Chapter 816 North Sea Oil
"That's what you say, but?" John hesitated and spoke with a look of embarrassment, "It's not easy, is it?"
If it were so easy to shrink, the United States would not be a mess in a few decades.
As long as there is a little room to fight for, who will give away the territory that has devoted time and energy to others?
"But we must prevent the sequelae of colonization from appearing in our own country. Those people in India are special cases. I believe no one will compare Tata, Bilal, and Maharaja Ali Khan with ordinary people." Alan Wilson sighed He said, "There are still many colonies at the moment. Thousands and tens of thousands of people retreated at one time, and I don't know how many eventually returned to the mainland. At present, the independence of Sudan is the beginning of the independence of the British colonies in Africa. We provide an example. It has been agreed that future colonial independence will be handled according to current standards."
"You're right. It doesn't seem like a big problem now, but within the framework of the entire colony, it becomes very big." John's face changed slightly, and he felt shuddering when he thought about the future where the mainland would be filled with alien races.
As Alan Wilson said, this is just a Sudan, but in the hands of the British in Africa, it is not just a Sudan.
Even if they live up to the grand occasion of traveling from Cairo to Cape Town in the past, the number of expatriates currently living in the colonies is still a large number.
Even if Britain no longer pursues colonial rule and really withdraws, this will be a long process. Had it not been for the initial unified action in South Asia, it might have lasted for decades.
At that time, neither of them might be able to take care of it, so it was imperative to provide an example for dealing with a group that married locals. This also provided a step-by-step example for other colonial commissioners.
This is certainly not easy. Together with the garrison and the expatriates in Khartoum, it is not that difficult to say the least. The tricky thing is how to deal with the descendants of these people who were combined with the colonies.
This is where John found it tricky. Looking at Alan Wilson, who was also the colonial commissioner, he asked, "What would you do if something similar happened in Malaya?"
"What's happening now is in Sudan, not Malaya, my friend." Alan Wilson corrected his long-time friend, "We need to let the independent representatives of Sudan take the initiative to raise this matter to reduce our inhumane moral burden. . Since they want to fight for independence, I believe making such a commitment will not be a problem."
Although Alan Wilson planned to let the British soldiers in the colonies abandon their wives and children, he could not bring the descendants of the locals back to the UK.
But this kind of thing was more offending, and he didn't want to do it regardless of the risks. It was best if the Sudanese took the initiative.
If John had known the saying "A leaf among thousands of flowers will never touch you", he would definitely use it to describe his co-worker's thieves.
It was obvious that he wanted to cut off the products of some expatriates who couldn't control their pants, but the Sultan had to take the initiative.
Of course, the new government after independence is not prepared to show fraternity?
As long as the Sudanese people brought it up, Alan Wilson was absolutely unceremonious and agreed directly to respect the feelings of the Sudanese people and let the British illegitimate son stay in Sudan and shine for this new country.
This is also for the benefit of these marginalized groups. Although there are Indian communities in the UK, their numbers are not large. To put it bluntly, they were all issued residence permits by Alan Wilson himself, with assets of one million pounds per capita.
The London government welcomes such people, and London citizens will not resent them. Alan Wilson was generous just once, and that kind of thing will never happen again.
From this point of view, he is worthy of being an old friend of the Indian people.
Special treatment was given to India.
Now times have changed, and the situation in Sudan is different from that in India. The key is that Sudan is a country in Africa. If we generously take back all the people, will African colonies follow the same example when they become independent in the future, and bring back a group of black people? It’s painful to think about.
It doesn't matter if black and green occupy the same position. If they occupy both, the imperial servants will not be able to pass the test in their hearts.
He has always respected the culture of the Peace Sect, which was the most successful in the agricultural era, especially the characteristics that are extremely difficult to assimilate. China and India are just happy, and they are nothing compared with the expansion speed of the Peace Sect.
It is really a joke to think that the three major religions emerged last and expanded the fastest. Before the great voyage, the Christian world was surrounded.
After discussion, the two immediately acted separately to liquidate the British colonial Sudan. There should not be many families left with colonial people. If it was a French colony, there would be no need to check. Latin people are famous for their inability to control their crotch.
The world does not revolve around an imperial commissioner, while he is busy finishing the work of the British Empire in the Sudan.
Events with far-reaching consequences are happening all over the world. Although the United States has not forgotten to criticize the establishment of the Warsaw Pact, Eisenhower did not focus all his energy on confrontation.
Although he was a military president, he launched major infrastructure projects in the United States. He used the reputation accumulated during World War II to promote the strategic highway plan in the United States. Where the huge construction funds came from became the key to the problem.
Against all odds, Eisenhower prescribed a package of federal fiscal investment, increased employment, increased income, and higher taxes to treat deflation.
After settling the objections of all parties, this large-scale infrastructure project, which will serve until the 21st century, was officially launched in 1955. The long-term investment is expected to be as high as 100 billion US dollars, accounting for the total economic output of the United States today. of a quarter.
A telegram from Kuala Lumpur arrived in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. The news came from South Vietnam. Diem launched a referendum. The situation was very unfavorable to Emperor Bao Dai.
As a card that has been used by the French, Bao Dai is obviously not very easy for the Americans to use. They still hope that Diem, who is more closely related to the United States, can control this bridgehead against the pro-Soviet forces moving south.
Alisa sent this telegram because she was asked by Emperor Bao Dai whether the original promise would be valid once the referendum result was unfavorable to him. This promise was of course made by Alan Wilson, the Lord in the eyes of the Chinese in Malaya.
Alan Wilson, who received the telegram, immediately called back to Alyssa. Of course, the previous promise was valid, which reassured Emperor Bao.
Keeping in touch with his wife, there is no need to send telegrams to Kuala Lumpur. Pamela Mountbatten has returned to the UK, not because the women's movement is fighting, but because there is good news about North Sea oil. If other oil resources are discovered, the interests are still being If the British oil company gets it, the discovery of North Sea oil will bring even greater benefits to Britain.
You must know that during the first oil crisis, Britain relied on the output of North Sea oil and maintained good economic development even as Europe was devastated. Otherwise, as early as during the oil crisis, the British economy would have been overtaken by Italy and become the fourth largest economy in Europe.
With its own oil resources in hand, Britain will be more able to deal with the situation in the Middle East.
The news that Britain discovered oil in the North Sea brought an unexpected consequence. The French government's attitude towards Algeria became increasingly tough. The French expeditionary force that boarded the ship at Toulon Port, with the expectations of the French government and the French military's belief in revenge, once again Embark on a journey.
Almost every day, new troop transport ships appear in the Mediterranean. In the eyes of the French, Vietnam is thousands of miles away after all. And Algeria is only separated by the Mediterranean Sea, so it will definitely not be a problem.
The major newspapers in France advocated in a very radical tone, "Algeria is a natural extension of French territory to the south. We will never abandon our Algerian brothers."
At this moment, the support of the other side of the Anglo-French alliance is indispensable. Pamela Mountbatten, who returned to London, let the media power in her hands join in. The slogan went one step further, "There are no Algerians, only Gobi French."
She has been corresponding with her husband and believes in Alan Wilson's words, "Someone must do the strong suppression. Our French friends are willing to do this, so we should adopt an encouraging attitude, and then secretly take advantage of the fact that the attention is not on us, Just do the job at hand.”
After receiving the order to divert the disaster to the east, Pamela Mountbatten, the instigator, went directly to talk to people from BP.
Because the North Sea also involves the Netherlands, the negotiating partner is also the British-Dutch Shell Oil Company.
Pamela Mountbatten is a newcomer in the oil field and may have less experience than these established oil companies.
But with the words and deeds of Alan Wilson, Pamela Mountbatten understood the importance of Brent crude oil, otherwise she would not have set off directly back to meet with the relevant oil giants.
In fact, the discovery of Brent crude oil not only shocked these oil giants. The British government was also shocked. Now, no country has any doubt about the importance of oil.
Modern society is inseparable from this kind of fuel, but the place where oil has been produced for a long time is the Persian Gulf. European countries are extremely dependent on oil from the Persian Gulf. This hidden danger is not invisible to the governments of various countries, but there is really nothing they can do about it.
In the previous conflict with Iran, Britain relied on its garrison in the Persian Gulf and the influence of the world empire to fight with the Iranian government for a long time, but eventually gave up the unequal distribution agreement and made peace with Tehran.
There was also overt and covert pressure from the United States and the Soviet Union. Britain had to pay attention to its appearance and could not be as unreasonable as it was before the war.
Although nothing on the surface, the confrontation with Iran also achieved decent results. But that incident still made London wary and worried about its oil dependence on the Persian Gulf.
Now, the Labor government seems to be temporarily relieved. If it is a large oil field, it will undoubtedly meet the UK's great needs and get rid of the situation of being controlled by others.