Chapter 648 – Divergence of Close Allies
If he was in the Soviet Union’s camp maybe he would light up, but the problem was that he was in the Soviet Union’s hostile camp. This is very embarrassing, this is not the same as, the Soviet Union through the panic of the Berlin crisis, the citizens of West Berlin as a hostage, pumping the blood of the free world.
Things have evolved to the point where they are riding a tiger, and the US can’t just airlift generators to West Berlin to boost happiness. That is more than two million people need electricity, airlift of fuel is almost as much as a war.
And as long as the Soviet Union does not let go, the United States even if a short period of time can be airlifted down, can be airlifted down for years and years? This is almost the intensity of the Korean War, the United States has been in the middle of a war to invest.
No wonder London is now at a loss, Alan Wilson is even now thinking, I guess Britain is persuading the United States to give up Berlin.
But it’s not easy to give up Berlin, it would be tantamount to surrendering to the Soviet Union, and Britain can do that. Because Britain had always thought that money was more important than anything else. But the United States is different, the United States has just ascended to the throne of the world’s hegemony, the ass did not sit firmly before being hit by a blow, the decision to give up Berlin is not so easy to make out.
Furthermore, the United States has already acquiesced to the Hokkaido matter, if the Berlin crisis in the hands of the words. How many imperial pens would it take to cover up a major failure?
Alan Wilson can estimate, even if the last citizens of West Berlin even if all ran out, the whole West Berlin into a walled empty city, the United States will not retreat, the big deal is that the last West Berlin as a garrison base, and finally still rely on the face of the practice of not leaving.
In the final analysis, what the free world values is not the citizens of West Berlin, but West Berlin as a place to make this nail into the Soviet hinterland work, as for the well-being of the citizens of West Berlin is not so important.
Because of the climate, Pamela Mountbatten was going to leave the mainland and spend some time in Australia. By the way, the telegram stated the news that probably next year Admiral Mountbatten would go to the Mediterranean Fleet as Fleet Admiral. The important step in his life will be accomplished, and when the important step of Admiral of the Grand Fleet is completed, the road to the Secretary of State for the Sea will be clear.
The telegram asked her husband if his return to Malaya was going well, and also greeted Ali Khan, who had just arrived in Sabah, saying that there was time to talk about cooperation.
To this day, Pamela Mountbatten is no longer that, was Allen Wilson a handful of diamonds on the dizzy girl, it can be said that Pamela Mountbatten’s wealth, is no longer under the former richest man in the world Ali Khan.
And in the addition of time, Pamela Mountbatten’s wealth will rise more and more, with the help of Princess Badia. Mountbatten Oil Company has completed the leap from Libya to the Persian Gulf. Entered the world’s oil resources will be the core, and this has the support of the royal family, the oil company inside the crown prince as well as Princess Margaret’s shares.
Wife constantly with wealth to bind more and more people to join, now has properly European reactionary feudal lord’s spokesman.
The international situation at the end of 1951 was centered on the Berlin crisis and the war in the Far East. For this reason Britain also showed a restless tradition and at the United Nations, for the first time, showed an analysis with the United States, which was a big surprise for many countries.
Regarding the determination of the Korean War, would the United States lose face if it won or lost. Britain does not care, the American disgrace is the United States, Britain has no interest in the peninsula. On the contrary think the European direction of security or not in and British interests.
After the end of this round of fighting, with the Berlin crisis can not be resolved in a short period of time, the United Kingdom is deeply concerned about the situation in Europe is heating up, then for Europe and the Far East which is more important issue, very U.S. quarrel.
At the special session of the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. made a fifteen-nation proposal to cancel the political conference so that it would not be the basis for the settlement of the Korean issue. Instead of supporting it, Britain put forward a “four-country proposal” together with Canada, Australia and New Zealand to oppose the US proposal and quarreled openly with the US at the UN over the issue of the political conference.
Britain objected to the United States’ continued investment of military power in a peninsula where there was nothing, while ignoring the security needs of Europe. Because of the delay in ending the war, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, who had sent troops, supported the British resolution. It was hoped that the war would end as soon as possible to bring back the troops sent.
This was a huge slap in the face to the United States, who claimed to be the leader of the free world.
There can be two gangs in a neighborhood, but a gang cannot have two bosses. The fact that Britain joined forces with Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the former self-governing leaders, to oppose the American proposal made the Americans very uncomfortable. How dare the British think they are the daddy?
The result was that the United States had to be in favor of Britain’s opposition, and the United States had to be against Britain’s proposition. Britain believes that the United States should end the war as soon as possible, the United States will have to increase its commitment to the war and gain a favorable position before considering negotiations.
Britain privately communicated to give up Berlin to reduce consumption, the United States will increase the Berlin airlift. If there is not still a trace of reason in the head, the United States may really airlift generators to West Berlin.
After this meeting, Lee openly criticized the Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and British governments. Li blamed the loss of the war on the influence of these governments that led to MacArthur’s dismissal. MacArthur, like Syngman Rhee, wanted to bring the Korean Peninsula into the free world.
Lee’s comments led to a storm of protests in Britain. Although, the South Korean side immediately denied such allegations the next day, it had caused extreme public resentment in Britain and the Commonwealth, and with the truth about the corrupt rule of the Lee Seung-wan regime continuing to be exposed, the British public’s support for the Korean War and the United Nations’ actions was diminishing, and even British diplomats, and parliamentarians were becoming skeptical of U.S. military policy.
Alan Wilson has recently been accompanying his richest friend, discussing about the development of Sabah. Near the end of the year after the round of fighting on the peninsula stopped, there was no time to pay attention to what was happening again on the Korean peninsula.
Lee Seung Wan’s comments were still followed by Princess Margaret of Pamela Mountbatten, who came to Kuala Lumpur before he realized it.
Alan Wilson sucked in a mouthful of cool air and said with disbelief on his face, “There’s even such a thing?”
“It was just two days ago, it was all over the papers in London.” Princess Margaret exasperatedly said, “That Korean president is an egomaniac, counting on the United States and the Commonwealth countries to pay for his life and help him unify the peninsula.”
“That kind of stupidity is widely distributed with among Asian countries.” Alan Wilson was not so surprised, for example, Chang Gong ah, Wu Ting Yan ah, Ronald ah, the United States has a special preference for these investees, rather than a problem with their own vision.
But it involves the issue of British national dignity, Alan Wilson in front of his wife and sister-in-law, swore to take the diary out and write down the name of Li Chengnan.
In the previous time when Mrs. Chang Gong slammed Britain, Allen Wilson had wanted to find some work for the Slavs of Northern Rhodesia, and those Slavs always said that they were willing to prove their reliability through something.
But reliability couldn’t be done with words, could it, without actually doing something to help Britain clean up the people who were trampling on Britain’s dignity. Alan Wilson couldn’t believe in that reliability.
Of course it was just for show, Allen Wilson knew it was hard to enter Korea to kill a president. It would probably take until the other side was out of power to kill the whole family. He’s just making a statement by doing this now.
Pamela Mountbatten came this time, naturally, to carry out the migration of migratory birds, and the climate in London after entering the winter was terrible. The whole sky was dim and dark, Mrs. Wilson was going to go to Australia to stay for a while, and then return to the mainland when spring came.
As for Princess Margaret, it was mainly herself who had to come along, and would have been outside Pamela Mountbatten’s plans.
“The main reason London thought to abandon Berlin was the discovery that a lot of Berliners were speculating and reselling our airlifted supplies to the Soviets for profiteering.” Pamela Mountbatten talked about what Britain was really thinking at the moment and didn’t want to invest in this bottomless pit.
“My dear, don’t use such Soviet terms or your reliability will be questioned.” Alan Wilson corrected gently, switching words, “After all the need exists, it’s part of free trade. But I also think that American insistence on such matters has no intention of settling things. How about interrupting the airlift for a few days and letting the citizens of West Berlin escape, it will be a great burden lessened later.”
To tell the truth Alan Wilson’s feelings are very complicated, as far as the Berlin crisis matter is concerned, he is literally fighting a war with himself, after this incident it is estimated that the left and right wrestling kung fu will be a direct big success.
At first he was advising Britain, then he helped the Soviet Union, and finally he was exhausting himself for the free world. A classic example of me against myself.
Alan Wilson would have wanted to show Pamela Mountbatten around if he didn’t have a heel here.
He knew by now that there had been a disagreement between Britain and the United States over which was more important, Europe or the Far East. It could be argued that this was the first time since the war that the analysis had been put before the world.
“I would not advise, in fact, that there be a disagreement with the United States on such matters. Especially when the U.S. needs help now. If the United States thinks that its national strength can cope with two problems at the same time, it’s useless for us to oppose it.”
Alan Wilson wrapped his arm around his wife’s body and said softly, “Otherwise the US might think that we are deliberately singing the opposite tune. And actually we don’t have the ability to stop the US, for the current UK is based on defense and complete an orderly contraction.”
“Just watch America fool around.” Pamela Mountbatten huffed, “The Americans are not serious about Britain.”
“At least not now!” Alan Wilson signaled for a little peace and quiet, “The point is that Britain can’t rely on American aid, wait slowly there will be an opportunity.”