Chapter 661 Get Rid of Him

"Actually, 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 Azikwe. After all, he has more authority in the Gold Coast than Azikwe." Kwei is much taller.”

"The 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 Mihajlovic from Northern Rhodesia. You can use it when necessary. As you know, Ingram, you have to take a plane to go to Northern Rhodesia, and planes are not a safe means of transportation."

Of course, Alan Wilson still doesn't want it to get to that point. If we can talk about it, he can talk about it and he can be patriotic.

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

This leader of the Gold Coast independence movement is actually less accessible than Azikiwe and may lead to the Soviet Union. Currently, the Gold Coast is considered a very wealthy colony in Africa because of its gold resources. The Gold Coast Colony's foreign exchange reserves amounted to £200,000,000.

Of course, this is in exchange for gold from the Gold Coast. Currently, gold from the Gold Coast is very important to the UK.

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

He was not worried about Nkrumah's outstanding abilities. In fact, socialism among Africans seemed to have little effect. We were still primitive tribes before, and now we are running into socialism? There must be basic laws for launching satellites. How can this problem be solved by enthusiasm?

Even Alan Wilson himself could not lead a group of primitive tribes to implement socialism.

However, although he is not optimistic that Nkrumah's socialist road can be achieved, whether the Gold Coast can achieve socialism and whether it can cause trouble to Britain are two different things. Nkrumah would not have succeeded in the former, but it would have been very easy to do the latter.

From the founding of the Soviet Union to the present, there have been many precedents that show that a new socialist country may not always develop well, but it will definitely bring huge trouble to the sovereign country.

Knowing that a man like Nkrumah existed on the Gold Coast, Alan Wilson's thoughts were not on Nigeria. Instead, it was placed on Nkrumah, who was also a Pan-Africanist and a socialist.

While constantly meeting with leaders of several ethnic groups interested in Nigeria and promoting his plan for maintaining stability and development. Alan Wilson is still liaising with the Gold Coast commissioners, as well as necessary foreign aid.

The necessary foreign aid is of course the African hegemon France. Alan Wilson found that in 1947, in order to strengthen the unified action of the West African people in the struggle against colonialism, Nkrumah went to Paris to meet with African members of the French National Assembly. Sulu-Migan Apiti, Leopold Séda Senghor, Felix Houphouet-Boigny and others jointly formulated plans to establish the Union of West African Socialist Republics.

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

It was learned from Gold Coast Commissioner Davis, Alan Wilson, that Nkrumah also practiced civil disobedience. It's just that the gold industry is indeed not difficult to find workers for production, and it is also a pillar industry of the Gold Coast. Nkrumah's non-violent non-cooperation movement was somewhat acclimatized and has been disintegrated.

But the situation is still very dangerous. Unlike Nigeria, Nkrumah has almost formed a Lenin-style political 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 patient and that he needed to think carefully. His own mood was depressed, and Joan Bennett felt it most clearly.

But Joan Bennett didn't dare to ask more questions. After all, she was not as reliable as Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman. Even if asked, Alan Wilson would not tell.

As an imperial civil servant who had suffered a lot from the dragoons, his mouth was now much stricter than before. Granted, it's unlikely that Joan Bennett was a Soviet spy. But she is an American. When it comes to colonial issues, Americans and Soviets just have different methods.

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

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

As for the Gold Coast incident, Alan Wilson did not mention it in the telegram because normal methods were useless.

At a meeting with Nigeria's three major ethnic groups, Alan Wilson presented the development plans for Nigeria's three major regions and began to draw pictures, saying that this was also a responsible manifestation of the mother country. It is an assessment of various ethnic groups to see whether Nigeria has the basis for self-government in a fair and impartial manner.

With the support of Azikiwe, the Igbo leader, this meeting actually went smoothly. After all, in the current Nigeria, Igbo people have an advantage in all levels of institutions. If the Igbos, who occupy the main position, do not object, this will not be too difficult.

The development plan is for five years. After the five years are over, Alan Wilson hinted that all parties can apply for autonomy from London again. By then, he believes that Nigeria, which has proven its self-management ability, should be recognized by London.

However, it is still not convenient for Alan Wilson to disclose the matter of five years after five years. 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 further.

Although he has made up his mind that in order for the gold on the Gold Coast to remain stable in the next few years, Nkrumah must be killed. It would be best if he could be replaced by a pro-Western leader.

With this idea 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 Northern Rhodesia, saying that professional help was needed if the Commissioner encountered matters.

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

"I didn't expect that 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 think? It seems that you are easily attacked."

Lagos is Nigeria's largest port city. At the southwest end of the country, along the Gulf of Guinea. It consists of small islands and mainland parts at the mouth of the Ogun River. The main island, Lagos Island, is the city center and is connected to Ikoyi Island, Victoria Island and the mainland by bridges.

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 ensure the security of the colony, naturally it doesn't matter where the capital is." Alan Wilson pondered for a moment and added, "At least it could guarantee it in the past!"

Now that the U.S. Navy is more powerful than the Royal Navy, Alan Wilson cannot boast too much.

Grace understood instantly and asked Alan Wilson what business he wanted from her, and said, "I have a feeling that you want us to repay your kindness this time. It must not be a trivial matter."

"Grace, I have saved you more than once for those of you who are destined to be purged by Tito." Alan Wilson also did not hide it, saying that this time he was inspecting as the deputy secretary-general of the Overseas Assets Management Committee and wanted to solve the problem. Things in Nigeria have been settled, except for some British hidden dangers, but the independence movement on the Gold Coast is quite troublesome.

The root cause lies in the independence leader Nkrumah 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 the garrison too small?"

Alan Wilson nodded and shook his head, took out a photo of Nkrumah and said, "This man has almost established a national political party. It is the only one in the Gold Coast, and political means can no longer be contained. But the local garrison is powerless to suppress it. And another important factor is that this person studied in the United States. In fact, many leaders of the West African independence movement once studied in the United States."

"Americans really don't do good things." Grace said with dissatisfaction after hearing this. If it were for other things, Northern Rhodesia would certainly want to embrace the United States. After all, who doesn't want to have a strong backer. But regarding the colonial matter, Northern Rhodesia must stand with Britain and France, at least for now, and must take a firm stand.

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

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

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

"It's too far. There may be changes along the way. I know that the British have pro-British officials in the Indian government. But this matter is not easy to operate." Grace shook her head and said, "Actually, India is not a good target for a visit. I once said that Nehru was also the foreign minister of India, could you have any influence on Nehru?"

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