To sum up, Kennedy's threat to use the United States' gold reserves to turn the pound into useless paper is nothing short of fart.
The British side, with a friendly attitude, did not directly say that Kennedy's threat was not worth mentioning, but simply ignored it.
Regarding the United States' obsession with gaining command of nuclear weapons from Britain and France, Alan Wilson proposed a solution for the United States on behalf of the United Kingdom: increasing the size of the U.S. military stationed in Germany would reassure European allies.
As for the deployment of nuclear weapons in Europe, and even the extravagant attempt to deploy nuclear weapons in the UK, it is completely unnecessary.
In front of U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Rab Butler emphasized that the only way to make up for Europe's insecurity was not to increase nuclear weapons. At the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, nuclear weapons were not a way to reassure European countries.
, the method is to increase the number of hostages under the nose of the Soviet tank army in Europe, that is, the size of the US military stationed in Germany.
If the United States uses "massive retaliation" to deter the Soviet Union from attacking the United States, this threat will be more credible to the Soviet Union. However, if it uses the same threat to deter the Soviet Union from attacking Western Europe, the credibility will be reduced.
In order to enhance the credibility of this threat, in terms of conventional armed forces, the United States must station troops in Western Europe as reassurance. The United States must keep enough hostages in Europe to make European countries feel safe.
Rather than nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons will only increase uneasiness. This is also the reason why the French must study nuclear weapons and believe that the US nuclear umbrella is an empty talk.
"The United States has been protecting Europe." Dean Rusk flatly refused. "This will increase U.S. military spending."
"As for the fact that the United States has been protecting Europe, it may be because of the garrison of troops in individual countries. The U.S. military stationed in Germany is the largest overseas garrison of the U.S., but if the U.S. troops stationed in Japan and the U.S. troops stationed in South Korea are added together, the number of troops stationed in Europe exceeds that of the U.S. troops stationed in Europe.
"The United States keeps saying it protects Europe, but the reality is that there are more U.S. troops in Asia than in Europe. How can this convince European countries of the sincerity of the United States in protecting Europe?"
Alan Wilson retorted calmly, "If the size of the US military stationed in Germany is larger than the US military stationed in Japan and the US military in South Korea combined, I believe it will be more conducive to the security and stability of Europe."
One of the most interesting things during the Cold War is that although the United States pursued a strategy of confronting the Soviet Union with Europe as the core, in fact the main force of the US military was deployed in Asia for a long time. This had a huge impact on the United States' global military strategy.
For the Federal Republic of Germany, before the establishment of the Bundeswehr, NATO's military strategy was to abandon the entire territory of West Germany and establish a defensive line along the Rhine, which was called a retreat strategy.
After the establishment of the Bundeswehr in West Germany, NATO adopted a tripwire strategy, which was to retreat from the border area when the Soviet army came over, and at the same time use tactical nuclear weapons to block and consume the Soviet army. But whether it was a "retreat" strategy or a "retreat" strategy,
Germany is the most unlucky for the "tripwire" strategy, because its homeland will become the biggest battlefield between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
After squeezing France and Germany, the UK continues to use air leverage. Militarily, the UK takes European security as its criterion and refuses the United States to increase the deployment of nuclear weapons in Europe. It also rejects NATO's unified nuclear command strategy.
Instead, they hope that the United States will increase the size of the U.S. military stationed in Germany and use the lives of American soldiers to prove that the United States will protect Europe instead of adding more sentimental nuclear bombs.
Economically, Britain hopes to open its market and increase Britain's strength, so that Britain can help the United States stabilize Europe's defense lines and contain the Soviet threat.
When Alan Wilson proposed conditions on behalf of the United Kingdom, he did so in an awe-inspiring manner. He regarded all the American proposals as nonsense. As for the British proposals, the United States should accept them in full.
During this period, the United States refuted all the threats it made. Using its gold reserves to short the pound was digging its own grave. It would destroy the entire Brayston Woods system.
If the United States wanted to dismantle the colonial system, war would be the best place for communist expansion, as Lumumba proved.
Both Britain and the United States admitted that this might be the most intense negotiation in their lives. Dulles, who had not shown up for several days, approached Allen Wilson and hoped that the permanent secretary would come forward to maintain the special relationship between Britain and the United States. "If your wife knows that you
Maintained close personal relationships with Lana Turner and Joan Bennett."
"Yes, Cheryl is actually my daughter. What's wrong!" Alan Wilson said in a tone that said nothing, "Lana loved me very much and gave birth to the child of love for me. Not only did I have sex with them
We have such a close relationship that Miss Monroe even went to London to see me, but this time, as one of the negotiators, I had to live up to Miss Monroe's enthusiasm."
The relationship between Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe has become known to the American public with the Happy Birthday song incident. Alan Wilson is not a threat. After all, everyone loves the sexy goddess, and he can understand it.
If something unexpected happened to Kennedy one day, he would be physically available to help take care of Jacqueline, not to mention Marilyn Monroe.
Now, Marilyn Monroe was indeed in London, while Kennedy was in Nassau, so when Dulles used the information he had to secretly threaten Allen Wilson, Allen Wilson in turn reminded that this matter was relatively underhanded.
No mention of Marilyn Monroe.
"Allen, in fact, Britain and the United States still have many common interests." Dulles smiled dryly and changed the subject, "The two countries should stand together."
"Indeed!" Alan Wilson nodded solemnly, "On the Brazilian iron ore matter, the Mountbatten Group and the United States Steel Company have had a very good cooperation. It would be great if the country's affairs could be as simple as doing business.
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The Executive Secretary told the other party that it was not that the two parties had no contact, in fact the contact was quite close.
Only on the issue of nuclear weapons, the differences between the two sides are still too great. Although Alan Wilson is a member of the British-American special relationship, he is only an affairs officer after all and cannot affect the government's understanding.
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December 21st was the third day of the Anglo-American summit. After three days of talks in which both sides spoke their own words and had more differences than consensus, both Britain and the United States understood that the so-called grand event of unity was impossible.
The two countries have very different understandings of many issues. Of course, what makes the United States especially unhappy is that after the failure of the Korean War, the United Kingdom actually doubted the combat effectiveness of the United States and used the Korean War as an example several times during talks. At the end, the Bay of Pigs operation was used as an example.
At this point, both parties admit that they really cannot convince the other party to consider the issue according to their own ideas.
"How do we tell success?" This vigorous summit meeting had such a result. Aiden couldn't help but wonder how to tell the media.
"The government has resolutely safeguarded international interests and defended Britain's status as a world power." Alan Wilson took a sip of wolfberry. He had been spitting a lot these days.
"There is no consensus on the right to use nuclear weapons, and European security." Rab Butler asked.
"The United States has realized that the core source of the strength of the free world." Alan Wilson thought as he said, "It lies in the great strength of the European countries themselves. As the defender of Europe, the United States realizes this."
"The economic delivery is the most troubling. The United States has not agreed to any of it." Eden wanted to use this meeting to explain the shortcomings of his tenure, which was lackluster compared to the Attlee cabinet. The economy has improved some results, but it has not been as expected.
"With the steady economic development, even Americans admit that Britain has completely escaped the haze of World War II." Alan Wilson said without even thinking, "This way there will be no problem. In fact, we have nothing to ask of the United States. Anyway, As the production capacity of Malaya's industrial base increases, the operation of the Imperial System of Preferences is strengthening rather than weakening."
Of course, there are other issues. Regarding the British request for the United States to increase the size of the U.S. military stationed in Germany, you can write a big book about it when you go back, especially emphasizing the role of hostages.
Such emphasis will help Europe's overall demand for the United States. This time, the United Kingdom is negotiating with the United States on behalf of Europe. If the United States does not increase the size of the U.S. military stationed in Germany, the United Kingdom will not lose anything, but other European countries may not lose anything. The UK is so open-minded.
After some polishing, the above are the achievements of the UK-US summit.
"But having said that, we have hidden all contradictions in public information." Rab Butler said honestly, "This is also to prevent the Soviet Union from misjudgment and thinking that the contradiction between Britain and the United States is great."
"The threat of the Soviet Union cannot be overstated, my minister!" Alan Wilson expressed his agreement with Rab Butler's words. Europe still needs the United States, not to mention the Soviet Union, even when facing Russia.
Even decades later, Alan Wilson doubted how many countries in Eastern Europe were anti-Russian.
Except for the three Baltic countries and Poland, which are really anti-Russian, Bulgaria is definitely not anti-Russian, with a pro-Russian ratio of more than 60% all year round. Romania will be lower, but not much lower.
Because the countries in Southeast Europe are, firstly, Slavs, and secondly, they are Slavs who were rescued from the Ottoman Empire by the Russian Empire. There is no doubt about the strength of NATO. What if one day NATO fails? Will the Southeast European countries come to a gorgeous country? turn around?
Not to mention these new countries that have joined NATO, Greece has already joined NATO and is not anti-Russian.
The presence of hegemony can suppress the real thoughts of friends. What if one day the hegemony is no longer there? Poland was so anti-Soviet during the Cold War, wasn't it as quiet as a chicken? It was not as aggressive as after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
This summit meeting that ended unhappily has come to an end, and Kennedy has returned to China. Eden is also packing his bags, preparing to go to Paris to talk to De Gaulle.