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This is not unfounded worry. Alan Wilson can remember that because of mediating the Congo issue, the United Nations also took in a current secretary-general, Dag Hammarskjöld, and the plane crashed in Northern Rhodesia.

Later investigations have shown that, according to the report, an external attack or threat may have been the cause of the crash of Hammarskjöld's plane.According to the report, one situation is that the plane crashed due to direct attack; the other situation is that the pilot was distracted for a short time because the plane was threatened, which led to the plane crash.

Evidence shows that witnesses saw more than one plane in the air, another plane that may have been a jet, and that Hammarskjöld's plane was on fire before it crashed.Witnesses said they witnessed Hammarskjöld's plane being shot at.Witnesses also identified a plane that was "pursuing" Hammarskjöld's plane.

It is not known whether Hammarskjöld's death was related to the United Kingdom in history, because Northern Rhodesia was a British colony.If it was really attacked and killed, the first suspect is of course the United Kingdom.

But it cannot be ruled out that it is the United States. The sky has fallen and there is a tall one. The United States is definitely the tallest one at the current time.

Heidi Rama, who was on the same plane, looked surprised, "I didn't expect you to be treated better than your minister."

"The full-time commander of the British armed forces, Marshal Mountbatten is Pamela's father. This is all about our own family!" Alan Wilson put one hand on Heidi Lamarr's shoulder and whispered, "If our son To be the chancellor of Austria in the future? He will also be escorted by fighter jets when visiting abroad."

This time, the route to Northern Rhodesia is not dangerous. After Ethiopia, there is a continuous stretch of British East Africa.

Before departing from Somaliland, Alan Wilson had already sent a telegram to convene a meeting of commissioners of overseas colonies, and the location was set in Lusaka, the capital of Northern Rhodesia.

To reach North Rhodesia, it is best to choose to fly in. On the ground, there is only one road connecting with South Rhodesia.

Most of the remaining places are boundless minefields. How many landmines are there around Northern Rhodesia is already an uncountable number. Anyway, those Slavs have been mineing mines for more than ten years.

The manufacture of landmines was a pillar industry in Northern Rhodesia, as it developed a number of novel methods of laying mines.

According to Grace himself, it is impossible for the Slavs themselves to clear the minefields now.

It is precisely because North Rhodesia is almost surrounded by a railway, only the middle of the barbell is left, which is near the capital Lusaka.

Because the distance between the north and the south is too narrow, there are two sequelae.

Northern Rhodesia’s communication with the outside world is extremely dependent on air transportation. Northern Rhodesia Airlines is the largest airline in Africa, but not all of them are really passenger planes, or they may be modified transport planes.Lusaka Airport is second to none in the whole of Africa.

In addition, Lusaka is the middle of the barbell, but it is close to the protrusion that Grace and the others think, so there is no minefield.

At Lusaka International Airport, Grace was eagerly looking forward to the arrival of Alan Wilson. Fortunately, Alan Wilson knew that Grace was a man and a woman, otherwise the enthusiasm would be unbearable.

"The changes in North Rhodesia are really the same every year." After seeing Grace, Alan Wilson praised very intimately, "It is simply the brightest pearl of the British Empire."

"I believe that this pearl will shine brighter in the future." Grace also responded with a pun. "Of course, whether it can shine brighter or not is in the hands of Sir Wilson."

"You can't say that, we work together, and everything needs everyone's concerted efforts." Alan Wilson saw through and asked suddenly, "I wonder how the production capacity of North Rhodesia is?"

"We can take out 500 million landmines at any time." Grace is obviously very proud of the pillar industry of Northern Rhodesia. "The northern border of Lusaka has never been mined, and it is completely a pure land."

"It's not a day or two since you've been thinking about the land of the Congo." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows. The entire Northern Rhodesia is narrow at both ends, like a barbell. Lusaka is in the middle of the barbell, facing Luben of the Congo. Bashi.

In addition to farming and mining, these Slavs live in Bray. The reason why they kept the north of Lusaka must have discovered the disadvantages of Northern Rhodesia. They have been eager to seize it, and now they are finally waiting. Chance.

In Lusaka, Alan Wilson was waiting for the other commissioners to arrive. The only pity was that things were different. Duncan, the Minister of Commonwealth Affairs, would not be able to come again. From the heart, drunk with Grace, "Haha..."

"Sir Wilson, as long as you speak, I will kill even the Prime Minister." Grace raised his glass frequently, expressing his loyalty to the queen. It was because there were bad people around the queen that brought Britain to this point.

"That's right, sometimes you can't solve the problem if you don't know your side." Alan Wilson yelled, belching, "If you dare to touch my overseas assets, you will have to pay the price."

Here is a cup of tea, and the Congo, which is not far away, is essentially in a civil war. The leader of Katanga Province, Moise Tshombe, received the weapons of the local Belgian garrison, raised the banner of independence and finally the central government of the Congo Lumumba troops went to war.

From time to time, the shells, like a spasm, pierced the night sky and intermittently illuminated the distribution lines of the trenches in front of each other.

At this time, you can clearly see the gun barrels on the opposite side, the various artillery pieces, and the guards of the machine guns. Behind them are small hills covered with forests, on which the heads of soldiers in military caps are exposed, like unwashed potatoes scattered on the ground. .

The rumble of battle, left and right, sometimes far and sometimes near.Some soldiers exhausted their patience and couldn't hold back any more energy. They actually wanted to rush into this dense forest to open fire and fight fiercely to break this deadly situation.

The older fighters have been battle-tested and seen a lot, and they persevere through this test of life and death, hoping that this time they will be safe.

The shells flew over the infantrymen's heads with a heavy whistling sound, forcing them to retract their heads into the collars of their uniforms.

The sound of shelling continued to expand and become more intensive, and it became more and more intense one after another.There was a frightening flash of light on the trenches as the rumble of mortars and the piercing roar passed.

After all, war is not a game. The recruits who were tribal warriors a while ago immediately grew up quickly, and the soldiers who had not had time to grow had already returned to the embrace of Mother Earth, and the remaining soldiers were still alive.

The Thousandth Chapter 17 Kozlov

As a result, the bullets were not missed, and few people died.This is the case with low-intensity wars. Often the greater casualties are not on the battlefield, but in places outside the battlefield.

The prime minister's official residence at No. [-] Downing Street, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, Norman Brooke brought the preliminary investigation report on the death of Duncan, the Minister of Commonwealth Affairs, and asked Prime Minister Eden for instructions. Before that, he had already talked with Marshal Mountbatten.

Both agreed that, based on the British political tradition, once a minister's death has something to do with the military, it may undermine the stable political ecology of the UK. harmony.

Given such dire consequences, Norman Brooke concedes that Duncan's death was a sudden, accidental, and isolated event that should not be read too much into.

Although the murderer has not been caught, it can only be a local nationalist in Somaliland.

And considering that Somaliland is now nominally independent, and the United Kingdom maintains its relationship with Somaliland after independence, so Duncan's death should be dealt with internally to dilute the impact.

"Of course this incident reminded us that although it may increase diplomatic costs, it is best for ministers to have a series of security guarantees including but not limited to fighter escorts on their way to the third world to ensure their safety."

Norman Brook was holding a palm-thick document, and was going to explain to the Prime Minister in detail the new safety regulations for diplomatic work and what kind of security force was applicable to the Prime Minister himself.

"The issue of safety is indeed very important. What happened to Duncan was a shock to us all." Aiden said with a sinking face, "His wife was very noisy and very unpleasant, but I can't understand the death of a relative. But now There are a lot of things, and I don't have time to appease him, where is McMillan, what is he doing?"

"We are in contact with various countries to determine the time for the Six-Party Talks, which seems to be set in October." Norman Brook followed the Prime Minister's train of thought and exposed Duncan's matter, "Now the United States is also in a hurry, because the situation in Congo is turning into a civil war .”

"What's the foreign ministry's opinion on the situation in Congo?" Aiden asked with a sigh of relief. Although McMillan was not here, he still wanted to get some advice from Norman Brooke.

"Some voices from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are overjoyed." Norman Brooke smiled reservedly, "The glorious age is back!"

"How do you say that?" Prime Minister Eden frowned slightly and asked back. Although the job of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is indeed to prevent chaos in the world, it is too much to say so bluntly?

“For a long time, we have been trying to prove that there should be an orderly shrinking step on the colonial issue, so that after the colony becomes independent, it will not be infiltrated by the Soviet Union. The propaganda mainly focuses on the Soviet threat and the brutality of the French war against Algeria.”

Norman Brooke talked eloquently, and when he said this, he changed the subject, "But the Americans do not accept this argument, thinking that the Algerian war is a matter of French policy, and they have always asked us to withdraw from the colonies and put our military strength in Europe to resist the Soviet threat. "

"If there is a second colony belonging to a different country, and there is chaos or even war after independence, the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be more tenable, so this part of the voice thinks that the deterioration of the situation in Congo is a good thing, at least for the UK This is the case, I believe that the high commissioners of the colonies will now bring public opinion back from the Algerian war, and focus on stabilizing their respective jurisdictions with the example of the Congo.”

For the UK now, the situation in the Congo can be said to be at the right time. Norman Brook even relayed that many people do not want the situation in the Congo to calm down, so maybe the Americans agree to participate in the Six-Party Talks and will be calm and calm during the Six-Party Talks.

This is simply a card that fell from the sky out of thin air, and the UK should make good use of it.

"I want to know who are the main supporters of this voice?" Prime Minister Aiden listened to it for a long time, why is there a familiar formula?

"Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that little fellow Allen." Norman Brook replied with a smile, "He is in Lusaka, presiding over the meeting of overseas commissioners, and I believe he is discussing this matter with his colleagues."

After all, the conditions in London are much better. There is no such condition in distant Africa. Without communication, just by hearing and smelling, the Congolese armed forces loyal to Lumumba and anti-Lumumba fought until dark .

During this period, some lost troops appeared in the forest like ghosts and ghosts, but as soon as they saw the enemy and the battlefield filled with gunpowder, they quickly slipped away and disappeared in the dark dense forest that enveloped everything. without a trace.

Towards evening, the artillery behind stopped bombarding.The cannons on the left and right flanks fell silent.

The gun at the front fired its last shell loudly, and then fell silent.The gunner may have fired all his shells, or he may have died on his emplacement.

Down below, in the valley below, it seemed, two mortars would not stop, and kept bombarding.

And in the evening, the two mortars stood still in the emplacement like two tree stumps on the felling field.The machine guns roared intermittently, and all kinds of firearms used by infantrymen blazed into a chaotic sound, causing flames to shoot and bullets to fly randomly.

Bang... A series of crisp sounds, different from the fighting inside the Congo, this sound is so beautiful, Alan Wilson set an example for his colleagues, drank up the red wine and raised his glass, "It's not important to call gentlemen over here It’s just a simple wish, and I hope everyone will continue to work hard.”

Because of the listing of Nigerian Petroleum Corporation, the Overseas Asset Management Committee has suffered huge losses in name.

Even the total assets managed this year are the same as last year, and there is no nominal growth, which requires colleagues to work harder.

This is not as good as some private companies, such as the Mountbatten Group. If Kennedy comes to power as scheduled, there will be good news for silver in the United States. It is estimated that the world's number one strong woman, Ms. Pamela Mountbatten, is his wife, and her assets will increase again. There is a new round of expansion.

It's a pity about the matter of silver. After some consideration, Allen Wilson decided to at least not inform his colleagues about this step in advance. Although silver mines also exist in some colonies, silver mines in Africa do not have a cost advantage. Except for the rich silver mines in the world Outside of America, only Australia, where all mines are on the surface, has this cost advantage.

If you work hard to mine silver, you may not get much cash, if you lose it?Then Alan Wilson can hardly be blamed, it is better to wait until the matter is clear and look at the direction of the wind.There are many more scruples about using the country's money than using women's money.

Alan Wilson, who has nothing to do, also discussed with his colleagues in a relaxed environment that the tragedy of the Congo should be publicized, "Is there such a benevolent suzerain country in the world as ours? I can say responsibly that there is none. It is a blessing to be a colony of the British Empire, although some countries may not think so."

"Some big and powerful countries think that they lead the world, and the world will coexist peacefully, and everyone will perform their duties." Richard said sarcastically, "It's just empty talk that assumes that one's own nation is superior to other nations. "

"I remember the last person who said that led Germany to launch a world war and killed 600 million Jews." Ingram chuckled, "A good nation is so good at killing people."

Several people sang together, causing a burst of laughter. Alan Wilson took a sip of the red wine, why didn't he know who Richard was talking about? Nehru, who was enthusiastically preparing for the six-party talks, "Now we can use it. He, I believe someone will be able to handle them in the future."

Is there anyone who can fix Nehru?For example, a certain big country, which is slamming the Soviet Union for its transformation into a social emperor, unexpectedly joined the ranks of imperialism oppressing Iran.This kind of attack on Alan Wilson is just for fun. The key is that it was not invited to the Six-Party Talks. If it is invited, it will not criticize it. It has to show that it is a responsible big country.

Those who criticize imperialism hate themselves for not being imperialists.Allen Wilson smiled and discussed the situation in Congo with his colleagues, "Actually, what happened to Congo has nothing to do with the United Kingdom, we want to see what will happen to the United States?"

This time, various overseas commissioners came to Lukassa from the dark restricted areas of various places, and they were determined to set off a dark turmoil in the Congo, and united with the emperors such as the French emperor and the Portuguese emperor to do their best to sublimate and fight against the current American emperor.

United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States. Twelve days after Congo gained nominal independence, Britain and the United States finally extended a series of diplomatic wars caused by the Iranian oil crisis to the United Nations.

Britain's UN representative to the United Nations, Andrew Cohen, and France's Georges Abel voted against the U.S. push for a U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo.

The common position of Britain and France made the United States unexpected, and Anatoly Dobrynin, who has always been known for his opposition to colonialism, the UN Deputy Secretary-General representing the attitude of the Soviet Union, this time his attitude is very moderate. "We propose to do persuasion in private, to hear what the British and the French have to say."

The Americans who were about to export to Britain and France were very embarrassed at once. He was waiting for the Soviets to spit, and then he followed up. As a result, this time it turned out to be such a situation. He could only express that he would take care of the interests of Britain and France for another dialogue .

"Congo is a mine in Africa. If Lumumba asks for help, if the Soviet Union does nothing, it is really impossible to explain."

Brezhnev followed Kozlov, the number two figure in the Soviet Union, and slowly expounded his opinion, "Participating in the Six-Party Talks has already caused us to be criticized by foreign comrades. If we do not take certain efforts to show leadership It may raise doubts. At a time when Britain, France and the United States are not in harmony, it is indeed a good time."

Chapter 48 Discussion in the Kremlin

Facing the second secretary who was two years younger than himself, Brezhnev showed great respect.

In his eyes, Kozlov is a very bad-tempered person, and he is also the only person in the current Soviet political circle who dares to confront Khrushchev himself face to face.

Kozlov has a very good relationship with the military and has won the trust of the Ministry of Defense and the military industry.

In diplomacy, Kozlov is a representative of a hardliner. He even thinks that Khrushchev's moderation is too mild. He firmly believes that imperialism will never die, and the Soviet Union should fight back at an appropriate time instead of pretending to be friendly.

So in the case of the Congo, if anyone in the Soviet Union persuaded Khrushchev to give it a try, then only Kozlov would be the one.

Kozlov, who hadn't answered all this time, suddenly stopped and asked, "Ilyich, the imperialist encirclement of the Soviet Union is entangled in the throat. If we take the initiative to attack the Congo issue, can this pressure be relieved?"

"I think it's okay, Comrade Kozlov." Brezhnev immediately expressed his approval, "The Congo is a well-deserved center of Africa. If you attack when the enemy is not united, you can test whether the imperialists are united with each other."

"Maybe we will pass the buck to each other after the fact? We don't understand them yet!" Kozlov paused when he said this. "Some foreign comrades complained about our gentle attitude. They don't know our difficulties."

The Soviet Union was not one of the worst-hit countries during World War II. The Soviet Union’s 700 million losses were the number of casualties, not the number of casualties. It is 7000 million.

It will take a few years for the population born after the war to enter society, so even though Kozlov has been advocating toughness with the outside world and has no intention of a showdown with imperialism, there are always people in his own camp who encourage the Soviet Union to fight imperialism.

Of course Brezhnev knew who he was talking about, nodded and said, "The comrades in the East are indeed too radical."

"However, in a place far away from Europe, you might as well try it." Seeing that Brezhnev agreed with him, Kozlov frowned and said, "We can't always be passive and not fight back."

While talking, the two of them entered the Kremlin, together with KGB Chairman Shelepin, Secretary of the Central Committee Furtseva, and leaders of important departments of Gromyko and Suslov.

Lumumba had already entered the sight of the Soviet high-level at the beginning of the year. At that time, Lumumba was only the leader of a party. He went to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, to participate in a round table meeting to discuss independence.

If you don't even pay attention to this kind of person, it is undoubtedly the KGB's dereliction of duty, and there is no need for the Foreign Intelligence Service to continue to exist. As the new KGB chairman, Xie Leping naturally cannot accept this accusation.

Sit down, Xie Leping took out an important piece of information about the situation in Congo, "There is evidence that Lumumba has been on the must-kill list, and the United Kingdom and the United States want to solve this first issue of pursuing independence through assassination." Leader of the Three Worlds."

"Is the news true?" Fultseva nodded slightly. No one in the entire Soviet Union knew the truth of the news better than her. Asking questions at this time was just to emphasize the seriousness of the matter.

"Absolutely, the source of intelligence is unquestionable, and it is the KGB's greatest achievement overseas." Xie Lepin said that he was quite complacent. He only found out about the existence of the Cambridge Five after he took office. There are still such a group of enemy countries. People at the top serve the USSR.

He also had to be shocked by the layout of the KGB during World War II, and some conceit could not help showing.

Furtseva just asked casually, and she didn't take Shelepin's bragging seriously. She had a more reliable source of information, and she was on a rocket with the other party.

But the man reminded himself that it is best to show a harmless appearance in the Central Presidium and use his female identity to cover himself, so he didn't say anything about it.

"The United Kingdom and the United States can definitely do it. Think about the independent leader of the Gold Coast Independence Movement. He lost contact over North Africa and has not found his body until now." Suslov looked at Gromyko and asked, "What is it called? Got a name?"

"Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of the Pan-Africanist movement. A nationalist who pursues independence toughly." As the foreign minister, Gromyko has not forgotten this figure from a few years ago, and also agrees with Seuss Love's words, "This kind of thing has happened once, and it's hard to guarantee that it won't happen again. We can't overestimate the morality of imperialism. They don't have such things at all."

Alan Wilson, who is far away in Lusaka, never imagined that the capital of the hostile camp would have his own role.

He almost forgot about the pan-Africanist who was ignorant and insisted on taking the Gold Coast out of the UK.

But just because Kwame Nkrumah, who fought for independence for the sake of Britain, was brought up again today, although none of the Soviet bigwigs present knew that he did it, except for the cultural tsar.

"Using assassination as a terrorist method to promote neo-colonialism. Only shameless imperialists can do it." Fultseva was filled with righteous indignation, and she had a deep understanding of the shamelessness of imperialism, and suffered a loss because of it.

A scathing denunciation of imperialism's despicableness almost immediately took over the central point of the discussion.

First of all, it can be proved that Lumumba's death threat is definitely not groundless. It is confirmed by the intelligence of the KGB lurking inside the enemy and the lessons learned from the past. Lumumba's situation is already quite dangerous.

This has become the consensus reached by everyone here. The death of a leader of the third world does not matter, but this leader is someone who is valued by the First Secretary. The Soviet Union's African strategy was set by Khrushchev himself, and the independence of Congo also The consequences of the Soviet Union's constant influence.

But now it seems that the independence of Congo is just the beginning, and the competition surrounding Congo has reached the point where the imperialists are trying to see it. Kill him, should he lose face as the first secretary who set up the African strategy?

Is there a problem with the African strategy? Where is the authority of the supreme leader?Khrushchev frowned and asked, "How is Lumumba doing now?"

"I went to the United Nations and called on the United Nations to intervene in the separatist forces." Gromyko immediately replied, "Could it be that the imperialists will do something along the way?"

"If you do this, there has been an incident involving Kwame Nkrumah, and it will inevitably cause suspicion twice. He may be safe for the time being. The situation in Congo is so complicated. It is true that a backward country wants to buy some ambitious people No problem."

Fultseva repeated what Alan Wilson said to her to others, "Once you do this, you will clear the suspicion. If Lumumba is fine during this visit abroad, then the probability is the second one." See, the imperialists want to kill people with their swords.”

Gromyko immediately said, "If Lumumba arrives at the United Nations, ask Dobrynin to find a way to meet him."