British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1661: sanctions package

After the severance of diplomatic relations between Jordan and Sudan, North Africa came next. The Kingdom of Egypt issued a diplomatic note, slamming the Khartoum regime, including but not limited to changing the beliefs of the Arabs, and so on.

The Kingdom of Egypt and the Kingdom of Libya broke off diplomatic relations with Sudan successively. At this time, the only Arab countries that still maintain diplomatic relations with Sudan are Yemen and Syria.

Although Yemen and Syria can be regarded as Arab brothers, they obviously cannot help the current situation. Saudi Arabia's severance of diplomatic relations has become the last straw that overwhelmed the camel's camel. It really made Sudan feel unprecedented isolation, and the world has changed. The deterrent power of the Soviet Union can no longer provide guarantees for pro-Soviet countries, especially the pro-Soviet countries in Africa.

On this day, Alan Wilson was spending his weekends. He watched a masterpiece of Hong Kong movies, the movie called Blood Droplet, with great interest, and took the time to answer the call from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "I will go there later."

Only the last point is left. I watched Yongzheng, who was blackened into carbon during the era of Hong Kong movies, being killed by Lu Siniang. The supreme authority stood up and turned off the video recorder. In his eyes, the three pro-Soviet countries in Northeast Africa can be regarded as one. As a whole, there is no need to specifically distinguish who comes first.

If this area of ​​less than 4 million square kilometers were placed in Europe, it would be larger than the area of ​​Eastern Europe except the Soviet Union. Except for the Soviet Union, the total area of ​​Eastern European countries would be less than 2 million square kilometers. The three countries in the corner are almost three times the size of Eastern European countries.

The United Arab countries should deal with Sudan, Britain itself mainly puts pressure on Ethiopia, which has the most complicated domestic situation, and the remaining Somalia, it is best if they can defect, if they insist. The big deal is to let go of Somalia first. Anyway, Somalia is the smallest of the three countries. British sea power can clean up this coastal country without breaking a sweat.

"Sanctions on the Mengistu regime." Coming to Whitehall, Alan Wilson informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the next steps, "Through the United Nations resolution to impose sanctions on Ethiopia. I will discuss this matter with the Prime Minister in a while and notify the ambassador to the United Nations first." .”

After instructing the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alan Wilson walked directly to No. 10 Downing Street. At this time, the Prime Minister was having lunch with Mr. Thatcher, and was very impatient with the interruption of the unexpected visitor.

"Honey, don't keep the cabinet secretary waiting too long." Mrs. Thatcher expressed her support for his wife, and Mrs. Thatcher nodded apologetically, "You know, the Secretary-General of Whitehall is far away More than any opponent I've come across."

Alan Wilson waited for the Prime Minister to appear with his hands in his trouser pockets, without wasting any time, hoping to implement sanctions against Ethiopia, nominally on the grounds of human rights over sovereignty.

"I want to know if this is effective." Mrs. Thatcher was very interested in showing her face on the international stage after the start of her second term, and immediately replied with great interest.

"A few years ago, there was a series of famines in Ethiopia, which coincided with the death of Brezhnev. Although Mengistu could rely on the army to tide over the difficulties to a certain extent, the low-intensity civil war has never stopped. Ethiopia's economy is still very fragile now. Yes, if broad sanctions can be launched, and pressure is applied through neighboring countries, I believe that this country will soon be plunged into turmoil."

"Of course there is a price. The famine that has just subsided may return, causing millions of deaths, but everything is worth it for freedom."

Alan Wilson's tone was as objective and neutral as ever, and he did not conceal the consequences of extensive sanctions. In his eyes, these were all small scenes. Many years ago in British India, he personally promoted the more exciting ones. You see now Isn't India doing well? Heaven has given great responsibility to everyone, and they must first pay a price...

Although Ethiopia is a water tower in East Africa, it is actually not important in the eyes of the supreme authority, let alone a battleground for military strategists. It just happened to be chosen and felt that this country is suitable for trouble, that's all.

"This will definitely require the cooperation of the United States." Mrs. Thatcher nodded. With the help of the United States, the sanctions will take effect faster.

The grievance of being interrupted for lunch has not been eliminated, and the Prime Minister still holds a grudge. He immediately expressed the hope that for the overall situation of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, he hoped that the Secretary-General of the Cabinet would make a trip for the country, which could also show the sincerity of the UK.

Alan Wilson squinted his eyes and took a deep look at the Iron Lady, nodded and agreed, because this matter should not be difficult to win with Reagan, the anti-Soviet demon.

Why choose Africa? The most basic reason is that Alan Wilson believes that this continent, which is generally only stronger than Antarctica in terms of strategic position, is easier to do?

The walking British-American special relationship set off directly, and soon he arrived in Washington, and was left hanging for two days. Alan Wilson guessed that Reagan was repeatedly harassed by him because of the amnesty of illegal immigrants. In the final analysis, Reagan, like Iron Maiden, is very vengeful.

But with his own daughter Cheryl taking him around, Alan Wilson's life is not boring, he even has time to molested the old American lady. Even if we seldom meet each other, many friends have families of their own, but after all, there is an unforgettable memory, and the favor of Barbie dolls is so forgotten?

Otherwise, we should form good karma and treat our friends better, so that we won’t be unable to find a temporary place to stay at critical moments. Lana Turner was overjoyed, "It's rare to see you in such a mess."

"Huh? Don't destroy your image in my heart. I still have a good impression of you." Alan Wilson has no self-consciousness as a guest, but is proud of his friends all over the world. "I don't think it is possible for Ronald to hang out I have been for too long, nothing more than opposing his amnesty for immigrants."

This kind of political anecdote was said by Alan Wilson without any scruples. The fundamental reason is of course that the supreme authority thinks that he is right. It is purely different in political opinions. It would be pure stupidity for Reagan to affect the special relationship between Britain and the United States because of this incident. up.

He himself also thinks that Reagan is stronger than the top of the map. After all, most of Reagan's various behaviors played a negative role after the new century.

Just like Alan Wilson's self-assessment, Reagan is just a small shoe for him, so as not to sever decades of friendship.

Under normal circumstances, civil servants cannot see the president, but because the relationship between the two is irreversible, Alan Wilson, as the secretary general of the cabinet, can talk to Reagan.

Of course, this was limited to when Reagan was in the country. If he participated in any international conference, Mrs. Thatcher had to come forward to reach a common position with Reagan.

You don't have to be polite, Alan Wilson came up with a grand blueprint that he formulated himself, communicated in the name of the United Kingdom, and cleared the three African pro-Soviet countries in the northeast corner of Africa, which is nearly 4 million square kilometers.

With an area of ​​nearly 4 million square kilometers, no one in this world can say that this number is insignificant. Even the United States is considered to have a large land and abundant resources, which is almost half of the United States.

Reagan gasped and lamented that the old imperialism was invincible. Although he also focused on improving the Vietnam War and the damaged self-confidence of the United States after he came to power, he just hit hard in Grenada and Nicaragua.

Originally, Gaddafi should be used to show that the United States is invincible, but Libya is still a kingdom in this world, and there is no place to be a hero after looking around.

Looking at the United Kingdom, it directly formulated a subversive plan for three countries, which can be described as a big deal. Obviously, the United Kingdom is much more aggressive than him, a hardliner who has little advantage in the United States.

For a while, Reagan's evaluation of Britain rose by more than one level. Britain still has a powerful opposition party, the Labor Party.

If Alan Wilson knew that after Reagan saw the plan, he suddenly had unrealistic expectations for Britain, a yellow flower of yesterday, and he would definitely regret being late. A hardliner like Mrs Thatcher?

When he came up with the plan at No. 10 Downing Street, he didn't see where the Iron Lady was tough.

For Reagan, anti-Soviet was the most important thing. He even wanted to defeat the Soviet Union during his tenure. Of course, most people and even his staff believed that the president was dreaming.

"Very good." Reagan did not hide his interest at all, and even directly found many reasons to show his legitimacy. When the issue of human rights came out of his mouth, it proved that Britain and the United States had reached an agreement on this issue. consensus.

"But will this delay the nuclear arms reduction negotiations signed by the two countries?" Of course Reagan wanted to give the Soviet Union a big blow, but Europe was still very concerned about the nuclear negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States.

"Dear President~lightnovelpub.net~ Isn't this a good opportunity to test?" Alan Wilson replied bluntly, "Only by starting from the status of strength can we test the real bottom line of the Soviet Union."

What a joke, just know that there is no bottom line at the top of the map, otherwise Alan Wilson would not dare to formulate such a plan. He was also afraid of being slapped in the face when other Soviet leaders were.

Now that President Reagan has given his approval, the next step is logical. Under the guise of human rights, the United Kingdom and the United States jointly promoted an unprecedented severe sanctions against Ethiopia, a country that has just ended a famine and has a very fragile economy.

The effect is immediate. The smaller the country, the more unable it is to face such extensive sanctions. What's more, the public opinion attack on the Mengistu regime will begin immediately.

"Do you want to set up a no-fly zone?" Alan Wilson thought hard, is it too early, or come to the United States and take out the full package directly.

In the end, he decided to wait and see and see how powerful this package is. Alan Wilson turned around and returned to London to report on the results of his visit.

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