British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1014: sterling crisis

This result is diametrically opposed to Australia's recent optimism. The public opinion accepted by Australians is that Britain and France also claim sovereignty over Antarctica, and more than half of the countries in the entire Antarctic Conference have sovereignty claims.

Even if the United States has no sovereignty claim to Antarctica, it is from the same point of view and will not object to it.

If you think about it this way, it seems that the only country that can oppose it is the Soviet Union itself.

With the firm support of Britain and France, and the solidarity of more than half of the countries at the Antarctic Conference, as long as the United States takes a slight bias, isn't Australia's claim to Antarctic sovereignty a certainty?

But Australia's fantasy of flying dragon riding on the face did not become a reality. The final result of the Antarctic Conference was completely opposite to what the Australians thought, which suddenly caused an uproar in the public opinion of the whole country, eager to know why this result occurred.

Not to mention the spread of disappointment in Australia, which is naturally guided by the example of Pamela Mountbatten.

The matter in Paris is far from over. U.S. Secretary of State Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Macmillan did not just sign the Antarctic Treaty in Paris. The two countries also have their own affairs to discuss.

Naturally, what we are talking about is the Iranian oil crisis that has been going on for a long time, and finding a solution that can be accepted by both parties.

For Macmillan, the foreign secretary with an American mother, Alan Wilson still quite distrusts him. He is always afraid that Macmillan will find an opportunity to sell the United Kingdom. You must know that it was when he was Prime Minister that he signed the Nassau Agreement.

Alan Wilson saw the foreign secretary as the Soviets saw an enemy of the people.

However, during the meeting with Dulles, Macmillan did not make any promises to the United States, and the first meeting was fruitless.

Although Macmillan is the foreign secretary, the person who really decides the British foreign policy is the former former foreign secretary and the current Prime Minister Eden. Who made Eden consider himself an expert in the field of foreign affairs?

U.S. Secretary of State Dulles expounded the U.S. view on the Iranian oil crisis, hoped that the United Kingdom would drop the sanctions, and the United States would seek a solution to protect the interests of the United Kingdom as much as possible.

Macmillan said that the UK cannot accept such unreasonable actions that trample on the dignity of the UK.

As we all know, the oil agreement between the United Kingdom and the Middle East countries has been revised. It is not that I take all of the original, but half of the same family as the United States. This behavior of the Iranian government is completely unreasonable.

"It was Allen who adjusted the distribution of oil profits." Macmillan pointed to Allen Wilson, who was present.

"Uh, it's me." Alan Wilson suddenly sobered up and nodded after being pointed at by the suspect.

"Britain should think about the bigger picture of the free world, rather than go its own way as it is now." Dulles frowned slightly, "Faced with an enemy it has never seen before, sometimes sacrifice is unavoidable."

Alan Wilson raised his brows and looked at Macmillan to hear how the suspect answered.

"Is it like the situation in Cuba?" Macmillan sneered. "Should the UK sacrifice something? Is this how the US works in the diplomatic field? Regardless of the traditional friendship between the UK and the US, it is necessary for some regional interests to At the expense of British interests?"

"Mr. Macmillan, what the Secretary of State means is to let the United Kingdom and Iran take a step back. It is not to let the United Kingdom sacrifice in vain. As long as the United Kingdom can express its goodwill first, we have room to operate." Deputy Secretary of State Smith glanced at the expression. Yu's Dulles excused, "It's not to force Britain to make concessions."

Cuba is the anti-scale of the Dulles brothers. Few people dare to speak about Cuba in front of the secretary of state, because it will offend the two brothers, a secretary of state and a director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

At this time Cuba was already under Castro's control, forming a government that included figures of various parties who opposed Batista with different tendencies. The new regime has achieved fundamental social and economic changes, implemented a program of land reform and industrial development, announced the nationalization of American companies and the property of the local big and middle bourgeoisie, and implemented a policy of opposing imperialist interference and maintaining national independence.

In the eyes of the United States, a proper Soviet Union appeared on the doorstep, and the attitude of the entire United States towards Cuba took a turn for the worse, and the Dulles brothers were the first to bear the brunt.

"Deputy Secretary Smith, Iran's affairs are very complicated, and we may have to discuss it slowly. Even the closest allies don't have to be consistent on everything, don't they." Alan Wilson smiled at the United States Deputy Secretary of State Smith said.

Just a few days ago, when talking about Antarctic affairs, the other party answered him like this, it is really good reincarnation.

Smith opened his mouth and seemed to regret his neglectful attitude a few days ago. He shouldn't have said it so bluntly.

They each stated their position, which is the biggest achievement of this Anglo-American meeting, and Macmillan and Dulles each left.

"The Iran issue must be resolved as soon as possible," said Dulles and his deputy, Smith. "If it is delayed for a long time, it may affect the election. We must find a way to force the UK to submit."

Almost at the same time, Alan Wilson suggested to the distinguished foreign secretary, "Next year is the election in the United States. They should be more anxious than us. I think they can still fight for it."

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but at this moment in the UK and the US, there is a kind of 800,000 to 600,000, and the advantage lies in my psychology.

It's just that the United States really thinks so, and the British side just pretends to think so. The gap in national strength is still irreparable, even if Britain has gotten rid of the aftermath of World War II.

But if it turns against the United States, it is estimated that the Conservative government still needs to have a certain determination. Just one Iran issue is not enough to generate such determination in the UK.

Without Iran, Britain and Iraq, and Kuwait, and the series of emirates that later made up the UAE.

Dulles wants to settle the Iran issue quickly because the U.S. election is about to begin. And Alan Wilson also suggested that Britain should drag the Iran oil crisis down because of the election.

In the subsequent meetings, the British Foreign Secretary under the name of Macmillan, because of the presence of Prime Minister Eden, could only explain the position of the United Kingdom. In this case, the two countries would naturally not reach any results.

Neither Dulles nor Macmillan could stay in other countries for long, and in the end this interview could only come to an end, but for the US Secretary of State and the British Foreign Secretary, the two of them were gone, and the Deputy Secretary of State and the British Foreign Secretary were left. The Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is here.

The situation turned into a conversation between two aides. Alan Wilson was not in a hurry at this time. "The United States will have an election next year, isn't it, Mr. Deputy Secretary? Maybe the new government will be more friendly."

The United States will hold an election next year. This is something the whole world knows. As a part of the earth, how could Alan Wilson not care? The final result is that Kenya narrowly defeated Nixon, which is said to be narrow, but in fact, from the beginning of the TV debate, Nixon's respectful appearance is destined to suffer, especially compared with Kennedy.

"Sir Wilson is quite confident." Smith said with a stern face, "Britain has already prepared to reject the goodwill of the United States. What consequences will it face? You must know that for most of the time after the war, the United States took measures to Britain's international status. For those who support the attitude, just such a request that the United Kingdom will take care of the overall situation is rejected like this?"

"Why do you have to be so direct? Mr. Smith." Alan Wilson sneered, "Isn't it satisfied that you have lost the nearly five million square kilometers of British India? Britain has realized that this world will be The world of the United States and the Soviet Union, but we also need to consider the people's livelihood of my own country, and we can't even say a word about the confiscation of such an important asset as BP, right?"

"Maybe Britain will lose more then." Smith's voice turned cold, "The world situation is so complicated?"

"Yeah, it's too complicated." Alan Wilson didn't seem to hear the ambiguity in the other party's words, and nodded solemnly, "It's so complicated that sometimes, it's hard to see why allies are cuter than enemies, right? "

"Then let's wait for the result." Smith stood up directly, and there was no need to talk about the matter at this point. He now wants to follow in the footsteps of Secretary of State Dulles and return to China to discuss how to force Britain to make concessions.

What the U.S. needs now is both, the U.K. agreeing to the U.S.'s mediation, but not involving the Soviet Union.

Fortunately, since Khrushchev's visit to the United States, the current relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union has been in a stable state, which is an opportunity to fight with the United Kingdom.

Alan Wilson is also done in Paris~lightnovelpub.net~ With the breath of Heidi Lamarr, Ingrid Bergman, Anna and Xia Meng, embarked on the journey back to London, an Antarctic conference He was tired and thin, and there were still flowers and national treasures to be fed in the country. He paid too much for Britain.

This time the two countries failed to resolve the Iranian oil crisis, and almost immediately, diplomatic relations took a turn for the worse. The International Monetary Fund downgraded the UK's credit rating.

For a time, the pressure on the pound suddenly increased, and the looming vultures around the UK began to circle.

Prime Minister Aiden, who has learned about the attitude of the United States, immediately convened a cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures. At the same time, Whitehall was also discussing how the international hot money this time actually came from the financial suppression of the United States.

The situation is quite optimistic, after all, currency is a manifestation of a country's credit system. If the country is strong, the currency is strong, and if the country is weak, the currency is weak. The UK's current national strength is definitely different from the UK in Alan Wilson's memory.

"I have asked the Nigerian High Commissioner to discuss with the Governor to immediately form the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and come to London to list." Alan Wilson reported in a telegram sent from Lagos, "The price depends on the Ministry of Finance. already."