British civil servant

On the way back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the group boarded the car. The question had changed from a diplomatic issue to the customs of the Malayan colony. Several subordinates asked openly and secretly how many illegal female immigrants were doing business without capital.

"When I left, there were 6000 to [-] people in Singapore. There are people from all over the world, but at that time, the rate of illegal entry of Indonesian women increased rapidly. After all, it was separated by a strait, and it was still too close."

No need to think too much, Alan Wilson also knows what a few distinguished diplomats are thinking, wine ponds and meat forests, sometimes you can't blame King Zhou, isn't that what men pursue?

Just like what people in the future generations said, the four countries that Chinese people should go to in their lifetime, Vietnam, the yellow country with the most potential to rise, by the way!Ukraine, a European country that has successfully transformed its political system, prostitutes by the way.Mexico, the neighbor of the city on the top of the hill, a big country in the Latin world, whoring by the way, South Africa, a country where different civilizations have undergone tremendous social changes, whoring by the way.

There is no profession more suitable for people in the middle of the road than diplomats, and Alan Wilson knows this psychology well.

Chapter 966 The Icelandic Fisherman

Alan Wilson has a lot of things to do, such as inquiring about Britain's gold reserves from the Treasury, investigating the size and service life of the Royal Navy, all of which are to better assess the current level of British national strength and better formulate diplomatic policies. policy.

There is no need to verify some data that can be seen at a glance, such as the remaining colony area and population.

Of course, this does not mean that it is not important. For any country, land area and population are important.

He had just attacked the South Korean ambassador before, and the criteria for judging were land area and population, and he told the diplomats who followed him that if it was China and India, he would definitely be polite.

Not to mention that he has never found anything worthy of praise in Korean culture. Even if South Korea is really a cultural power, it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the UK. The UK just overthrew France, the center of European culture, and made Japan An unstoppable reputation.

Could it be that Britain has secured its position as the first colonial empire because it is more cultured?It doesn't depend on the size and population of the colony, who cares about culture that has no criteria for judging at all.

"210 tons of gold, including the reserves of other countries in London, [-] tons. The entire Royal Navy has [-] million tons of warships." After getting the data he wanted, Alan Wilson was very pleased. The historical period in my mind is too powerful.

The size and tonnage of the Royal Navy are nearly twice that of the current Soviet Red Navy, and it is quite powerful even if it is not compared with the US Navy.

In the No. 13 years after the war, after continuous upgrading, the tonnage of the U.S. Navy dropped to 940 million tons, which is less than five times that of the Royal Navy.

For the United Kingdom, this is already very difficult, because the Royal Navy has a large number of old warships to be decommissioned, and it can maintain the tonnage. It has already shown that it is completely overthinking to increase the tonnage in a stable replacement.

Britain has sold so many aircraft carriers, and the Royal Navy can still maintain its original size. Marshal Mountbatten has done everything he can.

After the United States has undergone substantial expansion during the war, the warships of the US Navy will reach their service life in the 70s and retire in large numbers.At that time, the U.S. Navy will usher in a large-scale downsizing.

On this earth, the U.S. Navy after World War II has always been in a position of seeking defeat alone. Isn't there any challenger?

Not really, the peak of the Soviet Red Navy was in 350, when the total tonnage of the Soviet Red Navy was 380 million tons, and the total tonnage of the US Navy was [-] million tons, basically at the same level.

After 80 years of construction, the Soviet Red Navy in the 20s has grown into a global navy, although it is still not an opponent of the US Navy in terms of surface fleet.If you go all out and fight the United States desperately, you can die together.

Ironically, that was when Reagan was the president of the United States. I really don’t know how Reagan would have completed the six hundred naval warship plan if the map leader hadn’t come to power, otherwise he would bow and apologize like the Japanese?

After some data collection, Alan Wilson felt that Britain's resistance in all aspects should be much stronger than the original history of losing its soul, excluding the option of war threat.It is not easy for the United States to force Britain to submit.

Most of what is being done now is to prepare for possible changes in the United States, such as Kennedy.The difference between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party is that the Republican Party will either stay still or go to war, at least it can be as good as it looks.And the Democratic Party is a typical up and down.

Take the current Eisenhower administration as an example. In addition to expanding the nuclear arsenal, the Republican Party led by him is most concerned about domestic infrastructure construction.Really no trouble.

Although the historical Suez Canal War happened to break out during Eisenhower's tenure, Alan Wilson believes that if the Democratic government encounters this incident, it will definitely take the opportunity to make Britain miserable, and the Republican Party is not particularly ruthless.

He knew in his heart that when Eisenhower's term ended, the last trace of isolationism in the Republican Party would disappear completely.No matter who the U.S. government is in the future, they will implement policies in a more aggressive manner, that's for sure.

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for a more confident United States in the future. First, we must measure whether the current resistance of the United Kingdom is up to standard.

After communicating with the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior, and the Ministry of Finance, colleagues have reached a small-scale cautious optimism.

At this moment, Alan Wilson is of course not qualified to say, "I'm back, I'm back."

But the stage of Britain's creeping retreat has come to an end, and colleagues in Whitehall are quite optimistic about this.

London International Airport, the respected President of the Mountbatten Group, finally arrived in the loyal London, with a harvest of [-] million US dollars, Pamela Mountbatten was full of spirits, and her steps were much lighter.

Rebs once said that standing on the cusp, a pig can go to the sky. This sentence fully expresses the importance of opportunity.

Now Pamela Mountbatten fits the description of this sentence very well. It's not that she doesn't have the figure of [-] million US dollars, but it has never been so easy like this time.

"Honey." The female president who saw her husband at a glance almost jumped into the man's arms.

"It's still like a little girl, and she's already a mother." Alan Wilson patted his wife on the back lightly behind him, and whispered softly, "It must be very tiring after going to the United States. Pay attention to rest?"

"I am full of energy now, and some physical fatigue is nothing." While speaking, Pamela Mountbatten yawned, expressing that it was definitely not as relaxed as it seemed on the surface, "Today is a working day, and I will trouble you to pick it up. "

"It's okay, it's just at noon. The minister will understand." Alan Wilson looked relaxed. Foreign Minister Harold Wilson should be reading Khrushchev's visit report at this time, so there is no time to find him.

With regard to Khrushchev's visit to a certain major country, the largest country in the world today and the most populous country are still in the same camp. From a diplomatic perspective, we cannot be overly concerned.

But fortunately, there is currently no news about the UK, which in itself is the greatest good news.

The minister was concerned about the international situation, and naturally, some trivial matters fell on Alan Wilson, such as how to deal with Icelandic fishermen.

In a dark cabin that smelled of salt and sea, fishermen drank on their elbows at a table.Compared with their stature, the cabin was too short, and one end was narrowed down, like the belly of a sea gull hollowed out.

The cabin shook slightly, and let out a monotonous sigh, which was so slow that it made people fall asleep.

Outside, it should be the sea and night, but nothing can be seen from inside.The only exit was from the top of the cabin, closed with a wooden cover, illuminated by an old swinging chandelier.

Fires were lit in the stoves, toasting their damp clothes, giving off steam mingled with the smell of earthen pipes.

A clumsy table occupied the whole of the living room, leaving just enough room for a person to slip in and sit on a narrow wooden box close to the oak planks; their heads; and behind them, what appeared to be cots dug out of thick square logs, were open like graves for the dead.

All the boards were old and rough, corroded by damp and salt water, worn smooth by their hands over time.

The Icelandic ambassador eloquently explained the difficulty of the Icelandic fisherman, hoping to arouse the empathy of the British people in front of him.

It's a pity that the ambassador didn't know that the best way to knock down the so-called British gentleman in front of him was to use a beauty trick. In addition, this person was powerful in any way, and there was no so-called empathy at all. He ignored the eloquent exposition and even wanted to laugh.

"Dear ambassador, isn't Iceland exploring the North American market?" Alan Wilson asked with an afterthought after he had already picked up the Cuban cigar brought back by his wife.

He was completely standing up and talking without back pain. With Iceland's position, how could it be possible to open up the North American market and grab Newfoundland next to North America?Newfoundland is higher than Iceland in terms of geographical location and resource reserves, and it also has the bonus of the same language and the same kind of feelings.

Even if it is a price war, Newfoundland, supported by an offshore financial center, has enough confidence to make the Icelanders lose their pants.

With so many unfavorable factors, can Iceland still compete with Newfoundland?Isn't that the hell?

Last year's European Community meeting, Iceland's big stick was so dizzy that it finally knew the consequences of being alone overseas and really angering these European countries.

Of course, the United States also wants to give Iceland a hand, and communicated through diplomatic channels, but the ban is a resolution at the European Community meeting, and the European Community meeting cannot always be held, so what is the sanctity?

"Iceland is also part of Europe!" the Icelandic ambassador said, "Denmark is also on Iceland's side."

"The Danes are really magnanimous." Alan Wilson narrowed his eyes and said in a sarcastic tone, "If it were the UK, it might not be so quick to have a drink with the independent territory."

Anyway, as long as Alan Wilson is there, Ireland will not even think about entering the European Community. As for the relationship between Iceland and Denmark?Denmark is not a member of the European Community, so what the Icelandic ambassador said can be understood as two members who are not members of the European Community want to do something to the member states of the European Community.

The Icelandic ambassador expressed a misunderstanding, "Iceland is willing to sign a maritime agreement with the UK to make up for the losses of British fishermen."

"It turns out that Iceland knows that British fishermen have suffered a lot." Alan Wilson nodded knowingly, "We thought that the Icelanders didn't know this."

Chapter 967 Sacrifice America Again

In the end, holding the draft maritime agreement given by Iceland, Alan Wilson said that he would conduct a professional assessment. If a win-win situation can be achieved, then of course the UK will not object in principle.

As a high-ranking bureaucrat, he naturally doesn't need anyone to teach him.In essence, the European Community has more than one member state. This person is a lot of talk. As long as any country opposes it, Iceland's goals will not be easy to achieve.

There are subjective wishes subjectively, but objective difficulties exist objectively, and nothing can be generalized.

This space-time European Community was born out of the Brussels Treaty Organization and was inextricably linked to the European colonial countries in the colonial era, so the member states are different from the original European Community.For example, the current European Community includes Franco's Spain and Salazar's Portugal, and it does not necessarily require democratically elected countries to join.

It is easy to let Iceland hang out. Currently, the UK and Portugal are discussing the arms sale of Tutankhamun-class submarines. It is enough for the Portuguese to say a few words at the European Community meeting. Naturally, a democratic resolution will be passed at that time. Not surprisingly, there was no consensus.

Before leaving, Alan Wilson did not forget to reassure the Icelanders, "The Atlantic Ocean is big enough to accommodate fishermen from European countries."

Alan Wilson is not sympathetic to Iceland's current situation, although it may be unreasonable to attack a place with such a small population.But it's better than the three cod wars, Iceland's disgusting situation where I'm poor and I'm justified, and you can't declare war on me anyway.

He didn't think Iceland was at a loss. Didn't it already get the [-] nautical mile exclusive economic zone?The fishery resources have already been obtained, but the market has just been lost. You can try to digest yourself to overcome the difficulties.

As soon as he returned to the headquarters building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dixon, the private secretary of the foreign minister, came to meet him, "Sir Wilson, you are finally back. The minister is looking for you."

"I just came back from the Icelandic ambassador." Alan Wilson was a little surprised, and then asked, "What is it?"

"It seems to be the evaluation report of Khrushchev's visit." Dixon immediately replied in all five and ten.

Alan Wilson understood in seconds, nodded and said, "Well, then I'll go directly to the minister's office."

Foreign Secretary Harold Wilson, when he saw the Deputy Secretary came back, joked very politely, and by the way mentioned the big contract affecting the world's steel industry, "That's [-] million US dollars, enough to build several aircraft carriers. "

"I've never been too concerned about Pamela's affairs." Alan Wilson was noncommittal. He had no financial needs. When wealth accumulated to a certain level, it was impossible for ordinary methods to cause wealth collapse.

For pornography, gambling and drugs, even if a woman squeezes him dry, the cost is considerable. As for drugs, he can bury himself with drugs without losing much of his wealth.Both of these can only get a middle-class family into trouble.

Gambling is a big deal, the scope of gambling can be quite wide, and unconscious investment can also be regarded as gambling.Investment failure may indeed bring down a rich man, but who would hang himself on a tree?Isn't diversification a basic requirement?

Harold Wilson didn't want to spit on whether the Mountbatten Group was strong. He took out Khrushchev's assessment report on his visit and asked, "Are you sure, aren't these two countries from the same path?"

So this is the thing?Alan Wilson nodded in his heart, "Of course I'm sure, the report has already written it all out. The current Soviet Union advocates détente, and their Chinese comrades don't seem to have this idea. There are conflicts in foreign policy, and there must be core issues in the external performance." reasons exist.”

"According to last year's Moscow Conference, some semi-publicly confirmed news mainly came from Yugoslavia. China has a tendency to disagree with the Soviet Union. Of course, our channels are limited, so we cannot conclude anything based on this. We can only judge that China is an independent countries, not the relationship between Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union.”

"What does this mean?" Harold Wilson pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said, "It seems very thin."

"It's probably equivalent to France saying that the United States is a parasite in the free world, right? Although this is also a fact." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "In fact, it is the dream of every country to be a parasite. No one is right about this." Who is wrong, the leadership of each country must think for itself, no matter how loud the internationalism is, it cannot change this essence.”

Isn't there a saying that we are not all right, and you are not all wrong? Although the words are light, they are also close to the essence to a certain extent.

"Then we should consider working with the United States to divide the Soviet bloc." Harold Wilson said confidently.

"I don't recommend doing this, of course I am not prejudiced against the United States." Alan Wilson, who is indeed prejudiced against the United States, persuaded the Foreign Secretary not to do so, "The Korean War has only passed five years, and we, the British, know that there is , but according to the feedback from the department that the government never recognizes its existence, the current domestic environment in the United States is still quite hostile to China, and this is true in the political, cultural and other fields, and the attitude of the military may be more objective.”

"In this environment, making such a proposal, Washington may think that our proposal is a distrust of the United States. And economically, Xiangjiang is a transit point for import and export trade. Although some countries have noticed it, but But I don’t know how big the specific number is. If it succeeds and conducts comprehensive trade, the UK’s trade may lose its current particularity.”

Taking the Korean War as an example, the United States did not do its best, and the Korean War did not affect the national power of the United States.After all, the United States has accumulated too much national power in the world war.Europe has not yet returned to its peak and is still in the position of the US commodity market.

During the Vietnam War, European countries had already recovered their national strength, but they were not as easy to be manipulated by the United States as the Korean War.The blood loss in the Vietnam War was the blood of the Americans themselves, which made the Americans feel the pain.

The Korean War did not trigger any introspection in the United States, and the hurt United States only became more hostile to China.The mentality is probably similar, the mentality that will make you look good next time.

As for the significance of Xiangjiang's status as a transit port, Harold Wilson also understood, and finally said, "We should test the tone of the Americans. Of course, if Washington is stubborn, then there is nothing to say. We have done our duty as allies."

"Think very carefully, Minister." Alan Wilson pondered for a moment, and then volunteered, "In this way, leave this matter to me. I went to Washington to communicate, which can be regarded as a reflection of the importance that the United Kingdom attaches to this. The Minister has just After the visit, you should not go to the United States immediately, what do you think of this arrangement?"

"Of course it couldn't be better. The Mountbatten Group has just had a very important cooperation with an American company. There should be contacts to make the trip smooth." Harold Wilson spoke in agreement.

If not for the foreign minister who would choose someone, is there anyone in the UK who is more suitable than Alan Wilson to demonstrate his ability to work in the special relationship between the UK and the US?absolutely not!

The arrangement was comparable to making Philby the head of MI[-], specializing in counterespionage.

However, Alan Wilson, who is well versed in the private use of public equipment, knew the itinerary this time, and his first thought was to let Vivien Leigh go with him and do a good job in logistical support.

"Are you going to discuss with the Americans? Consensus on China's issues?" Pamela Mountbatten had an expression of disbelief, and the noble richest woman in Britain was full of surprise.

"Why are you looking at me like this? Is there someone more suitable than me to practice the special relationship between Britain and the United States?" His wife's eyes hurt him deeply, and she said like a fury, "For the unity of the free world."

"Okay!" Pamela Mountbatten kept her doubts in her heart, and just listened casually about the unity of the free world.

Alan Wilson was very dissatisfied. He was just anti-American, not pro-Soviet.And Philby is still fundamentally different.

"I want to ride a rocket." Pamela Mountbatten looked at her husband eagerly. The trip took another ten and a half months. Of course, she could understand her husband's painstaking efforts to travel around for the UK, but she still had to take care of her own feelings in private. OK.

No problem, this is no difficulty for a permanent deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who perfectly combines public and private use.

For this interview, Alan Wilson has already prepared the script about your father teaching you how to implement a global strategy, and the rebellious son will not listen, and eventually break up.

Regarding the specific implementation of the walking Anglo-American relationship, Alan Wilson has prepared enough topics, such as stabilizing the situation in Southeast Asia through amity and friendship with China.It bundled the proposal of the United States to withdraw from the Swindle Island, in exchange for peace in Asia, and concentrated all efforts to fight against the Soviet Union in Europe.

The words are sincere and seem very reasonable. If he were an American himself, he would definitely not agree.

Sacrificing the interests of the United States in exchange for peace on the front line of the Asia-Pacific, thanks to the British thinking, why not sacrifice Xiangjiang?

Didn't the UK sacrifice a lot?For example, British India, such as British Nigeria, is also in the process of independence now.

The Under Secretary of State, who received the British diplomats, responded indifferently to this, and even wondered whether it was worth reporting the exchange of opinions to Secretary of State Dulles.

"The British really have a problem with their strategic vision." Dulles couldn't help shaking his head after hearing the report from the Deputy Secretary of State. You can’t be like them, who are so naive and wishful thinking on the issue of life and death, thinking that you can coexist peacefully by taking a step back.”

Chapter 968 Hoarding Silver

Alan Wilson naturally did not know that in the eyes of the current US Secretary of State, Britain has changed from a model in the diplomatic field to an existence with questionable strategic vision. In the eyes of Americans, it took only ten years to complete such a transformation .

The impermanence of life can be seen from this point. The United States has now fully accepted the position of world hegemony psychologically.

Arrogance breeds, the conviction that you are right and that if anyone disagrees, the person who opposes must be wrong.

But even if he knew, he couldn't refute the Americans. In the industrial age, the conditions in North America were really good. It was completely different from the agricultural age, which was harvested by the cold current of the Arctic Ocean from time to time.

As has always been understood, countries are compared with land area and population, and other aspects are not important compared with the former two.

It is not that the United Kingdom has never stopped the expansion of the United States. In fact, the merger of the Canadian Federation itself hopes that the British North American colonies will not be annexed.

It's just that with the sacrificial Louis XVI, Britain has not prevented the independence of the United States from the beginning, and it will not be able to move back to the disadvantage in future actions.In fact, from an earlier time, Britain should have realized that land and population are the most important things in a country.

In the Seven Years War, Britain completely trampled France under its feet. At least in the North American war, Britain relied on the population advantage of the North American colonies to crush New France, which had few French immigrants, and won the victory in the American battlefield.