"Secretary-General, the United Nations’ latest resolution on the Middle East war, as well as the positions of Israel and the Arabs."
At No. 70, Whitehall, London, Alan Wilson had just gone to work, and Wick was already waiting in the Cabinet Secretary's Office. When his immediate boss appeared, he immediately reported the latest situation.
"What's going on with the Governor of Hong Kong?" Alan Wilson explained as soon as he opened his mouth. What does it mean to play cards without following the rules and fight the war in the Middle East? This is already a hot topic for him.
"Of course there is news." Wick showed that he had become a good doctor after a long illness and knew very well who his immediate boss was. He also produced the records of MacLehose's trip to Japan.
"It's nothing, let's sit down together." Alan Wilson pushed the door in and extended an invitation with a satisfied smile. He also gave some instructions. Politicians in Japan, a country and a nation, rarely express fierce opinions, or
It may be said that it is good at disguise, but Alan Wilson believes that it is impossible for a democratically elected country to be completely perfect.
This is a problem with the democratic election system that has appeared since the mother's womb and cannot be avoided.
So while flipping through the documents that Wick brought, Alan Wilson gave instructions with one focus, "Keep an eye on the Japanese ruling party, opposition parties, business representatives, including the Japan Business Federation and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Any statement made by anyone in the Economic Friendship Association, if even one person expresses a strong opinion against Arabs, I will make this statement spread throughout the Arab world immediately."
"I know, I'm just a little confused." Wick opened his mouth and said with some confusion, "Japan is also a part of the free world, right?"
"They are also competitors of the British industry. In fact, the industries of Germany and Japan are extremely overlapping with the British industry." Alan Wilson replied expressionlessly, "God bless, Japan is also on the embargo list this time. We must take advantage of it."
For this opportunity, if Japan experiences an economic recession, the responsibility lies with the Arab League. If we try again in the future, we may not find such a good opportunity."
The world is in chaos and the situation is good, or chaos is a ladder. This is an opportunity that the UK cannot wait for no matter how long. Even if it is a year of recession, it can give the UK a breath of relief.
"We took the opportunity to break the legs of our competitors, wouldn't it show that our economy is doing well?" Alan Wilson said with a smile, "Japan should also let its overheated economy cool down, otherwise it will be easy to have an economic crisis, which will be harmful to everyone.
all good."
MacLehose was still thousands of miles away, talking to the Japanese about the Anglo-Japanese alliance in the new era. Here, Alan Wilson was already thinking about how to draw Japan into the whirlpool.
The situation of the war in the Middle East and the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in the Mediterranean are very important on TV, but for him, what will happen to Japan, which has a high degree of industrial overlap with the United Kingdom, and whether it can make a comeback is important.
While he was planning a better future for his country, the Arab League was also turning its proud eyes to the East after its victory in Europe.
Saudi King Faisal conveyed a message: If Japan does not declare support for the Arabs this week, before the next meeting of the Arab League, its oil supplies will be cut off.
To be on the safe side, King Faisal also asked Sheikh Yamani, the head of the oil department who had just returned from Vienna, to publicly issue a statement specifically targeting Japan. There were only three days left before the OPEC meeting.
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Sheikh Yamani declared: “Japan should define its policy. If, like most of the European Community, it does not want to see further reductions in oil supplies in December, it should take public action to show that it
is a friend of the Arab cause and should declare his support for the Arab cause."
The news that hit Japan's screens at this time was that the United States and the Soviet Union had expressed their understanding and recognition of Egypt and Jordan's proposal for a ceasefire at the United Nations meeting.
The British ambassador to the United States anxiously waited for Rockefeller's summons, and was relieved when Rockefeller's affairs officer appeared.
Britain has used all its current diplomatic energy, and of course it cannot let go of Rockefeller, who is most likely to become the president of the United States after Nixon. As long as the United States says a word, Japan will fall into the trap.
"The UK has tried its best to cooperate with the dilution of the US over-issued currency, but in terms of production capacity, Japan is also a big player in today's international society. Only in this way can the US dollar quickly overcome the difficulties."
The two of them talked for a long time, and Rockefeller had to say that he partially agreed with the British view. Although this former empire on which the sun never sets has escaped this oil embargo, it can still understand the current situation clearly.
Nonsense, don’t you understand that they are not subject to an oil embargo along with other countries? Rockefeller lamented that the old imperialist vision is still there, and they can only slowly find ways to deal with it, "Of course the United States supports Japan's firm stance in the face of rude blackmail.
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"The United Kingdom hopes to work with the United States to restore the aftermath of the Vietnam War and jointly deal with threats to the free world. As Prime Minister Churchill said, Britain and the United States rule the world together."
"In fact, the United Kingdom knows very well that only the United States has the ability to control oil prices. The United Kingdom hopes to stand with the United States at any time."
After receiving news from the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka convened a Senate meeting. Senator Takeo Miki, who graduated from the University of Southern California, firmly supported the national policy that Japan should stand with the United States in the Senate. "Japan's prosperity is based on being with the United States."
In terms of economic relations, no matter what happens, Japan should not deviate from this principle. I hope the Prime Minister can notice this. As for the war between Arabs and Israel, it has nothing to do with Japan."
What happened in the Japanese Senate quickly spread to the Middle East without any obstacles. Kuwait's Emir Sabah III immediately expressed his dissatisfaction with Japan, "Then let Japan enjoy the treatment of the Netherlands. We have nothing to do with the Japanese."
It’s easy to talk about.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this way, Japan became the second country to be targeted by the Arab League after the Netherlands. Compared with Japan, South Korean President Park Chung-hee resolutely withstood the pressure from all parties and expressed his position on behalf of South Korea.
It hopes to gain understanding with the Arab world and "is prepared to support their policies at the United Nations, provide special assistance to the Palestinians, and conduct direct economic and technical cooperation with all developing countries in the Arab world."
"From now on, this Middle East war has no meaning for us." Alan Wilson walked to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and expressed his gratitude to all his colleagues. "During this difficult time, everyone has made their own contribution.
A lot of hard work has been done to protect the interests of the United Kingdom. This result is also satisfactory to British citizens, and everyone's hard work has not been in vain. With the blessing of a little luck and unswerving ideals, we have achieved this result."
Of course Wick knew that his immediate boss was referring to Japan being regarded as a typical example by the Arab League, "Secretary-General, Japan's response is indeed the greatest good thing for Britain;"
"For those countries that have no eggs, just bully them. You don't have to worry about any consequences. There won't be any consequences."
Alan Wilson said expressionlessly, "The world should be ruled by English. After all, the Soviet Union is also a part of Europe, and the Soviet Union is not easy to mess with. As for other civilizations, they are scared to death and do not dare to confront us. Don't care about them.
idea.”
The Arab League has said it can talk, indicating that there is an opportunity for this Middle East war to end. Now it depends on the outcome of the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in the Mediterranean that has heightened the atmosphere.
This face-to-face showdown continues. Since the beginning of the war, the ratio of the number of U.S. and Soviet naval ships in the Mediterranean has been 48 to 57. The U.S. fleet includes the flagship "Little Rock" deployed south of Crete.
and four attack nuclear submarines, Task Force 60 (composed of the aircraft carrier groups "Independence" and "Roosevelt") and Amphibious Task Force 61.
The Soviet Fifth Squadron facing this consisted of eleven submarines, cruisers, several destroyers, and a group of medium-sized landing ships, minesweepers, frigates and auxiliary ships.
At this moment, the rapid increase in the strength of the Fifth Squadron also benefited from the special political situation created by the crisis in the Middle East.
As the war lengthened, the number of warships on both sides naturally increased. The Soviet Navy's battle formations had been tracking the "Independence" and the "Roosevelt" aircraft carriers. The latter two were in a very bad situation. Because Washington wanted the special forces to
The mixed formation moved as close as possible to the battle zone to express the United States' political stance. The maneuvering space of the aircraft carrier formation was extremely limited.
So far, ninety-five warships and submarines have gathered in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Including the three aircraft carrier battle groups of the U.S. Navy, the Eastern Mediterranean, which is only one million square kilometers, is filled with more than 160 ships of various types from the two most powerful countries in the world. The scale has far exceeded the confrontation in the Bay of Bengal.
This confrontation was like two behemoths sitting in a pond, facing each other, engaging in an absolutely unprecedented confrontation in a place most unsuitable for naval battles.
Now that Israel has agreed to the UN ceasefire plan, the United States is naturally unwilling to stare at the Soviets in frustration in such an uncomfortable battlefield environment.
Finally, Washington issued an order for the U.S. Navy to withdraw from the sea area. From a tactical point of view, this U.S. decision provided maneuver space for the fleet and made it more difficult for Soviet warships to attack.
However, from a strategic perspective, this is undoubtedly a clear signal sent by the White House to Moscow that the Americans are willing to reconcile.
"The Red Navy has really expanded. There is only one country in the world that can retreat three aircraft carrier battle groups."
Alan Wilson lamented that after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union realized its shame and became brave again, but now that it is over, the follow-up to this drama is not worth caring about.
Just like Japan's value automatically disappears after being regarded as a model, this is a long struggle, and it is only halfway through at best.