British civil servant

On the roof of the world with thousands of ravines, the two sides are fighting mainly infantry. How can the UK know what the situation is?It was also necessary to track hotspots, so reports from insiders of the Indian government were quoted one by one, allowing India to complete a wave of imports to domestic sales.

The gold content of these reports is that you can't believe a word, and it's almost enough to fool the people who eat melons.More than ten years ago, there was still such a thing, but now it has wiped out [-] million enemies and successfully transferred in, and it has been perfect for thousands of years...

At a time when world peace is under threat, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the British Foreign Office remains calm and is still toasting his friend Maggins.

"Alan, are you not nervous at all?" Maggins held the glass and didn't know what to say.

"What's the matter?" Alan Wilson tilted his head and looked at his friend, a little puzzled, "What about India?"

Maggins nodded. He knew that Alan Wilson had worked in India and had a deep understanding of the situation in India. Now that he is so calm, is the battle report from India true?

"Don't worry, India is fine." Alan Wilson said in his heart, the real big thunder has not been made public yet.

The attitude towards India is to pretend to be a rescue, otherwise it would be a waste for Britain to do more.

In fact, in the country of India, and facing an opponent who cannot win alone, it is very reasonable to seek foreign aid. What kind of foreign aid does India need?A great army power, not a sea power.

Ocean powers have a fart, can they drive battleships to the Himalayas?Since it cannot, the value of the allies of maritime powers will be greatly reduced. India needs to respond to its allies. There is only one current option, and that is the Soviet Union.

Although the subcontinent is similar to the environment of the United States with two ocean lines, India is a country with continental thinking.India will not choose a maritime power to rely on. At critical moments, India will lean towards the Soviet Union.

It is said that neither the United Kingdom nor the United States can give what the Soviet Union gave. Only the Soviet Union would do such a stupid move. Since it is judged that India will move closer to the Soviet Union sooner or later, why should it really help?

If it hadn't been for Alan Wilson to gossip this time and find an opportunity to prove that Britain is still a powerful country with world influence, even if Nehru shouted out his throat, Britain would not respond at all.

"Your calmness is really scary." Maggins shook his head and commented on his friend who was nothing.

Watching battle reports and drinking are Alan Wilson's work these days, and he looks like a decadent middle-aged man whose wife has left home.

The public opinion in the entire English-speaking world has been dominated by the battle report from India. Everyone feels that after only this battle, a powerful and impressive country will stand tall among the nations of the world just around the corner.

At this time, some voices even appeared that Britain should take measures to contain this former colony, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

"My God, there are unexpected gains." Alan Wilson read this report with a look of surprise.

Thinking about it carefully, Alan Wilson can also understand this worry. It is a historical fact that Britain colonized India.Once the former colony has a strong strength, will it hold grudges?

From the perspective of the United Kingdom, it is natural to hope that India will not, but what if India will?

For the United Kingdom, the strength of China and the Soviet Union is not a fatal issue. If India achieves a strong strength recognized by the world, it will be a real disaster.

"Wick, help me contact the Guardian." Alan Wilson picked up the microphone and said, "The analysis is very reasonable, so don't analyze it like this next time. India is currently a Commonwealth of Nations, and the Commonwealth of December The Prime Minister's meeting is still being prepared and it is inappropriate to issue such a report at this time."

"I see, Executive Deputy Secretary." Wick nodded, put down the phone, and then called someone else just like Alan Wilson. "Help me make an appointment with the editor-in-chief of the Guardian. There is a reception for him tonight."

If spitting can determine the trend of the war, India has already won, and it is absolutely impossible to fall into Chang Gong's end.

Spouting can't solve practical problems. After several days of diplomatic efforts, under the angry eyes of the Pentagon, Kennedy understands that it is impossible to make the Soviet Union change its mind only by diplomatic work.

On October 22, during the daytime, the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean Fleet passed through the Suez Canal, and the Egyptians who saw it were amazed by its sheer size.

In Washington, the capital of the United States, the White House announced that President Kennedy will deliver an important speech. Many American citizens are waiting for the president’s speech. There have been rumors circulating, but the vast majority of American citizens still don’t know anything about it. Kennedy delivered a speech.

Kennedy was indeed a president with mixed reputations, and his victory was questioned by the Republican Party as a fraud.During his tenure, there was a revolution in Cuba. For most of this year, the entanglement between the White House and the steel giants, coupled with the downturn in the US stock market, made many people very disgusted with this Irishman.

Many people didn't know why Kennedy made such a sudden speech, but they waited obediently.

At [-] o'clock in the evening, Kennedy appeared on the TV screen and informed the American citizens of the fact that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba. Construction is being kept under the closest watchful eye. In the last week, there has been clear evidence of the fact that a series of offensive missile sites are under construction on the imprisoned island. These bases, in addition to providing There is really no other purpose for the nuclear strike capability.”

"As soon as I received the first grim initial intelligence of this nature at nine o'clock last Tuesday morning, I directed that our surveillance be escalated. The evidence has now been corroborated and the evaluation of the evidence and what we have done to take action have been completed. Decision making. This administration feels obliged to report to you the fullest details of this new crisis.”

"The characteristics of these new missile sites clearly indicate two different types of installations. These include some intermediate-range ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads with a range of more than a thousand nautical miles. Simply put, each of these missiles is capable of targeting Washington, D.C., The Panama Canal, Cape Canaveral, Mexico City, or any other city in the southeastern United States, Central America, the Caribbean."

Explained the seriousness of Cuba’s deployment of nuclear missiles, and finally changed the subject, “The government has decided to start strict inspections of all offensive military equipment shipped to Cuba. Any cargo containing offensive weapons must be returned. Such checks will be extended to other types of cargo and transport if required."

After Kennedy's televised speech, the entire United States was in an uproar. Right under the eyes of the United States, a nuclear missile capable of destroying the United States appeared in an instant, targeting major cities in the United States?

The Cuban Missile Crisis has finally come out from behind the scenes and turned into a fact from a small group of people's guesses.

After Kennedy's televised speech, many Americans couldn't sleep anymore. When the darkness passed and the sun shone on the warm earth again, Kennedy formally signed a presidential decree at the White House banning the shipment of any offensive weapons to Cuba.

Overnight, the news not only spread throughout the United States, but also throughout the world.

"What I mean is, connect the current predicament of the United States with the war in Asia and the conflict in Congo, the central African country." Pamela Mountbatten, the largest city in Western Australia, commanded softly with a microphone.

After getting a reply, Pamela Mountbatten made another phone call immediately, "Take out all the liquid funds in the United States to buy bottoms, yes, including the funds that have sold silver and have not left the United States before."

"Isn't the danger too great? Of course, if the president has already made a decision, it's fine."

"Then that's it!" Pamela Mountbatten said peacefully, her calves exposed outside the long skirt hopped and hopped, as if representing the owner's joy.

I am responsible for asking me to restrain myself and cut off the line to India.I'll just copy the battle report and I'll be done.

Otherwise, the next time I am in charge of editing, the question should be to discuss with me the macro issues related to the overall situation, rather than the details of specific affairs, such as asking me when I will finish the book.

The first thousand and 170 eight chapters show each other muscles

Putting down the phone, Pamela Mountbatten fell into deep thought. She remembered what her husband had said.

"Private property is inviolable. There is a limit to this. During World War II, the United States forced the United Kingdom to sell British companies in the United States. If you do not have the strength to protect yourself, there will be a second or third time for this kind of thing. Other countries expect no The only one you can count on is the British government."

Pamela Mountbatten's face changed for a while. On the night before leaving London, her man said a lot, which is worth considering carefully, "The wealth in your hands is close to the British capital that was forcibly taken away by the United States during the war. If you If you don’t follow the Lockheed path, you will be targeted sooner or later.”

"Marina, ask if General Wavell, the commander of the British Army in Australia, has time to meet with you." Pamela Mountbatten asked her assistant to make an appointment with the commander of the British Army in Australia who was stationed at the Australian launch site.

At the critical moment, the presence of the garrison reassured the female president who felt that her husband's judgment was reasonable.

General Wavell lived in Perth, and he thought that Marshal Mountbatten's daughter was looking for him to ask about the Cuban missile crisis that was spreading all over the world today, and he had prepared a speech.

He thought too much, Pamela Mountbatten had almost superstitious confidence in his man, "Australia's position will not be attacked by nuclear war, especially Perth, which is outside the range of Soviet nuclear missiles, and the Soviet Union's Intercontinental missiles are all aimed at the United States, so I am not worried at all."

General Wavell was amazed by this answer, "It seems that the daughter of the Marshal has an extraordinary understanding of military affairs."

"That's out of the question." Pamela Mountbatten let out a long breath, "On the contrary, the instability of the situation in Asia is closely related to Australia, which is worthy of full concern."

"But even so, the atmosphere in Europe must be more tense than here." General Wavell smiled wryly, "I think, now your husband, the executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, may be very busy."

After Kennedy announced the naval blockade of Cuba, the whole world was shocked, including of course the European countries on the edge of the Soviet Union. The most nervous was not the United Kingdom, but the European front in the Cold War, the Federal Republic of Germany.

Even though Alan Wilson, who learned that the United States was going to launch a naval blockade, still had a face of no panic, and was seriously analyzing the possible reactions of France and the Federal Republic of Germany in the Cabinet Office.

"Sir Wilson is so calm. I don't know if this calmness is based on the fact that your family has already gone to Australia." Burke Trend couldn't help humming, full of yin and yang.

Alan Wilson replied calmly, "Burke, my wife will go to Perth at this time of year. If there is no crisis this time, nothing will change. Perth has her important industry, so deal with it. Cross-border business is also more convenient, not to mention...there are many people living in Australia now.”

The last sentence is not a threat, but the fact that Perth's population growth is mainly due to British immigration.In fact, the birth rate in the UK is not low, but the annual population increase is not large because of continuous immigration.

Especially after Pamela Mountbatten and many aristocrats made their fortunes in Australia, the attractiveness of Australia has doubled. After the Cuban missile crisis, it is estimated that the attractiveness of the United Kingdom will increase.

Australia is in the southern hemisphere, and the local environment is very safe and can avoid nuclear war.

Whether it is reasonable or not is not important, as long as British citizens believe in such unscientific statements, they will naturally act on it.

"Then let's continue to discuss the responses of France and the Federal Republic of Germany. Now it is estimated that the two countries are also stunned and shocked. But based on my understanding of the two countries, this time the crisis is over, and the two countries will try to cooperate independently among European countries. So Britain’s attitude does not need to change, we still support the United States, but we don’t need to be too eager, after Germany and France express their views one after another, Britain will appear to support the United States.”

Norman Brook kept nodding, but glanced at Burke Trend, and added, "Alan, you always need a reason to make a decision."

"Of course, sir. In fact, for both countries, the threat of the Soviet Union's western cluster is not much less than the threat of nuclear weapons. The situation of the United Kingdom is slightly better, but it is the same. In the face of the overwhelming ground power of the Soviet Union, The use of nuclear weapons is already a secondary option. We are not the United States!"

"According to the current naval and air forces that the United States can mobilize, it is more than enough to implement a naval blockade."

Alan Wilson took out the layout of the US navy and air force. Of course he has information in this regard, otherwise he would be the Secretary-General of the Joint Intelligence Committee for nothing?

The United States can assemble more than eight aircraft carriers and a huge fleet of hundreds of warships for the naval blockade against Cuba. This force cannot be broken by the Soviet Union's weak Red Navy no matter what.

"In the next few days, we will see the United States and the Soviet Union flex their muscles and speak harshly to each other, but both Washington and Moscow have plenty of time to consider how this crisis that has attracted worldwide attention will end. Naval action is slow after all, why else would we send the Royal Navy to Asia? Right?"

Just like what Burke Trend said, Alan Wilson still has the look of a mountain collapse in front of him without changing his face. When analyzing this matter, he didn't feel nervous at all, as if it was an external matter.

And Burke Trend was right in guessing a little bit. The competitor's family left the UK for Australia, which really made Alan Wilson fearless. He was not even afraid of a nuclear war. If it happened, how many A billion people were buried with him, so why should he be afraid?

"It sounds like France and Germany should have reacted more aggressively than us." Norman Brooke nodded in agreement. "From this point of view, the UK must take a stand after the two countries, so as to appear calm."

Alan Wilson sat down directly, thinking more than that, if it was changed to decades later, Europe's reaction would be even more intense.The big stick of sanctions has already come in its turn, but unfortunately, the more sanctions are imposed, the more it will cover up the cowardice of not daring to end.

If you really think you are strong, you can use military power to speak directly. If you don’t use military power, the more severe the sanctions, it can only mean that you need to use sanctions to cover up your cowardice. The embarrassment is covered up.

It is a pity that the Soviet Union now has its own economic system cycle. The sanctions of NATO countries cannot be said to be useless, but they are indeed useless. If the sanctions cannot be reinvigorated, they can only call for peace.

At this moment, the phone of the Cabinet Office rang, and Norman Brooke's chief private secretary answered the phone, and then reported, "Sir Norman, the Soviet Union accused the US of the blockade policy, and said they would not compromise."

"It's time to show off your muscles!" Alan Wilson shrugged, saying that his conclusion was absolutely correct.

In a short while, the call from No. [-] Downing Street reached the Cabinet Office and the intelligence analysis that the Joint Intelligence Committee needed to prepare to discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In a public statement on behalf of the Soviet government, Khrushchev angrily denounced the U.S. naval blockade policy as "an unprecedented act of piracy that is entirely heading towards launching a world nuclear war."

If it was purely a verbal threat, Washington might not have taken it very seriously.But then, the Soviet armed forces began to enter the highest state of combat readiness.All leave canceled, veterans stopped returning to work, several Soviet submarines are missing from US spy satellite images...

Faced with this threat, the United States completed the largest nationwide mobilization after World War II in less than 24 hours: 180 three warships, [-] aircraft and A military force composed of [-] missiles surrounded the narrow Cuban waters.

In Florida across the Strait, the United States has also assembled 12 Army and Marine Corps, including five reorganized divisions.

In the blue Caribbean Sea, on Grand Turk Island, about [-] kilometers away from the eastern coast of Cuba, there is a huge US missile tracking station, which closely monitors every move of ships going to Cuba.The whole of Cuba was surrounded like an iron barrel.

At this time, at the British cabinet meeting, it was being discussed that the United Kingdom would not take a stand until Germany and France did not take a stand.

In the field of public opinion, British public opinion and American public opinion also narrated the incident differently.

American public opinion emphasized the threat of the Soviet Union to the United States, while British public opinion added the Congolese army commanded by the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the battle in Katanga, and the assassination of Tshombe, together with the battle on the roof of the world, shaped It became this chain conflict, the general offensive of the Soviet bloc.

This is definitely not an isolated incident, but a premeditated act to test the strength of the free world.As for why there has been no change in Europe, it is of course that our Europe is too powerful, and we have already made preparations for battle, so that the Soviets dare not go one step further.

"Strange talk, full of gunfire." Alan Wilson, holding his wife's top-up newspaper, made an evaluation in Chinese in Whitehall, but although it is nonsense, the so-called citizens of the free world should not be overestimated in terms of discernment. Especially in the face of this suffocating solemnity, the judgment is greatly reduced.

"Alan, what are you looking at?" Rabo Butler asked curiously when Alan Wilson muttered something he couldn't understand.

"I say, the Minister's opinion!" Allen Wilson put down the newspaper with a smile, "I guess France will make a statement soon. You must know that when the Soviet army enters a state of combat readiness, the first to bear the pressure is Germany and France. France considers itself a big country, and it is affirmative." ahead of the Germans."

The first thousand and 170 nine chapters of British and French mediation

The waters of Cuba are cold and windy, and the waves are surging.In the sky with sparse clouds, it might appear at any time. The group of American bombers ready to go, on the wide ocean to the north, hundreds of ships of the US Navy fleet spread out in a fan shape.

The United States and the Soviet Union spoke harsh words to each other, causing the whole of Europe to be restless, and the war seemed to be exaggerated to be on the verge of breaking out.

Finally at this time, France expressed its position, and the de Gaulle government fiercely accused the United States of going to war to put the whole world in danger, but in the same way, de Gaulle announced that the French army had entered a state of combat readiness.

The Federal Republic of Germany then expressed the same views as France, but expressed more appeals for peace.

First scold the United States, and then announce the move to stand with the United States, which can summarize the attitudes of the two countries.

"Obviously, the farther away from the Soviet Union, the tougher it is. France's attitude is obviously tougher than Germany. At the same time, France also deliberately accused the United States to show its independent and self-sufficient status."

In discussions with Foreign Secretary Rabe Butler, Alan Wilson commented on the German and French statements.

Just as Rabo Butler was about to say something, Dixon, the chief private secretary, came in and reported, "France hopes to work with the UK to mediate this crisis."

"Okay!" Rabo Butler replied bluntly, and he was waiting for the French to take the initiative to speak.

Alan Wilson stood by and did not make a sound. All the glory belongs to the minister. He only needs to cheer and cheer by the side.

In fact, British citizens are still interested in the war in the former colonies. All newspapers report and comment on it every day. at the same time.

According to reports this morning, public opinion is discussing how people should live in a nuclear winter.

A large number of people in the UK are dissatisfied with the fierce response of the United States, especially expressing doubts about the US Navy's blockade.Is Cuba an independent country?What's more, the United States invaded Cuba a year ago, but was defeated by Cuba.

Many people in the UK believe that this is caused by the bases deployed by the United States near the Soviet Union.

It has to be said that each era has its own characteristics. Later generations can silence dissenting voices by controlling the network with one button and three links, but the price is that there are too many people expressing their voices, and some programmers are busy.

Silencing dissenting voices now is, in a sense, less convenient than later generations.

It cannot be said that the British citizens of this era are extremely sober, mainly the generation that has gone through the world war, and they know very well what the consequences of the fight between the United States and the Soviet Union because of Cuba are.

Just this morning, the Labor Party wrote an article in The Times, declaring that the United States is practicing double standards, and the direction that Britain should work towards is to allow the United States and the Soviet Union to talk as much as possible.

There are voices blaming the US, voices understanding the US, voices supporting the US believe that the free world on land cannot be an opponent of the Soviet Union, and the missile bases around the Soviet Union are barely maintaining the fragile balance in Europe.

After all, the position of key politicians is a minority. In fact, most people don't believe that nuclear war is coming. I don't know if this is the psychology of avoiding threats.

But this kind of mentality is exactly the same as Alan Wilson. When the foreign minister and the French special envoy were discussing how to exert diplomatic influence, Alan Wilson, the executive deputy, was broadcasting on the radio, expressing his disbelief that a nuclear war would break out. On this day broadcasts are very influential.

The silent majority likes the broadcast of the permanent undersecretary asserting that nuclear war will not break out, "Our policy is to stand firmly on the side of the United States and resolve this nuclear crisis."

In such a public place, as a walking special relationship between Britain and the United States, it is impossible for Alan Wilson to say anything independent, even if he thinks so, he can't say that.

Facing the question of European security, Alan Wilson replied in a brave tone that was almost stupid, "The Soviet Union should understand that Britain and France also have nuclear weapons. If the Soviet Union feels that it is not enough to challenge a country in this crisis, it must fight against France and France." Britain also added it, so I am very shocked by Moscow's courage."

"The independent nuclear forces of the British Empire, like the United States and the Soviet Union, are on standby at any time. It is enough for any adventurer to remain calm. The British position is not to allow any shaken and split in the Free World Alliance at this time. At the same time, We are doing everything possible to make this crisis go smoothly."

"Some voices believe that the conflict in Cuba and the conflict in the Katanga region of the Congo, and the war in Asia are a source. If the speculation is reasonable, the risks of the latter two are controllable, and we should commit ourselves to taking Cuba as a priority. issues to consider.”

The last paragraph will sell teammates very much, if the Soviets heard today's broadcast.Juxtaposing the Cuban Missile Crisis with the Congo War and the Asian War, once the Cuban Missile Crisis regresses, it must be found on other issues.