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Alisa shook her head and said, "It may be very difficult. Whitehall made a similar proposal, but it was rejected by Nehru."

"He's really gutsy now." Alan Wilson sneered angrily, "I didn't dare to talk to Britain like that at the beginning, but it's different now. The powerful leader of a big country doesn't take Britain seriously."

The reason for Nehru's refusal was naturally that this was a meeting of emerging countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.This is just an excuse. At least the five countries this time are former British colonies. Why is it wrong for Britain to participate?

It is obvious that Nehru now feels that India is the leader of the third world, and he has begun to dream of a great power.

"Pakistan is also a bunch of idiots, without the spirit of Jinnah." After scolding Nehru, Alan Wilson pointed the finger at Pakistan again. He was obviously beaten by India once, and now he is still behind India, which is embarrassing.

In his heart, Alan Wilson is not clear that India's current diplomatic environment is very good. Although Pakistan has a good relationship with the United States, the United States is unwilling to firmly support Pakistan and prevent India from falling into the arms of the Soviet Union.

You must know that India's Prime Minister Nehru is very inclined to the Soviet system. If the United States seeks trouble, India will have a closer relationship with the Soviet Union, which is quite detrimental to the world structure.

Two days later, McCarthy's call back made Alan Wilson a little happier. In the original history, McCarthy had already started to be unlucky, but there is no such sign now.

He has invited McCarthy to come to Malaya several times, but there has been no response, but this time McCarthy said that he would come to Malaya for a while before Christmas.The reason for this change was also revealed in the telegram. This telegram also mentioned the Bogor Conference to be held by the five South Asian countries.

"These five countries used to be British colonies, and London didn't have the idea to do some work?"

Facing the doubts in McCarthy's telegram, Alan Wilson could only tell the truth, and explained that it would be better for Britain and the United States to discuss how to deal with this matter. The two could discuss this meeting first.

McCarthy then informed him of the time to come to Malaya to see if he could prevent the opening of the meeting.McCarthy came very quickly this time. On the first day of December, he had already appeared in Kuala Lumpur.

Chapter 788 The palm of the hand and the back of the hand are meat

The special relationship between Britain and the United States came to Kuala Lumpur. Naturally, Alan Wilson couldn't take it lightly. He was ready to go to the airport to meet him. Pamela Mountbatten naturally followed. On the way to the airport, he mentioned the latest news about the discovery of oil in the North Sea. Report, "There is no accurate evidence yet, and I have been looking for it for several years."

"Speaking of this issue, it seems that the demarcation of the North Sea and surrounding countries has not been noticed by the cabinet. It is not too late to do this work." Alan Wilson sat in the co-pilot's seat and accidentally remembered about the ocean. demarcation problem.

In this era, Britain has not yet drawn maritime boundaries with neighboring countries. It is more appropriate to explain that it has not turned a corner for a while.

In the past, the British Royal Navy was the most powerful in the world. With such strength, the UK naturally didn't have to take off its pants and fart. Any sea area is an inland sea for the UK.

Today is different from the past. The navy, a special arm, is almost nothing if it is not the first.

Especially after the advent of the ironclad ship era, there is no possibility of attacking the strong with the weak.

Taking advantage of the current strength of the Royal Navy, countries other than the United States can be called fathers, and the demarcation of the border will definitely take advantage of it.

Once the demarcation is completed, it will be even more difficult to change it. If you don’t believe me, you can see the demarcation between Greece and Turkey. Turkey can’t wait to swim abroad, but so what, since the demarcation is over, it is a foregone conclusion.

"Are you sure that there must be oil in the North Sea?" Pamela Mountbatten asked while holding the steering wheel. Her husband once said that there might be oil off the coast of Newfoundland, but she still couldn't find it.

"There is nothing 100% about this kind of thing, but even if it is for the North Sea fishing grounds, we should try our best to keep it." Alan Wilson said that he seemed to think of something. "In fact, there are still a large number of islands in the hands of the country. These islands are not large, but The ocean area covered is huge, and if oil resources can be found in the North Sea or Newfoundland, I believe the government will pay more attention to these small and inconspicuous islands.”

"It seems that only the country is good?" Pamela Mountbatten gave her man a blank look, obviously dissatisfied with this answer.

"If oil is discovered, it will be of great benefit to my father. Every island offshore may have oil and gas resources. In case a Gulf of Mexico emerges, does it need naval protection? Then the importance of the navy is reflected." Alan Wilson said to The wife followed the instructions carefully and explained the joints.

Now the Mountbatten Group's exploration teams are everywhere, but even so, there is no guarantee that the oil and gas area in Alan Wilson's memory will be found. He can only remember the approximate location and delineate a location to find it slowly.

North Sea oil is of great significance to the United Kingdom. Other oil and gas areas are in the colonies. The North Sea is a reliable energy source that can be used locally. Even if the cabinet disagrees with private mining after the discovery, Pamela Mountbatten can still talk to the government about nationalization. .

In any case, it will not be worse than selling Algerian oil to the French. You must know that Attlee's entire nationalization campaign used 20 billion pounds to acquire private companies.

Alan Wilson also comforted his wife's frustration in not finding the oil and gas area, "It's all a geological structure, and what is discovered now is definitely not all the oil and gas in the North Sea."

The sporadic oil resources in the North Sea have been discovered as early as 100 years ago, when the Wiese oil field was discovered near Hannover in northern Germany.Through systematic exploration of similar salt domes and associated anticlines, about 300 oil fields have been discovered, with an annual oil production of [-] million barrels, most of which are produced in Lower Cretaceous and Jurassic reservoirs.

The Netherlands also discovered some small oil and gas reserves on its territory 20 years ago and started some oil production.The United Kingdom has also conducted exploration in the North Sea, but so far, none of the discoveries have been of mining value.

Before arriving at the airport, Pamela Mountbatten, who had been making little progress in the North Sea, finally regained her fighting spirit. The two got out of the car at the same time, and soon found the traces of the McCarthys. They were far away, and Alan Wilson waved his hand.

"Joseph, I heard that you are making a big splash in the United States." When we met, Alan Wilson spoke with a sincere smile, and mentioned the fact that McCarthy was in the limelight for a while in the United States today.

"Alan, I don't know what kind of happy water you have prepared?" McCarthy is also very familiar, if his wife is not by his side, they will hug each other shoulder to shoulder.

Although they haven't seen each other for a long time, the special relationship between Britain and the United States has not faded, and the two have kept in touch with each other.Once it became a habit, McCarthy found that this British friend's views on some things were often very unique.

A few minutes later, the McCarthys got into the Gintama, excitedly seeing what the jurisdiction managed by their friends looked like.

Alan Wilson's aesthetics have always been very general. To sum it up, the buildings should be symmetrical, large, and the streets should be wide. The layout of Kuala Lumpur is also based on this standard, but generally speaking, it is acceptable.

Kuala Lumpur also has certain characteristics of a tropical city, and there is no shortage of diversity. This city has the characteristics of Chinese, Malay and Indian, which can naturally be seen at a glance.

Today, it is hard to imagine that this is a gathering place of miners and has evolved into today's capital of British Malaya.

The only thing that worried McCarthy was that he saw too many Chinese faces. He was worried about the safety of his friends. "How many Chinese are there? Will there be trouble?"

"Probably slightly more than 50.00%." ​​In a blink of an eye, Pamela Mountbatten had parked the car in front of a hotel, and Alan Wilson got off the car to chat with McCarthy, and also revealed some real situations in Malaya.

Of course, there is no need to say too much about pushing a cup and changing a cup, and it is inevitable for the two men to exchange ideas on the road.They are all heroes who intend to prove the Tao with the key, and the topic of course cannot be separated from the international situation to consolidate the foundation of the Tao.

McCarthy did not conceal the purpose of coming to Malaya, and with the help of alcohol, he revealed everything.Regarding the behavior of a country that feels good about itself and wants to proclaim itself the leader of the third world, although the United States does not say anything on the surface, it is of course dissatisfied in its heart.

Why India?It is true that with India's population and size, the United States is also willing to give a little sweetness to the Indians to entertain themselves. For example, during the Korean War and the Geneva Conference, they all acquiesced to some of India's cross-line moves.

"Joseph, I have worked as an assistant to the Indian Commissioner. If you talk about other countries, I may not have the right to speak. But this country? I can only say that on an individual level, Indians are easy to contact, but if you talk about other countries From this point of view, this country is quite unreasonable, it just wants to take advantage and not to suffer."

Alan Wilson didn't expect that one day he would still have contact with India, but his friend McCarthy asked, as a friend, he was not enough friends if he didn't tell the truth, "Probably on the eve of evacuation from India, many colleagues and I felt that Nigeria Helu and those people are very ambitious. He has a mysterious affection for the Soviet Union."

"Why didn't the UK get rid of this person?" McCarthy asked without thinking, "This way everything will be settled, and we don't have to worry about it today."

"Joseph, the matter is not that simple. Patel seemed to be more radical at the time. And Nehru's true nature has not been exposed. How do we know that Patel died just after becoming independent?"

The dead will not object to Alan Wilson's rambling shirk responsibility, and Patel is boneless, so he will not object to the definition given to him by the two people who represent the special relationship between Britain and the United States today.

Explaining the embarrassment of the United Kingdom at the beginning, Allen Wilson returned to the essence, and reminded the United States that India is the object to be guarded against. People, eloquent.

"What Allen means is that Nehru's inclination could not be judged at the time." Pamela Mountbatten couldn't help explaining when she saw her husband recalling the past.

Pamela Mountbatten can't help it when she mentions British India. She thinks her husband has a special feeling for India, but she doesn't know why.

"Pamela is right. We couldn't judge at the beginning, but now we can see Nehru's performance after independence. Our worries are correct." Alan Wilson expressed his different opinion of Nehru and said uncertainly , "Is this Bogor meeting trying to form a third force in the world, making the already delicate situation even more complicated?"

The five South Asian countries of the Bogor Conference actually have another identity, that is, they are the initiators of the Bandung Conference.Speaking of the famous Bandung Conference in later generations, Nehru was of course the protagonist who stole the limelight.

It was Nehru who got in touch, and Tito of Yugoslavia and Nasser of Egypt initiated the meeting. As for China, it was Nehru's invitation, which gave China the opportunity to show its face at this kind of international conference.

"Third party? Nehru is taking it for granted!" McCarthy sneered. "As you said, Nehru has great ambitions, and Washington has noticed this. We want to participate in the meeting. But Nehru refused gone."

Nehru is kind!Allen Wilson thought to himself, this is what the leader of the third world, the leader of the third camp independent of the United States and the Soviet Union, should do.

Thinking this way, he frowned tightly and said, "Nehru also rejected Britain's proposal to participate in the meeting. Due to the traditional relationship between Britain and India, we are unwilling to see this scene."

This is of course a lie. India's import and export trade is settled in pounds. How can the UK report prejudice against India?Not only for India, but also for China. The reason is the British assets in China.

"The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat!" Alan Wilson was very annoyed. The United States is more qualified to come forward in such matters.

Chapter 788 Instructing McCarthy

From McCarthy's mouth, Alan Wilson got the attitude of the United States towards India, and McCarthy was the only one who was tough. Washington still didn't have a definite idea about India.

"I haven't seen you for a few years. You are already the chief Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. I'm just a colonial steward." Alan Wilson raised his glass to McCarthy, with a rather self-pitying tone.

"In any case, our friendship remains the same." McCarthy clinked glasses with Alan Wilson indifferently. When McCarthy was deeply involved in the center of public opinion, the Englishman got acquainted with him, and the friendship that emerged from the predicament was of course more solid. .

Facing McCarthy's eagerness, Alan Wilson drank the wine in his glass and said to himself, "I think too much. Our friendship is like the special relationship between Britain and the United States, which will never change."

Pamela Mountbatten, who was chatting with Mrs. McCarthy, was taken aback, as if smelling a conspiracy.Without mentioning the special relationship between Britain and the United States, she believed that her husband really cherished this friendship, and if it was mentioned, it must be false.

After the welcome banquet, Alan Wilson had arranged for people to send the McCarthys to the cleaned villa to rest.Before going home, I took a walk to evaporate the alcohol.

"This American seems to trust you a lot?" Pamela Mountbatten asked with a half-smile in her eyes, "Where did you find such a treasure? It's really rare!"

"Huh? Ha ha!" Alan Wilson couldn't help laughing out loud, and he understood what his wife said.

It is indeed very rare for someone like McCarthy to engage in politics, and his weaknesses are too outstanding.The staunch anti-Soviet policy is not actually a drag on politicians like McCarthy, on the contrary, it allows McCarthy to avoid some shortcomings.

But even so, McCarthy has been overturned in history, and the aura of ordinary people who are destined to flourish has not covered McCarthy, which shows how unsuited he is to be a politician.

Conversely, look at Kennedy. He was a playboy from the beginning of his career in politics, but he was able to ascend to the presidency step by step.

Of course, in the end, the car overturned in the true sense, without even keeping the skull.But it didn't delay people from being president. These are two problems.

It took a long time for Alan Wilson to stop laughing from the heart, and explained softly, "McCarthy is a good man. There is no special way to treat a man like him. The best way is to show your sincerity and make friends. Tell me what you want." Maybe I don’t believe it, but I sincerely made friends with him, even now, I have a clear conscience.”

"Then use the special relationship between Britain and the United States to compare the friendship between the two of you!" Pamela Mountbatten's mouth was slightly raised, and her face was full of signs that I don't believe in you or who I believe in.

"This is not the same thing, but we have to think carefully about the purpose of McCarthy's visit this time. But it is best for the Americans to put pressure on India. And it seems that the United States is indeed very interested at the moment."

Alan Wilson woke up a little, and said relaxedly, "Americans are now willing to meddle everywhere. It depends on who. Although India is not a good country, it has a large population, especially Nehru feels good about himself now. , and it’s not a very easy role to deal with, it’s impossible to back down after just two threats.”

For India, it has been smooth sailing since its independence, especially in recent years. It looks like I mediated the Korean War, and I presided over the Geneva Conference. The United States tolerated it, and the Soviet Union treated it with courtesy. Two major powers serve India as a country. Well?

In the eyes of the Indians, Nehru is taking India in great strides towards becoming a great power.Under such circumstances, general threats will not make India back down, but will arouse Indians' resentment and increase Nehru's support rate.

And the current UK can't mess up relations with India. Only when India does not use sterling for settlement, the UK can confidently run on India, which is definitely not possible now.

So here comes the question, the confrontation between the most powerful democratic country in the world and the largest democratic country in the world is about to take place.What do you like?Allen Wilson couldn't wait.

The India here has a lot less support than the original historical India, independent Yugoslavia, Egypt, the leader of the Arab world?Where are they all?

Relations between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union are much better than in history.Egypt was still under the rule of Farouk I, who claimed to be Ali Pasha alive.

There are two fewer advocates of the Non-Aligned Movement, and Nehru should have been alone!If Alan Wilson analyzed that Indonesia, which provided the venue for this Bogor meeting, must be regarded as a great help by Nehru, and Sukarno is probably willing to increase momentum for Indonesia.

Needless to say, there are still those who can support Nehru. Now Nehru needs China more than in the original history.Otherwise, the Non-Aligned Movement pulled by India will be much inferior.

In McCarthy and vacation, in fact, came to communicate with the local British forces at the same time.Washington is also talking to London about how to deal with India within the framework of the special Anglo-American relationship.

It's just that the timing is not very good. The UK is about to have a general election, and the election atmosphere is strong now.The popular Eden leads the Conservative Party after Churchill's secret forced palace, which makes Attlee's Labor Party very important.

As an electoral country, when the election is approaching, the election is of course the biggest, and the Americans must also agree. Otherwise, you can recall the three major battles of the War of Liberation during the Dewey and Truman elections. Did Washington respond a little?

And just as Alan Wilson thought, on the premise that India's trade is settled in pounds, the United Kingdom is unwilling to have unpleasantness with India after independence, which will have an impact on the status of the pound.

In view of this, the United Kingdom stated that the United Kingdom no longer considers itself to be a major power in the world. Regarding how to communicate with Nehru, the United Kingdom will make a match after the election to block Washington's request.

Soon Washington and McCarthy were almost simultaneously rejected by India's request to participate in the meeting on the grounds that "this is a meeting of emerging independent countries that excludes the former colonial countries."

"This man is arrogant, arrogant, and self-righteous." McCarthy was caught off guard by this unexpected closed door. At this time, he seemed to be dreaming back to the Congress in Washington, and wanted to investigate Nehru immediately to see if this man was reliable.

Madness!The arrogant and unreasonable person is cursing the leader of another country, but this is his friend, so Alan Wilson pretended not to see it, and thought for a while, "It seems that India is really going to start anew, the dream is really big What? It’s okay for the Soviet Union to be against us, but India dares to think so? It’s amazing.”

In fact, he knows in his heart that India's current behavior is another kind of newspaper group warming.

India has been independent for less than ten years, and its current appeal is to break through diplomatic isolation.Surprisingly, India, the Soviet Union, and China had similar demands when they were first established, and they were all trying to break through the blockade.

This is not difficult to understand. Although the United States and the Soviet Union both responded with a tolerant attitude towards India, the United States and the Soviet Union used to be prominent players in the world, and India was a colony called British India.

In the world in the early 50s, although India had become independent, France, which had been defeated in the war, returned to the Indochina Peninsula again as a great power, and the United Kingdom also received the Nanyang Islands, and seemed to be watching the situation.

Seeing the colonial return of the Western powers in Southeast Asia, how could India not be afraid? India is extremely afraid that the Western powers will clean up after they recover.The newborn India fears that Western powers will interfere in India's internal affairs.

At this time, India urgently needs to report to the group to keep warm, and to find some countries that have been dealt with by imperialism together.This is why Nehru insisted not to allow colonial countries to participate in the meeting. The United States is also a colonial country, although the colony is not large.

McCarthy also has a major issue that Washington is very concerned about, that is, how India views China, and it has also received ambiguous responses, and its loyalty is not absolute. This issue makes Washington very dissatisfied.

Alan Wilson is of course very clear about Nehru's thoughts. India wants China to attract firepower in front.As a major Asian country that has just been founded, China has attracted more attention, and it is easier for India to make a fortune silently.

Especially now that the Korean War has just ended and the two sides have broken up, it is most beneficial to India.In this international environment, India's friendly attitude towards China can improve India's international status.

Nehru deserves to be educated in England, and he is well versed in the way of vertical and horizontal alliances.

Holding the newspaper advocated by the five South Asian countries, Alan Wilson understood the reasons for McCarthy's anger. One was a hard-core ally of the Soviet Union, and the other was an Indian prime minister who was suspected of being pro-Soviet, which made Washington feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.Not to mention that Sukarno and Nehru performed similarly.

Seeing that McCarthy was in a bad mood, Allen Wilson added fire without a trace, "If we imagine that the three countries of China, India and Indonesia will pull a group of countries that have just become independent, independent of the confrontation between the Soviet bloc and the free world, what will happen? How about it?"

"It's not good, these countries are not clear with the Soviet Union." McCarthy said without thinking, "Alan, you are on the front line of confrontation, and you should know how dangerous the current situation is. Don't be so naive idea."

"You're right, Joseph!" Alan Wilson smiled secretly, but still acted moved, and then sighed, "It seems that the world is getting more complicated."

Obviously, the meeting held by the five South Asian countries in Bogor, Indonesia has aroused Washington's dissatisfaction, and what is even more dissatisfied is that it is unclear about the opponent of the United States in the Korean War.

"There is another way. The Philippines can be regarded as an independent country, and Japan now urgently needs to return to the international community. The United States has extraordinary influence in these two places. Let these two countries replace the United States to figure things out."

Alan Wilson still decided to help McCarthy, the two are friends after all, friends who do not have any interests involved.

Chapter 789 Patriots cherish each other

Whether Japan is the dog of the United States, everyone understands this question.The domestic situation in the Philippines is relatively complicated, but it still listens to the words of the United States. These two countries are the presence of the United States.

McCarthy is the top Republican member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and does some diplomatic work as part of his job.And it can also dilute the negative impression of always firing in Congress, which is definitely a good thing.

As for how to get McCarthy to agree, just say it straight. You don't have to use words like an old bureaucrat, and McCarthy may not understand it.Alan Wilson explained the pros and cons very straightforwardly.Said that letting Japan and the Philippines do white gloves can improve McCarthy's score in the diplomatic field.

The facts are already very clear. India will not allow former colonial countries to participate in this international conference where India considers itself the protagonist.

"Philippines? Japan!" McCarthy looked thoughtful. He was indeed seriously considering his good friend's suggestion, and asked further, "Allen, if it were you, what responsibility do you think these two countries should bear?"

Alan Wilson said in his heart that you are asking the right person, and he said sorry to Japan in his heart, and said, "From the current situation, Japan seems to need this international conference even more to reintegrate into the international community. Let Japan say at the meeting what the United States cannot say, and see how other countries react, and I believe Japan is happy to do so."