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"Commissioner, are we going to do this?" Seeing that Alan Wilson was about to put on the Arabian robe, Lord Maggins of Sheffield, who had come a step earlier than himself, asked with a constipated expression on his face.

He straightened the scalp on the top of his head, then put on the headband, looked at himself in the mirror for a moment, Alan Wilson looked at himself in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction, "Makins, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to do as Romans do, since we are in Arabia Where there are people, the easiest way to express appreciation is to wear the other person’s clothes.”

"Yes, do as the Romans do!" Makins looked at Alan Wilson who was about to do as the Romans did with a strange face, opened a bottle of champagne in front of his face, and did not forget to pour himself a glass, full of amazement, " But as far as I know, Arabs don't drink."

"No, the so-called rules and regulations for the upper-class Arabs to drink alcohol are all to better manage the bottom-level population and make them follow the rules. Therefore, when going to do as the Romans do, a little flexibility must be added."

Alan Wilson took a sip of the whiskey, as if his spirits had been lifted a lot, and continued, "And these Shia religious leaders also helped, and the joint invitation can be regarded as solidarity for us. If Tehran can give positive Wouldn’t it be a good thing to respond? After all, Mossadegh is the prime minister of a country, if he can come in person, in terms of diplomatic reciprocity, we can’t let a prime minister come in person, unless Prime Minister Attlee can come forward in person.”

"Only an Iranian prime minister, let our prime minister come forward in person?" Makins snorted lightly, expressing that this was a joke.

Makins' idea was correct. If it was before World War II, Alan Wilson's current level would be enough to have a meeting with Mossadegh himself. Not to mention the Prime Minister of the British Empire, even the ministers of the British Empire would not need to show up.

But it's different now, one moment at another, and the past experience cannot be applied to the present.Therefore, Alan Wilson acquiesced in Princess Badiya's claim that the Kingdom of Iraq will mediate this time the difference in oil revenue between Britain and Iran.

This was completely impossible before. The Iraqi royal family was supported by the United Kingdom. It seemed that Su Yang wanted to mediate the differences between Alan Wilson and Sukarno. It was a joke.

Allen Wilson felt that this was not enough, and he also specially visited the Shia leaders in Iraq, asking them to use religious influence to promote Mossadegh to come in person.

The reason for this is that Iraq is the center of Shia, although the current royal family of the Kingdom of Iraq is Sunni.

Although Iran seems to have a larger Shiite population, the holy cities of Shiites, apart from the well-known Mecca and Medina, Najaf and Karbala are all in Iraq.

The real break between Shiites and mainstream Sunnis began with the martyrdom of Hussein. Hussein's blood injected new vitality into the Shiite faith, and Hussein was buried in Karbala, Iraq.

Due to the existence of the two most important holy places in the eyes of the Shiites, and the fact that several Shiite imams lived in Iraq for a long time and wrote books here and were buried here, especially in the Imam After Jafar founded the Shiite Jafar School of Jurisprudence, he basically determined the mainstream belief of Shia.

In terms of religious status, Iraq’s status is many times higher than that of Iran. Iran is able to hold high the banner of Shiites, and thanks to Saddam for suppressing the Shiites in the territory, there is no chance for Tehran to speak for?

Allen Wilson has always used whatever favorable conditions exist, and Iraq is the center of the Shiites, so before the negotiations, he let the Shiite leaders of Iraq stand with him.

This does not delay him in an Arabian robe and went around directly with Princess Badia to make some preparations for the next negotiation. In fact, Princess Badia is pretty good-looking. If it was a few years ago, Alan Wilson might be able to Think about it, is there a chance to get on a halal car, but now as I get older, my thoughts on this aspect have faded.

"I am very grateful to Her Majesty the Princess for helping Britain in this matter. Pamela did not come this time. If she came, I guess you should have a common language." Alan Wilson thanked with a smile, "Britain has always Values ​​the Kingdom of Iraq's unique position in the Middle East and is happy to see Iraq prosper."

"We can only give a platform. What kind of results we can achieve depends on Mr. Wilson's ability." Princess Badia looked at Alan Wilson in an Arabian robe, and said with some amusement, "Mr. Wilson really embodies the British tradition." flexible."

"Everyone says that." Allen Wilson said with a flick of his robe, "It's a compliment for me to be a princess."

In terms of the climate in the Middle East, this period of the year is extremely hot, even for Alan Wilson, who has been working in Kuala Lumpur for a long time.

News that Britain, at the suggestion of the Kingdom of Iraq, is preparing to start negotiations with Iran on the distribution of oil in Basra.It is now a well-known fact in Iran.

At the same time, I also know that both the royal family and religious leaders of Iraq have invited Mossadegh.Since the outbreak of the oil crisis, Iran has suffered from the blockade of raw materials by the United Kingdom for more than a year.

The share of oil that originally belonged to Iran is being rapidly replaced by Iraq, and cracks have appeared in Mossadegh's alliance.Of course, the United Kingdom can rely on the Royal Navy, which is still strong at this time, to isolate Iran's imports and exports, but it has not been less criticized in the past year.

Now that both sides have their own difficulties, it is actually more time to restart negotiations at this time.

In view of this, facing the invitation of the Iraqi royal family and religious leaders, Mossadegh made the decision to personally negotiate.

At this time, Alan Wilson made a public speech in Basra, "London is very happy with Iran's positive response to the negotiations. However, London does not like Iran's previous move to seek other countries to replace Britain's support. It has always been a threat from the United Kingdom." No other country, no one can threaten the UK."

Alan Wilson is in charge of negotiations with Iran, but this time the oil crisis is not just a matter between the United Kingdom and Iran. In Washington, the task of the ambassador to the United States is to remind the United States that Britain is important to the stability of the European situation. Great help from the United States, especially when the Korean War was not over.

Not to mention that the Berlin crisis is not over until today, and the United States and the Soviet Union are fighting a war of words over Berlin.The wall in West Berlin is getting taller day by day, and the number of people escaping from West Berlin is endless.On the other hand, the Korean War has not ended for a long time.

If the United States does not support the United Kingdom in the matter of Iran, then the United States, which has been involved in both ends of the Eurasian continent, will be taken advantage of by the Soviet Union in Iran?You can think about the consequences yourself!

In [-], the United States might still consider whether Britain or the Soviet Union was a greater threat.But by [-], the United States was already very clear that the threat from the Soviet Union was definitely greater than that from Britain.Even now the strength of Britain is still there!

The ambassador to the United States stated bluntly to the United States that if the United States does not support the United Kingdom on the Iran issue, then the United Kingdom will not support the United States on the Berlin and North Korea issues.

After receiving the telegram from the ambassador to the United States, Alan Wilson waited quietly for Mossadegh to come to his door after receiving the United States' statement of understanding for the United Kingdom.

At this moment, Alan Wilson received a telegram from his wife Pamela Mountbatten from Paris. The first thing was that General Mountbatten had been confirmed to arrive at the end of the month. The other thing was related to Turing, who was arrested The police station caught it.

"My God!" After receiving the telegram, Alan Wilson saw one thing between the lines, that is, his wife's suspicion of him, and immediately called back to criticize his wife's whimsy, saying that if he hadn't had a war with Iran soon. If you want to negotiate, you must fly back to spank her ass right now.

Now is not the time to be entangled in these trivial matters for no reason. He himself has to negotiate with the Iranians.Regarding Turing's matter, Pamela Mountbatten suppressed it first, and it is best to save Turing himself to talk about it.

"What's so strange about this? There are homosexuals in Whitehall, and I haven't seen anyone making a fuss. Turing is a rather dull person. My dear, you can get him out first, and other things can be dealt with slowly. If you still doubt me, I When you go back, you will be slapped in the face with a stick!"

Pamela Mountbatten, covering her face, looked at the explicit description in the telegram, and couldn't calm down for a long time, so she decided to bring Turing out of the police station first.

She is also regretting, how can she suspect that there is something wrong with her husband, obviously there are so many tricks about that kind of thing, it is impossible to think about it.

At the end of June, the Anglo-Iranian negotiations, which are of great concern to the Middle East, officially began with the arrival of Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh in Basra.

Chapter 671 Threatening Mossadegh

Regarding the Mossadegh government, according to different positions, there are naturally many opinions in later generations.Those who have a good impression of the United States believe that the Mossadegh government is one of the power ministers who participated in the action to overthrow Pahlavi's father earlier.I myself used the emperor to order the princes, and in [-] there was a tendency to be pro-Soviet, so it should be overthrown.

According to those who are biased towards the Soviet Union, it is the first time for the United States to take action to overthrow the government of a major regional country, exposing the essence of American imperialism. Before that, the United States only took action against some banana republics. The last vestiges of isolationism.

Allen Wilson does not believe these two statements. Mossadegh himself is related to King Pahlavi. In other words, Mossadegh himself is part of the royal family.According to the monarchy, he should be regarded as a powerful minister, but it is still hard to believe that ignoring objective facts will make him pro-Soviet.

According to history, Alan Wilson learned that this time the Anglo-Iranian disagreement eventually evolved into the overthrow of the Mossadegh regime by the United Kingdom and the United States.But Britain didn't win, and it could even be said to be a loser.

Because after Britain and the United States supported Pahlavi, Pahlavi was obviously more inclined to the United States, which has a stronger national power.Britain's almost monopoly oil interests in Iran are still not preserved.

Considering the current size of the United Kingdom and the share of interests it occupies in today's world, Alan Wilson can easily conclude that it is serious to respond to all changes with the same. Any change in any place will most likely lead to Unfavorable direction for the UK.

Because once chaos arises, Britain's current power will not be able to compete with the United States and the Soviet Union in the chaos.If you meet one, you will be hanged and beaten, not to mention that the current situation in Iran is that all three have a share.

At the Potsdam Conference, Allen Wilson said earnestly to Fultseva that if they turned their faces in Iran, Britain would be out of the game, but the Soviet Union would not be able to benefit from it. The United States would dominate the Soviet Union in any aspect.

This is not [-]. The United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom successfully tested nuclear weapons separately. The situation in Iran is still that all three have a share.

This situation is beneficial to Britain, which has become the weakest link of imperialism. Once Britain is driven out, the vacuum will be filled by the United States and the Soviet Union. However, it is still unknown whether the Soviet Union will easily submit after having nuclear weapons.What's more, the United States is still being dragged by Berlin in Europe and the peninsula in the Far East.

In view of this, this time the United States finally chose to support the United Kingdom under the general environment of the Berlin crisis and the Korean War.

Alan Wilson believes that Mossadegh should already know that the United States will not express support for Iran on this matter.

In front of the negotiation building in the center of Basra, the national flags of Britain and Iran fluttered high. Not long after, a convoy appeared on the highway. Half a minute later, the convoy stayed in the square in front of the building. Mossadegh and the accompanying diplomats got out of the car. Standing in front of the building for a long time, then walked in.

The two national flags raised side by side and swaying in the breeze signaled that this time the issue of oil profit distribution had begun.

Alan Wilson, clad in an Arab robe, had before him diplomatic announcements of France, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium expressing their understanding to Britain regarding the conflict.Fingers tapped lightly until the door of the conference room was pushed open.

Mossadegh was shocked when he came in. Among a group of British suits and ties, the person in the middle was wearing a traditional Arabian robe, and his eyes met. This made Mossadegh a little embarrassed, because as the Prime Minister of Iran, Mossadegh was at the moment Is wearing a suit.

Although surprised by Alan Wilson's performance in doing as the Romans do, Mossadegh immediately adjusted his mentality. The two sides sat down on both sides of the long table, and there was a tendency to be at war.

Amidst the slight sound of the ceiling fan overhead, Alan Wilson spoke first and welcomed Mossadegh and his party, "Hello, dear Mossadegh, the friendship between Britain and Iran has a long history. As a partner in the camp, the United Kingdom has always attached great importance to the status of Iran since modern times. Iran is a Middle Eastern power with a history of 5000 years. The profound history is dazzling. The political, cultural and military cooperation between the two countries has made great progress. Some differences should sit down and talk about, not end up in a big fight, right?"

"It's not good for our two countries if we insist on making trouble to the end, especially in today's world situation."

"Mr. Allen, your eloquence is very shocking." Mossadegh listened to a series of words, looked at the disobedience of Allen Wilson in an Arabic robe, and said with a smile, "Having said so much, you Don’t you think the distribution of oil benefits today is extremely unfair to Iran?”

"Of course I'm fully aware of this." Alan Wilson lifted his turban, almost shamelessly frank, and immediately silenced Mossadegh who wanted to continue. He never dreamed that Alan Wilson would be so frank. He readily admitted it.

There was a strange silence in the entire conference room after Alan Wilson finished speaking.It's not just the Iranians who don't know what to say, even Makins is shocked, even if it's true, you can't say it.

Alan Wilson took out a stack of diplomatic documents, one of which was still in front of Mossadegh, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands finally said, "Dear Prime Minister Mossadegh, you have to look at the United States. If you want to express your opinion, it may take two days, and the official document from Washington has not yet arrived."

Alan Wilson's meaning is very simple. Given that the United States is currently mired in the Korean War and the Berlin crisis in the same period needs the help of the United Kingdom, it is unlikely that the United States will not be in the same position as the United Kingdom at this time.

"The current divergence of profit does not have an impact on the UK mainland. If possible, the UK can block Iran for ten years. The Royal Navy may not be like a few decades ago, where it can fight whoever it wants in the world, but Iran is still within the reach of the Royal Navy."

Alan Wilson said with a relaxed smile, "So, sometimes the world hasn't changed. Weak countries don't necessarily have to be beaten, but that's just that I don't want to beat you today. I really want to tear myself apart in the end, and Iran falls into political turmoil .If you become the current North Korea or Vietnam, or worse, Indonesia, you will be the ones who will suffer.”

"The bullying of imperialism is vividly manifested in you British people." As soon as Alan Wilson finished speaking, the Iranian diplomats around Mossadegh began to criticize.

The British side retorted, the conference room was extremely noisy for a while, and the atmosphere on both sides reached freezing point.

"Am I wrong? Oil belongs to Iran, but the market does not belong to Iran." Alan Wilson ignored the Iranian accusations, and directly took out a piece of statistical data, which was still in front of Mossadegh. "Data don't lie."

Since the United Kingdom announced the blockade of Iran, buyers who purchased oil from refineries controlled by the United Kingdom in the past have also been threatened by the British government to take legal action. The United Kingdom has also reached a consensus with its close international oil companies not to fill the The gap left has brought Iran's oil industry to a standstill, with oil production plummeting by 70.00%.

The Abadan crisis has reduced Iran's oil revenues to almost zero, putting pressure on Mossadegh's promised domestic reforms.At the same time, BP and Saudi Aramco increased oil production in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq to make up for the reduction in Iranian oil production, so there was no impact on the UK.

The sanctions and blockades that the United States always squeezed out in later generations can also be played by the United Kingdom in this era. As long as the United Kingdom says a word, Iran can experience the days of sanctions in the 21st century.

"Then there is no need for us to talk. I will appeal to the United Nations." Mossadegh said firmly.

"It seems that we have to discuss with the Americans and launch a coup." Alan Wilson turned around and discussed seriously with Maggins next to him, "If the United States disagrees, we will talk to the Soviets and restore the old North-South relations." Partition. It’s not that there is no partition, I believe that the dark surrounding areas in the north should be able to satisfy the appetite of the Soviet Union.”

"It would be the best if we could do this." Makins nodded solemnly, "Although there have been discords in the past few years, we can still talk to Moscow about this matter, and put Berlin How about a crisis as a bargaining chip?"

"I think it's very good. If it can be exchanged for peace in Europe, it's okay to sacrifice the Middle East." Alan Wilson clapped his hands and agreed, "In the final analysis, compared with Europe, what are the rest of the world?"

"I don't believe that the Americans will watch Britain do this." Mossadegh knew that this was a very straightforward threat, but he countered the threat, "You should know what the Soviet Union's entry means."

"I only know that Iran is now going to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Petroleum Corporation!" Alan Wilson said blankly, "What is the difference between this and confiscation? If the UK doesn't say a word about it, then not all other countries can do it." ? If the UK finds a way to overthrow your government, even if it loses Iran’s oil share, we can give the country an explanation. Even if you die, you can drag Iran to die with you.”

"The key issue is that whether it is Iraq or Saudi Arabia, both account for half of the oil profits. It is better for you, Iran, to confiscate it when it comes up. Is it because Britain's nuclear weapons will not explode?"

In the end, Alan Wilson has already spoken very seriously, directly reflecting his consistent style, bringing out nuclear blackmail and attacking the third world hard.

This is the first time that the UK has issued nuclear blackmail since its successful nuclear test, and the target is the Iranian Prime Minister in front of it.

Mossadegh wanted to leave directly, but the European countries scattered on the table expressed their support, and the fact that Iran was currently in blockade did not allow him to do so.

He can ignore nuclear blackmail, but the threat of a coup has already been expressed by the other party cannot be ignored.

Not leaving immediately also made Alan Wilson heave a sigh of relief. Knowing Wang's extreme pressure is really a test of people's psychology. It is obviously a guilty conscience, and it would be embarrassing if he couldn't fool the other party.

But fortunately, at least he now knows that Mossadegh still has scruples, and he didn't leave directly to prove it.

Chapter 672 Evenly Shared Benefits

Of course, the first meeting broke up badly. After the two parties left, Makins also had some doubts about today's blackmail, "Alan, Whitehall let us come over to see if we can have an agreement instead of messing things up. smashed."

"I understand this better than anyone else." Taking off the headband and scarf, Alan Wilson breathed out, "From the British point of view, it's not that we have to be unreasonable, but the current environment. It forces us to show our strength even if we are negotiating, otherwise the situation will develop in a direction that is not good for us."

"If the United States is willing to understand, I am afraid that the Soviet Union will make trouble." Makins said worriedly.

"That's really a courageous thing!" Alan Wilson chuckled, "None of the neighboring countries of the Soviet Union were not on guard against this behemoth. Remember my words, there are no exceptions."

Taking a step back, if we really can't reach an agreement this time, we should really consider smashing the pot.The bottom line for Alan Wilson is that Britain must not suffer by itself, and no one should think about it unless it evolves into an unpredictable situation.

No country can accept the benefits that the UK has been operating for such a long time without taking any cost.This is why he did not hesitate to threaten Mossadegh with a coup.

Once Iran is in chaos, it will be a big deal to support their supporters and go to war. Anyway, there have been civil wars in China, Greek civil wars, and now North Korean civil wars. It has also attracted the intervention of other countries.

There are civil wars in so many countries, and it’s okay to add Iran. As for how many people die, that’s Iran’s business. This is Mossadegh’s own choice.

At the end of the meeting, Allen Wilson got into the telegraph room and explained his blackmail strategy this time.

Britain has been the world's hegemon for hundreds of years, and even the interests of oil are not limited to Iran.This time, because of oil distribution and conflicts with Iran, it has no impact on the UK, because the UK still operates oil fields in Iraq, Kuwait and even Saudi Arabia.

It can be said that the embargo against Iran will not backfire on Britain itself, but it will be a big trouble for Iran.Alan Wilson told Mossadegh that if he wanted to, Britain could block Iran for ten years.

The reason why London insists on it is entirely because it cannot set this precedent. If Iran launches a nationalization movement without paying a price today, other countries will follow suit tomorrow.

Soon, London received the details of the first negotiations with Mossadegh, and discussions began immediately.

Although Alan Wilson wanted to have a good talk, he first adopted blackmail tactics and became the focus of discussions in Whitehall.Finally, Norman Brooke forwarded the telegram and his own proposal to Prime Minister Attlee.

In terms of public opinion, the UK is also supporting the negotiations in Basra, expressing that Iran's demands are very harsh. Once London approves Iran's move, the confiscation of important British assets will follow suit around the world, and the entire UK will fall into crisis. .

The commissioner already in the Persian Gulf, Alan Wilson's old boss, Sir Barron, is running around, putting pressure on Iran at the diplomatic level. The news released is that confiscation is undoubtedly an extremely bad act, but regarding the The distribution of income is not impossible to discuss.

"We are not unreasonable. If Iran is dissatisfied with the profits of oil distribution, it is not impossible to discuss. After all, the times are advancing, and the United Kingdom is not unreasonable, but the confiscation of this behavior reminds me of the Soviet Union after World War I. Action. We are telling Tehran that confiscation is very dangerous and very deadly."

Alan Wilson expressed his fierce opposition to the confiscation in his shouting to the Arabs.

But although he was filled with righteous indignation on the surface, Alan Wilson was thinking about another thing. He felt that the UK lacked an Al Jazeera TV station.It's really inconvenient to talk now. If there is Al Jazeera to help, things will be much easier.

"Whether it's Qatar or Bahrain?" Alan Wilson planned the position of this tongue, and Al Jazeera has a great influence on the Arab region in later generations.

The fundamental reason for being so influential is money, and the headquarters of Al Jazeera is in Qatar.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Saudi Arabia is already a carefree country lying on oil, but compared with Qatar, Saudi Arabia is nothing.In the eyes of Qataris, Saudis are poor.

Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with Qatar, and the reason for it is the same as the reason why Saudi Arabia benefits today.In countries like Iraq, Syria, and Egypt, the reason why Saudi Arabia has come from behind is because it has money. Although Saudi Arabia cannot defeat these traditional military powers in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is surrounded by other powerful countries.

Although Saudi Arabia can't beat them, they can't beat the United States either.The reason why Saudi Arabia has been unable to do anything about Qatar is similar. Although Qatar cannot defeat Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia cannot defeat the countries that support Qatar.

Currently Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman are all protectorates under the name of the United Kingdom.The United Kingdom still has troops stationed in the Persian Gulf, so this time, differences in oil profits with Iran have led to production cuts, and the increase in oil fields in these countries has offset Iran's production cuts.

On the contrary, the blocked raw materials in Iran have caused the Iranian economy to be in trouble.

After speaking to Iran, Allen Wilson accompanied Princess Badia again to visit religious leaders from all over the world.The level of enthusiasm simply made Princess Badiya sigh, and maybe the prime minister of the Kingdom of Iraq is no more than that.

"If the princess doesn't mind, you can create a photo seal for me." Alan Wilson flicked his headscarf, and said very aggressively, "I can be a good friend of any monarchy, in fact, whether it is Sunnyvale, Egypt Even if it is Libya, I am willing to serve their monarch, there are not many monarch countries in the world today, and they must be united with each other."

"I believe that all kingdoms like friends like Mr. Allen." Princess Badia snickered, "But if it's just a collection, I can think of a way. But what will Mr. Allen give in exchange? Our current oil revenue, can we talk about it again?"

"Oh, dear princess, this request is really embarrassing." Alan Wilson narrowed his eyes and said deeply, "I believe that there will be a more fair distribution in the future, and even all the expenses except patents can be left to Iraq. , but it’s not the right time yet, it’s not that Britain is greedy, we also need time to adjust. If Iran only talks about oil distribution, it’s not impossible for the two sides to communicate, but if they want to confiscate it, there is no way.”

Adjustment of distribution and confiscation, this is the fundamental difference between the two countries this time, no one wants to be an internationalist, internationalists go to the United States and the Soviet Union, now Britain is not the world hegemony, just talk about business, no one else I want to make Britain suffer in vain.