Chapter 0564 Sir Gao, hard work!
Although Gao Xian went to Tehran to "gain" for Canada this time and brought Western media personnel, the entire itinerary was still kept confidential, and it was nothing more than waiting for the task to be completed. After Gao Xian left Iran, the relevant news would be handed over to these media to release.
Of course, if Gao Xianzhen is regarded as King Pahlavi's "lack dog" by Tehran, then this accompanying media team will be a bomb of international public opinion.
Fortunately, the extreme situation did not happen, and even the journey gained more than expected, which allowed Gaoxian and the accompanying media to go further in the desired "positive direction".
In this case, since Iran is going to take the initiative to release the paralyzed vice-consul Richard Quinn, as well as the women and African-Americans among the hostages, the team led by Gao Xian is naturally willing to actively cooperate. After all, for them, "gaining people" is the most real benefit.
In short, the publicity effect that this process wants to achieve is easy to understand. Even if according to the official statement of the US government, the Iran hostage crisis violates the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Iran still occupies the highest point of morality and can continue to condemn the United States in international public opinion.
In Gao Xian's view, the hostage incident has gained a lot, including encouraging and uniting the hearts of the people, and through documents seized from the embassy, the secret actions of the United States were released to the public in a solid manner, and even knowing who are inside the country are revealing information to the United States.
After the entire process was completed, Gao Xian left Tehran with more than a dozen American hostages he had gained.
Before leaving, Sadie Hotben Sadie once again reminded Gao Xian, "Sir Gao must help explain Richard Quinn's condition clearly."
Gao Xian patted his chest and promised, "I just rely on Xinyi to walk around the world and will never sit idly by Richard Quinn's condition, and the Western media have made a big fuss with ulterior motives."
In fact, there is no need for others to remind you, Gao Xian has long known the core of this matter.
For example, in the "old script", a few decades later, American civilians ran to their neighbors in the north of South Korea to travel, but were detained for misconduct. When someone was released back to the United States, they would not work. The result was that they would let the American media exaggerate it in various demonic ways, and if someone had something to do in your territory?
By the same token, in such a fierce confrontation, Iran, which is far weaker than the United States, must occupy the commanding heights of morality and public opinion, and cannot let his opponents hold on to his own undisputed handle.
With the heroes who have made great friends these days, I regretted that they met too late, and they appreciated each other's "friendship". Gao Xian waved goodbye to the senior Tehranian who was seeing him off, and boarded a flight to Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey.
After the plane rushed into the sky, Gao Xian breathed a long sigh of relief and finally came to an end.
However, Gao Xian just relaxed his body and his head was still running.
It can be said that the expenses of this bank are still acceptable. The US$100 million long-term low-interest loans borrowed from the Canadian banking industry cost less than half of them, and not all of them are really used to "redemption". There are also expenses such as unblocking relationships, renting planes, and hotels, etc., and the remaining money can be used to do something else.
You should know that long-term low-interest loans are not always available. Such scarce resources are very precious, so you must naturally make good use of them!
This is just a simple numerical calculation, and the actual gains are immeasurable. Not only did I "redeemed" all Canadian hostages, but I also brought out more than a dozen American hostages, which would inevitably cause a huge sensation among the government and the opposition of both countries.
Gao Xian couldn't help but be proud of his adaptability. In fact, he originally planned to just help Canada "redeem people" in a low-key manner, but he acted as expected and benefited from Midi. I believe that President Carter, the frustrated David Rockefeller and others must remember a favor.
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After the plane landed in Istanbul, Gao Xian was a little tired from the media that continued to entangle, so he asked Ken Taylor who came to greet him, "Have the chartered flight we rented in place?"
"Just arrived in the morning, Ms. Flora Macdonald, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Guardian, represented Prime Minister Charles Joseph Clark, and Jean Cretien, represented Pierre Trudeau, also came randomly. They were busy doing international communication at the official level, so they did not come to the airport to welcome you and these released American hostages." After answering, Ken Taylor reminded with kindness: "Sir Gao, if the charter flight from Canadian Pacific Western Airlines is replaced by the Canadian national airline Maple Leaf Airlines, it would be more in line with international practice."
Gao Xian smiled slightly. He didn't need to tell Ken Taylor about his series of plans, so he casually explained: "We acted in a private nature, so we don't care about so many rules, so we can do whatever we want."
Ken Taylor believed it and said nothing more. After helping Gao Xian introduce him to the people of the American Consulate in Istanbul, he took a large group of people to the hotel he had already booked, which was enough to properly accommodate these dozen American hostages who were lucky enough to be released.
After the hotel met with Jean Cretien, Flora Macdonald and others, Gao Xian first reached a consensus with them that Istanbul, a metropolis spanning Eurasia, should not stay for a long time. Anyway, the chartered flight was already in place, so you left immediately and flew directly to Toronto.
Flora McDonald added: "White House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan will represent President Carter to Toronto to welcome the released American hostages and invite Sir Gao to visit the White House to introduce the details of the trip."
Gao Xian, who had expected it, nodded, "Thank you for your united work, then we are ready to set off again."
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The chartered aircraft of Canada Pacific Western Airlines is Boeing 737-200, and the passenger capacity is not a problem. People who are eager to return home board the plane in an orderly manner.
In this way, the Boeing 737-200, which was sprayed with the Pacific Western Airlines logo, rushed into the sky along the runway in the eyes of the crowd.
On the plane, Jean Cretien, who was sitting next to the high string, whispered with a relaxed smile on her face as she completed the mission: "Sir Gao generously gave Canadian Pacific Western Airlines an advertising opportunity that is attracting global attention. Could it be that he is interested in the airline that Alberta took over?"
Gao Xian replied with equal ease: "Alberta has been taking over Canadian Pacific Western Airlines for almost six years. I heard that it intends to give up control and return the airline to private sector."
Jean Kretien nodded understandingly. Although the expenses of the trip to Tehran came from the Canadian banking industry, the money was counted on Gao Xiantou. After the matter was completed, Sir Gao would of course be busy finding compensation from commercial interests.
After asking the flight attendant for two glasses of champagne, Gao Xian gave Jean Cretien a glass, "We are going to celebrate New Year's Day on the plane, come and cheer."
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The Boeing 737-200 that Gao Xian and his group boarded was on the morning of January 2, 1980 when they landed in Toronto. Looking out from the window, they saw that the crowds of welcomed people were densely packed and quite spectacular.
Jean Cretien handed Gao Xian a pair of sunglasses and smiled and made a gesture of invitation, "Sir Gao, please lead everyone out."
Gao Xian was not polite and walked out of the hatch first. The camera shutter sounded suddenly and densely. Fortunately, he was wearing sunglasses, otherwise he would have been blinded by the flashlight for a short time.
"It's really not easy to be my fire-raising target." Gao Xian walked straight down the gangway and shook hands with Pierre Trudeau.
"Sir Gao, thank you for your hard work!" Pierre Trudeau, who was almost sure to win the upcoming general election, laughed loudly.
"Sir Gao, thank you for your hard work," said the Prime Minister Charles Clark in a complicated mood.
"Sir Gao, thank you for your hard work. The US government and the people thank you for your contribution!" After a few words of gratitude, the White House General Office Director Hamilton Jordan whispered anxiously: "Sir Gao also asked to go to the peanut stew as soon as possible. President Carter is eager to understand the recent situation in Tehran."
Gao Xian agreed without regard for the dust, "When I go home to visit my wife and children, I will go to the White House immediately."
Hamilton Jordan breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll wait for Sir Gao to go."
Speaking of which, President Carter is really unfavorable. Not only is the US economy poor, but it is also setbacks internationally. In addition to the Iranian hostage crisis, just a few days ago, the Soviet army, who had already prepared, finally rushed south and invaded Afghanistan.
Carter's mansion was also very weak. Apart from food embargo, economic sanctions, and small actions such as allowing the CIA to fund weapons for resistance, the frontal battlefield was ineffective.
Pierre Trudeau did not want Hamilton Jordan to delay his prestige plan. He quietly squeezed him aside, shook hands with the Canadians who were walking down to express his greetings.
Chapter completed!