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Vol 2 Chapter 580: Agribusiness in Africa
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The Sultan of Khalifa is lucky, after all, the UK mainly exercises indirect rule and will not destroy the local political environment too much.
This is different from France. The royal family of Madagascar, the largest island in Africa, is now gone.
At this time, Alan Wilson didn't mind putting the French who were about to arrive as a backer, saying that he was lucky to fall into the British colonial rule. Using the fate of the Madagascar royal family, he told the Sultan of Khalifa that there was nothing wrong with being ruled by the United Kingdom.
The new treaty mainly clarifies the responsibilities of both parties, as well as the obligations of both the UK and Zanzibar. Sunnyvale will serve as a base for Britain's offshore balancing of East Africa.
If it was before, Britain did not need to rely on other countries to achieve its goals. But it's 1950, and we have to think about ways to save costs.
After discussing with colleagues, everyone came up with a common opinion that a reliable Arab country must be needed to help the United Kingdom share Madagascar's defense problems.
In the end, the choice was between Egypt and Iraq. Most commissioners believed that Egypt had this military power, and as the most populous country in the Arab world, it was easier to borrow.
But the Sudanese commissioner, Alan Wilson's friend John in British India, was adamantly against bringing Egyptian power into Zanzibar, "because Egypt is strong, we cannot choose Egypt."
"The most important thing is that Egypt is really an African country." Alan Wilson acknowledged the worries of an old friend and said, "Iraq is different. Iraq itself has an extremely narrow coastline, and the estuary is blocked by Kuwait. In the current Kuwait, there are When the British troops are stationed, Iraq does not have any ability to develop a navy. It is easier for us to control the country. Asking Iraq to bring some soldiers over is to give Baghdad a false name.”
"Introducing Arab forces to check and balance the indigenous Africans?" Blake thought for a while, "It's also a way."
"Iraq has no maritime power, so it's not up to us to maintain its existence?" Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Now there are two wolves around the UK, both want our heritage, even if we smash the pot. give them."
The commissioners burst into laughter after hearing Alan Wilson's words, and they all knew who Alan Wilson was referring to.
"There is also a certain degree of slavery in Zanzibar. After my interview with the respected Sultan. The Sudan will discuss with the Arab upper class to eliminate the remnants of slavery. This is an external declaration. In essence, we want to use Deport some black people to the African continent in the name of removing the influence of slavery."
Alan Wilson said this and looked at Commissioner Zanzibar, "Then Potter, in the next one to two years. Part of your job is to cooperate with the Arabs and drive black people to the African continent in the name of freeing slaves. Cut off the black penetration of Zanzibar on the road."
"I see!" Potter nodded. "What a glorious job it is to clear the remnants of slavery. Exciting."
"Gentlemen, now the Americans say national self-determination and the Soviets say liberate the world, it is unlikely that we will keep the colonies for a long time, because British India has set a very bad precedent. But how to retreat, at the meeting in London You all know it. We want to keep some important territories as much as possible, and Zanzibar is within this range." Alan Wilson pondered for a while and said, "Of course we also need the help of the French, the Governor of Madagascar will soon It's coming, and we're going to give it respect."
The purpose of inviting the French was, of course, to exchange the colonial management experience. This time the French was invited to the meeting because Madagascar was the only French colony in East Africa.
The original intention of the traditional friendship between England and France, Alan Wilson invited the French, and at the same time, he also talked about the issue of Madagascar. Maybe he can give the French some useful suggestions.
Before the French arrived, Alan Wilson had contacted his old boss, Sir Barron, to see if the old boss was in charge of the Persian Gulf affairs, and asked if the Iraqi kingdom would be willing to shoulder greater international responsibilities.
It is precisely because the Kingdom of Iraq has no maritime power and belongs to Asia that Iraq is required to help. If Iraq, like Egypt, is an African pacifist country, he will not give each other a chance to reach out.
Then came the content of the formal meeting. Alan Wilson introduced the development plan for British Malaya and the support needed from the British colonies in Africa.
"Now that my colleagues have set up colonial state-owned enterprises, and have selected reliable ethnic groups to help them operate, then I will not hide anything. The operation of British Malaya is similar. At present, the resources of British Malaya These are the gaps." Alan Wilson took out a list and explained, "The future industrial development of Malaya will enter the European market under the local deployment and compete with products from European countries."
"The advantage of this is that on the one hand, it uses Malaya's manpower and low cost. It is used to strengthen the total scale of the imperial industry! On the other hand, the resources of British Africa can be quickly utilized. After all, our time is short. More. How long the colony will last, we don’t know, it’s not a mistake to hurry up and monetize it.”
As Alan Wilson spoke, a list of resources needed by British Malaya was circulated in the presence of the other commissioners. It involves all kinds of non-ferrous metals, but there is no coal, because coal and iron have been determined to flow from Australia.
"In the field of agriculture, the basic conditions of Malaya are not a problem, and the mainland is a special need. You must know that the mainland is an island. Although the United Kingdom is not a country with backward agricultural and animal husbandry technology, it has a population of 50 million and has potential for development. There is no more. Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia are the centres, and there are enough farms together, which is also a matter of great concern to the Cabinet Secretary, and Sir Norman hopes that there will be a reliable source of food in the country."
"In fact, both Canada and Australia have this capability." Sudan Commissioner John asked a question, "Is this need not urgent."
"Australia and Canada certainly have this ability, but the country that really has this ability is the United States. Why don't we import from the United States, the key is that we must guard against the United States. Besides, both Canada and Australia have unstable climates. Canada's The north faces the Arctic Ocean, and Australia’s grain production fluctuates too much. It’s more reassuring that the two countries are independent, after all, there is no place in our hands.”
"With North and South Rhodesia as the center, the terminated grain is shipped out through ports in South Africa and Tanzania. It seems that the ports in Tanzania should be expanded."
"Yes, but the road conditions in Tanzania? Let's just rely on South African ports."
Alan Wilson patted his head and said embarrassedly, "I forgot this, then just transport it by truck. In fact, the colony does not have to be profitable, if it can promote the export of domestic products, it is also a good thing, exporting some trucks and so on, but also increase employment.”
"Supporting large farms centered on Rhodesia can also squeeze out the small-scale farmers' economies in surrounding Africa. And I remember that there are minefields on both sides of North Rhodesia, which are considered to be relatively well protected. In this way, the food of Africans will be reduced. Controlling the hands of Northern Rhodesia and using grain as a weapon can save us a lot of the cost of maintaining the colony."
In fact, this is what the United Kingdom did in Africa in later generations. The United Kingdom played a major role in promoting the commercialization of the African food system, and a large amount of aid was used to sponsor multinational companies to grab benefits in Africa.
In the 21st century, the United Kingdom has greatly increased its overseas aid, and despite the economic downturn, it still insists on appropriating its gross national income for international aid. The UK can be seen in numerous initiatives to support investment in African agriculture.
Funds invested heavily in large-scale commercial agribusinesses in developing countries such as African countries pass through tax havens such as the Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands; because of British jurisdictional secrecy, most attempt to own all access to land or food overseas. European companies that require financial instruments are also registered in the UK.
This is of course not for the development of Africa's agriculture, but to make up the agricultural enterprise of Africa and to overthrow the subsistence agriculture of ordinary African farmers.
The only country in the world that can use food as a weapon is the United States. But as far as Africa is concerned alone, the United Kingdom might as well learn from the United States. UU reading www.uukanshu.com also uses food as a weapon.
Regarding the agricultural enterpriseization of British Africa, acting on the list of minerals exported by British Africa to British Malaya is the main purpose of Alan Wilson's visit this time. Raw materials exported by British Africa, together with coal and iron support from Australia, were manufactured from British Malaya as industrial products and shipped to the United Kingdom for sale in the Common European Community market.
As for pricing, that's Whitehall's job. The overseas part is mainly to complete the economic cycle of the British Commonwealth, and the terminal is the British mainland.
There is no doubt that the mainland will get a lot of profits in pricing, and British Malaya, as an intermediate link, will also get profits from this link. The raw materials shipped from British Africa will go through two links and finally reach the European market.
The two wings are flying together. How the British Commonwealth wing can operate to the limit is something that these colonial commissioners consider. In order to compete with Japan, Alan Wilson will try to find help as much as possible. The population size cannot compete with Japan, so the raw materials must be better than Japan. Cheap.
Both issues have been discussed, and the colonial commissioners have agreed to allocate quotas. At this time, the French governors of Madagascar, Otto and Gabriel, set foot on the land of Zanzibar.
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