Of course, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' funds are useful, but they also depend on what they are. Normally, if they don't involve national issues, it doesn't matter, but at a critical moment, money is useless.
The world is very realistic. Cultural hegemony and public opinion hegemony require military support in the final analysis. This is exactly what Japan lacked after its defeat. It is true from an economic point of view that Japan's defeat was a direct blow to the Americans. In exchange for The Japanese archipelago has never had a better life since the beginning of human settlement.
However, if the military independence is not in hand, even if there is a good life for a while, the boundless water will not last long. Japan, a country that has been deliberately left alone by the United States, now has to pay off its debts to the United States.
"A country garrisoned by the United States cannot actually have the ability to defy the will of the United States. From this point of view, General de Gaulle is very admirable. I still remember that the French followed the British before the war. Looking at France now, Know how great General de Gaulle was."
Alan Wilson used France as a comparison in front of the Prime Minister, "Behind every dollar issued, there is the shadow of American soldiers. In fact, the same is true in Britain, so in the past nearly two decades, I have been We are using various methods to maintain Britain's military strength, which cannot be underestimated."
Mrs. Thatcher listened to the boasts of the man in front of her. She did not agree with all of what he said, but admitted that most of them were reasonable. She suddenly blurted out, "Sir, the representative of the pro-American faction? He doesn't seem to be so convincing."
"As a British person, what I need to defend is national interests. How can I believe in nonsense like shared values? I am defending the special relationship between Britain and the United States on the basis of defending British interests."
Alan Wilson pointed out that common values are what Mrs. Thatcher frequently mentioned. The two have very different understandings of the special relationship between Britain and the United States. If a life-or-death enemy arises, the United Kingdom should indeed side with the United States.
But two countries are two countries, and Alan Wilson is not upright with the stars and stripes. The upper class in the United States was already stable before World War II. Why should he squeeze in? He may not be able to squeeze in.
Isn't it much easier to squeeze into Australia? The success rate is still high, and there is an imperial legacy like Malaya to draw on.
"Sir's explanation is really eye-opening. His wife is half-Australian." Mrs. Thatcher sneered. Pamela Mountbatten led a group of nobles to condescend to a group of descendants of prisoners, and she was still complacent. ?This is to resolutely defend the United Kingdom, and to stay away from the United States is to defend the United Kingdom?
"Because Britain is stronger than Australia, is that clear enough? Carol now lives in Australia." Alan Wilson pointed out the double standard of the female prime minister.
Without further ado, what does Mrs. Thatcher think of the arms sales of HMS Ark Royal? Alan Wilson knew that the Soviet Union and Iran were neighboring countries and could replenish their armaments through the Caspian Sea route.
If the Iran-Iraq war breaks out, even if the Kingdom of Iraq sells both Eagle-class aircraft carrier battle groups, it will not be able to cut off Iran's foreign aid.
From this point, we can see how terrifying a country as large as the Soviet Union was in its power period, and it could easily radiate influence to the entire Eurasian continent.
However, it is possible to cut off arms sales to a certain major country. The successful purchase of the Ark Royal arms sales cannot even weaken Iran's shipping. Outsiders have underestimated the combat radius of aircraft carriers, even if they require foreign aid. Even if the ship goes around a long distance, the accumulation of small amounts can also play a big role.
Mrs. Thatcher nodded and expressed her agreement in principle to sell strategic weapons such as heavy aircraft carriers to Iraq. Alan Wilson responded easily, "Now it depends on whether the United States will object. If the United States objects, we need to let the Kingdom of Iraq know The United States is objecting."
The corners of Mrs. Thatcher's mouth twitched. Through this incident, she finally understood how the Cabinet Secretary defended the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States. When there was nothing wrong, she talked about the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States. When there was trouble, any relationship was better than that between the United Kingdom and the United States. Special relationships are important.
"What else? Just like you did in Washington, use the Kingdom of Iraq, a pro-British country, to vent your anger on the American hostages." Alan Wilson snorted, "Even if Reagan was good-looking when he was an actor, he is old now. You can sacrifice Iraq with a kiss, but you can’t betray Britain with a kiss?”
"That's enough, Sir." Mrs. Thatcher couldn't help but get angry when she heard what the other party was saying was getting more and more outrageous. She just hugged her and talked endlessly about her.
Just when she was about to explain the situation, Alan Wilson had already left and left the Prime Minister's Office to the Prime Minister. Mrs. Thatcher could only sulk at the empty office.
The news about a mysterious disease in the United States with a long incubation period and no cure has actually appeared in London, the heart of the British Empire. It is intolerable. According to usual practice, the government should refute the rumors, but it did not. Such remarks spread rapidly, causing people to panic.
In the BBC news, medical experts from the Ministry of Health finally appeared in front of the public and mainly mentioned two points. "Homosexuality is one of the main transmission routes. The second is to keep an appropriate distance from American spouses. This disease can be prevented in a short time." Spread to Britain."
"Is there really such a terrible disease?" Pamela Mountbatten, who was watching TV with her husband, was shocked and looked at her silent husband.
"Well, the description is correct. It is indeed a terrible disease." Alan Wilson opened his mouth. He could pretend to be relaxed about other things, but if he dared to say that AIDS is not terrible, his conscience would really be difficult for him. "Continue. For a while, the biggest job of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs may be to explain to the United States that we don’t want to do this, but we just have to do it.”
Europe is the main destination for American citizens going abroad. Americans are also willing to go to places with developed societies, such as exploring Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia for whoring, but they are certainly not the majority.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This rumor refuted by experts from the Ministry of Health on the BBC not only does not help reduce the panic in British society, but also confirms that such a disease has indeed broken out in the United States. The disease immediately caused an uproar in British society, including some gay rights organizations demanding an apology from the Ministry of Health.
"These gays don't even have brains?" Alan Wilson, who came to work in Whitehall, couldn't help but shake his head when he heard the unconfirmed news from the Home Office's permanent secretary that the parade was reviled and beaten by a large number of people. "Brest, in principle.
We want to protect minority groups. Although we understand the panic of the general public, we must persuade citizens and not use violence to solve problems."
Brest looked at the supreme authority with helpless eyes. In principle, he did not use violent means to solve problems, so in theory he could do this? "I understand, Secretary-General."
Then came the news from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Just as Alan Wilson expected, Britain's reaction was so aggressive that it aroused dissatisfaction in the United States. It hoped that Britain would not make an alarmist reaction.
"Our situation is also very difficult now. If we suppress public opinion now, no one can afford to pay the price once the spread of the disease cannot be controlled." Alan Wilson listened to Wick's report and answered directly,
"In this way, the top priority now is to cure this mysterious disease. Even if there is only one recovered sample, just inform the Foreign Secretary of this answer."
Can AIDS be cured? Even if there is only one case, within a few decades, there are indeed gifted beings who have cured themselves, but that is the best among tens of millions of cases, and there is certainly no such thing at this time.
Alan Wilson's answer seems to have loose conditions. After all, it is the world's largest scientific and technological power, but it cannot cure an infectious disease? After all, the UK only needs an example to give an explanation to citizens' panic.
But the supreme authority is like a clear mirror, and the United States really cannot find a single example. This seemingly very lenient requirement cannot be overcome even by the city on the mountain with all its strength.
"Let the deputy secretary-general come." Faced with the sudden storm, Alan Wilson once again devoted himself to his work. This job should of course be handed over to the former ambassador to the United States and current deputy secretary-general of the cabinet, Armstrong, as we all know
The deputy secretary-general has long served as ambassador to the United States and has always been the spearhead of the special relationship between Britain and the United States. He is best suited to calm the current restless mood of British society.
He believed that the deputy secretary-general had the ability and determination to calm the people during this round of storms and at the same time defend the special relationship between Britain and the United States. He could predict Armstrong's work process now. In about a week, he would need to go to the BBC.
Explaining that Whitehall did not order a shutdown, Health Department officials acknowledged the existence of the contagion before going on the BBC.
The efficient, clean and transparent British government will never do such a thing, and the brave whistle-blowers in front of citizens will never be retaliated against.
The Royal Territory of Rhodesia announced on this day that U.S. citizens are not welcome to enter the Royal Territory of Rhodesia. U.S. citizens who come to the Royal Territory of Rhodesia must obtain a health report and wait for a reply from Rhodesia before they can set foot on the Royal Territory.
land.
"Rhodesia is embarrassing us so much." Mrs. Thatcher complained angrily. "What they want to do is they cannot understand Britain's difficulties."
"Well, Prime Minister, the Royal Territory respects the Queen. As the Prime Minister of the ruling party, you really cannot interfere with any decisions in Rhodesia." Alan Wilson reminded calmly, which was stated in the agreement signed at the time when it was converted into a Royal Territory.
Yes, it is written in black and white that the British government cannot interfere.
Naturally, the work of appeasing the people must be done by Whitehall. Alan Wilson emphasized that as long as citizens restrain their panic, they can help the country a lot, and the difficulties faced by the UK will be reduced a lot. After all, it is not difficult to just strengthen entry and exit controls.
, and there are no American troops stationed in the UK.