Chapter 1233 The Goblins of Zurich
"Don't think you will get through so easily." The female CEO who was picked up by her husband was still arrogant, saying that she would not be lenient this time, but under the eloquent words of the Cabinet Secretary, her voice finally gradually became quieter. .
The Art of War says that you should not underestimate the enemy because of the strength of the army, do not go against the crowd with your unique opinions, and do not take argument as a necessity. These three words are all used by the Cabinet Secretary-General. What else can the female CEO do after being tricked into talking nonsense? manage? Of course I forgive him...
If you think about it, except for this, there is nothing wrong with this man. Pamela Mountbatten's self-strategy also played a positive role in the past family turmoil.
Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol arrived in London and began his first visit to the UK as Prime Minister.
Levi Eshkol was born in Imperial Russia and belonged to Eastern European Jewry. He is now the second prime minister of the Labor government. The Labor Party is not the stronghold of white leftist thought in later generations, and its attitude towards Arabs will not be significantly different from that of Sharon, Netanyahu and others who are more famous in later generations.
Levi Eshkol came this time, naturally hoping to open up a new situation for Israel's diplomacy after he took office, emphasize Israel's difficulties, and win the sympathy of Britain.
Britain must be sympathetic to Israel's fate in World War II. For this reason, Alan Wilson has made plans to condemn Switzerland and Poland in the past few days.
As for the rest, Britain cannot be held hostage by Israel, especially on the issue of Arab and Israeli positions.
This involves the British presence in the Middle East and the safety of the Suez Canal. Interests cannot be exchanged, and Israel has no capital to bid.
Two thousand five hundred tanks and three hundred and fifty fighter jets are a trivial matter, and Israel can afford them by gritting its teeth. But does Israel produce oil? Israel cannot guarantee that it will win every time, otherwise it will not be disgraced in front of Hezbollah in a few decades.
At the same time that Eden was meeting with Levi Eshkol, Alan Wilson was also discussing a meeting with Frank, the deputy secretary of the Treasury, about monetary policy in the Middle East. The purpose of enacting currency reform to help stabilize the pound area.
There are three countries and regions involved, Kuwait, and planned Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Countries like this that are pure resource exporters have fewer people and more resources, and they are all adaptable to strong currency.
A few decades later, there will be almost no exceptions. Australia, even Canada, and Norway can all be included in this category. If there are exceptions, Russia is definitely an exception.
But Russia is in a special situation, and economic strangulation has never been stopped. Ordinary countries would have bowed their heads sooner or later.
But it may not necessarily work when used on Russia. If Russia's innate diode thinking is triggered to destroy the pot, it will make everyone look ugly.
There are only two types of currencies in this world. Except for the extreme example of the US dollar in later generations, they are either sovereign credit currencies or resource currencies.
In fact, the euro does not rely on either side. Europe has Mao resources, and the resources are all on the territory of the Soviet Union.
The euro cannot be a true sovereign currency. With the exception of France, every country has US military bases. France really wants to play a leadership role, and its sign of being unable to stand up to the United States will become louder.
Although Europe's industrial technology is stronger than that of Japan and South Korea, the United States is in a competitive relationship with Europe in this regard.
At present, Kuwait and other places are still in the pound zone. An exchange rate and financial system suitable for the UK can be put on the agenda. It cannot be compared with the pound one to one. Although the original intention is to have a strong monetary policy, it cannot be compared with the current world. The strongest currency exchange rate is the British Pound on a direct one to one basis.
It is nothing more than referring to the Hong Kong dollar and the Asian pound in Malaya, which one is more suitable. This requires the Ministry of Finance to work hard to calculate an exchange rate within a suitable range and implement it.
"I think using the yen is most beneficial to Britain." Frank couldn't help laughing.
"That won't work. A weak currency exchange rate is suitable for manufacturing countries. The Middle East cannot develop manufacturing." Alan Wilson laughed dumbly. "If you do this in a resource-exporting country, I guess several Middle Eastern countries are eager to bring in the Soviets."
"But having said that, when we talk to the United States about the exchange rate issue between Japan and Germany, the Americans have always avoided it." Frank just mentioned the Japanese yen casually at first, but now he is indignant.
"This matter still needs to be discussed with the French. Within the framework of the European Community, hasn't the De Gaulle government always regarded it as the leading country in Europe? Let's talk about the Swiss issue together. If some factors that threaten the pound can be solved with the help of the French It would be much better to get rid of his hands." Alan Wilson just said that, and he also knew that it was not easy.
What is the currency of Switzerland called? It's called Swiss Franc, which has something to do with the local culture. If De Gaulle thinks he can control Switzerland, just like Chamberlain can control Hitler, this matter will still take a while.
Japan's problem is actually simple, at least it seems simple. First, Germany and Japan must be divided. Germany can let it go for the time being and concentrate its firepower on Japan. Let’s start with intellectual property market protection.
As for South Korea, don’t think about it for now. It’s not too late to see how strong it is to weather this rising food price before judging whether it is a threat.
In fact, the Japan in Alan Wilson's memory has changed from the Lost Ten Years to the Lost Twenty Years and is moving forward firmly towards the Thirty Years.
Japan's per capita GDP is US$10,000 more than South Korea's, but its per capita salary is already on par with South Korea's.
The statistics are 10,000 more than those in South Korea, and if the wages are equal, Japan and Japan will be much less.
Economies like Japan and South Korea have rushed to positions that they should not occupy due to the laissez-faire training of the United States. Naturally, he is determined to follow the American path to darkness.
Now that the UK has recovered from its debt burden, it can no longer cooperate with the US dog-raising strategy. That is the American sphere of influence, not the UK's. The UK should now support several resource countries to make the pound area more stable. Some.
At this point, the Franc Zone, which occupies half of Africa, can appear as an ally. Even if it is not an ally, France must be encouraged to challenge the United States to see how powerful the United States is.
"I will send someone to inspect the Persian Gulf immediately!" Frank expressed his cooperation and did not disrespect the Cabinet Secretary-General and the Civil Service Minister just because he was the number one person in the Ministry of Finance.
Later, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and British Prime Minister Eden issued a joint statement, criticizing Poland for adopting legislation to prevent Jews from taking back their real estate. Of course, they did not forget Switzerland's inconvenience in Jewish families withdrawing their deposits. ethical behavior.
The wording of the joint statement is neutral, and the official rhetoric of each country is similar, so it is not obvious how offensive it is.
But Alan Wilson then asked Pamela Mountbatten, the pound sterling player, to attack Switzerland in major British political newspapers, "swearing for a year to strip Switzerland of its pretense of neutrality."
"That's it?" When Pamela Mountbatten heard this, she felt that her husband must not just want to scold him.
"Subsequently, the British Council and Israel will set up a joint investigation team to continue to pay attention to the issue of Jewish property being immorally occupied by Switzerland." Alan Wilson replied with a smile, "This matter is over, there are other things, and we will investigate again after we provide justice for the Jews." Find out how much German wealth was withheld by Swiss banks during the war. We can even tell the Americans that any amount found will be given to the United States and distributed to the Germans."
"It depends on your performance." Pamela Mountbatten rolled her eyes at her husband, which means that he has performed well these days.
Of course it's good, Vivien Leigh went to the United States, and the epic Cleopatra had an extremely dismal first week of release. The movie costing 44 million U.S. dollars is already certain to make 20th Century Fox unable to survive.
Great British Treasure went to the United States at this time, as the boss of United Artists Pictures, to express his greetings to the troubled 20th Century Fox and see if he could take advantage of it. You must know that Vivien Leigh has also made a fortune in silver, and now has the funds to expand her film and television territory.
Many people don’t know how much nourishment these ladies, who have the same status as their wives, have absorbed from the Cabinet Secretary-General. Without him, the head of the family, the world’s feminist movement would have suffered a huge setback.
So Pamela Mountbatten clung to the fact that men make mistakes and held on to it, making Alan Wilson feel aggrieved.
In Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, a conference on entering nuclear weapons testing, which was prepared after the Cuban Missile Crisis, was successfully opened in the eyes of France and a certain major country. If I don't sign, it will be a piece of waste paper.
Compared with Sweden, a truly neutral country, Switzerland, a false neutral country that is being attacked by British public opinion, is not having an easy time now. Jews were ethnically cleansed during World War II. The post-war Jewish issue is considered politically correct in Europe.
Although the UK leans towards Arab countries on the Palestinian-Israeli issue, it did not waste any time at this time and announced in a big way that it would set up a joint investigation team with Israel to investigate the fact that Jewish wealth has been embezzled.
"Switzerland's role in World War II was at least similar to Spain's." The Times' front-page headline used an authoritative tone in the industry to presuppose Switzerland's guilt.
The report listed a variety of news that were both true and false. The core idea was that Switzerland was a false neutral country. This false neutral country also showed hostility towards the pound.
The report quoted Harold Wilson, the foreign secretary a few years ago and now the leader of the Labor Party, as describing the Swiss banking industry as the goblins of Zurich. The term subsequently came to refer to Swiss banking and spread throughout the world.
In terms of public opinion, Britain did not kill itself, but was a proper emperor, using the Jewish issue to attack Switzerland.
"At the request of the Israeli Prime Minister, the UK is willing to help investigate whether Jewish wealth has been embezzled by Swiss banks. From a moral perspective, Switzerland should not refuse." a British government spokesman said.