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The independence of Yemen this time will be an opportunity for Britain to justify itself. He feels that the Arabs have nothing to say. Do they still expect Britain to merge the Arab Empire and then applaud and celebrate?

Prime Minister Eden is also looking forward to the opening of the round table meeting, because he made a slip of the tongue in the House of Commons, saying that nuclear submarines should be on par with the United States. Recently, the Prime Minister has been annoyed, especially by the Labor Party.

Before the Yemeni delegation arrived in London, Lin Lianyu, a local Chinese educator in Malaya, first came to London and met with Alan Wilson in private. The public name was to investigate the background of the British education power and continue to study. In fact, It is to report the situation in Xiangjiang.

Because the prelude to the Vietnam War has begun, Xiangjiang will inevitably be affected to a certain extent. For example, some prohibited products cannot be traded in an aboveboard way as before.There is no way around this, the United States has to give face, and normal trade has not stopped.

"We express our gratitude for the completion and supply of the Dongshen Water Supply Project. Xiangjiang is a British colony only temporarily, and sooner or later it will return to your hands." After seeing Lin Lianyu, Allen Wilson said directly, "The interests of Britain and the United States It is not completely consistent, we also want to make a decision that is fully in line with the interests of the UK, and the current status quo of Xiangjiang needs to be jointly maintained by our two countries."

"Master Zhongtang, the other party also understands the difficulties of the United Kingdom." Lin Lianyu hesitated, and informed the results of this communication, and a certain big country expressed understanding.

"Diplomacy is basically based on strength and status. The success of Britain's diplomacy at the beginning was dependent on Britain's national strength. Now it has been considered more because Britain's national strength is not as good as before. In fact, Washington hopes that Britain will completely close the Hong Kong port. We The reason for the refusal is that the UK still has the strength to say no. With regard to the water supply issue, let Washington not be too persuasive." Alan Wilson also explained the difficulties of the UK.

It is true that the UK is partly back to the UK before World War II, but the US is not the US before World War II.

Even if the United Kingdom can still maintain the framework of a world power, it must admit that the United States is the strongest. It has done its best to maintain normal imports and exports. It is impossible to be completely unaffected by the Vietnam War.

The UK is still losing money. If we don’t work hard in other places this year, our overseas income may not be so good.

There is another important reason for maintaining the relationship, that is, the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. This is also an explanation from the United Kingdom to Washington. The United States can know that the United Kingdom maintains a certain level of communication, but if France does this, the United States may not necessarily know.

"I've said it all, I still hope that Southeast Asia, especially Malaya, can maintain stability." Lin Lianyu said this and continued, "Master Zhongtang knows everything."

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't know anything." Alan Wilson shook his head and denied, "For the Vietnam War, I only say one thing, don't underestimate the strategic strength of the United States. As far as I know, the US military's strategy is Based on defensive counterattacks, no ground campaign has been launched yet.”

The United States also has such a thing as strategic determination. Washington is not a group of Slavic diodes.

"At the end of the day, your country's testicles are held in the hands of the Americans, not the British. Even if you temporarily change your tone and say that Malaya has been an inseparable part of you since ancient times, London doesn't care. Put the nuclear bomb in the center of Kuala Lumpur."

Alan Wilson sighed, "We judge that the United States will not win this time, but one thing has not changed. The United States can hit your door at any time, not the other way around. With the geographical location of the United States, as long as it can guarantee the safety of the homeland , even if Chang Gong’s island is used as a nuclear test site, you can’t help it. The road ahead of your country is that you can defeat the most powerful sea power of the United States, so that you can really stand up and be a man. Just look at the United States at your doorstep It's no use making jokes."

Some words are unacceptable, but it is also true. Detonating the fraud island cannot achieve the goal. The United States still has Japan in its hands. If Japan is detonated, it will not be able to stop the rise of a certain big country?

We in the United States have long discovered that the Japanese Communist Party has not been wiped out, and it is time for the Sino-US alliance to start again.

Anyway, later generations have not even touched the first layer of warning line, let alone let the United States detonate Japan. It is useless for the army to be strong. For example, both land and sea are strong.

The Malayan colony is also making its own preparations for the Vietnam War. Richard is building the Kra defense line along the junction of the Kra Isthmus to prevent the spillover of the Indochina war.As for East Malaysia, don't worry, unless the enemy can swim over.

The independent leaders who came to London this time belonged to seven different forces, including representatives of the Free Officers Organization and six emirates.The six emirates are all tribal leaders in South Yemen. As for the royal family in North Yemen, they have fled to Saudi Arabia and were taken in by the Saudi royal family.

This is the situation in Yemen as a whole today. The Houthi armed forces of later generations are actually in North Yemen, but now North Yemen is controlled by the Free Officers Organization.This change must have made Saudi Arabia very unhappy, but Saudi Arabia in this era has little influence, and it is certainly impossible to organize a coalition of peace religions to act as a Sunni boss.

Under the complicated gaze of the Saudis, the Yemen Independence Roundtable Conference opened in London. Prime Minister Eden paid so much attention to it. Alan Wilson began to perform the duties of the permanent deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and personally came forward to have a good talk with these people. Can you Find a way to get the best of both worlds.

In order to show his sincerity, Alan Wilson first launched a resource offensive, holding the documents of oil, gas and gold mines discovered in Yemen, some of which were true and false, and began to guide the direction of the meeting.

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"London is still quite optimistic about the development of Yemen." Alan Wilson smiled, holding a half-truth resource assessment document, and said to the representatives of all parties who came to the round table meeting, "In fact, we have discovered Yemen's resources a long time ago. , but it has not been mined for so many years, and it is ready to hand over the wealth to Yemen after independence."

Alan Wilson lied without blushing, obviously because the mining cost could not be compared with that of the Gold Coast and Australia, and he felt that it was a pity to discard it if it was tasteless.But in his mouth, it became Britain's grace to Yemen, but Yemenis can't refute him, because the oil, gas and gold mines in Yemen are really beautiful.

Britain's occupation of Yemen itself is more about the strategic position. To put it bluntly, it is about the safety of the Suez Canal.

Yemenis, including Fahra, a representative of the Free Officers Organization, looked at the wealth that theoretically belonged to them and beamed with joy.Allen Wilson keeps talking, and has already painted some wonderful prospects for Yemen. The old rules start with history and culture, and places with a bit of history like this. He discovered this when he was in India.

Yemen is one of the origins of the Arab nation, especially in the past two years, because the United Kingdom is about to shrink, so this kind of talk is allowed to spread in Yemen.

It can be said that many people in Yemen currently have a sense of historical pride. They just don’t know if they will be like India in the future. Whenever they talk about history, they always raise their chests proudly.

Obviously, the completeness of this resource assessment has opened up the situation. After several representatives of the Sultanate expressed their gratitude, Fahra also expressed his gratitude to the United Kingdom. In short, the attitude of the Free Officers Organization is relatively soft.

After several failures in North Africa, Nasser has fully experienced the cunning of imperialism, fearing that his sense of existence would be too high, so he chose to manipulate the political situation in Yemen from behind the scenes.As for the Sudans and chiefs in South Yemen, everything will wait until the British leave.

If you just look at the data, Yemen's foundation is far from bad, it is quite good.This is also very normal, this is a worse world.Many advantages that exist on paper may not be as powerful as I think when they are actually used.

In people's eyes, the torrent of steel in the Soviet Union is not so sharp in Russia's hands.

The financial nuclear weapon of the city on the top of the hill, Russia said that is the case.A certain big country boasted of its strong organizational power, and the devil capital also smiled.

After reading these resource assessment documents, the morale of these representatives was boosted for a while, which is very normal.

Just when these Arabs were happy, Alan Wilson reminded lightly, "How does the UK know, who can better represent the rights and interests of the Yemeni people?"

The meaning of this sentence is very clear. The UK has not yet said who will give these things to. It is too early for you to be happy, and the distribution right is still in the hands of the UK.

The world is not equal. Those old battleships in Malaya that can only patrol the Bay of Bengal now, as long as they sail to the port of Yemen, they will destroy the world.Don't really think of the UK as an imperialist power. It may be submissive in front of the United States and the Soviet Union. In front of Yemen, the UK can also strike hard.

"Actually, we in the UK feel that Yemen can implement a federal system." After his immediate boss set the tone, Dixon took over the leadership of the meeting and talked with these national leaders about the political system.

What kind of regime Yemen will be after independence is destined to be a difficult topic. Alan Wilson left the round table directly and left everything else to others.

The peace talks were difficultly carried out amidst the tense confrontation between the two sides. The entire negotiation was intermittent and often reached a deadlock due to minor details and even wording issues.For example, regarding the determination of the political system, Farah, on behalf of the Free Officers Organization, must have reservations, because the Free Officers Organization is definitely more capable of fighting than these small sultanates, but it can be suspended.

Because Nasser is more inclined to solve each other's problems with these small sultanates alone after the British leave.

The representatives of the Sultanate objected and asked to use the word with the meaning of ending, but Fahrah disagreed. After difficult negotiations, they finally decided to use "cease proceeding".Every time a problem gets stuck or some progress is made, both sides stop to consult the institutions they represent.Negotiations between the two sides are still difficult.

If it were British India's independence, Allen Wilson would definitely try his best to provoke the negotiations, and the longer the negotiations, the better.

But since it is Yemen?You can do what you like, there are oil and natural gas, there are small Arab countries that are not as good as the Persian Gulf, and there are gold mines that are not as good as Australia and the Gold Coast.

It is in Britain's best interest to make the Yemen issue their own, and of course he took the time to receive the Saudi ambassador.The ambassador of this pro-American country is rarely so proactive.Obviously, Saudi Arabia is very concerned about the future direction of the place under this ass.

Alan Wilson couldn't help thinking of the past when the Sunni leader assembled hundreds of thousands of troops and was beaten by Hussein in disgrace. It's just that Hussein represents Shiites, and now the situation in North Yemen is more complicated. On the one hand, North Yemen is indeed a Shiites, on the other hand, according to unconfirmed information, the Freedom Officers Organization is supported by the Soviet Union.Obviously the Soviet Union is more difficult to deal with than the Shiites.

"Could it be that the history line has ended?" After receiving the Saudi ambassador with a cloth on his head, Alan Wilson lit a cigar and laughed involuntarily.

Just muttering like this, Dixon came in to report on the progress, saying that the differences between the two sides are still greater than the consensus, "Secretary-General, the negotiations are still quite difficult."

"I understand the difficulty." Alan Wilson danced happily, "It's like an election. There are currently two parties. Voters think they can choose someone who will increase their job opportunities, but in fact they may choose A candidate who cut his health insurance. You want someone tough on illegal immigration, but the candidate came into office to care about pollution. Not to mention something very serious about the regime. That's something to talk about .”

"However, our prime minister is still very happy. The approval rating that fell before seems to have stabilized." Dixon smiled tacitly.

"In a world that is not very peaceful, diplomatic work is naturally a good way to increase approval ratings. But it doesn't work if it is too unsettled, and diplomatic work becomes a hot potato." Alan Wilson shrugged, "Fortunately, we are very far away from the Vietnam issue. Otherwise, the situation may be like that of the Americans. Oh, by the way, pay more attention to the French."

Alan Wilson remembers that France was the first country in Western Europe to attack the US dollar, but it is not known exactly when, and now the Vietnam War has already started.Who knows what de Gaulle is doing secretly now?

France is a natural challenger. He saw that the United States was deeply mired in the quagmire of the Vietnam War, the government deficit and trade deficit were getting bigger and bigger, and the U.S. dollar was being issued indiscriminately. s attack.

The attacks on the US dollar by European countries have continued for many years. Every country's ass is not clean, but France is undoubtedly the first to do it.

Since the franc entered the depreciation track, France has a huge balance of payments surplus, which has accumulated a large amount of US dollar reserves.

President de Gaulle's loyal and hard-charging economic advisers, Jacques Rouve and Maurice Courve Demville, were leaders of the monetary traditionalists who believed that the United States was deliberately destroying the cornerstone of the international monetary system, the bond between the dollar bill and gold. fixed exchange rate.

De Gaulle was acutely aware that by converting France's accumulated dollar reserves into gold, he could both bolster gold's international status and at the same time deal a heavy blow to America's international political and economic leadership.

However, unlike history, although the British pound has declined, it has not plummeted like the original history. The US dollar is the pillar of the Bretton Woods system, but in fact there are two pillars, and there is one pound. Once the US dollar declines , the pound may take its place.

This is different. I don’t know if de Gaulle has considered that the British pound still has a transaction share of more than 30.00%. If the British pound supports the Bretton Woods system, even if France attacks with all its strength, the Bretton Woods system is still unbreakable.

In January, at the same time as Lyndon Johnson was re-elected, the Bank of France announced its intention to convert all new inflows of dollar reserves, as well as some of its existing dollar reserves, into gold.To reinforce his harsh criticism of US fiscal policy laissez-faire, President de Gaulle proposed two global monetary reform proposals, with the ambitious goal of strengthening the role of gold in the global monetary system.

In terms of duties, he, the cabinet secretary, should discuss countermeasures with the Bank of England. From the perspective of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, he should remind the United States and the French of their wolfish ambitions.

But after thinking about it, there is only one person Alan Wilson can trust, and that is the richest woman in Britain who is about to return to London, Ms. Pamela Mountbatten.

This is the richest woman cultivated by myself. There is no bank in the UK that should be trusted more than her. When Pamela Mountbatten walked out of the London theater, the senior licking dog had been waiting for a long time. Welcome to the respected richest woman. Loyal London.

"Honey, aren't you presiding over the round table meeting?" Pamela Mountbatten was full of interest, but the smile on her cheeks clearly showed that she was happy to welcome her husband.

"A colony is independent, how can it be as important as my wife's return home?" Alan Wilson said with a dismissive face, saying that the future of a country of 50 square kilometers is not worth a penny, "On the contrary, I have a decision to decide the world. I want to discuss and discuss with you about the big things we are going to."

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A major event that determines the direction of the world?Pamela Mountbatten was full of suspicion when she heard it. Based on her understanding of her husband, this kind of thing?Wouldn't it be a rocket ride?

Yes and no!Riding on a rocket is an important basis for a couple's relationship, but in such a public place at the London airport, how could Alan Wilson speak his mind?It made him look like a lustful evil ghost, although it was indeed similar.

Holding his wife's hand and walking out of the airport, the car was already waiting outside the airport. The richest woman fell into her husband's arms habitually, "Did the round table meeting go well?"

"It's okay, it can be said to be smooth or not. Anyway, we are not going to take this place." Alan Wilson's tone was calm, "The main problem is the political system. After the Saudis overthrew the Yemeni Sultan The regime cares so much about it, it almost shows it on the face."

"The Saudis are concerned. I remember that Saudi Arabia doesn't seem to be a very powerful country in the Middle East." Pamela Mountbatten felt amused when she heard it, "Saudi Arabia is actually concerned about the British affairs?"

There is nothing wrong with the view of the richest woman in this era. At present, Saudi Arabia has a population of more than 400 million. In the Arab world, there is generally no population explosion in the 60s.Population is really an important criterion for determining the internal status of the Arab world. Whether the population is a dividend needs to be matched with a series of basic conditions such as the country's resources and land.

Why is Egypt the leader of the Arab world in this era?Egypt has a population of 3000 million. Conscription can raise an army of one million. This is something that Saudi Arabia cannot do anyway.

This will not change just because Saudi Arabia has two dollars. During the Cold War, there were more Arab countries ahead of Saudi Arabia. Egypt, Syria, Iraq and even Jordan were more appealing than Saudi Arabia.

Even before the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein looked like a natural leader of the Arab world, and Saudi Arabia also bowed to Saddam Hussein.

Why is Saudi Arabia never known for its combat power? Pakistan is so poor, and Saudi Arabia treats Pakistan with courtesy. It also counts on the upper limit of the world's combat power of the Peace Church to help itself when something happens.

Alan Wilson just commented on Saudi Arabia casually, but Pamela Mountbatten is obviously very interested in Saudi Arabia, "Is there any room for entering Saudi Arabia?"

"The United States will explode, don't bring shame on yourself. This country has learned all the skills of the United Kingdom in terms of despicability and shamelessness." Alan Wilson flatly rejected his wife's adventurous thinking, "Now your group has become the United Kingdom. Don’t take such a risky move. At least for now, the United States is still extremely powerful. Speaking of this issue, let’s have a good chat when we go home.”

If you want to make Saudi Arabia, a pro-American country, uncomfortable, there are actually many ways. Many threats that Saudi Arabia can deal with in this era may not be able to deal with it in this era. country ahead of Saudi Arabia.

If Alan Wilson wants Saudi Arabia to keep a low profile, for example, if he spreads the statement in Iran that the Shiites in the world belong to one family, it will be enough for Saudi Arabia to be nervous. Most of Saudi oil is in the eastern coastal area. The main belief in the region is not the mainstream belief in Saudi Arabia, but Shia.

In fact, there is an immediate matter that can be manipulated now, and that is Yemen. The main population of Yemen is in North Yemen, and North Yemen is where Shiites dominate.

Saudi Arabia is a monarchy and Britain wants Yemen to be a republic because the monarch has been overthrown.

If Saudi Arabia is a monarchy, while Yemen is a republic, Saudi Arabia is a pro-American country, Yemen is a pro-Soviet country, Saudi Arabia is a Sunni, and Yemen is a Shiite, wouldn’t everyone have a bright future?

Unless Saudi Arabia can bribe the United Kingdom with a billion dollars, otherwise, Alan Wilson has no reason to arrange the future of Yemen according to Saudi ideas, and there is a high probability that bribery will be useless, because basically Yemen and Saudi Arabia are not like the same kind of country .

As long as Saudi Arabia gives enough, Britain's position can also be flexible enough, just like Alan Wilson's previous mental journey, when there is no aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier is a living target.When there are two ski-jump aircraft carriers, it is not entirely true that the aircraft carrier is useless. After the electromagnetic ejection aircraft carrier starts, the theory that the aircraft carrier is useless is stupid and not worth refuting.

After the successful test-firing of anti-ship ballistic missiles, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet said, "The aircraft carrier is a living target." As long as his position is flexible enough, he will be invincible.

"My husband, you have worked so hard." Back home, Pamela Mountbatten took the initiative to give her husband a deep kiss, and then said, "It seems that the situation in many places is getting worse this year. Pakistan and India are also mutual Let’s be serious, the United States is also sending more troops to South Vietnam, not to mention Indonesia, the Australians are terrified.”

"At least Europe is calm. Except for France." Alan Wilson sat down on the sofa, "Our suspicious ally has been quite active in recent years. He has begun to bravely move towards the goal of a world power, and he has been secretly thinking about it. America's gold."

"Really?" Pamela Mountbatten frowned slightly and asked, "Then what should we do? Should we stand with the Americans, or?"

"This matter is more complicated. I haven't thought about it yet, but don't think that the UK has no action." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows. In the 70s and [-]s, the countries that attacked the US dollar, none of the three countries in Europe, Britain, France and Germany, were innocent. It is France, which does not mean that other countries are clean.

If you stand on the side of the United States and let France return without success, it can certainly be done with the current British pound settlement share.But the advantage of doing so is that the pound is still inevitable from a slow death.

Although Alan Wilson tried his best to protect the settlement share of the British pound, he even supported Malaya, a colony that was not dominated by the white ethnic group.But it also turned Britain's collapse into a chronic shrinkage.

Holding down France, the United States will still eat up the space of the pound bit by bit. The process may be more tortuous, but the result will not change.

So why jump out to block the knife for the United States?One operation is to make America great again?Let Britain be a follower later?Is this the meaning of Alan Wilson's work?

Sooner or later, the British pound will also have a knife, but it is just a matter of timing. The key is not to allow another person to take advantage of the knife. In the 70s and [-]s, there was another heavyweight player in the country that made a knife against the United States, which was Germany. people.In fact, since the birth of the euro, we knew that Germany was the final winner.

Alan Wilson can't let the Germans take advantage, at least not let Germany take advantage of enough to establish the basis of the euro, so there are still considerations for this matter.

Because of the first-mover advantage of the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, the United Kingdom established a colonial empire spanning Europe, the United States, Asia, Africa and Oceania with the backing of maritime hegemony and leveraged financial strength, monopolizing the global supply of raw materials and energy. It controls the division of the world market, controls the channels of ocean trade, and controls the flow of international capital.

Gold from all over the world flows to London from the gold mines in South Africa, Canada, the United States, Russia, Brazil, Australia and other places. The Bank of England uses its gold reserves as the basis to create the pound sterling that circulates around the world, and then sterling capital and industrial products flow from the UK to the world market. In the end, the huge profits flowed back to London with more gold, completing the big cycle of international capital.

Even now, the pound is much stronger than the French franc. If you want to make a move, should you wait until the French are suppressed or do it together with the French?This question requires careful consideration.

Knowing Alan Wilson's doubts, Pamela Mountbatten asked in silence for a moment, "Honey, is the Bretton Woods system unsustainable?"

"There are loopholes in that system, and it will be a matter of time before it can be maintained. In fact, our original suggestion was correct. Pricing commodities is the long-term solution. The United States disagreed at the time because the United Kingdom still controlled many colonies, and Gold was America's most powerful financial weapon at the time."

Alan Wilson said truthfully, "From the perspective of strength, our reasonable proposals have also been rejected by the Americans. If the Bretton Woods system collapses, I'm sure the United States will find a way to link commodities. Don't look at them in [-] I have been firmly opposed to doing this for four years. Is it important to have a face and money?"

"In order to prevent this kind of outcome, the British garrison in the Persian Gulf must not retreat." Pamela Mountbatten said for no reason, and then said, "I said, why do you want me to focus on operating Australia? In terms of the quality of iron ore, No country in the world can compete with Australia. The British troops stationed in Australia must also stay in Australia for a long time."

"Hmm, that's right. This is actually to prepare for the world after the collapse of the Bretton Woods system. It is not yet that far. If the United States cannot achieve a quick victory in the Vietnam War, as time goes on, the United States will secretly overtake the Currency, who knows? The French know it, and go around making America very unhappy."

Alan Wilson returned to the French issue, and then kicked the ball to his wife, "If it were you, how would you look at this issue and how would you make a decision?"

"Is London ready to remain indifferent to this kind of thing?" Pamela Mountbatten almost questioned the reliability of this government when she heard it.

"We don't know how much the U.S. dollar will be issued. It is impossible to stand firmly with France." Alan Wilson shook his head. Then it was the first backstab. If France took advantage and did not face retaliation, it might make some people in the country tempted. Now we don’t know what step France can do? Do you want me to ask de Gaulle how to prepare Is it okay?"

"I suggest acting with the French. What do you think?" Pamela Mountbatten said her thoughts, and then looked at her husband.

"Oh, the Anglo-French alliance. In fact, it is also possible!" Alan Wilson heard, "Then you must be prepared now. The starting point cannot be in London. Switzerland is a good choice."

Chapter 290 Kind Britain

"Switzerland? I remember you called them the goblins of Zurich." Pamela Mountbatten grinned, talking about the nicknames given to the Swiss by the UK. "And didn't you declare that Switzerland is not a neutral country?"

"It's normal to have different opinions at different times. Switzerland is useful now. Switzerland is the most financialized country in Europe, and there are enough talent reserves. As long as you choose to start operations there, talents are readily available."

Alan Wilson didn't feel embarrassed at all, and explained directly, "From a national perspective, we can't directly enter into a confrontation with an unknown outcome, and neither can the financial field. A country can't just think about money. But at the personal level, mental arithmetic Inadvertently, the French could get a big deal."

The first person to eat the crab always gets the biggest bargain. Alan Wilson remembers that France did get a big bargain from this time.It has made the United States quite embarrassing. How embarrassing is it?