Chapter 948 The French’s Old Friend

"Then why are you asking about the situation of the French Communist Party?" Pamela Mountbatten's eyes flashed with doubts, and she tilted her head and said, "They are all the permanent undersecretaries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you can't get the information you want, you really can't do it directly. Call MI6.”

The key is whether MI6 is reliable? Alan Wilson said to himself, compared with the French Communist Party and the Cambridge Five, who is not necessarily valued more?

"The main reason is that the French Communist Party's position is suitable for doing this kind of thing. Although I have just returned to Europe, what is certain is that judging from its long-standing position and the influence of the Soviet Union, the French Communist Party should advocate giving up colonies. Some words are based on They said it made more sense.”

"Tell me about it!" Pamela Mountbatten knew as soon as she heard this that her husband was taking risks again. The so-called proposal was not as simple as it seemed.

"Algeria is the largest European immigrant community in Africa. There are millions of French immigrants. I don't believe that France has not attracted any supporting groups for so many years. Berbers are a minority. There must be some who have good relations with French immigrants. Well, even if there are only one million supporters in France, that’s two million people.”

"Algeria has been at war over the years. The population growth should not be large, and the growing population cannot reach adulthood so quickly, because those who died in the war were all able to fight with guns. France's attitude towards colonies is well known, especially the French view that Algeria, as a native country, treated the rebels very cruelly, and some sources believe that the number of deaths over the years has been in the millions."

"Then let's do some calculations. Among the total population of nine million, there are two million French immigrants and supporters. The remaining seven million, after deducting women and children, the remaining three million men have been wiped out. With a population of one million, Algeria’s rebels actually have very little potential to mobilize.”

"There is no place in the world where men can be wiped out in war. The so-called unyielding fighting spirit always has a limit. The current strength of France's troops in Algeria is almost the same as the total number of potential mobilizations of the rebels. Far. Right?”

"I haven't heard any similar information, but the oil producing areas in Algeria have always been firmly in the hands of the French." Pamela Mountbatten thought for a moment and said, "Is this a piece of evidence?"

"The oil-producing areas have always been firmly in the hands of the French, which can be regarded as evidence." Alan Wilson thought for a long time, "I hope that the French Communist Party can point out from a humanistic perspective that the French government is committing genocide during the anti-war protests. , and used data as evidence to show that Algerians are on the verge of extinction, and out of pure goodwill, let the Paris government abandon Algeria and allow the local independence.”

"Ha..." Pamela Mountbatten heard this and looked at her husband who was so evil that he was bleeding. "Are you afraid that the French will stop and use their hands to drive out all the Algerians?"

"You can't use such ugly words. What do you mean by killing them all?" Alan Wilson denied flatly. "They are obviously Gobi French. They are France's internal affairs. It is too ugly to use ethnic cleansing."

Alan Wilson did not deny that spreading such remarks during protest marches might serve to remind the French that the potential Algerian troops would be wiped out if they pressed harder.

But this can't be said to be a bad thing. After all, he is a person who thinks he has the talents of a prime minister. Drinking and singing about life while massacring the city is what a prime minister should do. And it’s not the UK that does this. If the French want to kill people, what does it have to do with the UK?

The French are ruthless in dealing with the colonies, and they may be able to gain some strategic space for Britain. The responsibility is all French, but Britain may benefit, so why not do it?

"Why don't you remind the French through diplomatic channels?" Pamela Mountbatten looked at her husband sideways, knowing clearly that this matter was not an honor at all, but she pushed herself to find a way.

"Dear, I am the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If I get involved, I may be mistaken for representing the British attitude. As we all know, we are different from the French.

There was always an open attitude towards colonial independence. "

Alan Wilson straightened his back, looking like an old-fashioned British gentleman, as if he was not the one who had just harbored evil intentions.

This matter is difficult to say, because France is currently at a special node, because the financial pressure caused by the Algerian War has already overwhelmed France. This led to fierce conflicts between the left and right factions in France.

Regarding the colonial issue, two opposing attitudes have formed in France from the beginning: the French Communist Party and its supporters advocated the independence of the colonies and opposed the government's implementation of colonial policies; the right-wing and centrist forces advocated the continued retention of rule over the colonies.

The United States, which belongs to the same Western alliance as France, in order to compete with the old colonial empires for interests in Asia and Africa, promoted neo-colonialism under the banner of "anti-colonialism" and did not agree with France's hard-line colonial policy.

Moreover, due to the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the United States was extremely concerned about the strength of the Cold War front in Western Europe. External colonial wars required a large part of France's resources to be diverted to colonial plans, leaving France with an empty domestic strength. This was not in line with the United States' purpose of strengthening the Western Alliance to counter the Soviet Union, thus causing tension between France and the United States.

However, in order to get rid of the predicament of the colonial war, France had to further seek help from the United States economically and militarily, and seek help from the United States politically and diplomatically, and was reduced to a junior partner of the United States. The French people therefore opposed American interference and control and demanded that the government end the colonial war.

This does not include the French garrison in Algeria. The military will continue to fight.

So many reasons have led to the grand scene in France where supporters of all parties are gathering together, and this kind of street politics is an excellent place to spread opinions. It not only spreads quickly, but also has sufficient depth.

That's why Alan Wilson asked his wife to see if she could add fuel to the current street politics in France.

As for whether the French Communist Party will win the final victory in this street political showdown.

That is absolutely impossible. The more extreme the idea, the easier it is to spread in a street political environment. Extreme speech is always easier to gain adherents than rational speech, which is a characteristic of street politics.

In the confrontation of street politics, if the French Communist Party resolutely ends its rule over Algeria, it is likely to become the second Jaurès. Jaurès was the leader of the French Socialist Party before the First World War and an eloquent defender of peace. Those who have great confidence in the Second International regard it as the mainstay.

As war approached, he called for its containment and was assassinated by a nationalist fanatic.

"Actually, I want to see what Americans would do if they saw such a scene?" Alan Wilson said with his arms around his wife's shoulders, "From the perspective of dismantling French colonial influence, Americans should There is a political force that supports the end of colonization, but this political force is the French Communist Party, so this choice is definitely interesting.”

"I just came back to London, just playing tricks." Pamela Mountbatten muttered angrily, "It depends on whether you can make me motivated. My body has always been weak recently."

"Want to ride on a rocket?" Alan Wilson chuckled, "Your husband will definitely let you experience the joy of manned spaceflight."

"In a few days, I will be Baroness Wilson." Pamela Mountbatten hooked her husband's neck and groaned, "I want to help you do bad things, so you deserve to work hard."

For Alan Wilson, being knighted was actually not something worth preparing for. He also knew in his heart that instead of being granted a title to him, this baronet was more like Mrs. Thatcher, because it was difficult for a woman to directly grant him a title. , so it was given to Mrs. Thatcher’s husband.

Isn't the fundamental reason still that Pamela Mountbatten is now the real richest man in Britain, and she has tied up many nobles to explore Australia? This wave created a trend, and as a result, Alan Wilson alone now knows that there are at least ten heirs of earls and dukes living in Australia for half of the year.

If it were not for the seats in the House of Lords, there would probably be more nobles living in Australia. After all, although the land cannot be escaped, it does not need to be taken care of at all times. This is not the case with newly developed mineral resources.

With this understanding of the Mountbatten family pendant, Alan Wilson was manipulated by his wife at will, and under the witness of a group of dukes and counts, he became one of the more than 1,600 barons in the UK.

In fact, as long as his wife is happy, it doesn't matter. Who knows that this richest woman in Britain was trained by his words and deeds from an early age. Some sour remarks can be classified as jealousy.

"You say I'm a softie, but if you're capable, you can eat it too." Alan Wilson, who had finished his knighthood, held Pamela Mountbatten's hand with both hands on his waist, and the expression on his face said it all.

"Thank you all for coming today. My husband and I are very grateful." Pamela Mountbatten knew her husband's thoughts very well. "As Mrs. Wilson, I will keep the guests who came today in mind."

"Is this the network of the richest man in Britain?" Magins finally squeezed over and said in surprise, "Now you are like me, Alan."

"It's different, you are a lord. Dear Lord Sheffield!" Alan Wilson said that there was an essential difference. From a baron to a civilian, he would not accept it at all.

There are a large number of barons in British politics, especially among the Conservative Party.

The knighthood that Pamela Mountbatten had been thinking about since the beginning of the year has finally come to an end. Early the next morning, a piece of news came. The French government announced that the franc had devalued by 16.7%.

"Dear!" Pamela Mountbatten hugged her husband for a long time without letting go, her eyes full of admiration. "If it weren't for you, I would have suffered a big loss this time. The French really let the franc depreciate so much, and they almost lost it. It’s been harvested.”