Chapter 1511 The International Superstar from the East
Wick thought he was talking about supreme authority in a loud tone, but even the details covered thousands of square kilometers of land. He could only say, "The general trend is good, and there is nothing wrong with the favorable plan to win some land."
"Perhaps with the idea of merging in the future, let me tell you, Nehru thought so at the beginning, but once separated, it will be difficult to think of merging." Alan Wilson snorted and laughed, "The Southern Rhodesia problem
There should be a result. Once the partition is successful, it will be merged with the royal territory."
The royal territory of Rhodesia in the north originally had an area of 750,000 square kilometers. It merged with half of Malawi and increased its area to 800,000 square kilometers. It occupied the protruding part of Katanga Province in the southeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and became
It became 938,000 square kilometers.
After the partition of Southern Rhodesia this time, the land retained by Ian Smith will be combined, and the area will exceed one million square kilometers.
Except for the lack of an outlet to the sea, this royal territory of more than one million square kilometers has almost no major shortcomings. The entire Democratic Republic of the Congo has a tropical rainforest climate, but most of the royal territory is the Zambian Plateau, and the local climate is not
Tropical rainforest climate.
The water sources include the Zambezi River and the Congo River. In terms of mineral resources, it is not comparable to South Africa, and it is also considered a mineral concentration center in Africa.
The land in Africa is not fertile, but Northern and Southern Rhodesia are already pretty good. Perhaps only Nigeria's delta is definitely better than Rhodesia.
The British government did not wait too long. Mugabe said that once the previous partition plan was followed, Harare, the capital, would become a border city, so the original partition plan was unreasonable.
If Ian Smith insists, Matabeleland North can be handed over to the whites.
Although North Matabeleland has a north, it is actually the western province of Rhodesia, covering an area of 75,000 square kilometers. Alan Wilson asked Wick and Ian Smith to meet and persuade them to agree to come down to Victoria Falls.
Isn't it just within the territory of Matabeleland North? An area of 75,000 square kilometers is enough for 300,000 white people to live.
Of course, once partitioned, migration was necessary. When India and Pakistan were partitioned, Hindus and peaceful believers also migrated to ensure that the two places could develop in parallel and not interfere with each other.
There were some questions that Ian Smith had to meet with Alan Wilson in person before he could agree, such as asking whether people like them would be marginalized once merged with the North.
"You can rest assured that there are still some French-speaking Belgian immigrants in the royal territory. They were left over when the Elizabethville area was merged. In the face of racial conflicts, ethnic conflicts are no longer important."
Alan Wilson said that you can rest assured about this, "Compared with the North, Southern Rhodesia's advantages do not constitute a conflict. Although Southern Rhodesia also has a lot of minerals, it still cannot compare with the North."
"It is also beneficial to get Matabeleland North. It is adjacent to the royal territory to the north and Botswana to the west. We have a good relationship with the local government. Moreover, Botswana has a small population and a stable society, and is also wary of outsiders.
Don’t worry about cross-border issues. Land conflicts definitely don’t exist.”
The conflict between whites and blacks in Southern Rhodesia is purely a land conflict. In fact, when the agreement was signed at the beginning of the century, although it was unfair, the land distribution was actually settled.
However, the growth of black people far exceeded that of white people. The seemingly fair land distribution was immediately overwhelmed by the skyrocketing number of black people.
On Ian Smith's side, there are 75,000 square kilometers corresponding to 300,000 white people. On the Botswana side, there are 500,000 square kilometers corresponding to 700,000 Botswana people. It is even more spacious and sparsely populated than here.
It was almost time to give it up as soon as it was settled. There would be no further contact anyway, and there was no point in fighting for thousands of square kilometers of land. Finally, Ian Smith nodded.
The Southern Rhodesia issue that had troubled the United Kingdom for many years finally saw the dawn of a solution. Finally before New Year's Day, under the witness of the British government, the Southern Rhodesia partition plan won the consent of both parties, and the white people migrated to Northern Malaysia.
In Tabeleland, the British troops preparing to evacuate Southern Rhodesia temporarily suspended their evacuation to help complete this population migration.
Grace also came to London at this time, and Alan Wilson waited one more day. Grace went to see her youngest daughter and her son-in-law who were serving in the army. When they met, she kept mumbling, "I don't need to mention how many years ago you took us.
One hundred thousand people were stripped naked on the German coastline, but my daughter can’t be so unreasonable as to have her wife do everything and still have nothing.”
"Grace, don't be angry. As long as I agree, the matter has been settled." Alan Wilson waved his hand to calm down. After so many years, he actually mentioned sunbathing on the beach in Germany again.
Isn't that also for sterilization and disinfection?
At that time, he said that he should go into the large bathroom set up by the Germans to deal with the problem, but these Slavs said they would not go in.
Now that the partition of the south has begun, shouldn't the local snakes in the royal territory show their support by at least providing some transportation to help the white people in the south move faster?
Don’t forget that the Slavic refugees who were cleaner than their faces were often helped by the white people in Southern Rhodesia at the beginning. Just because they have gained a foothold today, they cannot turn their backs and disown them.
Grace sighed in her heart: How can people be so shameless? You stripped us clean back then, and now you tell me not to dwell on the past. Turning around, you tell me to be grateful for Southern Rhodesia's help back then?
"Okay!" Grace gritted her teeth and nodded. He knew that it was impossible for the tens of thousands of armed militiamen in his hands to support a huge royal territory. Ian Smith thought he could do it at the beginning, but now he still needs the help of the United Kingdom.
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"When you merge, I will let the two children hold a wedding." Alan Wilson clapped his chest and did not forget to give Grace a reassurance.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He originally wanted to say that selling human organs and getting together with drug lords is very dirty, but things have to be handled one by one.
I have forced Grace to help once, and I will talk about other things next time.
You don’t necessarily have to count on Grace. In fact, it’s okay to let the good boy work hard and get a breakthrough from Sophia. It’s not a very profitable business, so what if you give up?
When Prime Minister Callaghan puffed up his chest proudly in the House of Commons and announced that the Southern Rhodesia problem that had plagued Britain for almost two decades had finally been solved, Alan Wilson turned to the TV to watch the variety show "Blind Box of Containers" and did not forget to laugh, "
As far as this matter is concerned, I really haven’t discovered where the Prime Minister is working hard. As for the arms sales to the East, the Prime Minister said one sentence from the beginning to the end, and I was busy holding meetings and arranging visits.
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Listening to the man's complaint, Xia Meng wanted to laugh but didn't dare, and then said softly, "My dear, you asked me to contact more friends in Xiangjiang to prepare for returning to the market. Now I have something to ask for, you
See if I can help."
"Aren't your connections all in the movie industry? Can you still ask for help from me?" Alan Wilson glanced at Xia Meng, nodded and said, "Tell me, what's going on."
"There is a movie I want to see if it can be released in the UK." Xia Meng immediately replied after hearing this, "The name of the movie is Snake-Shaped Trickster, and it will be released in Xiangjiang during the Chinese New Year."
Alan Wilson became a little interested and asked who the starring role was. The Secret Road was indeed good. It was the movie that made Jack famous. After the release of "Snake Man", it broke the overseas box office record of Hong Kong movies.
Although the box office in Hong Kong was not particularly high, it caused a sensation in Southeast Asia and Japan.
"We need to talk to Vivian about this matter. She is the chairman of the Commonwealth Film Association, and after United Artists merged with 20th Century Fox, she also has influence in the North American market. I can't say that, I can only
It is said that it can be introduced into the British market, but she is more expert in publicity."
Alan Wilson told the truth, "Of course you can say that I am very optimistic about this movie. To be honest, he may be the most capable international star in Hong Kong after Bruce Lee."
In his time, Xiangjiang movies had long been on their knees, leaving only a bunch of so-called Xiangjiang filmmakers who kidnapped their feelings and morals. How could Xiangjiang movies be revitalized only by old men with faces as stiff as granite?
If you can't even produce young actors, how can you have the nerve to say that you want to revitalize it? Xiangjiang Film has completely collapsed in all traditional markets, so it knows that it is morally kidnapped and marketed miserably in the mainland.
A Lei Luo and a Po Hao can make more than a dozen movies, and they will be released in turns to make money. Just a few familiar actors are used over and over again. If the box office is low, they will say that they are suppressing Hong Kong filmmakers, and never mention that they even defend the Hong Kong market.
I couldn't help it, but I was beaten to a pulp by Hollywood.
Xia Meng directly hugged the man's neck and kissed him, "It's really troublesome for you to care about such a trivial matter. I will thank you very much."
"There's no need to thank you too much. The box office champion in Hong Kong last year was the Zero 07 series. This is all mutual." Alan Wilson said this, but he still accepted Xia Meng's thanks with an open heart.
Agreeing to help means that Jack Cheng is really going to soar into the sky. He is very capable, and helping is just a matter of smooth flow. Besides, Jack Cheng has nothing to fault except for making a lot of mistakes that all men make. He has done everything he should do.
It is more than one dimension better than a bunch of Hong Kong filmmakers who are so miserable that they don’t even dare to say that I am Chinese.
Time came to 1978. Alan Wilson planned a diplomatic itinerary for Callahan to visit a certain major country, scheduled for the second half of the year, and then planned a diplomatic itinerary for himself to visit the Soviet Union, scheduled for the first half of the year, and then
Waiting for the release of Snakehead.
When "The Snake" was released, he accompanied Xia Meng and chose a relatively marginal cinema to contribute to the box office. The viewing experience was very good. It must be said that the supreme authority also has a Hong Kong film filter.