British civil servant

Mountbatten is no stranger to the United States, because he has personally participated in the Anglo-American Quebec Conference.

When discussing Operation Overlord, Mountbatten also pretended to speak in the name of an amphibious warfare expert, but in fact he was bargaining with the United States on behalf of the British government, but he had a layer of military status.

At that time, Mountbatten also met President Roosevelt of the United States, and established a good personal relationship with Roosevelt's son.

During the meeting, as a condition for the United States to lead Operation Overlord, General Alexander of the United Kingdom served as the Supreme Commander of the Mediterranean Theater, while Mountbatten served as the Supreme Commander of the newly established Allied Southeast Asia Theater.

Roosevelt readily agreed to Churchill's nomination of these two British generals, especially Mountbatten. Among the senior British generals, Roosevelt liked Mountbatten the most.

Now that I think about it, this was already 12 years ago. The then US President Roosevelt had died of illness for a long time.Now Churchill has also withdrawn from politics, and Eisenhower, who maintained correspondence during the war, has become the president of the United States.

In Alan Wilson's telegram, it was also stated that the visit should be made while President Eisenhower was in office.

In his eyes, the Republican Party is always easier to get in touch with. Someone also expressed similar views and prefers the Republican Party.

Eisenhower was still a soldier, and he was the same type of soldier as Mountbatten, and they always had some common language.It's easier to get in touch than the Kennedy in the future. If Kennedy is easy to get in touch with, his skull won't fly out in the end.

Mountbatten had the support of his wife, and with the approval of the cabinet, Mountbatten formed a British military delegation and officially started a visit to the United States. In fact, he had only just taken office for a week.

Such an impatient visit would not have been possible without the support of Prime Minister Attlee. Attlee also hoped that Mountbatten could further the relationship between Britain and the United States. Washington did not have any objections to Britain's resolute stand-by during the Korean War.

Before the visit, Mountbatten also specifically learned about the progress of the British nuclear submarine project, so that he could understand each other when communicating with the United States. In this way, the Comet airliner was fully loaded with the British military delegation across the Atlantic and landed in Washington.

Chapter 799 Bound the North African Army

For Mountbatten, maintaining and developing relations with the Americans is not a problem, because many military leaders in the United States are his old comrades-in-arms and old friends during the war, and they are all over the army, navy and air force.

For Alan Wilson, if Mountbatten was an American, maybe Eisenhower's current presidency would be Mountbatten's. The two are essentially a type of soldier.

Leaving aside his father-in-law's trip to Washington, Alan Wilson wished that his 48-hour life would continue. He had reason not to waste a little time, even when meeting with guests.

This guest is Navarre, the commander of the Vietnamese French Army who has met several times. General Navarre has finished his service experience in Asia and is preparing to return to France. As for the future being reused by the French government, it is still too early to say.

Singapore, the location of the British Far East Joint Operations Command, Alan Wilson rushed here to meet with General Nawal. He is not a commissioner who pushes high and low, and will not think that General Nawal is useless just because his future is unclear.

In fact, on the contrary, Alan Wilson appeared in the trough of many people and helped many people. McCarthy, Ali Khan, Princess Badiya, and King Farouk I can all prove that there may be Emperor Bao Dai in the future.

As for whether more people were harmed, that is another question.

Time has passed, and General Navarre is completely different from when he came to take office in a hurry. At that time, although he also thought that suppressing the Vietnamese resistance might not go well, he only thought so out of the caution of the soldiers. Now it is different. The French army is really serious. Withdrew from the Indochina Peninsula.

Otherwise, the French just can't think about it, and hope that General Navarre can live longer and can see the scene of Saigon Iron Fist, and they will feel that France seems to be okay now.

"More than a year ago, when I came to Asia, you, Alan, also received me." General Naval sighed, the military uniform on his body was still spotless, but he was a little desolate. He didn't know if he could continue to wear this military uniform.

"General, failure in Asia does not mean total failure." Alan Wilson did not insult the law today, so don't sprinkle salt on the suffering brothers and sisters at this time. The problems facing France are also facing the United Kingdom.

And before France left, at the Geneva Conference, the free world still united to prevent North Vietnam from unifying Vietnam.

In a sense, North Vietnam had to continue to wait for the opportunity, but it is not known whether the Viet Minh remembered the sentence, "France wins without victory, and Vietnam loses without defeat."

"Speaking of which, we left the Far East, leaving only you, Britain. France's problem is also your problem. What if the revolutionary wave sweeps Malaya?" General Nawal spread his hands, "It's better to prepare early."

"It's different. It's not easy to infiltrate Malaya. If the enemy wants to, they can swim over. Maybe they think that the Royal Navy has reached the point where it can't even hold back the third world."

Alan Wilson is not worried. He knows who General Nawal is talking about, the country that supports North Vietnam with weapons and ammunition.Knowing that he would not change his statement, he swam over if he refused to accept it.

Skimming this topic, Alan Wilson put forward the invitation straight to the point, "If General Nawal? Of course I hope the general can still serve his motherland in the army, but if not, the Mountbatten Group has several oil fields in Libya, Nawal If General Val doesn't mind, the Mountbatten Group is willing to hire you to be the local regional leader."

Judging from the current situation, France should not let go of North Africa, and there is still a long-term military presence.

Libya is not a British colony, and Britain has no troops stationed there.The oil fields of the Mountbatten Group needed a defense.

Of course, the UK did not fail to find a way. For example, the embassy in Libya was expanded exaggeratedly to protect the local British interests. However, the embassy is an embassy, ​​and the threat of the army cannot be replaced by the embassy.

If General Navarre had to leave the army, his connections would not be lost. Algeria borders Libya. If General Navarre was employed by the Mountbatten Group, he could use the French army as a deterrent.

This is one of the main purposes for him to come to Singapore to meet General Nawal, and he doesn't have to hide anything, just say it.

"You really look like a businessman." General Naval was taken aback, then smiled wryly.

"I can't help it. I'm a family-oriented man, and I'm happy to solve problems for the woman I admire. Otherwise, I won't find the value of existence." Alan Wilson is an old god, and he doesn't feel ashamed at all. This is what men pursue .

Libya's oil quality is second to none in North Africa, and it can be regarded as an important source of income for the Mountbatten Group. Moreover, for the whole of Europe, the resources in Libya become very important considering the location factor.

Others don't understand, General Navarre is a French general, he absolutely understands the relationship between North Africa and Europe.Otherwise, why would France attack Libya decades later?

The south of France faces the Mediterranean Sea where the three continents meet. France is in the Mediterranean Sea. The interests of the Middle East and North Africa are one of the most fundamental interests of France.

The Fifth Republic was established because of the Algerian War.The most important base of Free France was also North Africa.Not to mention oil.

On a larger scale, half of the Roman Empire 2000 years ago was Europe, and the other half was North Africa.France's Mediterranean Union project was almost a replica of the Roman Empire.

Britain is naturally not interested in the Mediterranean Union. The United Kingdom has its own Commonwealth to operate. At present, it simply hopes to keep Libya's oil interests. If something happens to Libya, the motivation to send troops may not be sufficient, but France definitely has sufficient resources The motive for sending troops, so it is still necessary to bind France.

"If I have to leave the army, I will seriously consider this olive branch." After thinking for a long time, General Nawal decided to leave a way out for himself.

This is considered to be a promise. General Nawal is very clear that Allen Wilson sees that Libya borders French Algeria. Algeria has a huge French army that can protect the oil revenue of the Mountbatten Group.

However, General Nawal also heard that there are a large number of French shareholders in Libya's oil share.This can also be regarded as protecting the interests of France, and thinking about it this way can also be regarded as protecting the interests of France.

Libya's oil shares are based on the example of the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal Company also has a large number of French shareholders. Otherwise, in the original history, France would not happily follow the British to attack Egypt. This is all for the benefit.

The purpose of absorbing French shareholders at the beginning was to bind France and let the French protect Pamela Mountbatten's interests in Libya.

Hearing that General Navarre agreed, Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. He came out under the banner of running for his wife. If General Navarre refused, Pamela Mountbatten would definitely be unhappy.

"Then wish, we have a happy cooperation." Alan Wilson took out a bottle of whiskey like a magic trick, and took out a memo with the other hand, and let General Nawal see if the treatment is appropriate.

General Nawal's income is 5.00% of the Mountbatten Group's oil income in Libya. This income is paid by Pamela Mountbatten alone, and does not need to be shared by the Libyan royal family or French shareholders.

From this point of view, Pamela Mountbatten is very charismatic and sincere enough.

"I even want to be forced to retire." General Naval sighed, holding up his glass and said, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation. Of course, it depends on what the Paris government thinks of me."

"It's like the friendship between the two countries." Alan Wilson also raised his glass with a smile, "It has withstood the test of time."

Chapter 800 The Warsaw Pact Founded

How to face France, as a British, Alan Wilson is very entangled, of course he does not want France to be stronger than Britain.But now that the United States and the Soviet Union are watching, he is still very sincere in helping the French as much as possible.

Perhaps in the original history, from the end of World War II to before the Suez Canal War, this was the extremely entangled heart of the British political circles, and now Alan Wilson has also experienced it.

When it comes to actions, it is nothing to connotate France, but it is constantly helping France.He said that he didn't need his body but was very honest. He hoped that Britain and France could still have a place on the world stage in the future.

General Navarre was only going to stay in Singapore for one day, and during this day, he also had a direct impression of this important city in the British colony, "If the three French countries also had such prosperity, it might not be like this today. "

"After all, it's still different." Alan Wilson opened his mouth. Vietnam is too far away from France, but too close to China and has a long border. West Malaysia and British Malaya only need to defend the Isthmus of Kra. East Malaysia united with the Netherlands. Naval barrier penetration is not the same.

Today's British Malaya looks good. There are many reasons. The influence of the Netherlands has not completely subsided. There are two loyal followers in Australia and New Zealand. credit.

Later, it was determined to be one of the two wings flying together. With the current British influence of the Commonwealth and the full support of the pound zone, such a result has just been achieved.

All sorts of reasons have contributed to the current situation, but even so, it cannot be said that they have not done their best.Until the real test comes, no one knows whether the impenetrable deployment is another 80 to 60.

Alan Wilson said that he would send General Nawal to the ship the next day, and left in a hurry to work overtime.

The time for France's evacuation seems to be a little faster than the original history, but I don't know if it was a few months sooner.

This may be because of the butterfly effect brought about by the discovery of Algeria's oil resources, which made France's withdrawal more decisive, and did not want the French army in Asia to dawdle.

A French active-duty general who may have been the North African head of the Mountbatten Group certainly deserved a special farewell trip from the Imperial Commissioner.At the Singapore wharf, the French officers and soldiers who had been resting for a day set foot on their way home with gunpowder smoke on their bodies.

After the baptism of fierce war, many soldiers were very tired, but they finally left this vortex temporarily.

The withdrawal of the French garrison in South Vietnam has just begun. In the next few months, France will follow the promise of the Geneva meeting to take back its fists and focus on operating French Africa.

Surrounded by French officers and soldiers who were constantly boarding the ship, when it was time to part, General Naval and Alan Wilson held hands together.

"Goodbye!" General Naval looked back at the French officers and soldiers who were boarding the ship, and expressed his thanks to Alan Wilson who came to see him off. "If my memory does not deceive me, Commissioner Wilson has helped us a lot."

"Isn't this going to attribute the deaths of many innocent Vietnamese people to me? Well, I mean, the red elements who were bewitched by the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson made a joke, and then nodded solemnly, "In any case, I hope the future We still have the opportunity to help each other."

The whistle was sounded, and the passenger ship full of French expeditionary forces sailed away from the port of Singapore. Alan Wilson looked at the departing passenger ship in silence. Although he didn't want to describe it as sad, his heart was indeed quite heavy at the moment.

He was going to write a report to Whitehall on the ins and outs of the withdrawal of the French troops, expounding on the comprehensive proposals that the independence of the colonies must not spread the shock to the mainland, and listed several possibilities for foreign policy after the withdrawal of the French troops.

There's no way, he's just eating gutter oil and worrying about Downing Street's life.

"Commissioner, you seem to be very heavy." Even Radwich could see that the boss was in a bad mood, and asked while starting the vehicle.

"There are some." Alan Wilson replied honestly, "Northern Rhodesia where you live will face this problem sooner or later. I hope that when that day comes, we can be prepared."

"We have blocked the borders on both sides of the north and south with barbed wire and minefields, leaving only a few exits. The problems on the north and south sides are relatively serious. We have observed the migration routes of animals in Africa, and even the blockade will be blocked. The huge herd of animals rushed away." Radwich knew about the special relationship between Alan Wilson and Northern Rhodesia, so he naturally wouldn't hide anything.

"This is a good idea. Although the method is stupid, it really works." Alan Wilson nodded. The Slavs who were born in the Balkans have cleaned each other for hundreds of years, at least not naive on the issue of race.

Unlike immigrants from South Africa and Rhodesia, who want to comfortably use blacks as cheap labor to become masters, hope that blacks will never resist and appoint old-fashioned slaves.Once again, it is doomed to get nothing.

"Fake news about the conflict between the Chinese and Malays in Sabah has been widely reported. It cannot be ruled out that it is the result of instigation by foreign countries that have ambitions for Malaya. The British and Malaysian governments will take corresponding countermeasures and cut off the extension to the imperial territory. black hands of..."

Ingrid Bergman was sitting on the sofa, flipping through the newspaper boredly, her long legs bouncing, her thrilling body covered under the silk pajamas, she and Heidi Rama also came to Singapore, for the empire Specialists do a good job in logistics.

The door lock was picked, the door was pushed open, and Alan Wilson appeared, just in time to see the female president of Woodpecker Pictures, and asked, "Where's Heidi?"

"Upstairs to pack your clothes." Ingrid Bergman asked with a slight forehead, "Finish your work? It's getting too much. Let the two of us follow you, as if no one else can do without You too."

"Ingrid, you know, I can't live without you, and I cherish the time I can be with you." Alan Wilson nodded and bowed like a dog licking a dog, without the demeanor of an imperial commissioner, and leaned over to pull Ingrid up. Bergman flattered, "This is the source of my hard work."

"Don't you think we are old?" Ingrid Bergman said quietly, "Although I think I am still very beautiful, I live to say that we are all, and there will always be a day when we are not beautiful. But young women always have."

"What is this talking about? Even if you are old, I will treat you the same as now. Time is undefeated. A real beauty. There is no permanent woman in this world, but there is always a woman. Every woman has, Is every woman as attractive as you?"

"I know what to say." Ingrid Bergman looked at the smooth-talking man, tried her best to keep her face sullen, but failed, and murmured, "It seems that I came to this world after growing up like this. Came here for you."

Immediately after being pulled, the two hugged each other, and the magnificence under the pajamas was almost ready to come out.

"Maybe I didn't come at the right time." Heidi Lamarr, who came down the stairs, was wearing a dark dress and a pair of tender almond eyes, just happened to meet this scene.

"No, you came at the right time." Alan Wilson stretched out his free arm, showing the man's broad mind. At this moment, Lord Zhongtang seems to have the whole world. He has decided to work overtime today...

Regarding the colonial commissioner working late at night for the empire, all things considered, in a word, readers don't need to know.

Perfection has always been what Alan Wilson pursues, and Hepburn is about to return to Europe with the newly acquainted famous German strong woman, the two pearls of the Hellmann family.

Unlike the three Vivien Leigh who have been promoted from stars to company bosses and are gradually disappearing behind the scenes, Hepburn is still on the way to stabilize the first-line actress, and her career is still very strong. Sisters Bokina and Anna cannot leave Bonn for a long time. Otherwise, it would be very strange for the two upstarts in Germany to disappear for such a long time at the same time.

The three ladies who have the same status as their wives are leaving. Alan Wilson can't lose the chain at the last moment. It is imperative to reflect the husband's responsibilities.

On the last night in Malaya, Hepburn put her arms around the man and said something that made the fans sad, "Those photos must not be leaked out. Don't think that what happened to me was all because of your request."

"No, don't worry." Alan Wilson swore, saying that it was because the two were busy with work and couldn't see each other often, so they left a memorial to relieve the pain of lovesickness.

These are all the commissioner's private collections. How could others see that Alan Wilson is not selfish, he is protecting the fragile hearts of the majority of male compatriots.The world is already so cruel, some truths should be buried in the fog.

Just like Margaret Thatcher, a well-known female activist in the newly promoted Conservative Party, would definitely agree with this.

A piece of news came from Warsaw, which shocked the whole world. Nine countries held a conference in Warsaw on European countries to ensure peace and security in Europe. The meeting passed a declaration stating that the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries will take common measures in organizing armed forces and joint command because Western countries have ratified the Paris Agreement.

Under the Standing Committee, Foreign Ministers Committee, Defense Ministers Committee, Joint Command, Joint Armed Forces Military Committee, Joint Armed Forces Staff and Technical Committee, the Warsaw Pact was officially signed, and a military alliance alongside NATO appeared in Europe.

"A few months earlier, there was an extra Yugoslavia." Seeing the news, Alan Wilson thought about the difference.

Chapter 8 and One: Friends in the American Military

It seems that there is not much deviation, but details often determine success or failure. Looking at the newspaper, Alan Wilson couldn't help but deduct details, thinking about the changes that this little difference might bring.

During the original Cold War, Yugoslavia was at the intersection of the Warsaw Pact and NATO. It neither joined the Warsaw Pact nor NATO, but maintained neutrality and acted as a buffer zone.At that time, the Warsaw Pact and NATO were both trying to win over Yugoslavia, but neither could control Yugoslavia, so they had to maintain the status quo in Yugoslavia.

Yugoslavia also took advantage of the mutual restraint between the two major military blocs to maintain relative tranquility during the Cold War and maximize its own interests.

Yugoslavia has a population of more than 1000 million, and Eastern European countries generally have a small population, so the pressure it brings is not as great as imagined.However, there is still a problem of geographical location. Yugoslavia's entry into the Warsaw Pact will change the situation in which the Soviet bloc is blocked.

From the complete blockade of NATO countries to Warsaw Pact countries, it has become a situation of dog-tooth confrontation.Not to mention the [-]-[-] split geographically, but NATO's geographical blockade advantage is not so great anymore.The Soviet Union has a springboard to go south to the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, which reflects the very important aspect of Yugoslavia's strategic position.

In history, Yugoslavia and Albania had successively turned against the Soviet Union, which led to the withdrawal of Soviet forces from these two countries.As a result, the Soviet Union had no place to stand in the Mediterranean.Greece and Turkey, which joined NATO, have blocked access to the Mediterranean Sea.

If these two countries are determined to follow the Soviet Union now, the Soviet Red Navy will enter the Mediterranean Sea unimpeded.This is definitely not a good thing for the free world.This is especially true for the United Kingdom, because the current maritime power in the Mediterranean is still controlled by the United Kingdom.

There is also the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. The U.S. Navy entered the Mediterranean after the end of World War II. Throughout World War II, the main theme of naval warfare in the Mediterranean Sea was the confrontation between the British fleet and the Italian fleet. A large part of its power was devoted to the U.S. fleet in the Pacific battlefield. , did not enter east of the Strait of Gibraltar.

Two months later, U.S. President Truman sent the "Missouri" to escort the body of the Turkish ambassador to the United States, Munir Aitgun, who died in the United States, back home.In the following year, the United States officially established a new Mediterranean squadron in Trieste, the eastern port of Italy.

The current situation in the Mediterranean is probably that the British Royal Navy and the US Sixth Fleet are in charge of each other. Such a situation.The headquarters of the British Mediterranean Fleet is in Cyprus, and the US Sixth Fleet is based in Italy.

If the Soviet Union wants to use the ports of Yugoslavia, considering the geographical location, this should be within the business scope of the Sixth Fleet, north of Cyprus, after all, there are Greece and Turkey.It seems slightly safer.

The accession of Yugoslavia did not bring in the tens of millions of labor force together with Albania.The population of Eastern Europe is far from that of Western Europe, but it has changed the original Warsaw Pact geographical disadvantage.

Looking at the confrontation map between the Warsaw Pact and NATO now, Turkey and Greece are just the edges cut off from the middle by the entire Warsaw Pact.

"Hey, it seemed like a mistake to help Mikhailovich and the others." Alan Wilson couldn't help feeling a little regretful, and fell into the mood he had when he sent General Navarre off again a few days ago.