Chapter 1052 The Insidious Britain (United States)

"Wow!" A strange expression appeared on Alan Wilson's face. This is the benefit of having self-respect. Let's see what the respected American allies say. Are you willing to participate in the Six-Party Talks?

You must know that the United States has always avoided this negotiation and has not expressed its position. Now it is willing to talk.

"This kind of mature idea based on absolute rationality is what the UK has always been looking forward to." Although Smith was right next to him, Alan Wilson didn't care if there were bystanders and once again performed the stunt of changing his face.

"The friction between the two countries must be controlled, which is why I came this time." McCarthy was very satisfied with the reaction of his old friend and went further, "Allen, I think you should persuade Mr. Macmillan to be positive about the United States' suggestions." Respond."

"Of course!" Alan Wilson patted his chest and added, "It is obligatory! Joseph, I have been looking forward to this round of friction for a long time. To deal with such a great enemy as the Soviet Union, the free world should unite. We have already recognized the United States Leadership in the world only pursues economic interests. Now the United Kingdom no longer poses a leadership challenge to the United States. The two countries can face threats together while remaining in peace."

Alan Wilson has always hoped that the United States can retreat in spite of difficulties, and not fear that his own father will not die to make up for the damage.

To be fair, his idea is not greedy, but obviously the United States does not think so.

Even if McCarthy came in person this time, it still did not dispel Alan Wilson's suspicion. Who knows if this is another delaying strategy devised by Washington?

First, asking Britain to come forward to confront the Soviet Union in the Congo, to cover the United States hiding behind it, and to maintain the United States' image of supporting colonial independence was like killing someone with a borrowed knife. Once the situation is relieved, will the United States return to its old ways?

From history, Alan Wilson can know that this is almost certain. Once the United States has passed this special period of trouble, it will come back. He will not act sincere just because McCarthy comes personally. I believe that the United States is really sincere.

This is indeed the case. McCarthy himself was sincere in coming in person, but Washington really hopes that Britain and France, especially the United Kingdom, will settle down first and not cause trouble for the United States during the election.

If the Soviet Union had done this, at the critical moment of the election, the candidates of the two parties should now be competing to see who was tougher. Unless the Soviet Union uses more capabilities than the United States to show toughness.

But in the past year, it has been the United Kingdom that has been in trouble. Although the United Kingdom does not seem as scary as the Soviet Union, its relationship with the United States is destined. The United States cannot fall out with Britain like that.

The relationship between Britain and the United States,

There are advantages and disadvantages for Britain, and the same is true for the United States. There are constraints and advantages.

Good and bad are two-way, but in normal times, the United States can take more advantage because of its strong national power.

But at a critical moment like the general election, the United States cannot exert its national power. If you really show your attitude towards the Soviet Union, the relationship between Britain and the United States is in a mess. The next government will still have to spend time repairing the relationship between Britain and the United States.

After all, the old father hasn't completely laid down yet. He can still kick his legs from time to time, so he can't be in a hurry to inherit the family property.

Alan Wilson guessed what the United States was thinking, but this time the United Kingdom would achieve pretty good results. In the future, we will only be more confident in dealing with the U.S.'s wool-gathering moves.

Although they have their own agendas, Alan Wilson and McCarthy are much more familiar with each other than before, as if the special relationship between Britain and the United States has returned from the low point after the Iranian oil crisis, at least on the surface.

The news that the United States was willing to sit down and have a good talk and join the six-party talks reached London via telegram from Lusaka.

Finally, at the critical moment of the U.S. election, with the full firepower of the Democratic Party, the aggressiveness displayed by the Eisenhower administration in the late period once again returned to the remaining isolationism of the Republican Party.

The tail of isolationism has been caught this time, and there will be no such good things in the future. Once the dust settles in this election, the last trace of isolationism left by Eisenhower will disappear from the Republican Party.

The Republicans and Democrats are even ready to change sides. There will be no such thing as isolationism in American politics in the future.

The news reached London, making Prime Minister Eden and Foreign Secretary Macmillan very happy. After persisting for so long, they still got the answer they wanted. This was gratifying for both of them.

"Finally we have a result we can accept." Aiden breathed a sigh of relief. Britain has been under considerable pressure from the United States for a year, but fortunately it has finally come to an end.

"Yes!" Macmillan was equally relieved. "Fortunately, the result is good, and the United States is finally willing to talk."

It's really not easy for America to sit down calmly. This son who came from behind has a really bad temper. Compared with the United States now, the United Kingdom was considered very friendly back then.

The question now is nothing more than when to give the United States a positive response, whether immediately or wait and see for a few days. This is already a matter of detail and does not affect the overall situation.

"Allen also had doubts, questioning whether the United States had evil intentions in allowing the British leadership to intervene in the situation in the Congo." Macmillan asked Eden, "It is not impossible, what if it causes a financial burden?"

"Even if the United States wants to maintain its non-interference character, it must at least provide financial support. Otherwise, the United Kingdom can only guarantee the stability of British East Africa. It will not invest precious funds into a bottomless pit. But not everyone is The Gold Coast is worthy of the UK's focus on construction." Aiden instantly regained his composure, and rational thinking reoccupied his brain. "Every fund is precious, and the results of developing Africa are very gratifying, but investment is also needed."

It is a bit hard to build a country through real estate, but it is not impossible under the colonial system. Anyway, the Overseas Assets Management Committee does a good job. Some colonies may not have much property, but it will help maintain Britain's influence after being converted into debt.

What's more, the foundation of most colonies is still good. Britain is not France. Although France occupies a larger area in Africa, Britain undoubtedly occupies a better territory. After the consumption of two world wars, Britain has been making money. , and now I am starting to earn my hard-earned money on my own.

Under the rain of blows from the colonial commissioners, the residents of the colonies were not unable to work hard.

Today is different from the past, and the British Empire has no surplus food. It is not impossible to protect the United States from the front, but what about money?

Alan Wilson of Lusaka got the news from the country and was ready to have a good talk with McCarthy on this issue. How on earth would the accounts be divided? Is it still certain that the gentry's money would be paid in full? What about the rest?

If it was before World War II, Britain would naturally be shouldering its responsibility, but now Britain cannot continue to be taken advantage of. The exclusive treatment of world hegemons currently falls on Americans.

"If the UK had no financial problems, it would not cling to Iran." Alan Wilson spoke sincerely, expressing the UK's current financial difficulties. "Look, the UK's annual military expenditure is less than 2 billion pounds. Paying off the debt of the United States, which is saved from military expenditures, and investing in the confrontation between Congo and the Soviet Union may lead to a deterioration of the financial situation."

Alan Wilson, who is already a senior bureaucrat, is very familiar with telling lies with his eyes open. The US debt was obtained in exchange for the independence of the seven million square kilometers of colonies. However, after the war, Britain did control military spending.

Compared with the United States, the United States' military expenditure has been ten times that of the United Kingdom in recent years. Compared with the patchy United Kingdom, the life of the American military is too comfortable, but Alan Wilson knows that it can be even more comfortable. For example, fighting in Vietnam.

There are three main categories of military spending: personnel funding, combat and maintenance funding, and equipment procurement funding.

Among them, the proportion of personnel funds is relatively fixed, and other small expenses are ignored. Therefore, operations and maintenance and equipment procurement have become the two most important subjects. They respectively affect the costs of responding to "current" threats and responding to "future" threats.

For the U.S. military, they are definitely not willing to spit out the fat they eat. Therefore, people have seen a situation that is often overlooked in U.S. military expenditures: equipment procurement funds, which have never been reduced. When military expenditures rise, it will rise with it; if military expenditures stop rising, it will rise even faster.

Americans are so rich, and it is not too much for Britain to ask for some financial help to solve the Congo problem for the United States. After all, the former world overlord still has to pay a little labor fee.

Alan Wilson fully demonstrated the style of old-style imperialism, saying that he could go through NATO's accounts, and even said that Britain could contact Belgium and Portugal to formulate a joint combat plan.

Then he took this plan and asked McCarthy for support. After McCarthy communicated to the country, he categorically rejected the plan listed by Alan Wilson, "NATO's duty is only to protect Europe. "

McCarthy didn't understand this. The American think tanks in Washington could see at a glance that the old British man was worse than France. If this intervention in the Congo expanded the coverage of NATO, these colonial countries would follow suit and use the United States' They used money to protect their colonies, and the excuse was the so-called Soviet threat.

It's just that France, under the leadership of de Gaulle, said this to the United States openly. The United Kingdom secretly used a plan to trap the United States. If it agreed without knowing what was going on, other countries such as Portugal and the Netherlands would follow suit in the future. They say that NATO coverage applies to one's own colonies.

Doesn’t this mean that the United States has paid money to protect the colonies of these European countries? At this time, Britain is still using these conspiracies.

Alan Wilson also knew that deceiving the United States had not succeeded, so he directly blamed it on the cabinet, showing that he was only the executor, "The Six-Party Talks, the news given to me by London is that they will be held in Basra, the important town in southern Iraq, in October. We hope that the United States and Germany will express their sincerity." , endorse this location.”

The United Kingdom is also the master of not letting go of hawks when it sees rabbits. The United States and Germany must immediately announce their participation in the Six-Party Talks, otherwise this round of Anglo-American diplomatic friction will not be over yet.