British civil servant

"Of course we will still carry out exploration in the future, but it is also a fact that these emirates have no resources now." Alan Wilson looked at his old boss, just like when he was in British India, working as a commissioner's assistant to provide advice.

Seeing that Alan Wilson was still as humble as he was in New Delhi, Sir Baron felt like a mirror in his heart, "If the oil and gas resources in these emirates exist, I believe several emirs would very much hope that Mountbatten, which is developing rapidly Oil and gas companies, bring them long-term luck."

"Dear sir, it depends on what you said. Of course we all hope that this kind of luck can be maintained. But Pamela may be spoiled!" Alan Wilson slightly lowered his head and said in a vague way, "Of course this is beneficial The country is also beneficial to Whitehall. In fact, how can the exploration process be taken care of without you? You know this place so well, and when I see it, the vice president of the oil and gas company must have a place for you."

"Very good!" Sir Barron squinted his eyes and said understandingly, "This is all for the civilization and order of the British Empire."

"It's also for the well-being of the local Arabs." Alan Wilson had taken out a bottle of whiskey at some point, and filled it up for Sir Barron as he spoke.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that domestic citizens are most concerned about the upcoming Helsinki Olympics, rather than your negotiations. I heard... It seems that some citizens are dissatisfied with the composition of the British delegation?"

Sir Barron, who was holding a wine glass, took a sip and looked directly at Alan Wilson, as if targeting a criminal suspect.

"My lord, this is the cheapest way to test local citizens." Alan Wilson smiled slightly, and did not hide any details, and told all the ideas except the Commonwealth Lottery plan.

The pair then spoke of the still dragging Korean War, and Sir Barron knew Alan Wilson was a commissioner in Asia.Moreover, the Chinese in the jurisdiction are the majority ethnic group, so I asked for my opinion on this matter.

"Americans are too single-minded. We can't be like them. If I formulate foreign policy, the core of my basic work is to use 80.00% of the time to stand with the United States, and for the remaining 20.00% of the time, the previous 80.00 % results are messed up!"

Alan Wilson chuckled, not concealing his contempt for the United States.His views on the United States are consistent, although in the eyes of many people such as McCarthy, Alan Wilson is a walking special relationship between Britain and the United States.

But he knows that the fate of the United Kingdom must not be tied to the United States, just like the disintegration of the Soviet Union smashed to death a bunch of socialist countries in Eastern Europe.Once the binding is too deep, the United States may lead the United Kingdom into a ditch.

Take the United States in the 21st century as an example. All countries except the United States know that the United States does not have the strength to resist China and Russia at the same time, but the sleeping king does not think so. It is better not to talk to the emperor once.

In the final analysis, because anti-Russia is a sunset industry in the United States that is too big to fail, and the personnel relations, capital flows, and political structures it involves are too large, so that even the minimum interference to this industry, You have to take great political risks. You will know how long Wang has been tortured by collaborating with Russia.

The United States is convinced that it can replicate the disintegration of the Soviet Union and disintegrate Russia as long as it puts more effort into it. The United States, which cannot extricate itself from its delusions, is not to be reminded by the enemy, even if it is an ally. Do not wake up this delusion.

Convinced that the United States can bring Russia down again, it is not a political viewpoint in the United States, but a political correctness.The entire political circle in the United States is chanting sutras, and it doesn't matter if the voice is not loud, let alone not chanting.

Therefore, when talking to the Great Emperor, the Sleeping King can offer unimaginable conditions, saying that as long as Russia does not make trouble at this time, the United States can recognize Russia's legitimacy.

This is equivalent to the United States saying that I want to deal with China now, and if Russia does not come out to make trouble, I will let you live a few more years.It seems that if Russia does not agree, even its existence as a country will be questioned.

Although the understanding of the king is a bit rough, it can be seen that he is preparing to shrink, just like the current post-war Britain, but the sleeping king is obviously going from one victory to another.

So for the United States, it is not incomprehensible for the United States to start the Vietnam War after the Korean War.The Americans accepted world hegemony without paying any war price, so naturally they don't know the heights of heaven and earth.

The Emir meeting invited by Sir Barron was held in Doha. At the invitation of his old boss, Alan Wilson was an observer. On the one hand, he wanted to form a good relationship with these people who were destined to sleep on banknotes in the future.

The emirs wearing headscarves will have to work overtime until two o'clock in the afternoon in the future, and they deserve Alan Wilson's courtesy.

The protagonist is Sir Barron, the Commissioner of the Persian Gulf, and Alan Wilson is just a companion. Looking at the public opinion feedback in Iran after Mossadegh returned to China, it is believed that Mossadegh was not afraid of power and firmly safeguarded Iran's interests.Still think that Mossadegh lost power and humiliated the country.

"The prime minister fought for a [-]-[-] agreement on oil profits from the Anglo-Iranian relationship, which was also the original intention of the prime minister earlier."

"Britain made a concession under the pressure of Prime Minister Mossadegh, saying that it would make the accounts of the British Indian Oil Corporation transparent."

"In the international situation, there is nothing wrong with defending Iran's interests, but we must also pay attention to methods and methods. The British representative at the meeting was impressed by the prime minister's mature statesmanship."

"When was I convinced?" Alan Wilson turned a deaf ear to Sir Barron's communication with several emirs.Use the influential newspapers in Iran to judge the mainstream opinion in Iran after the talks.

Some praised Mossadegh for defending national interests, some reported transparent accounts, and some praised Mossadegh's mature diplomatic skills.In the final analysis, Iran won the hemp.If this public opinion is true, at least in the short term, Alan Wilson will not have to worry about thunderstorms in Iran.

For Britain, which should seek stability in everything today, being able to delay is a great victory.If it was before, he might still be worried that the conservative forces in the country would accuse him of making too many concessions.

I'm not so worried now, haven't you heard what Sir Barron said?Indigenous citizens are clearly more concerned about the so many black athletes on the British team at the Helsinki Olympics.

This is also normal. If Alan Wilson was an ordinary person, he would pay more attention to this matter than any oil negotiations.This is all human nature. The government pays attention to the oil negotiations, but has no memory. Obviously, there is no racial issue that attracts attention.

"Dear emirs, this is the plan of the air transfer station. I hope that everyone can make good use of your special geographical conditions in the middle of the Eurasian continent." Sir Baron said that this drew attention to the newspaper Alan Wilson, "This project will be facilitated by the full support of the British Empire. The raw materials will be provided by Africa, the industrial production capacity will be provided by Malaya, and the manpower London will communicate with Pakistan. Of course, we support the respected Egyptians. Mills, you can adopt a diversified development strategy, after all, your territories combined cannot be compared with Saudi Arabia, isn’t it so, Alan.”

"Yes, dear Sir Barron." Alan Wilson put down the newspaper and continued to draw cakes following Sir Barron's train of thought, "The huge flow of people brought by the air transfer station will promote everyone's prosperity. Of course, what we mean is not Instead of giving up work in oil and gas exploration, if we can do both, it will be of great benefit to both the UK and the emirs, and this is a win-win strategy."

Whitehall has already drawn up a plan and is waiting to implement it, so today's communication is not difficult for Sir Barron and Alan Wilson.

Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Fujairah, and Umm Al Quwain have all approved the plan, and Sir Barron will represent the UK in aviation The transfer station plan was signed, and the location was set in Dubai.

At this point, knowing that Mossadegh did not encounter any trouble after returning to China, Alan Wilson can ignore the affairs here for the time being, so he sent a telegram to Paris, asking his wife to send a transfer plane to pick him up to Cyprus, and Gao Sheng to be the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. My father-in-law is worried about the country and the people.

Chapter 676 Mountbatten's Support

Cyprus is still extremely important to Britain, or the Mediterranean Sea is extremely important to Britain itself.

Otherwise, the United Kingdom will not occupy Gibraltar and will not let go. As long as the situation in the Mediterranean is under the control of the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom will have enough motivation to support the framework of the global empire.

Alan Wilson seems to remember that there has always been a British military base in Cyprus.The British army in Cyprus is only smaller than the British army in Germany, even in the 21st century.

There is a saying in British political circles that the border of the British Empire is on the roof of the world. Of course, this does not mean that British India still exists.

It is because of the British garrison in Nepal that such a sentence spreads.

As for the military bases in the Middle East, they are in Oman, and in Southeast Asia, they are in Brunei. Compared with the current situation, it is of course quite shabby that Britain will have these military bases left in a few decades.

When the Comet airliner landed in Cyprus, Alan Wilson put on formal clothes and went to find Mountbatten, the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet who had just arrived. After all, he was a family, and he should do it no matter what the reason was.

Expressing congratulations to his father-in-law, Mountbatten was very happy, and asked his son-in-law if the situation in the Middle East was troublesome. Alan Wilson replied, "Everything I'm doing now is delaying, and I can't solve the fundamental problem." We can only choose the plan with the least impact on the UK, and hope that after the end of the Prime Minister’s second term, the UK can focus on its own interests without relying on financial support from other countries.”

After secretly expressing his distrust of the United States, Alan Wilson asked his father-in-law how he was feeling.How far is it from the dream of being the First Sea Lord?

"It should be said that it is still one step away!" Mountbatten couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth when he heard this question, "If I can become an admiral within half a year, then when I return to London next time, I can be the first general." A Sea Lord."

"That's really gratifying." Alan Wilson worshiped in front of the dignitaries, and it was too modest for Mountbatten to only target the First Sea Lord.

He remembered that Mountbatten retired with the rank of Admiral of the Navy, and successfully established the Joint Staff Committee of the Three Armed Forces to become the full-time head of the British military. Regardless of the elected Minister of Defense, Mountbatten was the speaker of the British army.

Since the Suez Canal War, the United Kingdom has been shrinking, and the situation of pressing the gourd and floating the gourd has not delayed Mountbatten's promotion trajectory. Alan Wilson has reason to believe that this time and space will also be the same.

"In fact, it's nothing. It also depends on the cabinet's recognition of me, which coincides with my dream." Mountbatten is very happy. Although the youngest daughter's husband is always running around, he is obviously more ambitious than the other son-in-law.

This is a scene of harmony between the Weng and the son-in-law. Mountbatten also mentioned the situation of his daughter, saying that he is ready to be a grandfather and welcome the emergence of new members.

Alan Wilson also expressed expectations, but also hinted at side effects, because weapons have become more expensive in modern times.Maybe the future British Empire will have to consider reducing its armed forces, and maybe all the military services will not be able to escape.I don't know if Mountbatten has any plans.

"Pamela said that you have always had countless plans for the future. It seems that my daughter is not lying." Mountbatten was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Aren't you really going to try the election? Actually Elections are not difficult. First of all, you need to find a constituency that is very easy to win, and then establish a good relationship with the party leader. Once your party wins, all the appointments of ministers will be in the hands of the party leader. This is the time to compete for personal friendship. If you The leader of the party you belong to is very optimistic about you, and you can become the number two person in the party in an instant."

What Mountbatten said is very simple. In fact, it is easy to divide who is right. Join a political party and choose a constituency that traditionally supports the party, wait for your own party to win, and then directly become a minister.

The theory is such a theory, if everything goes well, there is no problem, but this is no problem in Mountbatten's eyes.

Seeing that his son-in-law was not interested, Mountbatten stopped talking, and talked about his own plan for the deployment of the British army in the context of what the son-in-law said, if Britain had to shrink.

As soon as he became the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, he began to consider the matter of the Minister of Defense. If Alan Wilson asked someone else, there might be a big problem, but if this person is Mountbatten, then there is no problem.

As the Fourth Sea Lord, he has done all the work of the navy, and now he is planning the deployment of the British army from an overall perspective, and Mountbatten doesn't think there is anything wrong at all.

In front of his son-in-law, Mountbatten made no secrets. With the background of shrinking establishments, he said that in terms of the reform of the leadership organization, he might propose to abolish the staff departments of various services and set up a unified joint planning staff department of the three armed forces, and he would be in charge of this task. permanent chairman of the institution.

Mountbatten has always advocated the unity of the armed forces.During the Great War, he said: "I personally believe that all officers should have the opportunity to serve in each branch. They should serve in rotation at Dartmouth, Cranwell and Sandhurst. Change places every year.

In this way, they can not only receive general training, but also learn special skills. He also advocated that cadets in military schools can usually choose their own occupations, and that the study of staff courses and tactical courses should focus on the three services, and the staff officers of a certain service should work in the other two services for a period of time. When he was in charge of the Joint Operations Headquarters in Southeast Asia , that's what it did.

"There may be difficulties." Alan Wilson did not object to Mountbatten saying that he himself was in charge of the British armed forces. Why did he object to his strong backing, but where there are people, there are struggles. It is definitely not easy to realize Mountbatten's idea .

"Yes, Allen, there will definitely be resistance, and it really won't be able to pass for a while. There must be a roundabout way." Mountbatten also nodded, and mentioned another idea to implement it in overseas garrisons, respectively in Cyprus The Near East Combined Command was established, the Middle East Combined Command was established in Aden, and the Far East Combined Command was established in Singapore.This new command structure has played a great role in improving the rapid response capabilities of the British army.

Mountbatten knew that, in a sense, his son-in-law went to Iran to run around for his daughter's property.But if you are interested, you must be interested in the colonies. This time, I spent most of my inspection time in Africa, so I asked if this trip was fruitful.

"The harvest is that you must not be lenient when dealing with people who are too backward." Alan Wilson heard this question, and directly took the tone of an imperialist, gritted his teeth, "The move to merge colonies is still going on in various places. Remnants, we must not do similar things, the situation in the Middle East is dominated by repression, while in Africa, I am going to find a scapegoat. Use it to make an example to others.”

Mountbatten also knew that his son-in-law was a colonialist born in the wrong era, but his contempt still surprised him, "Something happened."

"General, you should be aware of the domestic controversy over the Helsinki Olympic delegation. If the Labor Party cabinet hadn't done a good job in the past few years, it would probably cause waves." Alan Wilson said without concealment, "This proposal is my suggestion. The purpose is to see the local public opinion, and the response is very satisfying.”

"However, national interests and citizens' will do not necessarily coincide. Once the sequelae of colonial empires occur, Britain may repeat the deeds of the Roman Empire in the future. I have been thinking about a question, whether to focus on attracting or deterring. It seems that the effect is not good. .”

Alan Wilson this time apparently formed a complete delegation from the British Empire. In fact, he wanted to remind local citizens not to relax their vigilance in this regard. Politicians can do things for the benefit of letting people of different races in. of.

It is within the scope of Alan Wilson's authority to make an example of an unlucky person from all over the colony. He has enough time to implement it, but dealing with the Free Officers Organization can be said to be another matter. He needs Mountbatten's support.

Now that the backer has arrived, this matter should be made clear, so as not to worry about the thunder of the Suez Canal War. After all, the Suez Canal is too important to the United Kingdom, and now is not the time to let it go.

With the existing strength of the British Mediterranean Fleet, providing support to Farouk I, even without providing support at all, just passing a word to increase the confidence of Farouk I who did it will be able to return thousands of times.

When the Freedom Officers organized coups in history, there were only a few hundred people. After the coups in many countries were successful, people recalled the strength of the coup team like a joke.

Even if it is impossible to eliminate the existence of fish that slipped through the net, it can be kept for a few years, which is not a bad thing for the current UK.

Hearing what his son-in-law said, Mountbatten, who knew nothing about this free officer organization, was silent for a moment, and agreed decisively, "I think it's okay. The Mediterranean Fleet has a base in Alexandria, and it is still in operation so far. It can be given to Farouk I. Provide some assistance, of course, what I hope more is that this thief does not need our help to handle his own affairs well."

"Of course I don't want it. We'd better not get involved in this kind of thing, just because the Suez Canal is too important, and we have to give Farouk I firm support." Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. A trip to Cyprus was not in vain.

If it were any general who was the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, it would not be so easy to agree.Only Mountbatten can, on the one hand he is Mountbatten, on the other hand Mountbatten is really Allen Wilson's father-in-law.

"The Prime Minister is nothing more than that!" Alan Wilson let out a sigh of relief. Nelson, Wellington, etc. are probably not as worried as he is now.

Chapter 677 Suppressing the Freedom Officer Organization

Walking out of General Mountbatten's headquarters, Alan Wilson immediately got in touch with the Embassy in Egypt through the telegraph room here. Grace, who had been staying in Egypt, learned about Alan Wilson again after a month.

After translating the telegram, he left the embassy in Cairo and went down the river to meet King Farouk I of Egypt, expressing Britain's support for the house cleaning of the Egyptian royal family.

After doing all this, Grace directly entered the British base in Alexandria.On the one hand, it is watching the fire from the other side, and on the other hand, it is also able to keep in touch with Cyprus at any time.

At a critical moment related to the future political direction of Egypt, Alan Wilson is not irrelevant, on the contrary, he is very busy now.Communicating with the Greek upper class on the island of Cyprus.

Cyprus is also a colony, but the main population of the island is Greek.Since it is a colony, at this moment, when the British Empire is going downhill, Cyprus naturally has the problems encountered by other colonies.

Cyprus also pursues independence, of course, although it has not yet paid for it in military operations.But it cannot be ignored that the Greeks on the island are indeed very dissatisfied with their colonial status.

Alan Wilson remembered Cyprus mainly because Cyprus later caused a sovereignty dispute between Greece and Turkey.

That’s right, this is of course also related to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has traditionally tended to merge colonies and made great contributions to the unification of countries around the world. But at the same time, there is another one that tends to merge colonies of different nationalities in one country.

Although the general country will cause ethnic conflicts, but for the sake of having more land, they can bear it.If it is really unbearable, there will be Partition of India and Pakistan.Or like the example of Malaysia kicking Singapore out.

Later, Cyprus caused competition between Greece and Turkey, which was also related to Britain.The fundamental reason is that the Greeks fought for independence, and Britain supported the Turks, which caused Greece and Turkey to compete for Cyprus.

In addition, as early as before World War II, on the mainland of Greece, the voices of the people to let Cyprus break away from British rule and return to Greece became louder and louder.They secretly encouraged the Greeks in Cyprus to implement a path of democratic demonstrations and armed riots.

After the end of World War II, the Cyprus issue surfaced again, so is it okay to let Cyprus return to Greece?The answer is no, because Turkey's population and national strength are greater than those of Greece, and the main force preventing the Soviet Union from going south comes from Turkey, not Greece.

Therefore, the free world cannot harm the meat shield of Turkey. Not only the United Kingdom thinks so, but the United States also supports the United Kingdom to continue to occupy Cyprus.To the north of Turkey is the Soviet Union, and to the north of Greece are Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.Whether it is Turkey or Greece, they are the fortresses that prevent the Soviet Union from going south.Compared with the national strength of Turkey and Greece, Turkey has undoubtedly made a greater contribution.

Now that there is a Turkish army in Greece, what can we do from the perspective of the United Kingdom?One day at a time!

A hard-working public servant, he started meeting with the leaders of the two ethnic groups in his father-in-law's territory, with a sincere attitude. Britain does not want the history of turning against each other after the Partition of India and Pakistan to repeat itself.But this is not what the British say. Once the nationalist ideas of Greece and Turkey enter Cyprus, open confrontation may be inevitable.

Mediation on ethnic issues, Alan Wilson has turned from a fledgling to a more professional person.It can be said that he has been doing this kind of work all the way, not to mention enjoying it, but he is indeed used to it.

While he continued to do his old job in Cyprus, King Farouk I of Egypt, after receiving a verbal assurance of British support, finally wanted to take action against the free officers and thieves.

King Farouk I of the Horn of Tien Palace ordered to the commander of the Royal Palace Guards to eradicate the Freedom Officers organization supported by Israel, solve domestic hidden dangers, and maintain Egypt's leadership in the Arab world.The operation to eradicate the Freedom Officers has officially begun!

At the same time, the military and political chiefs from all over Egypt received a telegram from Farouk I, and all of Egypt took action for a while, participating in this battle to eradicate the Israeli agents and arresting members of the Free Officers Organization. Simultaneously across Egypt.

Middle and high-level Egyptian military and political officials loyal to Farouk I have long been worried about the development of the Free Officers Organization.Deep in their hearts, they were not disappointed with the king, but today they waited for a warrant to act.

Under the leadership of the royal spies, a team connected to King Farouk I rushed to the residence of members of the Free Officers Organization, and everything seemed logical.

However, in Cairo, the Free Officers Organization has been preparing to overthrow Farouk I, and immediately sensed the danger coming. It was not too late. Nasser reacted quickly, evaded the search, and immediately contacted the team that was ready to go. coup.

At this time, the situation in Cairo was very critical.Much of Cairo was out of control and surrounded by the king's forces.The armed forces supporting the royal family far outnumbered Nasser's armed forces.

Nasser reframed the situation with uncanny vigor and swiftness at the time of the crisis.

Nasser had participated in the first Middle East war and was awarded the title of "Tiger of Faluga". His first thought was how to use cannons.He conceived a plan to storm the rebel ranks with artillery fire.At that time, there were artillery and ammunition near Cairo, but there were forty cannons lying idle in the barracks in the northwest of Cairo.

Nasser immediately assigned Murat, captain of the cavalry, with two hundred soldiers, to control the cannon in his hands.

A well-armed army of kings, led by spies, has taken control of the main streets of Cairo.They thought it would not be difficult to achieve their goal, so, in the midst of jubilant cheers, they held up banners and launched a hunt for the fleeing Free Officers Organization.

After Nasser took control of the artilleryman, he greeted them with cannon fire.These teams, who thought it was just a capture operation, did not expect to encounter such a scene at all. They were caught off guard by the artillery fire and could only fight back with rifles.After leaving behind [-] corpses, they fled in a hurry, dragging the wounded.

At this time, another team of 500 people rushed towards Nasser's artillery position. Nasser bombarded them relentlessly, and the rebel army was quickly disintegrated.The fight lasted just over an hour before it was over.

The armies of these old kingdoms were vulnerable, but they were superior in numbers, because Farouk I was very confident with the verbal guarantee from the British, and issued a warrant in the telegram, which made the military and political officials in Cairo feel confident.

Although Nasser could not be defeated for a while, in the end the king's army still has an advantage. The most important thing is that Nasser can only contact the members of the Free Officers Organization who are also in Cairo. It's just a lieutenant colonel.

The immediate problem before Nasser was that he had ensured his own safety.However, he was unable to control the radio station. Nasser was listening to the radio broadcast, which was playing Farouk I's warrant, saying that the Free Officers Organization was a subversive organization supported by Israel to destabilize Egypt.

However, after investigation, most of the members of the Free Officers Organization did not know the real conspiracy of this organization, but were deceived. They also did not know that their so-called patriotic actions were actually harmful to Egypt as a whole.

Farouk I said that for most members of this organization, he himself will focus on education.It is hoped that these patriotic military officers can continue to contribute to the Arab world led by the Kingdom of Egypt.

The broadcast spread through the streets of Cairo, and Nasser knew it was over when he heard it.A speech like Farouk I's broadcast on the radio is fatal to the current Free Officers Organization.

Once the citizens of Cairo believed the king's words, it was clear where the situation was headed, and even the fighting spirit within the Free Officers would be shattered.Nasser knew right away that it was not a good place to stay for long.

Several assistants next to him believed in Nasser and expressed their willingness to fight to the end for a better Egypt. Nasser was very moved, but he didn't believe it, and immediately made an escape plan.

Farouk I's inversion of black and white made Nasser furious, but he knew that this was the difference between people being able to speak on the radio and him not having a voice channel.