Chapter 1708 Choking off oil and gas pipelines

Specific issue, naturally, is the issue of German unification, in this issue, Britain and France have a very consistent view, that is, the division of Germany to ensure the peace of Europe, in the unification of this matter, do not say to do, can not even think, military exercises are still not even eight, London and Paris can not wait to proclaim, which is obviously to say to the Germans to listen to.

“If the Germans are allowed to take control, then they will rule Eastern Europe. This is unacceptable. Other countries should join forces to avoid this state of affairs.”

In the midst of her visit to Rome, Mrs. Thatcher made this statement, while Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti argued that the matter was not so serious, that the Soviet tank armies in the GDR were no slouches, and that the diplomatic war around German reunification was naturally being spread far and wide across the GDR by Arnold, the spokesman for a transparent government in Berlin.

Mrs. Thatcher in the German unification issue went out on a limb, not in and Cole to maintain the surface of the ambivalence, the cornerstone of the British Empire will naturally cooperate fully, Britain, France and Italy, the real attitude of the three countries, but also in the GDR among the circulation, what is meant by the real imperialism ah? This was it.

Citizens of the GDR might not like these real statements too much, after all, this is not what they see as the free world, and Arnold tells them that this is the real free world. Where’s the fairness in that, “Britain’s nuclear weapons are deployed in Germany, and their greatest utility is to be detonated within Germany, not to stop the Soviet Union.”

Middleton relayed these words in the Cabinet Secretary’s office, and Alan Wilson, slightly embarrassed, said, “Look, it’s a fact, but it’s not nice to say it. But we guarantee freedom of speech, and as an individual, that’s not the official British attitude. The Germans will understand.”

Whether the Germans understand or not, Alan Wilson has understood for the Germans anyway, Middleton nodded and said, “But the American side would like us to say less about this matter.”

“The American attitude, it works in many things, but not in this case. Middleton, you remember the Cod Wars, and the U.S. is on the verge of treating Iceland like an ancestor. Luckily, I made a good move and used Newfoundland to teach the Icelanders what respect means.”

Alan Wilson hemmed and hawed and said, “The fact that we are in agreement with France should be taken more seriously than the German delusions.”

Britain and France together, the economy for half of the United States, and Britain and France each have a population of 60 million people, along with the land, sea and air forces so compared, as half of the United States to use is not a problem.

In fact, the two countries’ military power is far more than half of the United States, and each has its own focus, after all, in the sixties and seventies, Britain and France really in his initiative to promote, around the joint war for cooperation.

There is such a foundation, it is logical that the voices of the two countries are worthy of attention, Mrs. Thatcher will find that, in fact, really left the United States, and France to talk about a good deal, the day as well as be able to go on.

In how to emphasize the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, the British economic and trade head, or in the European continent and the Commonwealth, there is no need to be like the latter day, rushed to hold the United States thighs.

Because he himself has been declared persona non grata by the Federal Republic of Germany, so want to discuss a little thing, the phone does not understand, Albert can only come back to a trip, of course, the eldest son came back mainly to visit his son, this base thousands of favorites in one of the baby, named Aiden.

Albert accompanied his Cabinet Secretary father for a walk at Hawksin Manor and talked about the small matter of the British troops in Germany who seemed to have been cross-eyed by the Germans in the garrison lately, and Alan Wilson who didn’t care at all, “Have the guts to shoot at our garrisons, and scare the hell out of the FRG. One of the components of this exercise, especially on the sea side, is the idea that there is a plan to blow up oil and gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, so that might clear the Germans’ heads.”

“It’s not as if there weren’t some garrison officers that thought it seemed too harsh on the Germans.” Albert wanted to say something, “But I’m in the process of criticizing and educating myself about that kind of talk.”

“It’s true that after being in one place for a long time, such a mentality may emerge.” Alan Wilson nodded, “But it’s all correctable and shouldn’t be too much of a problem. But such officers and soldiers are obviously not fit to stay in the military after their service is over, and have no choice but to retire.”

He remembered that some of the Japanese expatriates from the Northeast had actually become alienated from their homeland during World War II as well, and that it had only been a few years before there was already a tendency to polarize and not really approve of the Emperor.

The GDR and Bundesrepublik Deutschland had been separated for decades, and there must have been people like that, who no longer had a feeling for reunification, and there was a famous cartoon about the mindset of the citizens of the GDR who went from we’re a family to that’s a distant relative of ours.

What Britain needs is a distant relative mentality, not some family mentality, and I hope that the Germans who want reunification will live with a clear conscience in the future.

It is no coincidence that just yesterday a German journalist was questioning the conscience of the British Foreign Office spokesman, and the British diplomat replied, “I don’t go around showing my so-called conscience.”

The last six months have been a display of outright hostility from Britain around the issue of German reunification, and Chancellor Kohl is right that it’s his allies, not the Soviet Union, who don’t want German reunification, but so what? It’s like this joint military exercise, it’s just the way it is, no matter what the Germans think.

The Germans probably couldn’t even figure out how their desire for unification was a matter of life and death for the British, Sophia, a Serb, couldn’t understand that mentality, she didn’t understand why Britain was so tough on the Germans, and what the reliance on toughness was.

“Nowadays in the world Britain is not the strongest country, America and the Soviet Union are both stronger than Britain. But the difference between Britain and these two countries is that Britain will not back down when it’s time to strike.”

Albert explained with a bitter smile, “In three hundred years, Britain has defeated far more powerful opponents than the United States and the Soviet Union have in the last fifty years. This time, when Father gave his full support to the Prime Minister’s idea of stopping German unification, it was absolutely serious.”

Take the maritime military exercises, in which the part of the Baltic oil and gas pipeline was attacked, this is a clear threat to the Federal Republic of Germany, and the North Sea oil and gas, itself, the United Kingdom, as well as the Mountbatten oil and gas group, has a great deal of say, when the issue of the delimitation of the North Sea, Norway and the neighboring countries of the United Kingdom is committed to the United Kingdom.

Now it is known that the Baltic oil and gas pipeline, as well as the North Sea pipeline as the artery of the Federal Republic of Germany’s energy, the United Kingdom are likely to cut it off, this is not a threat this is what?

“I don’t believe that Kohl really has that kind of willpower.” At the cabinet meeting, Alan Wilson assessed Germany’s industrial structure saying, “Germany has no self-sufficiency in energy, and it’s only just the beginning of the year, so I think we can give the Germans a wake-up call to this aspect.”

Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe was preparing to open a trip to Northern Europe, while Alan Wilson took the initiative to ask for help, “The Foreign Secretary, as a politician, will have to deal with the Germans in the future, and this kind of thing that involves the wind rating, it is still better for me, a civil servant, to go.”

He did not take the initiative to do something for the career of the Foreign Secretary, the reason is that Greta Garbo is sick, he must go to see, as for colluding with Norway to cut off the German energy pipeline, it is only in passing.

In the eyes of others, the Cabinet Secretary is the first line of charge, but he knows in his heart is not so, since Norway’s role is particularly important, so the Nordic leader of Sweden to play a role, it is also logical, a day later, he has appeared in the hospital where Garbo is, as for the small matter of energy naturally have a professional diplomat to do.

“And don’t pay a little attention, looking at your age.” Sitting next to the hospital bed, Allen Wilson muttered as he held Garbo’s hand, his face with anxiety and uncertainty. He remembered that Jiabao was the one who left this year, and he couldn’t help but feel some trepidation in his heart, and his entire being became bad.

“Didn’t you say that I have the strong body of an athlete.” Greta Garbo replied with a wink, “It’s actually not that big of a problem, the weather in Northern Europe is like this, every winter will take away a group of people however I have such good medical conditions, I believe that I will be able to get through this.”

“That naturally couldn’t be better.” Alan Wilson said to himself that taking away others was none of his business, but not the Queen of Silent Films, he still had feelings in him, “Where’s Gerstaff? Why didn’t he come back to watch you, what’s wrong with the boy? What’s the use of having him?”

“Well, came over yesterday.” Greta Garbo put a stop to the impotent rage of the man in front of her, “Age is here, even if you do go to God, it’s acceptable.”

The news that Alan Wilson had been hospitalized in the Swedish capital because he was too old and had overworked himself while on a tour had reached back to Whitehall, where affairs were currently in the hands of Middleton.

Although the supreme authority was temporarily unable to preside over Whitehall, the previous plan was still being carried out in an orderly manner.

Communication with Norway, under the efforts of professional diplomats in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has achieved good results, the original delimitation treaty in the North Sea oil and gas interests can not be contrary to the interests of the United Kingdom this article, of course, there are more than one of them, and now just use.

This time the British door to ask Norway to cooperate, to participate in the exercises of the British fleet has sailed through the North Sea, Oslo decisively expressed the traditional friendly relations between the two countries. With this consensus, the British and Norwegian governments announced at the same time, because the North Sea oil and gas pipeline to carry out routine maintenance, temporary closure of half a month, as for the closure of the natural time is to start immediately.

In the face of the lack of energy in the Federal Republic of Germany, Britain has played its cards right, the first step is to shut down the North Sea oil and gas pipeline.