From this perspective, Yosef was undoubtedly a qualified "tsar." He did not mind sacrificing other countries' interests in the slightest to consolidate the Soviet Union's own interests.
One of Consul General Blaney's tasks was to balance the Soviet Union in the Western Regions. Of course, given East Africa's presence there, it was impossible for it to make the local government cut off contact with the Soviet Union.
In places like Afghanistan and Persia, East Africa could still cross swords with the Soviet Union. But in the northwestern Far East Empire, East Africa had little presence and no long-term, stable representative of its interests.
In the end, transportation was what limited East Africa's entry into this region. East Africa had once considered establishing overland links with the Western Regions, but it could not get past the Soviet Union.
Apart from the Wakhan Corridor, the Western Regions' foreign trade routes were basically controlled by the Soviets. Even in the Wakhan Corridor, Soviet influence was considerable, and conditions were perhaps too harsh; any investment there was destined to be a losing business.
Even without the Soviet Union, the chances of East Africa making use of the Wakhan Corridor were extremely low, because the British also attached great importance to that corridor.
Consul General Blaney said, "East Africa and the Western Regions have no direct overland connection, so trade between us can currently be sustained only through air transport, and the scale of air freight is very limited."
"So relying on air transport to promote the prosperity of commerce throughout the Western Regions is simply unrealistic."
"So if you want your economy to develop, you must still rely on your own hard work and struggle. On that basis, we East Africans can provide financial, technical, and personnel support."
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