Chapter 520 Struggle for Leadership
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"Arafat's speech is worth copying!" After leaving the venue, Alan Wilson bought different newspapers. It was obvious that all major Egyptian newspapers highly praised King Farouk I's speech.
Although it is not the gun and olive branch of the freedom fighters, it has lost a little charm after the change, but there is no way to change it. After all, the King of Egypt is not an armed leader like Arafat who has been hammered by Israel. Currently, the Arab League countries still believe that if the United States had not sent troops from Greece to intervene, the Arab coalition would have won.
In the evening, Alan Wilson met with Saeed, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Iraq, and talked about the speech of King Farouk I of Egypt. Saeed also thought this speech was very wonderful, and then kept silent.
Before Said came to Cairo, Princess Badia had already communicated with him and knew that there would be someone from the UK to discuss things with him at this meeting.
"Dear Prime Minister Saeed, hello!" Alan Wilson opened the door very enthusiastically, and before the other party could react, he turned around and closed the door of Hedy Rama's room.
It's a secret operation again. It can be said that Alan Wilson is already very familiar with this kind of work. It was not even the first time he met Prime Minister Saied in Cairo.
Even the royal guard composed of Christians in the Kingdom of Iraq was Alan Wilson's suggestion?
"As mentioned before, with the current strength of Iraq, it is actually quite difficult to compete with Egypt for the leadership of the Arab world. Egypt's population is more than four times that of Iraq. Although Egypt is extremely poor in resources, it can The existence of the Suez Canal makes it difficult for Britain to give up its support for Egypt." Alan Wilson said about the daytime meeting, "Of course I still think that Iraq is still more capable of leading the Arab world, and this is not just because of its relationship with Palestine. Princess Dia’s personal friend, but she really thinks so.”
"Mr. Wilson, do you really think so?" Prime Minister Nouri Said asked incredulously, "You don't just think so verbally."
"Look at the barren land of Egypt!" Alan Wilson shook his head slightly and said with pity, "The land that can be inhabited in Egypt is just the two sides of the Nile River. It is huge from the map, but what is its use? The Kingdom of Iraq is different , with the two river basins in hand, and its own oil and gas resources, it has the skeleton of a normal country, which Egypt really does not have."
If this were Egypt in the 21st century, with a population of over 100 million and still growing, Alan Wilson would not try to make love with Sir Barron, but simply leave Egypt to the United States and make a chic retreat. .
Egypt decades later, the only country in the world that can afford to support Egypt and keep Egypt stable is the United States.
It doesn't exist at all. Egypt's attitude becomes softer as time goes by, which is closely related to Egypt's declining food self-sufficiency rate.
During the Nasser period, Egypt was still barely self-sufficient, maintaining a self-sufficiency rate of over 80%.
The food self-sufficiency rate fell to 70% in the 1970s and has continued to decline since then. In the 1980s, food security problems became increasingly serious. In 1980, Egypt's food self-sufficiency rate dropped to 57%. Five years later, it was less than 50%.
In the 21st century, Egypt will be able to maintain a self-sufficiency rate of 40% due to a bumper harvest. If the weather was not favorable back then, the self-sufficiency rate would have been 20%. Except for the United States, no other country can guarantee Egypt's food security.
During the Nasser era, Egypt also imported food, but it would not cut off imports and the country would starve. He naturally had the capital to be tough.
Although Iraq is not an absolutely livable zone, it is much better than Egypt in terms of hardware. Of course, it has the ability to dominate the Arab world. No wonder that after Saddam came to power, he began to ignore Egypt and replaced Egypt as the Arab country. The new big brother of the world.
"Although there are no pyramids in Iraq, there is Sumerian civilization in Iraq. The two river basins are no worse than the Nile River. Alan Wilson pondered for a moment and said, "And I know that within the Kingdom of Iraq, whether at the royal family or the government level, In fact, they are all dissatisfied with Egypt. I suggested that the British Empire support the Kingdom of Iraq. Although it was not adopted because of the Suez Canal issue, the Kingdom of Iraq can fight for it on its own. I will help speak at the venue. After all, the relationship between the royal family is still closer to the Kingdom of Iraq. "
Faisal II is still studying in London. Alan Wilson is not talking nonsense. He even met the underage king when Crown Prince Elizabeth got married.
Although he has not communicated this matter with the cabinet, he believes that the cabinet must have high hopes for Faisal II, who was raised in England.
"Why can't Britain speak for itself?" Prime Minister Nouri Said asked with a frown.
"Dear Prime Minister, your words remind me of an unpleasant experience. It was relatively rare during the British rule in India. I personally have no sense of guilt about the colonial history. For the Kingdom of Iraq, without the British, today The royal family will not be king in Iraq, and you, the prime minister, are not the prime minister."
Alan Wilson chuckled, "Are you going to let the UK personally send troops to help Iraq suppress the dissatisfied countries in the Arab world, and then be happy if you personally admit that the Kingdom of Iraq is the leader of the Arab world? Nehru also thought the same way at the time. So did Sukarno of Indonesia. think."
"Why do you all take it for granted that Britain must devote all its energy to helping you, and what about you? Just sit there and watch?"
"There is no doubt that from the perspective of oil resources, the UK will definitely pay attention to the area around the Persian Gulf. But you can't expect the UK to side with Iraq and ignore Egypt, right? After all, this is something the Kingdom of Iraq must fight for."
"If Iraq has no problem with this, I believe it will be easier to negotiate with the UK in the future."
In the end, Alan Wilson issued a blank check, saying that once the Kingdom of Iraq has proven its capabilities, future negotiations with the United Kingdom can be expected.
Prime Minister Nouri Said left the hotel where Alan Wilson was staying, saying he would consider it carefully. Before leaving, I glanced at the ladies' black Arabic robes on the shelf.
"Finally gone!" Hedy Lamarr came out of the room at this time and asked, "Have you finished talking?"
"That's almost it. After all, it's cooperation, and it's also good for the Kingdom of Iraq." Alan Wilson said to the place where the Arab black robe was hanging, "But he should have discovered that there was a woman in the room. I just didn't know this Underneath the black robe used to conceal her identity, she is not an Arab woman."
"How many people like you are there?" Hedy Lamarr's face turned red when Alan Wilson mentioned the black robe. This man insisted on letting her wear a black robe to show her innocence.
"What's wrong with me? Isn't this to hide your identity? Just do as the Romans do." Alan Wilson stared directly into Hedy Lamarr's eyes until the latter looked away and whispered in dissatisfaction, "Then I have to wear a black robe like you."
"You haven't tried it before, and you want to give it a try." Alan Wilson picked up Hedy Lamarr and carried her into the bedroom regardless of her resistance. "Today I want you to know that the imperial civil servants are carrying a heavy burden... …”
The Egyptian people were in a good mood when the meeting was held. The newspapers had already compared Farouk I to Ali Pasha, but as the meeting progressed, more inside information was revealed.
In particular, the Kingdom of Iraq's challenge to Egypt's status surprised many Egyptians. Subsequently, more heated exchanges at the meeting were revealed, and details about the struggle between Iraq and Egypt for leadership in the Arab world diluted the good mood of the Egyptian people.
"The challenge issued by the Kingdom of Iraq to Egypt has divided the British delegation, with some members leaning towards supporting the Kingdom of Iraq," Izvestia said with exclusive inside information.
This report cast a shadow over the originally united Arab League meeting. The news also spread to the Kingdom of Iraq, and Iraqis also knew that Prime Minister Nouri Said was in Cairo to fight for the leadership of the Kingdom of Iraq in the Arab world.
As for Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia was a soy sauce in the era. In 1949, the world still valued military power.
Even Syria can be considered a giant in the Arab world, and Jordan has a higher status than Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's status is only slightly stronger than that of Lebanon, and compared with several warring countries, its status is obviously inferior.
Egypt has the largest population in the Arab world and has long been the center of Arab culture. Iraq is located in the two river basins and has good military strength. It is also the main force in the Palestinian-Israeli war. They are still the same family as the Jordanian royal family!
Compared with these countries, Saudi Arabia has little say in the Arab League. This is completely different from Saudi Arabia's status as a reservoir of petrodollars in the 21st century.
One part of the British delegation favoring the Kingdom of Iraq, in fact Alan Wilson himself, did not say much on a day when Prime Minister Nouri Said questioned Egypt's leadership.
Then the news that Prime Minister Nouri Said took the initiative to find Alan Wilson was leaked out very naturally and without any accident.
We, the British, have our own national conditions here, and major news must be leaked when it is time to leak it. Some Egyptians staying in the hotel even said that they saw with their own eyes that Nouri Said gave Alan Wilson a girl.
"Tsk, tsk, those Egyptians don't know that Arab girls don't exist, but I really have a Jewish young woman here." Alan Wilson held the newspaper and teased Hedy Lamarr.
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