Chapter 889 Britain Follows Up
Before anyone even left Aden, Alan Wilson received a telegram relayed by Whitehall.
Another telegram was sent from Kuala Lumpur, and the content was about France's order. In order to win the support of Britain in the Algerian War, France was willing to use part of its economic interests to keep Britain on its side.
Even if the United States later fought aggressively in Afghanistan, it still spent money to build certain infrastructure.
Although due to the superb financial skills of the United States, every item of construction in Afghanistan is the most expensive in history, but it cannot be denied that the United States spent money to rebuild it, but it spent too much money.
Part of this part of the raw material orders was reserved for the Malayan Colony. This was the result of Alan Wilson's active promotion. After all, he did not expect to make money, but just to ensure the operating rate. It was enough to keep the colonial industry of Malaya running.
Such a conscientious seller should be noticed by the Paris government through his wife's connections.
During the break at the successful conclusion of the Aden Conference, John also joked that once Asia's largest oil refining center in Singapore is built, he will have to rely on Alan Wilson's breath, "But after this missile test, it seems that the trouble in Poland is gradually calming down..."
"Yeah, I don't know whose idea it was to load fuel in Poland and launch it at the shooting range in Kazakhstan." Alan Wilson sighed after hearing this, "But the significance of shock is obvious. The troubles in Poland and Hungary seem to be calming down. .”
The test launch of the Soviet intercontinental missile shocked the free world, let alone the friends in its own camp. At this time, if Moscow takes advantage of the fact that the free world is dumbfounded and directly takes action to remove the thorn in the side, maybe it will calm down the matter.
"The Eastern camp is really difficult to deal with." John chuckled and said, "I think Gerald Edward is the one who is under the most pressure. Although we are more stressed than our colleagues in Africa, we still can't compare with him."
"That's true." Alan Wilson did not deny that Gerald Edward was the commissioner in Germany, which was the front line of the Cold War.
But it depends on how big the concept of East is in the mouth of colleagues. According to the traditional European perspective, the concept of the West is actually very small. An accurate summary is that west of the German border, the entire America is the rear area. Beyond Germany's eastern border it's all east.
But from the perspective of other civilizations, the concept of the West is surprisingly large. Among major countries, there are only a few that consider themselves Eastern countries. The Peace Sect is also a standard Western civilization and originated in the same place as Christianity. Most countries where the two major religions are mainstream are Western cultures.
Even Iran considers itself part of Western civilization, let alone the Soviet Union. To sum up the East and the countries that consider themselves Eastern in this way, they are nothing more than Eastern countries including India. East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia are all of the East. The rest is what is called the West.
Under this concept, the West is astonishingly large in terms of population and area, but European countries do not recognize it.
The Soviet Union is Schrödinger's Western country. When it becomes strong, it has been a part of the Western camp since ancient times. If you are weak, get out.
Alan Wilson accompanied his old colleagues around the Persian Gulf and inspected the airport project. Then he secretly left Aden with Pauline Gaudai.
I took Pauline Godard, who wanted to be a foster mother, to Kuala Lumpur and asked her to meet the potbellied Anna. Then he took off and arrived in Australia, where he appeared in front of Pamela Mountbatten.
"Why are you here?" Pamela Mountbatten asked in confusion as she looked at her husband who didn't even have a drop of blood.
"The Woomera launch site is an important asset of the United Kingdom." Alan Wilson showed his wife the telegram from Whitehall and said sternly, "The cabinet asked me to fully follow up on the blue light missile project and provide any support in any sense. . There is no doubt that this project will cost money, and all the extra expenses will have to go through my hands."
In other words, this time it was supposed to be a space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, and Britain wanted to follow suit. At least this government must follow up, whether it is missiles or rockets,
Britain has to join the race.
"A large number of personnel will soon be stationed at the Woomera launch site. My dear, if possible, can you help communicate with Canberra." Alan Wilson stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his wife's eyes, looking very solemn.
"Leave it to me." Pamela Mountbatten nodded, and then said sheepishly, "You must be disappointed that the blue light missile failed."
"Failure is the mother of success. It doesn't matter." Alan Wilson comforted him without hesitation, "This kind of project is made with money. I want to meet with the person in charge of the space center. Inform him of the mission goals planned by the government. "
Alan Wilson, who arrived in Australia, immediately went to work to verify the Wumera launch site and determine the infrastructure and capital flow. For this reason, he did not even have time to invite his sister-in-law to ride the rocket, which made Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had already experienced the joy of riding a rocket, secretly annoyed. Doesn't my brother-in-law like to be passive?
At this moment, Attlee, who replaced him as Prime Minister after the war, gave an impassioned speech to members of both parties in the House of Commons. This image also entered thousands of British households through television.
Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke, not far away from Prime Minister Attlee, looked at the Prime Minister who was trying to win support from both parties.
"The breakthrough progress in the aerospace industry will allow future competition not to be limited to two-dimensional space, but to rapidly shift to a wide range of three-dimensional space. The major powers in the world today are all competing on the same level. As a world power, Great Britain faces new challenges We will never shrink from the challenges faced by us. People of this generation will, like their ancient and glorious fathers, overcome challenges and maintain order and peace in the civilized world."
"The government will mobilize all its forces to join this competition, making it clear that Great Britain is not afraid of challenges not only on land and sea, but also in the sky."
Every time there was a gap in Prime Minister Attlee's speech, the Labor MPs who occupied half of the House of Commons burst into applause.
"The UK can get support from the Commonwealth, support from Europe, and support from anywhere. With 120,000 efforts, let us set our sights on the distant universe. Perhaps, this will be another age of exploration."
The House of Commons burst into warm applause. The Age of Discovery was a beautiful era that countless British people dream about. Britain was originally only a marginal country in Europe, but it soared into the sky during the Age of Discovery, creating the glory of an empire on which the sun never sets.
“Adversity can test a person’s character; only extraordinary circumstances can reveal extraordinary integrity; on a calm sea, all ships can compete side by side to win; when the iron fist of fate hits the vital point, only the brave and wise can deal with it calmly. "
Prime Minister Attlee ended his speech with Shakespeare's famous saying, "The whole world is a huge stage, and everyone in the world is an actor. We will make a choice and we will not regret it."
"I will never regret it." Labor MPs who occupied half of the House of Commons stood up and applauded to express support for their prime minister.
"If it weren't for the fact that the election is still far away, we are almost certain to win again." Norman Brook raised his eyebrows when he saw this scene.
Prime Minister Attlee produced a special draft budget, which was overwhelmingly passed by the House of Commons.
This draft includes an allocation of 90 million pounds to invest in aerospace development funds. Aerospace research institutions are under the unified management of the Ministry of National Defense, and military product development expenses are funded by national defense expenditures, reducing conflicts between developers and users.
Aviation departments and aviation majors have been established in 16 universities including the University of Oxford, the University of London, the University of Cambridge, the University of Bristol, the University of Manchester, the University of Glasgow, and the University of Southampton.
Set up the Royal Aeronautical Society and the British Interstellar Navigation Society on top of these universities, call on the accumulated talents to go to the Wumera launch site, and negotiate with Australia to ensure the treatment and protection of relevant researchers.
Select a cabinet minister who is also responsible for the development of aerospace to ensure that the UK attaches great importance to aerospace. The appointment unexpectedly fell to Harold Wilson, who was only forty years old. It surprised many Labor MPs.
Harold Wilson, who had just taken office, immediately packed his bags and headed to Australia to learn about the situation first-hand.
Newspapers across the UK are abuzz with discussions. Attlee, the Prime Minister who has led three governments after the war, addressed Congress in the field of aerospace. For two years, the support rate of the Conservative Party has been flat, or simply lagging behind. There has been a slight change. promote.
In the ten years after the war, Britain hardly expressed its views on international affairs, which was in sharp contrast to France's frequent wars. This move surprised many countries.
The same is true for Moscow and Washington. Khrushchev, who had just silenced his opponents in Poland with an intercontinental missile test, was preparing to calm the conflicts in Budapest and ignored this.
In distant Washington, Eisenhower and Dulles also discussed this. "I don't know if Britain just wants to turn over, or if it really recalls its past glory."
"Maybe it's both." Secretary of State Dulles was noncommittal. "Britain's recovery after the war is really amazing. Especially compared with other countries in Europe. Maybe we still gave too much aid during the war. I didn’t expect they could really adjust.”
"No matter what, we have to follow up. If the United Kingdom can face the Soviet Union's advantages and respond head-on, but we cannot, others will think that we are cowards." Eisenhower made the final decision.
Just three days later, the U.S. Senate passed an even bigger bipartisan bill to ensure full support for the aerospace industry, in response to the Soviet Union's testing of intercontinental ballistic missiles after the United Kingdom expressed its commitment to competition.
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