British civil servant

The spring offensive officially started at the end of January, and now two months have passed, with more than 5000 U.S. casualties and [-] South Korean troops killed.This fact has further expanded the anti-war wave in the United States, questioning whether the United States can win. Now the assassination of Martin Luther King, together with the anti-war movement, has become a major factor shaking the domestic order in the United States.

Or the Americans should be grateful to Alan Wilson. If he hadn't defied all opinions and sent veterans of the British Indian Legion to organize an advisory group, the number of casualties in the United States during this spring offensive should be 6000 instead of [-]. Now The additional losses were borne by the Koreans, and it is not an exaggeration for him to be kind to the United States.

The biggest spiritual leader of the resistance wave is the younger brother of former President John F. Kennedy, Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy. With his elder brother aura, he is more popular than the current president in a certain sense.

The final results are yet to come, but few doubt that Robert Kennedy will lock down the Democratic candidacy.

In fact, as early as July last year, the United States had already negotiated with the North Vietnamese side. The war has not stopped, and negotiations have been going on. It is not surprising that Panmunjom is the same.

"The British are still pretending in front of us." Hearing the CIA report, Lyndon Johnson was not in a good mood, and picked up the same set of Greek and Roman arguments, saying that the British are just pretending to be like this passionate.

But the problem is that Robert Kennedy fired guns and black riots inside, and the spring offensive outside has aroused the anti-war psychology of American citizens. He still cannot refuse this kindness.What's more, in July last year, the United States had already negotiated with North Vietnam, but there was no consensus.

"Sir Wilson is pro-American, we can be sure of this. It is completely different from the British Prime Minister." Richard Helms pondered for a while and said, "Of course, we are very opposed to the UK's involvement in the Commonwealth small circle this time. But Mr. President, I will express our dissatisfaction to Sir Wilson, and I also believe that the continuation of the war will not delay the start of negotiations."

The positions of the CIA and the Pentagon on the Vietnam War are not the same. Both departments support the war, but there is a difference in attitude. The CIA always dismantles the Pentagon, pointing out that the military’s victory is not as good as it says big.So at present, the relationship between the two departments is still very delicate.

Alan Wilson understands this very well. Under normal circumstances, the relationship between the Central Army and the feudal towns is not very good. This can also be applied to the relationship between the CIA and the Pentagon.

But he got an accurate reply, and he still thanked Richard Helms, saying that this time it was not in vain, and he got the attitude of the United States.I also got a promise to open negotiations in Paris and sell de Gaulle a face, which is also worthy of praise. There are internal conflicts in the free world.

"We understand that the United Kingdom wants the United States to withdraw!" Richard Helms nodded. "The United States has not forgotten its responsibilities regarding the situation in Europe."

This obviously refers to the response to the Warsaw Pact’s announcement of the large-scale exercise schedule. Now that the size of the US military stationed in Germany has to be reduced due to the Vietnam War, the United Kingdom has indeed taken on a lot of pressure.

"It's nothing, the United Kingdom and the United States are one family." Alan Wilson mentioned that talks with North Vietnam will be formed in Paris. The obvious reason is that France is always looking for trouble. In fact, there is another purpose.

The French run on gold is not a secret. The French did it openly. The United States also knows this. If the United States agrees that France will play a role in the negotiations with North Vietnam, it means that the United States has no intention of retaliating against France. Then there will be research on this matter. up.

On a larger scale, this is the Saigon Iron Fist incident in the financial field. If the United States does not retaliate against France, is it because it has no ability to retaliate against France?If other countries think so, America's future will see the consequences.

Not to mention others, the supreme authority of the United Kingdom is now calculating, when will the United Kingdom end?Of course not now, the plan can only be made after the French die down.

At this point, Alan Wilson returned to England without saying a word, preparing to tell the news to Prime Minister Harold Wilson. After all, he was just a humble social tool, and he could only come to hold the fruit of the Prime Minister's deliberation.

The progress in diplomatic work must have been under the leadership of the great Prime Minister Harold Wilson, and it was difficult to bring the United States and North Vietnam together.Before he went back, he had already informed Harold Wilson of the news. When he got off the Comet Airliner, many reporters had heard the news and surrounded him.

At this moment, Alan Wilson controlled himself with great perseverance, did not take out a piece of paper and held it up high, saying "peace in our time" or something like that.

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The US-Vietnam Paris peace talks will definitely be a good opportunity for the UK to exert its influence. It should be announced to the outside world in time. After arriving in Whitehall non-stop, Prime Minister Harold Wilson also agreed with this view.

After the nationalization of coal and iron is complete, he can devote some attention to diplomacy.

Harold Wilson wanted to mediate the Vietnam War as soon as he came to power, but he was simply rejected by Lyndon Johnson. Now nearly two years have passed, and the whole environment has changed again.Since the Americans don't like the role of the Soviet Union, the United France is the same. After all, as the prime minister, his moral bottom line is also very flexible.

"However, Alan, you don't seem to particularly want peace to come." Seeing the appearance of the cabinet secretary declaring the scriptures, Harold Wilson said in puzzlement.

"If the Vietnam War stops, Malaya may enter a period of economic stagnation." Although Alan Wilson is in London, his heart has already crossed the ocean and arrived in the faithful Kuala Lumpur.

It is true that many people will die if the war stops. As a gentleman, he certainly hopes that peace will come, but if it is at the expense of the influx of hot money in Malaya?Sorry, everything has a price, including conscience.

Malaya is actually struggling to bite Japan. In the past two years, it has developed faster than Japan, and its per capita income has surpassed Japan, which has a great relationship with the Vietnam War.

"Alan, don't think so." Harold Wilson didn't know how to persuade him. The development of Malaya was indeed a problem. After thinking for a long time, the Prime Minister decided not to persuade him. The importance of conscience and Malaya to the British Empire , or the latter is more important.

There is no need for the prime minister's persuasion. Alan Wilson has adjusted his mentality. He remembers that the Paris peace talks seem to have been discussed for more than four years. Even if it is five years, it is still enough time for Malaya to formulate a five-year plan.

And he remembered that the Paris peace talks were just for other countries to see, and the real negotiations between the United States and Vietnam were actually conducted in secret, which is probably equivalent to when he himself talked about the Polish government-in-exile with Fultseva at the Potsdam Conference When you are repatriated, don't think that only the United Kingdom will betray others, and so will the city on the hill.

After finishing the nationalization reform and preparing to flex his muscles in the diplomatic field but never found an opportunity, Alan Wilson left No. [-] Downing Street, returned to his office, and directly picked up the phone to the Ministry of Finance. Hit, "Frank, prepare some materials for me, let's talk about financial issues."

Regarding the British financial system, if you think that only London is the representative of the British financial system, then you are wrong.

The City of London did not exist in this era, and the Exchange was officially approved by the British government in the nineteenth century.At first, it mainly traded government bonds, and then corporate bonds, mines, and canal stocks were listed and traded one after another.

Since then, numerous stock exchanges have also emerged in other parts of the UK, with more than [-] stock exchanges at the peak. It can be said that every city with a name in the UK has a stock exchange.

Last year, these exchanges merged into seven regional exchanges in Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and Dublin. Of course, the long-term goal is to turn London into a financial city, which can improve the financial strength of the United Kingdom. .

While de Gaulle was running against the dollar, he did not look at the pound with high regard. Normally speaking, de Gaulle would prefer to attack the weaker pound.But one difference is that the United Kingdom adopted austerity policy for a period of time after the war because it was chased by the United States for debt, and it had no intention of issuing excessive pounds.

It’s not like the United States issued countless dollars because of the Vietnam War, resulting in foreign dollars everywhere in the international market, which were easily collected by de Gaulle as a sharp weapon to run on gold.

The existence of the US dollar in the world was used by the Federal Reserve to create a US dollar tide decades later, using interest rate hikes and lowering rates to stabilize the financial hegemony of the United States.That is because the U.S. dollar is the currency for settlement of bulk items in later generations, and the initiative is firmly in the hands of the United States. Although the euro in later generations is far more powerful than the currency of any country in this era, it only has self-preservation and no aggressiveness.

In this era, the U.S. dollar needs to be backed by gold. After the war, the ever-expanding trade deficit in the United States caused the old European consortium to hold more and more U.S. dollar assets, which did not receive much attention.Those European capitals that suffered heavy losses in World War II and were temporarily silent have gradually recovered.

The No. [-] and No. [-] people in Whitehall started discussions around the run on gold in the past few years.One problem is obvious, the French are fighting alone.

"Theoretically, the supporters of France, Belgium, Italy, and Spain all stand still. The French are already bored. You can't expect the controlled African countries to join such a high-end game? It is already certain that other countries have not joined. The French attack has come to an end, they are out of bullets."

Alan Wilson talked about his views on the run on gold in France. Although the secretary-general of the cabinet does not have any profound financial knowledge, this kind of thing is like eating when you are hungry. In high-end operations, it will eventually fall on the real thing , the French have no US dollar bonds in their hands, and the run will naturally end.

"France's crazy run is dangerous, but it is not enough to establish a new international financial order like the French say." Frank agreed with this view, and then said, "If the Germans participate this time, Washington's head will It’s big, the dollar bonds in the hands of the Germans are no less than those of France, maybe even more.”

Alan Wilson also agrees that Germany is much more powerful than Japan as a defeated country. Germany is called the army, while Japan can only be called the Self-Defense Force.Germany dared to challenge the United States in the financial field, and Japan was hit hard by the United States even in industrial competition. The difference between the two countries is quite obvious. It seems that the statistics of Japan and Europe are not much different, but in fact the difference is far.

"If you were from the United States, what would you do after this round of runs?" The financial aspect is really Alan Wilson's shortcoming. On the contrary, Frank often contacts people in the financial industry. as a reference answer.

Frank was taken aback for a moment, then smiled mysteriously, and said with a relaxed expression, "If I were an American, I would just do nothing, and watch the French suffer from indigestion."

"Why?" Alan Wilson was surprised. Don't you need some shocking operations to make the French pay the price?

"You can't say nothing, simply cut off the financing channels of the franc. The US dollar is an international currency, but the franc is not. Since the franc does not have the attributes of an international currency. France, which lacks cash and only has gold in its hands, still needs US dollars. .”

Frank said while making gestures, "If the French can run out of the U.S. gold reserves, they can naturally rebuild the financial order, but now that there are no US dollar bonds, it means that the French cannot do this. , the U.S. dollar is still the U.S. dollar, and the franc is still the franc, which cannot replace the status of the U.S. dollar.”

"The same is the financing ability. The financial system of the United States is much stronger than that of France. Even if they start from scratch at the same time, the United States will be the last laugher."

understood!Alan Wilson nodded with a teachable expression, but in fact he didn't understand what it meant at all, but he understood Frank's metaphor, and said, "It means finding a way to block the financing channels of the United States in order to overturn the problem." Pour dollars."

"Secretary-General, this is almost impossible." Frank shook his head, "This requires a large amount of US treasury bonds and Federal Reserve notes, which is exactly what the French lack this time. If the goal is to share financial hegemony category?"

"This is not good. This is the current status of the pound. The pound zone will only be slowly eroded by the dollar. Do you know how much energy we have spent trying to stabilize the pound zone? Even so, the share of global settlements fell to 30.00% last year. Three. It’s dropping a little bit, and even less than one-third of the global share.” Alan Wilson put his hands in his trouser pockets, “Sharing is useless, and the situation is only better than the fate of the franc this time.”

But the two still reached a consensus on one point, that is, the Bretton Woods system is no longer so indestructible.

With this attack by de Gaulle, there will only be more and more countries ready to move.

It is roughly equivalent to the period from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, the beginning of the collapse of ritual and music. The role of France is similar to that of Russia in later generations who claimed to resist the international order of the United States. The first peasant uprising may not win the world, but it is often a chaotic one. beginning.

"We have to make decisions that are in the interests of the United Kingdom." Alan Wilson got two cups of coffee and pushed one of them in front of Frank.

Frank took it over and blew it lightly, saying with care, "Of course, the national interest is the criterion."

"So who exactly should the knife be aimed at?" Alan Wilson seemed to be thinking.

Frank smiled lightly, "From a safe point of view, now is the time to step on the fragile France."

"Wait a minute!" Alan Wilson moved in his heart, "I'm not opposed to what to do to France. This time France has got enough. But we also need some preparation time. And the Paris peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam will start soon. What about the situation in France, anyway, wait and see..."

Alan Wilson has no objection to France's knife, but he hasn't figured out how to deal with the May storm. What do you think of Charles de Gaulle?

Help with May, or what?What consequences will this cause, I am still confused in my mind.

In history, it was Georges Pompidou who later replaced de Gaulle. Some people say that this person is Sima Yi next to de Gaulle, and some people say that he is Zhuge Liang who was left alone.But Alan Wilson didn't know whether he was Sima Yi or Zhuge Liang. He only knew that Georges Pompidou had cancer, so he concealed it and became a replacement for Charles de Gaulle.

If you don't want this person to replace de Gaulle, just reveal his intentional concealment of cancer.

The first thousand and 350 chapters aimed at France

The only problem is the timing of the knife. This question is debatable. As for the assassination of France, it is not worth making a fuss. Doesn't this put France in a situation where it doesn't believe what it says?

How important national credit is. In order to preserve France's national credit, Alan Wilson had to start sharpening his knife and cut off a part of himself at this weak time.

With a tangled heart, Alan Wilson went home after get off work, "Secretary General, where are you going?" Radwich asked.

"My home, don't ask questions knowingly." Alan Wilson replied very sincerely, otherwise, should I go to Monroe's or Hepburn's?How about going to Turing's house?It's just nonsense.

"You want to step on France?" Pamela Mountbatten said to her daughter, "Pamela, take your two younger brothers upstairs. Mom wants to talk to Dad about something."

"Albert, Arnold, follow me." Pamela pinched her waist with both hands, and pushed the two younger brothers up to the second floor with a look that was amazing to me.

"It's easier. The French eat too much, and now they have indigestion. Stepping on France is also an explanation to the United States." Alan Wilson said with an expression that was all for the good of France. less, and though I believe that every measure of concealment was in place, there is no such measure of concealment as that of the knife against France."

Pamela Mountbatten nodded solemnly, but still hesitated, "In March, France exchanged [-] tons of gold from the Federal Reserve. Has France's ammunition really bottomed out?"

"It's just the last madness." Alan Wilson replied indifferently, "I didn't say to do it now, wait another month to see the situation. I'm looking at the index of the French franc, whether there is pressure on French exports, when the time comes Make a judgment and talk to you now, just to prepare you mentally. And?"

"And what?" Pamela Mountbatten was a little surprised. Her husband rarely seemed to have such a tangled expression. What's wrong?

"Look at the internal situation in France." Alan Wilson was a little uncertain, who was he going to target when he attacked France?This is the limitation of the United Kingdom. Under the current situation, the United Kingdom still needs France as a shield. "I don't like people in France who have a great European concept."

"Those believers of Jean Monnet!" Pamela Mountbatten understood that de Gaulle was only using the ideas of Canada and Europe, mainly serving France by packaging this idea.

"Well, it's them." Alan Wilson knew his wife remembered, "De Gaulle and them are not exactly the same kind of people. I don't doubt that either De Gaulle or Jean Monnet will choose to lead Europe in the end. But the order must be different, De Gaulle It is to make France as strong as possible, with enough strength to want to lead Europe. And those people like Jean Monnet, the old bureaucrats in Brussels, ha ha."

In his words, Alan Wilson didn't think much of them. The European Union in later generations is obviously the way of these people, that kind of non-human fireworks, zombie-like bureaucracies.

In other words, de Gaulle and the United Kingdom still share a common language in their understanding of the European Community at least at present, and Jean Monnet's wishful thinking about the idea of ​​a greater Europe is not necessarily the case.

The problem between Britain and de Gaulle is nothing more than who can borrow the European Community for profit, but people like Jean Monnet are different. Their political forces, even within his own government, are against the "French supremacy" that de Gaulle insisted on. There are also many people who are dissatisfied with the policy.During de Gaulle's time in power, the ideal of the United States of Europe remained largely unchanged.

The super-sovereign "Coal and Steel Union" and the European Economic Community were created by the "Monet Circle" before Charles de Gaulle came to power. Charles de Gaulle did not oppose the European Union, and he also supported reconciliation with Germany, but the premise was not the loss of French sovereignty, but the It was to make France the driver of the European carriages, and let the Germans pull them.

In the 12 years after the war, before de Gaulle came to power, France had 24 governments. With such frequent and chaotic political situations, it is hard to imagine that the government would have the ability and time to implement any economic strategy.

However, out of the public eye, some people who really operate the country's major policies are often not so dazzling.Jean Monnet is one of France's most important strategic operation masters.It was under his operation that the famous Coal and Steel Alliance achieved great success.

In theory, the ultimate United States of Europe, in addition to the unified market and currency, also has the establishment of a European army, but Alan Wilson knows that the last French, although they have been working hard for it, have never really been realized. Until the 21st century, the European Union was an incomplete entity.

Churchill called for the idea of ​​the United States of Europe. Of course, he was calling for it. He was not interested in it because it was a plan that transcended the idea of ​​national sovereignty. Not to mention whether there was any dispute in the UK, even if there was no dispute, other countries would not see it. be able to agree.

This concept must first target politicians in European countries, and in France, the current French President Charles de Gaulle stands in front of them.

If these people really control France, they will definitely conflict with Britain. Alan Wilson doesn't want to fight endlessly with these people while the two powers of the United States and the Soviet Union are watching.

After listening to the man's words from the beginning to the end, Pamela Mountbatten thought for a while, "Then I will meet with the chairman of the major banks first, and if you think you have figured it out, just tell me how to implement it."

"Honey, at the critical moment, we are the husband and wife who can save Britain. I think this time after forcing France to cut off the flesh, the Gold Coast can be made independent. You don't know how dissatisfied the United States is with us dominating the gold mines of the Gold Coast. But in fact, even if the Gold Coast becomes independent, I will bring the local gold mines to London for listing.”

As for using sterling as a reserve, it is a routine operation. Even if he leaves, Alan Wilson must make proper arrangements for the Gold Coast.

Since last year, civil wars have broken out between Nigerian peace believers and Christians. Alan Wilson certainly didn’t want this to happen, but he couldn’t help it. Christians are at a disadvantage in terms of population. The election will inevitably bring peace believers to power. This round of civil war It is unavoidable.

However, this problem does not exist in the Gold Coast. As a creditor dominion of Nigeria, the United Kingdom has given the initiative of its attitude towards Nigeria to the Gold Coast. The attitude of the Dominion of the Gold Coast is the attitude of the United Kingdom. If not, Britain can also contain Nigeria through the Gold Coast and prevent it from falling out of British control.

In other words, even if the Gold Coast is independent, it still has to be included in the British system to enhance the financial strength of the UK.

Pamela Mountbatten went to the major banks in the UK, and Alan Wilson continued to live his two-point and one-line life, waiting for the news of the richest woman, and asked the Dragoon sisters if they were interested.

"You want to step on France?" Anna was eager to try after hearing this. "I want to discuss it with my sister. After all, the relationship between Germany and France is still good."

"The relationship between the country and the country is like that. What a good thing!" Alan Wilson curled his lips, his warm palms never stopped, lingering on the little dragoons, the dragoon sisters are not down-to-earth in terms of body, and Ingrid Bergman looked down and couldn't see the ground.

The relationship between countries is not as harmonious as that of his wife and ladies of the same status. Later generations of Germany seem to have suggested that France cede the veto power of the United Nations to the European Union.Who doesn't know that Germany lacks political power in the EU. If France agrees, the right to speak in the EU will immediately go straight to Italy and Spain.

It may be necessary to repeatedly weigh the pros and cons of making a move against the United States, but the United Kingdom not only has the courage to make a move against France, Pamela Mountbatten communicated with everyone after an afternoon of communication, and told everyone that they are very interested Husband, "Everyone thinks this is a good opportunity, more real than Australia's mineral resources."

"Oh, it seems that there is no problem in theory." As the secretary general of the cabinet, Alan Wilson is a rigorous person. He just said that there is no problem in theory, not referring to financial attacks.It refers to the metaphor of Australia's mineral resources in the mouth of his wife.

Australia's mineral resources are not necessarily the most abundant area on earth, but the mining conditions of another giant mountain range are too harsh.Theoretically, it may exceed Australia's mines, and naturally it is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau that is longing for the big country.

It is not 100% that there must be mines if there are mountains, but it is almost impossible to have no mines in a giant mountain range, let alone the largest mountain range in the world.

Australia's plate is too stable, and it has been exposed to wind and sun for hundreds of millions of years, creating the flattest continent on average in the world, and the highest peak is only more than 2000 meters.

It can be said that the soil covering the mines in Australia has been cut off, and the Qingzan Plateau is the exact opposite, pushing the resources that were originally on the seabed to the peak.

This kind of thing, like the term potential, can theoretically be comparable to Australia, but it does not mean that it can really be comparable, just like de Gaulle can theoretically hollow out the Federal Reserve, but it is almost impossible to do it.

"You have this mental preparation, and you will do it when I judge the time to do it." Alan Wilson thought and said, "It is best to accurately attack the great European ideals in France. I will meet with George Blake first and talk about it." I'll let you know the result when it's over."

"Ambassador to France?" Pamela Mountbatten murmured to herself, and nodded when she saw her husband, "Well, let's mobilize funds and wait for the time you said to come."

The first thousand and 350 chapters of chaotic neutrality

Two days later, George Blake returned to London and entered Whitehall NO.70, "Assessing the political state of France? The Secretary-General wants to ask about this?"

"Otherwise, let me ask you how many people went to the Rolling Stones concert?" Alan Wilson pulled a long face, and his tone was a little rude. He has nothing to comment on the most famous band in Britain at present, no matter how you say it is Cultural export has changed the status of the United Kingdom being dominated by American music for many years.

Not only did France get out of the influence of the war, people born after the war began to seek their own voice, so did Britain, but it was not as obvious as France.

At this time the fashion center of the world belongs to the United Kingdom!Not only fashion, but also art, culture and industry, the British machinery has been re-started, and British young people are beginning to enjoy new freedom and new air.As described by "Time" magazine: "London has entered a period of rapid development. He is walking towards us swaggeringly, a scene of prosperity."

Jaguar has launched a new sedan, which is very close to the appearance of later generations. It has been very popular since it was released. If it is not on a different track from Land Rover, Pamela Mountbatten may be busy now. Talk to everyone at Jaguar.

It laughs at all about the old rules and constraints; it learns from history, researches the future, travels across the entire earth, and enables human beings to obtain brand-new travel enjoyment.All walks of life in the UK praise Jaguar, and Land Rover's off-road and pickup trucks seem to be able to support the British car system in the next few decades.

These good things cannot be concealed. The spillover impact of the Vietnam War, why is Alan Wilson willing to promote the Paris peace talks between the United States and Vietnam?That's because the United Kingdom has also begun to be affected by the Vietnam War, and there were protests against the US embassy in March.