British civil servant

"Whether Nigeria is striving for self-government, or whether the Igbo people have exposed their ambitions, this is a matter worth studying." Alan Wilson chuckled, "You should know that under the current colonial government, the proportion of Igbo people is not normal. This allows me to see the trend of inequality, maybe we can balance the proportion of officials according to ethnic distribution."

Chapter 6 London is unhappy

"I don't think the UK should be blamed for Nigeria's ethnic problems. Before we came, Nigeria was already like this. We didn't let the Hausa believe in the religion of peace."

Azikiwe once studied in the United States. Alan Wilson mentioned that this experience was related to how he opposed the United Kingdom. It can be said to be very serious in nature. The second paragraph mentioned the current ethnic issues facing Nigeria. .

"There is no doubt that the Hausa, as the majority ethnic group, deserves more power. This is in line with the basic rules of democratic politics, the minority obeys the majority. I think it is responsible to put the future of Nigeria in the hands of the Hausa. Yes, and the best result."

"Of course there is not only one way. Just like British India turned hostile after the division, some voices think that to avoid this tragedy, adjust some colonies and adopt a partition strategy to avoid this. This is not unreasonable."

While flipping through the materials, Alan Wilson said these words in a very soft voice, and his expression was very sensible, and he could even be said to be sincere, that's what he thought.

With the arrival of the parties, the memory of Jianzheng in Alan Wilson's mind was also awakened, and he remembered that Azikewe was indeed the founding father of Nigeria, which is correct.

But there are other things, that is, after independence, Nigeria was indeed controlled by the Igbo people at the beginning, and the Igbo people didn’t even think it was enough. Democratic politics gave the other two ethnic groups a chance. It’s better to implement the military government model and launch a military coup. .

After the military coup, the army was used to defeat the forces of other ethnic groups and build a complete Nigeria to complete development.

But the Igbo people themselves are the smallest of the three ethnic groups in terms of area and population, and the weakest one actually set a precedent for a military coup. Don't blame other ethnic groups for doing the same.Once this kind of example appears, whoever has the biggest fist will stand up.

In the end, Nigeria fell into the hands of the Hausa military government centered on Yoruba Obasanjo.

Obasanjo is a Yoruba and a Christian himself, but the military forces around him are mainly Hausa.

The Hausa itself is the largest ethnic group in Nigeria. Unlike the Igbo people who gather at all levels of government, the Hausa are the main source of soldiers. In fact, the senior military officials were also dominated by Igbo people at the beginning.However, the Hausa, mainly low-level military officers, went through several coups and eliminated the power of the Igbo people.

From this point, we know that Obasanjo was not without wrists during his rule of Nigeria.The Yoruba people he was with were neither like the Igbo people who were officials in Nigeria during the British colonial period, nor the Hausa people who were the majority in the army.

But in the end, it was Obasanjo who dismantled the regional management based on the three major ethnic groups and suppressed the ethnic conflicts in Nigeria. Of course, the suppression was only limited to his tenure.

Hearing Alan Wilson's analysis and threats, Azikiwe couldn't help retorting, "Nigeria is a whole, and everyone is Nigerian."

"Oh, Nehru and Ali Jinnah said the same thing back then. Sukarno, who troubled the Dutch, also said the same thing. Did you discuss it together?" Alan Wilson chuckled and said to himself, "After all, you want to To be the founding father of a country, it is not incomprehensible to be blinded by self-interest, and telling lies with your eyes open is a necessary skill, Mr. Azikewe, you must be a good leader when you are alive."

This is not a death threat, Alan Wilson's words are very sincere, that's what he thinks.

The positions of the two are very different, so naturally they don't have much in common. However, Azikewe soon discovered that the official from London was very frank. Although some words were harsh, from the perspective of the British, they were completely acceptable. arrived.

For example, before leaving, the control of Nigeria was given to any one of the three major ethnic groups. In fact, the main threat to the Igbo people is the Hausa people who have different religions and have a larger number.

Of course, this kind of frankness is based on deterrence. Alan Wilson said that the current Igbo people represented by Azikwe made London very unhappy when the king just died of illness and the crown prince had not yet ascended the throne. .

Azikiwe explained that this was a spontaneous call, and it was not necessary to make London unhappy at this time.

"Oh, that's it!" Alan Wilson finally felt that this Pan-Africanist seemed to be unable to communicate, and changed his tone, "Mr. Azikewe, do you expect the UK to help you eliminate Nigeria's Ethnic conflicts? Then take responsibility for all the killings? Let the world bash the UK? Then give you the whole of Nigeria? No way?"

"I think under normal circumstances, without your pan-African wishful thinking, you should know which nation Nigeria should be in after the British leave. Or let's try? Before the British leave, have a democracy Election? Let's see who wins? How about we hand over Nigeria to this nation?"

Azikewe hesitated to speak, and finally opened his mouth and said nothing. It's not that he didn't have a rebuttal.Just feeling that one's own proposition does not necessarily win the election.

"I don't want to see one thing, and if the Igbo people still don't cooperate, Britain doesn't mind handing over British Cameroon to France. I believe that this condition can be exchanged for France's support for Britain in West African affairs. It's easy."

Alan Wilson stared at Azike Wei with ill intentions and said, "You and I both understand what this means. If you make trouble again, I will do it. Don't regret it then."

British Cameroon only occupies a small part of Cameroon, which itself was a German colony and was divided between Britain and France after the war.The French part exceeds 90.00% of the original Cameroon.The British part is the cross-border residence of the Igbo people.

Alan Wilson mentioned that the British Cameroon was handed over to France. There is no doubt that the result is that the Igbo people, who are the smallest among the three major ethnic groups, have a population that cannot be compared with the other two ethnic groups.

"Mr. Azikewe, you should think about it carefully. Don't think that you can really learn to be independent from the United States after studying in the United States. France paid the price of the beheading of the king. It sent an expeditionary force to fight against the British army in North America. , if you want to follow suit, see if there is another France willing to do the same."

"Even if there is!" Alan Wilson said with a malicious tone, "The Royal Navy can definitely send two battleships over to shoot a few rounds of salvo at the city of Lagos under their feet, and then pat their buttocks and leave. .”

If someone asks Alan Wilson if he is happy now, of course he is happy. He has fulfilled one of his dreams by speaking in front of a leader of the founding father level. Once upon a time, he also wanted to speak in front of Nehru.

It's just that the most important thing at that time was to maintain stability and ensure the maximum interests of British India in the final period.

If it were changed to the present, he would not have such scruples. Although he blamed the future Nigerian founding father for a long time, when Ingram came in, the two still maintained the posture of sitting face to face.

"Alan, the information you want." Ingram sent in the development plan about Nigeria.

"No problem!" Alan Wilson nodded, and then put the information in front of Mr. Azikewe and said, "According to our observation, Nigeria is not suitable for self-government at present. If a hasty decision is made to intensify conflicts, there is a risk of civil war , This is a precedent for the India-Pakistan War. The idea of ​​the current British colonial government is to carry out a development plan for the gathering areas of the three major ethnic groups. The core purpose is to complete the development plan formulated by the colonial government. Who can complete the best to prove themselves capacity, we put the future of Nigeria in whose hands we will be."

"The premise is that all the materials needed must be imported from the UK and replaced by Nigerian raw materials. Mr. Azikewe can understand that this is an exam. I still believe that the Igbo people have the advantage. If the Igbo people finally get The best result is that after five years, you will come to London for talks and formulate a self-government plan. In the first five years, we will still supervise the political situation in Nigeria, so that we can come up with a mature solution and Nigeria can officially become independent. "

Seeing Azikewe hesitate, Alan Wilson said eccentrically, "It seems that I should talk to the Hausa people. The French must also hope that Britain will return Cameroon."

"This is a mature and responsible plan. Of course we are very willing to accept it, and it can also prove the ability of the Igbo people." Azikewe immediately agreed, "We can show the whole Nigeria, Igbo experience in managing Nigeria."

"Mr. Azikway, don't force it. If you think you are forced to, you can say it directly." Alan Wilson lit a cigar and said calmly with smoke, "Of course you say it, and I won't change it." of."

Azikewei pushed his glasses, and the seemingly wise eyes behind the lenses were very sincere, "It's not at all forced."

If the Northern People's Congress approves this development plan, he will have no chance to regret it.

"Very well, I will stay in Nigeria for half a month, and I will go to the Gold Coast after finishing this matter." Alan Wilson looked at the time and asked proactively, "Do you want to stay for an afternoon tea?"

Of course, Azikewe understood that Alan Wilson was issuing an order to evict the guest, and decisively stated that he still had something to do, and left the Administrative Office.

"How's the talk going?" Ingram waited until the person left before coming in to ask about the progress.

"It looks pretty good. I heard that he is a media person. I learned a saying in the East that a scholar failed to rebel for three years. Like this so-called independent leader who plays with pens, his level is just that." Alan Wilson said with a smile on his face. He said contemptuously, "But I hope that independent leaders in Africa are all at this level."

Chapter 661 Get rid of him

"In fact, the situation here is better. The independence movement on the Gold Coast is more powerful." Ingram frowned, "Nkrumah is also more difficult to deal with than Azikiwe, after all, he has more authority on the Gold Coast than Azikwe Kway is much taller."

"Gold Coast is my next stop, is it difficult to deal with?" Alan Wilson frowned slightly, "I don't want to take tough measures, but if necessary, I have a good relationship with Mikhailovich from North Rhodesia. It can be used when necessary. As you know Ingram, you need to fly to North Rhodesia, and the plane is not a safe means of transportation."

Of course, Alan Wilson still doesn't want to get into that kind of situation. If he can talk about it, he can also talk about his patriotism.

But after listening to Ingram's words, especially after Alan Wilson heard about the socialist ideas in Nkrumah's mouth, he unconsciously changed his mind.

The leader of the independence movement on the Gold Coast is actually harder to contact than Azikwe, and may lead to the Soviet Union.At present, the Gold Coast is considered a very wealthy colony in Africa because of its own gold resources.The foreign exchange reserves of the Gold Coast Colony are [-] million pounds.

Of course, this was exchanged for gold from the Gold Coast, which is very important to the UK at present.

"It seems that we have to kill this guy." After careful evaluation, Alan Wilson made this decision in his heart.

He is not worried about Nkrumah's outstanding ability. In fact, Africans seem to have little effect on socialism.It was still a primitive tribe before, running into socialism?There must also be basic laws for launching satellites. How can this problem be solved with enthusiasm?

Even Allen Wilson himself could not lead a group of primitive tribes to engage in socialism.

However, although he is not optimistic that Nkrumah's road to socialism can be achieved, whether the Gold Coast can achieve socialism and whether it can cause trouble for the UK are two different things.The former Nkrumah will not succeed, the latter is very easy.

From the establishment of the Soviet Union to the present, there have been many precedents that show that a new socialist country may not develop very well, but it will definitely bring huge troubles to the suzerain country.

Knowing that there is such a person as Nkrumah on the Gold Coast, Alan Wilson's mind is no longer in Nigeria.Instead, it is placed on Nkrumah, who is also a Pan-Africanist and a socialist.

While meeting with the leaders of several ethnic groups in Niger, and promoting his stability maintenance and development plan.Alan Wilson is still in contact with the Gold Coast Commissioner, as well as the necessary foreign aid.

The necessary foreign aid is of course the African hegemony France. Alan Wilson found it. In [-], in order to strengthen the unified action of the West African people in the struggle against colonialism, Nkrumah went to Paris to meet with the African members of the French National Assembly Sulu-Migan Appiti, Leopold Seda Senghor, Felix Houphouet-Boigny and others jointly drew up plans to establish the Union of Socialist Republics of West Africa.

The matter has come to this point, so there is no need to be polite. The safety of the British Gold Coast is a matter of thought. As a public servant of the empire, he cannot ignore it. However, under the current situation, it is unlikely that Britain will send troops because of the independence of a colony.Not to mention not being independent yet.

According to Alan Wilson, Gold Coast Commissioner Davies, Nkrumah also used non-violent non-cooperation.It's just that the gold industry is indeed not too difficult to find workers for production, and it is also a pillar industry on the Gold Coast. Nkrumah's non-violent non-cooperation movement is somewhat unacceptable and has been disintegrated.

But the situation is still very dangerous. Unlike Nigeria’s self-talk, Gold Coast Nkrumah has almost formed a Leninist party, the Gold Coast United Congress Party.

In the telegram, Davis asked how to deal with this matter. Alan Wilson said that he should be careful and he needs to think carefully.His own depression was felt most clearly by Joan Bennett.

But Joan Bennett dared not ask, after all she was not as dependable as Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman.Even if asked, Alan Wilson would not say.

As an imperial civil servant who suffered from the dragoons, his mouth is now stricter than before.Admittedly, it is unlikely that Joan Bennett was a Soviet spy.But she was an American, and when it came to colonial issues, the Americans and the Soviets just had different methods.

Nkrumah really studied in the United States, which is exactly the same as Azikiwe, who is fighting for independence in Nigeria.

In the telegram to London, Alan Wilson also mentioned this point. Most of the independent leaders of British West Africa had a background of studying in the United States, and informed them of their countermeasures against Nigeria's independence.

As for the Gold Coast, Alan Wilson did not mention it in the telegram, because the normal method is useless.

At the meeting with the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria, Alan Wilson presented the development plan for the three major regions in Nigeria, and began to draw cakes, saying that this is also a responsible performance of the suzerain country.It is an assessment of all ethnic groups to see whether Nigeria has the basis for self-government in a fair and just manner.

With the support of Azikwe, the leader of the Igbo people, the meeting this time actually went smoothly.After all, in current Nigeria, the Igbo people have an advantage in institutions at all levels.If the Igbo people who occupy the dominant position do not object, this matter is not too difficult.

The development plan lasts for five years. After the five years are over, Alan Wilson hinted that all parties can apply for self-government to London again. At that time, I believe that Nigeria, which has proved its ability to manage itself, should be recognized by London.

However, there will be another five years in five years, and it is still inconvenient for Alan Wilson to disclose.After temporarily stabilizing the Nigerian independence movement, Alan Wilson began to carefully consider how to suppress the Gold Coast independence movement that had just taken a step forward.

Although he has made up his mind that Nkrumah must be killed in order to maintain the stability of the Gold Coast in the next few years. It would be best if he could be replaced by a pro-Western leader.

With this in mind, Alan Wilson informed the Gold Coast Commissioner that he would not go to the Gold Coast for the time being. At the same time, he sent a telegram to North Rhodesia. When he encountered the Commissioner, he needed professional help.

Grace immediately set off from Northern Rhodesia with his cronies, and the passenger plane he took landed in Lagos.

"Unexpectedly, the main urban area of ​​this city is on an island." Grace, who has been inland for a long time, spoke highly of Lagos. "What do you British people think? It seems to be very vulnerable to attack."

Lagos is the largest port city in Nigeria.At the southwestern end of the border, along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.It consists of small islands and the mainland at the mouth of the Ogun River.The main island, Lagos Island, is the city center and is connected by bridges with Ikoyi Island, Victoria Island and the mainland.

The location of Lagos is equivalent to Chongming Island, the capital of China. It is no wonder that Grace is puzzled.

"The Royal Navy can guarantee the safety of the colony, so naturally it doesn't care where the capital is." Alan Wilson added after a moment of pondering, "At least it was guaranteed in the past!"

Now that the U.S. Navy is stronger than the Royal Navy, Alan Wilson is not too self-proclaimed.

Grace understood in seconds, and asked Alan Wilson what he was looking for, and said, "I have a feeling that you want us to repay your favor this time, and it must not be a trivial matter."

"Grace, I saved more than once for those of you who were destined to be purged by Tito." Alan Wilson did not hide it, saying that he was inspecting this time as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Overseas Assets Management Committee. With some hidden dangers in the UK, Nigeria's affairs have been settled, but the independence movement on the Gold Coast is quite tricky.

The root cause lies in Nkrumah, the independent leader of the Gold Coast, which cannot be suppressed by political means.

"So what do you want to do? Can't the local garrison solve the problem?" Grace frowned slightly and asked, "Is there too little garrison?"

Alan Wilson nodded and shook his head, took out Nkrumah's photo and said, "This person has almost established a national political party, and the family dominates the Gold Coast, and political means can no longer be contained. But the suppression is powerless with the local garrison, And there is another important factor, this person has studied in the United States. In fact, many leaders of the West African independence movement have studied in the United States.”

"The Americans really don't do good things." Grace said with dissatisfaction after hearing this. If it was something else, Northern Rhodesia would certainly want to embrace the thighs of the United States. After all, who doesn't want their backing to be strong.But with regard to the colony, Northern Rhodesia must stand with Britain and France, at least for the time being.

Grace was naturally dissatisfied with the United States' desire to dismantle the British and French colonial empires. The African colonies were all independent, and the Slavs in Northern Rhodesia were besieged.

He also knew that Alan Wilson was looking to get rid of this independent leader, and asked Alan Wilson if he had any ideas, and he could make a reference by himself.

Alan Wilson did not hide it, saying that he wanted to facilitate it. India invited Nkrumah to leave the Gold Coast and kill him halfway.

"It's too far away, and there may be variables on the way. I know that the British government has pro-British officials in the Indian government. But this matter is not easy to operate." Grace shook his head and said, "In fact, India is not a good destination for a visit. You It was once said that Nehru is also India’s foreign minister, can you influence Nehru?”

Seeing Alan Wilson shaking his head, Grace spread his hands and said, "That's it, so we have to find a way on the destination. I think it would be better for a French party to invite Nkrumah, such as the French Communist Party."

Chapter 662 Anglo-French Consistent Position

Grace compared the straight-line distance between France and India, and sorted out Nkrumah's contacts, saying that India is not a good place to start, and India has already become independent, so it is impossible for Britain to command like a finger.

"On the contrary, France is different. Mr. Allen, as far as I know, many heavyweight members of the French National Assembly are leaders of the African independence movement. Paris has given them a high status, and now they live in Paris." Grace said He paused here and said, "Can't you bribe this person?"

"He is a Pan-Africanist and a socialist. Once the former is successful, its influence will quickly spread to other African colonies, while the latter will cause damage to the interests of Britain and France." Alan Wilson glanced at Grace and sighed, "So You said, can I let him go? Britain is not unwilling to let the colonies be independent, but it is absolutely impossible for this kind of person. "

"Afraid of the threat of colonial backlash?" Grace asked suspiciously. He could only attribute Britain's vigilance against Pan-Africanism and socialism to this point, but he could see that Alan Wilson, a normal African nationalist, was not give a damn about.

"Threat? That's not true. There are many kinds of independence, but Pan-Africanism and socialism are more harmful to Britain than nationalism. The former can be considered the first piece of dominoes. If this Pan-Africanist leader If we succeed in independence, we and the French will encounter big troubles, and our influence will spread rapidly. If we lean toward socialism, we will cut off economic ties with the United Kingdom in the short term. Let’s not talk about what will happen in the future, but not now.”

Alan Wilson showed the difference between different independent forces, and it is not impossible to let go of nationalists. Anyway, he did not think that Britain could rule Africa forever. Independence is only a matter of time, and he is just delaying time.

Pan-African thinking and socialist thinking are actually not a big threat in Alan Wilson's mind. Can colonial independence pose a threat to Britain?Even British India couldn't do it, let alone the African colonies.

It's not that he doesn't know what happened to the countries that supported Pan-Africanism. Ghana in the 21st century is far less influential than the Gold Coast in the 50s.If there is a difference, Ghana has a lower status in the world than the current Gold Coast, and it is much lower.

None of the regimes in these so-called Pan-African countries can organize a new society on their own.

Soon, after the militarization enthusiasm of the revolutionary country faded, these pan-Africanist regimes were counterattacked and turned into blatant dictatorships.

The last countries led by Pan-African leaders, the more they have the soil of Pan-Africanism, the poorer they will be.

Because Pan-Africanism believes that the whole of Africa is one family, but each colony has its own independent time.It is true that the first independent countries can support other countries that have not yet become independent, but who can believe that they can merge and form a unified African parliament.

The problem is that it can't do it now. Britain can't let go of the colonies yet. Nkrumah has two characteristics that cannot be tolerated.Once he was allowed to succeed, a gap was opened in the African colonial system, and the impact was very bad.

"But looking at so many gold reserves, I wouldn't be able to make the Gold Coast independent so easily." Grace didn't know that Alan Wilson had divided the African independence movement into several categories, including Nkrumah Such leaders of the independence movement happen to be included in the ranks of killing chickens and monkeys.

He just thinks that the UK is interested in the gold reserves of the Gold Coast. Now South Africa is obviously not obedient, and the Americans are not just watching. The UK can only find a way to increase the national strength of the UK in another gold producing area in Africa.

It's true to think so, the gold reserves of the British Gold Coast are indeed an important reason to do it.

But Alan Wilson couldn't admit it. He said it was for the civilization and order of Africa as a whole not to be destroyed.Once independence is successful under Nkrumah's leadership, it will only plunge the Gold Coast into poverty.

Grace looked like I believed it. The two initially determined that borrowing the power of France is more reliable than India.

Although Nkrumah also adopted Gandhi's non-violent non-cooperation movement, India did not necessarily allow Nkrumah to leave the Gold Coast.

On the contrary, several African leaders of the French National Assembly, such as Felix Houphouet-Boigny and Leopold Sedar Senghor, were all black and were quite favored by the Paris government. value.

In terms of personal friendship and connections, it may be possible to facilitate Nkrumah's trip.Grace said that once Nkrumah left the Gold Coast, he could use a plane crash to make Nkrumah disappear, which is not a problem for him.

But Alan Wilson must be guaranteed to give him the air route map of France and French Africa.