Once there is a total failure, the price paid will be very heavy. Out of consideration of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, the United Kingdom also needs to remind the United States that it is a true ally if it achieves this.
Take the Boer War as an example. Britain was unable to achieve quick success against a small Boer, but in the end it still reached an agreement with the Boers. Even if it gained a superficial dignity, Britain also lost its aura of intimidating other powers.
What’s more, what about the United States this time?
Calling Wick into the office, Alan Wilson was going to let Wick explain Britain's views on his behalf. Yes, the Greeks were teaching the Romans how to deal with the problem again.
Rome in this new era of the United States will definitely not accept it, but the supreme authority does not matter whether the United States accepts it or not. Americans must listen to their advice. Who made you lose?
After sending Wick to Paris, Alan Wilson began to work on the work plan for the beginning of the year. According to the schedule, he was going to the Ministry of National Defense to inquire about the progress of the shipbuilding plan.
Half an hour later, with the supreme authority of wolfberry, he sat in front of the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Defense and unscrupulously ridiculed the United States' Vietnam War.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"Thinking about it this way, it might really have a big impact. Hanoi must ensure the safety of South Vietnam. Only in this way can we leave with dignity." After hearing this, Makins also felt that the problem would not end with the end of the war, and said
The uncertainty has just begun.
"It's useless!" Alan Wilson shook his head slightly. Le Duan is a political strongman, and his desire to unify Vietnam determines the future of Vietnam.
Furthermore, there is already an example of North Korea being divided into two countries. Le Duan will definitely not let Vietnam become like this, but whenever possible, Le Duan will fight for the reunification of the country.
This will not fail because other countries are lagging behind. In fact, Le Duan will definitely turn to the Soviet Union to complete the task of unifying the country. It is useless for anyone to stop it.
Even if it temporarily agrees to the United States, once the United States withdraws most of its military forces, the North will resume war unless the United States plants atomic bombs on the border.
However, Vietnam, which has been bombed for so many years and has even digested Agent Orange, might really dare to continue fighting despite the nuclear threat. In that case, it would be the United States that would be embarrassed.
"But what we should be concerned about now is the reconstruction of Bangladesh. I heard that South Korea is open to sending laborers to participate in reconstruction." Makins changed the topic. He could also see that Alan Wilson was not very interested.
"Park Chung-hee is a very powerful political strongman." Alan Wilson nodded, "South Korea is using all its strength to seize the opportunity to make money. There are not many countries like this in the world."
Koreans are a little weird, but it is undeniable that the top people still have brains. Although they treat the people at the bottom like idiots, the top people still understand the true situation of their country and do not take the fictional history seriously. Separation between the upper and lower classes is inevitable.
, thus shaping the refined spiritual world of YouTube Wuchang on the Internet.
"The Eastern world is indeed interesting. No wonder our Orientalist authorities are keen on Eastern issues." Maxins laughed and said, "It seems to be more developed than the Peace Sect world."
"Whenever there is a slight trend of development in the world of peace religion, we should directly stop this trend. We don't want the history of the Christian world to be surrounded to repeat itself." Alan Wilson snorted, "Israel has a role, but it is in reality.
For the sake of interests, Britain still needs to maintain good relations with the Arab world."
Is there anything strange about standing still? This is the essence of diplomacy. Britain does not want the Arab world to develop well, which is not inconsistent with maintaining friendly relations with the Arab world at this stage.
Who doesn't like the party with greater interests? The Indian civilization in the entire Southeast Asia has a great influence. Except for Vietnam, based on this fact, Southeast Asian countries pay more attention to the relationship with a certain big country and are unwilling to get involved with the famous big country.
, the fundamental reason is that India is too poor and not as rich as Southeast Asian countries.
The U.S.-Vietnam peace talks had nothing to do with the United Kingdom, but at this time, British public opinion was paying extraordinary attention to it, which was equivalent to shining a flare on the U.S. military when it was retreating.
While Wick went to Paris to pretend to mentor the Greeks, British public opinion was comparing the failure of the Vietnam War to the significance of the Boer War. The British Foreign Office began to urgently refute the rumors, saying that the negotiation was a win-win situation and was definitely not the United States bowing to Hanoi.
The security of South Vietnam will be guaranteed.
After using a tone of conviction to quell, or pretend to quell, this discussion of shining a flare on the head of the US military, the British Foreign Office's next task is to express its expectations for an easing of the general environment.
The specific way to respond to this expectation is that we must do business with Eastern Europe. Changes in the structure of Eastern Europe's import and export commodities: Eastern European traders' machines, equipment, transportation tools, fuels, ores and metals and other commodities in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The total foreign trade volume and its
It accounts for the largest proportion in terms of growth.
Machinery, equipment, and transportation vehicles account for about one-third of imports and exports. If fuels, ores, and metals are added, their imports and exports account for more than half.
Given the complementarities in trade, cooperation in two gold purchases of grain, and the current Labor government in power, Prime Minister Harold Wilson was not averse to the Soviet Union.
Britain took a substantial step in its détente strategy and provided the Soviet Union with a loan of 200 million pounds.
Loans are an important form of foreign capital used by the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries, and are also the main source of foreign capital for these Eastern European countries. Foreign capital obtained through loans is generally used in the Soviet Union for large-scale construction projects, including the development of resources in the eastern region, and for those decisions
The department of scientific and technological progress and used to strengthen the reconstruction and technological modification of existing enterprises, etc.
For example, loans from Western countries were used to introduce advanced technology and equipment, speeding up the development of resources in the eastern Soviet Union and solving some technical problems in development work.
The two sides finalized the loan, and the Soviet Union proposed a compensation trade method, which was derived from the reconstruction of Bangladesh. The compensation trade agreement signed by the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom mainly focused on the following two categories: one was to exchange natural gas and oil for steel pipes and steel pipes.
equipment, and the other item is to exchange products for equipment.
At the end of January in Paris, the United States and Hanoi signed an agreement to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam.
In order to ensure the implementation of the agreement, according to the recommendations of the parties participating in the Paris peace talks, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Poland, Canada, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam will
An international conference on Vietnam is held in Paris.
On the same day, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union announced a consensus on the development of economic and trade relations. Before the ink was dry on the agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam, the United States came to ask whether the United Kingdom was going to surrender to the Communist Party?
Foreign Secretary Patrick had an in-depth talk with the United States. Given the current situation, the free world has to let its opponents temporarily put down their hostility so that it can usher in the time to adjust.
Elaborating that détente is the current general trend, Foreign Secretary Patrick immediately countered this by asking whether the United States had actually accepted the idea of dividing the world with the Soviet Union. If it really wants two emperors, the East and the West, it would be an earth-shaking shock to European countries.
There will be some weak-willed countries that may have the idea of defecting to the Soviet Union.
Secretary of State William Pierce Rogers fell into deep thinking. Maybe some countries with weak wills might have the idea of defecting to the Soviet Union? Now Britain seems unreliable. It has just signed an economic and trade development agreement with the Soviet Union.
"His secretary of state is in name only. He is just a rubber stamp in diplomatic work. He was excluded from the core circle by Kissinger." After learning about the dissatisfaction of the United States, Alan Wilson specifically came to Foreign Secretary Patrick and pointed out
He noted Rogers' embarrassing situation, "Even for such a big event as Nixon's visit to China, Kissinger played a role. I think he will resign sooner or later and will not continue to be the Secretary of State in name only."
"Of course, given the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, we will give the Secretary of State sufficient courtesy and explain in detail the significance of the détente strategy. Whether he accepts it or not is not very important."
Even if the United States has lost to Vietnam, isn't the UK willing to sacrifice itself for the sake of Europe's security? This is all for the sake of the overall situation.
Isn’t it because the United States didn’t win, otherwise Britain would have had to do this?
"However, Rogers did complain that Britain should give the United States more support during the war. Regarding the Bangladesh incident, Washington believed that the United Kingdom did not do enough." Foreign Secretary Patrick sighed and conveyed the United States' dissatisfaction with the United Kingdom.
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"Isn't that one more corpse? It is better for the United States to lose as one country than to lose as two countries." Alan Wilson said in a tone that the British would not accept this, "Dear minister, avoid doing things that are obviously worthless.
The use of force in certain places has always been an outstanding example of Britain's diplomacy. We are not the United States, which always fights meaningless wars."
Alan Wilson convinced the Foreign Secretary that the détente strategy was right and that it was not unacceptable to use some monetary policies to promote détente. Besides, didn’t the United States also give generous loans to the Soviet Union for food? What qualifications does it have to come here now?
Blame Britain?
Oh, even if it is sanctions, Europe must adhere to the bottom line, and the United States can show a flexible attitude towards sanctions, right? The United Kingdom will bear the cost and the United States will make the money?
"The Prime Minister said the same thing, and of course we cannot agree." Foreign Secretary Patrick replied firmly, thinking that the Cabinet Secretary-General's views are so consistent with the Prime Minister's?
Of course, because before meeting the Foreign Secretary, wouldn’t Alan Wilson’s first choice be to discuss it with the Prime Minister? Otherwise, there would be no economic and trade agreement this time.