Chapter 1293 – Funerals and Diplomacy

Egypt is a brand name in the Arab world, and with the support of Britain it can be even more dignified, and the funeral of Farouk I is a very good occasion to show the majesty of the great Egyptian power, and isn’t there a saying that Farouk I has made more by his death than he made in his whole life while he was alive.

There is no nation that is not good at saving face, even if the nation is in a very difficult situation indeed, which is to say nothing of a great nation with a great voice.

The Egyptian nation was getting along better than India, and it was no great matter to promote a little national pride, and Allen Wilson offered to do his part in regard to the funeral of Farouk I.

All the monarchies in the Arab world, even if not the monarch himself, but also to come to a Prince or something like that, republican countries also have to come to a special envoy, he did not forget France, after all, now the British and French still occupy Algeria, which is also considered to be half of the African countries, Charles de Gaulle’s government is doing its best to establish the national prestige of the European powers, the main means to reconcile with the Soviet Union, and a major power to get on good terms.

But even so, the proud and sensitive pride of the French should be taken care of.

Queen Farida and Queen Nariman, both of whom expressed their gratitude to an eager England, may not have loved Farouk I, but they still had no problem in loving the king. At a time when the king had just died, and Egypt stood at the crossroads, England, as a monarchy, was in any case more trusted than any other country.

This is if once upon a time, this kind of opportunity, Alan Wilson how must not want to sleep at night in the dragon bed and things like that, but people to middle age, he will no longer be the beast of burden as a meal, and then again, he can not explain to the classic Arab robes of Hedy Lamarr, let the embassy in Egypt to telegraph the monarchs of the countries of the Arab world, Alan Wilson chose the Windsor Castle Hotel to rest, the sister-in-law’s industry still got more trust.

“Got a set for you, too.” Hedy Lamarr took out the light-colored Arabian robes, prepared for this attendance at the funeral, “You have a practical spirit, to wear the clothing of what place to what place, not a bit of care at all, seamless switch.”

It would have seemed like a commonplace remark to Alan Wilson, but Hedy Lamarr’s next sentence was intoxicating, “I hear both of Farouk I’s wives were beautiful.”

“Heidi, what are you thinking. People are queens of a country.” Allen Wilson to this kind of strings outside the voice to capture very keen, at this time he has forgotten the queen of Nanfang, people are still living a peaceful life is better, as for other things, come across and say.

“Other I certainly do not suspect, but you have a previous record.” Heidi Rama’s showy eyebrows trembled, shattering the man’s past, how could this be reassuring.

As she said this, the restraints on her body had somehow been undone by the Cabinet Secretary who was traveling on official business, “Stop it and watch me ravage you.”

Here we go again, so thought Hedy Lamarr in her mind, still letting the other man get the initiative, obediently lying down and letting the man behind her get within range.

Over the next two days, the monarchies of the Arab world mourned deeply the illness and death of Farouk I. Little tidbits of information were circulating, such as Prince Fouad’s acceptance of Farouk I’s will, what with the assiduous teaching that the Aswan Dam must be completed and control of the Suez Canal reclaimed, and so on.

Anyway, the Egyptian people love to listen to the rumor base camp British Embassy can be spread, as for the military, especially the Royal Palace Guard, naturally, the internal tightness has been in a state of alert. Preventing domestic incitement, the outside world, Israel may take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, internal affairs do not decide to ask Sir, foreign affairs do not decide to Israel, this is a tradition.

This also led to Israel immediately disavowed rumors that the Egyptian military accusations are not true, and now this if the border friction is provoked. Will only provoke the Egyptian nation’s hatred of Israel, under normal circumstances Israel is not likely to pick a fight at this time, in fact, Israel did not, but someone planted.

At this time Alan Wilson is talking and laughing with the King of Morocco Moulay Hassan II, the current situation of Morocco is greatly praised, should be added to the friendly relations between the two countries.

Decades later in the world, there have actually been territorial changes at some edges, such as the overthrow of Sikkim and Turkey’s occupation of the northwest corner of Syria. But these are all minor adjustments, and the places that can really be said to have seen major changes are in Africa.

Rwanda, for example, is only a little bit on the map, but it has already occupied more than several times its own territory in the Congo, and so has the Kingdom of Morocco, which has occupied most of Western Sahara, and has also been hostile to Algeria because of the demarcation of the border between Algeria and the Kingdom.

Algeria’s weapons and equipment can be seen from the fact that since its independence, Algeria has been distrustful of the United Kingdom, the United States and France, and the country’s arms purchases have always been made from the Soviet Union and later Russia. France across the Mediterranean Sea has always been wary of the colonizers to prevent them from coming back.

In the African mercenary community, Algeria has long cooperated with Russian mercenaries in Africa, while Morocco has maintained good relations with Western Europe. The two countries have been fighting over the border issue, Algeria is friendly with Russia and Morocco is pro-France.

There is a kind of Greater Moroccanism spreading in Morocco, where both official and unofficial voices have territorial claims to these areas. They believe that these areas were under some form of Moroccan sovereignty back in the colonial era, when they were also Spanish enclaves in Africa.

At the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence, Morocco seized Tindouf and Béchard in western Algeria and claimed them as Moroccan territory, but of course in this time and space, because of the French victory in suppressing Algeria, Morocco spat these lands out again.

The above is not all of Morocco’s territorial claims; supporters of Greater Moroccanism believe that the entirety of Mauritania, which exceeds one million square kilometers, should be part of Morocco. According to this view, Morocco believes that it should be its own territory that exceeds the total area of Algeria, which is more than two million square kilometers.

Morocco before the colonial era was a North African power, but also once took out the king of the Portuguese expedition to Africa, while Algeria is just some marginal corners, if not colonized by France, can not be compared to Morocco, in the Algerian War of Independence, Morocco decided that France will eventually give up, first attacked the Algeria in the war.

And in a world where France maintained its domination of Algeria, the Kingdom of Morocco had to pay the price for its adventures.

Unlike Algeria’s pro-Soviet past, Morocco was pro-European, and now Morocco had to be wary of France, and having this condition became an opportunity for British capital to flourish in Morocco.

Moulay Hassan II, who has just become king, is faced with such a situation, on the one hand, chose Britain as a counterbalance to the power of France, on the one hand, because of the religious relationship, to expand and the friendship of the Arab world, Egypt is the Arab world’s first populous country, this time the funeral of Farouk I, he came over in person.

Alan Wilson is naturally happy about this, the occupation of the market in Africa, with Portugal to help, plus Morocco is even better. This is also to add to his wife’s industry, he naturally did not say anything.

In the following days, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Oman, including some small emirates, and even distant Pakistan, the princes and envoys of various countries have arrived in Egypt. Alan Wilson was only slightly relieved when he used Britain’s soft power to cause this result.

With the princes and ambassadors of so many countries present, it would be unwise for anyone to try to take advantage of the vacancy of the Egyptian king’s illness and death to look for trouble first now.

“Princess Badia, the unity of the Arab world is truly marvelous.” Seeing his old friend appear, Alan Wilson greeted him with a smile, “It’s been a long time, Your Highness has become more and more radiant.”

“Sir is relying on this mouth to coax Pamela into being so happy, right?” Princess Badia was not shy, and chatted with Alan Wilson, during which there were some concerns about worrying about the growth of the Free Officers Organization, which was the same concern of many military masters.

“Yes and no, Britain’s concern for the well-being of the Arab monarchs is real.” Alan Wilson smiled, “Peace is hard won and all the more reason for us to cherish it, an outcome like that of the Yemeni royal family is something no one wants to see, but the threat does exist, doesn’t it?”

Alan Wilson also met, Prince Saud, full name Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to expound on the developments regarding the relationship between the UK and Saudi Arabia. The funeral of Farouk I was a very busy affair for him, and he was so busy with all the envoys that his turban had damp stains from sweating.

The funeral of Farouk I, as predicted by Alan Wilson, was indeed very solemn and dignified, with dozens of kings, princes, envoys, ministers and ministers of the country. The Egyptian vision of Egypt as the leader of the Arab world was fulfilled.

All of these guests spoke highly of Farouk I’s achievements, from the building of the economy, to the large pie subsidies given to the underclass, the creation of the Aswan Dam, the project of the century.

Of course there were references to the control of the Suez Canal, the words of the Syrian envoy, which made Alan Wilson very unhappy.

But the atmosphere has been baked to this, it is not appropriate for him not to speak, can only throw on the ground to step on 10,000 feet of the spirit of the contract to pick up the spirit of the contract, talked about the Suez Canal for the importance of the European countries, “We all understand that the Suez Canal means something to Egypt, and I would like to see the Egyptian government commit to the neutrality of the Suez Canal, and never be used to the detriment of Europe. On that premise, much can be talked about, nothing can’t be talked about.”