Chapter 1014 The Sterling Crisis

This result is diametrically opposite to the optimism that Australia has been experiencing lately, and the public opinion accepted by the Australians is that Britain and France also have sovereignty claims over Antarctica, and that more than half of the entire Antarctic Conference has sovereignty claims.

Even if the United States does not have a claim to Antarctica, it would not be opposed to it in any way, even if it were in the same language and race.

If you think about it, it seems that the only country that can oppose it is the Soviet Union itself.

With the firm support of Britain and France, and the solidarity of more than half of the Antarctic countries, the United States only needs to take a little bias, and Australia’s claim to Antarctic sovereignty will be finalized.

However, Australia’s dream of a flying dragon riding its face did not become a reality, and the final outcome of the Antarctic Conference was the exact opposite of what the Australians thought, which at once led to a public outcry throughout the country, eager to find out why such an outcome had occurred.

Not to mention the disappointment spreading within Australia, which was naturally guided by Pamela Mountbatten, who had been taught by word of mouth.

Things were far from over in Paris, and US Secretary of State Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Macmillan, didn’t just sign the Antarctic Treaty in Paris, the two countries had their own business to talk about.

The talk was naturally about the Iranian oil crisis, which has been going on for a long time, and finding a solution that would be acceptable to both sides.

For Macmillan the foreign minister with a U.S. mother, Alan Wilson is still quite distrustful, always afraid that Macmillan find an opportunity to sell the United Kingdom, to know that it is when he was prime minister, signed the Nassau agreement.

Allen Wilson viewed the foreign minister as the equivalent of the Soviets seeing an enemy of the people.

But in his talks with Dulles, Macmillan didn’t give the US any promises either, and the first meeting ended inconclusively.

Although Macmillan is the Foreign Secretary, the person who really makes the decisions about Britain’s foreign policy is the former former Foreign Secretary, now Prime Minister Aidan, who makes Aidan consider himself an insider in the field of diplomacy.

U.S. Secretary of State Dulles elaborated on the U.S. view of the Iranian oil crisis, hoping that Britain would drop the sanctions and that the U.S. would seek a solution that would preserve British interests as much as possible, as well as elaborating on Iran’s important role in containing Soviet influence in the Middle East.

Macmillan, on the other hand, said that Britain could not accept such a move that was unjustified and trampled on Britain’s dignity.

As we all know, the oil agreement between Britain and the Middle East countries has been modified, not in the original I take all, but the same as the United States of America, a family of half, this behavior of the Iranian government, simply unjustified.

“It was Allen who adjusted the distribution of oil profits at that time.” Macmillan pointed to Alan Wilson, who was present, and introduced him.

“Uh, it’s me.” Pointed at by the suspect in such a way, Allen Wilson instantly sobered up and nodded.

“Britain should be looking out for the greater good of the free world instead of getting bent out of shape like it is now.” Dulles frowned slightly, “Sometimes sacrifice is inevitable in the face of never-before-seen enemies.”

Allen Wilson raised an eyebrow and looked to MacMillan ready to hear what the suspect had to say in response.

“Is it like the situation in Cuba?” Macmillan said with a cold smile, “Britain deserves some sacrifice? Is that how America works in the diplomatic field? Disregarding the traditional friendship between Britain and the United States, Britain’s interests are to be sacrificed for the sake of some regional interests?”

“Mr. Macmillan, what the Secretary of State means is for Britain and Iran to each take a step back. It’s not that Britain will be sacrificed for nothing, as long as Britain can express goodwill first, there is room for maneuver on our side.” Undersecretary of State Smith glanced at the undying Dulles excuse for a face and said, “It’s not to force Britain to make any concessions.”

Cuba was the scales of the Dulles brothers, and very few people dared to speak about Cuba in front of the Secretary of State because it would offend the two brothers, a Secretary of State and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

By this time Cuba was under Castro’s control, forming a government that included figures from various parties with different leanings against Batista. The new regime achieved fundamental social and economic changes, implemented a platform of land reform and industrial development, nationalized the property of American companies and the local large and middle bourgeoisie, and carried out a policy of opposing imperialist intervention and defending the country’s independence.

This is in the eyes of the United States, properly a Soviet Union appeared on the doorstep, the entire United States attitude towards Cuba has turned sharply downward, the two Dulles brothers are the first to bear the brunt.

“Under Secretary Smith, the Iranian matter is very complicated, we may still need to take our time to discuss it. Even the closest allies don’t have to be consistent in everything don’t they.” Alan Wilson smiled and said to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Smith.

Just a few days ago, when talking about Antarctic affairs, this was how the other party replied to him, it was truly heavenly.

Smith opened his mouth, as if regretting his slack attitude of a few days ago, and should not have said things so bluntly.

Each made his position clear, the greatest result of this Anglo-American meeting, and Macmillan and Dulles each left.

“It’s important to get the Iranian issue out of the way as soon as possible.” Dulles and his deputy Smith said so, “Once the delay is long, it may affect the general election. Something must be done to force Britain’s hand.”

Almost at the same time, Alan Wilson suggested to the Honorable Foreign Secretary, “The United States is going to have a general election next year, and they should be even more anxious than we are, so I think it is still possible to continue to fight for it.”

I don’t know whether it is a coincidence or not, but at this moment both Britain and the United States, have the mentality that 800,000 against 600,000, the advantage is mine.

Only the United States is really think so, the British side is only Alan Wilson pretend to think so. The gap in national strength is still irreparable, even if the United Kingdom has gotten rid of the aftermath of World War II.

But if and the U.S. flipped, it is estimated that the Conservative government still have to have a certain amount of determination to do, just an Iranian issue, is not enough to let the British produce such determination.

Without Iran, Britain still has Iraq, and Kuwait, and a series of emirates that will form the United Arab Emirates in later years.

Dulles wanted to finalize the Iranian issue quickly because of the upcoming elections in the United States. And it was because of the election that Alan Wilson suggested Britain should drag out the Iranian oil crisis.

The next few meetings, Macmillan, the nominal British Foreign Secretary, could only elaborate on the British position because of the presence of Aidan, the Prime Minister, in which case the two countries naturally could not talk their way out of the situation.

Dulles and Macmillan can not stay in other countries for a long time, and ultimately this interview can only come to an end, only for the U.S. Secretary of State and the British Foreign Secretary, the two of them left, there are still remaining undersecretaries of state and permanent undersecretaries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in.

The situation turned into a conversation between the two aides again, and Allen Wilson was in no hurry at this point, “The United States is going to have a general election next year, isn’t that right, Mr. Undersecretary of State? Maybe the new government will be a little more friendly.”

The United States will hold a general election next year, this is something that the whole world knows, Allen Wilson as a part of the Earth, how could he not be concerned about it? The final result was that Kenya narrowly beat Nixon, said it was a narrow victory, but in fact, from the beginning of the adoption of the TV debate, Nixon’s dignified face was doomed to suffer, especially compared to Kennedy.

“Sir Wilson is quite confident.” Smith said with a straight face, “Britain is ready to reject American goodwill, what is going to face the consequences? Knowing that for the vast majority of the post-war period, the United States had taken a supportive stance towards Britain’s international standing, just such a request for Britain to look after the greater good was met with such a rejection?”

“Why bother being so direct? Mr. Smith.” Alan Wilson sneered, “Is the loss of nearly five million square kilometers of British India’s colonies not enough to satisfy you? Britain has already realized that this world will be the world of the United States and the Soviet Union, but we also have to me the livelihood of our own country to consider, we can’t even say nothing when such an important asset as the British Petroleum Company is confiscated, can we?”

“Perhaps Britain will lose even more by then.” Smith’s voice turned cold, “The world situation is so complicated?”

“Yes, it’s too complicated.” Alan Wilson didn’t seem to hear the ambiguity in the other party’s words, nodding solemnly, “It’s so complicated that sometimes it’s hard to see where allies are lovelier than enemies, don’t you think so?”

“Then we wait for the result.” Smith stood up straight away, there was no need to talk about it any more now that it had come to this, he was now going to follow in the footsteps of Secretary of State Dulles back home and discuss how to force Britain to give in.

What the United States needed now was both, Britain to agree to American accommodation without getting the Soviet Union involved.

Fortunately, since Khrushchev’s visit to the United States, the current relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union is in a smooth state, it is the opportunity to fight with Britain.

Alan Wilson also completed the affairs of Paris, with Hedy Lamarr, Ingrid Bergman, Anna and Summer Dream’s breath, embarked on a journey back to London, an Antarctic meeting have exhausted him thin, the country is still waiting to feed the ball flower and national treasure, he has paid too much for Britain.

This time the two countries did not solve the Iranian oil crisis, almost immediately, diplomatic relations have a twist. The International Monetary Fund, the credit rating of the United Kingdom was downgraded.

For a time the pressure on the British pound increased steeply, and the vultures that loomed around Britain have begun to circle.

Has been informed of the U.S. attitude of the Prime Minister Aidan, immediately held a cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures, at the same time Whitehall is also discussing, this time the international lobbying, in fact, is derived from the United States of America’s financial suppression in the end how to get through.

The situation is still quite optimistic, after all, the currency is a reflection of a country’s credit system. If the country is strong, the currency is strong, if the country is weak, the currency is weak, the UK’s current national strength is certainly a world away from the UK that Alan Wilson remembers.

“I’ve asked the Nigerian High Commissioner and Governor to confer and immediately form the Nigerian National Petroleum Company and come to London to list.” Alan Wilson took the telegraphic report sent from Lagos, “What price level is set, it depends on the Ministry of Finance.”