"Now that Paris and Moscow are fighting fiercely, they naturally agree. In fact, France does not lack oil. Algeria also produces oil." Alan Wilson commented without saltiness, "It has almost become a key industry supporting the franc.
, Germany is really short of oil. Of course we don’t like France increasing Germany’s voice, but the United States is doing the same thing, which is very troublesome.”
If you want to use Germany and Japan to balance Britain and France, Alan Wilson has long understood this trend, so he used Malaya to hedge against Japan, and put more pressure on Australia while the British legacy was still there.
Eden also agrees with this view. If it is just France that did not say it, the key is that the United States now also relies heavily on Germany and hopes that Germany will bear the task of resisting the Soviet ground power. This kind of responsibility cannot be without exchange conditions. Germany also hopes to change the status of the country.
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"The Prime Minister's consideration is correct. It is indeed very difficult." Alan Wilson expressed his agreement. Germany has always had a higher status than Japan. Japan has an unspoken rule that military expenditures cannot exceed one percent, but Germany does not. Japan's armed forces
It can only be called the Self-Defense Forces. Germany is a real army.
In addition to race, this difference is also related to the fact that the Soviet Union's main direction of attack was Europe. The Soviet Union's main direction of attack has always been Europe, and it did not shift until its disintegration.
On the contrary, in the direction of Asia, it is impossible for a certain major country to exert any pressure on Japan. It is impossible to cross the strait, and it still wants to threaten Japan?
Things are universally connected. If adjustments are made in one aspect, they will inevitably be linked to other aspects. Alan Wilson's original intention was to use the oil embargo on India to remind Europe to prepare early, so as not to be caught off guard when something happens. However,
Forgetting that the Soviet oil pipeline had just been completed and had already reached the territory of the Democratic Republic of Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany suddenly remembered that it could obtain energy from Eastern Europe.
This is not surprising. After all, the Führer’s theory of living space was essentially aimed at Eastern Europe. Germany was also the biggest beneficiary of the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Not only did it reunify, it also seized the economic interests of Eastern Europe and got rid of the war in one fell swoop.
The negative impact of the Plaza Accord signed by Japan at the same time.
Germany also signed the Plaza Accord, but by devouring decades of development in the Democratic Republic of Germany, the negative impact of the Plaza Agreement was offset. The vast Eastern European market helped Germany take off. Not to mention getting rid of the strong German mark and using the integrated euro to
Dumping in Eastern Europe, using Russian energy to stabilize the value of the euro, etc.
During the Yugoslav Civil War, the Germans were not clean and were the first to intervene. In this way, Germany's natural space for activities was greatly increased, leaving behind the two defeated countries, Japan and Italy, and its economic influence in Europe was greater than that of Britain and France.
above the country.
Nowadays, the de Gaulle government and Moscow are flirting with each other, but de Gaulle is actively developing friendly relations with the Soviet Union, and once invited Soviet leader Khrushchev and his family to visit Paris. During the meeting between the leaders of the Soviet Union, France and the Soviet Union, De Gaulle asked Khrushchev
President Xi Jinping talked about "détente, understanding and cooperation to establish a system of "Greater Europe from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains".
At best, France's oil in Algeria can support itself. If you add Spain, Libya can serve Italy, Greece, and the countries surrounding the North Sea oil. Very little can be left for Germany. Of course, Germany now has a good relationship with Iran.
, but Iran is also a Middle Eastern country, and it is also among the countries that have imposed an oil embargo on India this time. Moreover, Iran is too far away.
Now Alan Wilson is very confused. When he thinks of the Soviet Union supplying energy to Europe, he can think of Nord Stream 2. Although it is a natural gas pipeline, in the field of natural gas, the UK is in an even more embarrassing situation and faces more problems than oil pipelines.
Even more trouble.
If the UK opposes taking over oil and gas pipelines from the Soviet Union, the result is likely to be France dominating the European energy market. Oil may not be enough, but coupled with natural gas, France will have increased influence on the European Community.
It was not so easy for Britain to balance France.
Algeria is the second largest natural gas supplier in the future, and its total energy supply to Europe exceeds Norway, but is lower than Russia.
The poor energy distribution in Europe suddenly stumped Alan Wilson. If Britain opposed the Soviet Union, it might lead to France becoming bigger. And France, a suspicious ally, was flirting with the Soviet Union.
"We will either see France dominating the European energy market, or we will see oil and gas from Eastern Europe entering Europe. I don't think eggs can be put in one basket." After thinking hard, Alan Wilson said with a constipated smile, "This is a
Tough choice, Prime Minister."
Either choose France or the Soviet Union. This is not a pleasant choice. Eden is not willing to face this choice, but he has to choose, "We have no objection to Germany using Soviet energy. Germany wants to have good relations with Eastern European countries.
It will also take a few years. Maybe by then we will be able to come up with better solutions."
Do you believe in the wisdom of future generations, right? Alan Wilson almost couldn't help but laugh out loud, but he had the responsibility to suggest, "We object without knowing it, but it must be a new pipeline dedicated to supplying Germany. It cannot pass through any country in the middle.
land, directly to Germany. If Germany can solve this problem, we will agree."
In fact, this is the Beixi 2 transportation line. As long as Beixi 2 is activated, Russia can stop the pipeline in Ukraine. This country in the province takes wool from Russia every day.
"Isn't this putting Germany's energy security in the hands of the Soviets?" When Magins came to the Cabinet Office, he heard Alan Wilson's suggestion and asked suspiciously, "Can't Norway supply the energy needs of the Germans?"
"We don't have enough production capacity to do it. From the British perspective, we can only choose between France's Trans-Mediterranean Pipeline and the Soviet Union's Baltic Sea Pipeline. If you choose France, the De Gaulle government is now so difficult to access, which really allows the French to occupy European energy.
The market is more qualified to challenge us." Alan Wilson let out a sigh, "Theoretically, we don't want to choose, but isn't this our initiative to pay attention to energy security?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "France controls the European energy market? Then we should choose the Soviet Union. I guess the Soviets will not agree so quickly. The land pipeline has just been built, and an offshore pipeline must be built.
?And the reconciliation between Germany and Eastern European countries is also a problem. Mediation will not work within a few years." Magins nodded in agreement, "But once France starts construction, it will not be so difficult. This threat is imminent.
, the threat from the Soviet Union is far away."
Alan Wilson nodded, "If something goes wrong, we can send the navy to destroy the ocean pipeline just like we cut off the Atlantic cable in World War I. But if we want to treat France like this, we will have no excuse to do so, and the United States will also
He won’t watch us and the French fight among themselves.”
At this moment, the law that heretics are more hateful than heretics shines on the Cabinet Office. The Soviet Union may not necessarily do something to Britain, but France will. Now that the discussion in London has been completed, Rab Butler in Brussels will discuss this
The attitude was informed to Bonn.
Alan Wilson asked Makins to summon people from the Ministry of Defense to come up with a design drawing. The landing must be from the original British-occupied area, which is now near the British military base in Germany. The coast of the Federal Republic of Germany belongs to the original British-occupied area.
, this can control Germany's energy valve in the hands of the British garrison, and may also increase Britain's influence on Germany.
"Isn't it possible that apart from the Soviet Union, France is choking on us?" Pamela Mountbatten asked with a face full of questions. "Isn't it just a little more expensive? Germany's economy is also good."
"Dear, Germany is not a colony. Oil is easy to deal with, but natural gas is difficult." Alan Wilson replied with a wry smile, "Unless we take out the electric cars that were eliminated at the beginning of the century, we will probably lose money every year in terms of costs."
Electric cars are not a new thing, let alone electric cars. Steam cars existed in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, no one knew the development direction of cars in the future. But as a result, we have now seen that oil cars have eliminated electric cars. If not
In future generations, if oil prices remain high, electric vehicles will not be resurrected.
During the discussion between the two, Rab Butler was still talking nonsense in Brussels, showing that Britain was prepared for danger in times of peace and boasting about its long-term vision. He used the difficulties faced by India to remind Europe of the importance of energy security, and at the same time, he was also talking to the European Communist Party
At the sports meeting, they worked together vertically and horizontally to conduct friendly exchanges with France on the issue of Germany's status.
India, which is under an oil embargo, is gritting its teeth and preparing to change the current isolation situation on the battlefield, hoping to win the war and resolve the current predicament.
Indians don’t know that the current predicament is related to the former Assistant Commissioner of British India. India is indeed an oil-poor country. The oil embargo has forced India to immediately deal with it. It prohibits domestic motor vehicles from refueling in large quantities and cracks down on those who drive up oil prices.
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In fact, there are few solutions to the oil crisis targeting India. India cannot, but Britain can, because Malaya also produces oil, and Kenya’s oil pipeline can also solve India’s urgent needs. But now is not the time. If India
If the oil embargo lasts for a year and a half, Britain will be able to cut the leek of this former colony on the energy issue.
"You have put all your intelligence and talents into India." Pamela Mountbatten was a little funny. She didn't know whether she made a complimentary or derogatory comment to her husband.
"It can only be said that the colonial legacy is quite rich, and it is not a problem to deal with India." Alan Wilson puffed up his chest proudly, "How can we see the pearl of the British Empire fall? Of course I do not deny that it must be in their most difficult times.