It is impossible for the UK to create oil resources comparable to those of the Persian Gulf out of thin air. Of course, there is only a small amount of oil that can be exported. Whether it is North Sea oil or oil from Malaya and Brunei, the majority must be supplied for its own use. Creating a brand out of thin air will not work.
, but supply chain optimization can be carried out.
As the UK holds a portion of its oil and is not subject to sanctions from the Arab world, supply chain optimization does not leave any room to help the free world that is subject to sanctions.
Wouldn’t it be enough to import oil from the Persian Gulf for our own use and supply oil from the North Sea and South China Sea to Europe, Japan and South Korea respectively?
Of course, the British Empire will never bow to some countries that raise camels. If you change it, 51% democratic oil and 49% feudal oil are mixed. Isn’t this democratic oil?
This will not harm relations with the Arab world. The Arab League, especially Saudi Arabia, is willing to cooperate with the United States in raising prices. This is essentially for price increases, not for a real oil embargo.
Otherwise, what will the Saudis eat? There is certainly plenty of sand in Saudi Arabia, but that won’t solve the problem. If you really shout Allahu Akbar and don’t export it, you must go against the industrial countries, and Saudi Arabia is likely to have a revolution.
When the United Nations convened a conference calling for a ceasefire between the two sides for an unknown number of times, the Governor of Xiangjiang received a call from London.
Hong Kong Governor MacLehose was talking non-stop, preparing to report on establishing the Independent Commission Against Corruption and reversing Hong Kong's extensive security problems. "Secretary-General, are you listening?"
"Crawford, of course I am very concerned about the security of Hong Kong, but you also know that as a transit port, Hong Kong has a dense population. Will the oil crisis have an impact on Hong Kong?" Alan Wilson always wants to show his concern for Hong Kong.
care, even if he doesn't care.
"There was only a hint of panic that day, but the UK was not included in the sanctions." MacLehose said there was no problem and everything was normal in Hong Kong now.
"The British Empire has always attached great importance to the interests of Asia. I don't even tell you the importance of Xiangjiang as a transit port, but you also understand it very well." Alan Wilson said in an official tone, "It is true that Japan and South Korea will definitely be affected by the oil crisis.
Therefore, for the sake of the United States, the United Kingdom will definitely provide certain help. As we all know, the relationship between the United Kingdom and Japan is also quite good, and this is what should be done."
Alan Wilson, with a straight face, told lies about the relationship between Britain and Japan. People who didn't know it thought it was the reappearance of the Anglo-Japanese alliance in the new era. In fact, it was a team trained for many years of smuggling in Hong Kong. In this oil crisis,
Apply where it should be used.
There is no doubt that in this oil crisis, the British Empire will be Japan's strong backing. A bunch of feudal lords who raise camels dare to threaten a powerful industrial country. It is really overestimating their capabilities.
Japan does not need to be afraid at all. It just needs to stand firmly with the United States. There is no traditionally friendly country in the Arab League without the United Kingdom. As long as Japan dares to speak harshly, Kuwait will throw a cup to let Japan feel the treatment of the Netherlands.
I wonder if Japan has the Netherlands, its companies have Shell, and its resources have North Sea oil.
As the Governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose is also a senior diplomat. The UK is so busy right now. Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary are busy with current hot events, and there really is no time. The Foreign Secretary's schedule has all been scheduled for Chile.
As for two sides of the same coin, a humble social instrument is also a supreme authority. Isn’t that the same as receiving foreign distinguished guests?
Obviously, between visiting Japan and receiving ladies of the same status as his wife, the latter is more important. I would trouble MacLehose to take a trip to Japan to express Britain's firm support for Japan.
Alan Wilson is not uninterested in work. He is having a meeting to discuss a number of issues regarding world economic trends and responses. This time the oil crisis broke out, accompanied by the two-phase effect of the over-issuance of US dollars. How should the UK make a decision? First, he routinely expressed the situation in the UK.
It is not a small good but a big good, and then we start to discuss the problems encountered by other countries.
The reason why the United States imposes sanctions on itself is to reverse the current predicament without breaking or establishing. In fact, the prosperity of the United States after the war only lasted for more than ten years. Before the 1960s, the life of Americans was really carefree.
A city on a hill is not expansion at all.
The Kennedy and Johnson administrations long-term adhered to Keynesianism and continuously increased inflation. Since the 1960s, U.S. industrial competitiveness has continued to decline, and the share of global exports has dropped sharply from 20% to 13%.
President Kennedy pursued Keynesianism, implemented a deficit fiscal policy, and continuously expanded government spending to stimulate growth and increase employment.
Alan Wilson is not criticizing the actions of the United States, because the United Kingdom also did the same, but the national conditions of the two countries are different. The United Kingdom is building large-scale construction in the colonies. Once inflation is discovered?
That's no problem, the tolerance for inflation in developed industrial countries and impoverished backward countries is completely different.
If we really can't figure it out, let the large-scale colonies become independent. After independence, we will swallow all the legacy of Keynesianism.
In the United States, during the Nixon period, the Nixon government adopted the "New Economic Policy" to control prices, implemented wage and price controls, and stopped using gold to exchange U.S. dollars. This deeply shocked American citizens who believed in liberalism and led to extremely rare panic buying.
trend.
The supreme authority pretends that he knows a lot about economics, and acts like an authoritative economist. In fact, he has been building a country through real estate for many years.
The capital, such a set of procedures.
In fact, this time the UK has shown such a conscientious mind and is also interested in Bangladesh, which has a labor force of 60 million. What’s wrong with inflation? What’s wrong with the gap between rich and poor? Isn’t it better than being a trouser if the entire country is poor?
The current inflation rate in the United States is 6% and the unemployment rate is 5%. Both figures in the United Kingdom are lower than those in the United States. It is not an exaggeration to say that the situation is excellent.
This time when the oil crisis begins, the UK can be sure to stay out of it, and its optimistic forecast for the economy should be fine.
"In fact, before the oil crisis, the U.S.'s rise had been basically finalized. It was very consistent with the trend of the Vietnam War. What we need to do now is to continue to develop at our own pace."
Alan Wilson said to the permanent undersecretaries of various departments, "In the diplomatic field, it is possible to adopt a conciliatory attitude, especially towards Argentina. It also makes sense for the Falklands to belong to Argentina. In the Middle East, we have traditional friendship with Arabs.
Relations should be maintained without being anti-Israel."
"A good external environment is also beneficial to the Israeli economy. The Far East has no hatred between us and East Asian countries and is good at making use of the location of Xiangjiang. The status of Xiangjiang's financial center should be strengthened. The division of labor in financing and production with Malaya should be established.
The home appliance industry can try to move to Xiangjiang, where it is more convenient."
As for the convenience, Alan Wilson did not say anything about the principle of no trivial matter in diplomacy. Officials participating in the meeting only need to understand this in their own hearts.
Hong Kong is of course very important, and it is now helping to deliver the lost air-to-air missiles from the Saigon government to their owners, the warring Arab League. This spirit of returning money without hesitation should be commended.
At the same time, they were also responsible for returning the U.S. dollars discarded by the Saigon regime to their original owners. It must be said that South Vietnam was too careless and lost such a good thing as U.S. dollars in the desert of the Middle East.
If gentlemen like the United Kingdom hadn't helped to find it, wouldn't the losses have been in vain? Sarawak Development Bank and HSBC have also established a very good relationship with South Vietnam's senior leaders through this use of your money to do your thing.
Relations, once North Vietnam's mud-legged troops move south one day, it will be convenient for these South Vietnamese high-level officials to defect to the free world.
While the British side was discussing economic development, MacLehose had already embarked on a visit to Japan. Of course, this only started after Whitehall and the United States communicated.
MacLehose had been the Governor of Hong Kong for some time, but he had not forgotten the ethics a diplomat should possess. After arriving in Tokyo, he met with Toshio Domitsu, the honorary chairman of the Japan Business Federation.
Although it seems like nothing, this group is by no means unimportant on the surface. Japan's development route is the Concern model, which is also the chaebol route.
Large and medium-sized enterprises throughout Japan are in one group. The Japan Business Federation is one of Japan's "three economic groups" together with the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Economic Friendship Association. It gathers closely with members of the Japanese Parliament and forms a considerable group.
Stable 1955 system.
The dependence relationship between Japan and the United States is well known to the world. Unlike the United Kingdom and Europe, the United Kingdom is not a small country in Europe.
Japan, a big country with a completely different economic system, is it going to keep warm with South Korea?
The United States is now supporting Israel despite sanctions. Normally, Japan should be willing to stand and die, but Japan is a country with nothing but its labor force.
MacLehose started this visit with full British goodwill. Naturally, he could not say much about the fact that Britain was not sanctioned by the Arab League.
It is impossible for Japan to learn from Britain. Japan does not even have an army. How can it provide at least part of the backing of the Arab League?
MacLehose expressed that Britain still stands on the side of the free world. There are voices in the country that hope to adopt tough policies towards the Arab world. They also communicated with the United States before coming. What is certain is that the United States will never compromise, and Britain and the United States will not compromise on this matter.
The differences remain.
Japan is extremely important in the Far East and is the bridgehead to contain the Soviet bloc. At this time, it is even more important to express its unswerving loyalty to the free world, which of course includes South Korea.
"Dear Governor, what can the UK do to help?" Toshio Tomitsu looked at the teacup under his nose, wondering if the United States was unwilling to step forward and hoped that the UK would be the bad guy and warn Japan not to compromise. After all, both countries are bloody.
A family thicker than water.
"Britain is willing to trade with Japan on the oil resources of the colonies so that this embargo will not have an excessive impact on Japan. When India was subject to the oil embargo, it was resolved through the South Sudan oil pipeline." MacLehose
The words are righteous, just like the British Foreign Secretary Langston Tee who promoted the Anglo-Japanese alliance.