Chapter 1429 De Gaulle’s death from illness

In the short term, Britain should do two things well, the first is to push for the reconstruction of Bangladesh, borrowing the demand brought by the reconstruction to increase the circulation and production of money in the sterling area. Then wait for the opportunity to return to the traditional market, to this end Alan Wilson really contacted through the Foreign Office and the Korean side to communicate about earning pounds.

Fraudulent island even if, at least blood is thicker than water, so hard work don’t bother people, South Korea with at least a little peace of mind.

South Korea at this time especially need a relatively large project, with the United States gradually withdrew from South Vietnam, the war back to the South Vietnamese government, the weight of the South Korean army is also decreasing.

To say that the South Vietnamese government may be the U.S. military reduction is still relatively attached, but the South Koreans definitely do not have this treatment, hate these two ghosts to hurry up and roll.

South Korea under the leadership of Park Chung-hee, the initial solution to the problem of food and clothing, but from the miracle of the Han River is a subdimensional difference, as for the heavy industry of the start of the capital is also very poor. Originally in at this time, South Korea has leveled with North Korea, the difference is South Korea because of the system, the gap between rich and poor, the bottom people may not live as well as North Korea.

But now leveling North Korea is obviously a long way to go, in order to quickly pull out of Bangladesh, deprived of millions of Korean workers in the Middle East, Allen Wilson, looking for South Koreans need to work in Bangladesh, treatment may not be comparable to the Middle East, but at least you can earn foreign exchange.

Payroll Allen Wilson is absolutely not owed, is to let the printing press more than two days, anyway, this debt ultimately Bengalis also want to return to the United Kingdom, is not a particular loss.

The second thing is the follow-up of the shipbuilding program, when Harold Wilson in the House of Commons, with a resolute posture said, “We will not put national security at risk, and to pursue the so-called false blind savings! What happened in Bengal proves that the Royal Navy has a huge role to play in the future, along with our American allies, in maintaining the peace of the world’s oceans.”

To say this was to show that this shipbuilding program had already gained support in Parliament.

Of course this is not just the beginning of that one shipbuilding plan, a little not to be cut is impossible, 10,000 tons of cruisers and 5,000 tons of frigates plan, turned into eight thousand tons of destroyers and four thousand tons of frigates of the program, have to say that the Labor government in this kind of thing is an advantage.

The Labor Party government, never mind how much it has achieved, has indeed been clamoring for the control of military expenditure, and it seems that the control of military expenditure has become one of the signboards of the Labor Party. When the Labor government launched its shipbuilding program, the Conservative Party, on the contrary, had nothing to say.

“Eighteen destroyers, twenty-six frigates.” Alan Wilson, who was holding the fruits of his hard work, looked up at Frank, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Treasury in front of him, and wondered what the treasurer had to say about his visit.

Could it be that the Ministry of Finance has a problem with the expenditure? After all, it is the Ministry of Finance’s money, it is normal to have opinions, but Alan Wilson certainly will not listen to such opinions.

“The finance minister is not very satisfied with the content of the financial summit, Washington does intend to increase the weight of the yen in the world, you once said that this is possible, you’re right.” Frank frowned and narrated the dissatisfaction of the finance minister Callahan, this summit.

“So that’s what this is about, I thought the Prime Minister had been assassinated.” Alan Wilson raised an eyebrow and said in an unsurprising tone, “We are strongly disagree, what gives Japan the right? What does Japan have to support the yen? That pathetic self-sufficiency in food, or indigenous natural resources that can only be used as specimens, if you ask me if Bangladesh has more natural resources or Japan, I probably don’t even have the hair to answer you. The Americans can’t even find a reason to make us say yes.”

It has to be said that the United States during the Cold War was really no worse than the Soviet Union in this area of benefit, and did give up its home market to feed Japan for quite a long time, to the point that Israel expressed its displeasure.

But Japan’s foundation is there, economic development is not an avenue forward, there is the development of a good time there is the development of a bad time, can not put this hope on the conscience of the United States, the United States of America’s own situation is still okay when other countries can drink some soup, it own if there is a problem, do not kill you to eat the meat is good.

Otherwise, the Soviet Union can not hold on fast, how Britain, France and Italy have taken the initiative to say that they want to open the favor, as long as the Cold War persists, to economic support that are good to discuss.

Frank wanted to speak again and again, and finally smiled bitterly, “this matter you do not agree, that the United States of America’s other proposal you will not agree even more. Washington believes that the dollar and the pound can take a fixed exchange rate peg, used to highlight the special relationship between Britain and the United States.”

Alan Wilson a tactical backward, crying and laughing, “That is to say, the United States is considering annexing the British pound area to solve the problem of currency overshooting? I think it would be better to talk to the French first.”

“Perhaps they will talk, I hear President de Gaulle is not in the best of health.” Frank shrugged, “De Gaulle hasn’t made any public appearances in recent times.”

“Who’s been running the government operations for de Gaulle lately?” Alan Wilson asked with a straight face, he was indeed concerned about this, and he couldn’t care less about France without caring about anyone.

This person was originally historically Pompidou, but Pompidou’s identity of de Gaulle’s successor, not because of his own cancer, the result was unwilling to disclose the name of the cabinet secretary-general leaked out, leading to become a bubble, the French prime minister presence is not high, do not know who is now.

“Pierre Mesmer, he’s been substituting for de Gaulle at events lately.” Frank answered directly, followed by the man’s resume.

Pierre Mesmer became a senior civil servant before the war, working as a J.D. for the colonial authorities. At the outbreak of World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the 12th Regiment of the Senegalese Light Infantry and refused to surrender after the French defeat.

He later traveled by ship to London to join the Free French forces as a member of the 13th Brigade of the French Foreign Legion, and fought in various campaigns in Eritrea, Syria, and Libya, as well as in the battles of Bir Hakeim and Tunisia, and the battle of El Alamein in Egypt. He was one of the earliest followers of General de Gaulle against German aggression.

His post-war résumé was relatively simple, and for a long time was particularly similar to Allen Wilson’s, in that he was governor, high commissioner, and during that time about ten years in the major French colonies.

Listening to Frank’s words, Allen Wilson all of a sudden out of thin air increased a lot of goodwill towards this French Prime Minister, directly pick up the phone to let MI6 send the photo over, there are so many similarities between the two men’s experiences, at least can be expected to look at the overseas interests of this field of perspective should be similar.

“Honorable Foreign Minister, how about some time, oh so nice, to talk?” Alan Wilson took the French Prime Minister’s resume and stared at the photo for a long time, from the face it fits the profile of a lord of the generation.

In the critical period of de Gaulle’s divine recluse, Britain always has to be prepared, after all, France is Britain’s most important neighboring country, in the face of many problems, or to cover each other.

In Alan Wilson’s eyes, the French efforts after the war is certainly worthy of respect, if not for the loss of Algeria in France led to the basic disk in Europe is a little smaller, resulting in the face of the United States is very strenuous, that may not be really possible to go out of their own route of the great powers.

Now Algeria is dead control, France’s unity value is obviously a lot higher, so that in the interests of Britain and France may be harmed at the same time, the two countries join hands to face the problem of the success rate will be higher.

In front of the United Kingdom and France have a point or very similar, although both countries are important member states of the European Community, but the trade in Europe are less than fifty percent, France’s control of the franc zone is to exceed the British control of the sterling zone, the franc zone countries alone on the trade of France, it occupies fifty percent of the rest of it is the trade with other countries.

Trade in the Sterling Zone is significantly more diversified, after all, things like Australia and New Zealand have long since become independent, and Canada isn’t part of the Sterling Zone at all, except to recognize the value of the pound, again as part of its foreign exchange reserves.

“I have also taken note of President de Gaulle’s health. In fact quite a few countries are concerned, they just don’t show it.” Foreign Minister Patrick heard the question about De Gaulle and immediately answered, “France is our most important neighbor and President De Gaulle is loved.”

“What the minister said really makes sense.” Alan Wilson spoke up and added, “Especially since France’s power hasn’t been reduced much and half of Africa is still under French influence. The British Empire respects countries with power, and there are times when it can even respect India a little.”

In the treatment of the yen, Britain and France must take out a firm attitude, if necessary, can let the mark a horse to break the Japanese and German bondage, but the yen absolutely can not be let go, that is completely under the control of the United States of America’s country, even if the Japanese prime minister was crashed, is not to be surprised.

“President Charles de Gaulle died early this morning after a long illness, Agence France-Presse reports.” The news then began to broadcast the life of Charles de Gaulle for remembrance, not only a national hero in the hearts of the French people, but also a praiseworthy father.

He was at the forefront of the struggle for the survival of his country and made a significant contribution to the victory of the war and the liberation of France.

It is difficult to imagine that the death of a French president’s illness has such a great deal of heat in Britain, but this is the case, as the last among the wartime leaders of Europe and the United States to die of illness, at this time attracted the attention of the whole world, and Harold Wilson has decided at the first time, to attend the funeral of Charles de Gaulle.

“I believe that there are not a few leaders who have made the same decision as the prime minister.” Alan Wilson’s face was serious, this time he was definitely not pretending to be serious, but from a sincere heart. Post-war France’s foundation was much worse than Britain’s, and to be able to achieve today’s prestige had a huge relationship with de Gaulle.

At least since forty years ago, the relationship between Britain and France France is in a weak position, in fact, it is France relies on the relationship of the United Kingdom, but in de Gaulle’s reign this relationship ended. The current equality of Anglo-French relations is all down to de Gaulle, and indeed if it hadn’t been for Alan Wilson, the Anglo-French relationship of the Cold War would have been one in which Britain actively begged France not to shut Britain out of the EEC.