Kalimantan is the largest island in the Dutch East Indies, and its population is about one-tenth that of Java. The area of Java is not large in the Dutch East Indies, only 130,000 square kilometers, but because the local land is
It is said to be fertile, so the population is an overwhelming advantage over other islands.
It is precisely because of the crushing population that Indonesia, a country with ten thousand islands, maintained unity after independence. Even though Indonesia is actually a country that is extremely easy to split from a geographical perspective.
Compared with Java, the center of the Dutch East Indies, Kalimantan has an area of nearly 800,000 square kilometers and is the largest island in the Dutch East Indies. However, due to the barren land, the population is only one tenth of the entire Dutch East Indies.
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The current population of the Dutch East Indies is over 80 million, so the maximum estimate of Kalimantan's population is less than 10 million.
"There is also a very personal request." After discussing for half a day whether Kalimantan is suitable for partition, Alan Wilson said in a low voice, "I hope that regardless of whether the Netherlands can succeed or not, after arriving in the Dutch East Indies
, the local population statistics will be released immediately, it is best to estimate high."
"Why are the population overestimated?" George Armand wondered. What does this have to do with the current situation in the Dutch East Indies? Moreover, instead of overestimating the population, the local indigenous people feel that more people are more powerful, which is not good.
What to do?
"Oh, my George. Of course it is useful. Australia's population is only 7.5 million. The Dutch East Indies are too close to Australia. This population pressure can only be felt by neighbors." Eileen Wilson smiled and shook her head.
He said, "If you think about Australia's large area and such a small population, if the Dutch East Indies finally became independent, and the neighboring country was a country with a population of over 100 million, but most of them were crowded on a Java island, what would the Australians think?
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"Alan, this is very far-sighted. You embody the outstanding qualities of the diplomats of the British Empire." George Armand made it clear. Who is the place to face the population pressure of the Dutch East Indies? Australia.
Australia has been implementing the White Australia Policy for a long time. Is it just a matter of leisure? If Australia had hundreds of millions of people, would it be so xenophobic? Maybe it would still be, but the sense of crisis would definitely be much smaller.
Australia actually has a very bad impression in the eyes of Asian people because Australia is the most xenophobic member of the Five Eyes Alliance.
Australia is only cooperating with the United States in its propaganda, and the one that is really on guard even when sleeping is Indonesia. In the twenty-first century, Australia has a population of less than 30 million, and Indonesia's population is nearly ten times that of Australia.
Since Indonesia became independent, it has been a direct competitor in the eyes of Australians. Indonesia is not small in area, but does not have much fertile land. Its population has always been ten times that of Australia. Among Australian people, Indonesia's presence far exceeds that of the Republic.
Regarding the Dutch East Indies, it is best to get the goodwill support of Australia, so that the certainty of success will be higher. If not, Kalimantan will be retained as a focus of operations, and Australia will be united to contain independent Indonesia.
Even if in the end, with the development of the times, even the island of Kalimantan cannot be saved, Indonesia can still be divided, maintain the balance of Southeast Asia, and prevent Indonesia from becoming dominant after independence.
Will Southeast Asia in later generations be dominated by one country? Alan Wilson If it is fair to say, it is indeed true that Indonesia's national power far exceeds that of other countries, both in terms of area and population.
As for Vietnam, which some republics are optimistic about, it is actually not an opponent of Indonesia, and the relationship between Vietnam and Indonesia is not good. The two countries have had many conflicts over the South China Sea, and most of the fishing boats sunk by Indonesia at sea belong to Vietnam.
The competition for Southeast Asia all revolves around Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries are far less important than Indonesia.
Regarding the current Dutch East Indies, Alan Wilson's advice to the Dutch was to resolutely suppress it. He said in a cruel tone, "Jakarta is a coastal city. If the resistance is fierce, my personal suggestion is to bombard Jakarta. Don't distinguish between
It’s not a civilian area. As long as the United States is embarrassed to accuse it openly, Europe and other countries in this Brussels meeting will pretend they didn’t see it.”
As for how many casualties there will be among the local people, this is not what Alan Wilson, a British person, should care about. He just truthfully provided possible favorable conditions and let the Dutch make their own decisions.
When Alan Wilson left, George Armand personally sent it to him, saying sincerely, "The Netherlands expresses its gratitude to Britain for its kind help."
"Everyone helps each other, this is a united Europe." Alan Wilson solemnly said, "Once the military operation starts, we must not hold back, and we must suppress it with the most resolute attitude. If there is a staged success, the Japanese Southern Army is currently
They are all in the local British prisoner-of-war camps. The Netherlands can single out those who deliberately encourage the independence of the Dutch East Indies and publicly shoot them to deter them."
"This can show that Japan, the strongest country in Asia, has fallen into this fate, and these indigenous people inspired by Japan are no match for Europe."
After waving goodbye to George Armand, Alan Wilson returned directly to the station, reported to Cabinet Secretary Edward Bridges, and expressed the embarrassment that the Dutch had not registered.
"The Netherlands has been stable for so long that they have even forgotten how to fight a war." Edward Bridges shook his head and said, "But when you said about bombarding Jakarta, luckily it was a suggestion in private, otherwise it might have been offended."
Alan Wilson immediately expressed his apology, and Edward Bridges waved his hand and said, "On strategic issues, this kind of suggestion is understandable, just like British and American bombers bombing German cities, as long as the final result is good, the process is somewhat cruel
It can be ignored, and it was done by the Dutch and has nothing to do with the British."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "And just like your other proposal, as long as the Americans don't accuse them, Europe will pretend they didn't see it." Alexander Cadogan added
, "No one will know about this."
Alan Wilson agreed with the two leaders' view that death may be lighter than a feather or heavier than Mount Tai.
Of course, the value is different in different places. Take the Berlin Wall in Europe, which has not yet appeared. In the decades since the Berlin Wall appeared, there are records of 130 people being shot dead for smuggling.
However, during the same period, more than 300 Mexicans were shot and killed by the U.S. National Guard every year as they smuggled themselves into the United States.
Four months is longer than the history of the Berlin Wall being built. The former was widely reported around the world, but the latter was unknown to anyone. This proves how terrible public opinion can be.
After living a simple, boring but happy life in the British-occupied zone, Alan Wilson finally dreamed back to the Potsdam Conference and discovered the diligence and hard work of imperial civil servants at the Brussels Conference.
It was even busier than the Potsdam Conference. At the Potsdam Conference, he was only conducting behind-the-scenes operations. The formal negotiations were under the responsibility of the current British representative in Berlin, Alfol. Now he has to attend formal meetings alone and conduct behind-the-scenes operations.
Every day after the formal meeting, we kept talking with representatives from different countries about different response plans.
The day after his talk with George Armand, Alan Wilson discussed the Goa issue with Olivia, the Portuguese representative. Olivia expressed that Portugal urgently hoped that the British Empire would publicly and clearly support Portugal's response to Goa.
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Alan Wilson said that the current situation was not suitable for making a public statement. Regarding the issue of British India, once the British Empire could disintegrate the independent power of British India, the problem of Goa would naturally disappear.
If not, Britain will definitely formally confirm Portugal's legal rights and interests in Goa before British India becomes independent.
"I'm afraid that by then, we won't be able to communicate in time." Olivia said inevitably disappointed.
Alan Wilson's face suddenly dropped, and he reminded, "Dear Mr. Olivia, maybe I will be in New Delhi by then, and you can contact me directly then."
"Oh, is it such a coincidence?" Olivia was stunned for a moment, and then her expression changed visibly. Knowing that Alan Wilson should have done something in this area, she congratulated without leaving any trace, "If fate has made a decision,
Portugal will definitely express its sincere gratitude for such a wonderful arrangement."
Sincere thanks? Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and accurately captured the key information. It seemed that there was an unexpected windfall waiting for him in the future.
When communicating with the French about the march speed and the handover of Vietnam, Alan Wilson made it clear France's firm attitude towards the colonies and gave firm support, hoping that France would regain its glory.
Because Belgium's only important colony is the Belgian Congo in central Africa, it has little interest in other places. Similarly, Spain's remaining colonies are only in Africa and currently pose no threat.
Therefore, at the Brussels meeting, Spain and Belgium actually had little presence.
However, since this is a meeting to demonstrate the unity of a colonial country, it is impossible for Spain and Belgium to stay out of it.
After the report, Alan Wilson was authorized to secretly find representatives of Portugal, the Netherlands and France to clarify their positions and prepare to jointly put pressure on Belgium and Spain to demonstrate the unity of the colonial countries.