ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺮﺕ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻝ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭﻳﺔ ،ﻭﺻﺎﺭﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺭﺓ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ ﻣﺴـﺘﻌﻤﺮﺓ ﻷﻭﺭﻭﺑﺎ ،ﻓﺘﻮﺟﺪ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﺴﺘﻌﻤﺮﺍﺕ ﻹﳒﻠﺘﺮﺍ ،ﻭﻓﺮﻧﺴﺎ ،ﻭﺇﺳﺒﺎﻧﻴﺎ ،ﻭﻫﻮﻟﻨﺪﺍ ،ﻭﺃﳌﺎﻧﻴـﺎ، ﻭﺇﻳﻄﺎﻟﻴﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻟﱪﺗﻐﺎﻝ ،ﻭﺑﻠﺠﻴﻜﺎ .ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺇﳒﻠﺘﺮﺍ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﺔ ﺣﺼﺔ ﺍﻷﺳﺪ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ،ﰒ ﺗﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻓﺮﻧﺴﺎ ،ﰒ ﺑﻠﺠﻴﻜﺎ ،ﰒ ﺍﻟﱪﺗﻐﺎﻝ .ﻭﻗﺪ ﻇﻠﺖ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻝ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺜﻤﺎﱐ ﺗﺴﻴﻄﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺴﺘﻌﻤﺮﺍﻬﺗﺎ ﰲ ﺃﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴﺎ ﺣﱴ ﻬﻧﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﳊﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﳌﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ .ﻭﺣﲔ ُﻭﺿﻊ ﻣﻴﺜـﺎﻕ ﻫﻴﺌﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﹸﺃﺩﺭﺟﺖ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻮﺍﺩ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺈﻬﻧﺎﺀ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻭﺿـﻌﺖ ﻫـﺬﻩ ﺍﳌﻮﺍﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻜﻞ ﳚﻌﻞ ﺗﺼﻔﻴﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭ ﺗﺪﺭﳚﻴﹰﺎ؛ ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﱂ ﺗﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻜﱪﻯ ﺇﱃ ﲝﺚ ﺗﺼﻔﻴﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭ ﰲ ﺃﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴﺎ ﺇﻻ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﺎﻡ ١٩٦٠ﻡ ،ﺃﻣﺎ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﻘـﺪ ﻭﺿﻌﺖ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﳌﺴﺘﻌﻤﺮﺍﺕ ﲢﺖ ﺍﻟﻮﺻﺎﻳﺔ ،ﻛﺎﳌﺴﺘﻌﻤﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻹﻳﻄﺎﻟﻴﺔ ،ﻣﻘﺪﻣﺔ ﻹﻬﻧﺎﺀ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻭﺟﺪﺕ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺳﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻛﺨﻄﻮﺍﺕ ﲤﻬﻴﺪﻳﺔ ﻹﻬﻧﺎﺀ ﺍﻻﺳـﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭ. ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻢ ﺍﻷﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻓﻜﺮﺓ ﺍﳊﻴﺎﺩ ﺍﻹﳚﺎﰊ ،ﻭﻣﺆﲤﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﳊﻴﺎﺩ ﺍﻹﳚﺎﰊ، ﻭﻋﺪﻡ ﺍﻻﳓﻴﺎﺯ .ﺃﻣﺎ ﻓﻜﺮﺓ ﺍﳊﻴﺎﺩ ﺍﻹﳚﺎﰊ ،ﻓﺈﻬﻧﺎ ﰲ ﺃﺻﻠﻬﺎ ﻓﻜﺮﺓ ﺇﳒﻠﻴﺰﻳـﺔ ﺃﻋﻄﺎﻫـﺎ ﺗﺸﺮﺗﺸﻞ ﺭﺋﻴﺲ ﻭﺯﺭﺍﺀ ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻟﻠﻌﻤﻴﻞ ﺍﻹﳒﻠﻴﺰﻱ ﻬﻧﺮﻭ ،ﻭﻃﻠﺐ ﺇﻟﻴـﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﻠﻨـﻬﺎ ﺳﻴﺎﺳﺔ ﻟﻠﻬﻨﺪ ،ﻭﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﻤﻞ ﳍﺎ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻝ ﰲ ﺁﺳﻴﺎ .ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺮ ﰲ ﺇﻋﻄﺎﺀ ﺇﳒﻠﺘـﺮﺍ ﳍـﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻔﻜﺮﺓ ﻟﻨﻬﺮﻭ ﺃﻥ ﺇﳒﻠﺘﺮﺍ ﺭﺃﺕ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺴﺘﻌﻤﺮﺍﻬﺗﺎ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻕ ﺍﻷﻗﺼﻰ ﻭﺁﺳـﻴﺎ ﻛﻠـﻬﺎ ﺻﺎﺭﺕ ﰲ ﺧﻄﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻣﲑﻛﺎ ﻭﺭﻭﺳﻴﺎ )ﺍﻻﲢﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻓﻴﺎﰐ( ،ﻓﻬﻲ ﰲ ﺧﻄﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺭﻭﺳﻴﺎ )ﺍﻻﲢﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻓﻴﺎﰐ( ﺑﺘﺤﺮﻳﺾ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺮﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭ ،ﻻﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺃﺕ ﻣﺎ ﺣﺼﻞ ﰲ ﺇﻧﺪﻭﻧﻴﺴﻴﺎ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﰲ ﺧﻄﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻣﲑﻛﺎ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻀﻐﻂ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﳒﻠﺘﺮﺍ ﻹﻋﻄﺎﺀ ﺍﳌﺴﺘﻌﻤﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﻼﳍﺎ ،ﰒ ﺟﺮﻫﺎ ﳍﺎ ﻋﻦ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻭﺽ ﻭﺍﳋﱪﺍﺀ .ﺃﻣﺎ ﻓﻜﺮﺓ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻘﻼﻝ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﺇﳒﻠﺘﺮﺍ ﻋﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﰲ ﺍﲣﺎﺫﻫﺎ ﻭﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﻟﺘﻐﻴﲑ ﺃﺳﻠﻮﺏ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭ ،ﻓﻘـﺪ ﺃﻋﻄﺖ ﺑﻌﺾ ﻣﺴﺘﻌﻤﺮﺍﻬﺗﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﻼﳍﺎ ﻭﺟﻌﻠﺘﻬﺎ ﺩﻭﻻﹰ ،ﻭﻛﻮﻧـﺖ ﻣﻨـﻬﺎ ﻣﺎﻳﺴـﻤﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﻮﻣﻮﻧﻮﻟﺚ ﺍﻟﱪﻳﻄﺎﱐ؛ ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﱂ ﺗﻜﻦ ﻬﺗﺘﻢ ﻛﺜﲑﹰﺍ ﺑﻔﻜﺮﺓ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻘﻼﻝ ،ﻭﻛﺎﻧـﺖ ﲢﺒﺬﻫﺎ ﻭﺗﺴﲑ ﻬﺑﺎ؛ ﻷﻬﻧﺎ ﺗﻌﺮﻑ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻬﺎ ﻟﺘﺜﺒﻴﺖ ﺍﺳـﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭﻫﺎ ،ﻭﻟﻜﻨـﻬﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﲣﺎﻑ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﺴﻠﻂ ﺃﻣﲑﻛﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻝ ﺍﳌﺴﺘﻘﻠﺔ ﻋﻦ ﻃﺮﻳـﻖ ﺍﻟﻘـﺮﻭﺽ، ١٣٤