British civil servant

It seems that the Iraqi revolution did happen this year in history, and Alan Wilson couldn't help but feel a little heavy, "My friend, what happened?"

"The communication between the minister and Iran is not smooth. Prime Minister Mossadegh's attitude this time is very tough. Let Britain terminate the unequal treaty and return the control of oil to Iran." John shook his head slightly, "The minister is in a bad mood .”

Alan Wilson's face softened a little. It wasn't as good as the Iraqi revolution. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Have you communicated with the United States? What do the Americans say?"

"The attitude of the Americans is ambiguous, which is astonishing." John and Alan Wilson walked side by side. "The Americans say that this is a matter between the United Kingdom and Iran, but it is not recommended for the United Kingdom to make things big."

"Fuck, they are the only ones who are qualified to do things. I don't believe that Pahlavi can cooperate with the Soviets. Who would dare to be a monarch? Didn't receive any movement from White?" Alan Wilson said with a look on his face. Angry, the White in the mouth is Richard White, the director of MI[-].

John shook his head and reminded his good friend, "The minister is in a very unhappy mood now, you have to be careful."

"I see." The two got into the car together and went straight to the hotel where Foreign Secretary Harold Wilson was staying.

Harold Wilson was indeed in a very unhappy mood. He had been talking well before, but the Iranian side suddenly changed his mind, which really caught him off guard, and he refused to communicate with a very strong attitude.

At this time, the Tehran Royal Palace, the US ambassador to Iran just came out of the King Pahlavi's bedroom.There is nothing wrong with the special relationship between Britain and the United States that is walking on the bright side, and the hardcore anti-Americans in the dark suspect that there is nothing wrong with it.

During the Iranian oil crisis a few years ago, the United States sat and watched the embarrassment of the United Kingdom with the mood of watching the excitement.Because the incident has been going on for a year, the United States judged that Britain would not resolve it peacefully, so it adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

Unexpectedly, in the end, the United Kingdom and Mossadegh really adjusted the distribution of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.

This disappointed the United States, which was watching the changes, and did not find a chance to show its favor to Iran and step on the United Kingdom by the way.Now that the short-term solution has expired, the United States cannot let go of the opportunity this time.

Chapter 9 Who is the enemy?

In the eyes of the United States, Iran's three-point world is not unbreakable, and the United Kingdom is obviously the weakest party in the three-point world. Since Mossadegh is welcomed by Iran, Washington uses this support to achieve its own goals.

Since modern times, Britain and Russia have divided their spheres of influence from Iran, and even invaded Iran during World War II.

The United States is different from the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, which have historical burdens. At least for now, they can stand with Iran as an outsider, and first squeeze the United Kingdom out.

On the way to meet the foreign secretary, Alan Wilson was also thinking about the supporters behind Tehran.In fact, I just want to think, who is more suspicious of the United States or the Soviet Union? It is the Soviet Union in terms of geographical location, and the United States in terms of national strength. Anyway, it cannot be Pahlavi.

Although Britain is no longer an empire on which the sun never sets, it is not something Iran can handle.This time, Iran's attitude is obviously very abnormal. "The reason why the minister is very angry must have something to do with the election year."

"That's right." After hearing what his old colleague said, Alan Wilson asked, "Has the Labor Party decided to choose a good time to dissolve Parliament and start a general election?"

"I'm just saying it's possible." John shrugged. "It's all my guess, but what can politicians be so angry about? Apart from the election, I can't think of anything else."

"Indeed, maybe it's really related." Alan Wilson was taken aback for a moment, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt.

Thirteen years have passed since [-], and it is almost the end of the year.

That's a real possibility for a three-term Labor Party.The electoral system of parliamentary countries is different from that of the United States. Take the five-year term of the British prime minister as an example. He usually chooses the third or fourth year of his term for more than half of the term. When the support rate is high, the general election will be held to facilitate re-election.

Why didn't you do it the first two times?The reason for this is that the Labor Party had an absolute advantage over the Conservative Party in the first two general elections after the war, leading the Conservative Party by hundreds of seats.

Once there are not many leading seats, the ruling party in a parliamentary country will choose an early general election.If this is the case, then the Labor Party may have high hopes for Harold Wilson's trip to the Middle East this time, and then use it to increase support and start the general election.

This can explain why Harold Wilson is so angry this time. For politicians, whoever threatens his approval rating is his enemy.

Sometimes an opportunity will only appear once. If you don’t believe me, ask the former Foreign Secretary Morrison. He lost once at a critical moment.

Arriving at the hotel where the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stayed, all the colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who came to meet him paid attention to Alan Wilson, which was regarded as welcoming the return of the immediate boss.

Alan Wilson also nodded, and directly asked Dixon to take him to meet the foreign minister, "The minister is very irritable these days."

"I see." Alan Wilson nodded, then pushed open the door and entered the room.

There are very few cloudy days in the Middle East, especially in Basra. The weather at this time is like the mood of Harold Wilson.

It was under such circumstances that Alan Wilson met the minister. The minister tried to hide his true thoughts as much as possible, and asked whether the executive deputy minister's trip to the Far East was fruitful.

"Very good, a model of a pluralistic coexistence society, and an eye-opener for the representatives of British Africa." Considering the mood of the foreign secretary at this time, Alan Wilson should not have said that, but he still feels that the minister needs a good one. The news, he spoke briskly to announce the good news, "As long as the local people continue to give support, the strategy envisaged before will definitely be a great success."

"Is there no problem?" Harold Wilson asked absently, not getting out of his depressed mood.

"Does it count if the economic development is not balanced? The Chinese account for 80.00% of the entire Malaya economy." Alan Wilson asked himself, and then said, "This may cause some ethnic problems. But development always has a price of."

The Chinese in Malaya occupy a relatively large majority, but they are indeed the main force of the colonial economic development. This did not start now, it was the same at the beginning, but after the war, the wave of open immigration, because the number of Chinese increased, this problem became more and more serious.

"Is this going to be a problem?" Harold Wilson asked in surprise, "Allen, you know how important Malaya is to Britain now."

"I'm very glad that the minister thinks so." Alan Wilson nodded and explained, "We took care of the Malays in the land distribution at the beginning. Even in the land ownership on the book, the Malays still occupy the majority. But even if it is dependent on the land The rubber industry in China is now dominated by the Chinese. The Chinese have made money by renting land, and the Malays have handed over the land to collect rent. What can we do?"

Anyway, Alan Wilson can't think of a way out, but fortunately, it's just a lease, not a sale. A lot of contracts are for five years, and the Malays can raise the rent to improve their lives.

"I'm just worried that it will cause instability in Malaya. Don't arouse the resentment of the bamboo screen. Or the regime supported by the Americans will reach out." Harold Wilson said with a worried face, and now the problems in Iran have made him burnt out. Well, if something happened to Malaya, he couldn't even imagine it.

"We are still in communication with the mainland. This time, under the strict monitoring of the Royal Navy, the goods successfully landed. As for Mr. Chang, he must have this intention, but he definitely has no such ability."

Alan Wilson said with contempt, "We have enough reasons to believe that he will never disappoint when he disappoints."

Alan Wilson reassured the minister, not to stereotype the Chinese.Since we live on this earth, even a nation has different groups, and there are those who deserve attention, and those who cannot be supported by mud.

Apparently, the people in Chang Gong’s group are the latter. The reason why Alan Wilson said that Chang Gong has this kind of heart is because Chang Gong’s group of people absolutely meet the definition of the word overweight.The combat manual of the army under Chang Gong's command expressly states how to go too far after the counterattack, and change the people.

That is not the combat manual of the 30s, but the combat manual of the Cannon Party in the 80s.It can be seen that those people on Deception Island have always preferred to kill three thousand people by mistake and never let one go.

But facing Britain, it's not that he looks down on Deceit Island. Chang Gong's courage is limited to his own nation, such as colonists like Britain, even if they are as powerful as Portugal, he will never dare to provoke them.

Just because Chang Gong's opponent is very powerful, you can't think that Chang Gong is also very powerful. This is definitely a misunderstanding.

Chang Gong did persist longer than Nanyue, but how much bigger was his territory than Nanyue?The U.S. army withdrew from South Vietnam, and South Vietnam still persisted for two years. Chang Gong only persisted for one year longer than South Vietnam, even though the territory was dozens of times larger than that of South Vietnam.

This is the true level of Mr. Chang. During Alan Wilson's tenure in Malaya, the generalized anti-British elements including the Cannon Party also caused many people to disappear from this world. There was no protest until he left office.

Harold Wilson heard that Alan Wilson had transferred from Karachi, and asked about the situation in India.

Alan Wilson also gave an answer, "Nehru is more capable than Mr. Chang, but he is an Indian. Even Nehru's discovery in India said in the book that Indians talk too much. I hope India can learn from China." Human pragmatism. It is true that we respect India's current international status, but if Indians continue to feel good about themselves, they will definitely suffer a lot."

India's international reputation is high, which is a fact of this time period.Even Alan Wilson can't remember how many times he has been given the role of mediator in the past few years, and how many local leaders who want to be independent have gone to India to pay their respects.

However, this will all come to an abrupt end when India hits the wall. As long as the war starts, India will become a dispensable role from the leader of the third world, the leader of emerging countries, and the mediator of international affairs.

No way, the international community is so realistic.After India's independence, it lost its master twice, both of which were related to China.

One was a war, and the other was a sports meeting. The Commonwealth Games held in India was just two years after the imperial capital.The participating countries are all over the world. You must know that the Commonwealth includes four of the Five Eyes. As a result, India showed this kind of national strength.

In the face of India's question, Alan Wilson maintained his usual not small but great remarks.

This kind of optimistic attitude finally relieved Harold Wilson. He shook his head and said, "Alan, I have encountered a problem now. The solution you discussed with Mossadegh last time was rejected by Iran."

"There must be a sincere invitation behind Tehran, and the possibility of the Soviet Union is unlikely. Our suspicious ally, whose blood is thicker than water, may take the opportunity to crowd out Britain's influence in Iran."

Alan Wilson analyzed unhurriedly, "Negotiations still have to be discussed. Even if the road ahead is tortuous, we must maintain a normal mind, but if it is really the United States that is doing tricks, this is definitely just the beginning. The United States wants to accept us. With the French, this time should be regarded as a landmark event."

Speaking of this, Alan Wilson suddenly felt numb about winning. If Iran's attack can make the United Kingdom realize the smiling face of the United States, it is still a good thing. It is better than the Suez Canal accident that woke the United Kingdom up.

Problems in Iran and accidents in the Suez Canal are not difficult. Once an accident occurs in the latter, it is impossible to remedy it, while the former is acceptable.

"Do you have any countermeasures?" Harold Wilson was confused, hoping that the executive deputy minister could answer.

Alan Wilson wanted to say no, but he said, "Notify France of this matter first. Britain and France are in the same environment on this issue. France's support is very important."

Chapter 981 The Awakened Frenchman

"Moscow and Washington should also ask. Moscow should be stricter, and Washington should be more peaceful. The questioning of Moscow expresses concern about the disruption of the balance. It is almost enough."

Alan Wilson gave advice to mend the past, but his heart was silent. Except for the warning effect to the Charles de Gaulle government in Paris, Moscow and Washington may not have an echo.

Geographically, the Soviet Union has an advantage. In terms of national power, the United States is still number one in the world. The situation of the British little donkey is still very embarrassing.

Maybe now Moscow and Washington think that I have the advantage, and the two countries will benefit more from kicking the UK out.

Not long after, Dixon was called in, and according to the professional instructions of the foreign minister, he contacted the United States, the Soviet Union and France respectively.

Alan Wilson, who left at the same time as Dixon, rejected the suggestion to stay here, and said helplessly, "There is a Mountbatten Group hotel in Basra, so I can only live there."

"Have there been such a verbal agreement between the executive secretary and his wife?" Dixon looked envious. Is this the life of the rich?

"Yes, in fact, it would be more convenient to be in Dubai. Although the local Mountbatten Building has not been completed, the hotel facilities are better." Alan Wilson mentioned the supporting facilities jointly promoted with the airport project, "Anyway, It’s not far away, call me directly, and I’ll be right over.”

Truth be told, he doesn't think Iran's problems are entirely bad, or even good.According to history, it cannot be delayed until today.

Five years ago, the influence of the United Kingdom had been excluded, and he was worthy of the British Empire if he was able to delay the situation until today.

The good thing is that if the Labor Party wants to use a breakthrough in diplomatic work to win the general election.But being inserted into the tank by the United States in this way, what if it leads to the failure of the general election?

He doesn't know about others. Harold Wilson, as the current foreign secretary, has a historical record of leading the Labor Party to four election victories, which directly led to the peak of the Labor Party's ruling. What if it loses because of the actions of the United States this time?

So when Harold Wilson makes a comeback one day, will he remember what USA TODAY did?You must know that for politicians, elections are the most important thing. If Harold Wilson becomes prime minister in the future?

From a private point of view, Iran’s oil profits are BP’s profits, and it is BP who really cannot keep the damage. Mountbatten Petroleum has no interest disputes in Iran, and the colonies and countries that can still be covered in the UK The protectorate is the place where the Mountbatten Group is deeply involved, such as Kuwait, Qatar and other emirates.

This time, if Iran is determined not to have a good time, it will only hit his wife's competitors, and will instead increase Mountbatten Petroleum's advantage over BP.

"Why did you come here?" Heidi Rama, who was dressed in a black robe, expressed her dissatisfaction softly, pointing to the bathroom and said, "Put the water in, it's really hot in Basra, let's cool off."

Alan Wilson hummed, took off his clothes and walked into the bathroom. The robe on Heidi Lamarr's body fell off, and the front and rear feet went in together. Washing by one person is always not as convenient as washing by two people.

"Can't you Britain handle Iran?" Heidi Lamarr curled up in the man's arms afterwards, lit a cigarette and took a puff, and then passed it to the man behind him.

"Iran can handle it, but the country behind Iran can't handle it." Alan Wilson shook his head, smoking a cigarette with Heidi Rama's lip scent, "The international situation is not as simple as it seems on the surface. The enemy is the enemy, the enemy They can be friends too, and friends can be enemies sometimes."

Alan Wilson sighed secretly, but Britain's national strength could not be covered, and this was the root cause.Originally, the Suez Canal War had a chance to reveal its secrets, but it finally calmed down Egypt by all means, and avoided the embarrassing war for Britain.

In fact, the problem in Egypt has not been resolved. Like the previous Iranian oil crisis, it is only a delay.Just considering the construction period of the Aswan Dam, this landmine should not explode in a short time.

I also have to say that the attack during this time period really made Britain very uncomfortable. If the Vietnam War had already started in an all-round way, Britain had completely restored the internal cycle of the imperial preferential system, and Britain could even threaten the United States in turn.Rediscover some dad self-esteem.

But now Britain has naturally recovered, but it has not fully recovered. The Vietnam War has not yet started, and the environment for countering the United States does not exist. For the United States, the opportunity to act has been seized.

When the head of the family encountered difficulties, Heidi Rama had no choice but to do a good job in logistics support wholeheartedly.

She didn't know that Alan Wilson didn't take the Iranian issue seriously at all. The blame belonged to the foreign minister. I believe that the foreign minister will definitely remember the obstacles encountered in his political journey this time, and he will remember it deeply.

Now just need to make sure of one thing, if the culprit is an American, if so, it would be wonderful.

Alan Wilson put on a poker face, but he wanted to get better treatment from Heidi Lamarr.

"Am I the most beautiful woman you have?" Heidi Lamarr, who was sweat-stained like she was fished out of the water, asked Alan Wilson softly like an octopus.

"Of course!" With this feeling, Alan Wilson couldn't say that Garbo was still there, and he responded sincerely to the greeting of the first vase in history. If it was limited to his appearance, he never lied, it was just the appearance he wanted Just one of them.Size, status, age, etc. have to be taken into consideration.

At this time, Alan Wilson deeply felt that the British Empire was once again in crisis. As a senior official, he was helpless. He could only find an opportunity to find his sister-in-law to sit on the rocket a few times after going back, and to complete the mission of manned spaceflight as an apology, in order to repay his guilt.

He can't help with anything. Anyway, the responsibility for the problem is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. What responsibility can a lowly public instrument have?

Maybe this is a good thing for Britain. One day Harold Wilson will live in No. [-] Downing Street, hoping to remember today's embarrassment.

While Alan Wilson completed the manned space mission, the Foreign Office and MI[-] in London were already busy.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to open contacts with Washington, Moscow and Paris, and MI[-]'s task was to find out who was behind the tricks.

At such a moment, Iran's attack made Prime Minister Attlee also notice. He hoped to start the general election with a breakthrough in diplomacy and increase the approval rate, but this happened.

The country that received the British diplomatic action paid the most attention to France. To be precise, it was Charles de Gaulle. The current Iran problem seems to be a disadvantage for the United Kingdom, but in fact it will eventually affect France.Britain and France are both colonial countries, and they were in a situation of alternating cover after the war. Someone can deal with Britain in this way, and naturally they can deal with France in the same way.

Since de Gaulle came to power, he first had to deal with the legacy of the Fourth Republic, such as the chaotic political situation.This has been the main work in the past six months, and at the same time appease the Algerian garrison.

At the same time, de Gaulle was still thinking about whether to continue to preserve the entire French Africa, depending on the attitude of the French army in Algeria. De Gaulle tended to make a last-ditch effort, and it was impossible to try to preserve France's interests in Africa.

But the troubles that Britain encountered in the Middle East at this time undoubtedly sounded a wake-up call for France. Whether it is the Soviet Union or the United States, if the United Kingdom can be squeezed out today, France’s influence can be wiped out in the future, and France’s influence can be wiped out. Influence overthrows French Africa.

Paris is a city of romance, and now it is a double, which makes people feel a taste they have never tasted.At a bachelorette cocktail party, people were glad they didn't go there when they heard that the balcony had collapsed from overcrowding, instead eating salads and plum-and-nut brownies in the group housing.

Many single people wandered along the trail with drunken faces or lonely looks, looking for a partner, someone to talk to, and someone to strike up a conversation with. In 5 minutes, grab what you haven't been able to find all weekend; these guys are content to feel each other's company.

Sexual admiration is fun, intense, and always secretive, hoping that no one is in the room.The best thing is that after they know it, they can continue to stay together as long as they want each other.

How do these men and women know that in the eyes of real big shots, the situation facing the country is far from being as stable as Mount Tai.

It was at this time that Georges Pidur came to Charles de Gaulle through the city of romance.In essence, at this special time, France is actually a military government, de Gaulle has the supreme authority, and the national attributes are incompatible with the hormones that erupt in boys and girls.

"The difficulties of the British are also the difficulties that France has to face. If it is the Soviets who play tricks, there is nothing to say. The Soviets have a reason to do so. But if it is the Americans, Washington can treat the United Kingdom in the same way, and treat France in the future. It will only get worse."

After listening to de Gaulle explain the ins and outs of the matter clearly, Georges Pidur said unabashedly, "There is no more hesitation. The problem is now British, but one day it will become French."

"That's right." De Gaulle stood up and walked to the window. "But we have a problem that we cannot ignore. Now there is NATO in France, mainly the US garrison. If this problem is not resolved, the Algeria problem will not be solved."

"Charles, this is indeed a big problem." George Pidur expressed support, "Shall we expel the US troops directly?"

"You can't be so direct, just tell Washington that France is not satisfied with its current position in NATO, at least it needs to be treated like the United Kingdom, and France cannot accept its current subordinate position." General de Gaulle said this and continued, "If the United States disagrees, Then we will withdraw from NATO as a matter of course. This is also reasonable."

Chapter 982

It is not that de Gaulle or Georges Pidur are uncomfortable with the presence of US troops in France.

It's just that there are complaints from all levels of France from top to bottom. This is not a rhetoric. It is said that the unity of the free world can be suppressed.

If the U.S. troops in France are not driven away, there will be no way to deal with the Algerian issue. A group of independent Algerian leaders can enter the United States without restrictions.