There are now two powerful maritime forces in the South China Sea. The one currently conducting exercises is the British Royal Navy. The other one is much lower-profile and is even suspected of using the British Royal Navy to cover up the situation. It belongs to the US Navy. Mountbatten also knew this.
Du Ming asked, "Alan, how long do you think the peace in Indochina can last?"
"Marshal, how do I know this? But it is true that the United States is not easy to win." At this point, Alan Wilson no longer needs to deceive his father-in-law.
It’s not that the U.S. is weak, it’s that the U.S. has chosen an unwinnable model. Either it is like a big country, fighting a fast-forward and fast-out battle, achieving its goals through short but high-intensity exchanges, and then unilaterally declaring victory and withdrawing its troops.
Don't be sloppy.
Or just like the Korean War, it has reached this point anyway, and the country behind North Vietnam is talking about it as farts.
But the United States did not choose either. It chose the most difficult path. It increased the pressure step by step but gave North Vietnam time to adapt. In the end, it lost all its pants.
Alan Wilson remembers that after the Vietnam War ended, the Pentagon generals were very dissatisfied with the U.S. government and wondered why the government made the stupid decision not to bomb the 17th parallel north.
The US government is also dissatisfied with the Pentagon. Except for the 17th parallel, which the Pentagon has not agreed to, which one is not in line with the Pentagon's wishes? How dare you blame the government if you fail to win?
"I understand the truth, but even France has expressed its intention to solve the Vietnam issue from a political level this time. De Gaulle's attitude is similar to the Soviet bloc's proposition. All parties intend to reopen the Geneva Conference." Mountbatten sighed, Vietnam
Just a dozen years ago it was a colony of France, and even the mother country sided with the hostile camp.
As Mountbatten spoke, he looked stunned again. He saw his son-in-law taking out a small notebook and taking notes, "Alan, what are you doing?"
"To prevent the Geneva Conference from being held, Switzerland is not a neutral country at all." Alan Wilson replied without thinking, without bothering those Swiss bankers, who always felt that they could deal with the pound.
The Secretary-General of the Cabinet remembered that the United States created the Gulf of Tonkin incident just when France was leaning towards the Soviet bloc's views and restarting the Geneva Conference. This was enough to show that the United States was unwilling to solve the problem through political consultation. Nonsense, the Pentagon battlefield was
Once the choice has been made, if you want to negotiate, just negotiate. How to solve the problem of food and clothing for millions of workers?
There are certain risks in starting a war from Vietnam, which is next to a certain big country, but it is always better than Iran, which is next to the Soviet Union. The former can still be compared. Although the US military thinks that a certain big country is not easy to mess with, it will be fine if it is careful. But the latter is not on the same level at all.
threats.
"Diplomacy is such a headache, and our prime minister is still flocking to it." Alan Wilson lamented, why does Eden like diplomatic work the most? When it comes to almost everything, different positions will appear. In order to be better on the Iran issue
In cooperation with the United States, Britain has just repaired the mutual accusations caused by the establishment of diplomatic relations with France.
Now, in order to use the special relationship between Britain and the United States to attack Switzerland, the United Kingdom must also bring down the Geneva Conference and create opportunities for the United States to take action.
The person affected by Britain's traditional adaptable diplomacy is George Blake, the British ambassador to France. In the past six months, he has experienced a transformation from anti-French to pro-French and then anti-French.
Although diplomatic work is like this, isn't it too chameleon-like? It has been less than a month since he restored diplomatic relations with France, only two weeks to be precise.
Ambassador Diamond couldn't help but complain in his reply, "France has used Britain as a punching bag for Americans in diplomatic magazines, which is very embarrassing."
"There is nothing to be embarrassed about. This is a fact." This is the reply of Alan Wilson, who is also the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "The UK has been pro-Russian and anti-Russian, pro-French and anti-French, and pro-German and anti-Russian.
Well, this is diplomacy. Now we must accommodate the wishes of the United States and stand on the side of the United States on the Indochina issue."
"The United Kingdom and France do not agree on everything. For example, on the Iranian issue, didn't you have a good discussion with the French? They also believe that the withdrawal of countries from Iran will reduce friction, so they say that once
The code is the same code.”
"The French people's tendency to think highly of themselves and look down on others is really annoying." Although Alan Wilson was in London, he laughed at France in front of Ingrid Bergman. "At the beginning of the year, the Japanese business community
When I visited France to discuss the development of semiconductors, French public opinion was ridiculed. Isn’t that just looking down on the Japanese?”
"Stop saying a few words, and it seems that Japanese semiconductors are indeed not strong." Ingrid Bergman also knew this. "The strongest semiconductor industry is the Americans."
"It's not good to always regard moments as eternity." Alan Wilson shook his head. "France has not always declined, but it still cannot change this problem."
"You are becoming more and more conceited now and like to give orders." Ingrid Bergman whispered, "Don't forget the hard times we spent together."
After all, the age gap exists objectively. Even if Ingrid Bergman tried her best to make herself younger, if this man had not firmly reflected it, she would have wanted to go under the knife to see if she could return to her youth.
"Always talking about this kind of unfounded worry." Alan Wilson couldn't help but promise again that he would never be tired of the old, and he must always like the new but never get tired of the old.
Recently, Alan Wilson has really tried his best to unite allies to support the United States and safeguard Iran's sovereignty and independence. Even by Washington's most demanding standards, there is no fault in his level of effort.
The layout of the United Kingdom is still a little far behind. Although the layout of several key areas is nearly completed, if nothing unexpected happens, it will take a few years to establish an economic circle that can advance, retreat, and defend. The Middle East provides energy, and Malay
Asia provides a production base, Hong Kong and London serve as financial centers, and then waits for a series of events such as the over-issuance of the U.S. dollar and France's backstab to occur.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before the darkness before dawn, Britain had better cooperate with the needs of the United States, including Iran and Vietnam, which are all good things in his opinion.
Don’t think that if countries withdraw from Iran in name only, the United States will rely on funds to support pro-American Iran. This is impossible. The United States will not support late-developing countries that do not have military bases.
What's more, by supporting Iran's ability to surpass the United States, Iran is positioned as a resource country by the United States. Iran's population also makes the United States unable to benefit.
Without the support of the United States, there is no military base. Iran has a large population and cannot achieve decisive development by selling resources. This is the dilemma of the Pahlavi era. Once Iran chooses to industrialize, it will be a country that destroys the balance in the Middle East, and the United States will not
promise.
Therefore, Iran will not stabilize just because it is nominally neutral, and U.S. financial support cannot prevent Iran from becoming more unstable as its population increases.
After two months of diplomatic efforts, through the special channel of the Five Eyes Alliance, Alan Wilson informed Washington that Britain had successfully persuaded Germany and France. At the same time, it provided an excellent reason, citing Indonesia's change of color.
, to reasonably prevent Iran from becoming an arena of great powers, even the Soviet Union has few ways to counterattack, because Indonesia is indeed turning red rapidly.
If the Soviet Union refuses to leave, this problem will not only be a problem for Iran, but also a problem that the entire Middle East is waiting to see.
After getting rid of Mossadegh, Pahlavi did appear to be working hard to govern. Although anti-Pahlavi people dismissed this, people are forgetful. This time, through the statement of safeguarding Iran's sovereignty,
Also valued by the Shah of Iran, after receiving the arrangement from the United States, Pahlavi officially informed the ambassadors of the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, France and Germany that "the number of diplomats in Iran must be reduced. Iran cannot let Indonesia's affairs be blamed on Iran."
Repeat."
After personally informing the ambassadors of the five countries about Iran's attitude, public opinion in Iran began to build momentum and praised His Majesty the King for his brave actions. The slogan "Love the King is love Iran" was heard endlessly.
Tehran launched a grand parade to support the king. I wonder if the people participating in the parade have forgotten that they also supported Mossadegh in this way a long time ago.
In this kind of public opinion, the ambassadors of the United States, Britain, France and Germany expressed their views one after another, understanding Iran's concerns and supporting Iran's assertion of sovereignty and independence. At the same time, they stated that the largest embassy and consulate in Iran was the Soviet Union, and they hoped that the Soviet Union could set an example.
Promise to give Iran a safe status and reassure the Iranian people.
"Iran's worries are rooted in the changes in Indonesia. In fact, many Middle Eastern countries have this kind of worry." The Daily Times started this public opinion guide, and soon the Times and other major British newspapers followed suit.
Iran's concerns are justified.
Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press also followed King Pahlavi's appeal, saying that the issue of sovereignty was the biggest issue, in order to put pressure on the Soviet Union.
Compared with public opinion in the United States, British public opinion is more reserved. The New York Times pointed the finger directly at the Soviet Union, believing that it was the Indonesian coup that shocked the entire peace religion world.
"It depends on the Americans if you want to talk about the conflict. Speaking across the Atlantic Ocean is tough." Alan Wilson teased when he was with the Prime Minister's private secretary Brest.
"Secretary-General, which one?" Brest frowned, not quite understanding the specific direction of Alan Wilson's words.
"The United States stands on the moral high ground and kills without blood. The most irrefutable example of this is that when Germany still had considerable resistance, it shouted out unconditional surrender early. It forced Germany to fight to the death in Europe. You have to know the Germans
The memory of surrender is the Treaty of Versailles. Surrender is so miserable, wouldn’t unconditional surrender be even worse?”
"Earlier, was there such a thing as unconditional surrender in European wars? Think about it carefully!" Alan Wilson spread his hands and lamented the unfathomable abyss of the city on the top of the mountain.