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In a short period of time, the Americans will not know and there is no need to know. In fact, this will not change the overall situation. The international situation is ultimately based on national strength. The United States has a strong national strength, and no one can take the Panama Canal away from the Americans. .

But it was different for Britain and France. There was the Soviet Union in the east and the United States in the west. Both Britain and France were enemies in the middle. Either one requires the two countries to stand firmly together, let alone two.

In the first ten years after the war, Britain could be regarded as supporting France as much as possible in maintaining its status as a great power, but it could not avoid the gap in national strength in the end.

I would like to give a thought to Farouk I today, just like when Alan Wilson was in Kuala Lumpur, he told many Malayan sultans that once the US military left Japan, the British army would leave Malaya immediately. As a consolation, the reality is that no one knows better than him that the United States will never withdraw its troops from Japan.

It is less likely than withdrawing troops from Europe, because Japan alone cannot be compared with so many countries in Europe. In later generations, when the United Kingdom stands next to the United States, we must be careful of the resistance that the European Union will occasionally appear. If the United Kingdom is on the side of Europe, it will be even more difficult for the United States to control Europe.

In the final analysis, it is necessary to have autonomy, and the United Kingdom must maintain its relative strength in order to strive for its own interests.

Alan Wilson finally got his wish and squeezed into the team for talks with Farouk I. His addition in name improved the professionalism of the British Empire's diplomats, but in fact it was more beneficial to Egypt.

Who made the people on the opposite side of the world in the eyes of Farouk I completely turn out to be our people?

With this idea, Alan Wilson jumped up and down, threatening, pressing and intimidating performances. Naturally, Farouk I will not be angry. "Eighteen million Egyptians are waiting for my good news. Mr. Wilson should understand what public opinion is. You UK is a democratic country."

"We are a British democracy. To be precise, we are a constitutional monarchy." Alan Wilson said calmly, word by word, "I heard that there is an organization of free officers who are very dissatisfied with the Egyptian monarchy. Respect. Your Majesty, you should understand what Britain means to all monarchies at the most critical time."

Alan Wilson said these words, and even the people next to him couldn't help rolling his eyes. It seemed that he was not talking about the United Kingdom. A hundred years ago, Imperial Russia, with the title of European military police, fits Alan Wilson's description very well.

But times are different now. Back then, Imperial Russia was the sanctuary of monarchies. Now there are more republics than monarchies. Britain, a constitutional monarchy, should be the backing of all monarchies.

Although these words may be ambiguous in the process of applying pressure, everyone can only agree with their noses.

"Mr. Wilson, it seems that the United Kingdom regards my king as the weakness of the whole of Egypt." Farouk I's face changed slightly, and he scolded the other party's conscience in his heart, and he did not play cards according to the routine.

What about the Egyptian Foreign Minister and Honorary Pasha? Now he is actually targeting him, the Egyptian king?

"Dear King, I didn't mean that, I just explained the special relationship between Britain and Egypt." Alan Wilson corrected himself when he knew he was wrong, and it was enough to create a tense atmosphere in the talks, and he couldn't go too far.

"Respected King, Allen is not accusing the Egyptian monarchy. We even believe that the monarchy is conducive to maintaining the stability of Egypt's modernization process." Prime Minister Attlee was a little unnatural when he spoke. He did not expect that such a day would come. , who started the labor movement, would sing the praises of the monarchy.

But how can this be done? Attlee is not what he used to be, he is now the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Negotiations are going on in a difficult way, and they have been stuck here for several days. Prime Minister Attlee even wants to give up continuing to maintain the British management right in the canal, but when he thinks of the spirited and fighting bull terrier in the House of Commons, he cannot. Do this.

Everyone knows that the Churchill MPs are now looking for the Labour Party's faults in their dreams to raise the Conservative Party's support rate.

And in any case, Churchill was the prime minister who led Britain to resist Germany during the war, and was the incumbent prime minister who represented Britain to victory. Although the Labour Party now has an advantage over the Conservative Party, Churchill is still active in the House of Commons as long as one day, a traditional supporter of the Conservative Party. easy to condense.

With the Conservative Party watching, the UK's original intention and the Labour Party's position regarding the current talks are that any issue can be discussed except the issue of the ownership of the Suez Canal.

The delicate situation in British politics makes Alan Wilson, a civil servant who transcends party disputes, actually looks like the politics of the island of fraud. No matter what the Artillery Party does, it is selling Taiwan. And the Greens do the same thing, no one loves Scam Island more than they do.

After all, on the slogan of maintaining the British Empire, regardless of whether the Conservative Party really has a solution, in the field of shouting imperialist slogans, the Conservative Party will always be louder than the Labour Party.

The Conservative Party can't fool Alan Wilson, an outsider who has seen the country in free fall, and it's easy to fool some traditional supporters.

Negotiations are already difficult, and the Egyptians who are thousands of miles away have to bear the hegemonic attack of public opinion that the United Kingdom has not damaged because of the war. It is not easy to guide Egypt to pay attention to Farouk I. In the face of the powerful Britain, they argue for these matters. .

Egypt, which is still in a state of illiteracy, will not understand the news they know at all. In fact, the United Kingdom let them know. With Egypt itself, it is impossible to do anything to the United Kingdom.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honorary Pasha Alan Wilson, remained in charge of the reception of Farouk I in his spare time.

The focus of the matter has shifted from the Suez Canal to the construction of the Aswan Dam, and has returned to the father-in-law of the Mediterranean Fleet, who is organizing a military exercise to threaten Egypt with the canal.

It is a necessary step to do a full set of dramas. Now Farouk I is a little worried, for fear of arousing the anti-British wave of the Egyptians, making him a king who is difficult to ride a tiger, and it will not end well.

"Now I don't know how to explain it when I go back to Cairo!" Farouk I walked on the golf course and told his worries.

"Respected king, in fact, how to explain it depends entirely on what position. Have you heard the story of the dragon slaying warrior? The propaganda should focus on doing what you know you can't do."

If Alan Wilson was an Egyptian, he would definitely be a good minister. He said, "Sometimes the monarch wants to honestly point out the problems he is facing in the country, instead of pretending that there are no problems. How to fight for the ownership of the Suez Canal if you fail, retreat And the second request was to get the UK to support the electrification of Egypt, I mean…”

"Focus on what one generation can only do for one generation. Anyway, after you return to Egypt, it shows that Egypt is very different from a real power. It is best to list some real data to explain."

"In terms of specific actions, you can write an inscription for Cairo University in Egypt. I have already thought about it. It is good to read for the rise of Egypt, focusing on pragmatic recognition of some of the problems faced by Egypt, which is the failure to recover the Suez Canal this time. The main reason. Turning this Egyptian mentality into a driving force for electrification.”

"Should I still talk about the ship parade I saw with my own eyes at the Queen's coronation this time?" King Farouk I smiled, and then said seriously, "It's really shocking."

"As far as this matter is concerned, you can also make a fuss. The battleship formation with Malaya as its home port is still in the UK and can be used to **** you back to Egypt. Your Majesty can use it as the driving force for the construction of the Egyptian Navy after returning to Egypt. "

Alan Wilson immediately became a salesman, saying that Egypt should develop a navy, so that the British battleships would have a market. The development of the navy is also good for Egypt.

The Navy is the latest financial service, and the characteristics of the service can make most of the troops eliminated. If the arms race is concentrated in the navy, Israel will definitely not be able to withstand it. For a coastal country like Israel, the range threat of a battleship's main guns can be magnified to the extreme.

If Farouk I issued a statement that was shocked by the battleship formation and aimed to build Egypt. There may be unexpected effects.

As Mountbatten led the Mediterranean Fleet and began to conduct military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, this round of the Suez Canal dispute between Britain and Egypt finally attracted the attention of other countries.

At this time, both the United States and the Soviet Union have just had a breathing space. The United States has finally ended a Korean War that can make it sober for a while, and the Soviet Union is still eliminating the disturbance of Beria. Both countries want to seize the opportunity to cover up what happened before.

But Britain will not give the United States and the Soviet Union a chance, and Alan Wilson has been staring at these two **** in his heart. The Mediterranean Fleet's military exercises were called off by London on the first day that both Washington and Moscow began to express their concerns.

The negotiation between the UK and Egypt has also entered a new stage. King Farouk I also made his first public appearance. He was not under house arrest, but has been finding an acceptable solution with the British government~www.mtlnovel. com~ Immediately after Farouk I and the Attlee Cabinet, signed the conditions for the handover of the management of the Suez Canal, as well as the memorandum of British assistance to Egypt to build a new dam to help Egypt advance electrification.

Reporters from major newspapers picked up cameras to record this moment, marking the successful conclusion of this meeting.

"How to explain that the Suez Canal has become an electrification process?" Farouk I was far less calm than it seemed.

"Modernization is monarchy plus electrification. As for the ownership of the Suez Canal, it is the core driving force for the development of Egypt's electrification. After Egypt's electrification is successful, it can take back control of the Suez Canal in an upright manner."

Alan Wilson performed the duties of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in a grand manner. He had reason to do so, because the next thing was the bidding for the project. He felt that this project, at least part of it, should have a place for the Mountbatten family.

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