Given its location in Oceania, it is impossible for Austrsia not to want thesends.


    These inds and archipgos are all part of the Pacific Ocean and serve as important defense lines for Austrsia.


    If they can obtain these inds, Austrsia can buildplete ind defense chains in the Southwest Pacific region.


    With numerous coastal defense guns, powerful warships, and air forces, they can block any enemying from the Pacific Ocean, preventing them from ever getting close to the Austrsian maind.


    More importantly, these inds epass the core parts of Austrsia (Australia, New Zend, and New Guinea), making them a solid barrier for the defense of the nativend.


    If Austrsia wants to confront the United States, it must seize these inds. This will ensure that they have the confidence and bargaining power topete with America before catching up in industry and economy.


    With these inds as defense, Austrsia''s nativend will be safe at all times.


    However, it remains to be seen whether Britain and France will be willing to give up these Pacific inds to tie Austrsia to the war chariot.


    Minister Grey and the British government foresaw Austrsia''s demands early on.


    For Austrsia, these Oceania inds are like fat meat next to the pillow, which must be eaten if one has ambition.


    Considering the many expansions of Austrsia in the Southeast Asian region, Arthur''s ambition is not small, and his demands for the inds in Oceania are expected.


    After the Austrsian region seceded from the British Empire, the British control over the Pacific inds had weakened significantly.


    This is normal, as the British Empire has vast colonies, and the scattered inds in the Pacific are not that important to the British.


    However, these inds also involve French territory. Even if the Anglo-French Agreement links Britain and France closely together, Britain cannot directly decide for France.


    Nevertheless, in principle, Minister Grey agreed to Austrsia''s demands. If war breaks out, Britain would directly transfer all the archipgos mentioned above to Austrsia in exchange for their direct participation in the war.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    At the same time, since Austrsia will be at war with Germany once it joins the war, German New Guinea bes the spoils of war for Austrsia.


    As long as Austrsia has the capability, it could even take over thisnd the day the war breaks out.


    As for the French inds in Oceania, Minister Grey also promised to do his best to lobby for Austrsia, striving to have France agree to transfer these archipgos directly.


    However, it seems unlikely that the French would refuse. After all, for France, these Oceania inds are not that important.


    France''s core colonial regions are still in Africa. As long as the African colonies are not lost, a few inds and archipgos in the Pacific in exchange for hundreds of thousands of supportive troops from Austrsia to reduce French casualties is not a bad deal.


    Moreover, if the war is won, the French can certainly obtain somend from Germany. Aren''t Europeannds more important than Oceania''s inds?


    In order to express his and the British government''s sincerity, Minister Grey sent a telegram to the British government on the same day that Austrsia proposed the conditions and requested that the British government negotiate with France to reach a consensus on these inds as soon as possible.


    Grey received a reply from the British government several dayster, on March 19.


    As expected, neither Britain nor France ced much importance on these inds in Oceania.


    Both parties agreed to transfer these inds in Oceania to Austrsia in exchange for Austrsia joining the Allies after the outbreak of the war.


    The French were very interested in Austrsia''s n to join and send 250,000bat troops and even wanted to invite Austrsia to participate in the Entente Powers Conference in 1913.


    Since thest Entente Powers Conference and Central Powers Conference, these have be traditional events for the two major military blocs.


    Unless there are special circumstances, they are basically held once a year.


    The purpose and content of the conferences are to discuss responses to war based on thetest situation after the outbreak of war.


    At this point, major European countries are well aware that avoiding this European War is impossible.


    So far, the major European powers have invested countless funds in thepetition between each other.


    Many countries'' finances have already faced problems, and even if the arms race were to be stopped now, it would cause irreversible damage to the development of the nation.


    The only way to solve such a situation is to use a resounding victory to enhance national unity and support while using the spoils of war and warpensations to save the government''s finances.


    "Only war can end the current situation." This phrase has been uttered by many high-ranking military officials of European powers.


    No matter how well the governments of each country have prepared for the war, their armed forces are eager to try anyway.


    Since it has been decided to join the Allies, it is necessary to participate in the uing Entente Powers Conference in order to gain more benefits for Austrsia in World War I.