Chapter 1081: Allying with the Soviet Union to Resist the United States
The sound and fury hid under the seemingly stable political situation. After a brief period of doubt, Eden's approval rating steadily recovered. Drug dependence is not an unforgivable crime in Britain, let alone extenuating circumstances.
It’s not China. Our free world has co-existed with drugs for a long time. When necessary, we can even declare the legalization of drugs to completely solve this problem. Of course, this is the unique treatment of the United States, the beacon of mankind. The United Kingdom, a mere has-been overlord, can’t even think about it.
He was the first to do this kind of thing.
But there is another area where we can fight back. Kennedy's romantic affair, as well as the public opinion that Kennedy was a quick shooter, spread at an alarming speed in the UK. For the UK's public opinion ability, it is only a matter of national boundaries.
It was not an obstacle. Soon the public opinion focused on Kennedy broke out of the UK and spread to the world.
"The counterattack on North America is just around the corner." Alan Wilson looked like he had the upper hand and read a few newspapers. It turned out that the old imperialism was indeed invincible.
The key is that not only the British are interested in Xia San Road, otherwise why would The Sun be so popular?
Americans are also interested, not to mention that different newspapers in the United States have their own supporting parties just like the UK. There is no risk in attacking the president's private life, so why not do it?
The Americans are more concerned about digging up the love history of their president than the British, and so far they have made great progress. The dung diggers are carefully sorting out all the women who may be related to the president.
Kennedy's lovers included many popular female celebrities, as well as young female assistants in the White House.
Among them, at least eight are "named": Angie Dickinson, an actress with beautiful legs who was always shy about mentioning her affair with Kennedy; Judith Campbell, who dealt with the gang boss and the president and was closely monitored by the FBI.
Exner; the Swedish lover Gnila Post who received Kennedy's eleven handwritten letters and three telegrams to express his heartfelt feelings.
Mimi Elford, the “slender, very beautiful” White House Press Office intern; Marilyn Monroe, who dreamed of becoming the “First Lady”; Pamela Turner, the First Lady’s press secretary; and
Two White House secretaries who have been jokingly called "small talk" and "bullshit."
In addition, there are a number of Hollywood female stars and call girls whom Kennedy met on various occasions.
This era is at the transition between the old and the new. Even in the United States, a large number of people are dissatisfied with a man having so many women who have the same status as his wife.
But Kennedy was indeed a very charming person, so his supporters became more supportive and his opponents became more opposed.
If only the Vietnam War had broken out, Kennedy wouldn't have been so troubled. The Vietnam War destroyed America's view of such things and created America's version of the Beat Generation.
Alan Wilson judged the appearance of Kennedy's Swedish mistress Gnila Post to be inferior to Greta Garbo.
Alan Wilson went to No. 10 Downing Street. Prime Minister Eden asked him to go. It is undeniable that he breathed a sigh of relief for the beloved Prime Minister, which made Eden himself very satisfied.
Aiden was also concerned about the question of who might have been the leaker, and took it very seriously.
"If we make remarks about matters within the Conservative Party, it may damage the neutral image of Whitehall." Alan Wilson pondered for a moment and said, "But the doctor is fine. This can be ruled out first. Will it be possible?"
Could it have been accidentally leaked by the Prime Minister’s family?”
Alan Wilson first ruled out the doctor's problem, and then took the opposite attitude and provided the possibility of the Prime Minister's relatives leaking the secret? In fact, it only had one effect, which was to lock the scope of suspicion at the top of the Conservative Party.
"There is no way my family could have leaked the story of drug dependence." Eden categorically rejected this suspicion. Following the two possibilities ruled out by Alan Wilson, he began to have doubts about the Conservative Party.
"Investigating the minister is not a simple matter after all." Alan Wilson was a little embarrassed. "Even if it is the intention of the prime minister, as the affairs officers who implement the cabinet instructions, it is quite difficult for us. To be honest, we may have to investigate in the future.
We are troubled."
Today's MPs and ministers may be tomorrow's Prime Minister. If the person under investigation, even if it is a secret investigation, becomes the Prime Minister in the future, then as the direct leader of the investigation, Alan Wilson, the Secretary-General of the Joint Intelligence Committee, wouldn't he
The risk of being counterattacked again?
Eden also knows this clearly. It cannot be ruled out that someone is peeking at the artifact, and someone within the Conservative Party wants to replace him as prime minister.
"Your suspicion... is very reasonable." Aiden nodded solemnly and whispered, "So it should be done in secret. Of course we don't doubt any talent who is motivated to benefit the country, but to a certain extent
Now it is also about safeguarding national interests. At this sensitive moment, it is unforgivable that someone is undermining Britain's determination to safeguard national interests."
"I understand, Prime Minister." Feeling the Prime Minister's determination to safeguard national interests, Alan Wilson went one step further and asked, "I heard that the Prime Minister wants to invite Soviet astronauts to visit the UK. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has something to do with this.
Confused. Some voices think that it will cause dissatisfaction in the United States."
"I am an expert in foreign policy." After Aiden finished speaking, he suddenly frowned as if he remembered something.
"Well, Prime Minister, I'm going back first." Alan Wilson pretended not to see Aiden's strange expression, turned around and left No. 10 Downing Street. It was another day to benefit society.
Since the invitation was extended as a courtesy to the Soviet aerospace industry, which had made great progress for mankind, it should be within the scope of cultural exchanges.
With no objection from others, Alan Wilson formally issued a visit invitation to Moscow through diplomatic channels.
After putting on a mask and leaving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alan Wilson secretly entered the warm harbor. Hepburn also noticed the recent tidbits, "Many people in the United States seem to support Kennedy."
"So we hate him, we are British." Alan Wilson answered without thinking, "Although there is no direct evidence, the timing is too coincidental. The cabinet has launched a leak investigation."
"You don't seem very happy." Hepburn judged from the subtle expression on Alan Wilson's face.
"We can't check everything, right? What if we find out something?" Alan Wilson shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's hard to do. It's hard to do."
Isn't that normal? It's a big issue of right and wrong. What facts are needed?
The Constitution of the Second Republic stipulates that every French citizen has the right of association, but the law of the Constituent Assembly stipulates that workers’ clubs should be abolished and workers lose their right of association. Wouldn’t the problem be solved?
It would be best if Aiden himself has a certain level of suspicion about this matter, and then civil servants can help the Prime Minister to confirm the result. This is good for everyone. I wonder if Aiden will be able to have a clear idea after today.
The British side is doing public relations for Eden's drug dependence, and the United States is also doing public relations for Kennedy's private life. It is obvious which side the world is interested in.
Aiden is just an old man, and he became drug dependent due to surgery.
Is there any inside story to dig into? Kennedy is different. He has a tough background, he is young and rich, and scandals are something that the public likes to hear about the relationship between men and women. The difficulty of overcoming the heat is completely different.
The Eden story soon cooled down in Britain, while the coverage of Kennedy intensified.
Although Kennedy is favored by the press and the public, there are still more and more negative news about his private life. There are so many that it must be responded to. This time in the battle of public opinion, your dad is still your dad...
In terms of public opinion in the English-speaking world, the United Kingdom and the United States are on equal footing, with broad foundations. The counterattack started from the lower three fronts and quickly affected the entire English-speaking world.
This is not a problem between Britain and the United States. After the Eden incident lost its popularity, it became a problem for the entire English-speaking world and the United States.
There was a discussion in the Kremlin about inviting Yuri Gagarin in the name of showing goodwill to the Soviet Union.
"I underestimated the UK before, which caused the Americans to panic." Shelepin said in great surprise, "After such a long time, you still don't relent on the Iran issue?"
"This is good for us." Kozlov made a direct judgment. There is nothing more gratifying than the disunity of the enemy's camp.
"Comrade Kozlov's opinion is very important." Fortseva said softly, "In fact, Britain and France are very unwilling to be the followers of the Americans. We also need to carry out targeted struggles in order to achieve the final victory. Germany
China and Japan have been deeply controlled by the United States. If the United Kingdom and France also become like this, the situation we face will be much more difficult than now."
Although it was a dog-eat-dog struggle within imperialism, Fortseva still unconsciously wanted to speak for Britain, with an absolute public heart and absolutely no personal emotions involved.
As the first man in space, Gagarin is now undoubtedly the absolute star of The Fifth Planet. He has received more than a dozen invitations to visit. From the perspective of the Soviet Union, it is natural that he should make good use of this wave of traffic.
Soon, the Kremlin made a decision to accept the invitation to visit from the United Kingdom. Together with the invitations from France and Italy, this diplomatic visit would be made up. There was no need to be so anxious about the time, and some preparations were needed.
After Fortseva returned home, she looked left and right at herself in the mirror, a look of dissatisfaction flashed across her face. She should exercise more recently to maintain a good physical condition.
Kennedy was struggling with the shameless personal attacks. He didn't expect that his personal affairs would cause such a big disturbance. His wife Jacqueline also understood her husband's difficulties and knew that she should take the initiative to clarify, at least to clarify something about her.