In the fourth Middle East War in history, the Soviet Red Navy entered the Mediterranean Sea and had a very famous confrontation in the Mediterranean Sea with the U.S. Sixth Fleet during the Cold War. Its scale was even greater than the Bay of Bengal confrontation during the Indo-Pakistan War.
Alan Wilson sometimes still wonders whether he might provoke some trouble and let the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet leave.
You must know that the Mediterranean Fleet is also the second largest fleet of the Royal Navy, second only to the Home Fleet operating in the Atlantic. It has two of the largest aircraft carrier battle groups in the UK. If a confrontation occurs, maybe under the firm request of the United States, the Royal Navy It may not be possible to escape.
He is racking his brains because of this possibility, preparing to take the opportunity to provoke Yemen and defend Britain's presence in the Middle East.
Now that I have received a call from a close ally, I feel like someone is giving me a pillow when I am sleepy. If there is another confrontation in the Mediterranean, the Mediterranean fleet with its main battleships in the Far East can just sit back and watch openly.
Compared with something as dangerous as the confrontation in the Mediterranean, what does it mean to spend a little money on a trip to Japan? The dangers are not on the same level at all.
"The United States' embarrassment in the Vietnam War was clearly seen by the whole world. At this time, the United States needs the help of its allies. After all, to defend the free world, we cannot rely solely on the United States. This is the time to reflect British values, and we should not refuse."
Alan Wilson was righteous and advocated that we should respond to Washington's call and go to the Far East to defend Japan. "When the time comes, we will be confident to discuss the yen issue with the United States. Japan cannot even defend itself. Talking about the value of the yen is nothing." Castles in the air.”
"Indeed." Harold Wilson immediately expressed his agreement. His prime minister's reputation began with the phrase "The Goblin of Zurich" in the financial field. Currently, Britain and France are strongly opposing Germany and Japan, mainly Japan, to expand their influence in the financial field. Money share proportion.
Look at what the Cabinet Secretary said makes sense. If Japan can't even guarantee its own security, how can it talk about occupying a place in the world's financial field?
"The existence of the Royal Navy is part of the credibility of the United Kingdom." Alan Wilson immediately turned to Defense Secretary Denis Healey.
"This is as it should be." Defense Secretary Denis Healy puffed up his chest proudly. At other times, he can think about saving money, but when it comes to the value of the pound, if he opposes it, the person he opposes is the current Prime Minister. Rod Wilson.
Defense Secretary Denis Healey's idea of reducing expenditures was certainly not forgotten by Alan Wilson. "We will send a telegram to the Mediterranean Fleet, hinting that it will be enough to add less fuel and make it as far as Yokosuka. As for when we come back, I believe the British will help For such a big deal, the U.S. Navy will not be stingy with a little fuel money."
Alan Wilson even hoped that the two aircraft carrier battle groups had already dried up when they arrived at the Yokosuka oil depot, so that he could save some money on the navy by picking up the wool of the US naval base.
After some persuasion, both the Prime Minister and the Secretary of Defense had no problem. Alan Wilson said that he would give Washington a warm and positive response. At a time when the United States had lost its former glory due to the Vietnam War, the actual actions of the Royal Navy Conference proved that the special relationship between Britain and the United States was important. unbreakable.
No one can disrespect the U.S. Navy. Although the U.S. Navy is about to face the embarrassment of getting smaller year by year, its tonnage of 5.7 million tons at this time is still more than twice that of the Royal Navy. This is not to mention
The Royal Pacific Fleet was a bunch of battleships that almost never left port.
After receiving such a reply, I believe that Nixon, who was deeply involved in the Watergate incident and was arguing with the judicial authorities over the tapes, would feel a warm current in his heart.
Alan Wilson actually didn't know whether the Soviet Union was deliberately provoking trouble in the Far East and diverting attention from the Middle East or other directions, but he regarded the Soviet Union as playing a big game, and he felt that doing so would be profitable for Britain.
, happily jumped into the pit dug by the Soviet Union.
The Mediterranean Fleet was the fleet that Marshal Mountbatten served before returning to London. Many of the generals in it were his father-in-law's old subordinates. Pamela Mountbatten was familiar with some of them and said she could help polish the wording in the telegram.
"However, will this weaken the strength of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean?"
"Yes, but the relationship between Britain and the United States is better than all foreign relations." Alan Wilson said eloquently, "Although we are not satisfied with the United States at all levels, we still have to help the United States."
The Mediterranean Fleet, which received the telegram from the mainland, immediately took action. The two heavy aircraft carrier battle groups of Malta and Gibraltar pulled anchor and set sail. They stated that they would follow the telegram's order and carry one-way fuel to Yokosuka for replenishment.
"Why do you do this?" Pamela Mountbatten wondered. She had traveled 10,000 kilometers to save some fuel money?
"Perhaps the United States will see that the Royal Navy is struggling to maintain the current fleet size." Alan Wilson showed his white teeth, "You can't help in vain, right? It's not too much to replace a ship of oil, right? The Royal Navy doesn't have a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
, we are all conventionally powered.”
Moreover, if there is a confrontation in the Mediterranean, it is definitely a given that the backbone of the Mediterranean fleet will not be able to make it back for a while due to lack of fuel, right?
"How can you make money if you don't tell me, my dear?" Pamela Mountbatten raised the corners of her mouth slightly, praising this man who was calculating to the core.
"It cannot be said that we are still unable to compare with the United States in this field. Hundreds of billions of dollars were directly thrown on the Vietnam battlefield." Alan Wilson expressed his modesty and could not compare with the United States.
After responding to the initiative that Britain would help the United States stabilize the situation in the Far East, the Prime Minister faced the question of whether to explain to the President of the United States the unbreakable special relationship between Britain and the United States.
Alan Wilson suggested that if you must do this, express your support for Nixon in a private capacity, because now that Nixon is in trouble, it is not appropriate to do so in the name of the British Prime Minister.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Nixon's quarrel with the judicial system seems to be going on for some time!" Alan Wilson said, "We don't know yet whether Nixon will get through this.
Although there is no precedent for the impeachment of a US president, this possibility is not completely non-existent. The only immediate issue is the Arab Conference. Since last year, the situation in the Middle East has become somewhat tense. The UK must try its best to maintain the stability of the world's oil depots.
Peace."
Naturally, we still follow the old rules and call for the two-state territories recognized by the 1948 United Nations regulations. In other words, Israel must still withdraw its troops from the Palestinian territories occupied in the first Middle East War.
To be honest, from Israel's perspective, I would definitely not do it, because according to the 1948 Time Control Line, although Israel occupies 57% of the land, the Gaza area and the West Bank are almost a stone's throw away.
, which will also allow Israel to build roads.
According to that kind of division, Israel may be divided into two disconnected lands in the north and south at any time, which is almost an enclave if not an enclave.
According to the divisions at that time, Jerusalem had nothing to do with Israel. It was purely a city in the hinterland of Palestine.
On August 14, the Arab League meeting was held in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and other countries gathered here to start this time.
Arab League Heads of State Meeting.
The presiding officer was the King of Egypt. Twenty-year-old Fuad II presided over the meeting as the king. At this time, he had just taken power, and the Egyptian version of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and Guiziliu still controlled the government.
But in this Arab League meeting, Fouad II is still quite eye-catching. The current king is not married yet, and at the age of 20, he is in the dawn of his life, which makes some heads of state in Arab countries have some calculations.
In a sense, this Arab League meeting is actually a bit embarrassing, because the leader of Yemen is named Nasser, who was once a colonel in the Kingdom of Egypt and the leader of the Egyptian Free Officers, an organization that has been absolutely banned.
However, since it is a meeting of the heads of the Arab League, Fouad II cannot but let the rebellious officials and traitors of the past and today's Yemeni leaders come.
I believe that even Nasser himself never thought that one day he would return to the country where he had served for most of his life in such a form and in such an identity, and sit in front of the king majestically. Nasser also participated in the first
During the Middle East War, he was a war hero of the Egyptian military at that time.
In fact, it was obvious at the meeting that countries were divided into republican systems and monarchical systems. Sudan, Syria and Yemen were all republics armed by the Soviet Union. Egypt, Iraq and Jordan were monarchies supported by the United Kingdom. As for the pro-American country Saudi Arabia,
Because there is no Iran in the Arab League, Saudi Arabia is still a little transparent for the time being.
There is even news circulating among Egyptian people that after Egypt retakes the occupied Palestinian territories, the royal family will consider reforming the constitutional monarchy and hand over most of the power to the parliament.
This was of course released by the United Kingdom. Although the United Kingdom is not a member of the Arab League, its heart is already with the Arab countries. Just a few days ago, the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet aircraft carrier battle group entered the Indian Ocean through the Suez Canal.
The Far East defended the special relationship between Britain and the United States.
The leader of the Syrian Arab Baath Party, Hafez Assad, and the King of Jordan, Hussein ibn Talal, jointly came up with a plan to change the direction of the Jordan River so that it would not be used by Israel. Hafez
Before Assad came, he had met with Soviet diplomats in Damascus, and the Soviet Union explained the dangers of the Golan Heights.
Hafez Assad also accepted the Soviet Union's warning of war dangers, understood the importance of the Golan Heights, and only came to Cairo after taking precautions.
The entire meeting was a heated discussion, with Arab countries expressing their opinions, showing the unity of the Arab world, including Saudi Arabia.