Chapter 859: Allies become increasingly suspicious
In fact, there is nothing noteworthy about this treaty, and it is even much weaker than the original Baghdad Treaty in history.
The fundamental reason is that the Arab countries cannot let go of America's support for Israel.
For example, Egypt, a powerful country in the Arab world in the traditional sense of Iraq, is using Israel as the main conflict shifter to compete for influence in the Arab world. Egypt has a larger population and has been the center of Arab culture in recent centuries.
Although Iraq is not on the same level as Egypt in terms of population, it occupies two river basins and is backed by oil revenue.
Since the first Middle East War, Arab countries have been disgusted with the United States' deviant behavior. Now they ignore the supporters behind Israel and happily fight against the Soviet Union in the north. It is difficult to gain the support of domestic public opinion.
Will the United States give up its support for Israel? Of course it is impossible. The Arab world has too much potential. Israel is a nail in the Arab world. It is just a matter of who supports Israel, not that no one supports Israel.
Those who support Israel can be the United States, the Soviet Union, or France and the United Kingdom when necessary. Therefore, in the last war with the Middle East, both the United States and the Soviet Union supported Israel.
But the Soviet Union and the United States were different. Because of their different political systems, the Soviet Union could support it and then stop. But the United States could not. The Soviet Union waited until Israel was stable and then withdrew. As a result, the Arab world now can only see
The United States supports Israel.
After the United Kingdom gets rid of the financial hostage of the United States, it is impossible to exchange its decades of operations in the Middle East for diplomatic support from the United States. The United Kingdom will not really put its heart and soul into setting up a model country in the Arab world. The local countries are protectorates at best.
, not all colonies obey London, but they will not take the initiative to go to the United States to show their father's love.
Without the financial hostage of the United States, Britain would continue to practice an orderly retreat, and there would be no need to force the Arabs to hang themselves because of a little profit. In the final analysis, the British were in trouble after the war because of a lack of money. If the finances were healthy,
Incomparable, there is no problem with the internal circulation, is it suitable for use in the United States?
Alan Wilson dared to conclude that the United States was actually unhappy when Britain settled its debts to the United States.
Because there is still a lot of heritage in the hands of the United Kingdom that has not been obtained by the United States. Compared with the billions of dollars in arrears, these heritages are priceless treasures. After passing this village, if you want to get it from the United Kingdom in the future, the price you have to pay will not be much.
One billion can be calculated.
"Suspicious allies are becoming more and more suspicious." Alan Wilson compared the Baghdad Treaty in his memory with the current Ankara Treaty, and decided to communicate with Sir Barron, his old boss at the end of Benefit Society, to inquire about the situation in the Middle East.
And it also lists the countries that may be broken through by the United States. Alan Wilson has reason to believe that the United States is not satisfied with this member state of the Ankara Treaty. If it wants to block the Soviet Union's southward route, without Iran's participation, this so-called defense line will be
Same as nothing.
And relying on the big loopholes in the free world, Alan Wilson, currently the High Commissioner for the Colony of Malaya, is here. Iran is still divided into three parts of the world. Mossadegh definitely doesn’t like the Soviet Union in his heart, but that doesn’t mean he likes the United States. He carefully balances domestic affairs.
situation.
Mossadegh, the Prime Minister of Iran, would not easily let Iran fall into this vortex. Therefore, in the telegram, Alan Wilson suggested Sir Barron to investigate whether the United States would take action against Mossadegh.
How to protect BP's interests if we take action? As for Iraq, the United States currently does not have much influence.
The so-called influence is largely achieved by garrisoning troops. In this era, the United States had many bases around the world, but it was not like the thousands of military bases spread all over the world later.
For example, the military base in Saudi Arabia was established after Iraq annexed Kuwait and the United States took the opportunity to gain a foothold in Saudi Arabia.
The result of decades of expansion of U.S. military bases is that now many independent countries do not have U.S. military bases. Even in Pakistan, the United States exerts influence through the U.S. dollar.
Historically, the United Kingdom and the United States have stationed troops on each other, but due to various reasons, including MacArthur's frivolous attitude towards nuclear weapons, the military bases that were originally in the United Kingdom are now in France.
Alan Wilson did not guarantee that Mossadegh would be overthrown, but said that it was possible.
I hope that old bosses who are waiting to retire will not enter retirement early and stand up for the last duty for the old imperialism.
Alan Wilson, who was sending the telegram and clasping his waist with his hands, was thinking about how to deal with potential moves by suspicious allies. In the colonial field, Britain and France should of course adopt a cooperative attitude, but the colonial countries were not just Britain and France.
The Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, and Spain are all colonial powers. Belgium only has the Belgian Congo in the center of Africa. And it is difficult to say that it is willing to take the lead for the colony. France has sufficient national strength and determination and is currently suppressing the resistance of the Algerians. The Netherlands will not
As I said, neighbors of the Malayan colony.
But the most determined in the colonial field was Portugal under the rule of Salazar. Was the last colonial empire in vain? The only fetter was that Portugal itself was not very powerful.
"It seems that I have to help the Portuguese." Alan Wilson once again entered the role of being linked to the six countries. The last time he entered this state, he was still in New Delhi, but he had already helped the Netherlands design
Partition route.
It just so happens that Governor Calais is still in Malaya and has agreed to use his connections to help the Mountbatten Group enter Brazil.
However, Alan Wilson did not rush to find Carle. When his wife was not paying attention, he went directly to his sister-in-law, Princess Margaret.
Alan Wilson put his hands on a familiar warm place and hugged Her Royal Highness the Princess, "I want to help you expand your career. Although you are a princess and an important member of the royal family, you should not rely on appropriation comparisons for some expenses.
Good. It is actually very important for the royal family to reduce the chance of appearing in gossip news."
"Huh?" The princess who clamped her legs looked confused. Is her brother-in-law so serious? She couldn't help but joked, "If you take your hands out, it will be more convincing."
"Do you think I will give people advice casually?" As if he didn't hear Princess Margaret's teasing, Alan Wilson, who stayed still, lowered his voice and said, "This is the treatment of my wife, not casually.
Anyone can get it."
Alan Wilson didn't lie. He supported the Hellmann family in Germany, helped Hedy Lamarr and Ingrid Bergman develop their careers in France, and helped Hepburn enter the entertainment industry. He helped Vivien Leigh go further. This is all for real.
return.
Although there are exceptions, Greta Garbo likes to be a homebody, but this is not his problem.
He even went out of his way to help many female stars he had only been in contact with for a while. In fact, he didn't need to do this at all. Many of the female stars in the Golden Zodiac were not that familiar to him at all, but he still did it.
He is not Andy's kind of person who doesn't give money. He has given rewards in all areas within his ability. After all, in addition to himself being hollowed out, many ladies with the same status as his wife have also made money.
"What do you want me to do?" Princess Margaret thought for a long time and asked her brother-in-law for advice.
"I don't want you to worry about external things like money." Alan Wilson confessed affectionately, "I want to see a shining princess who is free to do what she wants."
It's hard to imagine that these sour words just came out of his mouth, and Alan Wilson himself didn't want to think about it again.
But the effect was very good. Princess Margaret's eyes were almost dripping with water. Her body and mind were in a state of double joy. She looked like an obedient baby, "I will listen to you."
"You should listen to your brother-in-law. He definitely has no intention of lying to you." After accurately receiving the signal from half of his butt, Alan Wilson said with a reserved face, "Then just do as I say, don't question what I say, you can
Take the initiative to let Pamela help you progress in business, and I will help you communicate with you on the rest."
"Yes." Princess Margaret's head was tilted directly on Alan Wilson's shoulder, her body was in a relaxed state, full of attachment, "I listen to my brother-in-law on everything."
"Her Royal Highness the Princess wants to go into business?" Alan Wilson pretended to be surprised, his eyes shifted from Pamela Mountbatten to Princess Margaret, with eyes full of problem children.
As if he didn't know about it at all, Pamela Mountbatten didn't explain it, but just said, "Margaret said that the world is so big, and she also wants to copy the miracle, and go to Africa to see what she can find."
"Is that so?" Alan Wilson once again made a standard response expression, "But the environment in Africa is not very friendly. It is possible to lose everything. These factors must be considered. Of course, I am not stopping anything, after all, I don't
I understand the situation. But I personally support Her Royal Highness the Princess’ career ambitions.”
"You might as well give it a try." Pamela Mountbatten glanced at Princess Margaret and agreed, "The world is so big, you really should walk around, maybe you will get something unexpected."
Unexpected gains definitely exist. In the early development of a country, especially when it relies on its own resources to lay the foundation, there will be a principle of proximity to resources, and try to find places with rich resources to build central cities.
For many late-developing countries, this principle occupies the majority. Alan Wilson agreed to help, saying that Governor Carle happened to be here and was willing to communicate with the Portuguese government on this occasion and sign a contract imitating the one signed with Australia.
Colonies for exploration.
"Sounds good." Pamela Mountbatten didn't know that her husband had so many twists and turns in his heart. Poor her, she was manipulated by her husband.