chapter 1355 of prevention and cooperation
And at this time, Allen Wilson is still waiting for the French Republic and the French Socialist Party, these parties to come down, these two parties do not take a position, de Gaulle is not good to dump ah.
“French Prime Minister Pompidou, this person is not necessarily on the side of de Gaulle.” Alan Wilson said to Brexit, “He may not necessarily be a spy on De Gaulle’s side, and it doesn’t matter, but what we can be sure of is that he is definitely a supporter of the United States of Europe, and that’s not good for us.”
After the war France was determined to avoid choosing either of the two major blocs and to find another way forward. Of course, many French leftists were going to be firmly opposed to the hegemonic policies of the bourgeois camp represented by the United States, yet refusing to be on exactly the same side as the Soviet Union was not considered negative.
It is hoped that by various means they will publicize this political attitude of theirs and thus influence more and more people with the aim of keeping France from going astray.
Allen Wilson understood this sentiment, and the French were, well, mavericks. There have been two occasions in the world when initiatives have been taken to impose sanctions on the United States. One was the oil crisis of the seventies, when Arab sanctions against the West, including the United States were affected.
And the other time is not a strategic fixation of a major country, nor is it a word on the bright muscle of Russia, but France proposed, to be because the United States overthrew the Iraqi regime in the United Nations initiative to impose sanctions on the United States, of course, with France’s national strength, against the United States naturally can not get the benefit of the doubt, in addition to the Alstom was taken away by the strongest, and also left a lot of breasts of French jokes.
France against the United States, other countries are playing dead, and the other two countries were targeted by the United States, Europe is also playing dead, the world is like this, not by human will.
Half a million citizens of Paris took to the streets, signaling that French Prime Minister Pompidou’s assurances to de Gaulle were nothing more than fooling the aging general. The city of Paris was abuzz with people, and it was only when de Gaulle sensed that things had gotten serious that the army of demonstrators marched from the Place de la République to the Place de la Rue de Danfelt-Rochelle.
Demonstrating workers throughout the country felt their power. The workers of the Southern Aircraft Company occupied the factory, detained their boss, organized an action committee and went to neighboring factories and workplaces to call on other workers to join them.
This was just the beginning, with transportation, hospitals, schools, post offices, shipyards, theaters, and more.
“Honey, it’s time. I don’t know anything about finance, but I think with this wave of strikes spreading across the country, it’s a good opportunity for you to go on the financial offensive.” Alan Wilson, this time taking a public tool to his advantage, called home from Whitehall to inform his wife that the time for his epithet had come.
How these bankers maneuvered was naturally of little guidance to him as a layman, leaving everything to the professionals.
“Look at us.” Pamela Mountbatten covered the microphone, excitement implied in her voice, she had been waiting for this day.
At the critical moment when France was caught up in a national strike, the British financial group found a chance to strike back at the French shorting of the pound in nineteen sixty-seven, not just to avenge the British, but also to highlight the special relationship between Britain and the United States, and to demand an account for the thousands of tons of gold that had been squeezed out of France over the past three years.
Alan Wilson then went to the Prime Minister’s office to report on the situation, and to throw dirt on the situation, so to speak, “The situation in France has taken on an anarchic trend, and no matter what the outcome of this farce is, the French are going to lose a lot of money.”
“I trust the judgment of heavy losses, Alan, especially with your wife in the picture.” Harold Wilson had an I-get-it-all look on his face, and Political Secretary Maria Falkender nodded at Alan Wilson before leaving the Prime Minister’s office.
The words have been said here, how can Allen Wilson still not understand, smiled and replied, “I don’t understand the financial matters, the bankers make their own decisions, as a member of the government, it’s not convenient for me personally to ask questions, but the degree of firmness of the British pound may be closely related to the actions of the patriotic bankers this time. The pound can’t always be attacked and not fight back, can it? Prime Minister.”
Harold Wilson understands this as well; the sterling issue is of great concern to governments from all walks of life, and he himself is known to his constituents as the Gnome of Zurich.
Historically, the failure to defend the pound against the dollar led to a sterling crisis that had caused then-Prime Ministers Harold Wilson and John Major to step down one after the other, and nearly ended Churchill’s political career. The point is to UK Treasuries typically yield more than US Treasuries. This made it more attractive to keep money in the UK and helped protect the pound.
There is the Vietnam War factor, the United States overissued a lot of dollars, the United Kingdom stayed out of it, and at the moment it does not seem to be a problem, but temporarily okay does not mean forever okay, or at the critical moment to show the sword to do so.
To France out of the knife is just the beginning, when necessary, Britain can also be on the United States out of the knife, to know a basic fact, London is the center of the European dollar, after the war, Britain to take no questions about the provenance of a series of means such as tax incentives, trying to attract the European dollar to London, the formation of the United States outside the world’s largest U.S. dollar market.
This move is really effective, not only the European countries need dollars do not have to borrow from the United States and go to London, at the same time, some U.S. companies in order to avoid high domestic tax rates, their overseas earnings to London.
If it is the UK that takes the means to squeeze the gold, there is actually more basis to make it than France, except that again if the UK has indigestion like France? Probably even more so than France is now.
Over the past year, with France using the inherent flaws of Bretton Woods continue to cash in gold, the British and American media trumpeted how strong the franc, gold stock bottom how sufficient. And in the heat, the British and American financiers wrapped in financial speculators flocked to France, they transferred from all over the world all the currency can be exchanged for the franc, so that the French financial markets have become unusually hot.
France declared the franc to be freely convertible, and now it was officially Britain’s chance to kill France by borrowing from the European Payment System.
“It’s about time de Gaulle paid a little interest for all the embarrassment he’s been carrying around Britain and America for the past few years.” Harold Wilson agreed, “I’m looking forward to good news from the financial markets.”
“Of course!” But that’s not enough, Alan Wilson left his words half spoken, now it’s just a matter of stepping on the franc in passing, and after sinking the franc, the problem is still the dollar.
The United States certainly does not want to see another currency that can be equal to the dollar, the circulation of the pound, although the narrowing of the scope of the day, but still able to threaten the status of the dollar for the time being. At least in the eyes of the Americans, the current circulation of the pound recession is not enough, must be in the United States of America on the pound before the British first let the dollar calm down.
At this time is in the hustle and bustle of the French nation, do not know that a large number of pounds and marks, has been pouring into France, who will care?
The French government is facing a record number of striking groups every day, at this time, who would dare to care about the influx of hot money?
For French opinion leaders from all walks of life, aspiring middle-aged, making a name for themselves is what they seek, and with the tacit approval of the unreliable French Prime Minister, Georges Pompidou, they have decided to extend their victory.
Sartre, who had previously run away to Luxembourg, returned and was invited to join the students at the Sorbonne for a talk, Sartre and Beauvoir together, which was undoubtedly the center of attention among the students.
As soon as the news spread, people flocked to the lecture hall, which could only hold 4,000 people, and the corridor outside the classroom was even more crowded and crowded.
Seeing that the audience was in a kind of excitement, exuberant mood, the disordered scene lurks the danger of trouble, when the classroom resounded Sartre’s voice, the rowdy crowd immediately quieted down.
Sartre began by unreservedly approving of the students’ action, and then expressed his hope that the students would adhere to the “fierce democracy you have created, which will break with all established institutions”.
The students then rushed to ask Sartre questions, which he answered for more than an hour. Sartre concluded with the inspiring words, “The idea of a new society is taking shape, a society that will be based on full democracy and a combination of socialism and freedom.” The people applauded vigorously from the bottom of their hearts, and the applause was long-lasting.
The rally caused a tremendous reaction, which was not without approval, but also a chorus of accusations.
Several newspapers began to attack the so-called opinion leaders who had been in Luxembourg before, and some of De Gaulle’s medallion-ridden men went in a rage to the Cafés Flo and Tabu, where Sartre was known to frequent, and, after searching everywhere, threatened to beat Sartre to a pulp. Sartre, and threatened to beat him up.
The more moderate right-wing intellectuals challenged the continuation of these discussions, and they came out to fight.
The whole of France was in a state of sharp confrontation, and the scene was naturally noticed by the British newspapers, which had been keeping an eye on France.
The Times’ headline for the next three days was, “Textbook Revolution in France as History Repeats Itself.”
A day after that, the headline changed to “The General Has Decided to Resign!” But it was immediately clarified, with the intervention of Whitehall, that this was unconfirmed news.
“The French government has become ineffective!” “The strike has taken on a political and insurrectionary character!” Headlines such as these filled the front pages of the British press.
Ostensibly British public opinion was concerned with the French political situation, but the world took advantage of the situation, and the French financial markets were the real deciding point. The U.S. has called the U.K. along for a closed-door meeting in Stockholm to talk about the situation in France, a special and urgent meeting, but one that focuses more on finance than the political situation.
France’s chaos will last how long, when to sell franc assets more appropriate, this is the United States is very concerned about the problem, the same Britain is also concerned about the United States is afraid of the other side of the secret pitfalls of their own, which is not without precedent.