"Sir Norman!" The atmosphere in the entire conference room was suffocated, and everyone stood up and greeted Norman Brook who walked in at the same time, as if they were ready to devote themselves to the supreme authority, uniform and shocking.

Norman Brook nodded with an almost imperceptible range, and pointed a finger to the seat next to him, "Alan sits here, gentlemen, please sit."

Norman Brooke sat down, while Alan Wilson took small steps to reach Norman Brooke's left hand side, and on his right side is Sir Ismay, Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs~lightnovelpub.net~Welfare] Pay attention to the public.. No. [Book Friends Base Camp], and draw cash/point coins every day when you read books!

"Ireland has announced its withdrawal from the Commonwealth, no accident, according to the procedures and procedures, London will recognize this decision within half a year. The Irish thing has passed, but many things are still happening. Regarding the future of the British Empire, We are duty-bound, not to mention that you are an expatriate commissioner, we have to come up with a feasible solution to deal with the current chaotic situation." Norman Brooke finished the opening remarks word by word, and then said, "From the beginning In terms of situation, the current threats to overseas territories, where do they come from, which territories are most easily shaken, etc., have to come to a conclusion, so the meeting will start now."

Sir Ismay then said, "Currently overseas territories are concentrated in Africa and Asia. Africa is larger, and Malaya in Asia is more important. From an overall perspective, Malaya is more likely to face the enemy... ...or the threat of an ally."

"I very much agree with what Sir Ismay said. Let me introduce the situation in Malaya." Gerald Edward said immediately, "At present, Malaya is still calm, since the war has not ended, Malaya The main task is to bring the population balance of the two major groups closer, so as to avoid a repeat of the situation in British India, with the addition of new immigrants. From the comparison of the current ethnic groups in Malaya alone, the two ethnic groups can be regarded as evenly matched, and the population is very close. ."

Gerald Edward's words made Norman Brook and Ismay nod, and Alan Wilson asked, "By static standards, the work can be said to be done, but if you take into account the surrounding situation, That's not enough, has the population of Dutch Kalimantan been counted?"

"It's not calculated. Of course, considering the factors of Java Island and Sumatra, the current situation can't be said to be stable." Gerald Edward pondered for a while and said, "Allen's reminder is very good."

"The current country that can threaten overseas territories is not an army of tanks on the bright side, but a country whose tonnage is still higher than that of the Royal Navy. Malaya is guarding the golden waterway, and it has its own accumulation of resources, which is very important. "Norman Brooke frowned, "Be good at taking advantage of the surrounding situation, think of ways in terms of diplomacy, and introduce the news in this regard."

"The Royal Netherlands Navy's aircraft carrier battleship formation base has been transferred to Kalimantan Island. As for the most remote Dutch Guinea, the Netherlands has signed a mutual aid treaty with Australia. The third party to this treaty is the United Kingdom, but we are in Secretly. The Australian side is very satisfied with this treaty. The Canberra side is eagerly looking forward to helping the Netherlands stabilize its position in New Guinea." Gerard Edward immediately said, "The Dutch side is ready to get out of control on Java Island and follow the example of India. Participation, cutting off Kalimantan and Dutch Guinea, we have cooperated with Australia."

"Before I came back, the Netherlands launched the second "police operation". Yogyakarta, the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, was occupied. Indonesian leaders such as Sukarno and Hada were captured by the Dutch army. The territory and population of the Republic of Indonesia were greatly reduced. The Indonesian army retreated into the mountains again, insisted on guerrilla warfare, and established guerrilla administrative regions across the country. The Dutch nationals have all been evacuated to Kalimantan.”

"It can't be delayed. The United States has begun to pay attention to the Dutch East Indies at the United Nations." Norman Brooke turned to Ismay and asked, "Is the news of the Alexander Telegram true?"

Seeing Ismay nodding, Norman Brooke immediately said, "Telegram Rotterdam, immediately announce the declaration of partition in the Dutch East Indies, and we immediately join Australia to announce the recognition of partition. What do you think, Ellen?"

Alan Wilson recalled the time when Indonesia appeared, probably when the artillery party was about to kneel, and said, "Yes, once the Americans really put pressure on it, it will be too late to do what we are doing. The police action is futile, we must Terminate it immediately, with the Belgian and Spanish troops evacuated to Kalimantan. With the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Royal Navy Pacific Fleet, it is completely possible to withdraw quickly.”

"As for the United Nations, let Alexander do some work, and cooperate with the French representatives to cause some obstacles in the process." Norman Brooke made a final decision, "It's settled, I'll go to the Prime Minister after the meeting."

"Gentlemen, just like the conclusion just now, the current threat to overseas territories is that suspicious ally." Alan Wilson said slowly, "If the Dutch East Indies collapse, Malaya will bear the brunt. Now we The most hopeful thing is that the French will persist in Vietnam a little longer, and I don’t know how the French situation in Vietnam is going.”

"So far it looks good!" Gerald Edward, as the chief executive of Malaya, still knew the war in France.

“It’s not a big problem for the French to clean up the Vietnamese, but we have to consider extraterritorial factors. The current Chinese civil war, the balance is moving in the direction of pro-Soviet forces. Once the Chinese game comes to an end, it is difficult to guarantee that the French will still be as they are now. It's so easy, if it's not possible to change to Malaya, we will use the navy to threaten Java Island. Having said that, is there any captain of the Pacific Fleet who is about to retire? We will take an action to support the Netherlands, such as shelling Jakarta or something. It also shows the unity of the Brussels Treaty Organization."

Alan Wilson said to the colony of commissioners, "Sometimes there is a moral price to pay."

Norman Brooke calmly picked up a glass of water, his Adam's apple surging, "For the safety of British Malaya, of course we can't let the Netherlands just leave, France and the Netherlands are the protective layer of Malaya, this is the No doubt, but shelling Jakarta? Another way is to use bombers."

"Yes, Sir Norman!" all the Colonial Commissioners agreed in unison.

"Speaking of this, Indonesia has a similar environment to Malaya, and in fact, there are a lot of overlapping properties. I personally recommend burning rubber plantations, blowing up power plants, and demolishing all railways. Let the Netherlands take this as a condition and Indonesia. The leaders of the independence movement negotiate the terms so that they can buy time for the withdrawal. Destroy them all, and the world still needs these resources, and this is an opportunity for British Malaya, isn't it?"

"Very good!" Norman Brooke turned to Ismay and ordered, "I want to meet the Dutch ambassador once."

"After all, London is such a small place." Ismay understood, "Fate is so wonderful."

"With the French and the Dutch, the situation in Malaya is actually much better than in British India." Sir Barron said with great relief, "The French are in Vietnam, not like they are in French India. If you don’t return, it’s a pity that British India does not have such an environment.”

Although Sir Barron was in the Persian Gulf, he still expressed concern about the place where he lived and fought. In 1948, France and India reached an agreement, and the people of all parts of French India voted on their future.

In fact, France has let go of French India, and the only remaining power in the subcontinent is Portugal, the weakest colonial power.

"If you want Malaya to be stable, the most important thing is to make Malaya a powerful supplement to the mainland, not a simple colony. After solving the basic security issues, the next step is to consider development issues. From the aspect of science and technology, The British Empire is no worse than the United States and the Soviet Union, but our local population is insufficient and cannot be converted into national strength~lightnovelpub.net~ We can't rely on the local population of 50 million to produce three times the goods of the United States and the Soviet Union per capita. ?"

"If Malaya can take up the role of British India at the beginning, we can say that we will not compromise on these two countries. Simply, considering the remaining colonies in our hands, we can still support the development of a colony."

"But Malaya's population is not large, and there is no such a large market as the subcontinent." Ismay frowned.

"Dear Sir Ismay, I'm not talking about the market, we have a market, and what we lack is a production base." Alan Wilson shook his head slightly, "We all know that the textile industry is the industry that can best solve the employment problem, but technology In progress, there is no added value in the textile industry, and we cannot be on an equal footing with the US and the Soviet Union by buying clothes. After two world wars, technology has greatly advanced, new industries have emerged, and some backward industries should be transferred.”

"The transferred place must be reliable." Norman Brooke frowned. "The commissioners here can talk about whether you can support a production base."

Commissioners from the Gold Coast, Sudan, Togo, and Rhodesia all spoke up, asking whether the resources in their jurisdictions could support the transformation of Malaya into a production base.

"I have an idea, I don't know if it's appropriate, it's just my personal idea." Alan Wilson said embarrassedly after listening to the commissioners from all over the world.

"If you have anything, you can say it at this meeting." Norman Brook's words set the tone.

"Why can't we set up nationalized enterprises in the colonies?" Alan Wilson's eyes rolled and swept across the faces of every colonial commissioner, "Especially on mineral resources, gentlemen who are doing things can also be enterprises at the same time. manager."