British civil servant

"What are you going to do? Actually, from my point of view, the relationship between your UK and the US seems to be very complicated. It's not as close as it appears on the surface." Anna thought that they were the closest allies, and they were discussing how to adopt a common stance against the Soviet Union. Without even thinking about it, he said, "Why do we have to fight?"

"No reason, it's because of national interests. Britain and the United States are indeed not as close as they appear to be." Alan Wilson held his chin, but he didn't take any precautions on this topic. The obvious facts can't be regarded as intelligence. Anyone can see it. It came out, "But I'm going to see Japan's compensation negotiations, and it has nothing to do with any meetings in the United States."

In fact, it has been confirmed that representatives of the United States will be present in this compensation negotiation. Even though the compensation has nothing to do with the United States, the United States has long since pretended to be generous and no longer mentions the matter of punishing Japan.

This is not [-], and the United States is no longer thinking about how to lead the world in a daze at that time. Instead, it is the same as the United Kingdom back then, with the thinking that everything in this world is related to the United States.

Therefore, the negotiations on claims against Japan have nothing to do with the United States, and the United States has to participate, which may affect the final result at a critical moment.

But out of Dad's love, the UK should be on the side of Australia and New Zealand, former colonies.The Netherlands is an ally that shares a common ground with the UK and is still working together to deal with the Indonesian threat.

After all, only the Philippines and the United Kingdom have no stake, but that is only temporary. As long as the British Malaya develops smoothly and forms a siphon effect, the Philippines will also produce economic benefits in the future.

"Isn't Japan very obedient now, what twists and turns can there be?" Anna served the soup. Recently, she is also trying her best to practice the strategy of binding a man's stomach, and to be an understanding wife in fact.

"The Japanese's camouflage is amazing, but it's useless to us. You Soviets don't accept this, and neither do we. The Japanese camouflage, which appears to be harmless to humans and animals, is okay to fool stupid Asians."

What kind of country is the Soviet Union and even its predecessor, Imperial Russia? It is a country that makes people uncomfortable even doing good deeds.And Japan is the hostile camp of the Soviet Union!

However, the United Kingdom and later the United States never believed in any feelings in the field of diplomacy, and only talked about interests.It's just not as obvious as the Soviet Union's performance.

Japan's superficial repentance in dealing with Asian countries, but in fact the core of anti-war defeat but not anti-war, will not have any effect on Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union.

It's just that this still doesn't guarantee that the United States will not speak for the United States. After all, Japan is an island chain that naturally blocks the east of the Soviet Union.The United States may not care about these compensations, and put pressure on the claimant country, even if it cannot be exempted, it may reduce the amount of compensation.

Now Japan has an economic scale of more than 200 billion U.S. dollars, and Alan Wilson feels that the compensation of 20 billion is not too much.The most important thing is to see if the Philippines can bite.As long as the Philippines bites, other countries should be higher than the Philippines.

The current president of the Philippines is President Elpidio Quirino, who has been chasing Japan hard for compensation.

This is a boon for the upcoming claims conference.Elpidio Quirino himself has a deep blood feud with Japan. If the matter can be settled during his tenure, I believe it will be difficult for Japan to go back on its word in the future.

Elpidio Quirino's term ends at the end of the year, so I believe his attitude this time is also very tough.

Elpidio Quirino has this original intention to pursue compensation, and now it depends on whether he can get the support of Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands. Alan Wilson thinks it is not a big problem because his wife, Pamela Mountbatten, has already When I arrived in Canberra, I had to carry out my husband's plan to the end, and I had to do it a little bit.

Before leaving Kuala Lumpur, Anna prepared a change of clothes for Alan Wilson, just like a well-behaved wife.

A day later, Alan Wilson boarded a special plane to Canberra with a haggard face, and fell asleep on the plane.

"President Elpidio, my husband has always wanted to meet you. Malaya and the Philippines are very close and should maintain a harmonious relationship." Pamela Mountbatten said to the Philippine president in front of him, "He should It's coming soon."

Chapter 733 Bow first

In this claim, the attitude of the Philippines is the top priority, especially the current President Elpidio Quirino, who has a blood feud with Japan, and his wife and daughter died under the Japanese butcher knife.

If his term of office has passed, it may be difficult to handle this matter. It is okay to let the Philippines charge forward, but it is difficult for Australia and New Zealand to come forward in some matters.

Sometimes blood is thicker than water is not a good thing. You must know that the cruelty of civil wars exceeds that of foreign wars. In the subconscious of many people, the mentality of tyranny does exist.

If the United States puts pressure on the Philippines, the Philippines may not care.But the United States puts pressure on Australia and New Zealand, which are also of the same language and the same race, and the latter may seriously consider it.The closer you are, the more you will suffer sometimes.

Alan Wilson believes that Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands are unreliable when it comes to claims against Japan.The most reliable one is the Philippines, which is emotionally farther away.

This is like the fact that it is easy for the United States to hide evil intentions against the United Kingdom, but it is not easy to deal with France.

You can't send your wife out just by staring at it at any time, and Pamela Mountbatten did not live up to her husband's hope. She came over to micromanage in person, confirmed a common position with the Philippines, and launched an attack on Japan.

President Quirino naturally expressed his gratitude to Pamela Mountbatten for his help. Under his administration, the Philippines has been chasing the issue of compensation. Seeing that his term of office is coming at the end of the year, he especially hopes that this matter can be resolved. If it is done well, there will be a result that can be recognized by the Filipino people.

The issue of claiming compensation against Japan was difficult, but thanks to the support of other countries in the middle, the support of the three white countries in Australia made the claims more powerful this time, and President Quirino had a lot of hope in his heart.

Canberra, the capital of Australia, was the result of the competition between Sydney and Melbourne that year.Among the top three in eastern Australia, Canberra has the shortest history, but it has a brand-new look, and the temperament of its citizens is different from the other two cities.

Alan Wilson has already walked out of the airport, got into the car arranged by his wife, and headed to the purchased property.

The climate of the southern hemisphere is opposite to that of the northern hemisphere, but the difference in this season in October is not much different, but the trend is opposite.

Alan Wilson came to his wife's property in Canberra, sat down directly, and asked exhaustedly, "Is the Philippines' determination to claim firm?"

"As you said, President Quirino attaches great importance to this matter." Pamela Mountbatten made a cup of coffee, hoping to relieve her husband's fatigue, and walked over with the coffee after a while.

"That's good. Generally speaking, we hate nationalists, but we have to decide when. Nothing is absolute!" Alan Wilson whistled and took a sip of satisfaction, "Where is our respected princess? Are you worrying about my wife?"

"Very good, I've listened to you a lot in the past year. As you said, people always grow up." Pamela Mountbatten smiled, "It's just that he is already 23 years old, and it will definitely not work if he continues like this. There should be a mate."

"I very much agree with this!" Alan Wilson lied without blushing, expressing his approval of his wife's opinion.

Pamela Mountbatten stood in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling glass window in the high-rise apartment building, looking out through the glass at the flickering lights of the artificial river bank half a mile away.She washed the gel from her light brown hair and took off her ridiculous oval glasses.

Alan Wilson changed back to his usual "work" attire: black underwear and a black T-shirt, which clung tightly to his slender, supple body like another layer of skin.

His healthy body and rock-hard chest, hidden under his bloated black suit during the day, gave her a clear view at this moment.He looked so handsome, he almost took her breath away.

Alan Wilson's deep, guttural drawl seemed to radiate a sexy heat outward, warming his wife from the inside out.

"Where is the negotiation location that Australia is preparing for?" Alan Wilson tilted his head and asked his wife. In this regard, Pamela Mountbatten's news is much better than him.

"City Hall, not far from the Governor's Mansion." Pamela Mountbatten said while taking off her coat, "Although we won't come out, everything is arranged, and the whole process will not pass our eyes."

"That's good!" Alan Wilson nodded softly, "This is the advantage of the host. Although this meeting has nothing to do with the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom must know the whole process. The Americans should be coming soon. We have to give With confidence, the claimants, and at a crucial moment, let the United States realize that blood is thicker than water."

Although blood is thicker than water is not a good word for Alan Wilson, but it is still the same sentence, and it always takes time.The United States can cheat the United Kingdom in the name of blood thicker than water, and the United Kingdom can in turn kidnap the United States morally.

The role of the UK in this claim negotiation is to stand in solidarity with the Commonwealth of Nations and the Netherlands, its European ally.As for the solidarity of the three white countries involved with the Philippines, this is a spontaneous act of others and has absolutely nothing to do with the United Kingdom.

Alan Wilson, who knows that Japan's political status is almost zero, of course dares to do black hands. If it is against the United States, he must carefully consider it, not Japan.

In today's world, in addition to being unable to attack the United States and the Soviet Union, Britain does not need to consider a third country for the time being.

On October 25, the Japanese delegation led by Hayato Ikeda arrived in Canberra. This time, negotiations involving five countries were involved. Only Philippine President Elpidio Quirino came forward as the president of a country.

Other countries either come forward as negotiators, or like the Netherlands, the governor of Kalimantan, Van Dijk, is nearby.

On the second day after arriving in Australia, Alan Wilson also met with this neighbor who occupies the other half of Kalimantan Island. Governor Van Dijk did not expect the Malaya Commissioner to come to Canberra at this time.

After the greetings, Alan Wilson said that he came to visit his wife and asked if there was any important meeting?

The look of ignorance dispelled Van Dijk's doubts and revealed this time the negotiation on compensation for Japan.

"It turns out that if you are free, you can come to the headquarters of the Mountbatten Group as a guest." Alan Wilson said haha, "I hope your negotiations will go well, and you are welcome if you need help."

This is a bit hypocritical. In fact, the Australian people have not low expectations for this negotiation.You must know that Australia has a national character similar to that of the United States because of its vast land and sparse population.

The small United States has been mobilized to punish Japan, and it is not easy to suppress it, so this time the negotiation has actually attracted widespread attention in Australia. Alan Wilson said he did not know about it, unless he had never negotiated with Japan after coming to Australia. Australians have touched.

That is, Van Dijk, a Dutchman, would believe this obvious lie.

In fact, Hayato Ikeda and his party arrived in Canberra, and they already felt the vague hostility.In this era, Australia still has a strong white Australian thought, and the appearance of the Japanese is still too obvious.

Of course, I mainly stay in the hotel where I don’t come out, so that’s nothing.However, the existence of this kind of hostility made the Japanese representatives, including Ikeda Hayato, feel a little haze in their hearts. It seems that it is not easy to get out of the whole body, or to get away with it.

Canberra is considered a typical garden city, but the beauty of Canberra at this time cannot make the Japanese relax.How could they be as relaxed as Alan Wilson, who was riding a Rolls-Royce Silver Soul.

Pamela Mountbatten is equipped with the necessary tools in the cities where she often appears. Of course, Canberra also has them. The husband goes for a ride, which is just the opposite of an ordinary couple.

Amidst the laughter of some people, this negotiation, which is destined to be extremely painful for the Japanese, still started in the Canberra City Hall. Pamela Mountbatten has instructed his own media to start paying attention to this negotiation.

In the Canberra City Hall, representatives of Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, on another occasion eight years later, launched a recovery for the losses suffered during the war.The US embassy also sent diplomats to observe this meeting, and will report the situation to Washington after the meeting.

As soon as the talks started, President Quirino, who had hatred for the murder of his wife and daughter with the Japanese, launched a bloody and tearful accusation against Japan without hesitation. President Quirino has not forgotten how his wife and daughter were buried in Manila.

The Philippines, with the acquiescence of several other countries, accused Japan of extraordinarily serious crimes during the war.Several countries have hinted to the Philippines that they will support the Philippines to get their own share.

"If it weren't for several other countries, who would care about you!" Ikeda Hayato looked sternly, and even looked at the emotional President Quirino with a hint of apology, but he didn't take it seriously, but it was difficult to express his heart on this occasion .

However, he had to make a statement and express his apology for the damage suffered by the Philippines during the war. Anyway, the apology does not require money.

"Some members of the military are completely above the government during the war, and Japan is also a victim of the military. We are also sorry for the harm done to the Philippines, as well as the countries present at this table, by the actions of the soldiers in violation of international law. .Everyone please accept my apology..."

Hayato Ikeda's face was dignified. After President Quirino's accusation, he stood up and defended without hesitation, and then simply bowed, perfectly embodying the spirit of bowing.

Alan Wilson would definitely grin if he was here. He really didn't know that Japan was like this in this era.

Chapter 734 Tough Philippines

If you are submissive on the surface and refuse in your heart, if it is an ordinary country negotiating with it, there may be no progress for a long time.

However, Alan Wilson believes that European and American countries generally do not accept this. Australia and New Zealand are also culturally European and American countries. They will not have a pedantic mentality towards this former enemy country that once wanted to go south and pose a threat to its own existence.

Unless there is a country with the same language and the same race to put pressure on the two countries, but for now, the United States may not necessarily do so.For the United States, it is true that Japan is on the front line of blocking the Soviet Union, but the other side of the negotiating table is not a close ally of the United States.

As a result of this day's talks, the superficial engineering of the Japanese has been judged by Alan Wilson as useless for Japan.

In fact, the same is true. The Japanese did not make any promises, and other countries only stated their own positions. Basically, it can be concluded that they are talking to themselves.

Formal talks are often very boring, just a bunch of words repeated over and over again.

"Actually, negotiations like the Munich Conference are interesting." Allen Wilson expressed his feelings, and said to his wife with a playful smile, "That can reflect the essence of diplomacy, where the weak prey on the strong."

Pamela Mountbatten curled her lips. She couldn't help her husband who was reminiscing about the glory of imperialism. She whispered, "It's a pity that there is no environment for you to perform. You should have been born 50 years earlier."

"100 years, but this way I won't be able to meet you. There are always regrets in life, and you can't take all the good things." Alan Wilson took the opportunity to attack his wife, mentioning that the relationship between the two is comparable to the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets .

The imperial civil servant's licking skills are second to none, and Pamela Mountbatten's heart was full of joy with some sweet words, and she finally restrained her smile, "I know it sounds nice."

Even though that's what she said, she just followed suit. Although wealth is important, her husband's care is even more important.

Claiming against Japan has nothing to do with Alan Wilson in essence. He came here just to join in the fun. After all, I was present at the Potsdam Conference. The more famous scenes like this, the better. psychology.

Many people think that the essence of diplomacy is wrangling. This is a superficial understanding, and wrangling is just a superficial appearance.The essence of diplomacy is of course the exchange of interests, where the weak prey on the strong.

President Quirino is indeed a president who strongly advocated compensation from Japan, but after hearing the figures requested by President Quirino, Alan Wilson couldn't help but feel that it was unrealistic.

The Philippines demanded US$80 billion in compensation from Japan. Alan Wilson didn't know what Hayato Ikeda was thinking when he heard this figure, and he would definitely not agree to it.

In 200, the national output value of Japan was just over [-] billion U.S. dollars in U.S. dollars.The figure requested by the Philippines is already nearly half of Japan's national output value, and this figure can make Japan want to start the war again.

If someone asked China to pay [-] trillion US dollars in compensation, what would be the response?It is estimated that China will build [-] aircraft carriers, [-] tanks, and [-] nuclear bombs.

As for switching to the Soviet Union, that is not a hypothesis, the Soviet Union will definitely do this.

Japan has an economic scale of 200 billion US dollars, but it does not mean that it has 200 billion in cash. Even if the Japanese are smashed to pieces, they will not be able to spend so much money.

The reason is simple, assets worth 100 million and being able to take out 100 million in cash are two different things.

When inviting Van Dijk, Governor of the Netherlands Kalimantan, Alan Wilson expressed this without hesitation, "Even if the Japanese government allows women to come to Nanyang to prostitute, it will not be able to get the money. The figure of 80 billion, Japan can There will be ghosts if you agree, and the Americans will not agree, after all, Japan has only stabilized for a few years."

This is an unbearable figure for the UK. It is impossible for the size of the UK economy to spend this money at once.In this age when the gold standard was still very strong, the national statistics were not decades away.

"I also think this figure is too high, and it can be seen from today's meeting." Van Dijk said with a wry smile. The economic scale of the Netherlands is less than this figure, and the whole of the Netherlands cannot be sold.

"It's enough to understand in my heart that this is just a blackmail figure. Just come up with a result, and the Americans will not allow you to rob it. After all, Japan's blockade of the Soviet Union is of great significance." Alan Wilson hesitated to speak, He wanted to discuss the bottom line of the Japanese with Van Dijk, but in the end he kept silent.

Alan Wilson didn't wake up until the words were on his lips. He is not really worthy of the Prime Minister of the Six Kingdoms. It's like this kind of thing is thankless. Some help to create favorable conditions is okay. If you participate deeply, you may not be thanked. May be blamed.

This kind of compensation is actually not bad. If the Philippines hadn't been insisting on asking for compensation, there would be no chance of seeing each other, because after the war, the United States had clearly defined the bottom line on the issue of compensation.

After World War II, the allied powers, to be precise, the United States, set two basic principles for Japan’s war compensation: do not ask Japan for compensation, but only seek in-kind compensation for industrial equipment or resources; Japan’s post-war economy should maintain a reasonable standard of living for the people.

If it weren't for the disobedient young man in the Philippines who has been chasing compensation until today, and Japan has indeed recovered to surpass the pre-war living standards, it would not have attracted Alan Wilson's attention again.

As long as there is a role like the Philippines, the remaining things will be much easier, and countries such as Australia can follow suit.

Otherwise, Allen Wilson has always said that the Philippines is far more reliable than Australia and other countries in the matter of compensation from Japan.

Even Van Dijk thinks the Philippines' request is a joke. If the Philippines wants $80 billion, then the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, which are more powerful in terms of national strength, will only have higher numbers than this number in each country. Japan does not have any so much money.

None of the four countries together could get $80 billion, let alone the Philippines itself.

In fact, Hayato Ikeda immediately went to the US embassy in Australia to ask for help, because this figure was too rude and unrealistic, and Japan could not afford so much money.

At the same time, Alan Wilson's invitation to President Quirino of the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand are not credible in this matter. Only the Philippines can have an iron foundation.

"Although the United Kingdom is not included in the claim, I can see from the sidelines that the success of the claim depends on the position of the Philippines. This is also the consensus of allies." Although Alan Wilson did not explicitly state it, he also hinted that the United Kingdom feels that the Philippines claims are reasonable.

But immediately he changed the subject, saying that the figure of 80 billion U.S. dollars was unrealistic, "I am not opposed to this figure. In fact, this figure is too small. No matter how much money it has, it cannot make up for the crimes and losses caused by the Japanese army. Judging from how Americans see it, the attitude of Mr. President is already surprising. We thought that as long as Washington said something, there would be no troubles in Manila."

"The Philippines has become independent. We cannot do this just because of what Washington says." President Quirino said in a deep voice, "Mr. Wilson, I understand that the UK actually supports the Commonwealth of Nations and European countries. , but it is not easy to support it publicly, so I hope the Philippines can take greater responsibility."

"See it through but not tell it through! This is a good thing for everyone." Alan Wilson smiled tacitly, and teased, "Isn't it a bad thing to make the Japanese work harder? It's not like letting them die!"

In fact, comparing the current standard of living, the standard of living in British Malaya is actually a little better than that in Japan.But the total amount is indeed too far behind. After all, the population size of Japan is too exhausting for British Malaya to catch up.

"As long as the goal can be achieved, the Philippines doesn't care whether it offends Japan. Anyway, the two countries have enmity." President Quirino officially stated that as long as he can get compensation, he is willing to be used as a gun.

"Then I will contact you when you need the support of other countries." Alan Wilson nodded, and at the same time gave President Quirino a promise that he was willing to help with the common ground issue.

Since the Japanese can ask the Americans for help, it is reasonable for the Philippines to seek the support of the United Kingdom.

In fact, this is considered Alan Wilson's initiative to help, there is no way, who makes him good-minded, always bursts out with a sense of justice in his heart from time to time, and wants to pursue the feeling of helping justice.

With the die-hard push of the Philippines, other countries have more leeway. To deal with the claim group this time, they must deal with the Philippines, and the Philippines is not moved at all. The previous figure, President Quirino, also knows that it is impossible. But still not ready to give up, can get a piece is a piece.

Faced with the need for such talents in Japan, Alan Wilson, who was hiding in Canberra for vacation, followed the daily negotiations with great enthusiasm, and the number of claims was also declining in the repeated see-saw.