Chapter 110 Ownership of Western Sahara
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"I hope you can remember today's words!"
Imam Alam ended the conversation between the two very solemnly, and after the Western gentleman finished his salute, Joseph left surrounded by Yuguan guards, looking at his back, Imam Alam couldn't help but stand in place.
On the way, Joseph couldn't help but sigh a little when he recalled the conditions of Imam Almat, sure enough, it was his imaginary character, and the only condition was that the residents of the former Western Sahara were counted as Nord citizens, although he knew that this would lead to a somewhat unworthy title of Nord Dowd, but these were nothing compared to the benefits.
"William, what about the information found by the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
William Otto, the head of the Security Service, who was in the same car, heard Joseph's inquiry and hurriedly took out the details of the Western Sahara region that had been printed out by e-mail.
"There are about 400,000 inhabitants of Western Sahara, a quarter of whom belong to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and the rest of the territory is still under the rule of the Kingdom of Morocco."
"So what we actually get is three-quarters of the desert of Western Sahara, and then we have to deal with the possible protests in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic?"
Rubbing his head, Joseph had a headache, indicating that there was such a recognized country, and those unknown small armed forces did not know how many, Joseph suddenly felt that he was a little taken for granted.
"Is it necessary to use force? We can mobilize a division to Western Sahara in a single day. ”
"We don't know what the outcome will be, and although there are no surprises, even if the Kingdom of Morocco agrees to sell Western Sahara, we can't use force lightly."
These were not the things that William Otto had to do, and the reminder just now was just a casual remark, and now he naturally wouldn't say more to find things for himself.
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Herman also sighed when Joseph said what Imam Alam requested, but as the details were released, he frowned as Joseph.
"Perhaps Your Majesty has overlooked one thing, the Organization of African Unity."
"I guess there is also the United Nations, they will not let us get Western Sahara so easily, as well as the United States, the Soviet Union, of course, the Soviet Union may not be too lazy to deal with us, they would prefer to see us in a mess."
The more I thought about it, the more headache I felt, this matter was originally thought of on an improhma basis, and it was the result of detailed discussion by the cabinet, although it was very reckless, but the opportunity could not be missed, and they could not afford to have too much time to talk.
"How much does Hassan II cost?"
Everything is for the future, and now it depends on what Hassan II's bid is, and if it is acceptable, then everything is worth it, no matter how bad the situation in Western Sahara is.
"I'm afraid the price will not be low."
Herman did not say it explicitly, but his words made it clear, but Joseph was not as pessimistic as he was, because he felt as if Herman had neglected a few things.
"Herman, don't forget Aziz and Sidi, if they are willing to speak, plus the pressure from Imam Alma, I believe there should be no problem in exchange for a low price. Also, remember to say a few more about the OAU, the United Nations and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic tomorrow. ”
Joseph's words caused Herman to chuckle as if he had seen the constipation on Hassan II's face, but the OAU, the United Nations, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic were indeed the big obstacles ahead.
As he turned to leave, Herman suddenly stood in the doorway, and when Joseph was puzzled and wanted to ask, Herman's words came to him.
"Director William said that you are not prepared to use force, Your Majesty, I am glad that you chose to do so."
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On the second day, Joseph and Herman arrived at the Moroccan royal palace as promised, and looked at the room full of cabinet members and the princes of Aziz, and Joseph suddenly sensed a trace of pressure.
"Mr. Herman, yesterday you asked us to discuss it, and between the friendship of the previous Duchy of Nord, we agreed in principle that Western Sahara would indeed be resold to the Duchy of Nord."
Neither Herman nor Joseph opened their mouths, because they knew that what really important had not yet been said, and if the price was not suitable, then it was believed that the deal would have to be cancelled.
"The most recent land deal may be the sale of Alaska by Russia, but that has been a hundred years ago, and although Western Sahara is not as big as Alaska, it is not a small territory, so ...... How much is the Duchy of Nord ready to bid? ”
Negotiations had already begun, and Herman was Nord's foreign minister, so it was time for him to speak, after all, it was his profession, and if Joseph had spoken, things might have gone for the worse, and for the worse.
"His Majesty King Hassan II is right when he says that Western Sahara is as big as Alaska, but they are also very poor, and the inhabitants of Western Sahara can be said to live in a zone of dire straits, do not deny it, Your Majesty King Hassan II."
"We do not mean to deny this, but you should understand that it is about the reputation of the Kingdom of Morocco, and if the price is satisfactory, we cannot account for it to our own people."
"Three billion euros, given the complex situation in Western Sahara, we are willing to spend three billion euros to buy this region full of disease, war, poverty, education backwardness."
In Herman's words, Western Sahara is simply degraded for nothing, but this is indeed the case, otherwise the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco would not be able to argue.
"Three billion euros can't shut the mouths of the people, Foreign Minister Herman, His Majesty the Grand Duke Joseph!"
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I hope you will understand that three billion euros is all the assets that the Principality of Nord can draw, and even then we need to mortgage part of it with materials, and the rest will need to be repaid slowly over three years. As you know, in the case of Western Sahara, if you want to make a better improvement, maybe investing tens of billions of euros will not be very effective. ”
To be honest, Herman's bid at the beginning has shocked the Moroccan cabinet members and the royal family, which is three billion euros, and Morocco's total GDP this year is only that!
But negotiation, negotiation, if there is no negotiation, then what is it called negotiation, even if the price has been a little unexpected, but they still work hard, after all, no one will dislike the amount of wealth.
Joseph also knew what the price would be, but he still insisted on doing it, because he suffered some small losses now, and when Morocco regretted it in the future, it would be reasonable for the lawsuit to go to the Principality of Nord. And these three billion euros will inevitably be repaid with oil, and the Western Sahara region suddenly has several large oil fields, and the Kingdom of Morocco will not be too jealous even if it is red-eyed, after all, they will not think that the resources of the Duchy of Nord are the most worthless things.
After several hours of arguing with each other, the approximate result was finally in front of both parties, and the general idea was that the Principality of Nord would spend 3.5 billion euros to buy the Western Sahara region of the Kingdom of Morocco. Of these 3.5 billion euros, 2 billion euros will be replaced by oil, coal, steel, natural gas, grain and other materials and resources, and an average of about 700 million euros worth of materials and resources will be supplied to Morocco every year.
The remaining 1.5 billion will be delivered to the Kingdom of Morocco in euros, 700 million euros in the first year, and the remainder will be delivered to the Kingdom of Morocco in 400 million euros per year.
The Kingdom of Morocco is very satisfied with this result, the materials and resources are much stronger than the currency, although they all understand that the euro will not depreciate, but there will be small turmoil, such instability can easily make the Kingdom of Morocco lose hundreds or even tens of millions of euros, so they are very satisfied.
If the Kingdom of Morocco is satisfied, then Joseph simply wants to laugh maniacally. Resources and supplies? As long as he wants as many of these things, especially resources, and converts a piece of land at will, then there will be countless oil, natural gas, coal, gold, silver, copper, and iron ore here.