Chapter 960 OPEC Vision
With Australia, Britain had the colony of Malaya in hand to exert influence. Moreover, the Asian market has always been important to Britain, France’s colonial empire is rooted in Africa, while Britain’s colonial empire is rooted in Asia.
Britain is willing to invest heavily in Asia, coupled with Australia has the blood thicker than water emotion in, let the Western Australian iron ore is in control of the emergence of the possibility, but the British in Latin America can not be like Malaya as a base, can exert influence on Brazil.
Think carefully or there, such as the Falkland Islands and Argentina dispute, but the Falkland Islands base is not very good, and then there is also to consider, the British militarization of the Falkland Islands, Argentina will not dare to hit the United Kingdom.
Allen Wilson also expects that one day in the future, in the Argentineans, shake the British Empire’s prestige it.
Brazil has no blood thicker than water filter for Britain, and Britain does not have a reliable offshore balance base, and if this iron ore mine is really nationalized by a certain Brazilian government, Britain is really out of reach.
Listening to her husband’s explanation, Pamela Mountbatten also thought deeply, “Try to sell our shares to the Americans?”
“Or we can not sell them all, the main power behind the United States Steel Company is Morgan.” Alan Wilson said as he thought, “Why them again, reminds me of the not so good past.”
Naturally, the former Assistant Commissioner of British India, thought of the old story about the Mysore iron mines being nationalized by New Delhi, which could have made the Washington side quite angry. Pamela Mountbatten covered her mouth and snickered as she similarly remembered, “Will U.S. Steel, which has suffered once in India, be afraid to make a move.”
“I don’t know, but I don’t think so. Brazil, although in the current national strength is not worse than India, and India is ultimately in Eurasia, Eurasia is the Soviet Union’s home turf, and unfavorable to the native in the Americas of the United States, so the United States does not dare to go too far, but in the scope of the Americas, the United States is able to take care of these small partners.”
Allen Wilson was not bottomless either, but ultimately chose to believe in the influence of the United States in its backyard.
He could feel his wife’s joy that the current U.S. had a high demand for iron ore because of Eisenhower’s Big Build.
The big build obviously won’t end just because Eisenhower’s term is over, and the good times in the raw materials market are far from over.
In this case, the news of the Brazilian iron ore mine will definitely arouse the interest of the American capital, to know that this is a huge iron ore mine than the Australian iron ore mine, at least on the public news.
The delivery of this good news is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and the potential benefits are incalculable if operated well.
“I’ll talk to the Americans myself.” Pamela Mountbatten hooked her husband’s neck and whispered with fondness, “No amount of minerals is worth as much as my husband.”
“You are truly priceless.” Alan Wilson kissed his wife’s forehead and decided to take the opportunity to continue the PUA.
Unfortunately, the future heir, who had been left out in the cold, let out an unwilling roar at this point, expressing a blood-curdling accusation against his parents. It only allowed the plans of the Imperial Executive Undersecretary to be interrupted for the time being. The little ancestor was not happy, this was a big deal.
For the two, this matter was even more significant than hundreds of millions of dollars of iron ore shares.
Sometimes even the greatest power can not solve everything, like changing the diaper for the son. Alan Wilson can not help but sigh, and his wife the same status of the ladies, in raising children, may also really sacrifice a lot, he is grateful ……
“Let the people from Northern Rhodesia go with you, those Slavs can still be trusted in the security field.” Alan Wilson instructed his wife, the current economic support of Northern Rhodesia, based on mining and agriculture, no matter which, are related to the industry of the Mountbatten Group.
“If you ask me, I should consider having the child marry a local woman in the future, it could maintain the relationship with the local upper class in Northern Rhodesia.” Alan Wilson even hit the idea on his son who still wets the bed from time to time, as a male, at a young age, he should consider carrying a heavy load.
“That won’t do, I’m going to find him a noble lady.” Pamela Mountbatten shook her head, feeling more fully considered.
“Let’s see whose side he’s on when he’s older.” Allen Wilson terminated the debate over the marriage of his future heir, banking on the wisdom of his descendants. In this he was confident, and felt that his view was bound to triumph.
Simply because his son was of the same gender as him, and would inevitably seek white skin and long legs in the future, rather than any ladylike or aristocratic status, which was simply not a must for men.
In the middle of the broadcast, an interview with Harold Wilson was playing, and the foreign secretary was talking about the sky-rocketing changes in Egypt and, when led to do so, complimenting King Farouk I of Egypt.
“It must be admitted that some of the rumors about this Egyptian king seem to be much misunderstood, and it seems to me that Farouk I is quite a formidable leader, and that the project of the century, such as the Aswan Dam, will do a great deal to develop Egypt.”
“Minister Harold, what do you think about the issue of the British garrison in Egypt, which some believe is a residual effect of the colonial era?”
“Those who spread such talk seem to misunderstand Britain, which is more than willing to help Egypt with its modernization, but nothing comes for nothing, and business must look for win-win entry points. The revenues from the Suez Canal are a great boost to Egypt’s development and a guarantee of a smooth start to the Aswan Dam. In principle we believe that the British forces in the Suez Canal will be withdrawn by the time the Aswan Dam is completed, and I spoke to His Majesty Farouk I about this.”
“We both agreed that the Suez Canal would be gradually handed over to the convenience of Egypt, and a verbal agreement has been reached that the size of the British forces stationed on the canal will be reduced, and that control of the canal will be gradually handed over to Egypt in the future.”
Listening to Harold Wilson’s voice on the radio, Alan Wilson wrapped his arms around his wife’s petite body and commented, “Look at that, what a nice way to put it, having already put the substance of a part of diplomacy, pulling back and forth, into words.”
“Still, you lead well.” Pamela Mountbatten’s bashful smile, coupled with a look of adoration, was able to make her man quite accomplished.
“As long as Egypt stays out of trouble, our ties with the colonies will remain unbroken, with Malaya as a production base, the Middle East supplying energy, and the mainland as a high-end and financial center. And, of course, we can boost each other with France.”
Alan Wilson meditated, “I seem to have forgotten something, I was thinking about it when I was a commissioner in the colonies, but how come when I came back, I forgot?”
“You just said, production base and energy.” Pamela Mountbatten carefully reminded.
“Yeah, I remembered.” Alan Wilson said as a reward by kissing his wife, “I couldn’t play a role in this matter when I was in the colonies, but now that I’m the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I can try to push it forward.”
“Hmm?” Pamela Mountbatten was also curious, and upon inquiry, she realized that the advancement her husband was talking about was something called the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
OPEC, the famous standard bearer of this cartel monopoly organization. This can also be linked with the Asia Pacific Refining Center in Singapore, and if advanced at the same time, it can also be used for the benefit of the Malayan colony.
In the present era, oil is not tied to the US dollar, under the gold standard monetary value system. Any country’s currency can be used to buy oil, of course Alan Wilson does not deny that the dollar calculations occupy a large part of the Middle East oil.
The era of the petrodollar began in 1974 with the official announcement by Saudi Arabia that it would only accept dollars for the purchase of oil. It eventually spread among OPEC members, shaping an even more formidable petrodollar hegemony.
The Breston Woods system, while it solidified the financial hegemony of the United States, was actually a great check and balance on the United States. De Gaulle, right after he came to power, launched an onslaught on US gold reserves.
Alan Wilson still needs to find a suitable opportunity to discuss this matter with the Foreign Secretary. As an official, you can’t just do whatever you want, and he still wants to incorporate the Maldives into the Malayan colony.
Distance was not a problem, Christmas Island, which was also under Malayan administration, was also quite far from the Malayan colony, and closer to Australia. The problem is that there is no need to offend India over the Maldives.
If India can’t resist its ambitions for Goa, it can do so reasonably and legally when the time comes.
Even if it doesn’t work out, incorporating Maldives into Ceylon will disgust the Indians, and Ceylon still has a Royal Navy military base, which is more reliable than an already independent India.
Britain certainly has the right to do whatever it wants with the unindependent Maldives, don’t think that just because it’s close to India that India has to say what it wants.
You know once British India’s administration was quite large, can not be limited to the South Asian subcontinent, the Middle East’s Aden. Now Southeast Asia’s Singapore, Penang and Malacca, were once part of British India.
The Foreign Secretary, who had received a bit of a visit, was in a good mood as he had received feedback that the session of the visit had been satisfactory to his constituents, and most importantly, the Prime Minister, Mr. Alderley, had also rated the visit quite favorably.
Alan Wilson also expressed compliments, extolling the Foreign Secretary’s acumen and pragmatism, “especially the colonial part.”
“Alan, I know you were once a commissioner of the colonies.” Harold Wilson shook his head, “You’re a hardliner on the colonies, and I believe I’m right.”
Alan Wilson didn’t deny it, using the example of Haiti as an explanation, the island had prospered for a while, it grew coffee and the suzerain state artificially controlled the price. But after independence, the island was impoverished in a few months: colonizers, specialists, and senior executives of businesses were expelled or left, banks, factories, and big trading houses closed down, and capital and investments disappeared.
This destruction caused many indigenous people to emigrate: those accused of colluding with the declining colonial system and those who chose to emigrate in order to support their families left the island in droves.