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While the Middle East issue was being discussed at the UN conference, Kissinger secretly visited Saudi Arabia and met King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. He talked about the current golden opportunity to balance the unfair trade with the imperialist powers, in fact, to deal with oil Raise the price.

"You can directly initiate an embargo, and then provide a list of pardons." Kissinger urged the start of the oil embargo to digest all the excess currency issued by the United States. That's what Rockefeller meant.

It should be said that Standard Oil and Saudi Arabia are old friends, and they are no strangers to each other. The discovery of Saudi oil and the exploration of Standard Oil have a great relationship.

In fact, the Middle East at that time was the sphere of influence of the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom discovered oil in Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran.

Of course, the United Kingdom will not miss Saudi Arabia, but oil was far less widely used than it is today. After the United Kingdom controlled the above-mentioned oil production areas, it did not want to explore Saudi Arabia, because too much cheap oil may lead to a drop in oil prices. harm the interests of BP.

After Saudi Arabia found Britain, Britain rejected a proposal to explore for oil in Saudi Arabia in order to protect oil prices. But I didn’t expect that Saudi Arabia, which the United Kingdom missed, is precisely the lowest-cost oil-producing area.

After being rejected by the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia turned to cooperate with the United States. At that time, the main body of American oil exploration was the Standard Oil Company of California. Standard Oil was the main industry of the Rockefeller family, but after being split by the old Roosevelt, it became more and more dispersion.

After World War II, two American oil companies took a stake in Standard Oil of California and changed their name to Arab American Oil Company, which is Aramco. It can be said that the Saudi royal family has been acquainted with the Rockefeller family from the very beginning, and it has developed step by step to today.

"Other countries, Britain?" Of course, King Faisal hopes that the interests of oil-producing countries will be higher, and he understands the purpose of the United States very well.

I hope to increase the influence of the United States in the Middle East. Traditionally, the main player in the Middle East is the United Kingdom. The United States has three fulcrums in the Middle East. Israel and Iran play the role of the Middle East police, and Saudi Arabia is an ally to stabilize the American economy.

In fact, Saudi Arabia's oil settlement in US dollars has already begun, but as early as many years ago, the United Kingdom joined some oil-producing countries to form a cartel alliance. King Faisal has no choice, he even has a feeling of living in the shadow of the British.

An oil embargo and then announcing a rise in oil prices is of course also in the interests of the oil producing countries, which King Faisal believes other oil producers will be on the side of Saudi Arabia, but what if the UK is also included? It may cause a backlash. Not to mention, a bunch of emirates next to Saudi Arabia have British troops stationed, and the British troops have also set up a military base in Musandam Province, which guards the Strait of Hormuz.

Not to mention this Middle East war, the United Kingdom is the arms supplier of at least three participating countries, and of course France is also a supporter of Lebanon in addition to providing weapons to the Egyptian Air Force. It cannot be said that it has no influence at all in the Middle East.

In fact, in the eyes of many countries, the United Kingdom is still a well-known world power. In the eyes of King Faisal, even if the United Kingdom cannot be on an equal footing with the United States and the Soviet Union, it is not too far behind.

On the contrary, after losing North Korea and Vietnam, the United States will stand on Israel's side this time? Even if there is no loss at present, there is no tendency to win. It is very doubtful how much national strength it has.

"Don't worry about this, we understand the traditional relationship between Britain and Arabia." Of course Kissinger wanted to do something to the United Kingdom, but now things are urgent. If the over-issued U.S. dollars are returned to the United States, the international currency that the United States has finally occupied will be settled. The share will be destroyed, and the United States will also be submerged. It must find a place to digest the dollar in the international market.

Of course Kissinger could not have known that the original history of the United Kingdom has been completely eliminated by this time, and there is no current force at all, and it is still the backing of half of the Arab countries participating in the war?

Since he didn't know, Kissinger could only sigh that the legacy of the empire on which the sun never sets was so rich. Even without the Soviet Union, it would take the United States decades to completely bring down Britain. , I can only think about it in my heart, to unite all positions that can be united, and to suppress the Soviet Union first is serious.

The fierce battle between Israel and the Arab League is in full swing. Saudi Arabia fired the first shot of the Arab world's counterattack and announced an oil embargo on the grounds that Europe and the United States secretly supported Israel's war.

King Faisal stated that if Europe and the United States did not change their attitude of secretly supporting Israel, they would not get oil from the Arab world. As soon as the news came out, the European and American countries were shocked. The next day, the Arab oil-producing countries in the Middle East decided to reduce oil production and An oil embargo was imposed on developed capitalist countries in Europe and the United States.

Most of the oil used by major capitalist countries, especially Western Europe and Japan, comes from the Middle East, and a large part of the oil used by the United States also comes from the Middle East. Oil price hikes and embargoes immediately threw Western economies into chaos. Before the hike, oil was only $3 a barrel.

Of course, the embargoed countries also include the United States, as well as Japan and South Korea in East Asia, but it does not include the United Kingdom in Europe, because the United Kingdom has indeed done what it can do, and no one can say that the United Kingdom belongs to Israel, Europe and the United States. Society is in unprecedented chaos on this day.

The next day, an exhausted, gaunt-faced Nixon reappeared on television after a long absence. The nation watched as the historic figure expressed his views on the affairs of the country at a time when the world was going through a tragedy. Everyone feels beaten, yet does not fully understand the magnitude of this worldwide tragedy.

"United States of America," Nixon began to read the speech, stuttering a little because he couldn't concentrate. He continued: "The United States will have to impose the strictest restrictions on energy. This is unprecedented. It did not do this even during the World War."

He outlined a series of proposed measures to be tabled in Congress: limiting the speed of vehicles on highways to 80 kilometers per hour, lowering the heating temperature in all buildings, developing an oil rationing program, and more.

In the conference hall of "the most important parliament in the world", William Fulbright, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States Senate, a highly regarded senator, first asked to speak.

Fulbright said something out of the ordinary in a dull voice at the meeting: "Dear colleagues, I should speak to you bluntly about my innermost thoughts. In today's world, the Arab oil-producing countries There is only so much military power. They are like some timid duiker in a jungle infested by wild animals. As friends, we should remind them of this.

“If they do threaten the economic and social balance of the big industrial countries, especially the United States, they must take dire risks. Before it is too late, they must wake up to what their actions will incur for themselves. such a danger.”

"It's quite similar." Ellen Wilson put his arms around Pamela Mountbatten's delicate body, and sneered at the news of the oil embargo on TV and the statement of the US Congress, "Dear, it's outrageous, you know."

Reading historical materials is completely different from experiencing historical events in person. Alan Wilson feels this way now. If the Arab League in the Middle East war imposed an oil embargo on the United States, it would not be said.

The United States is indeed firmly standing behind Israel. There have been rumors that an Israeli-American pilot appeared on the battlefield and was shot down, but the United States did not admit it.

But why embargo Europe and Europe? Is it because European countries do not firmly support the Arab League?

This is outrageous, isn't it even neutral? Although European countries did not support the Arab League, they also did not support Israel. Why should they be embargoed by Arab oil-producing countries? People who don't know think that the United States or the Soviet Union is frightening European countries, but in fact it is Saudi Arabia that embargoes Europe. Saudi Arabia is a weak country among Arab countries, and it dares to threaten anyone.

Since losing a handful of people in Vietnam, it is definitely impossible for the United States to organize hundreds of thousands of troops to fight across oceans, and even the conscription system has changed. But dealing with a Saudi is still no more than the ability of the United States.

"Indeed, the United States wants to use force, but Saudi Arabia can't stand it. UU read www.uukanshu.com" Pamela Mountbatten nodded, knowing that the US's war-threatening speech really had to be acted upon, and Saudi Arabia would definitely not dare to act like this, "Is there any way for Whitehall to deal with it?"

"What to do? The UK is an oil producer, so is North Sea oil looking at it? It turns out that the cost of oil in the Middle East is low, so North Sea oil has not increased production capacity. Besides, the UK is not on the list of oil embargoes. We are from the Arab side. ." Alan Wilson Nunuzui, Pamela Mountbatten rolled her husband a glance, and came over to offer red lips to the supreme authority.

Alan Wilson continued, "It's really unfortunate that Japan and South Korea, Europe and France should be fine, and other countries will definitely be in chaos."

As far as France is concerned, he should thank him for his contributions to France over the years, otherwise France will also be in a hurry this time around the oil embargo.

Soon, the power of the oil embargo of the Arab oil-producing countries showed its power, and the Japanese government was the first to respond. It announced an "immediate 10 percent reduction in oil supply to the following industries: automobile manufacturing, steel industry, electromechanical industry, aluminum smelting industry, cement industry, tire manufacturing, synthetic fiber, papermaking, and petrochemicals". Take rationing to deal with the oil crisis.

Germany also responded quickly. From the last weekend of October, the famously crowded, busy highway became deserted as the government banned vehicles from driving there.