Chapter 579 Sign a Treaty to Warm Up
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Almost all of Britain's remaining colonies today are on the African continent, which is also where Europe's main interests lie today. Among individual colonies, no colony in British hands was more important than British Malaya. But together it’s not the case!
Therefore, Alan Wilson, as the commissioner of British Malaya and the deputy secretary-general of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, also came all the way to Zanzibar for meetings, which was also a sign of respect for the African commissioners.
The British colonies in Africa were at the end of the 19th century. The British Empire's strategic extension from the mouth of the Nile to the Cape of Good Hope, opening up the African continent from south to north, conflicted with France's strategy of controlling Africa from west to east, eventually forcing France to make concessions.
After World War I, Britain realized its desire to open up the African continent and obtained the German colony that blocked the plan, and the German colony obtained was Tanzania.
Don't think that this plan to connect north and south of Africa is easy. If Alan Wilson remembers correctly, the successor to the British plan is named the Soviet Union. During the Brezhnev period, the Soviet Union launched a prelude to a global offensive. But British Africa became independent countries one after another.
The African plan during Brezhnev's term was to copy the British strategy in the nineteenth century, starting from Egypt and heading south to the Cape of Good Hope. Finally, when a civil war broke out in South Africa's neighboring Angola, the Soviet Union and the United States showed off.
In the 1970s, the civil war in Angola became increasingly fierce. Both the Soviet Union and the United States realized that this had reached a critical moment. Who could persist in Africa was related to the status and face issues between the two hegemons. The Soviet Union has provided a large amount of military and material assistance to the MPLA in Angola, including a large amount of arms and supplies piled up in neighboring Zambia and the Congo.
Brezhnev believed that it was necessary to take new measures at the moment of decisive battle. He decided to send a large number of Soviet military advisers to Angola and at the same time transport 7,000 Cuban troops armed by the Soviet Union to Angola. Very active in the African liberation movement.
This was the first time that the Soviet Union defeated the United States and South Africa, the local snake in Africa, in distant Africa. At the same time, the Soviet Union's global offensive was at its peak, and its strategy of opening up Africa was just around the corner.
The contiguous British African colonies would become the main battlefield for the Soviet Union's strategic offensive in the future. Alan Wilson felt very complicated, and at the same time he cursed the United States for being such a traitorous waste. How could he lose to a newcomer who had been ruled by the British for such a long time.
But regardless of what will happen here twenty years from now, Alan Wilson and the commissioners in Africa still have to discuss current plans.
Most of British Africa was on the east coast of Africa, and the damage here was actually not serious. Because the triangular slave trade was mainly on the west coast of Africa, no one would go around the east coast to catch slaves, and then go around the Cape of Good Hope to sell them to the United States.
Although both eastern and western Africa are black, they are actually different. For example, black people in eastern African countries are good at long-distance running, while black people in western African countries and those sold to the Americas always produce famous sprinters.
Before the official meeting began, a group of white commissioners, including Alan Wilson, visited the Sultan's Palace in Zanzibar.
As you can tell from the term Sudan, Zanzibar is a country where the Peace Cult has an absolute advantage. Before the Age of Discovery, the world's oceans were in the hands of the Arabs. Along with the routes of Arab traders, the Peace Church stretched from the east to the East Indies and south to southern Africa.
The Oman Empire once established a colony that reached French Madagascar, fully establishing the framework of a colonial empire.
Because it is completely different from Tanzania itself, when communicating with the Commissioner of Zanzibar, Alan Wilson said that he should think of ways to solve religious conflicts and find ways to provoke conflicts between Christians on Zannibar Island and the African continent. It is best to There should be a bloodshed.
“Our useful experience from the partition of British India should be carried forward. Whenever religious conflicts arise, we have cultivated conflicts between Zanzibar and Tanzania, so that we can prevent any attempt to merge Tanzania and Zanzibar. , gentlemen, is that so?”
The conversation between Alan Wilson and Commissioner Sannibal aroused the approval of the surrounding gentlemen, who all said that this should be done.
"But Tanzania is a Christian after all. Isn't it a bit strange to do this?" Blake, the Tanzanian commissioner, shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Of course I'm not against it, but I think it's a little weird."
"Blake, this won't do any harm to Tanzania. Religious conflicts occur naturally and have no conflict with us." Alan Wilson said the risk is controllable. "After all, this is not British India. We have to mediate a population of one million. Conflicts on this scale were still easy. If you're worried, my job was even harder in British Malaya, where there were tens of millions more people."
"If we compare the numbers of people, I, the Nigerian commissioner, will not be convinced. Not only does Nigeria have a population of 30 million, but there are also Peace Christians in the north and Christians in the south. The numbers are about the same."
As soon as the Nigerian commissioner finished speaking, many colonial commissioners were stunned, and then they all said in unison, "So, this is a good place to implement partition. It is simply another reappearance of British India. But before that, we must be sure We must pay close attention and find ways to create conflicts between the two major religions, while ensuring that it does not affect the interests of the British Empire at this stage."
There are several ethnic groups in Nigeria. The Hausa are an ethnic group that subdivides the Sahel region. They mainly live in northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. They speak the Hausa language, which belongs to the Chadian language group, and generally believe in peace religion.
The Igbo people are one of the main black ethnic groups in West Africa. They are mainly distributed in the Niger and estuary areas of southeastern Nigeria, and are also widely distributed in Cameroon. They mainly believe in Catholicism, but they also retain a large number of primitive religious elements, and a small group of people believe in Judaism.
With these two ethnic groups at the core, Nigeria's population has a much more balanced population than that of British India. It’s almost a half-and-half ratio, with a natural divide-and-conquer basis. Even more balanced than the adjusted British Malaya!
"With this foundation, there is no need to worry. For example, the land under our feet is not strong enough, but it is not far from the mainland, and it is also susceptible to infiltration from Tanzania. It is more dangerous." Alan Wilson brought the topic back and talked with his colleagues They discussed, "Zanzibar can easily blockade Tanzania. We need to protect such an important location."
Speaking of this, Alan Wilson looked at Khalifa Sultan not far away, and said to the palace guard next to him, "Call Khalifa over and say that I have a suggestion that I want to discuss with the respected Sultan. one time."
Alan Wilson remembers that Tanzania seemed to have a nickname later called the East African Liberation Army? Now that he knows this, he must assume the responsibility of safeguarding the interests of the empire, preventing the merger of Tanzania and Zanzibar, and at the same time using Zanzibar to prevent Tanzania from developing.
The Sultan Khalifa of Zanzibar was an Arab. Soon he came to a group of colonists. Before the formal meeting began, a group of white British commissioners first talked to the Sultan Khalifa about Zanzibar issues.
"Dear Khalifa Sultan, you should know this. The current model in Zanzibar where the upper class is Arab and the lower class is black is very dangerous. And it is easy to be penetrated by black people from Tanzania. After all, Zanzibar is far away from the mainland. It’s only forty kilometers, which is not such an insurmountable distance.” Alan Wilson changed the subject and asked, “I wonder what the Sudan thinks the role of Britain here is?”
Although it is true that 90% of the population of Zanzibar are peaceful believers, in addition to religion, there are also ethnic issues. Once Tanzania becomes independent, it is inevitable that it will not miss Sannibar. This archipelago can threaten Tanzania's important port schedules.
"Commissioner Wilson, Britain is a balancer." Khalifa Sultan said after hesitation.
"At the same time, we are also friends of the monarchs of various countries. The British Empire is also a monarchy. No matter what, we will not take the initiative to do anything to the monarch of a country." Alan Wilson nodded with satisfaction, "I have a suggestion. I hope to discuss it with Harry. Fa Sultan exchanges some conditions."
"Commissioner Wilson, please make it clearer." Khalifa Sultan was a little confused as to what the other party's purpose was.
"Dear Sudan, although we in Britain are colonizers, we are actually not a big threat to the upper-class Arab population on the island. The real threat is the black people on the mainland. But in fact? If I am not wrong, , even on Zanzibar Island, black people occupy the majority of positions." Alan Wilson asked sheepishly, "I am very worried about this. It is too far away from Arab countries."
If Alan Wilson has one thing going for him, it's an honesty that directly addresses the worst fears of the Arabs on Zanzibar.
"If the respected Sultan can ensure that Britain uses the island's ports and safeguards the British Empire's local interests, I can help Zanzibar join the Arab League. Even if it is not independent, we can go in first." Len Wilson nodded at this, "But I want to see the Sultan's sincerity."
Overall, while Tanzania is not yet independent, Alan Wilson is now nipping the danger in the bud. Prevent this archipelago, which was able to blockade Tanzania, from finally being merged.
Since Sultan Khalifa has no objection, let's sign a new treaty to warm up before waiting for the arrival of the Governor of French Madagascar.
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