Chapter 166 Colony Assessment Report

What a memorable scene. After being personally identified by Alan Wilson, it is believed that the current Prime Minister and Foreign Minister may be spies of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Guy, I actually have a question I want to ask." After exiting the prime minister's private room without leaving a trace, Alan Wilson suddenly said, "If a politician is suspected of treason, people from the five departments Do you have the right to investigate?"

"How could you think of such a question!" Guy Liddell twitched the corner of his mouth, and he knew that this was Alan Wilson, who connoted a great prime minister and an outstanding foreign minister, "Don't you know that the prime minister has immunity? If By hastily and thoughtlessly taking steps against the prime minister, we are setting a dangerous precedent that any prime minister makes mistakes."

"Such as Churchill and Chamberlain?" Alan Wilson nodded solemnly, "So we have to avoid hasty and thoughtless decisions. But then again, how many pro-German spies you captured during the war."

"The matter of the secret front is naturally a secret." Guy Liddell made a tactical backward movement, and asked with a reserved face, "Can you keep the secret?"

"Of course, I promise in the name of a gentleman." Allen Wilson said impatiently.

Guy Liddell nodded in satisfaction, and called Alan Wilson to come over and said mysteriously in a low voice, "I can do it too."

As it turns out, never trust a department with a uniform, no matter which country the department belongs to.

The performance of the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe has become a topic of discussion in the streets and alleys of London. The appearance of a choir with a military atmosphere can be said to be a change brought to the world by the Soviet Union, which has affected the military construction of many countries.

Britain is naturally similar to the United States in terms of labor, that is, it allows stars to go to the front line to tour. Similar to the situation where Marilyn Monroe is in the army for labor.

Regardless of the sensation caused by the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe in London, the more sensation the better, Alan Wilson can use this to sell more tickets. Deep down in his heart, he believes that labor does not distinguish between high and low, even if it is a scalper. If someone pays the bill, don't insist on the principle of indifference!

And he immediately discovered another benefit, that is, after the list of entertainment circles with Soviet cultural exchanges was announced. He has been asked by Whitehall civil servants, known or unknown, whether there are enough people on the list to not weaken the name of the British Empire.

You can even use the benefits to add people to the list. You don’t need to look to know that it must be some unknown actors who have nothing but faces. They want to go through the back door and use the national cultural exchange activities to endorse their acting career and obtain improper benefits. .

For this behavior,

Alan Wilson was extremely contemptuous, and replied indifferently, "I said, at least give me a photo or something, otherwise how would I know if the person who put it in is reliable?"

Although in principle, Alan Wilson should not be lenient, but the people who came to the door were colleagues from various departments of Whitehall. In order to maintain the unity of Whitehall, it is not impossible to discuss.

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And once you can speak, there must be some unclear relationship, it may be a family relationship or a personal relationship.

The more people trust Alan Wilson when they come to the door, they are willing to share this relationship. If Alan Wilson is not humane, it seems too difficult to get along with.

Although he will go to New Delhi by the end of the year at the latest, he cannot never come back. It is necessary to develop some contacts in Whitehall. For this reason, Alan Wilson has prepared a list of young actors as a record of cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Then I rushed to the hotel where the Soviet Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe stayed, and discussed with Fultseva, and said bluntly, "The most important thing about this matter is that the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe add a cultural meeting, so that we agree with the trend, which is good for everyone It's all good."

"I don't see any benefits to the Soviet Union." Fultseva maintained a straight sitting posture, with her legs close together, looking very elegant. If you add a cup of black tea at this time, it will be a bit like a noble lady .

"Miss Yekaterina, even if you don't consider the relationship between the two countries, you should also consider our personal relationship. I saved your life in the British-occupied area. Don't underestimate some minor diseases. If you ignore them Anything can happen, and you and even your husband should thank me."

Alan Wilson said helplessly, "To put it bluntly, don't you have the credit for the Potsdam Conference for being able to get involved in this kind of group visiting abroad? You must have a little nostalgia to be a human being."

"Okay, Mr. Allen, I have a husband. You are misunderstood when you say that, and you are also in trouble." Fultseva ignored the unobtrusive provocation in Allen Wilson's eyes, and the two were One kind of people all have the desire to make progress in their own country, and they directly agreed, "I will personally do you a favor. Before the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe leaves, hold a big cultural exchange event. If you are satisfied, it will be regarded as a Look at the friendship at the Potsdam Conference."

"If the Soviet Union could speak so well, I believe countries will have much less doubts about the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson replied with satisfaction, even though he knew that this was just wishful thinking, and the Cold War would happen sooner or later.

The communication was successful, Alan Wilson did not stay, but left the hotel immediately, he was not very idle.

According to internal information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare an assessment report on the value of the colony, and even Alan Wilson, who was temporarily working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had to write one.

Besides, he should have written it. Alan Wilson still thinks that he knows the colony better than these local civil servants.

And Alan Wilson speculates that this is actually evaluating the value of the major colonies, making trade-offs and seeing where to keep them.

Well, of course he is no exception. For Alan Wilson, who urgently needs to improve, this is an opportunity to show his real talents. At any rate, he is a top student at the Oriental College of Oxford University. He has mastered foreign languages ​​​​including Chinese, and he is a proper colonial professional. .

British India is the most important colony that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Secretary know very well. Just give an overview of the situation.

If the current British Empire is inevitably facing shrinkage, the local resistance in the African colonies is not worth mentioning. It can be said at the end. In the Americas, Britain no longer has much interest.

Now apart from British India, the remaining colonies are concentrated in two places, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Among them, because of the good news that just came from Southeast Asia, that is, the ownership of the Isthmus of Kra is settled, it seems that there is no big problem.

Alan Wilson's report mainly mentioned the Middle East, if you open the map of the Middle East in 1945. You will find that the presence of the UK is higher than that of the US. Of course, this is unsustainable, and Britain will definitely shrink in the Middle East.

One of the places that Britain chose to keep in the Middle East was Jordan. After World War I, Britain recognized Abdullah as the ruler of Trans-Jordan, and Abdullah recognized the British mandate.

Transjordan became a semi-independent emir state under the British Mandate. The British completely controlled the politics and economy of Transjordan. The Arab Legion in Transjordan was commanded by the British, the royal expenses were financed by the British Government, and foreign affairs were handled by the British Governor.

Another Middle East base chosen by the United Kingdom is Oman. The national relationship between the United Kingdom and Oman even lasted until the 21st century. Even Oman was finally unified and established with the support of the United Kingdom. In the 1960s, the "Muscat Sultanate" Sudan With the support of the British, Taimur eventually unified the entire territory of Oman.

As a former world hegemon, Britain still has huge interests in the Middle East. Most importantly, there is a British military base in Kuwait, and of course, Iraq also exists.

In Alan Wilson's report, he followed the trend and stated that oil resources were extremely important to the British Empire. If something happens to Iran in the future, it is best to shrink the military power to Kuwait and Oman.

As long as the British army occupies Kuwait, Iraq will never act rashly in a short period of time, because Kuwait is almost stuck in Iraq's sea estuary. The UAE was not mentioned in the report because the current UAE does not exist and is considered part of Oman by locals.

In the report, Allen Wilson also expressed his concerns about Egypt. In terms of population, Egypt is currently the most populous Arab country, and the Suez Canal is still in Egypt.

Once Egypt appears hostile to Britain, it will definitely not be a good thing for the British Empire, which is currently in the recovery stage.

In order to prevent problems before they happen, we can communicate with France to jointly deal with this matter. The response plan is not limited to the military.

"Egypt has a large population, but the land is extremely barren. The population of the whole country is concentrated on both sides of the Nile River. In order to curb Egypt's development potential, once Egypt appears to be independent, it must be forced to abandon the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Treaty of Sudan." In the office of the Secretary-General of the Cabinet, Edward Bridges holds the report in one hand and coffee in the other.

In 1820, the Egyptian governor Muhammad Ali invaded and conquered northern Sudan. Sudan has had a considerable relationship with Egypt in many aspects since the reign of the pharaohs in ancient times, and has been ruled by Egypt many times.

Since Muhammad Ali saw Sudan as a fairly valuable new territory. During his reign and that of his successors, Egypt and the Sudan became a single political entity, and all subsequent dynastic rulers worked to preserve this Nile Valley union. This policy was further strengthened during the reign of Ali's grandson Ismail Pasha.

Later, Britain invaded Egypt and signed the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Treaty of Sudan with Egypt. In the treaty, Egypt was only a nominal administrator. But as long as the Anglo-Egyptian joint management of Sudan Treaty is still in place, Egypt has a reason since ancient times.

"The safety of the Nile River is a catastrophe for Egypt. As long as the upstream Sudan and the friendly Ethiopia are controlled, Egypt can be prevented from acting rashly on the water source."