Chapter 1640 – Britain’s Worry

For a while, Reagan was rarely unsure of himself, was it the inscrutable map head across the street who had another agenda? Or is it really a great idea, the idea of building a nuclear-free world?

Alan Wilson was also in Stockholm, he came over under the pretext of vacation, nominally this talk had nothing to do with Britain, but Mrs. Thatcher was extremely concerned about this talk.

Alan Wilson can only use a little personal relations, inquire about the purpose of this meeting, fortunately for the two countries arranged for the Windsor Castle Hotel, can help him to obtain the advantage of the home field.

Although formerly friends, but Reagan is now the President of the United States, Allen Wilson wants to see Reagan is not easy, but see Secretary of State Schultz is still not difficult.

“The overwhelming superiority of the Soviet Union on the ground will not be disturbed by a nuclear-free world.” Alan Wilson explained to Schultz, “That’s why the Prime Minister was adamant that Britain and France be excluded. It’s the only way we can maximize our interests in the face of the Soviet Union. That’s why I think it may be that the Soviet Union holds itself to ground superiority and doesn’t care about that.”

Alan Wilson was all transported and doing his bit for the Anglo-American special relationship, but ask him if he believed what he was saying, and he didn’t.

If the Soviet leader had not been a maplehead, Allen Wilson’s explanation would have been very appropriate, but with such an exceptional maplehead, the explanation in terms of playing a big game of chess is totally inappropriate.

From all subsequent indications, Maphead really didn’t think much of it when he initiated a nuclear-free world.

Pity him now, when he has to set up an image of a Soviet leader as a not-quite-quite-as-old-fox, reminding the United States not to fall for the enemy’s traps. That’s a really bad impression the Soviet Union has made for a long time, or else he doesn’t know how to explain it without logical holes.

Having what the Americans were willing to divulge about the talks recorded and sent back to London, Alan Wilson stayed for a while and then left, he was really here on vacation, looking for comfort in his busy schedule.

A nuclear-free world is a great pursuit, Reagan and Map Head can also vigorously rise high profile, but Allen Wilson is clear in his mind, it can not be done, even if both men are sincere, absolutely no half false, within the return to the country how to persuade others?

The head of the map with the authority of the number one figure to suppress the voice of opposition, Reagan can do it? The president of the United States is certainly the free world rare power, but and Su Lin’s system is still completely incomparable.

Even if Reagan returned to the country to convey the wishes for peace, will also be the existence of the United States of America’s establishment interference, not to mention Reagan said the probability of a nuclear-free world is just casually said, just by the map head a mouthful of promise to make a bad muddle through.

In the end, the map head is far-sighted, or stupid unlike, naturally have the United States of America to judge for themselves, he a British people do not worry about it, directly to the temporary residence of the apartment, the most important thing is to get a moment of quiet.

Take the key to open the door, enter the living room is a large photo, Allen Wilson, although not the first time to see, but still the old face a red face, a total of two people in the photo, one of them is him.

The other is wearing home clothes Greta Garbo sitting on a chair, if not mistaken, this is still Garbo living in New York when the photo was taken, the photo of Garbo’s abdomen has an obvious bulge, the palm of the supreme authority is still placed on it, bowing down and passionately kissing the first beauty of the golden age.

“Isn’t that something?” Greta Garbo appeared in her slippers and at some point had stood next to him, scrutinizing the photo just as carefully, “Don’t worry, no one has ever come to the apartment I live in except for Lovisa, especially since this picture went up.”

“Am I afraid of such things? Say it like I’m afraid.” Alan Wilson, with a hard face, turned straight around and sat down in a big horsey pose and said, “On the contrary, I’m proud of it.”

“Why don’t I hold a press conference and say I was once married.” Greta Garbo let out a soft laugh, watching the man in front of her fidget before saying, “Just kidding, anyways, we’ve worked together on a very successful project, I won’t make it difficult for you. It’s just that I’m not even, my child has to help you raise other children, isn’t that right?”

“The eldest son. Should take on more.” Although there is still the child of the SU car in front, but Garbo did not know, naturally, Alan Wilson’s words will not doubt.

Greta Garbo a raised eyebrow did not say anything, anyway, the negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union is only two days in total, the other side to temporarily live in her is no problem, is a little uncomfortable with the room out of one more person, “place is small, come in you alone or can.”

“Thank you for your stay, in Stockholm this place, I do not look for you to find who to go, is not it?” Alan Wilson joked.

Jiabao directly went upstairs, shaking his head as he walked, all so old, not thirty years ago, but still as immodest as ever, “I’ll prepare food for you later, now change your clothes.”

This side of him in Jiabao here mutual, the second day of the talks into the retreat stage, the main topics are in the first day to talk about the end, the second day is a casual visit and then hit the road back, at least Alan Wilson is so think, and then each issued a circular, said another great victory.

Margaret Thatcher, who had been kept up to date by Alan Wilson, was discussing the implications of the talks for Britain with Heseltine, who was still in his position as Defense Secretary.

Taking Reagan’s nuclear weapons reduction program as true for a moment, how will Britain respond?

If it is, the inevitable logic would be that the United States would withdraw its ballistic missiles from Western Europe, resulting in a strategic “decoupling” of the United States and Western Europe that Western Europe would not want, and that Western Europe would be exposed to the threat of the Soviet Union’s vastly superior conventional armaments, chemical weapons, and short-range missiles.

This was a mixed blessing for Britain, and indeed for Heseltine, the European defense minister, although the US said that the loss of intermediate-range missiles in Europe would greatly increase the threat posed by Soviet conventional forces, this reduction in nuclear weapons did not include the UK and France, whose nuclear forces would not be disrupted.

Mrs. Thatcher agreed that the peace race between these two countries, which she did not know to be true or false, should not be allowed to affect Britain’s nuclear forces, “When the Cabinet Secretary comes back, we will know the specifics.”

The Cabinet Secretary, whom the Prime Minister had read off, had only just arrived in Bonn, and he had come to Bonn on official business; the other big head of the Plaza Accord was Germany, and he had come over to find out if Germany had been affected.

Germany and Japan’s industrial structure is more or less the same, in fact, developed countries are more or less the same, Japan is facing the same pressure Germany is also facing, but obviously Germany and Japan’s judgment is not the same, and the two countries of the foreign capital inflow is also not the same, Japan in the last year after the signing of the Plaza Agreement, the net inflow of wealth up to two hundred million U.S. dollars, Germany is two billion U.S. dollars.

As for the UK’s figures, because of the smooth privatization reforms in the past few years, a large inflow of money from overseas, both years there are nearly four billion pounds of inflow, Germany and Japan and the United Kingdom can not be compared.

Similarly France has not been affected by the Plaza Accord and the net inflow of foreign capital is half that of the UK.

Half of the UK is France, half of France is Germany, and this is the basic situation of European countries, from which it can be seen that Europe is still much stronger than Japan in terms of industry. Japan’s net inflow is only one-tenth that of Germany, which was also affected by the Plaza Accord.

Now the situation of the German mark, far from the yen as almost become a wild horse out of control, for a moment, Germany is still able to resist the negative effects of the Plaza agreement.

“The Germans are still great.” Alan Wilson exclaimed that the Germanic invincible, just the tone of voice or watching the show mostly, want to get rid of the Plaza agreement, all by virtue of the EC market is not likely to be unscathed, is certainly more powerful than Japan alone, but can not carry over the dollar this round of the cycle is still hard to say.

How can we get rid of the decline, 100% carry through it? Look to the east, there is a country called the GDR, now has 20 million people, the country swallowed all the problems can be solved.

The GDR was a socialist country, the land was nationalized, as long as the government no longer existed, all the land belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany, the 20 million people were the best labor force, the same language and race, there was no cultural barrier, as for the industries and wealth accumulated over the decades in the GDR, said it was worth its money, and said it was not worth a penny, not worth a penny, it can be confiscated all the time.

From the Dragoon Sisters here know the depths of Germany, Alan Wilson faced with the Prime Minister’s urging, only to dispel the idea of going to see the dubious ally France again, back to London on this vacation to see things to report.

Mrs. Thatcher immediately mentioned several concerns, including, but not limited to, whether the United States and the Soviet Union had made unauthorized communications about Europe’s fate behind its back.

“The two countries certainly have the power to do that, and I wouldn’t doubt that it would be done if it were advantageous. But I don’t see where the interest in doing so lies.” Allen Wilson knew at a glance, this belongs to is under the two-tier pattern, the European countries are deeply afraid of their own unity value disappeared, the other two countries to play the tacit understanding of the ball, the interests of other countries to eat up, after all, in the eyes of the U.S. and Soviet Union, the other countries also include the United Kingdom.

To say that Nixon and Brezhnev did this is entirely possible, but Reagan and Maphead, a rare pair of rivals? Plotting a shocking conspiracy? Alan Wilson was in no way convinced.

“The Prime Minister’s fears are superfluous, the United States is not going to withdraw from Europe, where on earth is Washington going to find a quality colony like Germany?” Alan Wilson spoke up in relief, “Although both the US and the UK speak English, the US is much greedier than the UK, and they are mad to make peace with the Soviet Union. This worry is unwarranted!”