Chapter 916 European Unity and Equally Shared Interests
"It's really unexpected that the UK is willing to come up with such a plan to protect the interests of all parties." Constantine shook his head and sighed, "This protects the interests of all our countries, and it is simply not like what you, the UK, offer."
"Oh, really?" Alan Wilson said noncommittally. The thing was very simple. At the peak of the British Empire, there was no inland sea in front of the Royal Navy. Britain could go wherever it wanted, and no one could interfere or accuse.
What was the two-hundred-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone at that time? The entire world's waters belonged to the United Kingdom, so why bother using it?
But haven’t times changed? Now the most powerful navy in the world has become the U.S. Navy, and Britain has become the previous vested interest. At this time, it is necessary to protect the previous vested interests.
You can't do this on your own, you have to bring many countries from the past era to do it together, otherwise it will be too obvious.
"Oh, by the way, the current plan is currently limited to the division of the Gulf of Guinea. Our view is that we should not rush to extend it to the whole world, at least not before testing the attitude of the United States."
Alan Wilson explained to Constantine, "I believe you French people also understand the attitude towards colonies. In 1945, the United States raised objections to Vietnam's status."
It is no secret that the United States wants to weaken Britain and France. The United Kingdom is retreating in an orderly manner and releasing a colony at regular intervals. France is obviously unwilling to do this.
Alan Wilson also asked about the current war situation in Algeria, and Constantine said that France had taken the absolute initiative. Alan Wilson felt that this was half true and half false. Only the French knew how serious it was.
However, France has indeed accumulated heavy troops in the oil-producing areas of Algeria, and local oil pipelines have been under construction. It seems that it must be much stronger than it was in the original history.
"France is lucky, at least it is not as big a difficulty as Britain faced after the war." Alan Wilson expressed congratulations to Constantine.
Constantine was stunned, not understanding the true meaning of Alan Wilson's words.
His words are of course based on facts. In order to stabilize the situation against the Soviet Union, and considering that the world was in a mess and the risk of global redness, the United States adopted a supportive attitude towards the countries at the forefront of the Soviet Union. One of the important things was to allow these countries to
Keep the exchange rate low to promote exports, but this does not include the UK.
The United States has never been prepared to let the United Kingdom relax. For the United States, the pound is either worthless or it must maintain a strong monetary policy and simply not depreciate.
Even the previous depreciation of the pound from 1:4 to 1:2.8 was only achieved by the British forcibly announcing the devaluation, regardless of the interests of the Commonwealth.
When Alan Wilson was in British India, he had already used all the tricks he could think of. He even endured the Great Famine and scraped the land. Fortunately, the Indians before independence were frightened by the British and did not dare to intensify the conflict with the British.
He even transformed into an outstanding cadre of the Soviet Union, allowing Britain to survive the most difficult stage.
Fortunately, the four million square kilometers of British India temporarily allowed the United States to relax. The independence of the Dominion of Nigeria has entered the de facto stage, which is also a continuation of the above policy, but that is where it ends.
If France wins the Algerian War, Britain will have to think carefully about the next steps.
It is certainly unrealistic to retain the colonies in black Africa for a long time, but the British needs must be met before other considerations can be made.
Soon, Spain's Franco government and Portugal's Salazar government both brought back positive feedback. The consensus on the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea was already final, but there was no rush to sign a formal agreement.
It must be determined at a meeting of the European Community Foreign Ministers. At the same time, France will also propose to block Icelandic cod from entering the European Common Market. The time will be the 12th of next month.
While he was busy with the demarcation issue in the Gulf of Guinea, the United States was still making unremitting efforts to catch up with Soviet missile technology. The Atlas strategic missile conducted two more test launches, one exploded in the air, and the second launch was successful.
This was the first success after the test launch of the Atlas strategic missile. This success boosted the morale of the United States. So it decided to keep trying. The fifth test launch exploded again and failed.
"The United States really does not hesitate to spend money." Alan Wilson was also shocked by the high frequency of test launches in the United States. The mentality of the United States in this era is really very different from that of the country in the 21st century.
There are simply two countries, one ambitious and the other sluggish. It is hard to imagine that the same country looked different in fifty years.
The surprises are one by one, and there are slight differences from history. Khrushchev faced Malenkov and Molotov launched his attack a few months late, but the result remained unchanged.
Committee members from all over the country rushed to Moscow and, escorted by military planes arranged by Marshal Zhukov, helped Khrushchev make a comeback at the Moscow Congress, turning defeat into victory and ousting competitors such as Malenkov, Kaganovich, and Molotov, and established Khrushchev.
Xiaofu's unique position in the Soviet Union.
This was an internal struggle within the Soviet Union, and the free world only learned of the changes at the top of the Soviet Union after the dust had settled.
Alan Wilson, who was enjoying a rare leisure time in Paris, thought of Furtseva for no reason. He remembered that Furtseva was a major contributor to Khrushchev's comeback. If Furtseva had not been running up and down, mobilizing committee members from all over the country to enter Moscow.
By supporting Khrushchev, Khrushchev, who was already in dire straits, could not turn defeat into victory.
"She is about to enter the top level of the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson felt quite complicated. From this time on, it was also the time when Fortseva Ekaterina III was resounding throughout the Soviet Union.
When Greta Garbo walked in, she saw a naked bureaucrat, pretending to be in a deep daze, and couldn't help but wonder, "What are you thinking about? Can you put on your underwear?"
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A well-dressed beast said, "Look, I managed to stay in Paris for a while, and you always look like this. Do you know how difficult it is?"
"The UK trained you to have such profound knowledge in time management?" Greta Garbo sighed angrily, "I didn't think about how you could contribute to the UK, so I just kept busy doing that."
"It's human nature that my little brother is busier than me." Ellen Wilson followed Greta Garbo step by step. Although the time in Paris was comfortable, it was also very tiring.
The comfortable days are over. The four countries of Britain, France, Spain and Portugal still managed to escape the scrutiny of the United States through the European Community Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Brussels. Alan Wilson was called to experience the atmosphere of the European Community Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
In Brussels, he happened to meet the female head of the Hellmann family who came to Brussels to discuss business. Along the way, he negotiated a large deal worth hundreds of millions with Pokina. Both of them were satisfied with the deal.
The four countries that successfully got rid of the constraints of the United States in the European Community directly announced the delineation of the two-hundred-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Guinea, and adopted the principle of the middle line in adjacent waters. If there are islands with clear sovereignty, the island sovereignty will be used.
Mainly, and a series of division methods.
Although Greece is not a member of the European Community, no matter which European country it is, it is well aware that Greece is the cradle of European civilization. On the one hand, island sovereignty is really beneficial to colonial countries. On the other hand, the territorial waters of Greece and Turkey are also taken into consideration.
question as a reference.
After World War I, although Turkey won the war of national independence, successfully recovered Eastern Thrace, Izmir and Western Armenia, and abolished the consular jurisdiction and financial supervision rights of European and American powers, at the same time Turkey was also forced to
It has made concessions in some places. For example, its territorial scope in the Aegean Sea is limited to no more than three miles from its own coastline.
This established a pattern in which Greece controls most of the Aegean Sea. Turkey is very dissatisfied with this and intends to change the status quo. In addition to territorial disputes, another major dispute between Greece and Turkey surrounding the Aegean Sea is the width of the territorial waters.
Alan Wilson told Foreign Secretary Morrison and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sir Ismay that this time the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea will definitely have consequences, and many countries will rush to follow suit.
Alan Wilson of other countries cannot guarantee that China's response to the twelve-nautical-mile territorial sea and exclusive economic zone was very quick. Historically, in 1958, when the Cod War began, Iceland began to implement the twelve-nautical-mile territorial sea and exclusive economic zone.
The two-hundred-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone was advocated, and China immediately followed suit.
Now, before Iceland takes action, it has taken the lead in delimiting the Gulf of Guinea, but this will not change anything. China will not not follow up on this demarcation plan just because it is a bunch of colonial countries.
In the final analysis, there is no hatred of imperialism, but the law of hating oneself is not imperialism.
As long as you think you can take advantage, who cares whether the first country to propose is a colonial country?
Belgium did not participate in the previous negotiations in Paris because Belgium had known for a long time that this matter would be discussed at the European Community Foreign Ministers' Meeting, and it was perfectly late to join the discussion in its own capital.
After the five countries of Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal reached a consensus and announced the results of the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea, France, in accordance with its previous agreement, banned Icelandic cod from entering the French market on the grounds that Icelandic waters were polluted.
The continental blockade order came as scheduled, and France's proposal was immediately approved by the United Kingdom, followed by Spain, Portugal, and Belgium. It was almost immediately passed at the European Community meeting, and Europe was united and its interests were equally distributed.
In this way, the cod ban against Iceland was passed in an extremely fast way, which is jaw-dropping. At the end of the European Community Foreign Ministers' Meeting on October 3, it became a common decision of the European Community member states, just like the demarcation of the Gulf of Guinea.