In his heart, Alan Wilson's thoughts were the same as those of the three Latin countries, but on the surface, he kept talking about Nigeria's independence, maintaining the post-colonial era, and not letting the Soviet Union take advantage of the loopholes.
This is of course meant for the Americans. This suspicious ally insists on observing, which makes this four-nation meeting a bit strange.
But to be honest, Alan Wilson regarded this meeting as a diplomatic achievement, and the United States' insistence on squeezing in was not beyond his expectation.
From the beginning, Alan Wilson had already had a comprehensive idea about the demarcation issue, and had also prepared another issue. He was ready to discuss it with the Americans to hide Britain's true purpose.
On the first day of the meeting, everyone was basically at the stage of talking, which was what Alan Wilson expected.
At the Berlin Conference in 1884, countries fought with each other for more than a hundred days before reaching a compromise plan to carve up Africa.
This meeting involves oil interests in the Gulf of Guinea. Of course, it does not need to take so long, but it is normal to talk for dozens of days. Nothing is ever achieved overnight. Even big things can be discussed for several years, let alone
The rights and interests in the Gulf of Guinea involved this time are no small matter.
"The British attitude is nothing more than to protect Nigeria's interests after independence. It can be concluded that the oil in the Gulf of Guinea will not affect Nigeria's independence. However, the attitudes of France, Portugal, and Spain are obviously much more conservative, and they never mention the independence of the colonies.
question."
After the first day of the meeting, the U.S. representatives who attended the meeting conveyed the basic attitudes of various countries to Washington. It is still Eisenhower's term. The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee is Alan Wilson's old friend, Joseph Ray.
Mound McCarthy.
McCarthy saw the familiar names in the document and decisively gave precise arguments, "British policy is still one of orderly retreat, slowly stripping off colonies while preventing such behavior from impacting the British mainland. As for France, Spain
and Portugal, there is no tendency in this regard, and the United States should encourage Britain's actions at the diplomatic level."
Only McCarthy could make such professional judgments because he knew his British friends very well.
His British friend was knocking rhythmically on the door of a luxury apartment. Following a series of slight footsteps, Greta Garbo opened the door from the inside, looked at the man with an unsurprising look, and took the initiative to come closer.
He gave a kiss of victory, stretched out his hand, pulled the man in, and closed the door.
"You are a colonial high commissioner. You always seem to forget your job and don't stay well in Malaya. Your presence will be with you all over the world." Greta Garbo took out the bread from the kitchen and placed it in front of the man.
"This is all the country's training for me. I am responsible for supervising Britain's overseas assets, which is also my job." Alan Wilson stretched out his hand to devour the food and said vaguely, "The Malayan Colony has a mature team to manage it.
On the contrary, it is not a problem. Of course, in terms of location, it is extremely important for the current British Empire."
"America is definitely waiting for daddy to come back from death." Greta Garbo teased with a slightly raised corner of her mouth, "Why don't you go to the film company and come to me?"
"It's very comfortable to get along with you." Alan Wilson said truthfully. "I can discuss things with a very safe attitude. This is exactly the environment I need now. It is also pleasing to the eye."
Greta Garbo rolled her eyes at Alan Wilson, not realizing that the short summary of these words was, live a good life without being clingy.
Although it has been out of the factory for a long time, it has been well maintained. It has just been kept on the exhibition stand for a long time. It can still be regarded as a new car. The test drive experience is very good. Of course, classic luxury cars also have high requirements for drivers. Once the owner shows up,
You need to wipe the car frequently.
"Americans are generally arrogant. If you fool them, you can't completely exclude them." Greta Garbo was lying in the arms of Alan Wilson. "You once said that the United States is an agricultural empire. And you
Transport all the food from Nigeria and see if the United States has no policy in this regard. The UK should not step in and let the local black leaders go on their own."
"In the past two years, the United States seems to have formulated a policy of food aid to foreign countries." After listening to this, Alan Wilson really wanted to slap himself on the head. If it weren't for the two of them lying on top of each other in the bathtub, and his hands were all empty, he would have
It's time to do this.
Azikiwe has connections in this area, because Azikiwe himself has the experience of studying in the United States. At the juncture of independence, Azikiwe, a person who may become the founding father, and has connections with the United States, this
There are conditions for asking for assistance.
"Whitehall asked me to come to Paris for a meeting, and I didn't expect an unexpected gain." Alan Wilson, who had already had preliminary ideas, lowered his head and accurately found Greta Garbo's red lips, and whispered, "I will serve you well today."
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"My demands are never low." Greta Garbo looked back and responded, the domineering power of the first-generation screen-dominating goddess was undoubtedly revealed.
Earlier, Alan Wilson foresaw that the United States might get involved, and the issue he was preparing to divert the attention of the United States was the maritime dispute between British Newfoundland and Iceland. As we all know, Iceland has a small population and relies on fishing.
What's the problem with this? Iceland would have started a cod war with Britain over this, but now, Iceland's main competitor is the Crown territory of Newfoundland, which has been armed by Alan Wilson.
At that time, Alan Wilson ended his term as the Chief Executive of Newfoundland and sold several destroyers to Newfoundland. This was also to alleviate the British warship backlog. A few destroyers could not pose even the slightest threat to the United States and Canada.
But Iceland is definitely an exception. That is Iceland's irresistible existence.
Newfoundland has successfully transformed and completed the transformation from a brave man to a dragon. On the one hand, it strictly prohibits European ocean-going fishing boats from entering Newfoundland's waters and expels them to another large fishing ground, Iceland. On the other hand, Newfoundland fishermen have updated their fishing boats.
After that, you can also go to the ocean, and fishing boats from European countries join in the plunder of Iceland's fishery resources.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The current situation is that the relationship between Newfoundland and Iceland has taken a turn for the worse, replacing the British role of fighting a cod war with Iceland, and becoming the one that Iceland hates so much.
object.
It seems to have nothing to do with the current demarcation issue in the Gulf of Guinea, but it actually has a lot to do with it. Alan Wilson planned to use the conflict between Newfoundland and Iceland to reconcile with the intervention of the United States and Britain. Then he proposed that the twelve nautical miles of territorial waters and the two hundred
The concept of maritime exclusive economic zone.
So after the meeting in the following days, Alan Wilson took the opportunity to complain to the Americans who were watching, "This kind of demarcation issue is the most difficult to resolve. Even the maritime dispute between Newfoundland and Iceland cannot be resolved, let alone around the Gulf of Guinea."
There are so many colonies belonging to different countries. If there is no plan that everyone can accept, these countries will also fight after independence."
"And we all know that the war environment is also an important way for the spread of communism, and the United Kingdom is very worried about this. If it leaves suddenly, many places may be taken advantage of by the Soviet Union. The Dominion of Nigeria is the most populous place in Africa. If
If you fall into the arms of the Soviet Union, you will be in big trouble."
In Alan Wilson's words, the importance of the Dominion of Nigeria has been elevated to an unprecedented level.
In fact, after the heated discussion that the oil in the Gulf of Guinea is comparable to the Persian Gulf, this is not an exaggeration. What's more, it is just an autonomous territory with a population of 40 million, so it cannot be considered unworthy of attention from any angle.
Facing the awe-inspiring Alan Wilson, Americans would also express their approval with this accurate judgment.
Little did they know that this British man who kept talking about the post-colonial era had just yesterday ordered Nigeria's Commissioner Roberts to tell Azikiwe to ask for food aid from the United States in the event of a famine in Nigeria.
After understanding the foreign food aid from the United States, Alan Wilson became even more concerned about the situation. Originally, he was a little afraid of famine, and was even prepared to set aside minimum standard rations to prevent famine from happening.
Now, all he can do is feel regretful about his timidity in anticipation of famine. How could he accomplish anything if he was so timid?
"Washington is also paying attention to this meeting. Although it wants to play a role, it is unable to do so." Kidston finally expressed his position for the first time, inspired by Alan Wilson, a walking figure in the special relationship between Britain and the United States.
"It is really difficult to convince these three Latin countries, especially the French. If the United Kingdom speaks out with the United States at the diplomatic level, it may be counterproductive." Alan Wilson shirks the responsibility without leaving a trace, "You are an American and it may not be very good.
I feel the same way, the French have very complicated views on Britain."
"France's persistence in the colonies is indeed very difficult." Kidston also looked embarrassed. Apparently Washington had already communicated with Paris, but to no avail.
Even though France has had nineteen prime ministers from 1945 to the present, the attitude of every government towards the colonies is the same. They can talk about anything but independence.
During the days in Paris, British ocean-going cargo ships traveled back and forth between the Dominion of Nigeria and the mainland all the time, wishing to evacuate Nigeria before leaving. At the same time, the entire Nigeria began to advance under the influence of the invisible hegemony of public opinion.
Some construction plans.
When most people think it is right, a few sober people cannot affect the overall situation. What's more, the oil resources in the Gulf of Guinea affect not only the British Dominion, but nearby France, Portugal, and Spain have also expressed interest. Nigeria wants to