Chapter 667 The Wise God Farouk
Although Zanzibar is small, Alan Wilson will not disrespect Sultan Khalifa. After all, in the worst case scenario, it is still possible to be an offshore center. As long as Zanzibar is held in hand, no matter who wants to support East Africa in the future, The UK can use Zanzibar to lock down the East African coast, especially Tanzania.
Bringing Khalifa Sultan to Cairo this time also enhances the authority of Farouk I. After all, no one knows whether Farouk I can take on the role of Arab world leader given to Farouk I. matter.
"I have met with Faruk, but I don't know why the commissioner asked me to ask His Majesty Faruk about the dam." Khalifa Sultan sat directly in front of Alan Wilson, "But His Majesty Faruk does have some feelings interest."
"Because this is good for Egypt, and it is a huge political achievement project." Alan Wilson smiled as if he was possessed by God, full of thoughts for the Egyptian people.
What Lawrence? What outstanding contributions has he made to the Arab world? The true contribution to the theory of truth must be made by him as the colonial commissioner.
Alan Wilson stood up and said bluntly to Khalifa Sultan, "In fact, as long as His Majesty Farouk makes a request, I believe London will consider it as appropriate. After all, our traditional friendship is still very deep."
First of all, if the Aswan Dam project is launched, it cannot be completed independently with Egypt's current industrial strength. It will definitely need to seek help from the outside world. The UK will definitely provide financial help, but will there be room for the UK's domestic industrial capabilities? ? In fact, it is not so optimistic.
However, if the British mainland is not enough, there is British Malaya that can help. Alan Wilson has set a steel output of 10 million for 1952. You can't just produce it and pile it up in the warehouse, right?
It must find a market. If the Aswan Dam is built, it can solve the problem of exporting many industrial products in Malaya. In fact, this is also the purpose of his trip to Iran.
Another consideration is that the Aswan Dam was Nasser's main achievement, so he must push this project to Farouk I. According to the description of the Xianxia novel, Nasser was deprived of a fortune by Farouk I. At least the Aswan Dam was at the level of an innate spiritual treasure. This achievement was definitely not small.
Alan Wilson, holed up in the embassy in Cairo, asked Khalifa Sultan whether public opinion about his visit was friendly.
Khalifa Sultan told the truth and expressed that he was still very friendly, but some of his words sounded like Big Brother.
"Oh, dear Sultan. His Majesty Farouk is the leader of the Arab world. It is normal for Egyptians to be a little arrogant." Alan Wilson laughed out loud after hearing this. The attention of Arab leaders is victory, and the tragedy is that no one cares."
For example, the Crown Prince of Sikkim, Palden Dundup Namgar, who is already an ambassador in London, often appears in London to expand his contacts, which will help Sikkim continue to exist.
There is still time. When the time comes, the UK can support the crown prince to become the head of a certain United Nations agency. With a bigger stage, Sikkim will enter the mainstream countries' vision, and India will have many concerns if it wants to annex it. .
From this point of view, Alan Wilson is worthy of being a friend of the feudal lords of various countries. Even if Sultan Khalifa wants to appoint him as the prime minister of Sannibal, it is not too much.
Sultan Khalifa's arrival in Egypt was also interpreted by Egyptian public opinion as seeking asylum from the leader of the Arab world, Farouk I.
People in Cairo also know through newspapers that this small kingdom very close to black Africa is also part of the Arab world.
The pride of this heavenly country suddenly came into play. Alan Wilson actually understood the pride of the people of these ancient civilizations relatively well. Although he did not understand Egypt, Egypt was also an ancient civilization. In fact, this mentality was almost the same.
Egyptians are of course proud of ancient Egyptian civilization, and this pride has never been interrupted, even after the Peace Religion became mainstream in Egypt.
It's just that most Egyptians who have become peace believers will fight with the Copts about who is more orthodox.
After the current Egyptian King Farouk I called for the Arab League meeting last time and adopted a tough attitude towards Israel, his reputation has improved greatly. This is also supported by the hegemony of British public opinion.
At least many Egyptians currently do not think Farouk I is just that shameful thief. His Majesty had a special fondness for tending to them.
This does not mean that Farouk I was immediately supported by the entire Egyptian people. There are still many people who are hostile to the royal family and believe that the relationship between Britain and Egypt is unequal. But everything takes time. As long as there is time, the reputation will be reversed.
Alan Wilson was actually hesitating whether he had to dig out the Free Officers Organization. After all, with the palace guard composed of Copts, even if Nasser had a coup, it would not be so easy to achieve his goal.
If he takes the initiative to inquire about the Free Officers Organization, will it intensify the conflict? Because the Suez Canal was extremely important to Britain, Alan Wilson was also hesitant.
At this time, Pamela Mountbatten, who knew that her husband had secretly arrived in Egypt, sent a telegram to the British Embassy. This telegram only mentions two things. One is that General Mountbatten himself has received a new appointment and was appointed by the cabinet as Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet. He will command the Mediterranean Fleet, which is extremely important to the British Royal Navy. He will go there soon. Cyprus takes office.
The only remaining thing is related to Nkrumah. Pamela Mountbatten said that she had sent assistants to Algiers to join Savievich and his party, and expected good news to happen by then.
In fact, the situation in Algeria, which France attaches most importance to at present, is generally stable, and large-scale resistance has not yet occurred.
The reason why France later mobilized 600,000 troops to suppress the Algerian War was still unable to suppress it.
There are two factors related to the UK. The first was a coup in Egypt, the British protectorate. Nasser, an Arab nationalist, came to power and strongly supported the Algerian rebellion.
Another thing is that Nkrumah, the leader of the Gold Coast after independence, was a Pan-Africanist and strongly supported the independence movement in Africa. Nkrumah believed that Algeria was African and should be strongly supported, and Nasser believed that Algeria was Arab and should be strongly supported.
Algeria, being served by two independent leaders, naturally made France unable to suppress it.
From this aspect, it is not too much for the French to give Alan Wilson a marshal, because he is currently mainly dealing with Nkrumah of the Gold Coast and Nasser of Egypt.
Tynhorn Palace is located on a small peninsula, surrounded by the sea on three sides and surrounded by a naval base. Its main building is a small palace, built entirely of white granite. The palace is built on the top of the peninsula, standing like a white sail on the sea level.
"He knows about the Free Officers Organization?" Farouk I sat on the throne of the Thien Point Palace and expressed surprise to Khalifa Sultan who rushed here. "But in January, didn't the British think that this was not a big organization?" Is it a problem?"
The Cairo Officers Club Management Committee was re-elected, and the representatives of the Free Officers Organization were elected by a majority. King Farouk immediately ordered the dissolution of the Officers Club Management Committee, and at the same time made personnel transfers under the pretense of trying to disperse the strength of the Free Officers Organization.
After this conflict, Farooq also informed the British about the incident, but at that time, the British did not have any special reaction other than congratulations.
"Obviously the British have discovered something now, otherwise they would not take the initiative to ask questions!" Khalifa Sultan said to Farouk I according to Alan Wilson's words, "If there is really a problem, then we should not easily think that the matter has been resolved. It’s over.”
Sultan Khalifa undoubtedly sided with the British and began to persuade Farouk I.
After all, the existence of the Kingdom of Zanzibar was all due to the British. Now Zanzibar's actions to expel black people in the name of ending slavery have already made black people on the mainland dissatisfied.
"It seems that we should really talk about this matter. If we have the chance, we should meet." Farouk I was not a man of great talents, but the butt issue aroused his side as a monarch. A monarch only needs to You are not a born idiot and don't need anyone to teach you how to maintain your power.
This trip to Europe was quite pleasant for Nkrumah. Many French progressives invited him. Although the leader of the independence movement did not know that these people were not inviting him, but Pamela Mountbatten facilitated the invitation.
But Nkrumah still felt that the widespread praise he received in France was real, which strengthened his determination to fight.
At the same time, Pamela Mountbatten met with the French Foreign Intelligence Service and expressed concerns about Nkrumah himself. He expressed the hope that France would maintain the common position of Britain and France on the colonies and provide convenience if something unexpected happened.
When they met this time, the French understood immediately that Britain was going to eliminate this independent leader, and France immediately expressed its support.
The independence movement is not a question of whose colony it is, but a problem faced by all the metropolitan countries. France understood Britain's position on this matter and also expressed its intention to assist.
Pamela Mountbatten did not use this point, but said that she already had a plan.
In June, the widely acclaimed Nkrumah completed his European tour and took the top leaders of the Gold Coast United Congress Party from Paris to return to the Gold Coast to continue leading the independence struggle.
The group of people on the DC-3 passenger plane took off from the Paris Airport and disappeared into the blue sky. They would complete the transition through Algiers and finally arrive at the Gold Coast.
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