshombe, Katanga province with the most resources in the Congo, and a pro-Belgian Leader Moise Tshombe.

There are three different political parties on the surface in Congo today, and the government is formed by a coalition of all parties.

There are three main forces: one is the nationalist political parties, such as the "Abaco Party", "National Movement Party", "African Solidarity Party", "African Solidarity Center", etc.; the other is the pro-Belgian political parties, such as Katanga The Tribal Union Party, whose leader is Moise Tshombe; Three is the feudal force among the two hundred and fifty tribes.

These political parties have different opinions and have great differences on the state system. The leader of the National Movement Party, Lumumba, advocated the establishment of a centralized country and maintained neutrality; the leader of the Abaco Party, Kasavub, and others advocated the implementation of a "federal system" based on the autonomy of the provinces; Moise Tshombe advocated Formation of the Belgian-Congo Community.

There is no doubt that Lumumba has the most supporters among them, and the supporters of Moise Tshombe in Katanga Province are also very simple. The local area is the place with the richest mineral resources in the Congo. Taking advantage of myself, Kinshasa in the eyes of the locals is similar to Egypt in the eyes of later generations of Saudi Arabia. What is the cultural center of Arab countries and the most powerful country in the Arab world?

Grace, who has always been greedy for Lubumbashi, followed Alan Wilson almost every step of the way. The Belgian Congo is now considered independent. Should it be fulfilled?

Alan Wilson also wants to fulfill the promise immediately, but Grace should fulfill the promise first, not himself.

"Grace, don't worry, the countries involved are Britain, France, the United States, and Belgium. We have to wait and see how things evolve." Alan Wilson signaled to be calm, "Politics is not like a war. A decision was made today, and the war will start tomorrow, and the war is not so happy. There are separatist organizations in Katanga Province, and they have a good relationship with the Belgians. If the Belgians and the French choose, they must support Moise Tshombe As a matter of priority, this option may also be pursued should the United States find Lumumba to be untrustworthy."

"Moise Tshombe? That **** with dead fish eyes?" Grace looked at him with disdain. Katanga province is next to Northern Rhodesia. Although he had never seen this person, he also knew Seen the photo, "It's really not good, I sent someone to kill him."

"Hey, don't think so simple. There is a saying in the East that the mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind. At this stage, whether the situation after Congo's independence can be leveraged, the key point lies in this black ghost with dead fish eyes... independent leader of the nation for profit."

Alan Wilson smiled indifferently and said, "You only have a chance when he makes a fuss. Otherwise, if Lumumba really creates an independent Congo, can you send someone to rob Katanga? Even if it is you Have war experience, how many of you are there? There are fifteen million people in the Congo, how many are you, 500,000 or 600,000? If the Congo is not divided, how can you have a chance, so the time to do it is very important."

Don’t think that being a white person is all that matters. If you don’t listen to persuasion, you have to fight hard. It’s not that there is no group in Alan Wilson’s mind. Not to mention that France has always insisted on Algeria, North Rhodesia and South Rhodesia, the colony of Rhodesia is at an absolute disadvantage The population and the blacks went to war, and ended up with a chicken feather.

The independence of Rhodesia was Britain's decision to hand over power to the blacks, which aroused dissatisfaction among the local whites.

This cannot be blamed on the United Kingdom. The existence of a small group of white people in the local area is not worth making the United Kingdom offend the entire African country. Anyone who is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom can make this kind of one-way multiple choice questions.

What happened to white people? When you need it, it’s the same language and the same species. When you don’t need it, who are you?

High-level British politicians have stated publicly on many occasions that Britain will hand over the colonial power to a power composed of a majority of local residents, but they have not formulated a feasible plan for the specific details of the power transfer.

As a result, the white ethnic group in Southern Rhodesia first expressed dissatisfaction, because although they were a minority, they controlled the local political power. Although the local black ethnic group received an empty promise, they did not obtain any actual rights.

In such disputes, the white government represented by Ian Smith issued the "Unilateral Declaration of Independence", declaring independence from Britain.

"Once the central government of Katanga Province and Lumumba enters a state of hostility, your chance will come." Alan Wilson said with a thoughtful face, "I guess a few months are enough, now there is only one problem, When it's time to grab it, do you have enough military force to do it? Also, don't expect to swallow Katanga province in one go. Its area is not much smaller than that of Northern Rhodesia. Even if it is not densely populated, it is estimated that Far exceeds your population."

"Now it's not 1945. All countries are busy repairing the aftermath of the war, and have no time to stare at Africa. If you want to replicate the original action to clear the black people in Northern Rhodesia, it is impossible."

Alan Wilson has a sincere attitude. When he wants to help, he is always really helping.

He doesn't do things that don't pay lip service, and because of this, his friends, such as McCarthy, have a good reputation for him.

Now that he decided to help Grace, Alan Wilson naturally put himself in his place to help, without any perfunctory intention.

The most important thing between people is trust. After a thorough analysis, Grace also agreed.

"Somalia's trusteeship time is coming. I'll go there soon. I should make it in time." Alan Wilson said something irrelevant to the situation in Congo.

"I will never let him leave Somalia alive, everything will be left to me." Grace patted his chest and made a solemn promise that the new Minister of Commonwealth Affairs would definitely not escape the fate of opening his head.

Alan Wilson nodded, "I'll go directly to North Rhodesia to help you after I finish my work in Somalia."

When it's time to show trust between people, Ingrid Bergman is very considerate of Alan Wilson's yearning for freedom, although the result is two lovely daughters.

When the shift came, Heidi Rama was already waiting in Somalia, and Ingrid Bergman worked hard to ensure the logistics.

"The situation in Congo may change~lightnovelpub.net~ You are also preparing to leave soon." After the luxury car test drive, Alan Wilson issued a travel warning to the female president.

Before leaving, Alan Wilson also did two things. He vented his dissatisfaction with the United States through a telegram. The telegram expressed his thoughts on overthrowing the Lumumba government, implying that he was planning. The destination of this telegram is In South Africa, the person who received the telegram was Donald McLean, one of the Cambridge Five.

At the same time, through the offshore center of British Newfoundland, it bought the pages of influential American newspapers, touting the United States' support for Lumumba's efforts to get rid of colonization.

Belgium's crimes in colonizing the Congo must be reported, such as cutting hands to develop Belgium, and Belgium's human zoo.

It's really cruel. The United Kingdom is far from being ranked among the colonial countries. Only a country like Belgium, a country with a small man who is getting rich, can be called a colonial benchmark.

Just two years ago, in 1958, at the International Exposition in Brussels, Belgium, the last "human zoo" in the world was exhibited at this exposition, and the moment when tourists threw food at the "animal" in their eyes , allowing the photographer to record this scene, which caused a huge sensation at the time.