Chapter 1144 – Rude Soviets

Developing an agent requires a large investment of resources, and the Soviet Union was at a disadvantage relative to the imperialist countries.

It led to an extremely high regard for agents, and also because of the history of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it led to the current Lubyanka, who was very focused on the propaganda that agents had contributed to the Soviet Union as a whole.

So if something happens to an agent abroad, Lubyanka’s first choice is to confirm the identity, then recognize the agent’s existence, save the agent’s life, and then try to launch a rescue.

Now rescue is not to be thought of, Allen Wilson also knows that the Soviet Union’s extraordinarily high priority on the security of the agent, surely will not give the Soviets the opportunity to rescue, otherwise Yevgeny Ivanov was rescued, how the British legal citizens of Gravender exchange?

On Shemicha Sneh trying to establish a persona by rescuing the agent? Doesn’t the British Secretary General of the Joint Intelligence Committee need a persona? Just as much, Alan Wilson wanted to portray the image of a man who spared no effort to free his country’s most meritorious citizens.

The communication between the two countries took place at the Soviet Embassy in London, and instead of appearing, Alan Wilson asked Dixon to take his place and go to the Soviet Embassy to deal with the Soviets.

“Idris I has decided to visit London to shape economic and trade relations between the two countries.” Chief Private Secretary Wick, with the Libyan appeal in his hand, reported to his top boss.

“Let us initiate the invitation? No problem, prepare according to the highest courtesy of a head of state.” Alan Wilson instructed without even thinking.

Wick was a bit surprised and couldn’t help but blurt out, “Isn’t it a bit too significant for a small country of a million and a half people, with a population less than a fifth of London’s.”

Alan Wilson reached out and pointed to the chair in front of him, Wick would understand to sit down directly, and heard the top boss say, “In exchange for before World War II naturally do not need to be so courteous, but now it’s different. Britain’s diplomacy must be a little more pragmatic, no matter how it treats big countries and small countries, there can be a win-win possibility, absolutely do not skimp on this kind of surface engineering.”

“For two hundred years, Britain exerted offshore balancing, and there were countless countries around the world that hated Britain. At that time, Britain was the Sunset Empire, so naturally it could do so without fear of repercussions, even France and Germany, even if they knew about Britain’s policy, could not do much.”

“But it’s different now, it’s a new era, Britain can’t change its position without fear. Adopting the criterion that today’s enemy is tomorrow’s friend, especially for small resource countries, what Britain has to be in the future is, a big, responsible country that is true to its word.”

This rhetoric, in fact, must not have sounded so incomprehensible to the French. France is a continental country, and is not so flexible in its position as England. In fact, any continental country is better than Britain in this respect.

Take the First World War, France is to do their best, Imperial Russia can also be said to go to the fire, the other two countries can be said to be for the Triple Entente blood and sweat, as for the United Kingdom only left two battleships overthrow of Imperial Russia’s glorious deeds.

If France had Britain’s sphere of influence in the Middle East, France would have made it a state policy to support the Arab countries.

In fact Britain wouldn’t have sided with Israel later with the US if it hadn’t fought a Suez Canal war with Egypt and finally run out of options.

“These are not the days, and we absolutely cannot afford to keep jumping sideways and exerting offshore balance repeatedly. Offshore balancing is fine when the country is strong, but once the country is not strong enough, every time we are pulling the strings, it’s definitely not without consequences.”

There are consequences for the US doing this, not to mention the UK. After the U.S. victory in the Cold War, in the Middle East to fight, really a peaceful Arab countries are pro-U.S.? It’s just that they can’t fight and don’t dare to express their discontent.

The Arab people certainly hate Britain and the United States, and this kind of hatred can not be washed away even with the hegemony of public opinion in hand.

The hegemony of public opinion is not a cure-all. Even in Eastern Europe, where NATO has absolute dominance, not all countries hate Russia.

The only countries that really hate Russia are the Slavic rebels, Poland, and the three Baltic states, which really have a broad public opinion base.

The rest of the Hungary, Czech Republic, of course, is also pro-NATO forces prevail, but the domestic hope and Russia to have good relations with a number of groups.

As for the Arabs in the Middle East, they are so desperate for a return to the Cold War that they can’t count on Russia. But the favorability of a major power, even the hegemony of British and American public opinion can not be suppressed. This is not the British and American support for Israel, always in the Middle East to stir up the consequences of the war?

But the King of Sleep’s appropriation is not in vain, Alan Wilson seems to manipulate the netizens of a large country, than to manipulate the public opinion of the Arab world, do not look at the existence of a virtual wall.

In the Arab world, minus the small, particularly wealthy resource countries, Qatar, UAE and the like. The average Arab country with no upper income considers the Chinese to be on the same level as white Europeans and Americans.

America’s own big data survey shows the same result, however, for Middle Eastern women in America, East Asian men and White men are equally popular, i.e., in front of Middle Eastern women in the U.S., East Asian men and White men are tied for first place in terms of popularity.

East Asian faces are underrepresented in all ethnic surveys except for Middle Easterners, including the questionnaire for East Asian women.

On the contrary, the Chinese view these Arabs, as feudal remnants of modern society, in much the same way as white Europeans and Americans view Arabs, in a condescending manner.

Alan Wilson’s meaning is very simple, with the current U.S. and Soviet Union are above Britain’s national strength, Britain to still follow the traditional, left and right horizontal jumps to cast offshore balance, every time you do this, will be looking at the United States and the Soviet Union, kicked out of the sphere of influence, not a few times, Britain’s influence will be disappeared in the Middle East.

“Wick, in case you didn’t know, the Mountbatten Group is preparing to build a grand mosque in the Libyan capital, for Idris I.” Alan Wilson felt he had hinted clearly enough.

“Executive Undersecretary, I think I understand.” Wick received the hint accurately and spoke directly to express his absolute reliability.

“I can consider letting you go as an ambassador for some experience.” Alan Wilson opened his mouth solemnly, wanting to examine whether this subordinate, whom he had known since the Boston consulate, could develop.

Having been the permanent undersecretary for a long time, Allen Wilson and his father-in-law, Mountbatten, were doing much the same thing in the Department of Defense.

Field Marshal Mountbatten in the identification and promotion of noble descendants promoted, Allen Wilson in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to sideline the pro-American faction, the formation of their own predominantly diplomatic team, can not say smooth sailing it, but so far there is no big mistake.

After all, a department of the No. 1 person, mouth shouting the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States in the case of the pro-US suspected officials one by one transferred out of important positions, replaced with officials with their own philosophy of consistency, is really not a difficult thing to do.

Dixon returned from the Soviet embassy, not yet aware that the permanent undersecretary had just, with his subordinates, degraded Britain’s centuries-old offshore balance to the point where it was not worth a penny, “The Soviet ambassador relayed a message from Moscow, willing to exchange spies.”

“That’s spying on their part, the ones we’ve been arrested for are legitimate citizens, wrongly accused.” Allen Wilson corrected Dixon, “It couldn’t have worked out better, and I was able to give the intelligence services a piece of my mind.”

A few days later, Allen Wilson sought permission from Foreign Minister Rab Butler to take the initiative to visit Moscow to negotiate a specific exchange program to bring this spy storm to a close.

Allen Wilson, who had come to Moscow on his own initiative, followed by several MI5 agents, was to meet the chairman of the Soviet State Security Committee, Grand Admiral Semichasne.

“I have heard that Lubyanka has countless legends, I never thought that I would, one day, be here.” Alan Wilson followed behind a young officer, surveying the headquarters of this Soviet security service, the feeling …… was like returning home.

Alexeyev looked back with a wooden gaze, as if to memorize Allen Wilson’s appearance, opened the door to the conference room, and returned the same way.

“No manners at all, and I don’t know who taught him that.” Alan Wilson commented to the British MI5 agent behind him, he had to look fearless in front of his subordinates.

“Oh, it’s a good thing you’re British.” Semichasne, dressed in a great general’s uniform, happened to hear the uninvited guest who entered the door comment, and couldn’t help but shake his head, that was the son of the Culture Tsar, if that Ekaterina III knew about it, it wouldn’t be solved by a joke.

Both sides took their seats, the exchange about the secret front started immediately, about the exchange of spies, through diplomatic channels, the communication was already finished, the key was where to exchange, must find a neutral location to be able to do so.

Alan Wilson’s first thought of place is Xiangjiang, Shemichasne directly refused, “Sir Wilson, why talk so far, Berlin is not the best place to exchange?”

“Rather a highly symbolic place.” Allen Wilson looked to his left and right, seemingly seeking the opinions of his fellow agents, and naturally the result was all unopposed.

So Allen Wilson got an inch, and together with the Pinkowski case, there were also CIA spies captured, and the cornerstone of the special relationship between Britain and the United States was even stronger if these two people could also be asked to come back.

“Sir Wilson, it’s better to let the Americans do the talking. Has Britain been reduced to the point where it has to do the Americans’ bidding?” Semichasne flatly refused, “The two sides are only exchanging agents captured in their respective countries, there is no third country involved.”

Allen Wilson rambled on and fought for a while longer, but eventually had to give up, as an ally, he had done his best.

Having set the basic principles, Allen Wilson left Lubyanka with his subordinates, ready to rest for the night at the Grand Hotel Ukraine arranged by the Soviet side.