Chapter 1071 Algeria Referendum

Although he had not witnessed the grand occasion with his own eyes, Alan Wilson could still imagine what it was like. After all, he is the last man in France, and he has the cards he deserves.

"I hope that when I'm not in the country, I can be consulted on some matters." At the internal meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alan Wilson looked solemn and looked wherever he went, making people afraid to look at him. In the end, he personally Ending the solemn atmosphere, "Let's forget about Iceland. I don't hope there will be a next time."

Iceland was banned from fishing by Alan Wilson in the European Community due to maritime delimitation issues. It has actually been a hard life for a long time. Without the market on the European continent, Iceland has been living in poverty with only dried salted fish.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Newfoundland updated its fishing equipment in large quantities and used larger and farther fishing boats to bring larger catches and seize the European market. As for the North American market, Newfoundland has been enjoying a very prosperous life in the past few years.

This can be regarded as a benefit created by his former chief executive for Newfoundland. However, with the lifting of the ban, Newfoundland fishermen now have to bend down to pick up money, ending the good days of lying down and making money.

"Notify St. John's that this time the ban was lifted, the UK was under political pressure from the United States." Alan Wilson can only try his best to remedy the situation and skillfully pass the blame to the United States.

However, Newfoundland's problem should not be big. In the past Rome Olympics, the Soviet delegation performed amazingly and crushed the United States. The upset result also made Newfoundland's sports lottery full of money.

Financially, Newfoundland has no problem, and Newfoundland's fishing equipment has been updated in recent years, and it lives up to its former glory. Newfoundland is not the United Kingdom, and there is no reason to give way to Iceland. The conflict in the North Atlantic waters Among them, there was a collision in Newfoundland that directly sank an Icelandic fishing boat, killing twenty Icelanders at sea.

Only after this incident did the United States take action to mediate fishery disputes in the North Atlantic. If Alan Wilson had not been busy dealing with the independence movement in the African colonies and the Six-Party Talks this year, he would definitely be dilly-dallying with the United States.

Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to say anything. Alan Wilson skipped the topic and asked Dixon, the principal private secretary to the Foreign Secretary, "If the minister has any schedule, let's discuss it."

Dixon, who finally passed the secret passage, answered, "The minister is preparing to launch the independence project of British Guiana. Do you want to leave a buffer time of five years?"

"According to my previous assessment report, British Guiana was deemed worthless. Direct independence without buffering!"

Alan Wilson answered without thinking, and then continued with a sudden pause, "But there are still some details to be particular about. We just say this through rumors,

Originally, the United Kingdom was prepared to return British Guiana to Venezuela, but under pressure from the United States, it finally allowed it to establish an independent country. "

"The merger of Malawi has only happened recently, so it is somewhat convincing."

As for why the United Kingdom did not give Guyana to Venetira in the end, it was of course under pressure from the United States and could not allow Venezuela to become stronger. Although Alan Wilson did not know, how strong could Latin American countries be?

The reason for this is due to the dual considerations of British Guiana's history and reality. Historically, Venezuela and Guyana, which currently belongs to Britain, France and the Netherlands, belonged to the same place called Spanish Guiana.

This area was originally a Spanish colony, but after repeated struggles by various Western countries in history, it is now actually divided into countries and regions such as Venezuela, British Guiana, Dutch Guiana, French Guiana and Brazil.

In Venezuela, the term "Spanish Guiana" refers specifically to the area west of the Essequibo River in Guyana. Venezuela has never given up its territorial claims to the area. This is the largest territorial dispute in the world. The disputed area covers an area of ​​160,000 square kilometers, accounting for more than 60% of Guyana's national territory.

At the end of the 19th century, Venezuela also requested the United States to invoke the Monroe Doctrine, which was pressured by the United Kingdom. Of course, before World War I, the United States was nothing in the eyes of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom gave the United States face and gave one-tenth of the disputed area to Venezuela. That ended there.

But does Alan Wilson know that Venezuela will still cling to it in future generations, and now he can give Venezuela an excuse.

Then leave Guyana’s territorial dispute to the United States. America is the Americas of Americans, and it should be handled by the United States.

Alan Wilson is an orthodox British gentleman. Laying mines before leaving is a necessary skill, and he treats everyone equally and will not look at him differently just because America is now dominated by Americans.

"Just tell the MI6 people like this." Alan Wilson said to Dixon, "I think the Foreign Secretary will definitely encounter similar problems if he goes to Guyana to celebrate independence. The Minister can also be firm To refute it would also help preserve the special relationship between Britain and the United States."

"I understand, Deputy Secretary." Dixon nodded, his face full of support for absolute authority.

After becoming the Permanent Secretary, Alan Wilson naturally wanted to appoint some diplomats who had similar ideas to himself. Sneaking aside those who have special relations with the United Kingdom and the United States, it will be easier to gain consensus when formulating foreign policy.

This is nothing, just like Mountbatten’s biggest job in recent years is to promote officers with aristocratic backgrounds. This is all for the long-term stability of the United Kingdom. Only an army in the hands of aristocratic officers can be reassuring.

Only by filling the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with objective and neutral diplomats can Britain not lose its coolness in dealing with foreign affairs because of the illusory special relationship.

"Any news from the Australian High Commissioner and the New Zealand High Commissioner?"

"No, Deputy Secretary." Wick answered, pulling out the recent telegrams from the two countries. "Everything is calm."

"We adhere to the concept that the European Community and the Commonwealth are equally important. As a boost to the UK's take-off, the results have proven to be quite good. Before encountering bottlenecks, we adopt a conservative attitude in formulating foreign policy." Alan Wilson summarized the meeting , and then said, "The meeting is over!"

Alan Wilson can appreciate that the Foreign Secretary is experiencing an unfriendly climate at the end of the year and wants to go on a holiday to the warm Caribbean to witness the independence of Guyana. For this reason, he naturally wanted to create favorable conditions.

As he had nothing to care about, he told his wife that he was going to Perth for a couple reunion.

“I was born to work hard.” In the early morning, as he was about to pick up his pants and leave, Alan Wilson lamented that he had paid too much for Britain.

"You are really too busy." Hepburn pulled the quilt to cover her coveted body, and seemed to be mocking the man's greed.

"I really don't want to leave you for a day." Alan Wilson turned around and kissed Hepburn on the cheek. "But there are indeed many things going on in Britain right now, especially in the diplomatic field. I'm sorry. I also want to accompany my Tiffany Around me, but there’s really no other way.”

"I got it, go about your business." Hepburn sighed quietly and warned, "Take care of yourself and contact me at any time."

This is naturally no problem. Even if Hepburn didn't say so, he would do it. Who can refuse the affection of Qiu Hua? Anyway, he can't do it. Hedy Lamarr and Ingrid Bergman can't be refused either. , Greta Garbo, Vivien Leigh, etc...

A few days later, Alan Wilson arrived in Perth, Australia's fastest-growing city. "Every time I get on a plane, I feel like my body is being hollowed out."

"Just take a rest." Pamela Mountbatten knew that her husband didn't like airplanes, so she comforted him.

Algiers, the capital of French Algeria and the headquarters of the Foreign Legion, was crowded with people on the first day of 1961. Countless French soldiers with live ammunition took to the streets. The whole of Algiers was in order. Algerian citizens came from their homes. Get out, go to the polls and cast your fateful vote for Algeria's future.

Whether to become an independent country or to be a glorious part of France, everything will be clear after today.

Not only Algiers, but citizens in cities across Algeria were also notified to go to voting locations.

France had made secret preparations before, and finally chose to hold a referendum on the Algerian issue on this day.

"The Algerian referendum that started yesterday has ended. The Paris authorities announced the results. Fifty-eight percent of the people were in favor of Algeria remaining in France, and 42% demanded independence. The De Gaulle government has recognized the validity of this referendum. sex, and respect the choices of local people.”

"However, some countries in the Soviet bloc have questioned the results of this referendum, believing that the Paris authorities manipulated the referendum. Countries that have protested against the referendum results include the Soviet Union, Italy, Yugoslavia, and Asia..."

Listening to the news broadcast by the Australian host on the TV, Pamela Mountbatten glanced at her husband who was attentive.

"What are you doing? If you want to ask anything, just ask." Feeling his wife's gaze, Alan Wilson said with a smile.

"Italy? How can you express your stance with a group of socialist countries?" Pamela Mountbatten shook her head and said, "It's so magical."

"You can tell by looking at Italy's position. Italy also wants to build its own Mediterranean economic circle." Alan Wilson curled his lips, "They are all considering their own country, there is nothing worth saying, and the strong strength of the Italian Communist Party is also a reason."

"I didn't expect that the Algerian referendum would still favor staying in France? It's quite surprising." Pamela Mountbatten was a little puzzled. "After so many years of fighting, the French still have such support."

"Who knows whether those people are Algerians? French immigrants from all over French Africa have been gathered into Algeria. As for the real Algerians, maybe they don't know about this referendum at all." Alan Wilson smiled sarcastically, "Things are getting worse. It’s getting more interesting.”