The Paris Coordinating Committee is a tacit organization. Even the United States, which initiated it, knows that this kind of secret operation is not an honorable thing. It is neither official nor has any treaty. Even the discussions are conducted at the U.S. Embassy.
In the first negotiation, there was basically no result. The only result was to determine who the countries were to blockade. It currently includes the Soviet Union and the socialist countries in Eastern Europe, but does not include China, which has just stood up.
This is consistent with Alan Wilson’s memory. To put it bluntly, there was almost no need for a blockade in China when it was just established. Even British India was mentioned once or twice to talk about the possibility of falling to the Soviet Union. China even
None of them were mentioned.
It can be seen that after the golden decade of raging, it can be said that nothing related to heavy industry is left. It has not even been mentioned.
He remembered that the presence of China in the Paris Coordinating Committee was mainly because the United States had lost a major role in the Korean War. The United States only temporarily added China to the Korean War before it was over.
Regarding the situation in the Far East, Britain and the United States have different interests. There is no need for Alan Wilson to remind the Americans that it was the United States that supported the Cannon Party in fighting the civil war, but Britain did not. Prime Minister Attlee also persuaded the Americans to admit the reality, and it was the Americans who
Don't listen to yourself.
Furthermore, why should the United Kingdom remind the United States that assets totaling 250 million pounds in China are lying there, and the Americans have to make up for them if they are confiscated? 250 million pounds is not a small amount.
Although after the three major battles, Britain wanted to let the United States take over its companies in China, the Americans were not stupid. How could they take over at such a dangerous time? Naturally, the British companies did not succeed.
Although there was no result, Alan Wilson and representatives of other European countries also understood that any negotiation would not be so easy to achieve the goal. After some exchange of views, everyone was still optimistic.
It is true that European countries currently need the United States, but this need is mutual and one cannot unconditionally agree to all the demands of the other.
Compared to the supply from the embassy, Alan Wilson still looks forward to the life of Woodpecker Pictures. We can also discuss the ownership issue of United Artists Pictures.
At the Cannes International Film Festival, Ingrid Bergman received Chaplin as a half-host. At that time, the news of Chaplin's expulsion from the United States had spread throughout Europe. Many people who participated in the film were far away from the United States.
The stars of the show don't have to alienate Chaplin.
Ingrid Bergman also asked Chaplin specifically what his thoughts would be in the future, since he could not return to the United States, and what his plans were.
"Chaplin will never return to the United States. I can guarantee this. Without Chaplin, the performance of United Artists Pictures will decline significantly. The United States will not allow satirical movies like Chaplin to grow." Ai
Len Wilson said in a positive tone, "Actually, I want to buy Chaplin's shares in United Artists through Vivian. This will not only be good for her, but also for you. Europe and North America basically take care of each other.
It will be better."
This is not entirely true. The United States actually allows alienated satirical movies to appear, such as Gotham City with simple folk customs. However, it focuses more on the non-ideological level. It is not okay to seize various contradictions and continuously develop them like Chaplin.
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"You are so kind to Vivian!" Ingrid Bergman had a sour taste in her mouth, even she did not notice it herself, "That was one of the eight major Hollywood film companies, Chaplin's life-long effort.
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"His life's hard work is destined to be lost. Do you think anyone can touch politics? Let alone a comedy master, if he is more influential, he will definitely get a bloody head." Alan Wilson touched Ingrid.
·Bergman's hand took the opportunity to show his strength and said, "But Ingrid, I will definitely protect you. In my eyes, you are all goddesses who have fallen into the world."
"Do goddesses who have fallen into the world now need to be protected by the devil?" Ingrid Bergman turned her head away, as if she did not see the man's aggressive gaze, "You are a very bad villain, but you are always there for me.
He is really a contradictory person when it comes to the people he likes."
"My name is to stand in the darkness and protect the light, but given the environment you are in, it is difficult to understand this sentence." Alan Wilson straightened his back, "For the sake of all living beings, I, a person who should be an ordinary person, have sacrificed too much."
Anyway, all Ingrid Bergman needs to know is that United Artists should be on the verge of winning. We are waiting for the next crisis in a major film company, and we don’t know when it will be.
How about he go find Elizabeth Taylor himself and bankrupt Twentieth Century Fox? But Elizabeth Taylor is only seventeen years old.
As an excellent time management guru, Alan Wilson shuttled back and forth between Woodpecker Pictures and the British Embassy in France, and he did not forget to keep an eye on Pamela Mountbatten.
Fortunately, Pamela Mountbatten's trust in him is at a very high level recently because of the Roman Empire's treasures. If expressed in numbers, the absolute favorability level is one hundred.
Pamela Mountbatten has nothing to hide about her fiancé. She usually makes a schedule of her itinerary and will send it to Alan Wilson if she can be contacted.
This is also the case when those who are close to beauty are red and those who are close to ink are dark. Alan Wilson, a Whitehall civil servant, wrote reports when he had nothing to do. This caused Pamela Mountbatten to follow suit and plan her life very carefully.
The biggest advantage of this is to avoid misunderstandings. Alan Wilson is very grateful to his fiancee for maintaining transparency.
Pamela Mountbatten, who had the remnant power of discovering Australian iron ore, and with the aura of the Iron Queen, achieved results much faster than Alan Wilson. After all, a group of French aristocrats was really not difficult to deal with compared to the American state machine.
Before Pamela Mountbatten returned to the British Embassy, Alan Wilson had already rushed back to wait for the arrival of his fiancée. Listening to the other party's feelings about being praised by all the stars among the French aristocracy, he shot a rainbow fart from time to time.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After listening to Pamela Mountbatten's vision for fundraising, Alan Wilson said, "It is best to convert it into pounds. Dear, you must also know,
The franc has devalued three times."
The situation in France is the same as that in the United Kingdom, that is, the national strength is exhausted and it cannot support the value of the currency. If I have to say it, the situation is actually more serious than that in the United Kingdom. After the war, the pound depreciated once, from one pound to four US dollars.
One pound was exchanged for $2.80.
The trend of the franc is even more worrying than that of the pound. The first post-war crisis for the franc occurred in December of the year the war ended. The franc depreciated by 58% against the US dollar, halved! In January last year, it depreciated by 40%.
Four, nearly cut in half! The depreciation in September this year was 38.5%, which is better than the previous two times, but it is still a terrible figure.
The British pound is definitely not as stable as the US dollar, but compared with the franc, it is much more stable. If Pamela Mountbatten got a bunch of francs to go to Libya and something happened to the franc, it would be a big loss.
It was originally based on the spirit of internationalism, leading France's declining aristocrats to make a fortune. This is already very internationalism. Don't let Pamela Mountbatten lose money in the end. This is not acceptable.
"That makes sense!" Pamela Mountbatten agreed upon hearing this. "I asked these shareholders to convert them into pounds. This request is not too much."
"It's not too much!" Alan Wilson said sternly. He is British and not French, so there is nothing excessive about this.
In fact, the fluctuation of the franc is much greater than that of the British pound, so it is useless to think that France has created a CFA franc in Africa to endorse the franc. Until the 21st century, the international status of the franc has never exceeded that of the British pound, and as of the euro
It was like this until it appeared.
"I will listen to you!" Pamela Mountbatten said with a well-behaved face, "If we follow this fundraising plan, I only need one million pounds to occupy the majority."
After three nearly halved devaluations, the exchange rate between the franc and the U.S. dollar has changed from 124 francs per U.S. dollar before World War II to nearly 400 francs now. The exchange rate between the British pound and the U.S. dollar is 1:2.8.
That is to say, if Pamela Mountbatten invested one million pounds, it would be equivalent to one billion francs.
So the amount of funds raised from French nobles this time is less than one billion francs.
After a simple conversion, Pamela Mountbatten nodded, indicating that her man's guess was correct.
"That's okay. This way you can dominate the oil exploration work if you hold the majority of the shares. Suppress the opposition and talk to the Kingdom of Libya. As I said before, money can be given to the Libyans, but supervisors must be sent to monitor it.
The flow of funds does not allow the Libyan royal family to have the right to handle the money. Even if benefits are provided to Libyans, you should do it. Also, during negotiations, Libyans must be allowed to settle in pounds."
The profits from exploration can be shared with the French, or the Kingdom of Libya can gain profits more conscientiously, but settlement in pounds must be done. Even if everyone makes money together, the income must be in pounds.
You can talk about anything, but you have to stick to this point. Now Britain needs everything to support the value of the pound. This is true for Australian iron ore, and it is also true this time.
When I was thinking about a bright future with my fiancée, the embassy staff came in and reported, "It's people from the U.S. Embassy. They want to talk to Mr. Wilson."
"Oh!" Alan Wilson was stunned for a moment, but he immediately knew what was going on, and nuzzled at Pamela Mountbatten, "It must be a matter of import and export control. I will talk about congratulations to the Oil Queen later, and deal with it first.
American."
His guess was not wrong at all. This was the purpose of Americans coming. The only thing that was new to him was that he had been talking about the special relationship between Britain and the United States recently. Suddenly an American started talking about the special relationship between Britain and the United States. It sounded very strange.
Fresh.
"Mr. Wilson, the interests of the United States and the United Kingdom are the same. We need the British help in this matter!" The representative of the U.S. Embassy in charge of the negotiations of the Paris Coordination Committee said that we are one family.