Arriving in Lisbon, the person who came forward to communicate with Alan Wilson was Caetano, Salazar's assistant.

Alan Wilson remembered this person, who seemed to be the Prime Minister of Portugal after Salazar, and greeted him with a friendly attitude, "Mr. Caetano, as people say, is full of scholarly demeanor."

"I am also serving as the president of the University of Lisbon." Caetano replied happily, "Sir Wilson, welcome to Lisbon. We attach great importance to the UK, and it has always been the case."

"Britain can also feel this kind of importance. I have been in touch with Portugal for the past ten years. Mr. Caetano should know that I have really helped Portugal a lot." Alan Wilson didn't mean to show credit, But the fact is that he really helped Portugal a lot, from Goa, Macau to Timor Island, and even Portuguese Africa.

Speaking of the relationship between Portugal and the United Kingdom, it is a long story. From the beginning of the Spanish Succession War in the early eighteenth century, Portugal followed the United Kingdom and joined the Habsburg camp, and Portugal became a vassal of the United Kingdom...

Portugal was economically controlled by the United Kingdom, and many national industries could not compete with the United Kingdom, relying on cheap British industrial products, and economically relied to a large extent on the export of primary products such as wine, wine barrel cork, and sardines.

Salazar himself is also a person of the old age, and has a certain understanding of the economy. He served as the Minister of Finance during the Great Depression. He strengthened the state's guidance and intervention in the economy, strengthened the state's control and management of key industries, banks, and railways, and strengthened the control and management of national industries. 1. Protection of agriculture, raising tariffs, strengthening the regulation of agricultural product prices, and ensuring food supply.

Foreign Relations Strengthen relations with Germany and Italy. However, Alan Wilson does not think that Salazar is not a person like Mussolini, this kind of ruler of the old era, conservative is the label on his body, similar to those monarchs in my Qing Dynasty.

In fact, there are many leaders like the Qing Dynasty in Europe. There are a group of people in Eastern Europe who are obsessed with the small peasant economy. It turns out that the pro-German forces in Croatia are a representative, which is not so strange.

Salazar protected Portugal's feudal manors and emphasized cooperation. Wasn't Gandhi like this before the independence of British India? I want to make independent India a big rural area.

It is hard to imagine that Lisbon is the capital of a European country. Whether it is the NATO countries in Western Europe or the Warsaw Pact countries in Eastern Europe, at this time in 1962, there were few places as dilapidated as the capital of Portugal. The force has lowered Europe's position in the world.

Seventy percent of the houses in Lisbon do not have electric lights, eighty percent of the people do not have running water, and fifty percent meet the definition of illiterate. At present, Portugal's per capita living standard is comparable to that of a large country in East Asia.

If Alan Wilson remembers correctly, the situation in Goa looks better. At least Portugal has really invested money and sold a lot of iron ore to Pakistan.

"We are also improving! The oil revenue from the Gulf of Guinea has been invested in construction." Facing the revolutionary issue that Alan Wilson was worried about, Caetano also explained.

"I hope so. If it is not Germany that confronts the Soviet Union but Portugal, we will be really worried." Allen Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Portugal traditionally does not restrict foreign investment.

He even wants to discuss with his wife, and talk about the external reform of Portugal with the help of foreign capital privileges.

Salazar knew the purpose of the British coming, so he was not going to come forward in person and let Caetano receive Alan Wilson to clarify what the British were going to do.

From this point, we know how conservative this old ruler is. Fortunately, Alan Wilson has done his homework, and he is not unfamiliar with Portugal's overseas interests, and he can also build a certain sense of trust.

"Believe Mr. Salazar, you should know the purpose of the United Kingdom." Alan Wilson didn't talk nonsense, and said directly, "Avoiding the problem is not the best way, we want to know what the Portuguese side thinks."

"Goa has been in the hands of Portugal for four hundred years, and there was no place called India at that time." Caetano pondered for a while and said frankly, "This makes Salazar unacceptable."

"In fact, Portugal still doesn't trust Britain very much, right?" Alan Wilson sincerely tested, and Caetano nodded, indicating that there was a reason for this, and then continued, "It's no wonder that Britain's former offshore balance, It really does leave that impression.”

"Sir Wilson, Portugal and the United Kingdom have a long-standing alliance." Caetano said halfway, Alan Wilson stretched out his hand to dissuade him, "Britain's intention is just to make a gesture of negotiation, and it doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. We did it because we know Indians very well, you should believe that."

"Hmm!" Caetano opened his mouth and nodded solemnly, "Did you find something?"

"The NATO framework does not include colonies. You should be able to see this from France's appeal to the United States in the past two years. NATO's framework is limited to the mainland of European countries. Let's talk about the problem of Goa, Goa is lonely Overseas, thousands of miles away from the Portuguese mainland.”

"It is also different from the environment in Africa and Timor Island. In the above places, Britain and France can help. But in the Indian subcontinent, we have been unable to react. The initiative is in the hands of Nehru. In the past two years, our observation, Extremism is on the rise in India and the local garrison is small compared to what Goa is worth."

"We can increase our troops!" Caetano blurted out, expressing his confidence in defending Goa.

"The increase in troops is useless, but we have discovered a very favorable trend. Of course, everything can be regarded as illusory before it happens. The Portuguese side should also keep it strictly confidential. No one can predict the future, right?"

"I'd like to hear it!" Caetano finally breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to sit upright.

"Then I hope that the scope of the news can be blocked in a small area. From the end of last year to now, the Indian military has been implementing an adventurous policy called the forward policy. force out of disputed areas."

Nehru issued an order to the Ladakh and Northeast Frontier Special Garrison: The garrison will do everything possible to move forward and actively occupy the entire frontier. On the border defense line, wherever there is a gap, patrol there, or set up outposts, and use force to clear the border of neighboring countries' troops.

In the international arena, there is also an unwritten rule: the actual occupation recognition rule, any place or territory that is actually occupied by another country or ethnic group for a certain period of time can be recognized through a referendum.

Then, it will successfully establish its own sovereignty in this special region, because in fact, nine out of ten of its sovereignty will be recognized by international law!

The whole of India firmly believed in it, was filled with righteous indignation, obsessed with it, and chattered endlessly, urging the Nehru government to adopt a tough policy.

"Sir Wilson means that a border war may be triggered?" Caetano asked half suspiciously and half expectantly.

"I didn't say I would, but I was an assistant to the commissioner in British India, and I know Indians well. I also worked as a high commissioner in Malaya, and I know some Chinese. In fact, I don't need to know them. Too deep, the Korean War is seen by the whole world."

Alan Wilson's tone can't be said to be 100%, but it can also be called eighteen or nineteen. Through two different service experiences, Caetano hinted that his judgment is absolutely correct.

"The most important thing is that the country that Nehru wants to touch even dares to confront the United States, so there is no reason to be afraid of India. Isn't it?"

This is the first reason to impress Caetano, but now Alan Wilson does not know this. For a scholar-type official, the glasses alone can hide a lot of emotions.

"I am willing to convey the British opinion to Salazar truthfully. If Sir Wilson is not in a hurry, you can stay in Lisbon for two days." Caetano didn't say yes or no, but his attitude didn't look like that just now. Started so stiff.

"No problem, I'm happy." Alan Wilson readily agreed, because Ingrid Bergman of Woodpecker Films had arrived in Portugal, and wanted to shoot scenes here to see the authentic scenery of European feudal lords' manors. It is rare in Europe now.

In order to prove that his statement is justified, Alan Wilson handed over the blueprint of the order issued by Nehru to Caetano through some of the details left by Britain before leaving British India.

Then he waited for news at the manor arranged for him in Portugal. Waiting was always tormented. If it weren't for Ms. Ingrid Bergman, who accompanied him during this torment, he might not have been able to be so indifferent.

"The manor here is very good. How about I buy one and make it a support for our daughter?" Ingrid Bergman asked the man for his opinion~lightnovelpub.net~As long as you think there is no problem. "Alan Wilson said in his heart, didn't you buy a palace in France? But when I said it, I instinctively became the only sun in my heart is Ingrid Bergman.

At the same time, the quiet Salazar sat silently in his humble office, holding in his hand Nehru's order to the army brought by Caetano, and asked Caetano, "What do you think? How's the credibility?"

"Britain's policy is questionable, but for more than a decade, Sir Wilson has been a model for Portugal." At the critical moment, Alan Wilson's reliable history of being the prime minister of the six countries helped him a lot and was brought up by Caetano.

"Huh?" Salazar hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, "Let's arrange a time to meet."

It is already a rare thing that the conservative Salazar is willing to meet. Caetano was a little surprised, and then replied, "I will arrange it right away."

The office fell into silence again, but Caetano didn't make a fuss, Salazar was such a character. Bringing you the fastest update of the British Civil Service, Chapter 1148 Convincing Portugal to read for free.