Chapter 1,134: Talked about it but didnt talk about it completely
Kennedy's suggestion made it difficult for him not to think of the historical Nassau Agreement.
Although intellectually, Alan Wilson tells him that the two are not the same. Compared with the Britain in his memory, which was deeply troubled by debt problems, looking forward and backward, looking for the future direction, the current Britain is much better, and does not have the embarrassment in memory.
But he was not sure whether Kennedy felt good about himself. If the second generation of power was as confident as the United States on domestic issues and treated international issues with the same attitude, he might have the idea of forcing Britain to submit...
And now Britain is still obeying obediently, how unimaginable is that?
From the perspective of the President of the United States, Alan Wilson elaborated on several opinions on whether it would be best for Britain to hand over its nuclear forces to the command of the United States, give up all colonies, and dismantle the pound sterling zone at the same time.
The completed report was sent directly to Norman Brooke, who asked the cabinet secretary to hand it to Prime Minister Eden for reference.
"It seems that next year's border war will have to be performed very hard." Alan Wilson put his hand on his chin. It was time to perform the most sublime British Empire in front of Nehru.
The advantage of this is that it can shape the image of the UK as still an influential player in the world.
We, the British, can't just go all the way in Asia and then kneel down in front of the United States and obediently hand over our nuclear power. Even British citizens cannot accept this contrast.
After the report was submitted, Alan Wilson immediately set off to find Princess Margaret to explain her itinerary and express how much the First Lady of the United States admired the jewel of the royal family.
"Is the First Lady of the United States beautiful?" Princess Margaret asked sitting on her brother-in-law's lap, like a koala, not wanting to leave Alan Wilson's body.
"To be fair, an ordinary woman's so-called self-cultivation and demeanor can only be cultivated, and are far less natural than the Queen and Princess. She is nothing, she just wears the name of the President's wife.
One day Kennedy is no longer the president, and she is nothing more than a woman who can be manipulated by men at will."
Alan Wilson twitched the corner of his mouth, he had never been interested in this kind of so-called flattery by public opinion. According to current public opinion, Kennedy is a weak president. How can he be like this after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Even the president can be shaped by the media, let alone a president's wife. How could she fall directly into the arms of Onassis if she is so noble?
"But she is indeed the wife of the President of the United States now. Sister, I mean Her Majesty the Queen doesn't like her. But I can't say anything." It seems that Princess Margaret's growth period did come a little late. A few years ago,
She would never say these words, and she didn't even want to think about them.
Alan Wilson stretched out his thumb and index finger, gently twisted his sister-in-law's earlobe, and sighed, "It's so surprising. I thought there was nothing in your mind except love?"
"But this is also true. In today's world, whether now or in the next few decades, there is no country that can shake Americans' confidence in their own country. The Soviet Union cannot, and China cannot. But the United Kingdom can... But this premise,
Britain cannot be left far behind by the United States."
The Soviet Union once made American citizens doubt their own country before and after the Vietnam War. As for China, it has just begun. At most, it can be regarded as the Soviet Union during the Khrushchev period.
This level of competition is far from shaking Americans' deep-rooted understanding of the American exception and the city on a hill.
In fact, both Britain and France have cultural advantages that make Americans suspicious of Japan. What they lack is that the hard power of Britain and France cannot match that of China and the Soviet Union, let alone the United States.
France is the beginning of the modern republic, and the United States has no institutional confidence in France. What's more, the French army was the main contributor to the American War of Independence. As for the United Kingdom, the United States was a British colony in the past.
It is precisely because of this that the United States did not forget to lay mines for Britain and France when dealing with opponents with stronger national power in the opposing camp.
There is no need to worry about France now. After the establishment of the Fifth Republic, De Gaulle will not take advantage of the United States. By absorbing Algeria, France may change the balance of Europe.
The pressure is now entirely on the British side. If the British can still retain a certain degree of strength, it is not impossible to balance the influence of the United States in the free world.
At present, Alan Wilson still wants to protect himself. If Britain has the military strength of the Soviet Union, even if it is only half. After the war, the third force that Britain tried can be said to have taken shape. Britain will no longer have to worry about being choked by the United States.
"Don't worry!" Seeing her brother-in-law being silent, Princess Margaret shook her brother-in-law's neck and comforted softly, "Actually, you don't have to worry about these things. With your wealth, you can still live a good life if you don't have to worry about the country.
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"Your understanding is really naive, my princess. There is no such thing as this doctrine or that doctrine. It is just a question of who comes first with power and wealth. But the two are indispensable. Once Britain does not have the national power to cover its current interests, it mainly relies on
The military strength is demonstrated. Do you think British citizens will not encounter trouble? Americans must keep the easiest and most profitable industry to themselves."
"Otherwise the Comet airliner appeared so many years before Boeing, so why has it been unable to enter the US market? Isn't it that the US government is setting up obstacles? The pound is still widely circulated, but if the industry declines, won't the pound depreciate? Wealth will not depreciate.
Diluted? This is a major issue involving 50 million British citizens."
Alan Wilson, who unconsciously kneaded his sister-in-law's buttocks with his other hand, didn't think that being a rich man would make him safe. Capital has no borders, which means that it generally flows to the strongest country.
The strongest refers to capitalist countries. The enemy camp does not have this ability. The enemy camp can brag about its wages being settled on time. Only people with no brains would think that a country that often suppresses wages will have a better business environment than the free world.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After some in-depth communication with his sister-in-law, Alan Wilson dragged his exhausted body and settled the matter of meeting with the First Lady of the United States. He has sacrificed too much for Britain.
The state dinner at Buckingham Palace had nothing to do with Alan Wilson. He went to Norman Brooke's office at No. 70 Whitehall.
The cabinet secretary informed the promising junior that he had already forwarded the almost alarmist report to the prime minister, "but there are some reasons. It is not a secret that the United States wants to use a platform to unify the use of nuclear weapons."
"I just didn't expect that the Americans have persisted in such a shameless proposition." Alan Wilson said very displeasedly, "Sir Norman, maybe the military is not as indispensable as the Soviet Union thought, but military strength is indeed
It determines many things, and I can’t imagine how we can protect Malaya’s industrial base, the Middle East’s energy security, and Africa’s raw material origins without military factors.”
"If it cannot be saved, the important wing of the pound area will be abandoned. Then the pound area will naturally exist in name only, and the pound will continue to depreciate. The UK will also become a second-rate country. I think at that time, we can focus on
America’s little follower.”
"Perhaps in the European Community, we still need to express a posture that is in step with France. Otherwise, the UK may not have the right to speak in the European Community."
"This prospect is indeed very scary." Norman Brooke also nodded solemnly. "So the Prime Minister also avoided the discussion about the command authority of nuclear weapons. However, it can be seen that Kennedy has not given up."
"It's still the old way, let's delay. At least one thing is certain, the United States will not use force against us. Apart from this, there seems to be nothing to worry about."
Soon, around this point, Alan Wilson had reached a consensus with the Cabinet Secretary, the core of the British civil servants and the supreme authority, Sir Norman Brooke.
Of course, on the surface, Britain still supports the United States in being the talker of the free world, because the United States has brains, temperament, ruthlessness, and most importantly, money.
"I don't know what our joint communiqué will say." Alan Wilson said to himself in relief.
"What the French say, the British say." Norman Brooke said with a smile, "Alan, we are all people who firmly implement the concept of a greater Europe."
"Of course, dear Sir." Alan Wilson said understandingly, "I think de Gaulle is actually waiting to see Britain's reaction. Every time he thinks about it, he sighs that some things have not changed in eight hundred years."
The Anglo-American Joint Communiqué is almost another version of the U.S.-French Joint Communiqué. Britain will not agree to anything that France does not agree to, and Eden will not allow a weak president to take away Britain's nuclear weapons command authority with just one mouthful.
Of course, this cannot be said to have ended on bad terms, after all, France came first. After the Anglo-American joint communiqué was released, Paris loudly praised the unity of the free world, and the British leadership was generally recognized by European countries.
After the Kennedys left the UK, Marilyn Monroe's popularity in the UK increased rapidly. There were rumors that Jacqueline imitated Marilyn Monroe's dress, which was talked about by British readers.
It's not scary to wear matching clothes. Whoever is ugly will be embarrassed. Whatever your temperament is, it's just a trick to fool people. It's just an excuse for you to be ugly.
If we look at another field, Valyeva was definitely framed by the United States. There is no reason. She is beautiful and powerful, and there is no doubt about Mao Mei. If you are a black figure skater, there is no doubt about taking medicine.
The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs remains as usual, and the twice-yearly European Community Foreign Ministers' Meeting is approaching with vigorous steps.
Chapter completed!