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"Of course, we have always guarded this country." Alan Wilson raised his glass and touched Makins. "Any slight difference in the UK now will become very dangerous."

Bang, Maggins agreed, downing his whiskey in one gulp, "Like BP now."

"Respect for a reliable government passed down from generation to generation." Alan Wilson said happily to himself.

"The national interest is the criterion." Makins asked tacitly, "It seems to be very leisurely recently."

"Occasionally, Pamela has good news. Considering the objective influence of environmental sunlight on mood and other factors, she is going to Perth to raise a baby." Alan Wilson said with a look of reluctance, "Maybe I will be alone for a while. "

Although he was very reluctant, Alan Wilson still wanted to send his wife on the plane. After all, the environment there was beautiful. Although it was only limited to the surrounding areas of Perth, for the sake of the next generation to thrive, Alan Wilson could not be so selfish and put father's love first.

It wasn't until his wife and a pair of children took off that Alan Wilson reluctantly left the airport.

A day later, I found Hepburn holding a sika deer, and wanted to give it to Hepburn as a pet.

"How about Ibi?" Hepburn liked it very much, like a hundred flowers blooming with a smile, "What a cute little guy."

"What a good name." Alan Wilson certainly didn't know where the good was, but since it was named after the ball flower, it was right. "I envy this lucky little guy who can find a noble and compassionate mother." .”

"I'm not that good either." Hepburn was embarrassed, but he didn't know that the man around him started using PUA skills again.

She felt empty inside, like an empty plate where only a few crumbs remained of a delicious pastry.She wanted to find some ready-made food, but the pantry was empty and empty.

Aside from corn for a delicious matzo, all that's left in the fridge are some flour and beans.But with just these ingredients, a little imagination and a lot of love, you can still make a decent meal.

Fortunately, this man appeared and made fun of her living conditions, as if conjuring a sumptuous lunch out of thin air, "This is the feeling of home."

For some reason, Hepburn felt that there was a strong sadness hidden in the man's eyes, especially when he just expressed his feelings, and couldn't help asking in a low voice, "What about her?" She naturally asked the female president of the Mountbatten Group, Ms. Pamela Mountbatten .

"I took the child to Australia." Alan Wilson forced a laugh and said with sobs, "I can't control her. I hope she will have fun this time, at least to make the child happy."

The so-called life is like a play depends on acting skills. Although Hepburn is an Oscar queen, it does not mean that the senior officials of Whitehall are bad.The same full of emotion, the same voice and emotion.When the trembling palms supported Qiuhua's body, the main scene of this scene had just begun.

According to polls, because of the Iranian oil crisis, the United States’ stance has led to more than 50.00% of British citizens’ dissatisfaction with the United States. The Conservative Party blames the Labor Party’s rough handling of the problem, but also agrees that it should take a tough attitude towards Iran. .

"Liward, it's all rumors. Some newspapers are irresponsible and hasty to attract people's attention. You also know that the environment of the free world will amplify a very small voice. This is why we are different from the Soviet bloc. place, but this is democracy.”

Alan Wilson downplayed it in front of the US ambassador to the UK. He accompanied the Great Britain Treasure to see his son David today. If he didn't hurry up, the national treasure might be misunderstood and cause unnecessary conflicts.

"The United States attaches great importance to the voice of the United Kingdom, but on some issues, it seems that they are not consistent, but the United States is not willing to quarrel with the United Kingdom or even France. This will only make the enemies of the free world happy." Liward said sincerely Said, "You don't know what kind of schadenfreude expressed by Soviet Pravda over the latest developments."

"Do you still read Pravda?" Alan Wilson lowered his eyelids, looking up and down with a look of judging whether the American ambassador is reliable. Although he also reads it himself, and the period is not late, he has a purpose , what is the purpose of this American?

Chapter 992 British Oceania Territory

Who sent you here?What is your purpose?Where do you stand?

Alan Wilson almost asked the American ambassador three soul-searching questions. His eyes were filled with the cold gaze of your boy who brought the Soviet Red Army here. On the grounds of being an ally, I should talk to Joseph about your reliability and put forward some opinions. After all, in recent years, reports of Soviet spies have been common."

Liward swallowed for no reason. The permanent undersecretary of the British Foreign Office in front of him is a friend of the Republican senator, and the senator's best name is McCarthyism.

"Mr. Wilson, it's extremely important for diplomatic work to learn about the Soviet Union's movements." Liward quickly explained, seeing that the people in front of him and McCarthy looked like each other, how dare he not make excuses, this is a big deal.

"That's right." Alan Wilson said in a noncommittal manner, "Of course, the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States requires the two countries to maintain it carefully, no matter in terms of the overall situation or the details. It is not Under such a severe situation, there is a gap between the UK and its allies, and the UK will try its best to make efforts in the diplomatic field, and I hope France will stop here."

Alan Wilson still expressed that the United Kingdom is willing to think from the standpoint of the United States. This is of course false. He started from the position of strength and stung the French. How could it be the other way around now.

After negotiating with the American ambassador, Alan Wilson left, and will accompany Great Britain Treasure to see the children later.There is still tomorrow, and Ms. Hepburn needs his comfort.

In the cabinet meeting room at No. [-] Downing Street, Prime Minister Attlee is holding a cabinet meeting, discussing several management plans for the British Oceania Territory sent by the cabinet secretary, Sir Norman Brooke.

After Alan Wilson returned to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his eyes should not be limited to the perspective of the Malayan colony, but to take an overview of the overall situation and calculate how much heritage the British Empire still has value, which can be preserved or realized.What should be fought for, what should be sold should be sold at a good price.

The non-nuclear version of the new British heavy aircraft carrier is progressing very quickly, reflecting the strength of the old British shipbuilding power.

It has been discussed by the cabinet as the Queen Victoria-class aircraft carrier, and this class of heavy-duty aircraft carrier has an order from Australia, which is the second ship of this class of heavy-duty aircraft carrier.

Australia's and even the entire South Pacific's problems have fallen into the sight of him, the permanent deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Because the [-] nautical mile exclusive economic zone that Iceland has won has been recognized by the world, the value of these small South Pacific colonies that are not so difficult to control will naturally rise.

The British colonies in the South Pacific, except for one of them, which is quite special, is Vanuatu, which is jointly administered by Britain and France.Colonies jointly operated by Britain and France are very rare, and there is such a piece in Oceania.

In addition to this piece, there are Solomon Islands with a land area of ​​160 square kilometers and an exclusive economic zone of 75 million square kilometers; Tuvalu with an exclusive economic zone of 130 square kilometers and a land area of ​​[-] square kilometers. Fiji has an economic zone of [-] million square kilometers.

Kiribati has an exclusive economic zone of 360 million square kilometers, Tonga has an exclusive economic zone of 70 square kilometers, and the Cook Islands has an exclusive economic zone of 200 million square kilometers.

According to the division of exclusive economic zones, the above-mentioned Oceania colonies currently controlled by the British have a land area of ​​about 1000 square kilometers and an exclusive economic zone of about [-] million square kilometers.

The combined area of ​​this ocean is the same as that of France, the second largest territorial water in the world in later generations.

And from a military point of view, these British colonies are all in the east of Australia. If Britain is in the hands, what happens to Australia, and it will not turn against the United Kingdom.

The Oceanian colony with a combined area of ​​[-] square kilometers is not small, but the population is not large. It is not difficult for Britain to control it, especially now.

There is also a reason mentioned in the document, which can achieve the best of both worlds, which not only eases the financial burden, but also increases the British military power, that is, disarmament.

In terms of the source of troops in the UK, the UK currently maintains a scale of 80, which is indeed quite difficult for the current population base of the UK.

Disarmament is a matter of time. Even if the British economy recovers well after the war, it will not be able to maintain the current size of the army.Britain has always had a tradition of employing foreigners. Not only France has the Foreign Legion, but Britain also has it, most of which come from Nepal.

But Nepal is now independent and using Nepalese is not as convenient as it used to be.Malaya, although they have built up two heavy decorations, are currently limited to defending against the Indonesian threat.It is also necessary to find a source of troops that can share the pressure of the British army.

Alan Wilson found it, on these humble islands.These small islands in the South Pacific are all Austronesian languages, and they are the descendants of people who were driven to the north ten thousand years ago. To be honest, they are the descendants of East Asians who were driven out by the ancestors of the Han nationality.

Austronesians are widely distributed in Southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean.But the Austronesians in Southeast Asia and the Austronesians in the Pacific are different, just like black Africa is a concept, but West Africa and East Africa have no similarities except for their dark skin.

The Austronesian people in Southeast Asia are short in stature and poor in physical fitness.The ethnic groups have island characteristics.The Austronesian languages ​​that go farther away are not weak chickens, such as the Maori in New Zealand.

The Austronesians in the South Pacific and their Southeast Asian relatives are almost two extremes. The later Dashi Johnson is the descendant of the local Samoans. The Austronesians on the Oceania islands are strong and tall.

In this report, the proposal to recruit troops from the local area was mentioned to replace some of the functions of the overseas British army.

In this way, the cost savings can make the Ministry of Finance happy, and the cost savings can also make the Ministry of Defense happy, allowing defense research to receive greater financial support, and the Colonial Department is also happy.

The financial status of the British colonies in Oceania is actually not bad, not because the local economy is so good, but because when Alan Wilson was the High Commissioner of Malaya, he raised funds through the sale of islands, which is still going on now, such as which comprador If you want to experience the life of an island owner, you can propose a purchase to the colonial government.

The Oceania colonies sold islands mainly to wealthy Australian businessmen, and the income from the sale of islands was used to maintain the colony's finances, which was also a kind of real estate prosperity in a sense.

This comprehensive plan that took care of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Colonies was the subject of discussion at this cabinet meeting. Alan Wilson was impeccable in writing the report.

When a cabinet secretary explained to the cabinet ministers, it was even more powerful. Simply put, it increased the value of the colony, maintained the original defense force, but reduced financial expenditure.

At the same time, it can also enhance the influence of the British Empire on Australia. The only omission is whether Australia will agree.Another purpose of Pamela Mountbatten going to Australia to give birth is this.

Alan Wilson is the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Regardless of other people's ideas, he believes that the second permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actually his wife, Ms. Pamela Mountbatten, especially on the issue of Oceania.

How to get Australia to support the UK and jointly deal with this issue involves another country, the Netherlands.Papua New Guinea is now divided into two parts, the west controlled by the Netherlands and the east controlled by Australia.

The entire island of Papua New Guinea has a large area, and its population is not large in Southeast Asia, but the population of Australia is too small, and it seems that Papua New Guinea has a large population.

What if the Netherlands makes the part it controls independent in the future?If so, Australia's controlled east may also become independent, which is a point of interest when controlled, but may be a threat when it is lost.

"Since everyone has come to a consensus, the proposal of the British Oceania Territory has been passed." Prime Minister Attlee scratched his smooth scalp and nodded, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will handle this matter, no problem."

"No problem." Harold Wilson nodded and agreed, "Alan was the former High Commissioner of Malaya. He is very familiar with Asian affairs and is also a good candidate for handling it."

Before the Foreign Secretary informed, Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke had first informed the result, "It's all in your thinking, right? You have served in Asia, and this is your job."

"Sir Norman, my little cleverness is completely different from yours." Alan Wilson replied flatteringly, "Now we will see if we can persuade Australia to separate New Britain from New Guinea."

"I remember your wife has gone to Australia. There won't be any special missions, right?" Norman Brook asked from a third-party perspective with a flat face.

"We can't deny that there are accidents that affect the overall situation in terms of details. The world is so big, and anything can happen." Alan Wilson admitted sideways that his wife's going to Australia is not entirely waiting to give birth, and the wife of a patriot is also a patriot , sometimes need to accept patriotic missions.

If this matter is done properly, the UK's future territorial waters will have an additional area of ​​1000 million square kilometers.The national power of the United Kingdom may not be able to suppress the turbulent mainland, but how many islands can it suppress?It is still possible to give it a try.

"Want to divide New Britain?" Australian Governor Slim couldn't help but said after listening to the old boss's daughter, "Is there always such an idea? Let me try."

"In case New Guinea becomes independent in the future, New Britain Island can be used as a frontier, which is also good for Australia's national defense." Pamela Mountbatten said shyly, "Please trouble the Governor."

Chapter 993 Flying Coffin

"I'm thinking of a suitable reason." Slim smiled wryly, "Well, I'll draw up a battle plan to prove it."

"That couldn't be better." Pamela Mountbatten expressed his thanks, explaining the benefits of the partition of New Guinea from the military field, it can be said to be a heavyweight evidence, especially the British Marshal himself, will definitely be able to Persuade the Australian government.

The formulation of a military plan does not have to be carried out. War is always the last option. The military advantage of separating the island of New Britain from New Guinea is that it can be checked and balanced after New Guinea becomes independent one day.

The current Governor of Australia is a genuine British Field Marshal. Slim's journey to the army has been full of twists and turns, and he has had conflicts with almost all his superiors, except Mountbatten, the commander of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia.

With such a relationship, Pamela Mountbatten's door-to-door request this time, Marshal Slim, who is about to be the outgoing Governor of Australia, has no reason to refuse.

Because of World War II, the British Empire has become a thing of the past, but the current remaining strength is still a behemoth to Australia. At least part of Australia's security still depends on the United Kingdom, especially considering the importance of the existence of the Malayan colony.

During World War II, New Britain Island was once an important base for the Japanese army going south and an important springboard for threatening Australia's security. Therefore, a war broke out. The competition for New Britain Island lasted for two years until Japan officially surrendered.

Australians must still have fresh memories of the battle at that time. This plan is to explain the benefits of dividing New Guinea and New Britain from a military perspective.

Pamela Mountbatten is going to do other things. She has contributed a lot to Australia's insecurity towards Asia. She frequently mentions the history of the Japanese army going south, which is almost a compulsory course every year.

The gathering to commemorate the outbreak of the war and the time of important battles cost the Mountbatten Group a lot of public relations funds.

However, these public relations expenses are worthwhile. Pamela Mountbatten easily convened a group of MPs and opened the revolving door for these MPs.

Australians are not the only ones who can open the revolving door to Australian MPs. Britain can do the same. Pamela Mountbatten doesn’t know about the 21st century. There is also the example of the Australian Prime Minister going to the UK to become a senior civil servant after resigning. But the revolving door has already been opened, and the destination is different. But the reason is the same.

Holding up her hands waving the pound, Pamela Mountbatten has conquered these congressmen with her wealth and billions, and is willing to provide support for this, "The heavy aircraft carrier has been completed, and the second ship belonging to Australia is also under construction in an orderly manner. If If all goes well, the gentlemen will be able to meet it in no time."

"The quality of British construction is unquestionable." Six or seven Australian MPs immediately scrambled to express their favor.

"The same is true for strategic vision." Pamela Mountbatten said with a gentle smile that she was not exaggerating.

At the meeting of the Cabinet Office, Alan Wilson, who was getting thinner because his wife left London, was listening to the Ministry of Defense's fighter procurement plan and requirements. The performance data, put forward the request to the supplier.

F-104 fighter jet?This type of fighter cheered up Alan Wilson. He was actually not very familiar with the various fighters of the early Cold War, especially the first and second generation fighters.This one, however, is an exception.

Who doesn't know the great name of the coffin in the air? The crash rates of F-104 fighter jets are: Federal Republic of Germany 30.00% 30.00, Netherlands 30.00% 30.00, Belgium 40.00% 15.00, Italy [-]% [-], Canada [-]% [-], Japan [-]%, and the United States did not disclose.

Not to mention this typical failure, even the Phantom fighter, the leader of the second generation fighter, is not very advanced.

The Phantom's design is based on the expectation that future aerial combat will be a duel of long-range missiles, with both sides unable to see each other.So why do fighter jets need air-to-air artillery and dogfighting capabilities?

Unfortunately, technical limitations of early missiles such as the Sparrow radar-guided missile and restrictive rules of engagement meant that the Phantom had to engage in hand-to-hand combat with smaller, lighter MiG fighters.

The entire second-generation fighter jets, because of the advanced concept, have various design arrangements, resulting in strange shapes of this generation fighter jets, but in actual combat, it turned out that they could not meet the requirements of actual combat, because the combat methods and previous expectations have already A lot has changed.

High altitude and high speed are not the main scope of air combat, so the performance advantages of second-generation aircraft are not the decisive factor in determining the outcome of air combat.

"Frank, the development of new fighter jets must have put a lot of pressure on the Ministry of Finance, right?" Alan Wilson, who had returned from his soul, suddenly said. He had just wandered out of the sky, and before he had a specific idea, he kicked the ball to the Ministry of Finance.

"Oh, Alan, of course." Frank smiled, not knowing what Alan Wilson meant.

"After all, it's not easy to spit out the money from the Ministry of Finance." As soon as Alan Wilson said that, colleagues in Whitehall laughed out loud, and the heated discussion just now turned into a relaxed one.

"It's all taxpayers' money." Frank coughed softly, sticking to his duty as a humble social organ.

"There is such a saying, but I believe the Ministry of Finance does not think so." Alan Wilson frowned, "We all know that the application of new technologies costs money, and it costs a lot of money. The current situation It’s not clear, we may face a new minister this year, so it’s too early to talk about it, of course we’re not turning a blind eye to the innovation of new technology, but we need to make more careful considerations. Money should be spent in important places, right?”

Alan Wilson, who hadn't thought of how to use this flying coffin for the time being, tried to postpone the matter, and began to operate when his thinking was clear.

There is nothing wrong with thinking this way. Although he is not the executive deputy secretary of the Ministry of Defense, the chief of staff of the British armed forces is Field Marshal Mountbatten. If he thinks about it, he can discuss it with his father-in-law.

After the meeting, Alan Wilson greeted Frank and said that he did not intend to trouble the Ministry of Finance.Frank agreed with this explanation, because the real permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance was concurrently served by the cabinet secretary.

Without misunderstanding Frank, Alan Wilson considered analyzing the value of the flying coffin, and even the entire second-generation fighter.What countermeasures can be taken so that the United Kingdom can obtain the greatest benefits.

It's not easy, because each attitude pays off differently, but it's almost impossible to get them all.

For example, it is easy for the UK to refuse to fly coffins, but the UK will develop its own second-generation fighter jets because of this. The second-generation fighter jets as a whole are a generation of failures. It is just a failure from one failure to another.

Looking at the United States on the other side of the ocean, Allen Wilson not only does not want to reduce the number of second-generation fighter jets, but also hopes that there will be as many as possible.

Can you skip the second-generation fighter?There must be a sufficient reason. Who will fill the vacant position?The UK is second to none in the field of engines. I think it is not a big problem, but can it keep up in other aspects?

"Use large transport aircraft and carrier-based aircraft to squeeze the military expenditure of the Air Force? Sell a loophole to the United States?" Alan Wilson touched his chin, thinking hard in the office of the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He had to say that he thought of the old road of military struggle.

This is of course harmful to a country, and the United States' ICBM project is not just that.

But I have to admit that if you want to squeeze the funds for the second-generation fighter jets, this trick is not impossible when you have no choice.

Once Britain's share of second-generation fighter jets is squeezed, the alternative is to buy American fighter jets.However, this is a diplomatic work. As the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alan Wilson has a hundred reasons why this deal cannot be negotiated.

From the perspective of the United States, the lack of second-generation fighter jets in the United Kingdom is undoubtedly a big flaw.The United States can use this to coerce Britain to make concessions on some issues of interest.

But only Alan Wilson himself knows that this is not a flaw in the UK, but a flaw in the United States.If the United States threatens Britain in this way, the future will be quite beautiful.

What he thought was beautiful, but Alan Wilson was not sure that he could do it, when he was thinking hard.At this time, in Canberra, the capital of Australia, Australian Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies was holding the military combat plan formulated by Governor-General Marshal Slim, "Governor Slim's military plan is indeed quite reasonable."

"As the ruling party, we have to think in the long term. Today New Guinea is managed by Australia, but what if one day we have to become independent and become an enemy of Australia? We must learn from the United Kingdom and leave some weight in our hands. Code to prevent this future from happening."

Hearing what the prime minister said, the ministers of the Menzies government, who had been opened the revolving door by Pamela Mountbatten, immediately agreed, "We have always admired London's keenness on strategic issues and its long-term vision of being prepared for danger in times of peace, which is worth learning from. "

The island of New Britain was separated from New Guinea and served as a British forward base for the security of Australia.The passage of this resolution is a certainty.