Frank, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, reached out and took the document, and nodded at the Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke, "We will give a professional assessment, and strive to make Nigeria and shareholders benefit."

The Nigerian Petroleum Corporation is the most valuable asset in the whole of Nigeria. In the 21st century, Nigerian oil provides more than 95% of foreign exchange earnings for this country of nearly 300 million people.

From this point, it is obvious that the entire Nigeria is dependent on oil resources. Once the oil industry has twists and turns, the entire Nigeria will be turbulent.

Now this wealth has just been sent to the Treasury from Alan Wilson, pushing Nigerian Petroleum Corporation to be listed in London, which is also part of this currency war.

"Although everyone knows that I am a pro-US faction, it involves the pound issue. There is nothing to say. Even if we don't want to, we have to fight the source of the pound crisis."

Alan Wilson's face was sinking, and he seemed to be lamenting the twists and turns in the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States. It's a pity that there is no audience for this performance. Everyone just listens to the pro-American faction. It's addicting, right?

Alan Wilson is very wronged. He has contributed to the export industry in Paris and the United States, and bought a Cadillac for Xia Meng, which is enough to prove that he is pro-American, but this matter is not suitable for Whitehall to know.

A 1959 Cadillac Eldorado with special equipment including leather upholstery, chrome rims and a radio for $8,000.

The current Cadillac, in the 1950s, was positioned more than Mercedes-Benz, not the emperor who lost his helmet and disarmed after being beaten by the three German giants. There was a time when Cadillac was still more popular than the German Big Three in the early days of his last life.

Only later, like the fate of Land Rover Jaguar, the brand value was thrown away by the German Big Three. The sale of Land Rover Jaguar to India led to a drop in brand value. I don't know why Cadillac did this.

And now, this is the most luxurious car in the world today, apart from a few sky-high price models in the UK. He bought one for Xia Meng, which is enough to prove that he is a pro-American faction.

"Okay, please take a seat. This time the source is in Zurich. In fact, we all know where the source of the run on the pound is. It is the focus of our meeting this time." Norman Brooke Shiran said, "The Prime Minister is also very concerned about this. We all believe that this run on sterling will be a shameful setback."

"Yes, yes." The senior Whitehall officials in the conference room nodded, expressing their confidence in Britain.

"Allen also brought good news. He used the listing of Nigerian Petroleum Corporation to test market confidence. How to assess the value, the Ministry of Finance must come up with professional opinions. How to stimulate the potential of the private sector, I believe it is not a problem."

Norman Brooke pondered for a while and said, "I am still quite optimistic. The gold reserves of the United Kingdom have increased to 4,500 tons. Although there is a big gap between the gold reserves of the United States and the United Kingdom's total economic volume, It has a higher percentage than the U.S., of course, for other reasons.”

"The currency is ultimately maintained by confidence. There are various sources of confidence, military power, industrial power, and essentially national power. I believe that stabilizing the current exchange rate is definitely not a problem. The attempt to short the pound will not succeed."

Alan Wilson said with confidence, "The Malaya Kuching steel base has a total annual output of 25 million tons. It supports the construction of the Middle East, Africa and even Goa, and provides commodities to enter the Australian market. There are commodities. It can also be used as part of the sterling mechanism.”

Frank, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Department with a pen, said, "The Breston Woods system is essentially supported by gold, and I don't believe that the United States will risk losing thousands of tons of gold reserves and fight with us to the end. In order to An Iran, is it worth it?"

"What does our Chancellor of the Exchequer think," Norman Brooke asked. "There must be an explanation for exchange rate fluctuations."

Rabo Butler is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer. After losing the post-war election, the Conservative Party promulgated documents such as the "Agricultural Charter", officially agreeing to the Labour Party's policy of implementing a nationalized mixed economy and building a welfare state, thereby Eliminating the policy distinction with the Labour Party has greatly changed the Conservative Party's image in the minds of British voters, with the support of many workers. The reform has been dubbed the Conservative Party's No Pain Forever Cosmetic Surgery.

"The goblins of Zurich, a shameful attack on the pound." Frank took out the words of former Labour minister, Harold Wilson, "I believe this explanation will be accepted by voters, and of course we can't guarantee that everyone will accept it, although in It's not common among ordinary people, but there are always smart people, and some people should know that this attack is from across the Atlantic."

"If this war over sterling puts pressure on the government, it might cut military spending." Norman Brook changed the subject and pondered, "Of course we don't want this to happen, I'm just saying there is this possible."

Alan Wilson pondered for a while and said, "Dear Sir, the dismantling of military spending is a very helpless move from any point of view. If it really doesn't work, I will convene a meeting of overseas commissioners to transfer funds from the Overseas Assets Management Committee to defend the pound. ."

"I'm just saying a possibility. From the current intensity, even cutting military spending is not a possibility. It's too early to say that." Norman Brooke said with a smile, "At least from the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. , I didn't feel the pressure."

"Get the Nigerian Oil Company business done, the Prime Minister should be very happy to see this good news. Get Governor Azikwe to London immediately. If he doesn't come, at least we still have the ability to replace Nigeria's future founding father. ."

Norman Brooke said this and got up, ready to talk to Prime Minister Aiden and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rabo Butler about the listing of Nigerian Petroleum Corporation on the ferry.

This should be the first time Britain has felt American hostility, barring the time when the United States cut off aid in the early postwar period.

The first approach taken by the United Kingdom is of course the old one. Back then, it could sell British India as a package, and now it can sell Nigeria.

From Britain never surrendering until the blood of the Indians is dry, to never surrendering until the blood of Nigeria is dry.

In the year following the economic crisis of the past 1958, per capita incomes in the UK and the US have been further pulled to negligible levels.

In terms of the total economic scale, it is reflected that the proportion of the British economy in the United States is the same as the proportion of the population of the United Kingdom and the United States. It is three times that of France and Germany, nearly four times that of China, and four times that of Japan. Undoubtedly the second free world.

In this case, if the rifle is thrown and the hand is raised, it is too unreasonable. The United States is not easy to mess with, and the United Kingdom is not easy to mess with. During the questioning of the House of Commons, in the face of Harold Wilson's questioning, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rabo. Butler also showed a tough attitude, and used Harold Wilson's famous words, "The goblins of Zurich, and the supporters behind them, will inevitably fail to achieve their goals, and their eagerness should be extinguished."

A few days later, the Governor of the Nigerian Dominion, Azikwe, arrived in London. At this time, London was in December. Although it was not covered by the smog of previous years, Azikwe, a governor accustomed to the tropical rainforest climate, was quite uncomfortable. adapt.

Alan Wilson didn't feel so uncomfortable. Recently, Greta Garbo's temporary residence in London ignited his fiery heart. At this moment, there are three goddesses of different eras, taking turns to ignite his fiery heart, and the mere wind and frost are nothing.

"I believe that once the Nigerian Petroleum Corporation is listed, it will be a huge benefit to Nigeria as a whole." Alan Wilson does not feel that Nigeria is at a disadvantage, and Nigeria can use this to obtain financing from Europe and even North America.

The London Stock Exchange also has subordinate institutions, such as the Montreal Exchange of Canada, which was established in 1874 and is currently the largest financial exchange in Canada. There is also the Toronto Stock Exchange. Considering the current international situation, in addition to the stock exchanges of the United Kingdom and the United States, it is him.

Therefore, for Nigeria, it is not just about getting financing from Europe. The Nigerian autonomous government and the military each have shares in this listing. As for the specific share, it is inconvenient to disclose, what happened to the military business?

Compared with the previous two, Azikwe's own shares are very small~lightnovelpub.net~, but personally, it is undoubtedly a huge wealth. Of course the Nigerian High Commissioner will also make a fortune, which has nothing to do with Nigeria.

On Christmas Day, December 24, Nigerian Petroleum Corporation, which has been long-awaited by the London Stock Exchange, was officially listed. The London Stock Exchange scene was hot on that day, and the stock of Nigerian Petroleum Corporation drove the overall market up.

"Anyway, it is a country with a population of nearly one million square kilometers and a population of 30 to 40 million.

"The United Kingdom will never relax its sanctions on Iran." On the same day, Eden made a solemn assurance in the House of Commons as Prime Minister, "Iran will be drowned by its own oil, the world does not need Iran, Iran is insignificant, this is the What I want to say now is a very obvious fact."

As soon as Prime Minister Aiden's words fell, the House of Commons burst into warm applause, which lasted for a long time. The exchange rate of the British pound was stable at 1 to 2.8, and the whole of the United Kingdom showed a strong side.

"It seems that the loss of British India has no effect on the United Kingdom?" The White House, the discussion with a tone of surprise, belonged to President Eisenhower and Nixon.