"Actually, the situation here is better. The independence movement in the Gold Coast is more powerful." Ingram frowned. "Nkrumah is also more difficult to deal with than Azikwe. After all, he has more authority in the Gold Coast than Azikwe."
Kwei is much taller.”
"The Gold Coast is my next stop, is it difficult to deal with?" Alan Wilson frowned slightly, "I don't want to take tough measures, but if necessary, I have a good relationship with Mihajlovic from Northern Rhodesia.
You can use it when necessary. As you know, Ingram, you have to take a plane to go to Northern Rhodesia, and planes are not a safe means of transportation."
Of course, Alan Wilson still doesn't want it to get to that point. If we can talk about it, he can talk about it and he can be patriotic.
But after listening to Ingram's words, especially after Alan Wilson heard about the socialist ideas from Nkrumah, he unknowingly changed his mind.
This leader of the Gold Coast independence movement is actually more difficult to contact than Azikiwe, and may even lead to the Soviet Union.
At present, the Gold Coast is considered a very wealthy colony in Africa because of its gold resources. The Gold Coast colony's foreign exchange reserves are 200 million pounds.
Of course, this is in exchange for gold from the Gold Coast. Currently, gold from the Gold Coast is very important to the UK.
"It seems that we have to kill this guy." Alan Wilson made this decision in his mind after careful evaluation.
He is not worried about Nkrumah's outstanding ability. In fact, the Africans' socialism seems to have little effect. They were still primitive tribes before, and they entered socialism on the run? There is also a basic law for satellite launches. How can this be enthusiasm?
Can it solve the problem?
Even Alan Wilson himself could not lead a group of primitive tribes to implement socialism.
However, although he is not optimistic that Nkrumah's socialist road can be achieved, whether the Gold Coast can achieve socialism and whether it can cause trouble to Britain are two different things. The former will not allow Nkrumah to succeed, and the latter
It's very easy.
From the founding of the Soviet Union to the present, there have been many precedents that show that a new socialist country may not necessarily develop well, but it will definitely bring huge trouble to the sovereign country.
Knowing that a man like Nkrumah existed on the Gold Coast, Alan Wilson's thoughts were no longer on Nigeria.
Instead, it was placed on Nkrumah, who was also a Pan-Africanist and a socialist.
While he continues to meet with leaders of several ethnic groups interested in Nigeria and promotes his stability maintenance and development plan, Alan Wilson is also in contact with the Gold Coast Commissioner and provides necessary foreign aid.
The necessary foreign aid is of course the African hegemon France. Alan Wilson found that in 1947, in order to strengthen the unified action of the West African people in the struggle against colonialism, Nkrumah went to Paris to meet with African members of the French National Assembly.
Sulu-Migan Apiti, Leopold Séda Senghor, Felix Houphouet-Boigny and others jointly formulated plans to establish the Union of Socialist Republics of West Africa.
Now that the matter has come to this, there is no need to be polite. The safety of the British Gold Coast is at stake. As a public servant of the empire, he cannot ignore it. However, under the current situation, it is unlikely that Britain will send troops just because of the independence of a colony. What's more, it has not yet been
independent.
Alan Wilson, the Gold Coast Commissioner Davis, learned that Nkrumah also used non-violent disobedience.
It's just that the gold industry is indeed not difficult to find workers for production, and it is also a pillar industry of the Gold Coast. Nkrumah's non-violent non-cooperation movement was somewhat acclimatized and has been disintegrated.
But the situation is still very dangerous. Unlike Nigeria, which is talking to itself, Gold Coast Nkrumah has almost formed a Lenin-style political party, the Gold Coast United Congress Party.
In the telegram, Davis asked how to deal with this matter. Alan Wilson said that he should be patient and that he needed to think carefully. His own mood was depressed, and Joan Bennett felt it most obviously.
But Joan Bennett didn't dare to ask. After all, she was not as reliable as Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman. Even if asked, Alan Wilson would not tell.
As an imperial civil servant who had suffered losses from the dragoons, his mouth was now much stricter than before.
It is true that Joan Bennett is unlikely to be a Soviet spy. But she is an American. When it comes to colonial issues, Americans and Soviets just have different methods.
Nkrumah actually studied in the United States, which is exactly the same as Azikwe, who is fighting for independence in Nigeria.
In a telegram to London, Alan Wilson also mentioned this. Most of the independent leaders of British West Africa had a background of studying in the United States, and informed them of their own countermeasures for Nigeria's independence.
As for the Gold Coast incident, Alan Wilson did not mention it in the telegram because normal methods were useless.
At the meeting with the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria, Alan Wilson took out the development plans for the three major regions in Nigeria and began to draw pictures, saying that this was also a responsible performance of the suzerain country. It was an assessment of each ethnic group.
Let’s take a fair and impartial look at whether Nigeria has the basis for self-government.
With the support of Azikwe, the Igbo leader, this meeting was actually quite smooth. After all, in the current Nigeria, the Igbo people have an advantage in all levels of institutions. The Igbo people who occupy the main position do not object.
This matter is not too difficult.
The development plan lasts for five years. After the five years are over, Alan Wilson hinted that all parties can apply for autonomy from London again. By then, he believes that Nigeria, which has proven its self-management ability, should be recognized by London.
However, there are still five years to come, and it is still not convenient for Alan Wilson to disclose it at present. After temporarily stabilizing the Nigerian independence movement, Alan Wilson began to carefully consider how to suppress the further Gold Coast independence movement.
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It would be best to be replaced by a pro-Western leader.
With this idea in mind, Alan Wilson informed the Gold Coast Commissioner that he would not go to the Gold Coast for the time being. At the same time, he sent a telegram to Northern Rhodesia. If he encountered a professional matter, he would need professional help.
Grace immediately set off from Northern Rhodesia with his cronies, and the passenger plane landed in Lagos.
"I didn't expect that the main urban area of this city is on an island." Grace, who has been inland for a long time, spoke highly of Lagos. "What do you British think? It seems that you are easily vulnerable to attack."
Lagos is the largest port city in Nigeria. It is located at the southwest end of the country, along the Gulf of Guinea. It is composed of small islands at the mouth of the Ogun River and mainland parts. The main island, Lagos Island, is the city center, with Ikoyi Island, Victoria Island and
There are bridges connecting the continents.
The location of Lagos is equivalent to Chongming Island, the capital of China. It is no wonder that Grace is puzzled.
"The Royal Navy can guarantee the security of the colony, naturally it doesn't matter where the capital is." Alan Wilson pondered for a moment and added, "At least it could guarantee it in the past!"
Now that the U.S. Navy is more powerful than the Royal Navy, Alan Wilson cannot boast too much.
Grace understood instantly and asked Alan Wilson what business he wanted from her, and said, "I have a feeling that you want us to repay your kindness this time. It must not be a trivial matter."
"Grace, I saved you more than once for those of you who were destined to be purged by Tito." Alan Wilson did not hide it, saying that this time he was inspecting as the deputy secretary-general of the Overseas Assets Management Committee and wanted to solve the problem.
Some of the hidden dangers in the UK have been eliminated, and things in Nigeria have been settled, but the independence movement on the Gold Coast is quite troublesome.
The root cause lies in the independence leader Nkrumah of the Gold Coast, which cannot be suppressed by political means.
"So what do you want to do? Can't the local garrison solve the problem?" Grace frowned slightly and asked, "Is the garrison too small?"
Alan Wilson nodded and shook his head, took out a photo of Nkrumah and said, "This man has almost established a national political party. It is the only one in the Gold Coast. Political means can no longer be suppressed. But the local garrison is powerless to suppress it.
And another important factor is that this person studied in the United States. In fact, many leaders of the West African independence movement once studied in the United States."
"Americans really don't do good things." Grace said with dissatisfaction after hearing this. If it were for other things, Northern Rhodesia would certainly want to embrace the United States. After all, who doesn't want to have a strong backer.
But regarding the colonial issue, Northern Rhodesia must stand with Britain and France, at least for now, and must take a firm stand.
Grace was naturally dissatisfied with the United States' attempt to dismantle the British and French colonial empires. The African colonies became independent, and the Slavs in Northern Rhodesia were surrounded.
He also knew that Alan Wilson wanted to get rid of this independent leader, and asked Alan Wilson if he had any ideas, so that he could make reference for it.
Alan Wilson did not hide it, saying that he wanted to facilitate India's invitation to Nkrumah to leave the Gold Coast and kill him halfway.
"It's too far. There may be changes along the way. I know that the British have pro-British officials in the Indian government. But this matter is not easy to operate." Grace shook her head and said, "Actually, India is not a good target for a visit.
I once said that Nehru was also the foreign minister of India, could you have any influence on Nehru?"
Seeing Alan Wilson shaking his head, Grace spread his hands and said, "That's it, so we have to find a way to reach the destination. I think it would be better to have a party in France extend an invitation to Nkrumah, such as the French Communist Party."