Chapter 1021 Delay Tactics

"The United Kingdom is disappointed by the differences between the United States and the United Kingdom on some issues this time." Facing the media reporters who came to hear the news, Alan Wilson's eyes were red, and his mouth was full of regrets about the current friction between the United Kingdom and the United States.

"What I want to emphasize is that on the Iranian issue, the UK has already adjusted its oil allocation ratio, which is consistent with the ratio of similar companies in the United States. This is not a colonial issue. Likewise, I still believe in the existence of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, and the two countries will definitely eliminate it. misunderstanding."

At this moment, facing so many spotlights, Alan Wilson looked solemn and looked helpless in this British-American diplomatic dispute. Full marks for his acting skills! Far away in Europe, Greta Garbo couldn't help frowning when she saw the image on TV, "You can play the leading role in a big-budget movie."

Greta Garbo forgot that Alan Wilson had already been treated as a leading actor by major movie queens.

This journey to save the diplomatic friction between Britain and the United States was not completed by Alan Wilson with great reluctance. The Iranian oil crisis is about to evolve to the next stage.

He is definitely serious about saving the diplomatic friction between Britain and the United States. In the short time since he came to the United States, he has visited many people to mobilize his connections, including Lana Turner, Joan Bennett, Joan Crawford, Betty Day Weiss was trying to think of ways to help.

In the end, he still failed to prevent the United States from taking a different stance from the United Kingdom. He paid too much for the United Kingdom.

Before leaving the United States, Alan Wilson even found Marilyn Monroe, hoping that this sexy goddess could say a few words for Britain when Khrushchev visited the United States.

The purpose was not achieved, so I could only take away the photos of Marilyn Monroe and Kennedy's private meeting with regret.

Because the matter is so important, it would be better for him to take this kind of photo in person. This is all for the benefit of Britain.

He took off from Los Angeles and after a layover, he returned to Australia to join his wife. At the same time, he attended the opening ceremony of his sister-in-law's hotel chain. The profits of high-end hotel chains cannot be compared with the profits of selling resources, but they pay more attention to celebrity effect.

The Hilton Hotel in the United States was already very famous at this time, and Princess Margaret's hotel chain business had just begun, but the name Windsor Hotel?

The Windsor Hotel had just opened, with the Perth beach outside the window. On a chair near the balcony, the petite princess was leaning weakly on the man's chest, obviously not recovered from the squat exercise.

"Your Highness, will there be no problem in using the name Windsor?" Alan Wilson asked in a low voice, dragging Princess Margaret's smooth back with one hand to prevent the exhausted princess from slipping.

"It should be no problem." Princess Margaret whispered in a weak voice, "Anyway, I am a willful princess in the eyes of the public, and the Queen will not mind."

"That is in the eyes of the public. In the eyes of my brother-in-law, Her Highness is a very lively and lovely princess, which brings a special color to the stereotyped impression of the royal family." Looking at the looming waves in the distance, Alan Wilson was full of pride and directly brought Margaret Pick up.

In order to take care of the man's feelings, His Highness has sacrificed a lot, and necessary cleaning must be done.

The two people who appeared in people's sight again were talking and laughing, discussing the grand blueprint of opening a hotel chain all over the world, "I want to open one hotel a year, so that there will be a Windsor Castle Hotel in every capital city."

Listening to his sister-in-law's heroic words, Alan Wilson agreed with polite compliments, "It may not be enough to open one in a year. The opening of some colonial capitals can be faster. In fact, in diplomacy, some industries related to the royal family have a great impact on the British The overseas image is very beneficial, and from this point of view, I am happy to see His Highness’ career succeed.”

Her Royal Highness the Princess wants to develop her business and establish a high-end hotel chain system. As the manager of the Overseas Asset Management Committee, isn't this just a matter of one sentence?

Take the Dominion of Nigeria as an example. Once Nigeria becomes independent, there will definitely be a wave of British immigrants living in Nigeria returning home.

The luxurious community where the colonists once lived was emptied out. In the process, Alan Wilson selected landmark buildings for Princess Margaret to open a hotel. Wasn't it easy?

Lagos, the capital of Nigeria, can do this, and any colonial capital can follow suit.

"Then we need Sir Wilson's help." Princess Margaret maintained a ladylike demeanor in public and thanked her in a friendly but distant tone.

"What are you talking about, Your Highness? Even if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot provide help, it will not be a hindrance to His Highness's career." Alan Wilson said with a pun, "I think tomorrow, the hotel chain documents in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will be available. Got it."

Whether this counts as enriching one's own pockets is a very complicated question, depending on how to look at it. First of all, it must be stated that whether nationalization is converted to privatization, or privatization is converted to nationalization, the same problem will generally occur, that is, the loss of assets.

If there is a loss, someone must benefit, but in the process of colonial independence, this time it is the royal family that benefits. Whoever stipulates that the royal family cannot benefit is simply unreasonable. It is better than politicians benefiting.

In his busy schedule, Alan Wilson also had to open up the joints for his sister-in-law, so that the assets lost during the disintegration of the British Empire's colonies would fall into the hands of the right people.

"Margaret's professionalism seems to have become more and more evident in the past two years." Pamela Mountbatten returned home and commented to her husband who was holding a thermos cup.

"This can be considered a good thing. A person always has some hobbies." Alan Wilson responded flatly, "It is better to have some professionalism than to mess around every day."

"That's true." Pamela Mountbatten nodded, then changed the topic and muttered, "But she will be thirty years old soon, and she has to consider the marriage issue, but it seems that she is not concerned about it."

"Oh, that's right." Alan Wilson took a sip from the thermos cup filled with wolfberry and said to himself, "But in the final analysis, this is an internal matter of the royal family, and it is still inconvenient for the two of us to interfere in this. You Say so?"

"That's true." Pamela Mountbatten sat directly next to her husband and leaned on the man's shoulder, "Never mind her."

Although she has nothing to do with the throne, as an important member of the royal family, Princess Margaret is also the president or honorary president of multiple organizations involving child welfare, medical care, music and art, with dozens of titles.

London at the beginning of the year was not very pleasant. Pamela Mountbatten was still unwilling to take her young son back home, but Alan Wilson was returning to China to resume his life. Part of the reason he was able to come out for such a long time was to watch. This kind of freedom is only possible with the Mountbatten family.

Inevitably, after some discussions about manned spaceflight, the couple had to part ways for the time being. If the United States can be persuaded to consider the issue from the British standpoint this time, maybe Alan Wilson will give the United States some sweeteners in the future, such as informing him about the disagreements within the Soviet camp. Don't think about it now.

After arriving in London, Alan Wilson immediately introduced the results of this visit, regarding Australia, New Zealand and Canada's stance of following the UK, and the rejection of the United States.

In front of Prime Minister Eden and Foreign Secretary Macmillan, Alan Wilson spoke eloquently, "Although I tried my best to win the support of the United States, I don't know why, this time the American attitude was very tough. In the end, it failed to achieve its goal. .”

"The United States may think that we and France still retain too many interests." Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke pondered. "This may make Americans think that the United States' world hegemony is not real."

"But we have no room to make concessions." Just as Macmillan was about to say something, Eden had already spoken first, "Then what can we do? Give up Iran's interests without saying a word. Then there must be a boiling public resentment. This government will also be the most failed government."

Prime Minister Eden's opening made Macmillan, who was about to speak, have to swallow his words. It is never easy to be the number two person.

Conservative and Labor supporters are not the same group of people. There are things that the Labor Party can do but the Conservatives cannot. And the Labor Party has retained Iran's interests.

Alan Wilson said to himself that you were originally the worst-reputed British prime minister after the war. Because of me, facing the Iranian oil crisis was already 10,000 times easier than facing the Suez Canal War.

Although he thought so in his heart, as the spokesman for the special relationship between Britain and the United States, Alan Wilson still looked embarrassed, "We cannot give up fighting for the goodwill of the United States. Of course, for the sake of Britain's own interests, we do not mind temporarily borrowing the power of other countries. This year French President de Gaulle will visit the UK, and we should release some goodwill and strive to make the United States pay attention to the voices of its allies in the diplomatic field, instead of insisting on its own way as it is now."

In his words, Alan Wilson still expressed the hope that the United States can focus on the overall situation and rein in the situation, "If it still doesn't work, then we have to have a good talk with the Soviets. I hope it will not evolve to that point. I hope the United States can win the election in the election." Later, a different attitude emerged. For the sake of the national interest, sometimes we must occasionally cooperate with bad people and abandon good people who do not understand current affairs."

There is an election in the United States this year, and it is unknown whether attitudes will change after the election.

The subtext of this suggestion is to continue delaying, but Alan Wilson knows that if the Republican Party continues to be in power in the general election, the delaying tactics will automatically go bankrupt. What if Kennedy of the Democratic Party wins? It would be better for the Republicans to remain in power.

The delaying tactic is destined to be a thought in the mirror, but it is still a thought after all.

"Delay until the general election and see if there will be any changes." Norman Brooke agreed. "And as time goes by, citizens will also feel the government's determination to defend British interests. If we talk about it then, there will be much less pressure from public opinion. "