British civil servant

In fact, this is not an exaggeration after the heated discussion that the oil in the Gulf of Guinea is comparable to the Persian Gulf.What's more, the autonomous dominion with a population of 4000 million is not unworthy of attention from any angle.

In the face of the awe-inspiring Alan Wilson, Americans will also express their approval of this precise judgment.

I don't know that this British man, who keeps saying three things in the post-colonial era, ordered the Nigerian Commissioner Roberts just yesterday, saying that if there is a famine in Nigeria, let Azikewe open his mouth and ask the United States for food aid.

Wanting to understand that there is foreign food aid from the United States, Alan Wilson is even more indifferent to scratching the ground.Originally, he was a little afraid of famine, and even planned to set aside the minimum standard rations to prevent famine from happening.

Now, he is only annoyed by his timidity in anticipating the famine before. How can he make a career with such little courage?

"Washington is also paying attention to this meeting. Although it wants to play a role, it is also powerless." Kizton finally expressed his position for the first time under the inspiration of Alan Wilson, the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

"It is really difficult to convince these three Latin countries, especially the French. If Britain speaks out with the United States at the diplomatic level, it may be counterproductive." Alan Wilson shirked responsibility without a trace, "You may not be an American. Empathy, the French have a very complicated view of Britain."

"France's persistence in the colonies is indeed very difficult." Kidston also looked embarrassed. Apparently, Washington had already communicated with Paris, but it was useless.

Regardless of the fact that from [-] to the present, France has had [-] prime ministers, but each government has the same attitude towards the colonies. They can talk about anything, but they cannot talk about independence.

During the days in Paris, British ocean-going freighters traveled back and forth between the Nigerian Dominion and the mainland all the time, wishing to evacuate Nigeria before leaving, and at the same time, under the influence of the invisible hegemony of public opinion, the whole Nigeria began to advance Some construction plans.

When most people think it is right, a few sober people can't affect the overall situation.What's more, the oil resources in the Gulf of Guinea affect not only the British Dominion, but nearby France, Portugal, and Spain have all expressed interest, and Nigeria can't calm down even if it wants to calm down.

Chapter 914 The Test of the Executive Deputy Chief

Alan Wilson spoke to the Americans, hoping that Washington would use its influence to mediate the intensified fishery dispute between Newfoundland and Iceland. As for the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea, the United Kingdom will try to come up with an unharmonious plan.

"I hope so." Kidston reluctantly nodded, but he didn't believe that any miracle would happen. With so many countries involved, how easy is it to come up with a harmless plan?

He thought that Allen Wilson was just expressing optimism, and he didn't think there was really any way.

From this time on, the issue surrounding the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea was added to the disputes between Newfoundland and Iceland, which also involved demarcation. Because European fishermen were also the main force for Iceland to cross the border, the United States joined the discussion on this issue.

As Garbo said, it is neither realistic nor rational to exclude Americans based on their arrogant self-perception.

Let the United States not stay out of the matter through a secondary issue, so that the attitude of the United States can make things more logical.

Alan Wilson, who was circling in the classic luxury car, just found a reason to return to London, and discussed with the Foreign Secretary and the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a solution on maritime delimitation.

He has already prepared a plan, and now he needs the approval of the cabinet. "The specific plan is a comprehensive solution for the exclusive economic zone of [-] nautical miles, the extension of the continental shelf, and the demarcation of islands."

"And we have already negotiated with the Americans to see if we can mediate the dispute between Newfoundland and Iceland. In fact, Iceland is ugly. In recent years, it has caused troubles for many European countries. It should be educated by the way."

Many of the European countries mentioned by Alan Wilson are actually the United Kingdom.

In fact, now, the cod war has begun to take shape. Because Iceland is affected by ocean currents all year round, fishery resources are very rich.All countries in Europe love to eat cod, especially cod castle. If you don’t eat it for a day, you will feel uncomfortable. Therefore, cod has become one of the fish species with the highest economic value.

But Iceland has nothing to do, so it can only rely on fishing to survive, but who doesn't want to earn money floating in the water?The plump cod also attracted many countries to fish, but the good times didn't last long, and there were not many of these cod left.

When Alan Wilson was the administrator of Newfoundland, he first drew an exclusive zone of twelve nautical miles.Iceland followed suit, but that was the end of the study. After all, Newfoundland was taken care of by the United Kingdom. At this time, the United Kingdom was not the British Isles, but the British Empire with its vast colonies.

After resigning from office, he has not forgotten to build a good impression in Newfoundland. By the way, he sold some destroyers to clear the inventory, and helped Newfoundland sign many orders for ocean-going fishing boats in the powerful shipbuilding industry in the UK.

With the help of the United Kingdom, the royal territory of Newfoundland changed its shotguns. On the one hand, other countries are strictly prohibited from plundering the fishery resources in the Newfoundland waters.

The dispute between Newfoundland and Iceland generally stems from this. Two years ago, Iceland celebrated the tenth year of its founding and checked the fishery resources that Iceland relied on. The cod catch plummeted, so it followed Newfoundland and drew an exclusive zone of [-] nautical miles.

But no one cares. In the past two years, conflicts with the United Kingdom have also increased due to fishing.

Alan Wilson is not prepared to fight three cod wars with Iceland. Whether he wins or loses, it is a move that loses points for the United Kingdom. He plans to use Newfoundland and economic means to make Iceland regain If you know the UK well, don't think that you can be confident if you hug the thigh of the United States.

Binding the fishery conflict between Iceland and Newfoundland to the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea seems to be the opposite. Even the Foreign Secretary Morrison and the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ismay cannot link the two things together. Waiting for Alan Wilson's explanation.

Alan Wilson explained that by asking the United States to help stand on the sidelines through secondary issues, it will increase the rationality of the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea this time, and at the same time smoothly resolve Iceland, which is always thorny with the United Kingdom.

"This time we can use the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea to make France, Spain and Portugal stand on the side of the United Kingdom. If we want everyone to be happy with the demarcation issue, we must come up with a resolution on the economic blockade. I believe the French will definitely You will be familiar with this method, the continental blockade policy was invented by Napoleon."

"But we propose it?" Sir Ismay paused at this point, the meaning was obvious, and he was suspected of being bullied by the big.

"So we have to let the French propose that the colonies around the Gulf of Guinea, together with the Gold Coast and the Nigerian Dominion, plus Angola in Portugal and Equatorial Guinea in Spain, are barely at the same level as the French colonies. Between Spain and Portugal So the attitude is tough, because we are afraid that if we don't get involved, we will suffer a disadvantage when facing France."

Alan Wilson said, "The [-] nautical mile exclusive economic zone is a very fair way to demarcate the border, and it can unite the colonial countries, because not only in our hands, but also in the hands of France, there are a large number of overseas islands. These islands have a small population. Using these islands as bases and adding the [-] nautical mile exclusive economic zone, we can draw a large area of ​​exclusive sea area. In general, we and the French have taken advantage of this.”

The facts are exactly the same. In the ranking of territorial waters in later generations, the United States is based on the continental shelf of the two oceans plus the islands in the Pacific Ocean.It monopolizes more than 1000 million square kilometers of territorial waters, and France is the second largest country with tens of millions of square kilometers, not much smaller than the United States.

By the time the [-] nautical mile exclusive economic zone appeared, the British colonies had almost been lost.It's not like France has retained some islands, resulting in the UK's territorial waters being only half of France's.

Therefore, Alan Wilson believes that it is very beneficial to the UK to propose the concept of the [-] nautical mile exclusive economic zone in advance.Because the cards in Britain's hands now are much more than in the original history.

With this concept of territorial waters, the British opponents still have many seemingly worthless islands, and the degree of attention will be raised to a higher level.The second biggest benefit is the Five Eyes Alliance. In the ranking of territorial waters in later generations, the top ten include, but are not limited to, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

The combined territorial waters of the five countries cover an area of ​​approximately 900 million square kilometers.

Now that this concept is proposed and widely advertised, Alan Wilson did not try to make specific calculations, but it should not be difficult to increase the territorial waters of the United Kingdom to the same level as that of the United States and France.

Morrison and Ismay, as foreign ministers and permanent undersecretaries of foreign affairs, immediately realized this. Britain still has a large number of tiny islands in its hands. If the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea is promoted, it can be It is reasonable to place large areas of sea under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom.

In addition to Britain, Spain and Portugal, including France, are also colonial countries.None of them would object.At least the two of them couldn't think of any reason to object.

"Alan, your brain is really rich in associations. It's amazing." Looking at Morrison, Sir Ismay understood the meaning of the Foreign Secretary and said directly, "If you can put Guinea The demarcation of the Gulf has become a good start, and it can teach Iceland a lesson, which is enough to prove your excellent work ability in the diplomatic field.”

"Thank you, Sir Ismay." Alan Wilson bowed his head slightly. Ismay was his immediate boss anyway. As an official fan, he bowed his head from the bottom of his heart.

"Alan, we hope to settle the matter early. Thank you for your hard work!" Morrison also gave encouragement, "Letting you come back to take on other tasks in the Malaya colony is a sign that Whitehall is optimistic about your performance."

"I'll return to Paris right away." Alan Wilson looked like he was going through fire and water for the sake of Britain. He swore that it was definitely not because there were several classic luxury cars waiting for him to test drive in Paris.

When Alan Wilson walked out of the office, Sir Ismay asked Morrison, "Dear Minister, in fact, all departments in Whitehall are optimistic about Alan's ability. If the result of this negotiation is as he said just now, is it possible?" Prove that he is qualified for the position of permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

"Didn't you Whitehall always value qualifications?" Morrison looked extremely shocked. Does this mean that Alan Wilson is in his 30s and has been unanimously favored by Whitehall?

"This is usually the case, but there are always exceptions. Allen has a large number of overseas properties, which is the result of his long-term personal management. In fact, even Sir Norman did not expect that when the Overseas Assets Management Committee was established. Such a rapid development." Sir Ismay shrugged, "I called him back earlier to use the funds from the Overseas Assets Management Committee to deal with the economic crisis."

"Actually, I am really old, and I am no longer suitable for working in China, because it may cause criticism. If I go to NATO, it will not be so conspicuous."

Morrison conceded that Ismay was also telling the truth, and the reason no one was pointing it out was because Ismay was a soldier and a diplomat at the same time, and few people can combine the two careers.

But just like Ismay just said about Alan Wilson, there are always exceptions.

"So, I'm going to bid farewell to the oldest standing undersecretary in Whitehall, and then welcome the youngest standing undersecretary in Whitehall." Morrison said with a wry smile, "It seems that you have already decided, but I hear Said that his second term has not been long, and he also likes being overseas, will there be any resistance to coming back."

"Think of a way to bring him back next year." Sir Ismay said indifferently, "Of course, we still have to see if this meeting on the demarcation issue will produce the results that Britain wants."

Chapter 915 Continental Blockade Policy

The promising rising star of Whitehall crossed a shallow strait and appeared in the headquarters of a film and television company in Paris, allowing others to test whether there were changes in the trends of various countries.

It wasn't that he offered to be the lead actor of Woodpecker, but he accepted the invitation of the female president to be a guest.

Blindfolded Alan Wilson saw the light again, and saw the birthday cake carefully prepared by Heidi Lamarr and Ingrid Bergman. Accompanied by the singing of the birthday song, Alan Wilson, who was rarely moved, almost broke his defense , even in the face of the United States and the Soviet Union, he would not show such an expression.

"Honey, I wish you a happy 33rd birthday." Heidi Lamarr's eyes were shining, full of tenderness.

"Look at your appearance, are you moved?" Ingrid Bergman covered her mouth and whispered with a smile, "It doesn't look like a high-ranking official to be moved so easily."

"I'm not made of iron." Alan Wilson calmed down, he was really surprised.

I was touched, but more of it was unexpected. He will only be [-] years old at the end of the year, and his current age was changed by working overseas. The so-called birthday is a random day.

There is no such day in Alan Wilson's concept. How can he remember that today is his birthday?

But Heidi Rama is different from Ingrid Bergman. If Ellen Wilson happens to be there every year, he will definitely celebrate the birthdays of ladies with the same status as his wife.

This time he happened to be doing diplomatic work in Paris, and the two female CEOs also prepared surprises to make the man happy.

"Make a wish." Ingrid Bergman urged, "Keep your wish in your heart, don't say it."

"I hope that ladies of the same status as wives will stay young forever." Alan Wilson made a wish in front of the two queens with a look of contempt for feudal superstition, "Today I invite you to eat English long sticks..."

The two actresses spat lightly, although they had experienced battles for a long time, they still showed a little embarrassment.

But since this is his wish, on such a special day today, it would not be very good to refuse.

"You are still in your prime, we are already getting old." The two actresses complained to themselves.

"In addition to using a knife, other methods can be used." Alan Wilson smiled and comforted, the two actresses are so good, and Pan Yingzi's 50-year-old state can be expected.

When he watched You Long Jing Feng when he was a child, he would never have thought that the charming heroine was already 49 years old.

"Can't you congratulate me?" A day later, facing Alan Wilson's questioning, Greta Garbo calmly took out the birthday cake from the kitchen, sat opposite Alan Wilson, looked at He enjoyed it, "Does your heart feel agitated at this time, and you feel that there are no difficulties."

"Some." Alan Wilson responded vaguely, now you want me to go to the sky to pick the moon, and I want to try it.

"Oh, don't do things beyond your ability." Greta Garbo said with a smile, "Actually, for them, being able to run a film and television company well and have cultural influence is already very good. "

"They are very influential now, and there is no difficulty for them." Alan Wilson replied flatly, "The starting point now is already the end point that most people can't expect in their lifetime. Some countries Even if it is promoted by the power of the country, it is impossible to have the current achievements of the two, and it must be admitted that this world is unfair."

"For example?" Greta Garbo was a little curious. Does an imperialist bureaucrat know this?

"I did the unification of the European film market." Alan Wilson straightened his back, and when he said this, he suddenly felt that it was completely natural for him to be treated like this in front of several actresses. "Culture is a big thing. concept, not to mention the export, with the European market, I dare not say that it can compete with Hollywood, but the existence of the platform is a strong guarantee."

Strictly speaking, the area where Alan Wilson stayed in his previous life did not exist as a strong cultural exporter.

Even South Korea, which seems to have a high sense of presence, is only influential within Asia.

Just focusing on the cultural industry in a very narrow sense, South Korea is not strong. There are serious barriers between movies and TV dramas, TV dramas and music. Variety shows are ranked last, and the popular influence is also in this order. So low.

Strictly speaking, South Korea is relatively strong in the latter two, but movies and TV series are far more important than the latter two.

In the field of TV dramas, the influence of Turkey and Mexico in the world far exceeds that of Korean dramas.

As for the film industry, it is an industry that the United States attaches great importance to. Not to mention South Korea, no country is an opponent of the United States.

The decline of Hollywood in the United States lies in the proliferation of super-British movies and the increasing routine of movies for the sake of political correctness.But even if it is in decline, it will still crush other countries.

Many people may not believe that Chinese TV dramas have not been exported much, and their influence in Southeast Asia is not much worse than that of Korean dramas.

Normally, this should not happen. After all, China doesn’t care about overseas markets at all. This is true at both the official level and the individual level. Officials don’t mention it. TV drama actors rarely go to other countries to consolidate their influence.

After all, if you are successful in China, you can earn tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars in income. It is definitely impossible for you to let Chinese actors go abroad, and go to Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines as frequently as Korean stars to gain a sense of presence.

Southeast Asians want to chase after a Chinese star, it is almost impossible to meet the real person, pure screen chasing stars.

But even if you can only chase stars through the screen, Chinese TV dramas are already biting Korean dramas in Southeast Asia. This needs to mention another level of things. China has video websites and short video websites going overseas.These platforms are supported by Chinese capital.

It is true that no matter what applications domestic Internet companies make, as long as the United States has similar applications, they generally cannot compete with the United States. This is a fact.But China has it anyway, and South Korea does not have such a platform.

Worldwide, the mainstream platforms are all American, and the export of Korean culture depends on the mood of the United States.

With this kind of platform, Chinese capital still has the say on this platform. Putting Chinese TV dramas at the top will naturally not lack exposure. This is something that Korean dramas cannot do, and Korean dramas can only make money for companies like Netflix.

For higher-level movies, what China pursues is completely different from South Korea. To be precise, what China wants is to have the status of the United States in cultural output, and it doesn't look at South Korea's path at all.

If China also forms a singing and dancing group, dress up brightly to make people laugh.If you haven't gone to sea, you will be scolded at home.Officials will also issue policies to criticize.

What China needs is similar to what the United States exports in essence, and the world can only be saved by Lao Tzu.But the United States is definitely unwilling, and it is currently stuck in that position.

This is still cultural influence in a narrow sense. Is the British style considered influential?Whether L'Oreal and Louis Vuitton of France are considered influential, or BBA of Germany's understanding of stabilizing Japanese cars at the same price around the world, these are all part of cultural export.Which one is South Korea?

Of course Greta Garbo didn't know the future knowledge in Alan Wilson's mind, but she really listened to this platform theory, "If you want to put it this way, you can integrate the European Film Common Market and let this platform appear, it is indeed better than The efforts of all the actors are more important."

"Of course, so I have a clear conscience as your man." Alan Wilson directly poured a glass, boasting with his head held high.

"Huh?" Greta Garbo felt a little upset, to be precise, she was very angry now...

Greta Garbo suddenly remembered one thing. During the chaotic period after the war, this man had accurately identified the problem. So this time it seemed to be the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea. Could there be another purpose?

Of course, it is impossible to disclose this matter to Alan Wilson, who went through the West Berlin incident.

The 30-year-old Alan Wilson obviously feels that he is already ecstatic when walking, but in order to make achievements in the diplomatic field, he still shows his selfless enthusiasm for work.

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Port of Orsay, French diplomats who returned from the demarcation meeting in the Gulf of Guinea, brought back comprehensive demarcation opinions on the [-] nautical mile exclusive economic zone and island territories proposed by the United Kingdom.

"Britain is enraged by Iceland's fisheries scramble, and this demarcation scheme in favor of all colonial powers is in exchange for a market blockade of Icelandic fisheries by us and Spain and Portugal."

"The British are sneaky and unambiguous in their attacks." This condition caused a burst of exclamation, and the four countries of Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain were able to block almost all routes from Iceland to the European market.

If the four countries close the market to Iceland on the grounds that Iceland's cod has problems at the same time, it will bring about a demonstration effect.Iceland is in big trouble this time around.

But is it?Compared with the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea, what is a mere isolated island separated from Europe?That's not French territory.

"It's just a small Iceland. For France, the interests of the Gulf of Guinea are much greater. The matter of prohibiting the sale of Icelandic cod in the French market is conveyed to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. On the European Community side, we first propose, Just let other EU countries follow suit, so the British should be satisfied."

"What excuse?" A questioning voice sounded, "Iceland has a US base, will the US get involved?"

"Is the attitude of the United States as important as the Gulf of Guinea? French Central Africa has more coastlines than the other three countries. The United Kingdom no longer sets up obstacles in this matter, but it is only in exchange for an Icelandic cod issue. We should also give it Respond positively."

Another voice clearly said with the final word, "It's fine to find any excuse. The sanitary conditions for processing cod in Iceland are not up to standard, or the local sea area is polluted. It will be difficult to settle the matter. It will be difficult to solve it."

"Thanks for France's help." Alan Wilson thanked the good news after hearing the feedback, "Constantine, thank you for France's attitude at the critical moment. If you don't help, it will be a real trouble."

"In this complex world, Britain and France must safeguard their common interests." Constantine said with a pun, "I believe Britain thinks so too."

"Of course." Alan Wilson took out two glasses by juggling, poured wine, "Where is the EC?"

"It's also France that made the proposal, you just need to nod." Constantine took the wine glass and promised.