Chapter 663 There Is Such a Thing as Patriotism
The people Pamela Mountbatten asked for help were the Orthodox nobles, the Orleans nobles, the Bonapartist nobles, and the Orleansites in the government.
Soon Pamela Mountbatten met the other party and revealed her purpose. Her relationship with the French aristocracy lies in the connection with Libyan oil.
"What I hope most is to invite Nkrumah through the African members of the French National Assembly. If we can have a good relationship with the French Communist Party, that would be better." Pamela Mountbatten pinched a bottle filled with wine He took a sip from the cup and said with a smile, "This matter is very important. Whether it is from a personal or national perspective, we all have reasons to take a common stand."
With Pamela Mountbatten's current career development, it is reasonable to make such a request for France to help. You know, Mountbatten Oil Company is now entering the Persian Gulf.
Although this has caused unhappiness between Britain and Iran in the Persian Gulf, the French aristocrats who have had soup with Pamela Mountbatten are still looking forward to the future.
"I know an affairs officer who has a good relationship with de Gaulle, named Giscard d'Estaing. Through him, I will contact several African parliamentarians in Paris to jointly invite this person." Louis Philippe thought for a while and agreed, "I wonder, Pamela, do you want to meet this person?"
"I will if I can, and Louis!" Pamela Mountbatten reminded with a smile, "I am married, it is better to call me Mrs. Wilson, my husband minds this very much."
With the initial consensus, Pamela Mountbatten asked her assistant to send a telegram to Nigeria and asked her husband to wait for the good news.
The next day, another invitation was sent via telegram for her husband to judge. Léopold Séda Senghor was a member of the French National Assembly of Senegalese origin, with a political spectrum of social democracy.
Félix Houphouët-Boigny, a member of the French National Assembly from Côte d'Ivoire, had long-term close ties with the French Communist Party. After the war, with the help of the French Communist Party, Houphouët-Boigny transformed the African Agricultural Union into the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire and served as chairman of the party. After the Bamako Conference, he, Ahmed Sekou Toure and others founded the "African Democratic Alliance", which soon became the most powerful political party in French Africa. Boigny served as the chairman of the alliance, Côte d'Ivoire The Democratic Party became the local branch of the African Democratic Union.
With the French Communist Party being contained in France, Félix Houphouet-Boigny can also switch sides and draw a clear line with the French Communist Party.
Alan Wilson, who was in the Administrative Office, received a telegram from his wife and had an understanding of the two candidates. Then he replied with a telegram from He Xini, either of these two people would be fine.
Alan Wilson remembers that France suffered big losses except in Vietnam and Algeria. In the whole of French Africa, there is not much disadvantage. The vast majority of people who have been members of parliament in France,
In the end, France was sent to the position of the father of independence.
Of course, this is not for nothing. Many countries in French Africa are not truly independent. After independence, he had followed French policies for a long time. He felt that these two candidates should not be unexpected. Even if there was an accident, it was impossible for both of them to have problems. Although he knows a little about history, he still believes in France's strength.
Sometimes Grace doesn't understand where Alan Wilson's confidence comes from, or is it this kind of unfounded confidence.
For example, this time, Alan Wilson himself arrived in British West Africa, one step away from the Gold Coast. But he stayed in Nigeria. But it is so strange to put more faith in black politicians trained in France than in people trained in Britain itself.
"I don't understand what you officials think. Do you trust the French more than the British?" Grace said helplessly, "Is there something wrong with this?"
"If you are referring to the issue of colonies, I can tell you that yes, I believe in the French. I don't believe in London! Do you want evidence? France is still fighting in Vietnam." Alan Wilson took out a kerosene lighter and turned on the telegram Burned, and added, "Of course, what I believe the most is, my wife."
This may be the joy of development. After years of teaching by words and deeds, the two people's thinking has become highly consistent. Pamela Mountbatten was the person who knew him best in the world. She took the hostage that had just appeared in her belly and ran to Paris to take charge.
Although this kind of thing is for the benefit of the British Empire, it cannot be made public. Of course, you have to find the most reliable person to cooperate with you. There is no doubt that Pamela Mountbatten is the most reliable person.
After several exchanges of telegrams, invisible radio waves converged on both sides of the Mediterranean, and the entire plan was completed.
"As you know Savievich, I sent him to Algiers to wait this time. The key issue is that this flight must stop in Algiers." Grace left and returned, "I didn't With this ability to bribe the airport, if there are no mistakes in this link, there will be no problem."
Alan Wilson put his hands on his waist and said, "This is not a big problem. In fact, the French army in Algeria has different ideas from the local French, and through the previous bundling of Libyan oil, Pamela has a good relationship with the local French army. In fact, this For one thing, I just provide a plan, and she needs to do a lot of details."
"Oh, that's right!" Grace raised her eyebrows and let out a heartfelt sigh, "I envy the deep relationship between you and Madam."
"Emotions take a long time to cultivate, so you must start early." Alan Wilson was inspired by this and was ready to impart some experience to the next generation of Chetnik leaders. There are still many opportunities for cooperation between the two parties.
Grace can be sure that Alan Wilson is indeed a person who is willing to share, but there are not many people who are willing to share, and Nkrumah happens to be not among them. From this perspective, he is quite lucky.
Two days later, Pamela Mountbatten, who was sitting in Paris, sent an invitation to Nkrumah, the leader of the Gold Coast independence movement, through two heavyweight African parliamentarians in Paris and the French Communist Party.
He was invited to Paris to attend a lecture on the African independence movement, and was even invited to give a lecture at the University of Paris.
Alan Wilson concluded that Nkrumah was a Pan-Africanist and a socialist, and tailored an itinerary for him, and soon the honor arrived in Accra, the capital of the Gold Coast.
Davis, the commissioner of the British Gold Coast, had been paying attention to Nkrumah's movements. Although he knew that Nkrumah had received the news, he could only put this anxiety aside before Nkrumah's exact reaction. Hidden in my heart.
The reason why there has been no major turmoil in the Gold Coast in recent years is that after the emergence of the colonial state-owned enterprise plan, the Gold Coast attracted a large number of veterans and formed an interest alliance with these military leaders.
However, this alliance of interests was not always unfavorable. As many as 70,000 Gold Coast soldiers enlisted in World War II. It is unrealistic and meaningless to buy them all. He can only rely on a small group of these retired soldiers to suppress Nkrumah.
If Nkrumah continues to make trouble, Davis is also worried that the group of retired soldiers who have been bribed will still make trouble.
The problems he faced were much bigger than Ingram. After learning that Alan Wilson began to care about the Gold Coast, he hoped that this part-time deputy secretary-general could solve the headaches for him.
At this time, at the headquarters of the People's Congress Party in Accra, the invitation to Paris was also being discussed enthusiastically.
The inviters, Léopold Sédar Senghor and Felix Houphouet-Boigny, are both very influential members of the French National Assembly and have made African voices heard in Europe. .
The original intention of this invitation shows that the two invited Nkrumah because they learned that Nkrumah had just been released from surveillance by the British colonists. Sending the invitation at this time would also help Nkrumah increase his influence. force.
In explanations written in private letters, the two men believed that the independence of the Gold Coast could also aid their struggle in France. The British and French colonies could support each other in their pursuit of independence.
It almost means saving the country in a slow and curved way, and the French Communist Party also expressed its friendship towards Nkrumah. Expanding the influence of Pan-Africanism has sparked lively debate at the headquarters of the People's Congress party on the Gold Coast.
In fact, what tempted Nkrumah the most was the French Communist Party's regard for him, although he did not express any obvious inclination. But I have a favorable impression of socialism in my heart, but independence has not yet been completed. In order to avoid the hostility of the British, I hide my true thoughts.
Nkrumah would never have thought that the few leaks he had made would have been remembered by Alan Wilson. He understood his intention to turn on the right light and turn left, and planned a heavy attack.
The news that Nkrumah was willing to accept Paris' invitation and had set a date to go to Paris was quickly conveyed to Alan Wilson via Gold Coast Commissioner Davis.
After receiving the news, Alan Wilson took the initiative to open a bottle of red wine in front of Grace and poured him a glass. "My friend, whether Northern Rhodesia is reliable or not depends on this time. No more hesitation, we must come out." Punch hard.”
Grace, who took the glass, nodded, drank all the liquid in the glass, and said thoughtfully, "Alan, you can actually pretend that nothing has happened. In fact, with your current position, even for a short period of time, Who can hold you responsible for your negligence?”
"Grace, my friend." Alan Wilson slowly drank the red wine, looked directly into the other person's eyes and said lightly, "There is such a thing as patriotism in this world, please."