Chapter 1113 My Son Charlotte

Looking at it this way, Rab Butler, the Foreign Secretary, is a pure tool in the eyes of the Prime Minister. A role that serves as the Prime Minister's yes-man and resolutely implements Eden's diplomatic strategy.

After Macmillan's suspected disloyalty, Eden was now more inclined to implement his own diplomatic strategy thoroughly, and after careful selection, Rab Butler was selected.

This is what Alan Wilson guessed, but the actual situation is similar. Eden replaced Macmillan on the grounds that the current government has withstood the accusations of the Labor Party. Of course, according to Eden himself, this was to protect Macmillan.

Rab Butler had just taken office and encountered the upcoming NATO foreign ministers' meeting. "I heard that the United States is going to put pressure on us and I hope that European countries will give a clear answer on the colonial issue."

"That's it!" Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows. Mr. Kennedy is really very motivated. The thalidomide incident really has no effect at all. At best, Kennedy showed his kindness and spent tens of millions of dollars more to protect the victims. Family allowance.

Tens of millions of dollars is a lot of money in the eyes of many countries, but it is really not a big expenditure for the United States.

"If the United States takes a tough stance, we suggest that the Netherlands push Suriname out of independence... Under the watchful eye of the United States, it makes no sense to colonize any part of the Americas. The huge expenditure is far from keeping up with the benefits, and it should be let go in time."

Alan Wilson thought of this strange place in South America. The British, the world's troublemaker, France, God's filial son, and the Dutch, the coachmen on the sea, each of them had not traversed the world for hundreds of years, but they almost capsized in the little Guyana.

Guyana not only dragged down the Netherlands, but also almost fell into the hands of the United Kingdom. Fortunately, the United Kingdom reacted quickly and ran away first. Otherwise, how could a colony still want to harvest British wool?

At this point in the world, it is still too late to kick Guyana out quickly. In the next few years, the Netherlands will not be able to get rid of it even if they want to.

"Old friends are gradually withering away, like leaves falling in the wind." After a pleasant meeting with the new Foreign Secretary, Alan Wilson left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and couldn't help but lament the elegy of the colonial era.

Even the poorest working man in London puffs up his chest with confidence when he thinks of the industry and wealth of the British Empire! What's more, he is the secretary-general who controls huge overseas assets.

At No. 70 Whitehall, Norman Brooke sat upright, waiting for Alan Wilson to come to report on this trip to Asia. As soon as they met, he said bluntly, "The Governor of Hong Kong is very angry this time."

"The overall interests of hundreds of thousands of colleagues are greater than the local self-interests." Alan Wilson answered without hesitation,

"What Hong Kong is today is also due to Malaya. Since two years ago, four to five million tons of rice have been smuggled through Hong Kong and Portuguese Macau. Hong Kong has received help from Malaya and support from London. You can't keep all the benefits for yourself, this kind of behavior is very selfish."

Of course, Alan Wilson does not deny that his wife Pamela Mountbatten's career as a grain merchant first started in a large country, and she also received considerable benefits. For example, my wife now really has Chinese silver in her hands.

Xiangjiang accepted the gift based on the transfer station, and then the Hong Kong Governor talked about financial independence. Isn't that a joke? This is equivalent to the UK investing in a country. As soon as it makes a little profit, you nationalize it and ask the UK to get out?

This means that for the sake of everyone being British, Alan Wilson sent people to integrate and see how he treated Mossadegh. The Hong Kong governor should feel honored to be treated like this.

As Cabinet Secretary, Norman Brooke certainly felt that Alan Wilson had done the right thing. The so-called financial independence was nonsense. There were so many British-owned enterprises in Hong Kong, so what was the point of talking about financial independence?

"The current situation is still satisfactory." Norman Brooke said nonchalantly, "Maintaining the balance between the European Community and the Commonwealth has always been our top priority."

Not being dependent on any one market is what the UK has always pursued. From this point of view, it is not surprising that joining the European Community was initially met with some criticism. Because when we first joined the European Community, we had to be tax-free from each other.

After Alan Wilson made a trip to the Federal Republic of Germany, he determined that the European continent would not compete with Britain in the short term, and Britain had enough time to adjust. Under this premise, tax rates that were favorable to the UK were preemptively formulated before the European Community was formed.

This European Community is not the historical European Community. Now that the United Kingdom has become the leading country, it cannot sit back and watch the emergence of rules that are not conducive to the United Kingdom. It can be said that from the beginning, the European Community in this world will not be able to play the role of unifying Europe. .

Before World War II, Britain had the Commonwealth, which it could rely on to form its own system and account for the bulk of its trade volume. After the emergence of the European Community, the UK's goal was to maintain a balanced trade and not be too dependent on a single market.

In fact, in the original history of the 1960s, Britain's foreign trade volume with traditional Commonwealth countries had dropped to one-third, and its trade with Europe had exceeded 50%. The relationship between Britain and the Commonwealth has become increasingly estranged.

At present, this kind of thing has not happened yet, which shows the role of the Malayan colony. The UK's domestic single core does not have the market capacity to influence the Asian direction, so it needs to build another core.

In the original history, Britain was increasingly influenced by the European market over time. In order to balance this influence, it had to rely on the military balance of the United States. Eventually, the British Commonwealth, which was the basis of three-ring diplomacy, became increasingly insignificant, and Britain gradually could not find itself. s position.

If the Commonwealth gives way to the European market, it will also cause changes in Australia and other countries. If Australia believes that Britain is content to be a European country, the emergence of this mentality will also accelerate the loss of British influence.

From any angle, Malaya is extremely important to maintain the current situation.

And is Malaya only an apparent area of ​​500,000 square kilometers? Don’t forget that half of the island of Kalimantan is still in the hands of the Netherlands. Dutch capital is far less powerful than British capital. The Dutch part of the island of Kalimantan that was divided into two was also influenced by the British, creating a siphon effect.

Norman Brooke expressed the old concern that the colonies were most prone to problems of loyalty.

"I have talked with all the Justices of the Peace this time, and everyone agrees that the most appropriate development strategy is for the British to provide technological support and military protection, and for them to provide contacts to open up the market and capture the entire Southeast Asia. As before, In comparison, the invisible but real national borders have actually helped us a lot."

Alan Wilson explained with humility about the plan to center on Malaya and radiate to the surrounding areas, "In fact, the Dutch island of Kalimantan is an obvious example. What we hope is that by the age of 30 Forty years later, every country in Southeast Asia had agents of Malayan spillover capital, and British capital was hidden among them.”

To be honest, while Alan Wilson was explaining, Sir Norman Brooke, the British Apocalypse, was thinking about retirement. He now feels that his physical fatigue is becoming more and more obvious. If it was ten years ago, all kinds of He personally serves as the secretary-general of the committee, and now he lets others manage the newly established departments.

This is already a big improvement for the cabinet secretary who has almost captured all the top officials in important Whitehall departments.

After such a conversation for a while, Norman Brooke already showed his tiredness, "In short, when it comes to safeguarding collective rights and interests, colleagues think you are reliable and have extraordinary energy. Allen, keep working hard."

"Is it because of his age? Should he be the cabinet secretary for thirty years?" After Alan Wilson left, Norman Brooke fell into long-term thinking.

Civil servants can retire until they are sixty-five, as was the case with former cabinet secretary Edward Bridges. It was only because Norman Brook felt tired in the past two years that he thought of retiring early.

Norman Brooke has read Alan Wilson's files and found that if he could be the next Cabinet Secretary until his retirement at the age of sixty-five, it would be almost thirty years later.

At this time, Norman Brooke did not know that the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in his eyes had a flexible birth date and could work for three years based on his imagination.

Alan Wilson even keeps the original birth certificate. This is not the first time he has done this to change his date of birth. In his hometown of his previous life, it was common for his age to be changed from older to younger for various reasons, such as when did he go to school in the morning?

Accompanying Rab Butler to attend the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting was the first time that the Foreign Minister appeared at a post-war international meeting. At the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the foreign ministers of various countries had heated discussions and verbal exchanges.

The headquarters of the largest film company in France is also at war with each other. How dare two female presidents chat here?

"On such an important occasion, you are doing such a thing." Hedy Lamarr hugged the man's neck and whispered softly.

"I am still doing this kind of thing under the deep concern of French intelligence services." Alan Wilson said proudly.

In the past few days in Paris, Alan Wilson had thought about something. After returning to London, he told Xia Meng, "My son Charlotte will definitely be a successful person without worries in the future."

"It doesn't matter what the name is. Come and see me when the time comes." Xia Meng coquettishly hoped that Alan Wilson would come over after the child was born.

The birth date was just a few days ago. Xia Meng was alone in a foreign country, but she still instinctively hoped to be protected by a man. Alan Wilson pondered for a moment, then nodded under Xia Meng's nervous gaze, "I'll make an exception for you."

He has great hopes for this child, who will be able to run his Asian business on his behalf twenty years later. In fact, he originally wanted to name him Xia Jie because he thought this name was more domineering.