Chapter 980 Who Is the Enemy?

From the perspective of the United States, Iran's three-part world structure is not unbreakable, and the United Kingdom is obviously the weakest party in the three-part world. Since Mossadegh is welcomed by Iran, Washington will use this support to achieve its own goals.

In modern times, Britain and Russia have divided their spheres of influence from Iran, and even invaded Iran during World War II.

The United States is different from the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, which have historical baggage. At least for now, the United States can still stand with Iran as an outsider, excluding the United Kingdom first.

On the way to meet the foreign secretary, Alan Wilson was also thinking about the backers of Tehran. In fact, I just want to know who is more suspicious, the United States or the Soviet Union. In terms of geographical location, it is the Soviet Union, and in terms of national strength, it is the United States. Anyway, it cannot be Pahlavi.

Although Britain is no longer an empire on which the sun never sets, it cannot be dealt with by Iran alone. This time, Iran's attitude was obviously very abnormal. "The reason why the minister is very angry must be related to the election year."

"That's right." After hearing what his old colleague said, Alan Wilson asked, "Has the Labor Party decided to choose a good time to dissolve Parliament and start a general election?"

"I just said it's possible." John shrugged. "This is all my guess, but what can politicians be so angry about? I can't think of anything else except the election."

"Indeed, maybe it is really related." Alan Wilson was stunned, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

Thirteen years have passed since 1945, and it is almost the end of the year.

It is really possible for the Labor Party, which has been reelected for three terms, to do this. The electoral system of parliamentary countries is different from that of the United States. Take the five-year term of the British Prime Minister as an example. He usually chooses the third or fourth year of the term, when the support rate is high, to facilitate re-election.

Why didn't you do this the first two times? The reason for this is that in the first two general elections after the war, the Labor Party had an absolute advantage over the Conservative Party, leading the Conservative Party by hundreds of seats. In that case, there was no significant change in public opinion, and the Labor Party could finish its term.

Once there are not many leading seats, the ruling party in a parliamentary country will choose to hold an early election. If this is the case, then the Labor Party may have high hopes for Harold Wilson's trip to the Middle East, and then use it to boost support to start the general election.

This would explain why Harold Wilson was so angry this time. For politicians, whoever threatens his support is his enemy.

Sometimes an opportunity only comes once. If you don’t believe it, just ask former Foreign Secretary Morrison. He lost once at a critical moment. The gap caused by it was never caught up in his life, and he was suppressed by Attlee for his whole life.

When they arrived at the hotel where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation was staying, the oncoming colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs all saluted Alan Wilson with their attention, which was regarded as welcoming the return of their immediate boss.

Alan Wilson also nodded and directly asked Dixon to take him to meet the Foreign Secretary. "The Minister has been very agitated these days."

"I understand." Alan Wilson nodded, then opened the door and entered the room.

Cloudy days are rare in the Middle East, especially in Basra. The weather at this time is like Harold Wilson's mood.

It was under such circumstances that Alan Wilson met the minister. The minister tried his best to hide his true thoughts and asked the deputy minister if his trip to the Far East was fruitful.

"It is very good. It is a model of a diverse and coexisting society. It is also an eye-opener for representatives of British Africa." Considering the mood of the Foreign Secretary at this time, Alan Wilson should not have said this, but he still felt that the minister now needed a good News, he announced the good news in a brisk voice, "As long as the local government continues to provide support, the previously envisioned strategy will be a great success."

"Is there no problem?" Harold Wilson asked absently, not yet getting out of his depressed mood.

"Except for the uneven economic development, the Chinese account for 83% of the entire Malayan economy." Alan Wilson asked himself, and then said, "This may cause some ethnic problems.

But development always comes at a cost. "

The Chinese in Malaya account for a relative majority, but they are indeed the main force in the colonial economic development. This did not start now. It was also the case at the beginning. It is just that the wave of open immigration after the war has made this problem more serious because the number of Chinese has increased.

"Is this going to be a problem?" Harold Wilson asked in surprise, "Alan, you know how important Malaya is to Britain now."

"I'm glad that the minister thinks so." Alan Wilson nodded and explained, "When we allocated land, we took care of the Malays. Even if it is the land ownership on the books now, the Malays still account for the majority. But even if we rely on land In the rubber industry, the Chinese now have an advantage. The Chinese have made money by renting land, and the Malays have handed over the land to collect rent. What can we do?"

Anyway, Alan Wilson can't think of a way, but fortunately it is only for leasing and not for sale. A large number of contracts are for five years. The Malays can then increase the rent to improve their lives.

"I'm just worried that it will cause instability in Malaya. Don't arouse the resentment of the Bamboo Curtain. Or the regime supported by the Americans will reach out." Harold Wilson said with a worried face. Now he is worried about the problems in Iran. He couldn't even imagine if something happened to Malaya.

"We are still in communication with the mainland. This time, under the strict supervision of the Royal Navy, the goods successfully arrived. As for Chang Gong, he definitely has this intention, but he definitely does not have the ability."

Alan Wilson said with contempt, "We have enough reasons to believe that he will never disappoint when he disappoints."

Alan Wilson reassured ministers not to stereotype Chinese people. Since we live on this earth, even within a single nation, there are different groups. Some are worthy of attention while others cannot be supported by mud.

Obviously Chang Gong's group is the latter. The reason why Alan Wilson said that Chang Gong has this intention is because Chang Gong's group of people definitely meet the definition of overestimating one's capabilities. The combat manual of Chang Gong's army clearly stated how to use excessive force and change people's species after counterattack.

That is not the combat manual of the 1930s, but the artillery party's combat manual of the 1980s. It can be seen that when it comes to this kind of problem, those people on Scam Island would always rather kill three thousand people by mistake than let one go.

However, facing the British, it was not that he looked down on Swindle Island. Chang Gong's courage was limited to his own nation, colonists like the British, and even those with the strength of Portugal, he would never dare to offend.

Just because Chang Gong's opponent is very powerful, it doesn't mean that Chang Gong is also very powerful. This is definitely a misunderstanding.

Chang Gong did last longer than South Vietnam, but how much larger was his territory than South Vietnam? After the U.S. troops withdrew from South Vietnam, South Vietnam still persisted for two years. Chang Gong only persisted for one year longer than South Vietnam even though its territory was dozens of times larger than that of South Vietnam.

This is the true level of Mr. Chang. During Alan Wilson's tenure in Malaya, the anti-British elements in general also included the Cannon Party, and many people disappeared from the world. There was no protest until he left office.

Harold Wilson heard that Alan Wilson was transiting from Karachi and asked about the situation in India.

Alan Wilson also gave the answer, "Nehru's ability is higher than that of Chang Gong, but he is an Indian. Even Nehru's discovery of India said in the book that Indians are boastful and hope that India can learn from China. People’s pragmatic spirit. It is true that we respect India’s current international status, but if Indians continue to feel good about themselves, they will definitely suffer big losses.”

India has a high reputation internationally, which is a fact at this time. Even Alan Wilson can't remember how many times he has been given the role of mediator in the past few years, and how many local leaders who want independence have gone to India to visit the docks.

However, this will all come to an abrupt end when India hits the wall. As long as that war begins, India will change from the leader of the Third World, the leader of emerging countries, and the mediator of international affairs to a dispensable role.

There is no way, the international community is such a reality. India suffered two humiliations after independence, both of which were related to China.

One was a war, and the other was a sports meeting. The Commonwealth Games hosted by India were just two years away from the imperial capital. Countries are participating from all over the world. You must know that the Commonwealth includes four of the Five Eyes. As a result, India has used this kind of national strength.

Faced with questions from India, Alan Wilson maintained his usual rhetoric of not being a small nice but a big nice.

This optimistic attitude finally made Harold Wilson feel relieved. He shook his head and said, "Alan, I have a problem now. The solution you discussed with Mossadegh last time is not recognized by Iran."

"There must be someone behind Tehran who is sincerely inviting us. The Soviet Union is unlikely. Our suspicious allies, whose blood is thicker than water, may take the opportunity to squeeze out British influence in Iran."

Alan Wilson analyzed unhurriedly, "Negotiations still need to be negotiated. Even if the road ahead is tortuous, we must maintain a sense of calm. But if it is really the United States that is responsible, this is definitely just the beginning. The United States wants to accept us And on French territory, this time should be considered a landmark event.”

Speaking of this, Alan Wilson suddenly felt like he had won. If Iran's attack could make Britain realize the smiling attitude of the United States, this would be a good thing. It would be better than an accident in the Suez Canal that woke Britain up.

Problems in Iran and accidents in the Suez Canal are not the same difficulty. Once an accident occurs in the latter, there is no way to remedy it, but the former is acceptable.

"Do you have any solutions?" Harold Wilson was confused and hoped that the deputy secretary of state could answer.

Alan Wilson wanted to say no, but he said, "Inform France about this first. Britain and France are in the same environment on this issue, and France's support is very important."