Chapter 1037 Arbiter India
In New Delhi, the capital of India, Nehru could not conceal his excitement and expressed high spirits in front of many cabinet ministers. “The United Kingdom, the United States, France, the Soviet Union, and Germany are the major powers in the world. We must admit that in the current international situation, India Being able to work with these countries to resolve the Middle East issue is an affirmation for India. In this regard, India should not evade and should shoulder its international responsibilities without hesitation."
In Nehru's eyes, this was a more important international conference than the Geneva Peace Conference and the Bandung Conference that discussed North Korea and Vietnam a few years ago, and its gold content was much higher.
Except for Germany, the former leader of the Axis Powers, Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union are all major victors in development. Being at the same negotiating table with these countries to discuss issues that determine the fate of another country is an honor no matter how you look at it. .
The ministers of the Nehru government also nodded one after another. Lal **** Shastri immediately spoke in agreement, "India's stance is very important. Not only Britain is asking for help from us. The relationship between the Soviet Union and us is also very important." Well, the international environment at this time is quite favorable to India. Once the Iranian oil crisis is successfully resolved, India's image as a responsible major country will be further enhanced."
Lal **** Shastri was also a veteran of the Congress Party. He had gone through a long struggle and immediately expressed support for the British initiative, thinking it was a good opportunity.
Another important figure in the Congress Party, Morarji Ranchhoj Desai, is thinking about it.
Unlike Shastri, Desai's political spectrum leans towards the late former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Patel, and he is a conservative in the Congress Party.
After Shastri made his statement, some ministers were also waiting for his opinion. Finally Desai nodded and said, "The Middle East is the energy center of the world, and of course it is very important to India. With India's huge population and scarce oil In terms of resources, there is an opportunity to exert influence in the Middle East and it is an opportunity not to be missed.”
"I think so too." The two elders expressed their opinions one after another, which made Nehru very happy. Unable to hide his excitement, he left his seat and walked around the conference room, saying as he walked, "Through this meeting, Let the world see India's role. Many places are now emerging from the colonial system. Newly independent countries need India's leadership in order to have equal dialogue with the mother country. India cannot evade this responsibility."
"The world cannot be in a confrontation between two major military groups. It requires many peace-loving countries to unite to prevent another world war. There is no doubt that India should take a leading position and become the third force to protect peace. "
Nehru also serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In recent years, he has been committed to opening up the situation on the international stage. The previous Bandung Conference was for this purpose. "Once the Six-Party Talks are successful, we will use this to convene the Non-Aligned Conference to unite for strength and become independent of the United States and the Soviet Union." outside.
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Both Shastri and Desai were excited when they heard Nehru say this. This is also the grand blueprint they want to realize. Only in this way can India stand upright among the nations of the world and become a powerful country. .
Now that he had received the support of various factions of the Congress Party, Nehru himself was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India. He immediately responded positively to the British appeal on behalf of India and was willing to shoulder international responsibility for the Iranian oil crisis.
India almost immediately responded positively to the United Kingdom, followed closely by France. After de Gaulle came to power, France's political situation was no longer chaotic and its efficiency had improved. The United Kingdom hoped that France would hold back the United States, and France also hoped that the United Kingdom would hold back the United States. For this reason, the de Gaulle government supported the British proposition.
In the Kremlin, the center of power in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, Khrushchev wore a genuine smile and did not hide his dog-eat-dog attitude towards imperialism. Then he pretended to be a collective leader and asked other people for their opinions.
Fortseva, who had only been back for a few days, said with a smile, "In fact, it can be seen from the British invitation to visit London that the British want to resist in the face of the suppression by the United States, but due to the gap in strength, I didn’t dare face-to-face confrontation, so I came up with ways to complicate the problem. When I visited London before, it was also what the UK did to show the Americans.”
"Otherwise, Comrade Gromyko should be the one to visit. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs."
"Join it first and let's talk about whether we will take a neutral position or stand on Iran's side after the meeting. We will see if the environment at that time is favorable to the Soviet Union."
Shelepin said at this time, "The triangle has stability. We must think about whether once the United Kingdom is squeezed out of Iran by the United States, the Americans will take the opportunity to think that they can replicate the past experience of excluding the United Kingdom and cause trouble for us."
"Shurik's idea is very important." Brezhnev still said in his mature and solemn manner, "The imperialists have never known what humility is. When they are willing to sit down and talk, there must be no other way. The United Kingdom would admit defeat, and it would be terrible if the United States thought that the Soviet Union would admit defeat again."
"Comrade Gromyko formally responded to the British side that the Soviet Union is willing to participate in this six-party talks in a fair and just manner and do its part to solve the Iranian oil crisis and avoid humanitarian disasters."
The Soviet Union became the third country to respond to Britain's call. So far, the Soviet Union, France, Britain, and India, four countries were willing to sit down and talk about the Iranian oil crisis. Among them were leaders of the Third World and two important members of the free world. , and the leaders of the opposing camps.
For a time, my country was at its highest level, and the glorious era was back. This operation caused an earthquake in the world's diplomatic field.
Almost at the same time, British public opinion began to put pressure on Germany, with various connotations of Germany, "Forget it if Germany does not participate. Even if Germany is excluded as a defeated country, the number of major countries in the world will not be reduced."
In Kinshasa, the capital of the Belgian Congo, Alan Wilson was taking steps to follow Ingram's report, including but not limited to who the American representative was, who the French representative was, and when the King of Belgium would arrive.
"Is there any unusual movement on the Gold Coast?" Alan Wilson asked this subordinate, "Now that the Belgian Congo is about to become independent, is there no commotion on your side?"
"Not yet. I have good talks with many high-level people." Ingram immediately replied, "The matter of the Windsor Castle Hotel has been decided. I don't know when Her Royal Highness the Princess will need the transfer documents."
"Ma...how do I know the itinerary of Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Alan Wilson paused and said, "But regarding colonial matters, we should consider the feelings of the royal family more. Who knows that politicians sometimes like to mess around. Just you Tell the people on the Gold Coast that as long as the Dominion of Nigeria becomes independent, the Gold Coast will automatically enter the independence agenda. We in the UK keep our word."
In the Belgian Colony, Alan Wilson talks about the British colonies.
"We recently discovered the iron ore in northern Ghana." Ingram has been exploring internal potential in the past few years. Simply put, it is to explore the resources of the managed colony. This is the only thing he is concerned about at all times. It was time to report to his immediate superior and wait for Alan Wilson’s attitude.
"Oh, I don't mean anything else. The key is that a group with strong technology and strong financial resources is needed to handle this matter." Alan Wilson said in an indifferent tone, "Of course everything is a fair and just bidding. .”
"Of course it will!" Ingram solemnly stated that only the Mountbatten Group with strong technology and strong financial resources can develop it. There is no other steel group in the UK that has this qualification.
"The Gold Coast is really a good place. If we hadn't done our best to benefit the local area and the national treasury didn't have more than 4,000 tons of gold, the United States would have solved the Iranian oil crisis in two or three months. There would be no Six-Party Talks. ." Alan Wilson chuckled, "The stability of the Gold Coast is due to you."
Life on the Gold Coast is second to none in Africa, driven by gold and diamond mining, a pillar industry of the past decade.
For Ghana, which has only more than 4 million people and many are not adults in the labor force, it is almost a standard for resource countries.
This is also the thinking that Ingram has instilled in the locals of the Gold Coast in recent years. It does not take much hard work to control the population, and the people of the Gold Coast can live a much better life than those in other countries.
The Gold Coast has the resources to finance major construction, even more easily than Nigeria, also in West Africa. As for Britain's industrial strength, it was easy to take care of a colony with such a small population.
Of course, the consequence is that the gold and diamonds were not only taken away by the UK, but also accumulated as much as 350 million pounds in foreign exchange reserves, and turned into reinforced concrete.
As the earliest infrastructure madman, Britain has not lost its ability to be an infrastructure madman, but has lost its ability to build infrastructure in areas where there is no money. For example, the Gold Coast is rich in gold and diamonds. It is not that the UK cannot dream of returning to the tenth century. ninth century.
After killing that ungrateful bastard Kwame Nkrumah, and with a little bit of sincerity, Britain can rely on the gold and diamonds that exist on the Gold Coast to set up a beacon of democracy in West Africa, with the capital Accra It is now a large city in West Africa with a population of over one million, and the people on the Gold Coast only need to hand over the mined gold and diamonds, not even the full amount.
"Actually, the upper class of the Gold Coast are so rich. My wife is currently preparing to establish a car sales network. Do you think this matter?" Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and asked Ingram if he was out of line.
Is there anything illegal in the colonial affairs? Who is not here to benefit society? Ingram said that some military facilities could be handed over to the Mountbatten Group for use as warehouses and sales points, which would also contribute to improving the local economy.
The two were chatting happily, and Alan Wilson's chief private secretary, Wick, trotted over and said, "The person attending from the United States is Deputy Secretary of State Smith."
"It's this bastard again. Why is it him again!" Alan Wilson looked impatient, "Is there any good news?"
"I don't know if it counts that there is a film team that is scouting locations in Kinshasa. I heard that it is for the inspection of new movies. It is personally led by the president, Ms. Ingrid Bergman." Wick thought for a long time, not sure if this counts. That's good news.
"It's better than the news just now." Alan Wilson coughed softly, "I should think about how to deal with this American. He will definitely ask me if I know about the Six-Party Talks."