British civil servant

"That kind of eggless country, it's right to bully them, don't worry about any consequences, there will be no consequences."

Alan Wilson said expressionlessly, "The world should be ruled by English. After all, the Soviet Union is also a part of Europe, and the Soviet Union is not easy to mess with. As for other civilizations, they dare not confront us even if they are scared to death. Don't care about them. idea."

The Arab League has already said that it can talk about it, which means that this Middle East war has an opportunity to end. Now it depends on the outcome of the US-Soviet confrontation in the Mediterranean that has already created an atmosphere.

This face-to-face showdown is still going on. Since the beginning of the war, the ratio of the number of US and Soviet navies in the Mediterranean Sea has been 48 to 57.The U.S. fleet includes the flagship "Little Rock" deployed south of Crete and four attack nuclear submarines, the No.60 Task Force (consisting of the "Independence" and "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier formations) and the No.60-[-] Amphibious Task Force.

The opposing Soviet Fifth Squadron had eleven submarines, cruisers, several destroyers, and a group of medium-sized landing ships, minesweepers, frigates, and auxiliary ships.

At this moment, the strength of the Fifth Squadron was able to increase rapidly because of the special political situation arising from the Middle East crisis.

As the war time prolongs, the number of warships on both sides will naturally gather more and more, and the combat formations of the Soviet Navy have been tracking the "Independence" and "Roosevelt" aircraft carriers.The situation of the latter two is very bad.Since Washington wants the task force to be as close to the theater as possible to express the political position of the United States, the maneuvering space of the aircraft carrier formation is extremely limited.

Up to now, the Eastern Mediterranean has gathered 95 warships and submarines, plus the three aircraft carrier battle groups of the US Navy, but the Eastern Mediterranean of 100 million square kilometers has piled up more than 160 ships of various types from the two most powerful countries in the world , the scale has far exceeded the standoff in the Bay of Bengal.

This confrontation is like two behemoths sitting in a pond, face to face in a place that is most unsuitable for naval warfare, and there is absolutely no precedent for confrontation.

Now that Israel has agreed to the UN's ceasefire plan, the United States is naturally unwilling to stare at the Soviets aggrievedly in this uncomfortable battlefield environment.

In the end, Washington issued an order for the U.S. Navy to withdraw from the sea area. From a tactical point of view, this decision of the United States provided the fleet with maneuvering space and made it more difficult for Soviet warships to attack.

On a strategic level, however, there is no doubt that this is a clear signal from the White House to Moscow that the Americans are willing to reconcile.

"The Red Navy has really swelled up. This is the only country in the world that can retreat three aircraft carrier battle groups."

Alan Wilson lamented that after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union knew its shame and acted bravely, but now that it is over, the follow-up of this big drama is not worth caring about.

Just as the value automatically disappears after Japan is regarded as a model, this is a long struggle, and it is only halfway through at best.

Chapter 480 Post-War Reconstruction

Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Israel successively issued ceasefire statements, marking the end of this Middle East war, and the armies of both sides have also left the scope of contact. Many voices believe that the reason why the Arab League side is willing to cease the war is due to Israel’s showing of nuclear bombs.

Another part of the voice believes that the oil embargo policy of the Arab League has caused Israel to fall into unprecedented diplomatic isolation, which made Israel give up continuing the war.

"But I don't think so. I simply think that Israel can't hold on anymore. It's really that the southern, eastern, and northern fronts are fighting beyond Israel's strength, and it can't take down those fortresses. Now the war has been going on for two months. Neither side has the power to fight anymore."

Alan Wilson packed the suitcase and put away the things his wife needed one by one. Pamela Mountbatten came back from Denmark to pack her bags and is about to start this year's winter trip, bringing the talent of the richest woman to the warm Perth Beach.

The scale of this war is unprecedented, far exceeding any Middle East war in Alan Wilson's mind. It can be said that millions of troops are fighting, and it is a very unskilled positional warfare.

Even the most famous military powers outside the country are unwilling to fight such a war, and there is no exception.

Think about the French soldiers who puffed up their chests full of vengeance during World War I and wanted to fight Germany to the death. They mutinied repeatedly at the end of the positional war, and they didn't know that this kind of war was not fought by humans.

As for me, Great Britain?An intensive charge, the operation of sending 6 heads in anger, directly awakened the soldiers' romantic fantasies about war. This kind of consequence cannot be borne by Israel's total population of 300 million.

"The evacuation of the three aircraft carrier battle groups has never occurred in my memory. My dear, this matter is more serious than you imagined. Even if the Royal Navy returns, it will not be able to control the Mediterranean Sea." Pamela Mountbatten was raised. She was lying in a trash position, half lying down, and giving encouragement to her husband who was helping to pack the clothes with her eyes.

"No, the Royal Navy will not clash with the Red Navy. Who is to blame for this? The Americans insist on showing their fearlessness in a sea as large as the bathtub. The Soviets don't retreat, that's all they can do." Ai Ren Wilson patted the suitcase, "The Red Navy's style of play is indeed very rogue, but isn't this what the Americans chose because they were too confident? Who told the United States to drive the aircraft carrier into the bathtub?",

The Mediterranean confrontation, like the result in Alan Wilson's mind, ended with the U.S. Navy taking the lead in retreating.

However, as the speaker of a military alliance, although the United States has its own considerations in doing so, evacuation is evacuation. It is inevitable that partners in one camp will doubt whether the United States has the determination to fight.

If the German High Seas Fleet during the period of William II had confronted the Royal Navy in this way, the performance of the United Kingdom would not be better than that of the United States. The navy is the life of the two countries.For a continental country like the Soviet Union, it was just a relatively important sacrificeable force. Britain would lose its command of the sea at the cost of annihilating the German high seas fleet.

"Understood, we can't afford to offend the Soviet Union now." Pamela Mountbatten replied lazily, and then got up to express her gratitude to her hardworking husband, and had a verbal dispute.

"This is wrong. In fact, we can't afford to offend the United States. Fortunately, there will be no confrontation between the United Kingdom and the United States." Alan Wilson said as he put down the suitcase.

Pamela Mountbatten gave her husband a blank look, nodded and gave an example, "It's like me, no matter what, I won't do anything to Margaret. I still have to pretend I don't know."

Alan Wilson opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything in the end. After a minute, he was thinking again. It seemed that he should do something just now, but it was too late now.

A day later, Alan Wilson came to Vivien Leigh's home. The main reason for Great Britain's treasure to go to South Asia was to hold an event with the Indian show business circle. In fact, it was to keep an eye on the eldest son David.

"I was born in South Asia, and I still have some memories of the place." Vivien Leigh felt the man's worried gaze, and said warmly in her heart that everything was fine.

"Bring a private doctor, although your illness has already been cured. But the hygienic conditions in India are not reassuring."

Alan Wilson said this, and then came out the document of the British Hong Kong government, "The development plan of Central, if you listen to me, you can secure a foothold in Central and develop office buildings. In the next ten years, it will be Hong Kong's golden ten. Years, it’s not an exaggeration to say that every inch of land is worth every inch of gold.”

Central is located in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong. It is the political and commercial center of Hong Kong, where many banks, multinational financial institutions and foreign consulates are located.Hong Kong's government headquarters, the Legislative Council building, and the former Hong Kong Governor's Mansion are all in Central.Although Xiangjiang is small in size, it actually has a capital, which is Victoria City, which includes Central.

"Isn't it just to develop a few office buildings? See how solemn you are." Vivien Leigh took over the development plan from the Governor of Hong Kong, with a somewhat disapproving expression, "It's rare that you are so solemn."

"A few office buildings? If those few office buildings are developed, they will be no worse than you mastering a large enterprise." Alan Wilson had an expression that deserved more attention than you imagined, "You just listen to me, in the future Just lying on the golden mountain, if you miss it, you will regret it in the future. Take pictures of the site, and I will mobilize people to help."

The 80s was the heyday of Central. At that time, Central continued to build multi-storey skyscrapers, including the headquarters of various banks. In addition, the financial market began to flourish. Many major commercial activities in Xiangjiang were carried out in Central, and many locals lived in Central. Proud to go to work.

Vivien Leigh has land in Central, which has been in her hands for many years, and it is very suitable to develop it now.Alan Wilson remembers that an office skyscraper is valued at 300 billion yuan, and it can collect 100 billion yuan in rent every year without doing anything.

You must know that the only profitable subway in the world is in Hong Kong, and the profit model of the MTR is real estate, because when the subway is built, the government will sell the land on and around the subway to the MTR at a lower price, and the MTR Iron can attract investment in these areas, and those real estate developers can build shopping malls and residential buildings. Of course, the land price will double at this time.

For the good purpose of giving Xiangjiang people a way to live, Allen Wilson decided to personally pay attention to the development of Xiangjiang, so he wants to hand over the land in Central and Xiangjiang Metro to a trustworthy developer, and keep it for his own people. Local businessmen in Xiangjiang can develop it residential building.Isn't there a saying that first-class companies sell buildings.

"Is it an exaggeration?" Vivien Leigh whispered, if it wasn't for the long-term established trust, she really couldn't believe it, "Can it be more profitable than London office buildings?"

"What is London?" Alan Wilson said in a low-minded tone, "Once the office building is developed, Goldman Sachs, Morgan, and companies you can imagine will all settle in. You must know that it is a place controlled by the British Empire, even if it is Tokyo. , and cannot be compared with it in some aspects. The future development of United Artists is also easy."

From the perspective of real estate profitability, London and Xiangjiang are really incomparable. London’s land fall also loses money, and Xiangjiang Metro can make a profit.

Alan Wilson still told Vivien Leigh that it is best to attract as many shareholders as possible for development, which will help bind more stakeholders, and it would be difficult for Whitehall to do it alone.

"Don't worry, you are an official, and I won't let you be influenced." Vivien Li nodded obediently. She never thought that she would obey the arrangement of a little man.

When Israel withdrew from the Golan Heights, the Syrian soldiers cheered loudly. Although this was a war that resulted in the signing of an armistice agreement, compared with Egypt and Jordan, they suffered heavy losses from Israel's full output. As a result of occupying a large amount of land, Syria is considered the best performing Arab country.

After the front lines stabilized in Egypt and Jordan, the large Israeli forces turned in the direction of Syria.The armored brigade and the truck team carrying logistics and supplies flocked to the Golan Heights in a mighty manner. They brought all the supplies needed for the battle and planned to take the highland in one attack without leaving any future troubles. Of course, the results are now seen by all countries .

If you want to say that the Arab side of this war feels unfinished, it is undoubtedly Yemen led by Nasser. The Democratic Republic of Yemen only dispatched the air force, which is similar to the role of the Kingdom of Iraq.

But at the critical moment when the Egyptian armored forces were defeated, the country led by the former Egyptian war hero Nasser still saved his former motherland.

The Arab countries provided troops, equipment, and financial support to the participating countries, which was beneficial for the Arab countries to seize the dominance of the war, and to a certain extent contributed to this war of mutual losses.

After two months of war, Alan Wilson believed that the tragic number of casualties was enough for both sides to calm down for a while.

"With regard to reconstruction after the war, there is no doubt that the British Empire should stand proudly

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chest.The relationship between the Arab League and the United States will take time to improve, and even if Saudi Arabia is willing to play a part in it, it will take time. "

Alan Wilson brought Frank, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, to No. [-] Downing Street, and met the prime minister who was holding a document sent by the foreign minister who was visiting Santiago, the capital of Chile, and was about to exert British diplomatic influence.

The Palestine area is affected by the flames of war. Does the Arab League ignore it?Let the refugees appear, even if they don't care, the UK should talk to the Middle East countries so that they don't become an unstable factor.

What bad intentions can the UK have? The UK is thousands of miles away, and if problems really arise, it is not the responsibility of neighboring countries.

"It is true that the Arab countries should take some benefits. Those oil-producing countries have made a lot of money." Harold Wilson nodded, thinking that Whitehall had a good idea.

"We can take the lead in contracting and rebuilding the Arab countries, and leave a monument to thank the leaders of the countries on the reconstruction." Alan Wilson said enthusiastically, "I think these projects are enough to allow the UK to consolidate its economic prospects during the oil crisis. .”

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The number of casualties on both sides is estimated to take some time to be announced, but as far as reconstruction is concerned, it can start now. The oil-rich countries in the Persian Gulf can keep asking for help, and this opportunity cannot be missed.

Where there is demand, there will be economic development. This is the so-called consumption upgrade. Of course, consumption upgrade is not a good thing.

In the future, some changes will take place in the United States. For example, credit cards will develop by leaps and bounds, and the scope of application of loans will be expanded to many fields. These are all means to overcome the economic crisis as soon as possible. But in the UK, Alan Wilson still didn't want that to happen.

So if it’s time to build big, build big. Don’t dislike making money and working hard. It’s really not possible to give up a little bit of interest with the Malaya authorities. If Malaya doesn’t agree, there are many people in the world who are willing to work hard to make money. No South Korea, Bangladeshis, especially Bangladeshis, must be more than willing to shed blood and sweat for post-war reconstruction.

Human resources are not a problem at all for the current British Empire. If British India is still there, there is no need to even discuss it, and they will go directly to South Asia to catch immigrants.

After talking about the reconstruction, Alan Wilson expressed his views on the oil crisis and discussed the strategic positioning of the United Kingdom with Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He felt that the peak of colonial independence had passed, at least The United States does not have too much energy, and it will definitely focus on internal adjustments now.

As for the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union is definitely a dimension stronger than it was 20 years ago, but after 20 years, the Soviet Union's national power has increased, but its influence on Europe has been weakened.

Of course, in the vast third world countries, the Soviet Union's ability to intervene is still on the rise, and Britain must be careful that its territories are infiltrated by the Soviet armed forces.

"The change in Chile shows that the influence of the Soviet Union does not seem to be decreasing as you said." Harold Wilson disagreed with this. The Soviet Union has extended its hand to the Americas, which is the backyard of the United States.

"That's the problem of the United States itself. When I said that the influence of the Soviet Union is decreasing, I mean the influence over developed regions." Alan Wilson explained, "This time the oil crisis will definitely cause economic difficulties for all countries, but it does not On behalf of the Soviet Union, there is a way to do something to developed countries. Now that most of the colonies have become independent, the rest of the place, the UK only needs to focus on defense.”

The two Whitehall leaders mainly discussed with Harold Wilson about the UK's response to the economic crisis. Since the crisis naturally has dangers and opportunities, the UK is currently on a good track. Harold Wilson also agreed. This point expresses the importance of Whitehall work to the smooth development of the UK.

"I am very glad that the Prime Minister thinks so." Frank expressed his support for the Prime Minister's approval, "The opinion of the Ministry of Defense is that this war has proved the importance of appropriate military power. Strength. With military backing, diplomatic work is also easy to carry out. The good environment created by diplomatic work is of great importance to economic development. A good economic development must be the result of the ruling party. For Whitehall, our Salary can also be raised."

"The wage increase is just something incidental to economic development." Alan Wilson coughed softly. Although this is the case, is it so straightforward?Gentlemen don't want to be decent?

The war is over, and Britain’s diplomatic work has not yet ended. The issue of the water source of the Jordan River that caused the war still needs to be resolved. If this issue is not resolved, Israel’s survival will be a problem and there will be war. Moreover, according to international law, the Arab side should not be in the country. Work hard on the water source issue.

There is also the Socialist Party International Conference specially created for Allende. Harold Wilson said that Allende has already nodded to respond positively to the British invitation.

"I hope that Allende will return to the embrace of the free world." Alan Wilson also expressed his best wishes after hearing this, hoping that the affairs in Chile can be resolved well.

Chile's problem is obviously that there is a problem with the operation of the United States. If the United States still pretends to be like this outside the Americas, it has never even bothered to pretend in the Americas.Ten percent can be implemented in other places, but not even one percent can be implemented in the Americas.

As a result, under high pressure, the socialists in Latin America were treated as pro-Soviet parties. This is very outrageous. London, the headquarters of the socialists, should exert its diplomatic influence this time.

Alan Wilson is willing to create opportunities for the Soviet Union to clean up the United States at an appropriate time, but he is not prepared to really move towards the route of the Cambridge Five. It is best for Chile to pull back, even if it is towards Qin Muchu.

In short, although the tumultuous year is coming to an end, Britain's diplomatic work has just begun. He, a humble social tool, still has to continue to work hard. This is just a halftime break.

Because of the economic crisis brought about by the oil crisis, the cost of oil use has risen, and it has visited European and American countries at a vigorous pace. First of all, Japan has no local hair and can only rely on labor to develop manufacturing.

Then came the United States, which would not be affected by the oil embargo in theory, and finally arrived in Europe, where resources were not as fragile as Japan, and the distribution was much fairer than that of the United States.

Crude oil inventories began to be at a worryingly low level. The Arab crude oil embargo triggered panic among the American public to buy gasoline. All walks of life called for the implementation of a rationing system. Long queues of cars to refuel became a common phenomenon on the streets.

Under pressure from the financial community, state governments across the U.S. have been forced to slash road, bridge, hospital, and school investment programs to pay off bank debts, laying off tens of thousands of workers and starting the busiest urban agglomeration in the U.S. become fragmented.

In continental Europe, the shock of rising oil prices also produced the most dire picture since the Great Depression.

Nearly 170 people are out of work as the country spends a staggering 50 billion marks on imported oil, despite the government's emergency rules banning cars on weekends.

Inflation hit a frightening eight percent at one point, transportation and agriculture were devastated, and key industrial sectors such as steel, shipbuilding, and chemicals were in deep crisis.

The economic crisis brought about by the oil crisis this time, of course, cannot only affect the developed industrial countries. The weaker and backward countries have also paid a heavy price. The social regression of the industrial countries is nothing compared to the problems in the third world. .

The Soviet Union, which is large enough and rich in resources, of course will not be affected by the oil crisis, and began to take an offensive posture in the confrontation with the United States. Just as most countries in the free world were in recession, a military mutiny occurred in Ethiopia. The Soviet Union seized the opportunity to start Leverage the water towers of East Africa.

By this time, the military had emerged as a powerful political force.Junior officers set up a series of committees to influence the army.later.A "coordination committee" was established by the regular army, police and local forces.

A revolution led by military officers led by Fahaile Mariam Mengistu ended the monarchy in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia turned to break away from the pro-American policy of the Haile Selassie period, eased relations with the Soviet Union, and expressed its welcome to the Soviet Union like neighboring Somalia.As for Ethiopia's other neighboring country, North Sudan, it is also a country that leans towards the Soviet Union, but it maintains a good relationship with China and the Soviet Union.

Tanganyika and the United Republic of Malawi under the leadership of Nyerere are similar to the situation in North Sudan. They are also countries that are inclined to the Eastern Bloc, but they are equally friendly to China and the Soviet Union.Southern Africa was also raging with wars. The guerrillas in the Portuguese African colonies in Angola and Mozambique also received arms assistance from the Soviet Union.

Together with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which the Soviet Union never touched, the pro-Soviet countries in Africa have formed a considerable force.

In April [-], North Vietnam captured Saigon after several months of fierce fighting, and then announced the liberation of the whole country.A large number of South Vietnamese officials and refugees fled, photos of Saigon Iron Fist spread all over the world, and the South Vietnamese regime that the United States tried its best to preserve disappeared from this world.

The annihilation of South Vietnam also marked the loss of the United States in this Southeast Asian war.In the same month, the Cambodian Communist Party occupied Phnom Penh and liberated the entire country.

Beginning in May, a large number of guerrillas appeared throughout Laos, and the existence of the Kingdom of Laos was already in jeopardy. In the end, the Kingdom of Laos ended its history in [-].

Harold Wilson started his third general election at the beginning of this year. Under the situation that the oil crisis caused economic crisis in many countries, Harold Wilson won again and continued the Labor Party's ruling frenzy. The result of the British general election was also like It was a signal that after two years of adaptation and adjustment, in the first quarter of [-], the economies of various countries finally began to pick up.

However, compared with the rapid growth before the oil crisis, production rebounded slowly after the crisis, almost

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At the same time, general inflation appeared during the crisis, and inflation continued to develop after the crisis, thus forming a situation where slow economic growth and severe inflation coexist.

After the defeat of the Conservative Party, Edward Heath announced that he would resign as the party leader. , the former Defense Secretary Profumo, and the other is the former Education Secretary Margaret Thatcher.

The final result came out soon. The Conservative Party announced that former Education Minister Margaret Thatcher defeated Profumo and became the new leader of the Conservative Party. Right to work hard.

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"We put everything before the cannon, but they put the cannon before the butter..." Holding the remote control to turn off the news of Mrs. Looking around, he said, "What do you all think?"

"Somewhat unexpected. According to previous estimates, she is unlikely to become the party leader." John Hunter sighed and then commented, "But Mrs. Thatcher is a very courageous MP. The inaugural speech is like an interview Churchill in the United States also looks fierce."

Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, is it fierce?In fact, even if she wasn’t the prettiest one when she was young, she still looked good. She coughed softly and said, “We don’t judge the appearance of politicians. But it can be seen that women in power are often more willing to show toughness and hope that others will ignore her gender, such as Indira Gandhi, Lady Meir."

"Then it's better for her to say a few words less, and it's not wise to confront the Soviet Union now." Burke Trend said indifferently, "Looking at the situation in the past few years, the comparison between the two is simply embarrassing. "

"When it comes to this issue, we must recognize Angola's independence based on practical interests. The situation in Portugal is already like that. Try to emulate Chile's operation and give Portugal an understanding." Alan Wilson pondered for a while, "A lot of money for Goa Evacuation buys time, informs Lisbon of our proposals, expedites transfer of wealth. Several British banks will assist."

Both of them nodded solemnly. Anyway, since Portugal thinks it can't hold on anymore, it can't leave empty-handed.

Portugal is in chaos recently, and the war expenses in Africa have been transmitted to the mainland. Although Alan Wilson has tried his best to help, it only delayed the outbreak of the revolution by more than a year.

There is no doubt that the United States and the Soviet Union are trying their best to control the situation in Portugal. The comparison between the Portuguese coup and the attempted coup against Allende by Marshal Pi in this world is the best proof of the double standards of the United States.

Because Portugal is in Europe, even if there is a revolutionary coup d'état, the United States can hold back a sigh of relief and continue to patiently win over or offer favors, hoping to bring Portugal to the right track that the United States believes.