Chapter 1054 – Wilson the Prophet

There were two things to do now, get the contents of the Northern Rhodesia Secret Treaty to Whitehall and get Norman Brooke to see how it went. There was also the matter of getting the military to draw up a plan to seize the Lubumbashi area.

Norman Brooke is actually not yet sixty years old, but recently it is obvious that there is a lack of energy, in the final analysis this head of the British civil service, just hobbies and the Emperor of the Apocalypse and the same, but in the work of the Yongzheng is aligned. He even looked a little paler than his predecessor, Edward Bridges.

“Very good, using Northern Rhodesia as the centerpiece to maintain Britain’s influence over Africa, very thoughtful.” Norman Brooke was very pleased, “With Africa out of the way, there is still Tanganyika left in East Africa, a former German colony, and trusteeship time is fast approaching.”

“Speaking of which, if all goes well, Malawi should try to merge with Tanganyika.”

Alan Wilson spoke directly once he heard that, “Right now a part of Malawi is under the control of Northern Rhodesia, the problem is that the population density around Lake Malawi is still high, once such a small colony becomes independent, population pressure will follow. There will definitely be friction with Northern Rhodesia, and to be honest the main inhabitants of Northern Rhodesia are Slavs, but the blacks don’t see it that way, they don’t know the difference between us and these Slavs, and only have the concept of white people in their eyes.”

“If friction occurs in this way, Britain will be in an awkward position, and will probably be subjected to some criticism as well.”

“If Malawi and Tanganyika were to be merged, and then made independent, this conflict would be internalized. It could solve the hidden dangers for Northern Rhodesia.”

Alan Wilson elaborated on his idea of colonial change, because of his own reasons, blocking Tanganyika’s doorstep of the island of Zanzibar, Tanganyika is not to be annexed, Zanzibar is bound to become the first choice of Britain’s offshore balance to East Africa.

Once Tanganyika ignores British interests in the future, Sanibar is located in a position where it is perfectly capable of launching a blockade against Tanganyika and forcing it into submission. What a fucking East African Liberation Army, a bunch of blacks after all.

But he is still willing to leave some benefits for Tanganyika, which is in the middle of Northern Rhodesia and Tanganyika, Malawi, Tanganyika can be merged with Malawi, so that you can also digest the contradictions.

This gives Tanganyika a little bit of sweetness, and maybe it can also improve the relationship between Northern Rhodesia and Tanganyika.

In fact, according to Alan Wilson’s memory, Tanzania had good relations with a major power during the Cold War though. But it didn’t fall out with Britain or even the entire free world… Nyerere is a representative of African socialism?

That’s not wrong, but it doesn’t necessarily mean he was anti-British; Nyerere eventually died of illness in London.

After Tanzania’s independence, there had been a mutiny and Nyerere was in danger of stepping down, a mutiny that Britain had sent troops to put down, and in general, Nyerere had kind of maintained relations with Britain in peace. Although he was indeed ideologically in league with the Soviet Union.

“We’re talking to Nyerere on the condition that Malawi and Tanganyika merge for a five-year observation period. That means handing over power and keeping the garrison in place for now.” Alan Wilson said while calculating, “If there is time, we can invite Nyerere to come to London and we can talk about it.”

Among the pro-Soviet leaders, Nyerere obviously belongs to the less radical kind, if we can talk properly, Britain can also help Nyerere a hand, of course, this is also good for Britain.

Like other colonies in British Africa, Tanganyika is adopting the strategy of building a nation through real estate.

And don’t need to be like Nigeria also need gold coast support, Tanganyika itself has gold production, is also the British post-war in Africa focus on the operation of the region, gold production can’t catch up with the British gold coast, but absolutely fully able to satisfy the construction of Tanganyika itself.

Although South Africa is now no longer listening to the British greetings, but the second and third largest gold-producing areas in Africa are still in the hands of the United Kingdom, the Gold Coast and Tanganyika made an indelible contribution to post-war Britain.

“The solution is a good one, but Nyerere is not a man to be dealt with, he is more moderate, but he is likely to be a Nehru-like figure.” Norman Brooke frowned slightly, “Will he agree by giving him half of Malawi?”

“Could we put out the word that there is a shadow of a gold reserve in Malawi, so it’s not a negative asset when it’s wrapped up like that, is it?” Alan Wilson was struck by the idea of the Ogaden War that caused the two pro-Soviet states of Ethiopia and Somalia.

The latter proved that the Ogaden region didn’t have much oil resources at all, but this news directly caused the two pro-Soviet countries in the Horn of Africa to fight, which could be considered a rather impressive operation.

Norman Brooke’s eyes lit up with an approving tone, “Alan, very good idea. If there’s gold, the blind, I mean fabulous future of the East African powers might impress Nyerere.”

“That’s a fortuitous suggestion.” Alan Wilson expressed modesty, the example of the Ogaden War was not something the Honorable Sir Norman needed to know, but it was only a matter of time before the war potential was detonated, as the Ogaden region itself was disputed territory.

The Ogaden region, which can also be called Ethiopian Somalia, was originally part of Somalia, which was divided into five pieces by the British, French, Italian and other colonial powers, of which the Ogaden region, which covers an area of three hundred and eighty thousand square kilometers, was transferred to Italian Ethiopia in 1897, and after World War II the territory was transferred to Ethiopian control.

The Ogaden region, which is mainly dominated by Somalis and out of step with Ethiopia, was given to Ethiopia, mainly also because Ethiopia, a resounding African regional power, could not help but save face.

“There are times when classics are inadvertently created by chance, and you don’t have to be overly modest.” Norman Brooke shook his head slightly and said, “Allen, your ability not only stops here, but what is rare is that your rapport with the military is an advantage that stands out more than many.”

Alan Wilson and Field Marshal Mountbatten’s in-law relationship was likewise a bridge between Whitehall and the military. There was no need to avoid this, or at least Norman Brooke thought there was no need to avoid it, and it should be put to good use.

Alan Wilson heard a sudden feeling of bones are light two two, this is not to say that the cabinet secretary is very optimistic about his own? Of course, he could not ask directly out of the mouth, only with some excitement to leave Whitehall.

Leaving Whitehall Alan Wilson went to the Ministry of Defense, get rid of professionals to take out a report on the capture of the Lubumbashi region, of course, if confidential.

As Norman Brooke said, a good relationship with the military is an important factor in Alan Wilson’s reliability. With Field Marshal Mountbatten on his side, he wouldn’t get a hard time on the military side.

Of course while he was at it, he didn’t forget to go back to the Foreign Office and play a note to indicate that he had returned home. Macmillan was actually glad that a permanent undersecretary of the Foreign Office like Allen Wilson existed, making his life comfortable by traveling abroad from time to time.

The Foreign Secretary must have misunderstood; one of the key reasons why Allen Wilson was comfortable traveling abroad on business was because even in his own absence, foreign policy was not the turn of the Foreign Secretary with an American mother to dominate, and the Prime Minister was far more interested in diplomacy than in domestic affairs.

Fresh from power, Aidan made solemn pledges in the House of Commons to build consensus politics with the Conservatives. He tweaked, but definitely abolished, the fierce nationalization. He himself was in charge of foreign affairs.

The great matter of international affairs, at present there is only one six-party talks left in the pipeline, has been treated by Aidan as an important merit of his own, and Macmillan, the Foreign Secretary, at least in this case, is unable to interfere.

With that out of the way, Alan Wilson headed for the Emerald House at Hawksin, where his wife was enjoying a rare pleasant season in England, with their lovely children in tow.

Arriving in Hawksin, Alan Wilson enjoyed the rare peace and quiet, it was temporary, he had a vague feeling that some lady equal to his wife would be coming back for a rocket ride with him soon.

This place in Hawksin had been bought by Pamela Mountbatten as a residence for her time in England. Among the emerald house was a collection of antiques from a variety of sources, used to establish a learned persona for her husband.

Toward evening, Allen Wilson had built a bonfire in the yard and was enjoying the peace and quiet with his own family, raising a toast to his wife in a very original manner, as for the children had been whisked back to the house, and this time of year belonged to the husband and wife alone.

“Some roasted face.” Pamela Mountbatten, who had been drinking, had a flushed face, like a country girl, not at all like a president of the Concepcion Group, who had come from an aristocratic background and was now in a position of great wealth.

“I’ll touch it.” As he spoke, Alan Wilson directly went up to his hand and touched his wife’s hot face, and with apologies, he said, “My dear, it was supposed to be the time for you to come back in the summer, but I went to Africa, and for that I’m sorry in a million ways. How I wanted to be there for you.”

“You had your affairs, I can understand that.” Pamela Mountbatten leaned obediently on her husband’s shoulder and took another sip of wine and asked, “Are you going to the six-party talks in Basra? Does it feel like it will turn out well?”

“Let’s take one step at a time. The gap in hard power is indeed worrisome. But conservative treatment is still possible.” Alan Wilson, possessed by Chang Gong, elaborated on the grand strategy of exchanging space for time, and hustling the outside world to secure the inside first.

“There is one thing, if the dust settles from the Iranian oil crisis, the distribution of oil shares in the Middle East may have to enter a new phase. The current 50-50 split may have to become history.”

“Hmm? Change it to what?” Pamela Mountbatten hmmmed, then looked straight at her husband.

Alan Wilson shook his head, “It’s not changed to how much, it should be no more. In the future in wanting to make a profit, it’s not about working on crude oil, it’s about figuring out what to do on top of refining.”

“Hmm! Hm?” Pamela Mountbatten hmmmed twice, suddenly laughed, “How did your head grow, can you see the future?”

Oil refining facility? Wasn’t it already built in Singapore, this was to let her take over?