Chapter 232: Conscience
After the report of the KGB agent in Sudan, the Soviet negotiating delegation of this aid plan came up with a fairly sincere aid plan after analysis, including the processing of non-staple foods, flour mills and gum factories and other 20 major items, Sudanese gum arabic can be used for food processing, as well as investment in copper ore, and chrome ore, chromium as a mineral with a wide demand for manufacturing weapons, can be regarded as a rare mineral, this mineral is used less, although the Soviet Union is not short of resources, But there is also a lot of interest in this rare mineral.
As for the resources of gum arabic, it is also very easy to understand, unlike the endless desert in Africa, which is the normal scenery of North Africa, and Sudan is different here, this country is not only not short of water, but also has an unusually abundant water resource, which can fully support the growth environment of gum. If Egypt dares to fall out with the Soviet Union in the future, then since the Soviet Union can help Egypt build the Aswan Dam, it can help Sudan cut off the Nile River upstream.
The negotiators on the Soviet side were very sincere, at least Serov himself thought that he had shown a lot of sincerity this time, and that the spirit of internationalism could be fully embodied in his ethics. Under normal circumstances, the negotiations should be fairly smooth.
"Based on our assessment of Sudan, as long as our assistance is implemented, it should be able to help Sudan become a politically stable country to a great extent, and the needs of some people can be alleviated, which is very beneficial to your Sudanese military government, and your flour and some non-staple foods will be freed from the shackles of imports!" The negotiator on the Soviet side pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said to the Sudanese generals on the opposite side with a sincere face.
With a relaxed look on his face, Serov clasped his hands on his chest and watched the generals of the Sudanese Revolutionary Council on the other side whisper and discuss, as if assessing whether the assistance offered by the Soviet side was exactly what they needed. But judging by the looks. It doesn't seem to be satisfied.
Sure enough, as soon as the meeting came the order of General Aboud, the negotiations were terminated, which made the Soviet delegation very strange, and it was not known what went wrong, and soon the Sudanese representatives left the Prime Minister's Office with their faces in front of each other.
"Go back first and wait for the other party's notification!" Serov's heart was also nervous. The food problem in the USSR did not last long, and now it is not the time of the Great Patriotic War, and it is not appropriate for the people to work hungry.
The agriculture of the socialist countries is not strong, and if he fails in the Sudan matter, the Soviet Union will have to import grain from the capitalist countries, to be precise, from the United States, but the Americans do not recognize the ruble as a currency. China and India, countries that recognize rubles, are considered big agricultural countries, but they don't want to think about how many people these two countries have, and they can't eat themselves, so they can still manage the Soviet Union? Not to mention the fact that China itself is in the midst of famine. Sometimes I think about the difficulties in the grain of the Soviet Union and China at the same time, whether there is also a connection between them.
Serov, who pretended to be calm, left the former Chancellery with the Soviet delegation. When he returned to the Soviet embassy to stand by, he also summed up whether there was something wrong on his side?
Was it the situation in the USSR that made the Sudanese side aware of it? I have to say that because the matter is too important, Serov, the head of the secret service, has a rich association. He also didn't want to think about the strict environment in the Soviet Union and the kind of education in imperialism, children know to beware of traitors, even the United States could not build an intelligence network in the Soviet Union, how could the Sultan know about the situation in their country? This confusion didn't last long, and after a short time, Serov himself definitely thought too much.
That is, the Sultan was not satisfied with the conditions of Soviet assistance, which is also more likely. With the capabilities of the Sultan, it was impossible to know the situation in the Soviet Union, from which the United States made intelligence advances during the Cold War. Usually there were traitors like Snowden in the Soviet Union, and such traitors were usually Pinkovsky's kind of people with their brains. It is impossible for a large intelligence network not to be discovered by the KGB, and there is no record of this in later generations.
"What the hell is going on?" The members of the aid delegation were summoned and began to summarize in the Soviet embassy, recalling every word and demeanor from the beginning of today's negotiations to see if there were any words that angered the Sudanese.
"This kind of sudden situation has no end and no end for us to remedy it!" Finally, Serov slammed the pencil on the table. Was there a problem with the decision to ask for help from home and ask the KGB headquarters in Moscow to check the situation around the Sudan?
Alternative options are not absent, such as Egypt and the United Arab Republic of Syria, whether Egypt or Syria. Their agriculture has been very good this year. At this time, Egypt did not have such a strong population pressure as later generations, and both sides of the Nile River could fully feed all Egyptians and be rich, at least Syria itself was one of the few countries in the Middle East that could be self-sufficient in food, with a small population and a lot of food. But for the population of the USSR in 100 million, it can only be said to be a drop in the bucket.
In the Sudanese Embassy, Serov, who was dressed in a military uniform, touched Valya's forehead with his hand with a worried face, and slowly helped his wife to take the pills to feed his languishing wife. Don't eat food that the Sultan doesn't know before you deal with it, we Soviets are not used to coming here, even a mosquito may kill us......" Seeing his haggard wife obediently taking medicine with an aggrieved face, Serov, who was chattering, didn't want to say anything serious.
Human beings say that they are strong and powerful, and they are fragile and fragile, not to mention that the distance between the Soviet Union and Sudan is so far, even if it is the distance between Moscow and Ryazan, it is impossible for an unprotected person to enter the mountains for a day, and it is impossible to guarantee that he can come out safely, adapt to the living environment around him, and come to a strange place Just like Serov said, a mosquito can kill you, malaria on this side of Africa has always been very serious, and it is not so easy for the Soviets who have no resistance in this area to live.
"I didn't do anything, but my stomach hurts." Valya leaned pitifully into her husband's arms, and if Serov had said this about her, she might have been unconvinced. But now it may be the cause of illness, and the rare one is only tenderness.
As soon as you get sick, you will be honest, and if you have the energy, you will talk back a long time ago! Serov doted on the Mao Mei in his arms, the medical staff of the embassy said that it was either a serious illness, or it was not suitable for the climate here and it was not digested well after eating a little food here, a series of professional terms combined with many local names were quite bluffing, and finally Serov finally understood the other party's words with the major he learned in the KGB, which can be summed up in one sentence, and he is not adapted.
"Vice President, General Aboud has invited you to his residence!" Lukani walked in with an inquiring look, her eyes fell on Valya hiding in the man's arms, as if she felt the gaze of the mistress, and Valya couldn't help rubbing her husband's chest with her head, indicating that she was the man's legitimate wife.
"Okay, I'll go right away!" Serov nodded, then lowered his head and kissed his wife's somewhat pale lips and said, "Take a rest, I'll be back soon, if there is something to solve directly, I will directly solve it with the comrades in the embassy, and I will recover from my illness first......"
Now let's see what exactly the Sudanese side, and General Aboud in particular, need. In a country where sickness is basically hard resistance, transportation is basically on horses, the most convenient means of transportation is the Nile boat, and the trade between Sudan and Egypt is also done by the Nile boat, what does General Abd want?
In order to solve the food problem of the Soviet Union, Serov has really opened his mind these days, and even once imagined that the Soviet troops at the Aswan military base would go out to Sudan to hunt and grab food with lions. Of course, just think about it, even if you kill the wild animals of Sudan, it is useless, with the transportation capacity of Sudan, these meat transported to the Soviet Union stinks.
It is not the first time he has come to General Aboud's official residence, but he has never been so urgent as this time, and the fact that he has not shown it on the surface does not mean that he is not anxious in his heart, Serov does not understand that the Soviet Union can be called a conscience in the project of assistance, and General Aboud is not satisfied with anything.
In the residence, after a period of small talk, General Aboud finally put forward his request, "The problems that the Sultan is urgently solving at present are not those that are not urgent for the time being, General Serov, with all due respect, the Soviet side is not very sincere......"
"I don't know what the general's sincerity refers to, the aid we provide is very preferential, it can be said that it is tailor-made aid for Sudan, the fertile region of Sudan is second to none in Africa, and agriculture can develop very well without much care, if the general's goal is greater, I can guarantee that it is only the first round of aid now, we will establish the food industry and light industry, and we are considering the problem of heavy industry!" Serov looked into General Aboud's eyes and said sincerely.
"No, there is no urgency for assistance in this area, the first issue before our Sudanese Revolutionary Council is the rebellion in the south, and quelling the rebellion in the south is the most important thing. What Sudan needs is more weapons and ammunition, and as long as the rebellion in the south is put down, we will have a stable environment for development. "General Aboud's meaning is already obvious.
It was so obvious that Serov did not dare to answer, because he was afraid that he would laugh out loud, it turned out that it was not that his side was too conscientious, but that the Sudanese military was not interested in economic assistance, and they needed military assistance. The power comes out of the barrel of the gun, and the junta is the direct ......
"I love the junta, it's so easy to deal with!" Serov pretended to be difficult, and then said that he was willing to communicate with the country. (To be continued.) )