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Nasser attached great importance to the shares of the Suez Canal Company. He finally took back part of the shares from the British and now he let him spit it out? How is it possible? Especially for the Soviet Union, which had to transfer the shares to the local Soviet Union, which was simply killing Nasser.
If the Soviet Union did not find a way to solve this problem, then this transaction would never be reached. So is Li Xiaofeng able to solve it?
Of course there is, and if it weren't for him, it wouldn't be possible for Yevgeny to come over to negotiate with Sadat. The solution that Li Xiaofeng had come up with was very simple, that was to make a knife against the UK. As mentioned earlier, it was not only Egypt that would affect the Americans' stock expansion, but Britain would also not be able to provide money. Since the British cannot provide money, as long as Egypt agrees to expand the shares, the British equity will naturally be affected. At that time, the Soviet Union will pay money and directly absorb part of the British shares, which will solve the problem successfully.
So Yevgeny offered Sadat the condition: "The Soviet government will ensure that the Egyptian government will continue to hold 30% of the shares of the Suez Canal Company, while the Egyptian government needs to absorb at least 11% of the British equity and resell the Soviet government. In this way, your country will not suffer any losses and may also obtain support from the Soviet government on the canal issue!"
This is easy to understand. Egypt previously owned 40% of the equity of Suez Canal Company and was the largest shareholder in name, but because the UK and the United States each accounted for 30%, the Egyptians actually had no say in the operation of the Canal Company. If we can continue to grab at least 11% of the equity from the UK this time, then if Egypt obtains support from the Soviet Union, it will occupy more than 50% of the equity on the company's board of directors, and it will initially decide on the operation rights. For Egypt, this is equivalent to a division that disintegrates the tacit understanding between Britain and the United States and breaks their monopoly.
To be honest, this suggestion made Sadat quite tempted, because according to the Soviet Union's suggestion, Egypt would not lose any equity, and it could also break the monopoly of Britain and the United States, which would greatly help the complete revocation of the operating rights of the canal in the future. This is simply a good thing to kill two birds with one stone!
But Yevgeny always surprises Sadat, because Yevgeny tells him that this is not just a killing of two birds with one stone, but a killing of three birds with one stone!
"If your country thinks that this condition is acceptable, then the Soviet government is willing to exert influence on Israel, promote your country and Israel to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible, and exchange prisoners as soon as possible..."
This suggestion is the last straw that crushed the camel. Sadat was not just moved, but excited. Although he did not agree immediately, he told Yevgeny: "I am personally very satisfied with this and will persuade the President to agree as much as possible!"
After the brief talks, Sadat immediately went to the presidential residence to report to Nasser. When Nasser heard such a generous solution that could solve all his worries, he was not only happy, but he only had one worry about how to explain it to the Americans?
Yes, since the Americans were deliberately trying to expand their shares, Nasser knew how eager Americans were for the Suez Canal. It is not difficult to guess that the Americans' previous wishful thinking was to grab chips from the UK and Egypt in one fell swoop, and it would be better to get more than 50% of the equity. If the Americans were planning, it would not be too difficult. Is it difficult for Egypt and the British to grab 10% of the equity?
At that time, the Suez Canal Company will be the dominant one in the United States, and everything is up to them. How cool is it? At this time, a wishful thinking that Cheng Yaojin gave Americans to the Americans was disrupted. Do you think about how happy Americans can be happy?
If Americans are unhappy, they will naturally hold a grudge against Nasser. Egypt has just suffered a defeat, and Nasser's status is unstable. If Americans want to cause trouble, whether Nasser can withstand it is a big problem!
However, Sadat believes that this is not a big problem: "The joining of the Soviet Union will inevitably prevent the United States from being too over-the-top. Let's take a step back, if you are ousted, the shares of the Soviet Union will not be settled, and the Russians cannot watch it. The most important thing is that only this method can successfully solve all the problems we are facing now, and this is the most ideal solution!"
Nasser was also silent about this. He knew that Sadat was right and could never have a better solution than this. Although he hated the Soviet Union, which supported the Jewish people, he had to admit that only the Soviet Union can solve all these problems now.
After some consideration, Nasser agreed completely. However, he emphasized one thing in particular: "We must do a good job of confidentiality and must not let Americans know about it, otherwise everything will be lost!"
Indeed, once the Americans knew about the Soviet Union and Egypt's plans, they would definitely not sit idly by and watch the Soviet Union come in to grab the cake, and things will be very big. In order to keep it confidential, Nasser entrusted all the entire negotiations to Sadat. Only Sadat and a very small number of people knew about this. In order to paralyze the Americans, Nasser kept lowering his posture and asking the United States for help in a pleading tone.
After a few days of acting, when Sadat and Northern Industrial Group reached a full agreement, Nasser pretended to be reluctant to accept the United States' proposal to expand the Suez Canal. At the emergency meeting held by the Suez Canal, with the full support of the United States and Egypt, the proposal to expand the shares was passed, and only British shareholders in the venue were shocked and broken glasses.
Yes, the British were caught off guard. Now that the domestic economy is in a mess, they really can't afford additional investments needed to expand the canal. Moreover, as the financial giant hidden behind the US government began to put pressure on it, it became impossible for the British to raise funds through lending or lending. In short, the British only have one way to go, that is, to be slaughtered!
The Americans were very happy about this "victory", because they achieved their goal without a single shot. The Soviet Union helped to shoot out the gun and the fruit of victory was eaten by our United States. This was simply awesome!
Anyway, the Americans' attention was instantly diverted. They were busy preparing for how to grab shares from Britain and Egypt, and they didn't pay attention to Egypt's private actions at all.
Nasser was not stupid either. He knew that once the matter was finally exposed, the Americans would definitely be angry and angry. If they were not done well, they would choose a new agent to replace him. Instead of being passively beaten, it would be better to take the initiative. Taking advantage of the Americans' complacent moment, Nasser began a round of purges within Egypt. Those pro-American factions who were close to the United States lost their lives before they understood what had happened. It can be said that after this round of purge, the United States led the way within Egypt was reduced by more than half, and the remaining half was scared out of fear either fled in a hurry or quickly changed its position and changed its camp.
The Americans actually saw Nasser's actions, but the Americans did not be wary, because they thought this was just a measure of Nasser's "self-rescue" in Egypt, and there were fewer Americans in Egypt, and there was less room for Americans to choose agents in Egypt, so naturally they could only rely on Nasser.
Although Americans do not hesitate to like Nasser's approach, it is not unacceptable. For Americans, there is not much difference between having more or fewer dogs. Moreover, I am rich and generous and can recruit a group of new dogs by just paying a few dollars. It is not difficult to become Nasser in the future to support a new agent.
So the Americans were only paying a little attention to this and did not take special attention. If they were more attentive, they should have found that this matter was definitely not that simple. Because not long after Nasser agreed to the US plan, the Soviet Union made concessions in the new round of consultations on the armistice between Egypt and Israel in the Security Council on the issue of the armistice between Egypt and Israel.
During a marathon talks that was very time-consuming and energy-consuming, the Soviet Union agreed to a new armistice proposed by the United States, and it was soon passed by the Security Council. This new armistice agreement stipulates that Egypt and Israel must immediately cease fire within a limited time, and then disengage and return to their homes under the supervision of the Special Observation Mission of the United Nations Security Council.
On the surface, this resolution is more beneficial to Egypt, because the remaining Egyptian army was basically dumplings by the IDF, and it was only a matter of time to destroy it if nothing unexpected happened. At this time, the Security Council's resolution avoided the possibility of these remaining Egyptian troops being completely wiped out, which is very unfair to Israel.
To be honest, the Americans were a little surprised that the Soviet Union would accept such a ceasefire agreement. The Americans had never thought that this would be done so soon. Originally, they just wanted to make a gesture, just let Nasser see that they took action. Who would have thought that this move would be done, which was really overjoyed.
However, surprises are always short-lived. Just as the Americans were happily savoring the so-called victory, changes suddenly happened. At the Suez Canal board meeting, the Egyptians suddenly took out a lot of real money. Not only did they save their share, but they also snatched food from the tiger's mouth. They snatched 11% of the shares from the UK, which made the Americans only snatched 14% of the shares from the UK. After some trouble, Egypt's equity soared to 51%, while the British equity shrank to 5%, which shocked the Americans!
"Damn Egyptians, where did they get these funds?"
This problem is not difficult to solve at all, because Egypt soon announced the sale of about 11% of its shares to the Northern Industrial Group. After this round of exchange, Egypt retained its shares, the Russians finally intervened in the Suez Canal, while the British suffered heavy losses, almost announcing that their power was driven out of Egypt.
Afterwards, Churchill said helplessly in his diary: "The Russians once again exceeded our expectations. They can always do things that we dare not think about..."
Of course, the anger was the Americans. They had been thinking for so long and prepared so well that they only caught some remaining roots and cold roasted. Not only did they fail to achieve the goal of dominating the Suez Canal, but they also led wolves into the house and let the Soviet Union intervene. This was a complete failure!
Poor Truman was once again surrounded by the media. The successive Cuban crises and Egyptian crises made him lose face. The only good news is that his term is about to end, and even if he is destroyed, it will take only a few days.
However, Americans are not easy to mess with. In their opinion, this failure should be attributed to Nasser. If it weren't for this anti-bone boy's rebellion, would the Soviet Union be so easy to succeed? If we don't teach this anti-bone boy a lesson, how can the Great America shock those villains? We must punish Nasser and we must make this bastard pay the price!
The Americans were so angry that they rushed towards Nasser and then retreated in dejectedly. The reason was very simple. Nasser had already cleaned the inside in advance. Although the Americans were confident of finding a new agent, it took time after all. In a short period of time, Americans would need time to find a perfect agent. Moreover, this agent had to accumulate strength if he wanted to go to power. Nasser is now guarding the situation, and the Americans have little chance. What's more, the Soviet Union was also staring at him. They could not allow Nasser to fall so quickly. After all, the shares of the canal have not been heated yet, right?
In this way, the Americans naturally could only stare at him. In other words, the Americans suffered two losses after this round of confrontation, especially the second time. After spending a lot of effort, they even lost their wife and soldiers. Are you angry?
For a time, the attacks on Truman by the US government and opposition were like a tide. Anyway, the hat of the worst president in the United States was to tilt Truman's head, which made Lao Du very depressed. But now Lao Du is also more debt-lost and more lice-loving, and he is not afraid of biting. Anyway, he is just a person who is going to step down. Just say whatever the public opinion says, can public opinion impeach him?
Truman's silence means that the US government and the opposition fell into silence. After the previous rounds of temptation, the Americans gradually understood the attitude of the Soviet Union. The Russians are still very strong now and are not afraid of head-on confronting the United States on various international issues. This makes the United States realize that its strength must be expanded. Only when it can truly overwhelm the Soviet Union can it shift from defense to offense.
Therefore, the Americans once again increased their investment in defense, especially in nuclear weapons, and they spent a lot of money. As for conventional weapons, they did not fall behind, and they acted as if they were chasing and chasing hard to crush the Soviet Union.
So what was the attitude of the Soviet Union? At this time, the leaders and minds of the Soviet political arena were not interested in taking care of the Americans for the time being. One was that the Soviet Union's sense of crisis was not strong because of the continuous victory. The other reason was that the conference had been held, so everyone should first care about the domestic trends. As for the third reason, Lenin was critically ill and the situation was very bad...
Chapter completed!