British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1429: Charles de Gaulle died of illness

In the short term, the UK should do two things well. The first is to promote the reconstruction of Bangladesh and use the demand brought about by the reconstruction to increase currency circulation and production in the pound zone. Then he waited for the opportunity to return to the traditional market. For this reason, Alan Wilson really got in touch with South Korea through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to communicate about earning pounds.

Forget about defrauding the island, at least blood is thicker than water, so don't bother others with such hard work, at least the Koreans use it with a little peace of mind.

A relatively large project that South Korea particularly needed at this time, as the United States gradually withdrew its troops from South Vietnam and handed over the war to the South Vietnamese government, the weight of the South Korean army was also decreasing.

To say that the South Vietnamese government may be more reluctant to reduce the number of US troops, but it absolutely does not have this treatment for the Koreans.

Under the leadership of Park Chung-hee, South Korea has initially solved the problem of food and clothing, but it is one dimension away from the miracle of the Han River. As for the start-up capital of heavy industry, it is also far behind. Originally, at this time, South Korea has already caught up with North Korea. The difference is that South Korea has a gap between the rich and the poor because of the system. The people at the bottom may not live as well as North Korea.

But now catching up with North Korea is obviously a long way to go. In order to quickly pull Bangladesh out and deprive Alan Wilson of millions of Korean workers in the Middle East, think about whether Koreans need the opportunity to work in Bangladesh. The remuneration may not be comparable to that in the Middle East, but at least you can earn foreign exchange.

Alan Wilson will never default on the wages, even if the printing factory is allowed to work for two more days, anyway, the debt will eventually be repaid by the Bangladeshis to the UK, which is not a special disadvantage.

The second thing is the follow-up of the shipbuilding plan. When Harold Wilson said in a firm posture in the House of Commons, "We will not ignore national security and pursue so-called false and blind savings! Bangladesh What has happened proves that the Royal Navy will play a huge role in the future, working with our US allies to maintain peace in the world's oceans."

When I said this, it showed that this shipbuilding plan had already won the support of the parliament.

Of course, this is not the shipbuilding plan at the beginning. It is impossible not to be cut at all. The plan for a 10,000-ton cruiser and a 5,000-ton frigate has become a plan for an 8,000-ton destroyer and a 4,000-ton frigate. Not to mention that the Labor government has an advantage in this matter.

No matter how much the Labor Party government has achieved, it has been clamoring to control military spending. It seems that controlling military spending has become one of the signs of the Labor Party. When the Labor government launched the shipbuilding plan, the Conservative Party had nothing to say.

"Eighteen destroyers and twenty-six frigates." Alan Wilson, holding the fruit of his hard work, looked up at Frank, the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance in front of him, wondering why the God of Wealth came to his door.

Could it be that the Ministry of Finance has a problem with spending? After all, it is the money of the Ministry of Finance. It is normal to have opinions, but Alan Wilson will definitely not listen to such opinions.

"The Chancellor of the Exchequer is not very satisfied with the content of the financial summit. Washington does intend to increase the proportion of the yen in the world. You have said that this is possible, and you are right." Frank frowned, calling the Chancellor of the Exchequer Callaghan, The dissatisfaction at this summit was expressed.

"It turned out that this was the case. I thought the Prime Minister was assassinated." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and said in an unsurprising tone, "We firmly disagree. Why does Japan? What does Japan have to support the yen? The poor food self-sufficiency rate, or the local natural resources that can only be used as specimens. If you ask me whether Bangladesh has more natural resources or Japan has more natural resources, I may not answer you. Americans can’t find it Reason, but also want us to agree."

It has to be said that during the Cold War, the United States was indeed not inferior to the Soviet Union in the field of benefits. It did give up its own market to support Japan for a long time, and even Israel expressed dissatisfaction.

But the foundation of Japan is there. Economic development is not a road to rush forward. When there is good development, there will be bad development. We can’t put this hope on the conscience of the United States. When the United States’ own situation is not bad, Other countries can drink some soup. If they have problems themselves, it would be nice not to kill you and eat meat.

Otherwise, when the Soviet Union could no longer hold on, Britain, France and Italy all offered to offer benefits. As long as the Cold War persisted, economic support would be negotiable.

Frank hesitated to speak, and finally smiled wryly, "If you don't agree with this matter, then you will not agree with another proposal from the United States. Washington believes that the US dollar and the British pound can be pegged at a fixed exchange rate to demonstrate the special relationship between Britain and the United States. "

Alan Wilson stepped back tactically, and said dumbfoundedly, "That is to say, the United States is considering annexing the pound zone to solve the problem of currency over-issuance? I think it's better to talk to the French first."

"Maybe we will talk. I heard that President de Gaulle is not in good health." Frank shrugged. "De Gaulle has not appeared in public recently."

"Who presided over the government operations for de Gaulle recently?" Alan Wilson asked with a straight face. He really cared about this issue, and he couldn't help but care about France if he didn't care about anyone.

This person was originally Pompidou in history, but the identity of Pompidou’s successor to Charles de Gaulle was not because he suffered from cancer. As a result, he was leaked by the cabinet secretary-general who did not want to disclose his name, which led to a bubble. The French Prime Minister’s sense of existence It's not high, and I don't know who it is now.

"Pierre Mesmer, he is the one who recently attended events instead of de Gaulle." Frank replied directly, and then introduced the resume of this dear friend.

Pierre Mesmer became a senior civil servant before the war and worked as a doctor of law in the colonial administration. At the outbreak of World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the 12th Senegalese Light Infantry Regiment and refused to surrender after the defeat of France.

Afterwards, he took a boat to London to join the Free French troops, served as a member of the 13th Brigade of the French Foreign Legion, and participated in various battles in Eritrea, Syria, Libya, Bir Hakem, Tunisia, and Alamein, Egypt. He was one of the earliest followers of General de Gaulle against German aggression.

His resume after the war is relatively simple. For a long time, he was very similar to Alan Wilson, that is, he served as the governor and high commissioner in the major French colonies for about ten years.

After listening to Frank's words, Alan Wilson suddenly increased his favor for the French Prime Minister out of thin air. He directly picked up the phone and asked MI6 to send the photos. There are so many similarities in the experience between the two, at least It can be expected that the perspective of looking at the field of overseas interests should be similar.

"Dear Foreign Minister, if you have time, oh, that's great, how about we talk about it?" Alan Wilson took the resume of the French Prime Minister and stared at the photo for a long time. From the appearance, he was in line with the appearance of a generation of heroes.

During the critical period of de Gaulle's disappearance, the UK always had to be prepared. After all, France is the most important neighbor of the UK. When facing many problems, they still have to cover each other.

In the eyes of Allen Wilson, the efforts of the French after the war are of course worthy of respect. If France hadn't lost Algeria, resulting in a smaller base in Europe and making it very difficult to face the United States, it might be possible to come out on its own. great country route.

Now that Algeria is tightly controlled, the value of France's united front is significantly higher. In this way, on issues that may harm the interests of both Britain and France at the same time, the success rate of the two countries working together to face the problem will be higher.

In front of us, the United Kingdom and France are very similar. Although the two countries are important members of the European Community, their trade in Europe is less than 50%. Under the control of the franc zone countries, the trade with France alone accounts for 50%, and the rest is trade with other countries.

The trade in the sterling zone is obviously more diversified. After all, Australia and New Zealand have long been independent. Canada is not part of the sterling zone at all, but recognizes the value of the pound as part of its foreign exchange reserves.

"I have also noticed President de Gaulle's physical condition. In fact, many countries are very concerned about it, but they have not shown it." Patrick, the foreign minister, heard the question about de Gaulle and immediately replied, "France is our most important neighbor. The president is also loved."

"What the minister said is really reasonable." Alan Wilson added ~lightnovelpub.net~ Especially the strength of France has not been greatly reduced, and half of Africa is still under the influence of France. The British Empire respected powerful countries, and sometimes even respected India. "

On the issue of the yen, Britain and France must show a firm attitude. When necessary, Mark can be released to break the **** of Japan and Germany, but the yen must not be released. It is a country completely controlled by the United States, even if the Japanese prime minister It's not surprising that it was broken.

"Agence France-Presse reported that President Charles de Gaulle died of illness early this morning." Then the news began to broadcast the life of Charles de Gaulle for memory. He was not only a national hero in the eyes of the French people, but also a commendable father.

At the historical juncture of the survival of the country, he stood at the forefront of the struggle and made important contributions to the victory of the war and the liberation of France.

It is hard to imagine that the death of a French president would be such a hot topic in the UK, but the fact is that, as the last of the European and American wartime leaders to die of illness, he has attracted the attention of the whole world at this time. Harold Wilson's first It was decided immediately that he would attend Charles de Gaulle's funeral.

"I believe that there are not a few leaders who have made the same decision as the Prime Minister." Alan Wilson looked serious. This time he was definitely not pretending to be serious, but sincerely. After the war, France's foundation was much weaker than that of Britain, and it was able to achieve today's momentum, which has a huge relationship with Charles de Gaulle.

Since at least forty years ago, France has been in a weak position in the relationship between Britain and France. In fact, France relies on the relationship with Britain, but this relationship ended when Charles de Gaulle came to power. The current equal relationship between Britain and France is all due to Charles de Gaulle. In fact, if it were not for Alan Wilson, the relationship between Britain and France during the Cold War would have been the British initiative to ask France not to shut the UK out of the European Community.