Chapter 1068 Gagarin

Before Nyerere left Britain, Alan Wilson had contacted the High Commissioner of the West African colonies and received the independence leader of the colonies of Tanganyika and Malawi with caution.

Strictly speaking, the colony of Malawi no longer exists and was merged into Tanganyika. It is just a colony with a parallel structure. Once Tanganyika becomes independent, the two colonies will form a colony similar to Tanganyika and Tanganyika. A country like the United Republic of Zanzibar.

Of course, Alan Wilson thinks so, but it does not mean that the local people in Malawi also think so, but even if the Malawians don't think so, he will do it. Even if it may lead to a fight between Tanganyika and Malawi in the future.

With only half of Malawi remaining, after being merged into Tanganyika, Nyerere's country will have a land area of ​​more than one million square kilometers in the future. In terms of land area, it cannot be considered a small country.

"It's been another five years." Alan Wilson, who had finished his work, said to Dixon in a relieved tone, "What does the minister think of this? Or what does the prime minister think?" The prime minister is particularly concerned about work in the diplomatic field, so it doesn't matter. wrong.

"The minister is open to this, but the prime minister seems to hope for a result that is more beneficial to the UK." Dixon knew everything, "Secretary Secretary, do you think this plan is feasible?"

"I don't know either." Alan Wilson shrugged. "Let's take it one step at a time. In fact, the value of Africa is just like that. What we value more is the interests in Asia. If we can drive the British through the Malayan colony, It would be good if there is some improvement in Africa. If not, we have tried our best."

In the fifteenth year since the end of the war, Alan Wilson can honestly say that the current situation is not bad.

Didn't Britain return to Burma again? It was over after losing its armor along the way. Now it can try to regain the lost territory.

Of course, in name, losing colonies will still be the mainstream for some time to come, which is inevitable.

Since Malawi has been merged into Tanganyika, there is no need to retain the Malawi garrison. Evacuation has become inevitable, and Alan Wilson wants to ask his father-in-law where the Malawi garrison is planning to withdraw.

Because of the shortage of local troops, Alan Wilson suggested that Marshal Mountbatten recruit troops from the colonies. Of course, not all colonial troops are trustworthy. Currently, some of the Malays in Malaya are stationed in the Andaman Islands, and some troops are Arranged to go to Zanzibar.

The soldiers from the South Island were placed in the Middle East to supplement the British garrison in the Persian Gulf. The replacement British troops will either be abolished or added to the British troops stationed in Germany.

This round of adjustments,

It was matched to what Alan Wilson saw as his comfort zone. The so-called comfort zone is to find a higher level of strength to match the lower level of strength. But you can't kill the chicken with a knife, otherwise it will cause a waste of military power.

"The garrison in Malawi is only 2,000, and the initial idea is to abolish it directly." Marshal Mountbatten said without even thinking about it. "At the same time, we must leave a certain amount of time for the local immigrants. Let them make their own choices."

"The Malawi colony is of little value, and there is actually no choice." Alan Wilson said truthfully, "The merger with Tanganyika is a good thing for the people of Malawi, otherwise they will have to survive in the cracks if they become independent. "

The natural conditions in British Africa are much better than those in French Africa, but there are still some places of little value. The situation in Malawi is only better than that of Niger and Chad in the Sahara Desert. Chad depends on Lake Chad for its sustenance, while Malawi’s situation is better than that of Niger and Chad in the Sahara Desert. We are fed by Lake Malawi.

Alan Wilson is completely considerate of the local people in Malawi, otherwise it would be a real disaster to create a country like Niger and Chad. Basic conditions cannot determine everything, but they can determine most things.

After all, Egypt still has the Nile River, and Saudi Arabia still has oil resources. Countries that really have no favorable conditions except sand, such as Niger and Chad, anyway, Alan Wilson's shallow knowledge cannot think of a way to develop.

Look at this righteous look! Marshal Mountbatten had a disgusted look on his face. His son-in-law really seemed to do justice in everything he did, and he had no doubt about it. "Alan, you are perfect for working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"It would have been better fifty years ago." Alan Wilson didn't think there was anything wrong with Marshal Mountbatten's words at all. Instead, he vowed, "It's a pity that this era has failed me. I don't know how the aviation industry has been settled." No?"

"It's not a big problem. Marshal Montgomery's visit to the East was originally an ice-breaking trip. In fact, we don't really approve of Mr. Chang. We just didn't break off diplomatic relations with him because we were worried about what the United States would think." Marshal Mountbatten said this. Turn, "In fact, China is also very interested in trade with us. After all, China is in an awkward situation now."

"Indeed, being anti-American and anti-Soviet should be a special case in today's world."

Alan Wilson nodded and said, "It seems that our aviation industry can knock on the door of the Eastern market. In recent years, the Comet airliner has encountered a bottleneck. Although the launch of regional airliners has alleviated some pressure, from a sales point of view it is still It is quite obvious that countries like Japan and South Korea do not consider the Comet airliner at all, and it is completely reserved for Boeing. On the contrary, our colonial Comet airliners occupy a dominant position. As for the British Commonwealth and European markets, they are in competition, but we have the first mover We should look for a new market to consolidate our current advantages."

"After Montgomery came back, I had an exchange with him. In fact, this visit was not bad. The marshal emphasized the difference between the United States and Britain." Mountbatten signaled his son-in-law to relax. This visit was quite fruitful.

"I guess Marshal Montgomery must have blamed all the bad things on the United States, and at the same time showed that the United Kingdom and the United States are different, but this cannot be said to be a mistake." Alan Wilson made a haha ​​and said happily, " It looks like we can look forward to another new market for the Comet airliner."

Without asking personally what Montgomery said, Alan Wilson can completely guess that if Montgomery visits, it is nothing more than that all the problems that trouble you will basically disappear completely in a few decades.

People's living standards will be greatly improved, social education and medical problems will be comprehensively reformed and solved, social welfare and happiness will rise sharply. Within a certain period of time, China may become a powerful country with a population of more than one billion.

Montgomery was probably just being polite. After all, he was a soldier, and the main exchange during the visit was also on military matters.

The end of the year was a bit uneventful for the UK. Due to his fierce opposition, Xia Meng did not return to Hong Kong to serve as a judge at the film festival. Everything was decided after the child was born.

This attitude also put a lot of pressure on Xia Meng, and she began to ask men of the same status as her husband whether he liked boys or girls.

But how could such words catch the eye of senior Whitehall bureaucrats? Alan Wilson was honest, "In terms of responsibilities and obligations, I hope to have a boy, so that some of my ideas can be realized more easily. Girls are important in some things There are still limitations in life, of course you don’t have to feel pressure, I am just as happy when my daughter is born.”

If the Nadakhan of Kazakhstan had a son, he would not be in danger. Thirty years in power would be enough to pave the way for his son to come to power. But there is no other way. The Nadakhan only has three daughters. Paving the way in the political field would be a waste. A big chapter.

Alan Wilson also hopes that Xia Meng's son will be able to penetrate the bamboo curtain, but if it is a daughter, it may not go so smoothly.

Although he told Xia Meng not to feel any psychological pressure, Xia Meng still hoped to be successful and have a son born, so maybe this man would be better to her.

Alan Wilson didn't know that Xia Meng still had feudal remnants in his head. He immediately forgot what he said and opened the telegram sent by Richard directly about the Land Rover automobile production line being set up and officially put into production.

This is very gratifying. Due to the pound exchange rate issue, the British mainland has suffered too much from exporting cars and needs a place to avoid this unfavorable factor. In fact, Germany has also encountered similar problems. When Germany used the mark, due to the strength of the mark in Europe at the end of the Cold War, factors that were detrimental to German exports appeared.

The solution was the emergence of the European Union and the euro, which became a key factor in Germany's defeat of France and Italy.

The UK cannot learn from Germany and cannot get around the UK's insistence on using the pound.

"Even now, it is enough for Malaya's industry to overwhelm Southeast Asia. It has a geographical advantage over Japan." Alan Wilson clasped his hands behind his back, planning a plan to attack Japan and even South Korea.

The Chilean tsunami in the middle of the year did not affect Malaya. After all, the Malayan colony facing Chile was a Dutch colony. Japan was affected by the Chilean tsunami.

Therefore, Malaya, which is safe and sound, continues to start its own development in an orderly manner without having to provide disaster relief first like Japan.

Originally, he thought that the year would just go by. After sending birthday wishes to Hedy Lamarr and Vivien Leigh, he counted on his fingers who to spend Christmas with. However, a message from Moscow broke his expectations for a smooth New Year.

"Gagarin? Half a year early!" Alan Wilson was stunned with the TASS report. Gagarin set sail from the Baikonur launch site on the Vostok-1 spacecraft and orbited at a maximum altitude of three hundred kilometers. It took one hour and 48 minutes to return safely after completing one orbit of the earth, and landed in the village of Smelovka in Saratov Region, completing the world's first manned space flight.

After calculating the time, it was more than five months earlier, but the astronauts had not changed. Now the whole world is in shock caused by this news.