Chapter 617 Give the Opportunity to France
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Serving as Commander of the Grand Fleet, then returning to the mainland as First Sea Lord, and finally being promoted to Admiral of the Navy, and retiring as Chairman of the Committee of Defense and Chiefs of Staff, that is, the military commander of the British Empire, Mountbatten can complete his boring life. .
There are only a few places where Mountbatten can serve as commander of the Grand Fleet. Both the Mediterranean Fleet and the Pacific Fleet are more suitable. In order to maintain influence in the Middle East, the Mediterranean Fleet has a heavier responsibility.
The same is true when considering Britain's global interests. If nothing else, Mountbatten should be appointed commander of the Mediterranean Fleet as a key step in his quest to become Sea Lord.
"I thought you would persuade me to be the commander of the Pacific Fleet, so that someone would wipe your ass." Mountbatten looked a little surprised, and seemed a little disappointed that he was not persuaded.
"Well, the current potential opponents of British Malaya do not pose much of a threat." Alan Wilson pondered for a while, "The section from the mainland to the Suez Canal is obviously more important than the section from the Suez Canal to the Xiangjiang River."
Several potential opponents near British Malaya, including Japan and South Korea, did not have the strength to develop a large fleet.
Indonesia does have a need to develop a large fleet, but as an archipelagic country, Indonesia's general fleet cannot satisfy its appetite. Giving the entire British Royal Navy to Indonesia is not enough, but how much money can Indonesia have to build a navy?
What's more, there is a joint defense of five countries near Indonesia. Generally speaking, the threat from Indonesia is still preventable and controllable.
If nothing else, if Indonesia really invests heavily in its navy, Australia will immediately be willing to help Britain reimburse half of the military expenses of the Royal Navy's Pacific Fleet.
When Alan Wilson mentioned that he was making plans to overthrow Sukarno's regime, Mountbatten was a little surprised, "This is a big operation."
"Yes, it's definitely a big operation." Alan Wilson nodded, "You don't have to do it until it's the most dangerous time. I hope this plan won't be used."
Alan Wilson still thinks it is more cost-effective to use battleships to blackmail coastal cities in nearby countries. Jakarta, Yangon, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Hanoi are a bit difficult, but Saigon's status is not worse than Hanoi, and it can also assume the responsibility of the capital when necessary.
"The French's response is becoming increasingly difficult. Once the French cannot hold on, will the situation in Vietnam deteriorate to Malaya? Indonesia has already posed a certain threat." Mountbatten asked, last year's border battle, It has been declared that France’s blockade of the China-Vietnam border has failed.
Since the end of last year, the French army has been facing increasing pressure, and Vietnam is no longer a problem of guerrilla warfare. The Vietnamese army has been able to confront the French army.
"I suggest that the French army immediately carry out complete destruction in the northern areas that are still under their control." Alan Wilson was silent for a while and whispered softly, "Blow up the dams, throw mines into the iron mines, dismantle the railway tracks, and even slaughter the cattle to destroy North Vietnam. Systemic destruction, step by step retreat to the south.”
"Imitate the Dutch's move to evacuate Java Island?" General Mountbatten mentioned the Dutch army's move to evacuate Java Island a few years ago, and felt that Alan Wilson's proposal should have a similar effect.
"Yes!" Alan Wilson nodded, "This is definitely within the capabilities of the French army. Since the colony wants to be independent, it is better to be independent completely and build from scratch."
This was originally a strategy that France began to implement after the defeat of the Vietnam War. France has even had records of this since the colonial era. In order to maintain the centripetal force of the colonies towards the mother country, France often destroyed local historical relics and cultural forms, leaving people in a very French state. In the characteristic centralized management, they gradually forgot their original racial attributes.
The British usually use the method of supporting supporters, but France does not use it very much. I want all the French people.
The wave of independence has also spread to British Africa, and the Gold Coast is now under the joint governance of local commissioners and local elites.
Gold Coast commissioners have held talks with independence leaders.
A state-owned enterprise in the British Gold Coast was also established to absorb the leaders of the independence movement to share rights and profits, and discussed making the British Gold Coast independent within five to ten years.
After the negotiations, the independence wave on the Gold Coast was gradually dying down, and on the contrary, the speed of gold mining accelerated greatly. Among the British colonies in Africa, the status of the Gold Coast was greatly improved.
In order to gain support, with the approval of London, the United Kingdom also promised to annex British Togo to the Gold Coast in exchange for the current support of the Gold Coast independence leaders to the United Kingdom and gold mining.
At least the current results are very gratifying. Last year, more than 100 tons of gold were sent to London from the Gold Coast. If everything goes well, this year's number will definitely exceed last year's.
In exchange, the British mainland's exports to the Gold Coast soared, using the input of modern products and support for hydropower development in exchange for gold from the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast is blessed by God. At least for now, the two sides are in a harmonious stage.
It has been five years since the war ended, due to the absence of the Federal Republic of Germany and various factors. Britain's recovery and development seem to stand out in Europe.
But when Alan Wilson arrived in Whitehall, he understood that there were still variables in this matter. Sir Ismay, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, personally mentioned that the United States has recently once again urged progress in the three-nation occupation zone.
"But doesn't this divert the Soviet Union's attention back from the East?" Alan Wilson asked, not expecting the United States to be so eager for the emergence of the Federal Republic of Germany.
"Alan, judging from various behaviors, the fierce battle should have passed." Ismay frowned and said, "And it cannot be ruled out that the United States is diverting the attention of the Soviet Union and giving us, Britain, something to do. "
"It means that when the Americans see that Britain did not join the Korean War, they want us to bear part of the pressure from the Soviet Union?" After hearing this, Alan Wilson cursed in his heart, and it turned out to be the same strain.
From 1945 to the present, if there is any new understanding in Britain, it is that the traitorous son of the United States of America has really made a move and is no longer a country that was arbitrarily manipulated at the Paris Peace Conference.
Alan Wilson felt that the United States might not be so eager while the war in the Far East was not over. Now it seems that one step at a time cannot be used in a confrontational policy.
Obviously the United States believes that the emergence of the Federal Republic of Germany may cause a backlash from the Soviet Union that the United States can bear.
The question is, can the UK bear it? Alan Wilson frowned and said, "I don't know what our cabinet thinks. MacArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons last year. Now it's hard to say whether the United States' actions will intensify the situation."
"So we rejected the stationing of U.S. troops at British air bases before." Sir Ismay shook his head. "Foreign Secretary Morrison's opposition to the United States' use of British air bases was precisely because of MacArthur's irresponsible attitude towards nuclear weapons."
Alan Wilson nodded. There is no US military air base in the UK. NATO would have been established before the outbreak of the Korean War. The deceased Lord Seal, Ernest Bevin, used diplomatic means to unite with France and then bring the United States in. , created NATO.
However, now that NATO has not appeared, a series of related military facilities are naturally out of the question. The key is that NATO has not yet appeared, but the Korean War has already broken out. MacArthur's attitude towards the use of nuclear weapons made Attlee's cabinet consider a possibility. .
If the United States can use Japanese air bases to use nuclear weapons, it can also use British air bases to do the same. Then the Americans will pat their butts and leave, and the risk of nuclear war will be borne by the British.
Historically, it had been a year since NATO was established when the Korean War broke out. Prime Minister Attlee was already in a difficult position. The US military air base in the UK was already operational and the deal was done.
But now MacArthur's voice about using nuclear weapons has made Britain vigilant because NATO has not been established. If the United States uses Britain as a base to use nuclear weapons to bomb the Soviet Union, Britain will be the first to suffer retaliation from the Soviet Union.
"Can the air base matter be placed in France? Who is the chairman of the French Council of Ministers now?" Alan Wilson took the initiative to say, "Anyway, from a distance perspective, it is the same if it is placed in France. Now France still needs the United States. Support can be used for bargaining. We can give this favorable condition to Paris out of the friendly relations between Britain and France."
If this thing is done, Alan Wilson thinks it is a great achievement. As for whether de Gaulle's withdrawal from NATO ten years later will make the Americans angry, who can predict what will happen in the next ten years?
Before Alan Wilson left, he extended a wedding invitation to Ismay, which was also the main purpose of his visit to Whitehall. In the last few days it’s time to tap into the reliability of long-term maintenance of connections.
The list of invitations even includes the Chairman of the War Graves Commission, the Defense Committee, MI6, the Management and Personnel Bureau, and the Statistics Committee. Although Alan Wilson's memory is not bad, there may be some omissions because he is always away from home.
Networking takes time to maintain. He doesn't have this time, but fortunately he has the habit of keeping a diary as a serious person. Through the small notebook he usually carries, he can also gather the contacts he has established.
Alan Wilson's purpose in the next few days was to run through twenty-nine important departments, and then a bunch of committees set up by Norman Brooke. As for Pamela Mountbatten, her latest trip was to visit various castles and invite the tied nobles to attend her wedding.
When it came to invitations, Alan Wilson thought it was best to take care of everyone and not leave anyone behind. Pamela Mountbatten also thought so, so the two of them sent out more and more invitations.
"We still need to control the number of people. It is best not to exceed a thousand people." Pamela Mountbatten said in a consultative tone.
"I have no problem!" Alan Wilson recalled that he had only invited more than a hundred people, which was far from the number of one thousand.
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