Chapter 1011 The United States Wants to Talk

In fact, a pure loser like Farouk I was also a good thing for Britain in a sense. At least there is no resistance to the British support policy. A lazy monarch can do nothing as long as he does not interfere with the British plan.

When it's time to harvest the results, Alan Wilson will naturally not forget this thief king. All he needs is for Farouk I to stay in seclusion, and he will naturally give the harvest after the accomplishment to the respected King.

The image of a king depends on how the media shapes it, right? As long as he doesn't do bad things, an image of great wisdom and foolishness will naturally descend from the sky.

In fact, due to the constant touting of the hegemony of public opinion in the UK in recent years, the reputation of Farouk I has been reversed.

As long as the Aswan Dam is completed and the control over the deterioration of the Suez Cloud is nominally taken back, who says that this mediocre monarch cannot be compared to Ali Pasha? Ali Pasha failed, Farouk I succeeded.

Starting from this Anglo-Egyptian joint naval exercise, all-round and multi-angle praise for Farouk I began.

Although the Goliath-class aircraft carrier commissioned into the Egyptian Navy is a discarded product sold everywhere by the British, its tonnage does not deceive people.

This is indeed the first time the Egyptian Navy has received a 10,000-ton warship in a century, which is a milestone.

The aircraft carrier accepted by the Egyptian Navy was naturally named after Ali Pasha, the ancestor of Farouk I. The aircraft carrier Muhammad Ali became a symbol of the Egyptian Navy.

The USS Muhammad Ali, accompanied by a squadron of the Mediterranean Fleet, started this military exercise that was actually quite large in scope. The destination was the Sultanate of Zanzibar, an island country that the United Kingdom chose to balance offshore in East Africa.

"Actually, being an Arab leader is not that difficult." Alan Wilson received feedback from Cairo and learned that Egypt had a strong response to this military exercise, and immediately informed Foreign Secretary Macmillan about it.

"The importance of the Suez Canal goes without saying." Macmillan also replied with great satisfaction, "As long as there are no problems with the British shipping route, the Prime Minister will be very satisfied."

"Except for Israel's declaration of war on Egypt, I can't think of any possibility that could threaten the Suez Canal." Alan Wilson thought for a long time and replied, "It seems that we need to file a plan to attack Israel."

Macmillan was shocked and said in disbelief, "Alan, are you serious? Attacking Israel?"

"Just for the record, dear minister, the battle plan needs to take into account the worst outcome." Alan Wilson responded calmly, "In order to safeguard Britain's national interests, a red line must be drawn. If Israel makes a move that endangers the Suez Canal , it should be counterattacked by the UK, of course we don’t want this possibility to happen.”

What surprised Macmillan was that the Mountbatten family had connections with the Jews.

In a sense, Alan Wilson was also a Jewish son-in-law.

However, Alan Wilson doesn't think so. If Britain lives up to its second life and exists on earth at its peak, it will be the best.

Then Israel is useful, and Britain should fully support Israel instead of the United States.

But now that the British emperor has cut himself off and fallen to the top, what he should be thinking about now is to transform into a restricted area to protect himself.

The Suez Canal is immutable in Egypt. To ensure that nothing happens to this extremely important lifeline for Britain, Britain must stand behind Egypt. Even if it is not firm, it must be partially inclined to Egypt.

"But the Israeli side has already raised questions." Macmillan smiled bitterly, "As you know, Alan, the Jews suffered tremendously in World War II and now receive widespread sympathy from all countries in the world."

"I didn't realize that the relationship between the Soviet Union and Syria is so good." Alan Wilson said, "Don't lie to me, my dear minister, in this matter, the interests of the United Kingdom and our close allies do not overlap." In the current situation, once Britain offends Arab countries, the Soviet Union will try to replace Britain.

There cannot be large-scale war in the Middle East. A state of war is an excellent soil for the spread of Soviet ideas. I hope America understands this too. "

Can Britain give up its influence in Arab countries? Historically, it was finally given up, but as a result of the Suez Canal War, if Britain had not finally chosen war to resolve the Suez Canal, Britain would probably have been stuck in the Middle East for a long time.

In the first Middle East war, in fact, only Britain supported the Arab countries, and other major countries supported Israel.

Even now, among the entire Arab countries, only the weakling Saudi Arabia is on the side of the United States. On the issue of Israel, Saudi Arabia has no say at all.

Whether it is Syria, which is pro-Soviet, or Egypt and Iraq, which currently have good relations with the United Kingdom, they are more prestigious in the Arab world than Saudi Arabia. The United Kingdom should use the republican system of Syria to lean towards the Soviet Union to convince the United States that the monarchy of Arab countries should be protected.

"Thankfully you are not the Prime Minister." After leaving the Foreign Secretary's office, Alan Wilson finally discovered the benefits of Eden being the Prime Minister, which is at least more reliable than the Foreign Secretary whose mother is American.

His chief private secretary, Wick, had arrived in Egypt to meet with Farouk I. He elaborated on Britain's views on maintaining Egypt's Arab hegemony and congratulated the Egyptian navy for spreading its influence to southeast Africa.

"Britain has always expressed firm support for stabilizing the Egyptian royal family and curbing the intensifying revolutionary wave." When Wick met Prince Munam, an important figure in the Egyptian royal family, "Britain will leave Egypt sooner or later. As long as the Suez Canal is The UK has unimpeded access and does not endanger the UK's national security. The UK is willing to maintain a special friendly relationship with Egypt. Perhaps many affairs in Africa still need Egypt's support."

Wick still has a very British gentlemanly demeanor. If Alan Wilson came in person, he would even rush to say in front of Prince Munam that Britain would support Egypt's annexation of Libya. It was just talk anyway, so why not brag about it.

Anyway, after the death of Kadzo, the situation in Libya became a bloody battle between the forces supported by Egypt and the forces supported by Turkey. Libya is close to Egypt's land, and Egypt's influence has greatly increased. There are even rumors that Egypt wants to annex Libya.

Libya is indeed a good annexation target, with a population of only a few million, rich oil resources, and a large territory. North Africa is a famous soft persimmon, but Kadzo's presence is too high, making some countries mistakenly believe that Libya's strength is not bad.

Alan Wilson bet on the monarchy for Britain's influence in Arab countries.

This can be judged from the process of the Cold War. Once it turned into a republic, considering the existence of Israel, even if the Soviet Union could not transplant its own system, the republican countries would show a certain degree of pro-Soviet pro-Soviet.

The pro-Soviet Arab countries of the Cold War included Egypt. The Free Officers Organization, headed by Nasser, launched a coup and seized state power, which then led to the Soviet Union.

The Iraqi military officer Qassem launched a coup and overthrew the pro-British government of the Kingdom of Iraq. Iraq fully turned to the Soviet Union in diplomacy.

As the democratically elected Syrian government came to power, the Arab Baath Party gradually took control of Syria's national power, and Syria fully turned to the Soviet Union in diplomacy.

Algeria won the war of national liberation. The Soviet Union and the Algerian government established diplomatic relations. Most of the weapons and equipment of the Algerian army were manufactured by the Soviet Union.

The Free Officers Organization led by Gaddafi launched a military coup, overthrew the Royal Government of Libya and established the Libyan Republic. Libya fully turned to the Soviet Union in diplomacy.

This is not a pure Soviet system country like South Yemen. The result of every monarchy being overthrown is the loss of British influence and the expansion of Soviet influence in the Middle East.

The United States also fought tooth and nail to save Saudi Arabia. During this period, it also lost Iran, which almost caused the collapse of the United States' layout in the Middle East.

Now that the industrial base in Malaya has been successfully operated, increasing the resistance of the pro-British monarchies in the Middle East should be the Middle East foreign policy that the United Kingdom should consider at this stage. He even wanted to win over France.

It just so happened that this time I took advantage of the Antarctic Conference to have a good chat with the French. The reason for the chat also had American factors. Because the United States has expressed through diplomatic channels that it hopes the United Kingdom will not be tough on the Iran issue.

Washington is willing to mediate on the Iranian oil crisis and come up with a fair plan to protect British interests.

Now that Prime Minister Eden is considering whether to respond to US suggestions, Alan Wilson has submitted a report on Iran outlining possible US solutions.

After Prime Minister Eden became Prime Minister, he inherited the previous government's tough attitude towards the Iranian oil crisis, and publicly said, "Iran will definitely drown in its own ocean of oil. In the current international crude oil market, even with Iran, nothing will happen." It doesn’t make much difference, Iran doesn’t matter at all.”

But Britain's sanctions have already made Washington feel it, and the situation in Iran seems to be becoming more delicate.

The proxy countries selected by Washington in the Middle East are Iran, which is dominated by Persians, and Israel. This weakling in Saudi Arabia is an Arab and is not trustworthy in terms of combat effectiveness.

If the British blockade of Iran continues, you must know that Iran is divided into three parts of the world, and the Soviet Union still has influence in the north. If the Soviet Union takes the opportunity to expand its influence, not only will the United Kingdom not benefit, but the United States will also be affected.

As the blockade and counter-blockade by Britain and Iran intensifies, the United States has become increasingly unable to sit still and wants to find an opportunity to talk to Britain. Continuing will only benefit the Soviet Union and will be detrimental to both Britain and the United States.

Prime Minister Eden is now under considerable pressure from Washington, and his initial firm attitude towards sanctions has become looser.