Training an agent requires a large investment of resources, and the Soviet Union is at a disadvantage compared to imperialist countries.
This resulted in a strong emphasis on agents, and also because of the history of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Lubyanka now places great emphasis on the propaganda that agents contribute to the entire Soviet Union.
Therefore, once something happens to an agent stationed abroad, Lubyanka's first choice is to confirm his identity, then acknowledge the agent's existence, save the agent's life, and then try to rescue him...
Don’t even think about rescue now. Alan Wilson also knows that the Soviet Union attaches great importance to the safety of agents and will definitely not give the Soviets a chance to rescue. Otherwise, Yevgeny Ivanov will be rescued and Gravin, a legal British citizen
How to exchange virtue?
Does Semichasny want to establish a character by rescuing agents? Doesn’t the Secretary-General of the British Joint Intelligence Committee need a character? It is equally necessary. Alan Wilson also wants to create an image of sparing no effort to save the country’s meritorious officials.
The communication between the two countries took place at the Soviet Embassy in London. Alan Wilson did not appear, but asked Dixon to take his place and go to the Soviet Embassy to negotiate with the Soviets.
"Idris I has decided to visit London to shape the economic and trade relations between the two countries." Chief Private Secretary Wike reported to his immediate superiors with an appeal from Libya in his hand.
"Let us take the initiative to invite you? No problem. Prepare according to the highest etiquette of a head of state." Alan Wilson ordered without thinking.
Wick was a little surprised and couldn't help blurting out, "A small country with a population of 1.5 million, with a population less than one-fifth that of London, isn't it a little too big?"
Alan Wilson pointed to the chair in front of him, and Wick sat down directly. He heard his immediate boss say, "Before World War II, of course there was no need for such courtesy, but it is different now. British diplomacy must be more pragmatic.
Regardless of whether we are dealing with big or small countries, if we can have the possibility of a win-win situation, we must not be stingy with this kind of superficial engineering."
"For two hundred years, Britain has used offshore balancing, and countless countries around the world hate Britain. At that time, Britain was an empire on which the sun never sets, so naturally it could do so without fear of counterattack, even if
It's France and Germany. Even if they know the British policy, they don't have many solutions."
"But things are different now. This is a new era. The UK cannot change its position without scruples. It adopts the standard that today's enemies are tomorrow's friends, especially for countries with small resources. What the UK will do in the future is to become a
A responsible big country that means what it says."
This set of rhetoric will certainly not be so difficult for the French to understand. France is a continental country and is not as flexible as the UK when it comes to stance issues. In fact, no continental country is better than the UK in this regard.
Take the First World War as an example. France tried its best, while the Russian Empire could be said to have gone through fire and water. The two countries could be said to have shed blood and sweat for the Triple Entente. As for the British, they only left behind the glorious deeds of destroying the Russian Empire with two battleships.
If France had Britain's sphere of influence in the Middle East, France would definitely make supporting Arab countries a national policy.
In fact, if Britain had not fought the Suez Canal War with Egypt, it would have had no choice but to join the United States in siding with Israel.
"This is not what it used to be. We must not continue to jump horizontally and use offshore balancing. Offshore balancing is no problem when the national power is strong, but once the national power is insufficient, it will attract hatred every time. This is definitely not without consequences.
of."
There are consequences for the United States, not to mention the United Kingdom. After the United States won the Cold War, it started fighting in the Middle East. Is it really peaceful and all Arab countries are pro-American? It’s just that they really can’t fight and dare not express their dissatisfaction.
The Arab people definitely hate Britain and the United States, and this hatred cannot be washed away even with the hegemony of public opinion.
Public opinion hegemony is not a cure-all. Even in Eastern Europe, where NATO has an absolute advantage, not all countries hate Russia.
The countries that really hate Russia, namely the Slavic rebel Poland, plus the three Baltic countries, really have a broad base of public opinion.
In the remaining Hungary and the Czech Republic, although pro-NATO forces have the upper hand, there are also many domestic groups who hope to have good relations with Russia.
As for the Arabs in the Middle East, they are simply eager for the Cold War to return, and Russia cannot count on it. But their favorability towards a certain big country cannot be suppressed even by the hegemony of British and American public opinion. Isn’t this just because Britain and the United States support Israel and always stir up trouble in the Middle East?
The consequences of war?
However, the Sleeping King's funding is not in vain. In Alan Wilson's view, it is much easier to control the netizens of a large country than the public opinion of the Arab world, regardless of the existence of a wall that is in name only.
In the Arab world, excluding the particularly wealthy small resource-rich countries such as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Arab countries with average incomes consider the Chinese to be on the same level as European and American whites.
The United States' own big data survey has the same result. However, for Middle Eastern women in the United States, East Asian men and white men are equally popular. That is, in front of Middle Eastern women in the United States, East Asian men and white men are equally popular.
Tied for first place.
Except for those of Middle Eastern descent, East Asian faces are underrepresented in surveys of all ethnic groups, including questionnaire surveys of East Asian women.
On the contrary, the Chinese regard these Arabs as the remnants of feudal society in modern society, which is similar to the attitude of white people in Europe and America towards Arabs, a condescending attitude.
Alan Wilson's meaning is very simple. With the current national power of the United States and the Soviet Union superior to that of the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom must still follow the tradition of jumping left and right to exercise offshore balance. Every time it does this, the United States and the Soviet Union, who are watching from the sidelines, will take advantage of the opportunity.
Kicked out of the sphere of influence, Britain's influence will disappear in the Middle East in just a few times.
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! "Wick, you may not know that the Mountbatten Group is preparing to build a large mosque in the capital of Libya for Idris I." Alan Wilson felt that he had already hinted.
It's clear enough.
"Secretary General, I think I understand." Wick received the hint accurately and directly expressed his absolute trustworthiness.
"I can consider letting you be an ambassador to get some experience." Alan Wilson said solemnly, wanting to see if this subordinate, whom he knew from the Boston consulate, could develop.
Alan Wilson, who has been the Permanent Secretary for a long time, and his father-in-law Mountbatten did much the same thing in the Ministry of Defense.
Marshal Mountbatten is identifying and promoting the descendants of nobles for promotion, while Alan Wilson is squeezing out pro-American factions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and forming a diplomatic team dominated by himself. It cannot be said that everything has been smooth sailing, but no major mistakes have been made so far.
After all, it is not difficult for the number one person in a department to transfer officials suspected of being pro-American from important positions one by one and replace them with officials who are consistent with his own philosophy when he keeps talking about the special relationship between Britain and the United States.
When Dixon returned from the Soviet Embassy, he still didn't know that the Secretary-General Gang and his subordinates had devalued Britain's centuries-old offshore balance as if it were not worth a penny. "The Soviet ambassador conveyed the news from Moscow and was willing to exchange spies."
"They were spies, and those we arrested were legal citizens who were wrongly accused." Alan Wilson corrected Dixon, "It would be great to have this result. I can also give an explanation to the intelligence agency."
A few days later, Alan Wilson sought the permission of Foreign Secretary Rab Butler and took the initiative to visit Moscow to discuss a specific exchange plan, bringing this spy storm to an end.
Alan Wilson came to Moscow on his own initiative, followed by several MI5 agents, to meet with the Chairman of the Soviet National Security Council, General Semichasny.
"I heard that Lubyanka has countless legends. I never thought that one day I would be able to come here." Alan Wilson followed a young officer and looked at the headquarters of the Soviet security department. That feeling...
It's like coming home.
Alexeyev glanced back with a dull look, as if to memorize Alan Wilson's appearance, opened the door to the conference room, and then returned the same way.
"There is no politeness at all, and I don't know who taught him." Alan Wilson commented to the British MI5 agent behind him, and he had to act fearless in front of his subordinates.
"Oh, fortunately you are British." Semichasny was wearing the uniform of a general. He happened to hear the comments of the uninvited guest who entered the door. He couldn't help but shook his head and said, that is the son of the cultural tsar. If he was killed by that Catherine III
I know, it can't be solved with just a joke.
The two sides sat down, and the communication about the secret front began immediately. Regarding the exchange of spies, they had already communicated through diplomatic channels. The key was where to exchange them, and they had to find a neutral location.
The first place Alan Wilson thought of was Xiangjiang, but Semichasny refused directly, "Sir Wilson, why do you need to go so far? Isn't Berlin the best place for exchange?"
"It's a very symbolic place." Alan Wilson looked to the left and right, as if asking for the opinions of the fellow detectives. Naturally, all of them had no objections.
So Alan Wilson pushed further, and CIA spies were also captured together with the Pinkovsky case. If these two people can be brought back, the cornerstone of the special relationship between Britain and the United States will become even stronger.
"Sir Wilson, let's let the Americans talk. Has the UK fallen to the point where it has to do things for the Americans?" Semichasny flatly refused, "The two sides are just exchanging captured agents from their respective countries, and it does not involve the third party.
Three Kingdoms."
Alan Wilson babbled and fought for a while, but finally had to give up. As an ally, he had done his best.
After setting the basic principles, Alan Wilson and his subordinates left Lubyanka, preparing to rest for a night at the Ukraine Hotel arranged by the Soviet Union.