Chapter 1157 All Nations Come to Court
The Minister of Defense and the Minister of Foreign Affairs have been dealt with by him in different ways at different times. Especially the Secretary of Defense who was deeply involved in the Soviet espionage case.
As for Foreign Secretary Rab Butler, this time the merger of departments is successful, I believe he will be happy for a long time and will not imagine any vague and grand blueprint.
Edward Bridges said that Norman Brooke was willing to deal with all kinds of ministers, which was one of the reasons why he was more successful than his cabinet secretary career.
Now Alan Wilson just wants to imitate the method of supreme authority and make friends with ministers.
After the invitation was made, both of them readily agreed. The Minister of Defense in charge of military affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of diplomacy were serving him alone? Isn’t this blessing small?
The Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games is a formal demonstration of Britain's achievements in a territory that has nothing to do with the mainland.
At the same time, it is also a bait for the British to provide colonies that have not yet become independent, so countries that are currently relatively good, as well as independent former colonial countries, have all been invited. It is a grand event in the full sense of the word. .
The two ministers also knew this in their hearts, but when talking about the theme of shaping diversity, they had some doubts about it, "I wonder if this will cause some problems. Malaya is dominated by Chinese, right?"
"My minister, what kind of hatred do we have against them? Is it just because of Xiangjiang? Is this considered hatred?" Alan Wilson said nonchalantly, "Isn't it a little too informal?"
According to the standards of the 21st century, there are a total of twenty-two countries in the world that have not fought with Britain. The remaining two hundred countries have all been fought by Britain at different times. This is also normal. If you hold grudges, no country in Europe will be able to escape.
"By any standard, our relationship with the Qing government could only be regarded as friction, and it was not the same relationship as with India."
Alan Wilson said this, which is both true and double standard. At worst, when the time comes, just return Xiangjiang to a certain big country.
As for the bad relations in the 21st century that he remembers, who allowed Britain to be held hostage by the United States?
If it can stabilize its position, Britain will no longer have to be held hostage by the United States, and there will certainly be no new grudges on top of old grudges.
This time the Commonwealth Games is the stage used by Alan Wilson to unite the centripetal force of the Commonwealth.
Malaya was not a traditionally white dominion;
If Britain could support this colony, it would be a good example for the Commonwealth countries scattered across the states, and at least give these countries something to think about.
If this understanding is successfully established, it can at least extend the centripetal force of the Commonwealth for another generation.
"In a political sense, the minister is interested in taking the opportunity to mediate the Goa dispute between Portugal and India. Once successful, it will help increase Britain's influence." Alan Wilson looked at Rab Butler and said.
"Is that so?" Profumo glanced at Rab Butler with deep suspicion.
"Huh? Yes, regarding the dispute between Portugal and India, Britain has very friendly relations with both countries. It should use its diplomatic influence as much as possible to prevent them from causing disputes." Rab Butler was taken aback for a moment, and then continued talking. said.
Profumo remained silent, having determined that the Foreign Secretary's formulation of foreign policy had nothing to do with the Foreign Secretary.
"We will definitely attend when the time comes. I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess will also attend on behalf of the royal family." Profumo asked.
Alan Wilson nodded and said with gratitude to the royal family, "This is the love and care shown by Her Majesty the Queen and the royal family to the Malayan subjects. I believe the local residents will be extremely happy."
The Commonwealth Games haven't even started yet, but the excitement has already aroused throughout the Commonwealth. This time, thanks to the help of the richest woman, Ellen Wilson can only perform well and let Pamela Mountbatten have the experience of being a happy member.
"The Deputy Secretary is really eloquent," Pamela Mountbatten praised shyly, quite satisfied with her husband's care.
"Then, we diplomats make a living by just talking." Alan Wilson boasted brazenly.
Children are such a burden, so they are driven to the father-in-law's house early, so as not to disturb the two people who are in love with each other and live in their own world.
For a moment, the two of them seemed to have returned to the time when their relationship had just been established and they were able to browse the world without leaving home, waiting for the opening of the Commonwealth Games.
Malaya spent a lot of money to hold this event, especially in terms of publicity funds. After all, journalists are like this. Most media outlets need funds to support themselves. Journalists with conscience are a minority among the minority.
In terms of publicity, it focuses on the hardware facilities in Malaya that are not inferior to those in the mainland. After all, for visual animals like humans, clean and tidy buildings can often create a good first impression.
Otherwise, why would every country have a real estate stage in its development? This stage of image creation is essential.
"You are in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and you are more interested in Asia than Europe. Won't anyone be dissatisfied?" Pamela Mountbatten asked. Although her husband's doing this is good for her career, will it not cause criticism?
"What do you care about Europe? Apart from those things about the European Community, what else do you care about? About the Soviet Union?" Alan Wilson said with an expression that said, "My wife, please stop making trouble." "The confrontation with the Soviet Union must be long-term. I am now a day If I care about the Soviet Union 24 hours a day, others won't notice it. It's not Iran. I can send Mossadegh to hell if I care about it."
Just because there is one more of him in the free world, it will not immediately establish its superiority over the Soviet bloc. In fact, there will be no results without decades of internal strength and fighting to the last moment.
And even if it defeats the Soviet Union, what will happen? For example, the Soviet Union and even Russia, which is much weaker, cannot be completely destroyed except by military means.
As long as you are not careful, even the much weaker Russia can fight back, let alone the Soviet Union, a veritable superpower.
If you comb through the history of the past five hundred years, you can easily come to the conclusion that Russia in the hands of the Great Emperor was the weakest period in Russian history. This must exclude the brief chaotic period of the Khitan people.
Europe and the United States have exhausted all means except war. They have also imposed sanctions and blockades.
What can be done? It’s not like that. Russia seized the opportunity and immediately came to Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. Is this a country whose economic aggregate is not as good as South Korea?
From this we know that a country’s economic aggregate is not everything and cannot be generalized. After many years of blockade and sanctions, Russia may be the country with the least economic water in the world.
If it were any other country, having been isolated by Europe and the United States for so many years, how much of its economy would be left is a question.
It is impossible for the Soviet ideology to come back, and it is impossible for any country that has broken away from that kind of ideology to come back.
Because only they themselves know how much wealth they have gained in this process that does not belong to them, and they will be in trouble if they can go back.
The Soviet Union will definitely not come back, but that does not mean that Imperial Russia cannot come back. But fortunately, the threat of Imperial Russia is far less threatening than the Soviet Union. What can Alan Wilson do towards the Soviet Union? Wait, there's nothing he can do.
If you have this time, you might as well be busy outside Europe, such as this Commonwealth Games.
Finally, the two of them are about to set off, or in other words, the British delegation has already set off. Malaya will reimburse all the round-trip air tickets for this games. Tanzania’s Nyerere and Nigeria’s Azikwe both passed through the UK. The route established in Africa, and the Comet aircraft that stayed behind, embarked on the journey.
Alan Wilson did not even forget that King Farouk I of Egypt, you must know that the Malays, one of the two major ethnic groups in the Malayan colony, believed in the religion of peace, so that Farouk I could impersonate the Arab world. Leader.
Before King Farouk I set out, everyone from all walks of life in Egypt unanimously stated that King Farouk I would fight for the rights and interests of the people of God in Asia. The entire Malay people are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the king. The Egyptians will not go abroad anyway. How to brag is not a matter of writing.
Naturally, all the heads of Commonwealth countries and distinguished guests from the inviting countries will be invited. Those who have agreed to come forward include the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand, and of course, the sister-in-law of the Deputy Secretary-General will attend on behalf of the royal family.
"What does it mean that the British Empire is prosperous and all nations come to court?" The British team's motorcade left the airport. Alan Wilson held the newspaper and looked at the pedestrians outside the car window with great ambition.
"It seems that people here really care about this Commonwealth Games." Pamela Mountbatten, who was sitting next to her husband, retracted her gaze and told what she saw and heard.
"Of course, according to rumors, London gave up its qualification to host the Commonwealth Games and handed it over to the Pearl of the British Empire. This fully reflects the importance that Britain attaches to Malaya." Alan Wilson conveyed the hearsay .
Pamela Mountbatten frowned slightly, feeling that this matter was not simple, "Why does it sound like you did this kind of thing?"
"Don't you dare to talk nonsense!" Alan Wilson retorted righteously, "Even if it is true, I will not admit it."
It's really you. Pamela Mountbatten rolled her eyes. She felt that the tricks of spreading rumors were very familiar to her.
"It's not important whether it's right or not. What's important is not to cause surprise to the friendly countries." Alan Wilson signaled to be calm. There were also guests from India and Portugal. He also wanted to give great courtesy to the two countries.
Then they jointly put pressure on the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand who agreed to attend, hoping to achieve a win-win effect.
Due to the arrival of teams from various countries, Kuala Lumpur gradually became lively and the atmosphere of the sports games gradually increased.
Caetano of Portugal and Shastri of India, the right-hand men of Salazar and Nehru respectively, also arrived in Kuala Lumpur in the next two days. Very good, it was not the piss-drinking Prime Minister Desai who came here, otherwise This Commonwealth Games has a flavor.