As a result, the bullets were not missed, and few people died. This is the case with low-intensity wars. Often the greater casualties are not on the battlefield, but in places outside the battlefield.

The prime minister's official residence at No. 10 Downing Street, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, Norman Brooke brought the preliminary investigation report on the death of Duncan, the Minister of Commonwealth Affairs, and asked Prime Minister Eden for instructions. Before that, he had already talked with Marshal Mountbatten.

Both agreed that, based on the British political tradition, once a minister's death has something to do with the military, it may undermine the stable political ecology of the UK. harmony.

Given such dire consequences, Norman Brooke concedes that Duncan's death was a sudden, accidental, and isolated event that should not be read too much into.

Although the murderer has not been caught, it can only be a local nationalist in Somaliland.

And considering that Somaliland is now nominally independent, and the United Kingdom maintains its relationship with Somaliland after independence, so Duncan's death should be dealt with internally to dilute the impact.

"Of course this incident reminded us that although it may increase diplomatic costs, it is best for ministers to have a series of security guarantees including but not limited to fighter escorts on their way to the third world to ensure their safety."

Norman Brooke held a palm-thick document and was going to explain to the prime minister in detail the new safety regulations for diplomatic work and what kind of security force the prime minister applied to himself.

"The issue of safety is indeed very important. What happened to Duncan was a shock to us all." Aiden said with a sinking face, "His wife was very noisy and very unpleasant, but I can't understand the death of a relative. But now There are a lot of things, and I don't have time to appease him, where is McMillan, what is he doing?"

"We are in contact with various countries to determine the time for the Six-Party Talks, which seems to be set in October." Norman Brook followed the Prime Minister's train of thought and exposed Duncan's matter, "Now the United States is also in a hurry, because the situation in Congo is turning into a civil war .”

"What's the foreign ministry's opinion on the situation in Congo?" Aiden asked with a sigh of relief. Although McMillan was not here, he still wanted to get some advice from Norman Brooke.

"Some voices from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are overjoyed." Norman Brooke smiled reservedly, "The glorious age is back!"

"How do you say that?" Prime Minister Eden frowned slightly and asked back. Although the job of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is indeed to prevent chaos in the world, it is too much to say so bluntly?

"For a long time, we have been trying to make the case that there should be an orderly contraction of the colonial issue, to ensure that the colony will not be infiltrated by the Soviet Union after independence. The propaganda mainly focuses on the Soviet threat and the brutality of the French war against Algeria."

Norman Brooke spoke eloquently, and when it came to this, he changed the subject, "But the Americans do not accept this argument, thinking that the Algerian war is a matter of French policy, and have always asked us to withdraw from the colonies and put our military strength in Europe to resist the threat of the Soviet Union. "

"If there is a second colony belonging to a different country, and there is chaos or even war after independence, the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be more tenable, so this part of the voice thinks that the deterioration of the situation in Congo is a good thing, at least for the UK This is the case, I believe that the high commissioners of the colonies will now bring public opinion back from the Algerian war, and focus on stabilizing their respective jurisdictions with the example of the Congo.”

For the UK now, the situation in Congo can be said to be at the right time. Norman Brook even relayed that many people do not want the situation in Congo to calm down, so maybe the Americans agree to participate in the Six-Party Talks and will be calm and calm in the Six-Party Talks.

This is simply a card that fell from the sky out of thin air, and the UK should make good use of it.

"I want to know who are the main supporters of this voice?" Prime Minister Aiden listened to it for a long time, why is there a familiar formula?

"Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that little fellow Allen." Norman Brook replied with a smile, "He is in Lusaka, presiding over the meeting of overseas commissioners, and I believe he is discussing this matter with his colleagues."

After all, the conditions in London are much better. There is no such condition in distant Africa. In the absence of communication, just by hearing and smelling, the Congolese armed forces loyal to Lumumba and anti-Lumumba fought until dark .

During this period, some lost troops appeared in the forest like ghosts and ghosts, but as soon as they saw the enemy and the battlefield filled with gunpowder, they quickly slipped away and disappeared in the dark dense forest that enveloped everything. without a trace.

Towards evening, the artillery behind stopped bombarding. The cannons on the left and right flanks fell silent.

The gun at the front fired its last shell loudly, and then fell silent. The gunner may have fired all his shells, or he may have died on his emplacement.

Down below, in what seemed to be the valley below, two mortars would not stop, bombarding continuously.

And in the evening, the two mortars stood still in the emplacement like two tree stumps on the felling field. The machine guns roared intermittently, and all kinds of firearms used by infantrymen blazed into a chaotic sound, causing flames to shoot and bullets to fly randomly.

Bang... A series of crisp sounds, different from the fighting inside the Congo, this sound is so beautiful, Alan Wilson set an example for his colleagues, drank up the red wine and raised his glass, "It's not important to call the gentlemen over here It’s just a simple wish, and I hope everyone will continue to work hard.”

Because of the listing of Nigerian Petroleum Corporation, the Overseas Asset Management Committee has suffered huge losses in name.

Even the total assets managed this year are the same as last year, and there is no nominal growth, which requires colleagues to work harder.

This is not as good as some private companies, such as the Mountbatten Group. If Kennedy comes to power as scheduled, there will be good news for silver in the United States. It is estimated that the world's number one strong woman, Ms. Pamela Mountbatten, is his wife, and her assets will increase again. There is a new round of expansion.

It's a pity about the matter of silver. After some consideration, Allen Wilson decided to at least not inform his colleagues about this step in advance. Although silver mines also exist in some colonies, silver mines in Africa do not have a cost advantage. Except for the rich silver mines in the world Outside of America, only Australia, where all mines are on the surface, has this cost advantage.

If you work hard to mine silver, you may not get much cash, if you lose it? Then Alan Wilson can hardly be blamed, it is better to wait until the matter is clear and look at the direction of the wind. There are many more scruples about using the country's money than using women's money.

Alan Wilson, who has nothing to do, also discussed with his colleagues in a relaxed environment that the tragedy of the Congo should be publicized, "Is there such a benevolent suzerain country in the world as ours? I can say responsibly that there is none. It is a blessing to be a colony of the British Empire, although some countries may not think so."

"Some big and powerful countries think that they lead the world, and the world will coexist peacefully, and everyone will perform their duties." Richard said sarcastically, "It's just empty talk that assumes that one's own nation is superior to other nations. "

"I remember the last person who said that, he led Germany to launch a world war and killed six million Jews." Ingram laughed straight, "An excellent nation is so good at killing people."

Several people sang together, causing a burst of laughter. Alan Wilson took a sip of the red wine, why didn't he know who Richard was talking about? Nehru, who was enthusiastically preparing for the six-party talks, "Now we can use it. He, I believe someone will be able to handle them in the future."

Is there anyone who can fix Nehru? For example, a certain big country, which is slamming the Soviet Union for its transformation into a social emperor, unexpectedly joined the ranks of imperialism oppressing Iran. This kind of attack on Alan Wilson is just for fun. The key is that it was not invited to the Six-Party Talks. If it is invited, it will not criticize it. It has to show that it is a responsible big country.

Those who criticize imperialism hate themselves for not being imperialists. Allen Wilson smiled and discussed the situation in Congo with his colleagues, "Actually, what happened to Congo has nothing to do with the United Kingdom, we want to see what will happen to the United States?"

This time, various overseas commissioners came to Lukassa from the dark restricted areas of various places, and they were determined to set off a dark turmoil in the Congo, and united with the emperors such as the French emperor and the Portuguese emperor to do their best to sublimate and fight against the current American emperor.

United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States, twelve days after Congo nominally gained independence, the United Kingdom and the United States finally extended a series of diplomatic wars caused by the Iranian oil crisis to the United Nations~lightnovelpub.net~British Representative to the United Nations Andrew Cohen Together with French representative Georges Abel, he voted against the U.S.-promoted deployment of a U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo.

The common position of Britain and France made the United States unexpected, and Anatoly Dobrynin, who has always been known for his opposition to colonialism, the UN Deputy Secretary-General representing the attitude of the Soviet Union, this time his attitude is very moderate. "We propose to do persuasion in private, to hear what the British and the French have to say."

The Americans who were about to export to Britain and France were very embarrassed at once. He was waiting for the Soviets to spit, and then he followed up. As a result, this time it turned out to be such a situation. He could only express that he would take care of the interests of Britain and France for another dialogue .

"Congo is a mine in Africa. If Lumumba asks for help, if the Soviet Union does nothing, it is really impossible to explain."

Brezhnev followed Kozlov, the number two figure in the Soviet Union, and slowly expounded his opinion, "Participating in the Six-Party Talks has already caused us to be criticized by foreign comrades. If we do not take certain efforts to show leadership It may lead to doubts. It is indeed a good time when Britain, France and the United States are not in harmony."