In the fourth Middle East War in history, the Red Navy of the Soviet Union entered the Mediterranean Sea, and there was a very famous confrontation in the Mediterranean during the Cold War with the US Sixth Fleet, which was even larger than the confrontation in the Bay of Bengal during the India-Pakistan War.

Alan Wilson sometimes wondered if something had been provoked to make the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet leave.

You must know that the Mediterranean Fleet is also the second largest fleet of the Royal Navy, second only to the local fleet active in the Atlantic Ocean, and has two of the largest aircraft carrier battle groups in active service in the UK. If there is a confrontation, the Royal Navy may not be able to escape under the insistence of the United States.

He is racking his brains because of this possibility, preparing to take the opportunity to provoke Yemen. Defend the British presence in the Middle East.

Now that I have received a call from a close ally, it feels like someone is giving me a pillow when I am sleepy. If there is another confrontation in the Mediterranean, the Mediterranean Fleet, whose main battleship is in the Far East, can stand by and watch grandiosely.

Compared with such a dangerous confrontation in the Mediterranean Sea, what is it worth spending a little gas money to go to Japan? The danger is not on the same level at all.

"The embarrassment of the United States in the Vietnam War was clearly seen by the whole world. At this time, the United States needs the help of its allies. After all, it cannot rely solely on the United States to defend the free world. This is the time to reflect the value of the United Kingdom. We should not refuse."

Allen Wilson is awe-inspiring and advocates that Washington should respond to Washington's appeal and go to the Far East to defend Japan. "When the time comes to discuss the issue of the yen with the United States, we will also be confident. Japan will not even be able to defend itself. Talking about the value of the yen will be nothing. A castle in the air."

"Indeed." Harold Wilson immediately agreed. His prime minister's fame began with the phrase Zurich goblin in the financial field. At present, Britain is pulling France to strongly oppose Germany and Japan, mainly Japan, to expand financial cooperation. Currency share weighting.

Look how reasonable what the cabinet secretary said, Japan can't even guarantee its own safety, so why is it talking about occupying a place in the world's financial field?

"The existence of the Royal Navy is part of the British credit." Alan Wilson immediately turned to Defense Secretary Dennis Healy.

"This is as it should be." Defense Secretary Dennis Healy puffed out his chest proudly. He can think about saving money at other times, but on the matter of the value of the pound, if he opens his mouth to object, it will be the current Prime Minister Ha Rod Wilson.

Defense Secretary Dennis Healey's idea of ​​reducing expenditures, Alan Wilson certainly did not forget, "We will hint in the telegram to the Mediterranean Fleet that we need to add a little less fuel, and we can do Yokosuka. As for when we come back, I believe the British help For such a big favor, the U.S. Navy will not be stingy with a little fuel money."

Alan Wilson even hoped that the two aircraft carrier battle groups had already dried up when they arrived at the Yokosuka oil depot, and it would be considered to save some navy expenses by collecting the wool of the US Navy base.

After some persuasion, both the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense had no problem. Alan Wilson said that he would give Washington a warm and positive response. When the United States lost its former glory due to the Vietnam War, the actual actions of the Royal Navy Conference proved that the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States is strong. unbreakable.

No one can disrespect the U.S. Navy. Although the U.S. Navy is about to face the embarrassment of shrinking year by year, the tonnage of 5.7 million tons at this time is still more than twice that of the Royal Navy. This also includes a bunch of battleships in the Royal Pacific Fleet that almost never leave port.

After receiving such a reply, I believe that Nixon, who was deeply involved in the Watergate incident and was arguing with the judiciary over the tapes, would feel a warm current in his heart.

Alan Wilson actually doesn't know if the Soviet Union is deliberately provoking troubles in the Far East to divert attention from the Middle East or more directions, but he thinks that the Soviet Union is playing big chess, and he thinks doing so is beneficial to Britain , happily jumped down the pit dug by the Soviet Union.

The Mediterranean Fleet is the fleet that Marshal Mountbatten served before returning to London. Many of the generals in it are old subordinates of his father-in-law. Pamela Mountbatten is familiar with some of them and said that he can help polish the wording in the telegram. "However, will this weaken the strength of the Royal Mediterranean Navy?"

"Yes, but the Anglo-American relationship is superior to all foreign relations." Alan Wilson said eloquently, "Although we are not satisfied with the United States at all levels, we still have to help the United States."

The Mediterranean Fleet, which received the local telegram, immediately began to act. The two heavy aircraft carrier battle groups in Malta and Gibraltar pulled anchor and set sail, and stated that they would carry one-way fuel in accordance with the telegram's order, and replenish it when they arrived in Yokosuka.

"But why do you want to do this?" Pamela Mountbatten was puzzled, and ran 10,000 kilometers to save a little fuel money?

"Maybe the United States will see that the Royal Navy is struggling to maintain the current fleet size." Alan Wilson showed his white teeth, "I can't help for nothing, can't I? It's not too much to change a ship of fuel, right? The Royal Navy doesn't have a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. , we are all conventionally powered.”

Moreover, if there is a confrontation in the Mediterranean Sea, the backbone of the Mediterranean Fleet, because of the lack of fuel, will not be able to make it back for a while, so it is definitely in the past, right?

"How else can you make money, my dear?" Pamela Mountbatten's mouth slightly curled up, praising this man who had calculated to the core.

"I can't say that. In this field, we still can't compare with the United States. Hundreds of billions of dollars were thrown directly on the Vietnam battlefield." Alan Wilson expressed humility and could not compare with the United States.

After replying to the proposal that Britain would help the United States to stabilize the situation in the Far East, he faced the question of whether the Prime Minister would explain to the President of the United States that the special relationship between Britain and the United States was unbreakable.

Alan Wilson suggested that if you have to do this, express your support for Nixon in a private name, because now that Nixon is in trouble, it is not appropriate to do so in the name of the British Prime Minister.

"It seems that the wrangling between Nixon and the judicial system will take some time!" Alan Wilson said, "We still don't know whether Nixon will tide over the difficulties. No, the immediate problem is the Arab conference. Since last year, the situation in the Middle East has become tense, and the UK should try its best to maintain peace in the world's oil depots."

Naturally, it is still the old rule, calling for the territories of the two countries recognized by the United Nations in 1948, that is to say, Israel still has to withdraw its troops from the Palestinian territories occupied in the first Middle East war.

To be honest, from the perspective of Israel, it is absolutely impossible, because according to the time control line in 1948, although Israel occupied 57% of the land, the Gaza area and the West Bank are almost a stone’s throw away , It will also allow Israel to build a road.

According to that kind of division, Israel may be cut into two disconnected lands in the north and the south at any time. It is not an enclave, but it is almost an enclave.

According to the division at the time, Jerusalem has nothing to do with Israel, and is purely a city in the hinterland of Palestine.

On August 14th, the meeting of the Arab League was held in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and other countries gathered here to open this time. Arab League Heads of State Meeting.

The host was the King of Egypt. The 20-year-old Fouad II presided over the meeting as a king. At this time, he had just taken power, and the Egyptian version of the Queen Mother and Guizi Liu were still in control of the government.

But in this meeting of the Arab League, Fuad II was still quite eye-catching. The current king is not yet married, and at the age of twenty, he is at the dawn of life, which makes some heads of state of Arab countries have some calculations.

In a sense, the Arab League meeting this time is actually a bit embarrassing, because the leader of Yemen is named Nasser, who used to be a colonel in the Kingdom of Egypt and an Egyptian Freedom Officer, the leader of this organization that has been absolutely banned.

However, since it is the meeting of the heads of the Arab League, Fuad II must not let the former rebels ~lightnovelpub.net~ today's Yemeni leaders come.

I believe that even Nasser himself never imagined that one day, in such a form and with such an identity, he would return to the country where he had served for most of his life, and sit in front of the king majestically. Nasser also participated in the first In the Second Middle East War, he was the war hero of the Egyptian military at that time.

In fact, it was obvious at the meeting that they could be divided. The country was divided between the republic system and the monarchy system. Sudan, Syria and Yemen were all republics armed by the Soviet Union. Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan are monarchies supported by the United Kingdom. As for the pro-American country Saudi Arabia, because the Arab League does not have Iran, Saudi Arabia is still a little transparent for the time being.

There is even news that the Egyptian people have circulated that after Egypt regains the occupied territories of Palestine, the royal family will consider reforming the constitutional monarchy and handing over most of the power to the parliament.

Of course, this was released by the UK. Although the UK is not a member of the Arab League, its heart is already with the Arab countries. Just a few days ago, the aircraft carrier battle group of the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean Fleet entered the Indian Ocean through the Suez Canal. The Far East went to defend the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

The leader of the Syrian Arab Ba'ath Party, Hafez al-Assad, and the King of Jordan, Hussein ibn Talal, have come up with a plan to change the course of the Jordan River so that it will not be used by Israel, Hafez Assad had already received Soviet diplomats in Damascus before his arrival, and the Soviets explained the dangers of the Golan Heights.

Hafiz al-Assad also accepted the Soviet Union's warning of the danger of war, understood the importance of the Golan Heights, and came to Cairo after he was prepared.

The discussions at the meeting were intense, and Arab countries expressed their views, showing the unity of the Arab world, even including Saudi Arabia.