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The scene was solemn and people kept calm.The demonstrators were still worried about the horses the police rode — there were rumors that a group of anarchists were planning to put balls under the horses' hoofs, a dastardly practice many condemned.The police were also very restrained, and many seemed to just want to avoid confrontation.A group of demonstrators, led by a communist, broke through the cordon around the American embassy and rushed to Grosvenor Square.

At another march earlier, police clashed with demonstrators, but after several hours of struggle, some people were arrested, and that struggle was unsuccessful.

Another group of demonstrators handed over the petition to the prime minister's residence at No. [-] Downing Street, and then moved on to Hyde Park to give a speech, demanding that the government stop the Vietnam War immediately.

The former Prime Minister’s private secretary, now the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior, Brest, on behalf of Whitehall, resolutely committed to Britain’s anti-war stance, and said that the United Kingdom has been promoting the peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam, which made Alan Wilson shut my ass Secretary-General of the matter, reluctantly went to Washington.

Of course he didn't like the Vietnam War to end sooner, but it was still possible to make some efforts to end the Vietnam War.

George Blake nodded. The spillover effects of the Vietnam War had also appeared in the UK. He prepared a bit and then introduced the situation in France. There is no doubt that the situation in France is even more serious.

Alan Wilson expressed different opinions on this point. The more serious one is obviously the United States. On the contrary, Asia is silent. Both South Korea and Malaya are very calm. South Korea has killed more than [-], and now it is as quiet as a chicken. Park Chung-hee's Governing with an iron fist lives up to its reputation.

"Then why aren't there so many opponents in Asia?" George Blake couldn't help being a little curious, as if he was very interested in this issue.

"The system is different, and the nation's ability to bear is different. They are not electoral countries, and they will not protest over trivial matters, and the scale of the Vietnam War is not too large." With a population reduction of 50.00% as the bottom line, what happened in Vietnam is a catastrophe?

From the tone of Alan Wilson, it can be heard that he is actually not cold about the wave of protests of various sizes in Europe and the United States caused by the Vietnam War. What does it have to do with you?Do you have to show a ridiculous sense of justice at this time?But the free world has its own national conditions here.

"It cannot be ruled out that the wave of protests in various countries was inspired by the Soviet Union. I heard that protesters in France were holding flags with sickles and hammers." Allen Wilson said with a cold face, "This is the evidence. This can already be proved to be the Soviet bloc. Attack on the free world."

"Uh, I don't know much about this." George Blake said with an ignorant expression. "Actually, the protesters don't necessarily understand what their demands are. Most of them are ignorant."

Don't you forget to say good things for the Soviet Union at this time?Alan Wilson thought so in his heart, but he didn't dwell on this issue, "Then you should know about France's attack on the pound. Although De Gaulle's main target was the dollar, the United Kingdom is not like the United States because of the war. The U.S. dollar is in the international market, but the pound was indeed attacked half a year ago. It was just resisted by us."

This time the run on gold initiated by France was a chaotic battle. The Bretton Woods system was based on the US dollar and supplemented by the British pound.

In history, Charles de Gaulle launched an attack on Britain and the United States at the same time.Of course, that's because Britain's original historical economy has been slow to develop, and it was disgraced by France.

But in this world, the United Kingdom has not issued more pounds, and its economy is far better than that of the same period in history. Without giving France an opportunity, it is naturally impossible for de Gaulle to replicate the glory of forcing the British gold trading market to abandon the British pound for settlement of gold and switch to US dollars. record.

"We won't pretend that nothing has happened." Alan Wilson tapped his finger on the table lightly, and lowered his voice, "Are the French always so confident? Attacking two international currencies at once? They will definitely pay For the price, we're just looking for timing."

George Black raised his eyebrows, and heard an unusual meaning from the secretary-general, "Actually, this is not an unforgivable contradiction."

"Really?" Alan Wilson was noncommittal. "At the time of the most violent attack, London outflowed an average of ten tons of gold a day, which is not unforgivable? What is forgivable? World War?"

This is why the UK is holding on to the Gold Coast. If the Gold Coast is still under control, the Australian gold mines will also be in the hands of Pamela Mountbatten. This short but intense attack, how can the British government calm down? idle?

Britain's loss in gold is equivalent to Pamela Mountbatten's gains in this chaotic war. Of course, it is really nothing compared to the thousands of tons of gold exchanged in the United States, but it is not like what George Blake said can be forgiven.

"Everyone should be prepared, the time for us to teach the French a lesson is not far away." Almost at the same time, on another occasion, Britain lost Pamela Mountbatten, the patron saint of Britain. , encouraged the banker representative in front of him, "The high level of the franc will not last long, and it will definitely fall back to its own value."

The grand exercise announced by the Warsaw Pact finally started in April. The armies of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and the Democratic Germany, together with the Polish army, totaled 40 people. There were [-] tanks on the ground and thousands of fighter jets in the sky. and armed helicopters, started this large-scale exercise.

Exercises of this scale have naturally aroused the extreme vigilance of NATO. When the United States is deeply involved in the Vietnam battlefield and the US troops stationed in Germany are insufficient, any disturbance on the opposite side will attract the attention of NATO. Naturally, the Rheinland Army facing the Warsaw Pact It is the first to bear the brunt, and I dare not slack off.

Alan Wilson didn't care about this kind of muscle show on the bright side. After meeting with the ambassador, he focused on the wave of protests in France, targeting these people who appeared one after another in March. student organization above.

"Find out the identity of these people, whether they have been subjected to dangerous red thoughts." Alan Wilson had to call Richard White over and let the other party stand on the last post, "Richard, when you are about to retire This time, in fact, there will be more freedom in activities. Before you and John Rennie hand over, you will jointly lead the department to deal with this action. There are differences between Britain and France. He will be responsible for the domestic situation together with No. [-]. You can act boldly in France. There is a principle."

"I will try my best to draw these organizations to the Soviet Union." Richard White understood in seconds. At this time when he was about to leave the intelligence department, he knew that the supreme authority wanted him to have a grand farewell concert.

"Okay, I'm waiting for the good news." Allenwell smiled and stood up. He still had to go to No. [-] Downing Street to talk to the Prime Minister about this military exercise, and to report the assessment information on the first Warsaw Pact exercise.

The Warsaw Pact is a military organization established by the Soviet Union. The style of military exercises is naturally an extension of the Soviet military exercises. The military exercises of the Cold War are not defensive in nature in the 21st century. It is obvious that all previous military exercises of the Warsaw Pact They are practicing how to attack, and NATO is practicing how to defend.

This year's Warsaw Pact military exercise can be called the largest ever, which naturally caused tension in Western Europe, but there is a secretary-general here who is not nervous.

"The British are more vigilant than the Americans." Andropov commented after reporting the intelligence, "But we have also made it clear that the Trotskyists have developed rapidly over the years."

"Let's take advantage of them." Brezhnev put down the intelligence and expressed a chaotic and neutral position. "They have their goals, and we also have ours. Sometimes allies and enemies are not very clear."

The first thousand and 350 chapter two preparation and running-in

Brezhnev was a very down-to-earth man, and although he was more of a pusher of Soviet influence than Khrushchev, he didn't really believe in ideals.

Let alone Trotskyists in France, even if they are true scientific socialists, he feels that the Soviet Union does not have the ability to support them, so it is better to take this opportunity to sort out the affairs of their own camp.

What interested Brezhnev in this chaotic war in France was actually the gold run between France and the United States. Unfortunately, the financial sector was the Soviet Union's shortcoming. The expression is fairly clear, but the Soviet Union really can't help.

Fortunately, Brezhnev is not a person who is entangled. Naturally, he can't help but think about it. He can use the time of the European and American gold wars to solve the Polish problem.

"Comrade Andropov, pay close attention to the melee in the financial field of several countries. We are not involved, but we should know."

"Understood, Comrade Brezhnev." Andropov nodded, turned and left Brezhnev's office, and the rest of the time was left to No. [-] person.

"Comrade Grechko, oh, the moon landing plan is of course very important, but I think the Ministry of Defense should come up with a more realistic combat plan. Yes, Poland, come to the Kremlin to talk Let's talk."

Brezhnev picked up the phone and said calmly, "If this problem is solved, the moon landing plan will receive the full support of the party and the country. I believe that we will still be the winners in this moon landing race, just like before. It’s the same as any previous competition.”

Chaos is also Alan Wilson's evaluation of this year. In fact, he also believes that the boundaries between enemies and allies are particularly unclear this year.

This may be the case of the so-called collapse of ritual and music, although this collapse of ritual and music is not a total collapse, it only existed in the post-war Bretton Woods system, and after the Kabul trapeze, middle-aged aspiring middle-aged people everywhere are ready to move, and Russia first started to smash the pot Still not the same.

So after discussion, although many countries are protesting and citizens have shown disobedience, Alan Wilson still feels that the situation is not bad.

Of course it’s not bad, the world has not yet turned into a red sea of ​​fighting. If the Fed wants to shear sheep, it will not even start with Latin America, which is the easiest and most powerful, let alone Europe, which should be the last in the sequence.

In the memory of the cabinet secretary-general, it was only after the disintegration of the Soviet Union that he took action against Europe, and the order was Latin America, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe.Latin America is the first place to be stabbed. Latin America has not been sheared yet, and Europe is still safe.

In the 21st century, there are not many choices for the United States. Russia is poor and tyrannical. Japan has been cut once, and Europe has been cut once. These two places are still good, at least not like Southeast Asia and Latin America. It can't grow anymore.

Pamela Mountbatten got busy all of a sudden, liaising with major British banks, preparing to settle accounts with the French for the unsuccessful sniping on the pound last year.

Alan Wilson, of course, represented Whitehall's support, and at the same time provided his own intelligence support, "The franc is not as powerful as the US dollar, but offense and defense are different. How much ammunition can French Africa provide the Bank of France? Those bankers must Consider this question. Besides, the franc is not as much as the dollar is issued.”

According to the agreement on the independence of the French African countries, with this agreement, the Central Bank of West African countries will give half of the foreign exchange reserves to the French treasury as collateral.CFA franc critics see the obligation as a shameful dependence on France.

French government officials serve on the management of the West African Common Monetary Agency.Both the French finance minister and the governor of the Banque de France participate in the twice-yearly meetings, one of which is held in Paris.

There are two support points for the euro in later generations, one is the economic system established by Germany in Eastern Europe after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and the other is Africa controlled by France, which endorses the euro.

The CFA franc was changed from being fixed against the franc to a fixed exchange rate against the euro. France is still the guarantor of the CFA franc. This has not changed because the franc has become the euro.

"How much can African countries provide to support the franc?" Pamela Mountbatten was noncommittal. When did Africa appear on the world economic map?

"It's impossible to keep half of Africa speaking French, oh, excluding Congo and Congo, that's already owned by the Soviet Union."

Alan Wilson pondered for a while and reminded not to underestimate the enemy, "But I have already discussed with the Americans in Washington to see if I can mess up France. The only doubt is that I am afraid that the Soviets will take advantage of it."

If you really want to mess up a country, it doesn't necessarily mean that the free world will take advantage of it. Now it's not a few decades later, if you play it off and let the Soviet Union expose the unfriendly actions of Britain and the United States towards France.

That may embarrass the free world, and the United States also agreed to teach the French a lesson, but it is not prepared to kill France all at once, let alone impossible.

"Although you have entered Monet's circle, you may not be trusted as an Englishman. I will find you another foreign aid." After careful consideration, Alan Wilson still wants to give his wife a little confidence and do it boldly, "This I'll be busy for two days, and I'll let you know when I get a good result."

"Huh?" Pamela Mountbatten frowned slightly, feeling that the matter was not simple, "You don't want to live with Margaret, do you?"

"What do you think, I'm all for our country." Alan Wilson is righteous. Britain can choose to join forces with the United States, but it can also choose Germany.

The intricate financial chaos naturally led to such a result. The Germans are not fuel-efficient lamps. The countries in the Soviet camp can stumble each other. What happened to the free world?Can't follow suit?

In any case, it is necessary to prove that the British pound is not easy to mess with, otherwise, any country will jump out and retaliate against the British pound with malice. Wouldn't this become a thousand-day anti-thief?

When Pokina, with short hair and short hair, arrived in London, she was warmly welcomed by Alan Wilson. He didn't want to give Germany any benefits. As long as Pokina considers national interests, she should Know which side to take.

"Honey, I have always respected you two sisters." Alan Wilson started his persuasion work, hoping that the two sisters and the German industrialists behind them would be on the right side.

"Put up your trousers first, and then say this." Pokina glanced at the man's elephant nose, and lightly remarked on the despicableness of a certain British gentleman.

"Is my hypocrisy and unpretentiousness also the reason for being criticized?" Alan Wilson remained motionless, don't ask, the question is that Caucasians have bad skin and need to tan frequently.

If the Germans join in, even if the United States does not join, the power of the Anglo-German alliance will have an advantage. I hope Germany will not sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight because the francs supported by half of Africa are also difficult to deal with. Attack It may be weak, but it's not easy to defend.

As for the operation, it is not difficult. How France treats the US run on gold, other countries can do the same, because in essence nothing has changed. France did not let the Bretton Woods system collapse. Since there is no collapse, gold is still gold.

"What the hell are you going to do?" The effort to arouse Alan Wilson's sense of shame failed, and Pokina could only sit obediently next to the man. Originally, she even asked a man of the same status as her husband to improve security measures No, why bother yourself.

"You will know when the time comes. This has something to do with the special relationship between Britain and the United States, but I can't tell you." Alan Wilson said brazenly while hugging Pokina's body, "Get bonds and funds ready, and I will handle other things. How about it?" Let the French spit out some gold."

From now on, Richard White, who has left office, is responsible for liaison with the United States. Isn’t he a Trotskyist? Sometimes we have to get along with bad people, and occasionally abandon good people who are unwilling to cooperate. That sentence fits the situation right now.

From the worst point of view, once the game is played out, Britain and the United States must firmly respond to France's call to help France quell the riots caused by the infiltration of the Soviet Union. The script has been written.

"We should accurately find the Trotskyists, and then use them to use their elements to shirk the blame on the Soviet Union, and use force to defend the free world when necessary. Of course, we don't want this consequence to really happen. But there is nothing wrong with using the Trotskyists to mess up France and make France pay for its gold run to hurt the United States."

Richard White expressed his views in a conversation with Dennis, Secretary-General of the CIA's Free Europe Committee. The Free Europe Committee was established in [-] and is the most important peripheral organization of the CIA. Handy for work.

The special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States is here. Allen Wilson naturally knows what this committee is for. Borrowing from the Trotskyists, if the powerful president de Gaulle cannot be dealt with, it can cause trouble.

"Students can't achieve great things." Seeing Dennis's intentions, Richard White once again relayed the judgment of the supreme authority, "It is the best choice for the student group to be a victim, but when it comes to the critical moment, I believe Officials in France will also calm down and clarify who France should stand with."

"It would be better if we could take the opportunity to cut off Algeria." Dennis had a bigger plan, and he felt that it would be easier to deal with France if it was smaller.NATO's original right of collective self-defense included Algeria, which was strongly requested by France when it first joined NATO, but now France has withdrawn from NATO.

"This won't work. It's just a lesson to France, and it won't become an enemy. If Algeria is cut off first, the French will know that it will be a big problem." Alan Wilson, who received a call from Richard White, said into the microphone, "No, that's where the French army is tightly controlled. If it's bad for Algeria, we can't control it. Talk to the Americans!"

One Thousand and 350 Chapter Three May Storm

If the idea is really brought to Algeria, this financial attack will turn sour. If it gets bigger, it may cause France and the United Kingdom to tear each other apart. If the Free European Council can't stop this risky idea, Alan Wilson can find the CIA Chief, let Dennis calm down.

"Ask that idiot, France's military power has turned hostile, and the Americans are going to make up for the vacated ground armed gap?" Allen Wilson said to Richard White seriously.

Compared with the U.S. Army, Allen Wilson said without lying that he still believed in the combat effectiveness of the French army. Although the French army was killed by the Germans once in World War II, it was nothing, and it was just too late to react.

As for the U.S. Army, it is difficult for him to think of the time when he shouldered the expectations of the public, the Ardennes counterattack?The Korean War, or the ongoing Vietnam War?This also counted on facing Soviet troops.

In ground combat, NATO faces the Warsaw Pact, nothing more than throwing nuclear bombs when you come, otherwise, expect Patton to change?

Not to mention now, decades later, we can’t count on it. NATO’s military drills involve a Ukrainian company fighting a U.S. battalion, and China-Russia military drills. A battalion of the People’s Liberation Army fights a regiment of the Russian army. However, Ukraine does not dare to encounter the Russian army If you go out of the city, you can do whatever you want, but I won't go out anyway.

An attack limited to the financial sector is easy to say, and it’s not a big deal to incite workers’ protests in France. It’s another thing to reach out to Algeria, which has been pacified by the French army for many years. If France doesn’t respond, Didn't so many French soldiers die in vain?

At this time, a peripheral organization of the CIA cannot be allowed to mess around. Alan Wilson is not polite. He directly moved out the director of the CIA, Richard Helms, and asked the secretary-general to calm down. If he doesn't want to do it, he can change it. people.

"Report in time if you have any action, who asked you to make your own decisions." Richard Helms made a direct overseas call to Dennis, and educated the Secretary-General to cooperate with the actions of the United Kingdom. Europe has no energy to deal with the Vietnam War with all its strength.

Now there are more than 50 U.S. troops stationed in Vietnam, and even the U.S. troops stationed in Germany have been transferred. The size of the U.S. troops stationed in Germany is now four divisions of the Seventh Army, which is the same as the British Rhine Army.As for the French garrison, since France withdrew from NATO, two armies have been withdrawn from Germany, and now only one army in Baden remains.

The United Kingdom is willing to teach France, which is running on gold, a lesson. At this juncture, the United States is naturally happy to see its success, but the United States is also unwilling to turn against the French.At present, the enemy cannot target the French. Just like the British said, financial attacks will not turn against the French, and it is not necessarily true that the Algeria issue will be manipulated.

Charles de Gaulle's Fifth Republic is not a completely democratically elected government. Algeria's military control has never been relaxed, and it is not a place where you can provoke it casually.

After educating his subordinates, Richard Helms got in touch with Alan Wilson, thanking Britain for its help at this time. Britain and the United States will properly educate this thorn in France this time, but they will control it appropriately. scale.

The Federal Reserve is also preparing for a counterattack against the French run on gold, and also approved the plan to mess up France first. Soon the CIA received an intelligence analysis from London.

For the student body, this is a restless generation who no longer want to endure a rigid, disciplined and overcrowded college life, not to mention the prospect of being expelled after the first year of college or unemployed upon graduation.When Nanterre University was closed and students from the Sorbonne University occupied the campus in a show of solidarity, Charles de Gaulle authorities began to send all the police to clear the place.

The appreciation pressure of the franc from the run on gold points has weakened the export competition of French goods. For France, someone has to pay the price, and the student group who has not yet faced life independently bears the brunt.

As an old revolutionary base, Paris often played the role of changing the government for the French, but whether it brought glory or sinking, this is what the beholder sees and the wise sees the wisdom.

France would not have been so easily settled by the British during the colonial era if it hadn't been for the total internal strife. Since the citizens of Paris have a tradition of leading the revolution, it's okay to manipulate it.

In essence, Alan Wilson regards this provocation as a yellow vest movement. You see, the French wear yellow vests to protest because of some shit. It really happened that Russia caused all energy and food to rise, but the yellow vest movement broke out. Disappeared, is it not clear who is the supporter behind it?

Heidi Lamarr and Ingrid Bergman had already arrived in London. When Alan Wilson took time to visit, he looked left and right and asked, "Where is my son?"

Heidi Lamarr was asking herself as soon as she heard it, and replied, "Why is the Soviet Union calling? Look at you, he goes to school in Vienna."

"I really can't do anything about you." Alan Wilson smiled. There is a Swedish queen who doesn't let him see her son. What's wrong with it, "Well, it's not a big deal. It's fine if you're not in Paris."

"What happened to Paris?" Ingrid Bergman asked her two daughters to sit aside and asked the man what happened to Paris.

"I heard that students in Paris are going to protest on May [-]th? Is it true?" Seeing the two women nodding, Alan Wilson continued, "Paris has always been the center of the revolution, and you are protesting It’s better not to be in Paris, but to stay in England for a while. Vivienne has a place to live.”

Needless to say, the words are too clear, the two movie queens are temporarily living in London, he is the supreme authority, in this place in London, speaking is still more effective than God.

"Could it be that the protest will expand?" Heidi Lamarr looked frightened, "But then again, if you want to run with a woman, if the Soviets really fight, it may delay your escape. efficiency."

"When the Soviets come, I will definitely resist to the end." Alan Wilson said firmly, "This is the basic ethics of a patriot."

It must be very busy recently, and he doesn't even have time to talk about manned spaceflight with two wives of the same status, because his wife, Ms. Pamela Mountbatten, is rushing to raise funds to prepare for the emergency.

"25 billion pounds!" Pamela Mountbatten reported her results to her husband. In fact, Pamela Mountbatten herself is running out of cash due to the run on gold. Most of this is the liquidity of major British banks." Where is the foreign aid you are looking for?"

"You will know when the time comes, they are not British." Alan Wilson replied vaguely, the dragoon sisters should be his biggest achievement besides Pamela Mountbatten.

The Deutsche mark is a strong currency in Europe, and it has been well-known since [-], let alone ten years later.

I don't know how much capital the dragoon sisters, who are still accumulating wealth after so many years, can mobilize now?Probably no less than Pamela Mountbatten.

Getting your hands on the franc was less of a hassle because there was a payments union in Europe, and intra-European trade recovered faster with the post-war period because the European payments union allowed participating countries to settle bonds and counterclaims with each other.Each country maintains a balance in the epu in a "European unit of account", defined as 0.888671 grams of gold, the assumed gold content of one dollar.

Claims and counterclaims are settled by EMU every month, and each country must settle its net claims with EMU.The monthly liquidation ensures that the EPU does not evolve into the liquidity machine that the Keynesians dreamed of, although modest amounts can be borrowed to offset short-term fluctuations in the balance of payments.

Ironically, this was established at the initiative of the French. This time, the payment institution established by the French can be used to attack the franc, which can be described as a Trojan horse.

"When did the attack on the franc start?" Pamela Mountbatten asked her husband, when was the so-called timing?

"On May [-], the French Student Union will hold a national parade. This is determined by the French National Student Union. On that day, you will know that the so-called spark can start a prairie fire." Allen Wilson raised his eyebrows to signal his wife to stay calm, "It takes time for a sapling to grow into a towering tree, doesn't it?"

As long as the parade starts, you can wait for opportunities to fish in troubled waters. Once you fall into unconscious chaos, there are many places you can operate.