The United States opened its market to Japan and allowed Japan to get out of the quagmire of war starting from the textile industry. In McCarthy's eyes, this was a unilateral favor. The living standards of the Japanese people now exceed Japan's living standards at any time.
All of this was brought about by the United States. Alan Wilson said this when he was in Malaya. McCarthy also believed the same. Since it is a favor, Japan must repay the United States at a critical moment.
The international conference organized by Nehru prevented the United States from exerting influence on the grounds that the United States was a colonial power. Then the task of speaking for the United States fell on Japan, and McCarthy had to get Ichiro Hatoyama to agree to this.
I have to say that Hatoyama Ichiro and Yoshida Shigeru are different. Although in terms of reducing the burden on the US military stationed in Japan and protecting themselves, Hatoyama Ichiro does not even want to establish the Self-Defense Force compared to Yoshida Shigeru. He completely relies on the United States to protect them. Different, it can be regarded as a help.
America is doing a favor.
But Ichiro Hatoyama wanted more. He really wanted to be independent. After knowing McCarthy's purpose, he was unwilling to offend others on behalf of the United States. If he reintegrated into the international community as an American horse boy,
It was a blow to the ideals pursued by Ichiro Hatoyama.
McCarthy was not a good-tempered visitor. After the miscommunication occurred, he directly stated the so-called fact. That is, the United States could conduct an anti-dumping investigation into Japanese textiles.
This was exactly what McCarthy was good at, except that he had previously investigated so-called pro-Soviet suspects.
"Well, out of alliance with the United States, this is what Japan should do." Ichiro Hatoyama assured politely. The threat of anti-dumping investigation forced him to think clearly.
For Japan at this time, the anti-dumping investigation on textiles is almost fatal. Japanese textile exports are too dependent on the U.S. market. Once it is attacked by Washington, Japan will take a big step back.
As Alan Wilson expected, there was no need to threaten agriculture at all. Just using his brains on textile exports was enough to make Japan compromise. McCarthy got the guarantee he wanted directly from Ichiro Hatoyama.
Japan is a country built on the support of the United States. This relationship is unequal. Once the United States takes serious action, Japan has no other choice but to compromise.
A true friendship is like this between Alan Wilson and McCarthy. After making progress from Tokyo, McCarthy shared this victory with Alan Wilson in a happy tone.
"Great!" Alan Wilson looked at McCarthy's letter. The process was almost as he predicted. If the United States issued a threat, Japan would compromise, so he very much supported McCarthy's trip to Japan.
One advantage of McCarthy's trip to Japan is that given McCarthy's character, if things don't go well, he will definitely use a threatening tone to force Japan to compromise.
Japan's compromise will set a very bad precedent, that is, Japan has nothing to do in the face of the threat from the United States.
McCarthy succeeded this time, and a steady stream of American politicians will follow suit in the future.
It can be said that McCarthy provided an example for the United States to deal with Japan in the future. With his example, people who follow his example will definitely appear one after another. As long as the United States needs it, Japan will be dealt with.
This is of course something to be happy about. The only one that can deal with Japan is the United States, and other countries do not have this condition.
"The so-called Tao generates one, two, and three generates all things." Alan Wilson used a literate word to explain the truth that once can be repeated countless times, and he very much looks forward to the United States picking up Japan's wool when it has nothing to do.
While constantly trying to use every possible means to create obstacles for Japan, the economic improvement of Malaya must also be carried out simultaneously. Whether it is a nominal three-ring diplomacy or an actual two-wing diplomacy, the Commonwealth and the colonies are the most important.
the basis of this policy.
The British Empire, which includes colonies and dominions, is the foundation of the Three Rings and the capital for Britain to play a role in the Three Rings. Without the Commonwealth and colonies, Britain is nothing.
Attlee's Labor government faced serious economic difficulties after the war, so it focused a large part of its energy on domestic economic recovery and social reform.
On the issue of dominions and colonies, the Labor government attaches great importance to economic relations with dominions and colonies, and implements an enlightened colonial policy. It advocates following the trend of the post-war national liberation movement, letting go of part of the burden, and enabling politically mature colonies to achieve autonomy.
The fundamental purpose of trying to draw them into the British Commonwealth is to achieve the continuation of political and economic relations with the colonies.
For most of the colonies, London has adopted a strategy of stalling for as long as possible. Independence is not impossible, but it is not possible now.
But British Malaya is different. The Labor government was not willing to let Malaya become independent at first, and it is even more unwilling now. Because Malaya has gradually begun to make up for the shortcomings of the mainland. This year's steel output has been equal to that of the UK.
This fact has made London realize that another wing to maintain the British Empire has emerged, otherwise it would not have begun to increase its military presence in the Malayan colonies.
Only the British Empire with its colonies and the Commonwealth is qualified to lead Europe and achieve a relatively independent status. From 1945 to the present, it can be said that the United Kingdom is approaching this goal step by step.
The relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States is that the United Kingdom supports the United States' global free trade while trying to retain the existence of the Sterling Area and the Empire's preferential system. In short, it is very complicated.
When she got home, she put down all the documents she brought back from the Administrative Office. Pamela Mountbatten held a pile of drawings and marveled at her. She seemed to have gotten to know her husband again. Seeing her husband bring back a pile of documents, she asked, "What are they all?"
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"There are several categories, including but not limited to, the asset size of the Overseas Asset Management Committee this year, various statistics on Malaya, U.S. criminal intelligence in Japan and South Korea, including murder and rape, etc., as well as the actions of the CIA in Guatemala
Observation and so on." Alan Wilson took out the documents one by one from the briefcase and answered absentmindedly.
"Why are you secretly spying on Americans' movements again?" Pamela Mountbatten muttered angrily.
"You don't understand, it may come in handy at critical moments." Alan Wilson chuckled. It may not be much in a year, but if you add it up over the years, the accumulated amount will be huge.
If Kennedy still wants to blackmail Britain, these intelligence collections that are detrimental to the United States will come in handy. If Alan Wilson didn't have little authority now, he would have wanted to ask MI6 to go to the United States and give Kennedy a fairy dance, and then
Leave the evidence behind.
It's a pity that his current status is not enough to direct MI6's work. He can only collect some criminal records of overseas US troops overseas. I hope that when he is promoted, Kennedy is not a big shot yet, and he can lay out a plan for Kennedy.
"I don't care what you do, but I didn't realize that you actually researched weapon design." Pamela Mountbatten turned to take out the previous weapon sketch, as if she had discovered a new world.
What Pamela Mountbatten is holding is a sketch of an Apache helicopter gunship. Of course, it was not made by Alan Wilson. He did not have the painting talent and asked someone else to draw it.
Even though a picture would definitely not be too accurate, Alan Wilson still asked with great interest, "Honey, how do you feel?"
"I have also seen helicopters, but I think your works are very beautiful." Pamela Mountbatten tilted her head and thought in a very cute way. There was no special reason, it was just intuitive feeling.
Unable to resist kissing his wife's red lips, Alan Wilson explained, "Appearance means combat effectiveness. If a weapon looks awkward, its performance will not be much better."
The warships of the British Royal Navy are all quite good, but look at the current fighter jets of the Air Force. They are all weird and weird. They are almost like failed creatures that have evolved into a dead end.
One thing must be admitted. The appearance of later American weapons is real. At first glance, you can tell that they are high-tech weapons. Of course, Soviet weapons are not bad either. The White Swan and Kirov are not easy to mess with. As for the British
Weapons, they are really ugly...
The Apache armed helicopter is a famous American star equipment. Its excellent performance and excellent actual combat performance have ranked first in the comprehensive ranking of armed helicopters in the world since its birth.
Alan Wilson found someone else to help draw it, which would definitely require people from the military to correct the data, but even so, it is better than the current almost blank British helicopter design, which does not even have a tail rotor, which is the level of the British helicopter field.
"Of course I believe you, but when you get an order for a weapon, you have to explain what kind of target it will face." Pamela Mountbatten wanted to help her husband, but she was also a little embarrassed. "Helicopters, the military doesn't think so yet."
Extremely useful.”
"It can deal with the guerrillas, and it can also deal with the Soviet Union's large-scale tank group. Is this reason enough?" Unknowingly, the couple sat on a chair and folded their heads again.
Alan Wilson, holding his wife in his arms, explained to her how to win the military's support for the research on armed helicopters. He also used the Battle of Dien Bien Phu as an example and talked about the Soviet steel torrent that Britain is most concerned about as evidence.
The Apache was originally developed to make up for the shortcomings of fixed-wing attack aircraft in anti-tank capabilities, and to eliminate the huge disadvantage of NATO countries in the number of armored forces of the Army compared to the Warsaw Pact countries on the European battlefield.
It is defined as a professional anti-tank armed helicopter that can carry anti-tank missiles and pays special attention to the ability to hunt hard targets and engage with multiple targets.
"If we manage the funding of the Ministry of National Defense in this way, it shouldn't be a problem. Think about it, the vast colonies may face the threat of guerrillas, and the Soviet Union's ground power has an absolute advantage in Europe. If there is a weapon that can work on both sides
, Will the cabinet not pay for it?" Alan Wilson asked confidently.
"Yes, with these two threats, the cabinet will definitely pay." Pamela Mountbatten's eyes lit up and she said in surprise, "My husband is also a military expert."