Chapter 913 I Am Pro-American

In his heart, Alan Wilson's thoughts were the same as those of the three Latin countries, but on the surface, he kept talking about Nigeria's independence, maintaining the post-colonial era, and not letting the Soviet Union take advantage of the loopholes.

Of course, this is for the Americans. This suspicious ally insists on attending, which makes this four-nation meeting a bit strange.

But to be honest, Alan Wilson regarded this meeting as a diplomatic achievement, and the United States' insistence on squeezing in was not beyond his expectation.

From the beginning, Alan Wilson had already thought through the demarcation issue and had another issue ready. Prepare to discuss with the Americans to hide Britain's true purpose.

On the first day of the meeting, everyone was basically at the stage of talking, which was what Alan Wilson expected.

At the Berlin Conference in 1884, countries fought with each other for more than a hundred days before reaching a compromise plan to carve up Africa.

This meeting involves oil interests in the Gulf of Guinea. Of course, it does not need to take so long, but it is normal to talk for dozens of days. Nothing is ever achieved overnight. Even big things can be discussed for several years, let alone The rights and interests involved in the Gulf of Guinea this time are not trivial.

"The British attitude is nothing more than to protect Nigeria's interests after independence. It can be concluded that the oil in the Gulf of Guinea will not affect Nigeria's independence. However, the attitudes of France, Portugal, and Spain are obviously much more conservative, and they never mention the independence of the colonies. question."

After the first day of the meeting, the U.S. representatives who attended the meeting conveyed the basic attitudes of various countries to Washington. It is still Eisenhower's term. The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee is Alan Wilson's old friend, Joseph Ray. Mound McCarthy.

McCarthy saw familiar names in the documents and decisively gave accurate arguments, "British policy is still an orderly retreat, slowly stripping off colonies while preventing such behavior from impacting the British mainland. France and Spain and Portugal, there is no tendency in this regard, and the United States should encourage Britain's actions at the diplomatic level."

Only McCarthy could make such professional judgments because he knew his British friends very well.

His British friend was knocking rhythmically on the door of a luxury apartment. Following a series of slight footsteps, Greta Garbo opened the door from the inside, looked at the man with an unsurprising look, and took the initiative to come closer. He gave a kiss of victory, stretched out his hand, pulled the man in, and closed the door.

"You are a colonial high commissioner. You always seem to forget your job. If you don't stay in Malaya, your presence will be with you all over the earth." Greta Garbo took out the bread from the kitchen and placed it in front of the man.

"This is all the country's training for me. I am responsible for supervising Britain's overseas assets.

It’s also my job. "Alan Wilson stretched out his hand to devour it and said vaguely, "The Malayan colony is managed by a mature team, so things are not difficult. Of course, the location is extremely important to the current British Empire. "

"The United States is definitely waiting for dad to come back from death." Greta Garbo teased with a slight smile on her lips, "Why don't you go to the film company and come to me?"

"It's very comfortable to get along with you." Alan Wilson said truthfully. "I can discuss things with a very safe attitude. This is exactly the environment I need now. It is also pleasing to the eye."

Greta Garbo rolled her eyes at Alan Wilson, not realizing that the short summary of these words was, live well and don't be clingy.

Although it has been out of the factory for a long time, it has been well maintained. It has just been on the exhibition stand for a long time. It can still be regarded as a new car. The test drive experience is very good. Of course, classic luxury cars also have high requirements for drivers. Once the owner shows up, the car needs to be cleaned frequently.

"Americans are generally arrogant. If you fool them, you can't completely exclude them." Greta Garbo was lying in the arms of Alan Wilson. "You once said that the United States is an agricultural empire. And you Transport all the food from Nigeria, and look at the United States, which has no policy in this regard. The UK should not step in and let the local black leaders go on their own."

"In the past two years, the United States seems to have formulated a policy of food aid to foreign countries." After listening to this, Alan Wilson really wanted to slap himself on the head. If the two of them were not lying on top of each other in the bathtub, and his hands were all empty, he would have It's time to do this.

Azikiwe has connections in this area because Azikiwe himself has the experience of studying in the United States. At the juncture of independence, Azikiwe, a man who could become the founding father of the country, still has connections with the United States, so he has the conditions to ask for assistance.

"Whitehall asked me to come to Paris for a meeting, and I didn't expect an unexpected gain." Alan Wilson, who had already had preliminary ideas, lowered his head and accurately found Greta Garbo's red lips, and whispered, "I will serve you well today." .”

"My demands are never low." Greta Garbo looked back and responded, the domineering power of the first-generation screen-dominating goddess was undoubtedly revealed.

Earlier, Alan Wilson had foreseen that the United States might get involved, and the issue he was preparing to divert the attention of the United States was the maritime dispute between British Newfoundland and Iceland. It is well known that Iceland has a small population and relies on fishing.

What's wrong with this? Originally, Iceland would fight a cod war with Britain because of this, but now, Iceland's main competitor is the royal territory of Newfoundland, which has obtained Alan Wilson's weapons.

At that time, Alan Wilson ended his term as the chief executive of Newfoundland and sold several destroyers to Newfoundland. This was also to alleviate the British warship backlog. It was impossible for a few destroyers to pose even the slightest threat to the United States and Canada.

But Iceland is definitely an exception. That is Iceland's irresistible existence.

Newfoundland has successfully transformed and completed the transformation from a brave man to a dragon. On the one hand, European ocean-going fishing boats are strictly prohibited from entering Newfoundland's waters and expelled to another large fishing ground, Iceland. On the other hand, Newfoundland fishermen have updated their fishing boats. After that, you can also go to the ocean and join the fishing boats of European countries in plundering Iceland's fishery resources.

The current situation is that the relationship between Newfoundland and Iceland has taken a turn for the worse. It has replaced Britain's role in fighting the cod war with Iceland and has become the object of Iceland's hatred.

It seems to have nothing to do with the current demarcation issue in the Gulf of Guinea, but it actually has a lot to do with it. Alan Wilson prepared to use the conflict between Newfoundland and Iceland to reconcile with the intervention of the United States and Britain. Later, the concept of twelve nautical miles of territorial waters and two hundred nautical miles of exclusive economic zone was proposed.

So after the meeting in the following days, Alan Wilson took the opportunity to complain to the Americans who were watching, "This kind of demarcation issue is the most difficult to resolve. Even the maritime dispute between Newfoundland and Iceland cannot be resolved, let alone around the Gulf of Guinea." There are so many colonies belonging to different countries. If there is no plan that everyone can accept, these countries will also fight after independence."

"And we all know that the war environment is also an important way for the spread of communism, and the United Kingdom is very worried about this. If it leaves suddenly, many places may be taken advantage of by the Soviet Union. The Dominion of Nigeria is the most populous place in Africa. If If you fall into the arms of the Soviet Union, you will be in big trouble."

In the words of Alan Wilson, the importance of the Dominion of Nigeria has been elevated to an unprecedented level.

In fact, after the heated discussion that the oil in the Gulf of Guinea is comparable to that of the Persian Gulf, this is not an exaggeration. What's more, just because the Dominion has a population of 40 million, it cannot be considered unworthy of attention from any angle.

Facing the awe-inspiring Alan Wilson, Americans would also express their approval with this accurate judgment.

Little did they know that this British man who kept talking about the post-colonial era had just yesterday ordered Nigeria’s Commissioner Roberts to ask Azikwe to ask for food aid from the United States in the event of famine in Nigeria.

After thinking about the U.S.'s foreign food aid, Alan Wilson didn't care about scrapping the land even more. Originally, he was a little afraid of famine, and was even prepared to set aside minimum rations to prevent famine from happening.

Now, all he can do is feel annoyed about his timidity in anticipation of the famine. How could he accomplish anything if he was so timid?

"Washington is also paying attention to this meeting. Although it wants to play a role, it is also powerless." Kidston finally expressed his position for the first time, inspired by Alan Wilson, a walking figure in the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

"It is really difficult to convince these three Latin countries, especially the French. If the United Kingdom speaks out with the United States at the diplomatic level, it may be counterproductive." Alan Wilson shirks the responsibility without leaving a trace, "You are an American and it may not be very good. I understand that the French have very complicated views on Britain."

"France's persistence in the colonies is indeed very difficult to deal with." Kidston also looked embarrassed. Apparently Washington had already communicated with Paris, but to no avail.

Although France has had nineteen prime ministers from 1945 to the present, every government has the same attitude towards the colonies. They can talk about anything but independence.

During the days in Paris, British ocean-going cargo ships traveled back and forth between the Dominion of Nigeria and the mainland all the time, wishing to evacuate Nigeria before leaving. At the same time, the entire Nigeria began to advance under the influence of the invisible hegemony of public opinion. Some construction plans.

When most people think it is right, a few sober people cannot affect the overall situation. What's more, the oil resources in the Gulf of Guinea affect not only the British Dominion, but nearby France, Portugal, and Spain have also expressed interest. Nigeria cannot calm down even if it wants to.