British Civil Servant

Vol 2 Chapter 763: Good luck and bad luck

"This is a fair idea." US Deputy Secretary of State Smith hurriedly expressed his position and sang praises for the British proposition.

In fact, at this Geneva conference, the main country that convened was the United Kingdom to discuss the main contradictions in the current world, but although the United Kingdom was the promoter, the United States and the Soviet Union stole too much of the limelight.

Alan Wilson was also helpless in this regard. When the Geneva Conference was mentioned in later generations, although the United States and the Soviet Union occupied most of the famous scenes, China also emphasized its own role. But almost Britain's role has been forgotten, but it can't be helped, who has made Britain in decline.

But obviously at this moment, Smith remembered the role of the United Kingdom. The United States had already been at odds with the opposite camp on the North Korean issue. Now it is time to strive for a moderate attitude. It is more appropriate for the United Kingdom to charge ahead.

And this proposal also happens to be very in line with the interests of the United States. Washington does not want to fight another Indochina Peninsula immediately after the Korean War is over. It is a victory to stabilize the Indochina Peninsula, even if it is only temporary peace.

And this is also in line with the national self-determination that the United States has always advocated after the war, and it will help establish the promotion of similar claims in the United States.

The United Kingdom and the United States stood together, and France did not object. The Group of 16 immediately adopted a common position to clarify the development of the political entity after the independence of the French colonies.

"We have to think about it!" Molotov had a feeling that there was something about the rhythm of the meeting that the Soviet Union didn't understand.

I have to say that Molotov's feeling is very keen, and he did not know that several heavyweight players from the two camps had communicated with him before notifying the US and the Soviet Union.

"If we knew that India after independence was like this, we should have fragmented India." Foreign Secretary Morrison and US Deputy Secretary of State Smith said after the meeting, "Now Nehru's India, some places are not very good. People can rest assured that they are still looking for trouble with Portugal, the world is already complicated, and India's uncertainty is very worrying."

Morrison said this, but also implied from the side that once the French colony became independent as a whole, if it became a country. It may disrupt the balance of Southeast Asia. If the three French colonial countries are merged, it will be a country with an area of ​​800,000 square kilometers and a population of 40 million.

Among the independent countries in the world today, neither the population nor the area is small. Except for the Soviet Union, there is no country this big in Europe, let alone Southeast Asia.

Moreover, the momentum of North Vietnam's defeat of France is very high now. Once it is not satisfied with its current interests, it will lead to the overall chaos in Southeast Asia. If such a prospect arises, it will be too late to take a containment attitude.

"This threat is indeed worthy of vigilance." Smith also looked heavy. Similar things have happened. The Korean War just ended was similar. Although the Korean War did not damage the national strength of the United States, tens of billions of military expenditures were also spent.

If it is replaced with a larger area, wouldn't the United States have to invest more money?

"If the colonies we quit are like North Korea and Vietnam, then we won't do anything else in the next few decades." Morrison sighed slightly. At this time, he is no longer the same as when he first became foreign secretary. , not blushing at all.

While the free world is communicating with each other and insisting on its own opinions, the Soviet bloc is also uniting its voice and preparing for the next struggle. But the enemy is ugly and cunning, so be prepared to fail.

"Why didn't I know Newfoundlanders like to eat this? I was the local chief executive." Having said that, Alan Wilson was not ambiguous. After all, it was sent by his wife, Pamela Mountbatten. I know that my husband is greedy and very picky about what he eats.

Salmon caviar, in autumn and winter. Large, hard-shelled salmon eggs are laid in shallow gravel troughs dug by the females at the bottom of the river. In the cold winter, the eggs develop slowly, and according to their rules, the small fish hatch only when the spring thaws the forest stream completely. At first, they hid among the pebbles at the bottom of the river, and the small fish were only half an inch long.

They don't eat and live off a large protein sac. It was not until this protein sac was absorbed that the small fish began to go to the stream to find small insects to eat.

To the locals of Newfoundland, this is nothing to cherish, but Alan Wilson was already disgusted by the sight of seafood at the time, and he didn't try it much. Now, it actually tastes good.

"It tastes just as good!" Princess Margaret commented in a mild manner.

Princess Margaret is no longer surprised by the abundance of Alan Wilson's logistical support. Pamela Mountbatten always asks business partners from all over the world to bring local delicacies over. It seems that this has become a habit.

"That's jealousy, jealous of the relationship between our husband and wife." Alan Wilson said that he really didn't think it was delicious, but just tried it, but at this time, loyalty was in his heart, and he refuted Her Royal Highness's remarks.

He is now waiting for his wife to return triumphantly. If he does not see him for a day, it will be like every three autumns. If he is separated for a long time, there will be problems. However, a few company executives in Northern Rhodesia said that the wife's life was still very boring, and she had already said that she would come back after finishing this period.

During the communication with each other, the two also know each other what they are busy with recently.

After enjoying his wife's love, Alan Wilson took out Sir Ismay's telegram that had just arrived, and at a glance knew that the negotiations were still at a stage where nothing progressed every day. At first it was a North Korean issue, now it is a Vietnam issue.

The tone of optimism in the cable was still evident, and Sir Ismay said there was little problem with reaching a consensus.

Alan Wilson doesn't understand. He clearly wants to carry out the Munich conspiracy, and he has to be righteous in public and waste so much time on every detail of the meeting? But when I think about it, maybe the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is of this nature, and there is no way.

In fact, this kind of time-consuming negotiation is really boring every day. It is not like the countless details made up in the public opinion. The two sides of the Geneva negotiation are routinely talking to themselves every day, and then they go back and analyze each other's words. , on the second day, I repeated yesterday's position again. After such repeated repetitions, I finally felt that there was no space to fight for, and then went to the next small detail.

This is why the negotiations at Panmunjom have taken so long. Compared with the former, the Geneva Conference has been over a month, which is really not that long.

Of course, some trends can be seen now, regarding the persistence of the Vietnam War. France does not want to fall into this quagmire again, and neither does a certain major country. While the UK supported France, the UK and France took a common position that eventually convinced the US that the current kit was the most suitable.

As for the small North Vietnam, the Soviet Union is still unable to see the small North Vietnam, so some trends related to the final result have been clearly manifested since this time.

Mendes France, president of the French Council of Ministers, also rushed to Geneva to express France's attitude. The United States, Britain and France, the three countries and two generations of the Group of 16, put forward the final proposal for the independence of the four French colonies, and stated that this is the bottom line.

At this point, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov also felt that this was the final result of this meeting.

Now there is a consensus to be launched, which may take some time. Alan Wilson, the British colony of Malaya and the capital of the Malay Peninsula, has received news from Geneva, and is walking with his wife who is visiting.

"I heard that it was very lively here some time ago, and there were a lot of stars?" Pamela Mountbatten seemed to be very interested in this matter, and kept asking questions as soon as she came back.

"There is such a thing. The colonial government is going to create a blockbuster award to disintegrate the resistance from the ideological realm." Alan Wilson, who was already prepared, talked about this topic endlessly and endlessly.

"Oh, I just asked casually." Pamela Mountbatten chuckled, she had already asked Princess Margaret, her husband was honest and did not behave too abnormally.

However, Pamela Mountbatten didn't know about Vivien Leigh, Yaqiancao Kaoru and Xia Meng, but she heard from her husband that the island was sold, "Is this as a thank you?"

"On the one hand, sell some small islands to ease financial problems. If you give these big stars, maybe you can attract some rich people and increase the economic vitality of the colony." Alan Wilson, who was holding his wife's small hand, sighed, "In addition to these things recently Besides, there is only the matter of helping the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inquire about the news, and I feel that it is not over yet."

"Which aspect? Isn't it about to end soon?" Pamela Mountbatten said this and patted her forehead~www.wuxiaspot.com~ as if she had just remembered something, "By the way, the French don't need to be depressed, I received news from the oil company that oil resources have been discovered in Algeria, which I believe will make the French happy."

Alan Wilson opened his mouth for a long time before saying, "I don't know if the Algerians are happy or not."

"Why don't you ask about the cost of mining?" Pamela Mountbatten frowned slightly, feeling that her husband missed the point, and said, "The French intend to spend a sum of money to take a bigger stake."

"I think about it!" Alan Wilson knew that his wife was thinking about how to maximize the benefits, but he was thinking about whether the local area was safe.

If the French did not have a long memory, the war in Algeria was estimated to have become very cruel. Alan Wilson remembered that Algeria was an oil resource discovered after independence.

The discovery of oil resources at this time is not a good thing for Algeria, which has not yet become independent.

In later generations, the United States will spare no expense in fighting oil and gas rich countries. If the French think the same, the Algerians will be unlucky.

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