Chapter 167: Cultural Exchange Reception

There are some countries that just have a ceiling that is just like that no matter how hard they try, not counting the Sudanese territory, Egypt fits that bill perfectly, and what does Egypt have? Apart from the pyramids, which are proof of its broad ancestry and can attract tourists, there’s really nothing.

Ninety-nine percent of the country’s population lives on both sides of the Nile, and the same ninety-seven percent of the land is desert.

Other Middle Eastern and North African countries, to a greater or lesser extent, have oil and gas resources; Egypt does not.

So after the neighboring country Kadazo died violently, Egypt for Libya’s oil and gas and Turkey fought, almost reproducing the Ottoman sultan and Ali Pasha’s ultimate showdown.

Do not rob can not, Egypt and Turkey are in deep economic regression, Egypt than Turkey’s situation is worse, has been unable to retreat, the root cause is the population pressure.

Egypt, which is already experiencing a population explosion, reacted violently to any move by its neighbors on the Nile. It reacted violently. That is to move the lives of 100 million Egyptians.

Egypt is not without wanting to curb population growth, Egypt actually has birth control, publicity is very strong, rewards and punishments are very clear, but because the population base has broken the alarm line, what measures are already too late.

Egypt is exporting everything that can be exported domestically to import food, and to do so at the expense of everything except food, including industrial accumulation, investment, life improvements, and everything else. In other words, sell your family’s refrigerator, color TV and even your current job for food. Obviously this model can only last for a while.

Considering that Egypt only has yellow sand all over the place, its potential has been drained, and if anything goes wrong at any point, Egypt is finished.

Egypt in 1945 certainly didn’t have a population of over a hundred million, but the population on the books was approaching twenty million. More or less the same population, the distribution of Egypt’s population in this era is no different than it was in the past or the future.

Allen Wilson envisioned several scenarios in the middle of his report, once Egypt revolted and eventually moved toward independence. How the question of the ownership of the Suez Canal would be resolved.

The first option is to treat the Suez Canal as an international waterway with an undefended attitude, modeled on the current clear-cut issue of access to the Black Sea with the Soviet Union, and hand it over to the international community for trusteeship.

But the chances of this option coming up are pitifully small, Britain and France would not choose it, and it might also attract the prying eyes of Moscow.

The second option would be to pinch Egypt upstream and offer to build dams in Sudan and Ethiopia, pinching the Egyptians by the throat and giving Britain supremacy over the Suez Canal, even if Egypt were to eventually take it away.

The last resort would be war, and Allen Wilson, in his report, mentioned that once war broke out over the Suez Canal, the Soviet Union would surely release diplomatic pressure, and the United States could never be counted on. The only thing to count on was France!

Only France might fight alongside Britain because of the common interests of the colonies, but if the US and the USSR took a common stance, it would be difficult to change the outcome even if Britain and France hugged each other.

“The Foreign Secretary told the Foreign Office to do an assessment of the value of the colonies, and most of the assessments were official articles. Allen is good, he really inventoried the various colonies from start to finish and took out various filings.” Edward Bridges put down the report and looked at George Milton, the Director of Personnel at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in front of him and said, “George, how does it feel.”

George Milton, as if he was no longer the personnel director who held the power of life and death in the foreign ministry, respectfully said with a restrained look, “Sir Edward, the analysis is very in-depth, even I can’t pick out any faults.”

I doubt your words! Edward Bridges said without moving, “We can judge from the words and actions of this outstanding representative of the British Indian civil service, after returning to Europe.”

Distinguished representative? That’s a distinguished representative? George Milton mentally slurred, “Sir Edward is right, I’ve been thinking about Alan’s job and in what position he could get full exercise.”

“His job has been booked and is very well exercised.” Edward Bridges said with a slight forehead, “In fact, the core issue above this report, is the question of guarding the point or guarding the face, most of the reports among them are guarding the face, and this one is relatively rare, to guard the point. It’s safe to say that most of your Foreign Ministry’s reports have a different point of view!”

“I don’t intend to criticize the work of the Foreign Ministry, considering different perspectives, it is natural to get different results.” Edward Bridges leaned back in his chair and crossed his fingers, looking levelly at George Milton, “But I hope that the next time you submit a report, you don’t send me an official article that no one can read, that’s for the Foreign Secretary.”

George Milton had the power of life and death over the personnel of the Foreign Office, and Edward Bridges had the power of life and death over all the civil servants of the British Empire, and the result of this round of exchanges was quite obvious.

George Milton left the Cabinet Secretary’s office with fear and trembling, while Edward Bridges stuffed the Colonial Valuation Report into his briefcase.

As the saying goes, the sky is the limit! In the course of life, not always a straight path, Alan Wilson knows this truth, for example, he has been busy writing a report, and now knows that Vivien Leigh on behalf of the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to carry out cultural exchanges, not also strong spirit to come.

Not far away from the two countries’ cultural representatives talk happily, Allen Wilson found a hidden position, although he could not see his own eyes, but if someone also stares at him, will find that this promising civil servant, is with a lecherous gaze sweeping the pride of the British Empire, has been awarded the Oscars of Vivien Leigh.

In this situation, Alan Wilson thought of a famous quote from Prime Minister Cao as he entered the city of Wancheng, “Is there a whore in this city?”

Although the death of a son plus a nephew, outside a Dian Wei, but Alan Wilson from the Cao Prime Minister’s life course above, the other party certainly did not take it seriously, and did not change the love of the love of his wife’s fault.

Vivien Lei that pair of gray-blue eyes both warm and exudes a cat-like cunning, noble appearance under the suppression of the moment can burst of emotional power.

The whole person without a trace of timidity and artifice, her soft and charming mixed with amazing untamed, this extraordinary personality can make a woman at any time is different.

Next to Foltseva, Vivienne, who was only one meter six zero in height, didn’t seem to stand out, but if you considered the role of the face, almost everyone’s eyes moved around Vivienne’s movement during this reception.

“This is Mr. Allen who is in charge of hosting us this time.” When Foltseva saw Allen Wilson, the latter had long ago hidden his Prime Minister Cao’s aura, and wearing a simple suit, Allen Wilson held his wine glass and replied half-jokingly, “Out of duty, I can keep a close eye on Miss Ekaterina, so that she doesn’t take away the national treasure of our British Empire.”

“Mr. Allen can really come up with jokes, a star like Vivien Lei is so noticeable wherever he is, where can I take him?” Foltseva leveled her eyes at Allen Wilson, and said without the slightest bit of weakness, “For the development of cultural endeavors, it has always been my interest.”

Not long after that, it becomes your job! Alan Wilson looked at this culture czar and said faintly, “In terms of Russia’s history, I agree with Ms. Ekaterina. Most countries think that Russia’s barbarism is only superficial, I have never thought so, on the contrary, if in the period of friendly relations between the two countries, Russia has always been a reliable ally, and I hope that the Soviet Union and Britain will not go to hostility.”

That’s a half-truth, Imperial Russia and even the Soviet Union definitely qualify as allies, except you never know if the Russians are drinking when they’re talking to you.

When they were good, they wore the same pants, and when they had a falling out, they shouted and killed. So the odds of being an ally of the Soviet Union are about 50/50 that something will go wrong. Allen Wilson’s motherland, the British Empire, is completely different, fully embodies the mature diplomacy, betrayal of allies is sooner or later, only the difference is immediately, or in the wait a while.

“Do Mr. Allen and Miss Ekaterina know each other?” Feiwenli watched the two men speak with clips, out of the most simple considerations, decided to take a friendly and neutral stance towards Allen Wilson, hoping that the atmosphere would not get too stagnant.

“Recognize, we were close comrades at that time.” Allen Wilson replied mildly, “At the Potsdam Conference, Miss Ekaterina’s appearance made many diplomats spellbound, except for me.”

Beauty at the moment, Allen Wilson did not hesitate to use the pull-stepping method, with the disgraceful performance of other diplomats, set off their own image of greatness, the effect is very significant, Foltseva’s contemptuous gaze is not revealed ah.

Mischievous Allen Wilson, to protect the British Empire’s national treasure attitude, rubbed into the circle of two women. This of course, also paid hard, such as helping Foltseva and Vivien Leigh photographed together.

The titular Imperial Diplomat might normally be more out of place doing this, but a small displeasure was nothing to consider the subjects of the photo shoot.

“So Miss Vivien Leigh is from British India?” Alan Wilson finally found the topic, without a trace of bragging, “This is really a hard thing to imagine, the local environment is able to give birth to such a beautiful lady, it’s simply God’s masterpiece.”

“I have a vague impression of British India!” Vivienne said with some embarrassment, “My impression of British India is neither good nor bad, Mr. Allen is familiar with British India.”

You’re asking the right person, Allen Wilson opened his mouth to introduce the local customs and traditions, to hide the mischief in mind to draw closer to the sense of distance with Vivien Leigh, everything seems to be logical.

Although Vivien Leigh is already over thirty years old, but for some people, Alan Wilson does not mind relaxing the age standard.