In the short term, the UK should do two things. The first is to promote the reconstruction of Bangladesh and use the demand brought by the reconstruction to increase currency circulation and production in the pound area. Then wait for the opportunity to return to the traditional market. To this end, Allen
Wilson actually got in touch with South Korea through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the matter of earning pounds.
Forget it about Scam Island. After all, blood is thicker than water. Don’t bother people with such hard work. Koreans feel a little more at ease when using it.
It was a relatively large project that South Korea needed in particular at this time. As the United States gradually withdrew its troops from South Vietnam and handed the war back to the South Vietnamese government, the weight of the South Korean army was also decreasing.
The South Vietnamese government may be reluctant to reduce the number of U.S. troops, but it definitely does not treat the Koreans this way. I wish these devils could get out of here.
Under the leadership of Park Chung-hee, South Korea has initially solved the problem of food and clothing, but it is one dimension away from the Miracle on the Han River. As for the starting capital for heavy industry, it is also far behind. Originally, at this time, South Korea had already tied North Korea, and the only difference was that
Due to the gap between rich and poor in South Korea due to its system, people at the bottom may not be as good as North Korea.
But now tying up with North Korea is obviously a long way to go. In order to quickly pull Bangladesh out, Alan Wilson, who deprived millions of Korean workers of their jobs in the Middle East, thinks about whether Koreans need the opportunity to work in Bangladesh.
The treatment may not be comparable to that in the Middle East, but at least you can earn foreign exchange.
Alan Wilson would never default on the wages. Even if the printing factory was allowed to work for two more days, the Bangladeshis would eventually have to repay the debt to the British anyway, so it was not a particular loss.
The second thing is the follow-up of the shipbuilding plan. When Harold Wilson said in a resolute manner in the House of Commons, "We will not ignore national security and pursue the so-called false and blind economy! Bangladesh"
What happened proved that the Royal Navy will still have to shoulder a huge role in the future, working with our American allies to maintain peace in the world's oceans."
When he said this, it showed that this shipbuilding plan had gained support in the parliament.
Of course, this is not the same shipbuilding plan at the beginning. It is impossible not to be cut at all. The plan of 10,000-ton cruiser and 5,000-ton frigate has become the plan of 8,000-ton destroyer and 4,000-ton frigate.
Not to mention that the Labor government has an advantage in this matter.
Regardless of how much it has accomplished, the Labor government has indeed been clamoring to control military spending. It seems that controlling military spending has become one of the Labor Party's signatures. When the Labor government launched the shipbuilding plan, the Conservative Party had nothing to say.
"Eighteen destroyers, twenty-six frigates." Alan Wilson, holding the fruits of his hard work, looked up at Frank, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, and wondered what kind of job this God of Wealth had come to visit.
Could it be that the Treasury has objections to the expenditure? After all, it is the Treasury's money, so it is normal to have objections, but Alan Wilson will certainly not listen to such opinions.
"The Chancellor of Finance is not very satisfied with the content of the financial summit. Washington does intend to increase the proportion of the yen in the world. You once said that this was possible, and you were right." Frank frowned and referred to Finance Minister Callahan.
The dissatisfaction at this summit was revealed.
"So that's what happened. I thought the Prime Minister was assassinated." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and said in an unsurprising tone, "We firmly disagree. Why does Japan? What does Japan have to support the yen?
Things? The poor food self-sufficiency rate, or the local natural resources that can only be used as specimens. If you ask me whether Bangladesh has more natural resources or Japan has more natural resources, I may not even have an answer for you. Even the Americans can't find it.
Reason, you still want us to agree."
It has to be said that during the Cold War, the United States was indeed no worse than the Soviet Union in the field of benefits. It did give up its own market to support Japan for a long time, and even Israel expressed dissatisfaction.
But Japan's foundation is there, and economic development is not a one-way road. There will be times when development is good and there will be times when development is not good. This hope cannot be placed on the conscience of the United States. When the United States' own situation is not bad,
Other countries can drink some soup. If they have problems themselves, it would be good if they don't kill you and eat meat.
Otherwise, when the Soviet Union was about to lose its hold, Britain, France, and Italy all took the initiative to offer benefits. As long as the Cold War persisted, economic support would be easy to negotiate.
Frank hesitated to speak, and finally said with a wry smile, "You don't agree with this, so you won't agree with the other suggestion from the United States. Washington believes that the U.S. dollar and the British pound can be pegged to a fixed exchange rate to highlight the special relationship between Britain and the United States.
"
Alan Wilson took a tactic back and said in confusion, "In other words, the United States is considering annexing the pound area to solve the problem of excessive currency issuance? I think it is better to talk to the French first."
"Perhaps there will be talks. I heard that President de Gaulle is not in good health." Frank shrugged, "De Gaulle has not appeared in public recently."
"Who has been running the government for de Gaulle recently?" Alan Wilson asked with a straight face. He was indeed very concerned about this issue. If he didn't care about anyone, he couldn't care less about France.
This person was originally Pompidou in history, but the identity of Pompidou's successor to Charles de Gaulle was not due to his own cancer. As a result, it was leaked by the Cabinet Secretary-General who did not want to be named. As a result, it became a bubble and the existence of the French Prime Minister was lost.
Not very tall, I don’t know who he is now.
"Pierre Mesmer, he has been attending events in place of de Gaulle recently." Frank answered directly, and then introduced this man's resume.
Pierre Mesmer became a high-ranking civil servant before the war and served as a doctor of law in the colonial administration. After the outbreak of World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the 12th Corps of the Senegalese Light Infantry, and refused after the defeat of France.
surrender.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After that, you will take a boat to London to join the Free French troops, and serve as a member of the 13th Brigade of the French Foreign Legion, participating in various battles in Eritrea, Syria, and Libya, as well as the Battle of Bir Hakeim and the Battle of Tunisia.
, and the Battle of El Alamein in Egypt. He was one of the earliest followers of General de Gaulle to oppose German aggression.
His resume after the war was relatively simple. For a long time, he was very similar to Alan Wilson. He served as governor and high commissioner in various French colonies for about ten years.
After listening to Frank's words, Alan Wilson suddenly became more fond of the French Prime Minister out of thin air. He directly picked up the phone and asked MI6 to send the photos. There were so many similarities between the two people's experiences, at least.
We can expect that the perspective on the field of overseas interests will be similar.
"Dear Foreign Secretary, if you have time, that's great, how about we talk about it?" Alan Wilson took the resume of the French Prime Minister and stared at the photo for a long time. Judging from his appearance, he matched the appearance of a generational hero.
During the critical period when de Gaulle disappeared, Britain always had to be prepared. After all, France was Britain's most important neighbor, and they still had to cover each other when facing many problems.
In the eyes of Alan Wilson, the French's efforts after the war are certainly worthy of respect. If France hadn't lost Algeria, resulting in a smaller base in Europe, which made it very difficult to face the United States, it might have been possible to come out on its own.
route of great power.
Now that Algeria is firmly under control, France's united front value is significantly higher. In this way, on issues that may harm the interests of both Britain and France, the two countries will have a higher success rate in jointly facing the problem.
The UK and France are very similar in one respect. Although both countries are important members of the European Community, their trade in Europe is less than 50%. France’s control over the franc zone is greater than the UK’s control over the pound zone.
Under the control of France, the franc zone countries alone account for 50% of their trade with France, and the rest is trade with other countries.
The trade in the pound area is obviously more diversified. After all, Australia and New Zealand have long been independent. Canada does not belong to the pound area at all, but only recognizes the value of the pound as part of its foreign exchange reserves.
"I have also noticed President de Gaulle's physical condition. In fact, many countries are very concerned about it, but they just don't show it." Foreign Secretary Patrick heard the question about De Gaulle and immediately answered, "France is our most important neighbor. De Gaulle
The president is also loved."
"What the minister said makes sense." Alan Wilson added, "Especially since France's strength has not been reduced much, and half of Africa is still under France's influence. The British Empire respects powerful countries, and sometimes it can even
Respect India."
On the issue of the Japanese yen, Britain and France must adopt a firm attitude. If necessary, they can release the Mark to break the bonds between Japan and Germany, but the Japanese yen must not be released. It is a country completely controlled by the United States, even if the Japanese Prime Minister
It's not surprising that it was destroyed.
"AFP reported that President Charles de Gaulle died of illness early this morning." Then the news began to broadcast de Gaulle's life in memory. He was not only a national hero in the eyes of the French people, but also a father worthy of praise.
At a critical moment in history that was related to the survival of the country, he stood at the forefront of the struggle and made important contributions to the victory of the war and the liberation of France.
It is hard to imagine that the death of a French president from illness would be so popular in the UK, but that is the fact. As the last of the European and American wartime leaders to die of illness, he attracted the attention of the world. Harold Wilson was the first
It was immediately decided that I would attend de Gaulle's funeral.
"I believe that there are many leaders who have made the same decision as the Prime Minister." Alan Wilson looked serious. This time he was definitely not pretending to be serious, but sincerely. After the war, France's foundation was much worse than that of Britain.
The ability to achieve today's momentum has a huge relationship with de Gaulle.
Since at least forty years ago, France has been in a weak position in the relationship between Britain and France. In fact, France relied on Britain's relationship, but this relationship ended when de Gaulle came to power. The current equality of British-French relations is entirely due to de Gaulle. In fact
If Alan Wilson hadn't been there, the relationship between Britain and France during the Cold War would have been Britain's initiative to ask France not to shut Britain out of the European Community.