"I can't say that I have agreed to anything. It is mainly to promote the unity of the Brussels Treaty Organization countries. The internal reason is that the current domestic fiscal deficit can still be considered serious, and the ruling party still needs to discuss military expenditures." Alan Wilson began to talk,
"In foreign policy, the consideration of winning over allies..."
"Say something understandable." General Mountbatten frowned, "There is no need to say such nonsense at home."
"The fiscal deficit will inevitably lead to cuts in military spending. What's even more serious is that there are no new warships in service." Alan Wilson changed his attitude and said, "As a naval general, I believe that you, my dear Governor, must have something to say."
"That's right!" General Mountbatten looked serious. This was really a serious matter.
Mountbatten's biggest dream is to be the Lord of the Admiralty like his father. As we all know, the distribution of British military expenditures has always been dominated by the navy. When military expenditures are cut, it is usually the navy that cuts military expenditures. "Is it serious?"
"Now that the Labor Party is in power, it can be said to be very serious." Alan Wilson told the truth. This is not a simple issue between the Conservative Party and the Labor Party. If the country's financial problem is huge, both the Conservative Party and the Labor Party will do this.
Now it becomes the old question of who is more traitorous to the country, the Labor Party or the Conservative Party. When the Conservative Party was the opposition party, it opposed disarmament and the reduction of military spending. But when it came to power, wouldn't the result be the same?
As a naval general, Mountbatten became serious when he heard about the issue of reducing military expenditures, especially naval military expenditures. In the final analysis, this hit his pain point, because he was really an active soldier and a naval general.
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Regarding the question of whether I really have a cow, the sincere General Mountbatten lowered his voice and said, "What does Prime Minister Attlee think of this matter?"
"The opposition is not resolute." Alan Wilson recalled Prime Minister Attlee's performance in Brussels and gave a relatively affirmative answer.
"That means resolutely not objecting. Nelson-class battleships, right? They have been parked on the slipway for more than a year." Mountbatten nodded to himself, "What are you doing with them? They are already behind the times, and the maintenance costs are still very high.
, if Salazar is willing, there is nothing wrong with leasing, it can save costs in terms of finance and manpower. And since there are financial difficulties, the Navy should take the initiative to propose a self-rescue plan, is that okay?"
"Of course there is no problem. The navy can think about the country. What's the problem?" Alan Wilson was like a yes man, performing the rainbow fart technique on his father-in-law from multiple angles and with high intensity.
The Navy must think about the country and take the initiative to stand up when people are in urgent need, which reflects the responsibility of the Royal Navy that has protected the British Empire for hundreds of years.
Obviously, General Mountbatten had this responsibility. He just happened to take the time to come back to attend the Crown Prince's wedding, and he did it by the way. It was very reasonable and reasonable.
That would be no problem, and Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, this matter is not that difficult. It's just that it's not that difficult for General Mountbatten, but it's still very difficult for him, a civil servant.
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The aristocracy actually has to be divided into different types of nobles. After all, there is a gap between the rich and the poor even within the aristocracy. But it is obvious that Mountbatten is a very powerful figure within the current imperial aristocracy.
Mountbatten's father had served as Minister of the Navy and was already very influential within the Navy. As long as he made good use of this network, he would have a great chance of success.
As for Alan Wilson, he really didn't. Even if he said the same thing, the effect of what Mountbatten said and what he said were different. There is no way around it. This is the reality.
November 20th is the wedding day of Crown Prince Elizabeth and her fiancé Prince Philip. For the subjects of the entire British Empire, this is a day that they have been waiting for for a long time, whether they are nobles, celebrities, ordinary citizens, or overseas civil servants.
Follow London through various channels.
Even for Canada, Australia and New Zealand, this day can be regarded as a universal celebration.
The feelings between several dominions and Britain have not been diluted by time. The entire pages of newspapers in all major dominions are full of news about Crown Prince Elizabeth's wedding. They are full of words of praise. I hope this is a good sign and can save Britain from the danger of world war.
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Even the prime ministers and ministers of the current cabinet and members of the opposition parties have expressed their good wishes, and the embassies of various countries have not hesitated to express their blessings for the wedding of the century.
Celebrities gathered at Westminster Abbey, waiting to bless the future heirs of the empire.
Before the wedding, King George VI had already created Philip the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Meriony and Baron Greenwich.
The King of Iraq, Princess Juliana, Crown Prince Bernard of the Netherlands, and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, were present in person.
The BBC will follow the entire wedding process, and it will be made into a documentary for global broadcast.
Accompanied by the Australian band, after arriving at Westminster Abbey, the Crown Prince entered the most exciting stage of the wedding in a joyful mood. After the music was played, the composer read a hymn. After the hymn ended,
The wedding march plays in the cathedral.
Crown Princess Elizabeth leaves the cathedral and accepts the cheers and applause of London citizens together with the Duke of Edinburgh.
"God knows how I got in." Alan Wilson asked himself. He had never known that there were so many nobles in Britain. How come he never saw any of them? Where did these nobles come from?
Alan Wilson also had a mission. He and several civil servants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were responsible for receiving the Iraqi king and his family.
Faisal II is the current King of Iraq, which was allowed to become independent in 1932. This made Iraq the first country established after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, Britain still maintains military bases in its territory; after the death of Faisal I, Arab nationalists repeatedly asked the British to leave Iraq, but the British refused
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Historically, Faisal II was overthrown by a coup in 1958, but it was obviously still early and the very immature king came to attend the wedding of the British Crown Prince.
Faisal II is now only thirteen years old and studying in England, but the power is obviously not in his hands. Accompanying the king to London was Princess Badia bint Ali who attended the wedding. By the way, she was still in her early childhood.
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Alan Wilson mainly communicates with Princess Badiya. Currently, the rights and interests in Iraq are controlled by Nuri Said and the regent, Princess Badiya's brother.
After a few casual conversations, Alan Wilson discovered that this was Princess Badiya who lived until Saddam was hanged.
It seems that he has some potential as Wu Zetian. He just chatted with Princess Badia and fulfilled his reception duty.
There is no doubt that Alan Wilson can't get rid of the problem of key politics, but he just started it, and then it was Princess Badiya's personal performance time, saying that there have been many coups in Iraq in recent years, and the king is still young and doesn't know what to do.
The country is facing this complex situation.
Listening to the aunt of the king, Bibi, kept thinking, Alan Wilson thought about it, "The main problem is the army. There have been military coups in recent times, which shows that the danger in Iraq comes from the hostility to the royal family within the army.
It comes from this, so it is very urgent to build a reliable army."
"That's right. There have been many military coups in recent years, which is very disturbing." Princess Badia looked at her young nephew and said, "Especially at this time!"
According to traditional habits including but not limited to Arabs, the current Faisal II obviously does not have the ability to govern personally.
Therefore, the power of the country lies in the hands of the prime minister, and the representative of the royal family is the royal family of Regent Abdullah. The royal family of Iraq and the royal family of Jordan are the same family, and they are both descendants of the Hashemite family who were expelled by the Saudi royal family.
"In fact, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also talked about the issue of Jordan and Iraq, and many colleagues also have their own opinions." Alan Wilson thought as he said, "Considering the close relationship between Jordan and Iraq, the two countries should maintain a certain degree of intimacy.
However, no matter how good the relationship between the two countries is, it cannot solve the anti-royal ideology of the army. In fact, from a religious perspective, most people in Iraq belong to Shia, while the royal family and the army are Sunni.
, Let’s not mention what the majority of the Shia people think, first of all, the Sunni-dominated army actually opposes its own king, which shows that the problem is really serious.”
"It seems that the British Empire has also realized the seriousness of the problem." Princess Badia sighed softly, "Is there any solution?"
"We need a guard that is loyal to the royal family. Since the problem comes from the army, and it is an army that shares the same beliefs as the royal family. Since the army and the royal family are both minorities, but they still oppose the royal family, it means that at least some of the Sunni officers in the army are
, if they have confidence in controlling the situation after the coup, then they must be made less confident."
When Alan Wilson said this, he changed the subject and said, "I wonder, Your Royal Highness, have you ever heard of the story of Louis XVI and the Swiss Guards? Maybe you can get inspiration from it. Since the army itself is a religious minority in Iraq,
Then by supporting a minority as a guard that only belongs to the royal family to check and balance the army, maybe a balance can be achieved."
This was originally intended to be used by Alan Wilson in a report to Prime Minister Attlee to deal with Egypt, but now the national conditions in the Arab world are similar. There are also many Christians in the Middle East in this era, and the proportion is not smaller than the proportion of Copts in Egypt.
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The historical trend of Christians in the Middle East is that the number of Christians in the Middle East decreases as time goes by. In the 1980s, there were 9% of Christians in Iraq. When the United States invaded Iraq, less than 3% remained. During the second Iraq War, only 9% of the Christians remained.