"London is quite optimistic about the development of Yemen." Alan Wilson said to the representatives of all parties who came to the roundtable with a smile on his face, holding a resource assessment document that was mixed with authenticity, "In fact, we have discovered Yemen's resources a long time ago.
, but it has not been mined for so many years, and we are preparing to hand over these wealth completely to the hands of independent Yemen."
Alan Wilson lied without a blush or a heartbeat. It was obvious that the cost of mining could not be compared with that of the Gold Coast and Australia, and he felt that it was a pity to throw away the food. But in his mouth, it became Britain's favor to Yemen, but the Yemenis
We can’t refute him yet, because the oil, gas and gold mines in Yemen are indeed not exploited very much.
The British occupation of Yemen itself was based on strategic position factors. To put it bluntly, it was focused on the security of the Suez Canal.
While the Yemenis, including Fakhra, the representative of the Free Officers Organization, looked at the wealth that theoretically belonged to them, they were beaming with joy. Alan Wilson kept talking and had already painted some wonderful prospects for Yemen. The old rules, from
Starting with history and culture, places with a bit of history like this. He discovered this when he was in India.
Yemen is one of the birthplaces of the Arab nation. Especially in the past two years, because Britain is about to shrink, it has allowed this kind of remarks to spread in Yemen.
It can be said that many people in Yemen are very proud of history, but I wonder if they will be like India in the future, who always puff up their chests with pride whenever they talk about history.
Obviously, the completeness of this resource assessment opened up the situation. After representatives of several sultanates expressed their gratitude, Fakhla also expressed his gratitude to the United Kingdom. I don’t know whether it was because the situation was stronger than the people, or because he had mastered the strategic decision-making.
In short, the attitude of the Free Officers Organization is relatively soft.
After several defeats in North Africa, Nasser had fully understood the cunningness of imperialism. He was afraid that his sense of existence would be too high, so he chose to manipulate the political situation in Yemen from behind the scenes. As for the several sultans and chiefs in South Yemen, everything had to wait until the British
Let’s talk after people leave.
Just looking at the data, Yemen’s foundation is not only bad, it’s pretty good. This is also very normal. This is a worse world after all. Many of the advantages that exist on paper may actually be used.
Not as powerful as I thought.
The Soviet Union's torrent of steel in people's eyes is no longer so sharp in the hands of Russia.
Russia said that the financial nuclear weapons of the city on the top of the mountain were just that. A certain big country boasted of its strong organizational power, but even the capital city laughed at it.
After reading these resource assessment documents, the morale of these representatives was greatly boosted, which is very normal.
Just when these Arabs were happy, Alan Wilson reminded lightly, "How does the UK know who can better represent the rights and interests of the Yemeni people?"
The meaning of this sentence is very clear. The UK has not yet said to whom these things will be handed over. It is too early for you to be happy. The distribution rights are still in the hands of the UK.
The world is unequal. Malaya’s old-fashioned battleships that can only patrol the Bay of Bengal now will be devastating as long as they sail to Yemeni ports. Don’t really regard Britain as an imperialist power. In the United States and the Soviet Union
They may be submissive in front of them, but in front of Yemen, the UK can also strike hard.
"Actually, we in the UK feel that Yemen can implement a federal system." After his immediate boss set the tone, Dixon took over the guidance of the meeting and talked with these ethnic leaders about the issue of political system.
What kind of government system will be in Yemen after independence is destined to be a difficult topic. Alan Wilson simply left the round table and left the rest to others.
The peace talks were carried out with difficulty in the tense confrontation between the two sides. The entire negotiation was intermittent and often reached a deadlock due to small details and even wording issues. For example, regarding the matter of determining the political system, Farah, representing the Free Officers Organization, must have reservations
, because the Free Officers Organization is certainly more capable of fighting than these small sultanates, however it can be suspended.
Because Nasser was more inclined to solve each other's problems with these small sultanates alone after the British left.
The representatives of the Sultanate objected and requested the use of words with a final meaning. Fakhla disagreed. After difficult negotiations, they finally decided to use "stop progress". Whenever there is a problem or some progress is made, both sides must stop and consult.
The opinions of the respective institutions represented. Negotiations between the two parties are still difficult.
If it were the independence of British India, Alan Wilson would definitely try his best to provoke the negotiations and make the negotiations as long as possible.
But since it’s Yemen? Just do whatever you want. It has oil and natural gas, but it’s not as good as the small Arab countries in the Persian Gulf. It has gold mines, but it’s not as good as Australia and the Gold Coast.
Letting the Yemen issue become their own problem is the most beneficial decision for Britain. Of course, he also took the time to receive the Saudi ambassador. The ambassador of this pro-American country is rarely so proactive. Obviously Saudi Arabia has no interest in the future of this place.
The direction is of great concern.
Alan Wilson couldn't help but think of the past when the Sunni leaders assembled hundreds of thousands of troops and were beaten to disgrace by the Houthis. However, the Houthis represented the Shiites, and now the situation in North Yemen is more complicated. On the one hand, North Yemen is indeed
Shiites, on the other hand, according to unconfirmed news, the Free Officers Organization is supported by the Soviet Union. Obviously the Soviet Union is more difficult to deal with than the Shiites.
"Is the line of history closed?" After receiving the Saudi ambassador, who had a piece of cloth on his head, Alan Wilson lit a cigar and laughed involuntarily.
Just as he was muttering like this, Dixon came in to report on the progress, saying that the two sides still had more differences than consensus. "Secretary-General, the negotiations are still quite difficult."
"I understand this difficulty." Alan Wilson danced happily, "It's like an election. There are currently two parties. Voters think they can choose people who will increase their job opportunities, but in fact they may choose
A candidate who cuts off his health insurance. You hope to choose someone who is tough on illegal immigration, but in fact the candidate is concerned about environmental pollution. Not to mention very serious things like the political system. There is still talk about this
.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "But our Prime Minister is still very happy. The previously declining support rate seems to have been stabilized." Dixon smiled tacitly.
"In a world that is not too calm, diplomacy is naturally a good way to increase approval ratings. But it is not good if it is too unstable, and diplomatic work becomes a hot potato." Alan Wilson shrugged, "Fortunately, we are far away from the Vietnam issue.
Far away, otherwise, the current situation may be like that of Americans. Oh, by the way, pay more attention to the French."
Alan Wilson remembers that France was the first Western European country to take action against the U.S. dollar, but he didn’t know exactly when. Now the Vietnam War has started. Who knows what de Gaulle is secretly doing now?
France is a natural challenger. He saw the favorable opportunity of the United States being mired in the quagmire of the Vietnam War, the government deficit and trade deficit were getting larger and larger, and the U.S. dollar was being issued indiscriminately, so he began to attack the United States, or in other words, the U.S. dollar.
s attack.
European countries have been attacking the US dollar for many years. Every country has a dirty butt, but France is undoubtedly the first to take action.
Since the franc entered a depreciation track, France has experienced a huge balance of payments surplus, thus accumulating a large amount of U.S. dollar reserves.
Jacques Rouf and Maurice de Gaulle, President de Gaulle's loyal and tough economic advisers, were leading monetary traditionalists who believed that the United States was deliberately undermining the cornerstone of the international monetary system, the connection between dollar bills and gold.
Fixed exchange rate.
De Gaulle keenly realized that by converting France's accumulated dollar reserves into gold, he could both support the international status of gold and at the same time deal a heavy blow to the United States' international political and economic leadership.
But unlike history, although the pound declined, it did not plummet like the original history. It is true that the pillar of the Bretton Woods system is the U.S. dollar, but in fact there are two pillars, and there is a pound. Once the U.S. dollar declines
, the pound may take its place.
This is different. I wonder if De Gaulle has considered that the pound still accounts for more than 30% of the transaction share. If the pound supports the Bretton Woods system, even if France attacks with all its strength, the Bretton Woods system will still be unbreakable.
In January of this year, at the same time as Lyndon Johnson was re-elected, the Bank of France announced that it intended to convert all new inflows of dollar reserves, as well as some existing dollar reserves, into gold. To reinforce his harsh criticism of the laissez-faire U.S. fiscal policy, de Gaulle
The president proposed two global currency reform plans. His grand goal is to strengthen the role of gold in the global monetary system.
In terms of responsibilities, as the cabinet secretary, he should discuss countermeasures with the Bank of England. From the perspective of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, he should remind the United States of the French ambitions.
But after thinking about it, there is only one person Alan Wilson can trust, and that is the richest woman in Britain, Ms. Pamela Mountbatten, who is about to return to London.
This is the richest woman who has been cultivated by herself. There is no bank in the UK that deserves more trust than her. When Pamela Mountbatten walked out of the London Airport, the senior licking dog has been waiting for a long time to welcome the respected richest woman back.
Loyal London.
"My dear, aren't you hosting a round table meeting?" Pamela Mountbatten was very interested, but the smile on her cheeks clearly showed that she was happy to welcome her husband.
"How can an independent colony be as important as my wife returning home?" Alan Wilson said with a dismissive face, saying that the future of a country with 500,000 square kilometers is not worth a penny. "On the contrary, I have a decision.
I want to discuss the major events of the world’s direction with you.”