Chapter 1364 The Comet Goes to the East

Unknowingly, half of Harold Wilson's term has passed, and the relationship between the cabinet and Whitehall is still complicated, and Whitehall does not cooperate with all cabinet decisions.

Of course, Alan Wilson still has ways, such as creating some rumors about Prime Minister Tongsu, and then resolutely refuting these rumors. The United States also has doubts about the British Prime Minister. The root cause is that the British Prime Minister has repeatedly persuaded the United States to withdraw its troops from Southeast Asia. This kind of thing, The United States can do it secretly, but Britain's actions are known to the world, which makes it difficult for the United States to step down.

Because the delicate relationship between Britain and the United States brought about by the Prime Minister has now become a test between the two countries, but in the face of a still stable economy, this is not enough to shake Harold Wilson's approval rating.

"I am ready to talk to the Chinese." Pamela Mountbatten suddenly said these words after this victory against France, which is really surprising.

"Tell me about it." After grabbing a handful of wolfberries and soaking them, Alan Wilson waited for his wife's next words without changing his expression.

"We discovered that the Comet passenger plane appeared on the mainland route. This should be an opportunity!" Pamela Mountbatten shared the latest news with her husband. "After questioning, it was Pakistan that handed over the domestic route passenger plane to them. If we can open up such a market that we couldn’t enter before, that’s a good thing.”

There are some Comet passenger planes in operation in Pakistan. Since the relationship between a certain major country and the Soviet Union turned cold, there have been problems with demand, which has led to problems with the channels for Soviet passenger planes to enter the country. In this case, a certain big country definitely wants to walk on two legs.

Considering the current relationship with the United States, Boeing definitely has no channels to import, and it is not impossible to set its sights on the Comet passenger aircraft. Alan Wilson remembers that in the short period before the opening up, the aviation industry of a major country briefly relied on British passenger aircraft to maintain domestic flights. , such as the Trident airliner, is a British product.

Of course, the more exotic model of the Trident airliner did not appear in the UK due to the collusion between a certain richest woman who dominated the aviation industry and the supreme authority of Whitehall.

Instead, the regional model of the Comet airliner has now fallen into the sight of a certain major country.

Nowadays, the routes between China and Pakistan are operated by Comet airliners. Apparently, Pamela Mountbatten saw the Comet airliner's market in a large country and wanted to open up this market.

"Honey, what are you doing?" Pamela Mountbatten looked at her husband, looking like he was calculating with his fingers, and pretending not to be a genius when speaking.

"We can talk about anything." Alan Wilson counted the time to return to the United Nations. It seemed that it was only two years away. The world situation was changing and he should seize this opportunity. "Now is a good opportunity. The United States Let’s not talk about that, they are one of the main supporters of North Vietnam, and the Soviet Union’s relationship with them has also taken a turn for the worse in recent years. This is a good opportunity.”

Even if a major country is unable to realize the potential of the world's second largest aviation market in a short period of time, it is a good thing for the Comet airliner to gain a foothold first.

One-third of the Trident airliners in history have been sold to a certain big country. Although the Trident in Alan Wilson's mind is incomparable with the current Comet, the battle in the past few years has also been very hard. In the Americas, except for Canada, In addition to maintaining some ties with the Commonwealth, there have been no orders for Comet aircraft in recent years. That is, the models exported in the first few years of the Comet aircraft are still operating in Latin America.

Taking advantage of the current bad relationship between a certain major country and the United States and the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom should not reject this kind of trade behavior that is related to public welfare.

"Don't worry, they have pounds in their hands. Hong Kong's import and export for so many years, as well as Nyerere's current relationship with them, and the economic and trade relations that China and Africa are developing, pounds are not a problem." Alan Wilson whispered to his wife He said, "Take advantage of this opportunity to rush in. Why have we been criticizing France in the past few years? Isn't it just to prevent France from monopolizing such a large market? Now that the opportunity has come, we must not hesitate."

"I'm afraid the Americans will put pressure on me.

"Pamela Mountbatten immediately agreed upon hearing this, but also expressed her doubts.

"When necessary, the special relationship between Britain and the United States is not particularly strong, such as the aviation industry." Alan Wilson's face changed, showing a flexible moral bottom line. In fact, in the aviation industry, Britain and the United States are completely enemies. The Comet airliner in the UK is related to the future of 80,000 families.

If your Boeing passenger plane can't get in, don't drag the British Comet passenger plane. We are not competing in the same market. What does it have to do with the UK if you can't get in? If we don't pay attention, it will be too late. Ping-pong diplomacy, China fever, and returning to the United Nations can progress very quickly as long as they have a beginning.

"I asked several Chinese entrepreneurs in Kuala Lumpur and Xiangjiang to ask. If there is no problem, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue an invitation. Although our two countries have not established diplomatic relations, this is not a problem."

"What's more, the family can do things reliably." Pamela Mountbatten smiled happily and handed over the matter to the head of the family.

Of course, the price issue is still important. If more than twenty aircraft can be ordered, Pamela Mountbatten is willing to give a price of no more than 3.5 million pounds, which can be said to be very sincere.

We are about to enter the 1970s, and the cost of the Comet airliner is no longer the same as it was back then. The cost of three and a half million pounds is not much, and this is not the price of a regional airliner. Considering the size of a large country, it is not suitable for Pakistan's regional airliners can only be said to be barely adequate.

"I didn't say everything went smoothly. After all, we have been isolated for almost twenty years. Communication on many things may not be so fast. This is why I think we should start right away." Alan Wilson did not give everything, but pointed out The difficulty is that it is not as simple as finding a woman of the same status as your wife to have a child.

But first, Alan Wilson's current priority is attending Robert F. Kennedy's funeral, having already attended two of the Kennedy family's funerals. Since it was not the first time, he was familiar with many things, and he also gave a speech, hoping that the murderer would be punished severely, and so on.

There is absolutely no concern that the murderer of Martin Luther King Jr. in Xisha is living a good life in Australia. Different things naturally have different responses. The delay in arresting the murderer of Martin Luther King Jr. helps spread conspiracy theories, so after discovering After the murderer fled to England, Alan Wilson relented and allowed him to escape to Australia.

"John's children are my children, Jacqueline. As long as there is any need for help, I will do my best."

Ellen Wilson looked solemn, as if she would go through fire and water for her friend. Although the former president's wife was disrespectful to the supreme queen when she visited the UK, that was all in the past.

If Jacqueline can correct her mistakes in the future, this will not be a problem. Alan Wilson is willing to take in this Kennedy legacy. Absolutely no personal emotions involved.

At this time, Jie Linkui had no idea. After Robert Kennedy was also assassinated, she felt that the Kennedy family had become an assassination target and that she and her two children were in danger. When she heard her husband's brother's friend say this, it suddenly dawned on her that she was going to leave the United States with her two children.

"Sir Wilson, thank you so much." Jacqueline looked sad. At this time, the United States made her feel dangerous no matter where she was.

"My respect for John and Robert prompted me to do this. Everyone understands that they are outstanding and respectable politicians." Since becoming cabinet secretary, Alan Wilson's practice of speaking has regressed. , but fortunately Jacqueline is not a difficult politician to deal with, and is still within range.

Alan Wilson not only acted like this in front of Jacqueline, but also left a deep impression on the Kennedy children, implying that if Jacqueline and her family come to the UK one day, they will receive all kinds of care, no worse than the Kennedy family. .

Writing a bad check is not a problem. As long as Jacqueline arrives in the UK, Alan Wilson will naturally have the means to do everything he has promised now.

A month later, Jacqueline set foot on British soil with her two children. Pamela Mountbatten was very dissatisfied, "You asked her to come? What charm does she have that makes you do this?"

"Dear, you misunderstood. I was just helping the Kennedy brothers as a friend and had no other intention. In fact, I still remember how Jacqueline and Kennedy were disrespectful to Her Majesty the Queen when they visited the UK." Allen Wilson replied calmly, "I am willing to be friends with Jacqueline and treat her as a business card. Maybe it will be good for your career."

"Really!" Pamela Mountbatten looked suspicious, as if she had doubts about her husband's character. "Then it's okay for me to meet her?"

"No problem!" Alan Wilson replied cheerfully, "After the assassination of the Kennedy brothers, there will definitely be a lot of conspiracy theories in the United States. This is a good card."

What Alan Wilson can do is actually only do some escort work, such as contacting a major country to buy and sell the Comet airliner.

But he didn't expect that it would be difficult to prepare for it, but it took more than a year because of the order for the Comet airliner. But this matter had to be done sooner or later. Even if it didn't go well, he had to persevere. In this sense, this is a formal return of British-funded enterprises from a certain field to a certain big country.

Pamela Mountbatten was also very attentive. In the name of the group, she invited a civil aviation representative from a major country to the British Aviation Expo, and at the same time offered to reimburse the round-trip travel expenses.

Alan Wilson then vetoed the promise, "If you do this, the other party may think you look down on them, so don't expect to use such small favors to achieve your goals."