v3 Chapter 494： Arrogant, the Netherlands' coercive diplomacy against the UK! (supplement the front)

Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Haysbert. Feng suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Disraeli is currently unwilling to have a Prime Minister's dialogue with us. Obviously, he seems to want to leave us aside. This is very difficult for our inter-governmental exchanges and the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Tolbeck sighed: "Obviously, the London side knows that we have something to ask of them, so they do it deliberately, but if this continues, we will delay our progress on the Belgian issue."

The Netherlands wants to take Belgium back, and Britain is the biggest mountain in front of them, either splitting it or moving the other side to make way.

With the current strength of the Netherlands, it is difficult to achieve the former, that is to say, it can only be the latter.

William IV squinted his eyes, and then seemed to think of the allusions about the relationship between his motherland and some of the most senior figures in the hegemony of the United States in his previous life, and he suddenly became concerned.

So I told the two of my thoughts.

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When Spain, France and the United Kingdom were engaged in a quarrel over the defense white paper released by Spain, another country broke in.

On February 9, 1869, the Spanish Herald, which ranked first in sales in the Kingdom of Spain, suddenly issued a message that the Dutch House of Representatives Speaker Huntington, who ranked second only to William IV, Prime Minister Tolbek, and Senate President Bona, planned to A visit to Spain in mid-February, close to the borders of British Gibraltar and Spain's jurisdiction, will for the first time break the Dutch practice of not commenting on Gibraltar's ownership, recognizing Gibraltar as a Spanish territory rather than the British Empire. This would be the first senior European government official in Gibraltar to support the Spanish position in 165 years after 1704.

The news once again detonated public opinion in the Kingdom of Spain, and after it was reprinted, it also triggered discussions with mixed reactions in European countries.

The Foreign Office of the British Empire also immediately and staunchly opposed it on 10 February 1869.

Many people in Europe were astonished that the Netherlands stood up to support Spain at this time.

Even Bismarck and others were very puzzled. Although they knew that the Netherlands supported Spain against the infiltration of the French Empire, they did not expect that the Netherlands would even participate in helping Spain against the United Kingdom. What is the Netherlands going to do?

There are many people who have this idea.

Even Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Disraeli were fooled.

In short, because the Netherlands, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Huntington, may visit Spain to support Spain's position, the Netherlands has inserted itself into the conflict between Britain, France and Spain as the fourth party in an abrupt manner.

No one understands what the Netherlands wants to do, nor does it know how the Netherlands will be counterattacked by the United Kingdom. After all, the British Empire's world-leading navy, the Netherlands' approach seems to be hitting the stone with an egg, seeking death. It is this idea that makes people even more puzzled.

As a result, just the next day, Dutch Prime Minister Tolbeck told most European newspapers on February 11, 1869 that the Dutch military believed that "the Speaker of the House of Representatives Huntington is not a good idea at the moment", and Prime Minister Tolbeck said he did not know The way things are going, because the Netherlands is a three-power-separate, he has no control over the actions of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Tolbeck then threw out another big message: He may communicate with British Prime Minister Disraeli within 10 days.

"I think I will communicate with Prime Minister Disraeli within 10 days." Tolbek's original words are full of ambiguous, "communication" can be communicated by telegram, or the legendary two people may have face-to-face talks.

This "legendary" is because since Disraeli of the British Empire became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, there has not been any formal meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Therefore, it is said that the two countries have been brewing for a long time, but so far I have only asked about the sound at the bottom of the building. , no one came down.

Not long after William IV's visit to London last year, after Queen Victoria's Princess Louise and William IV's younger brother, Prince Frederik of Greece, confirmed their marriage, the Dutch government has repeatedly declared that the prime ministers of the UK and the Netherlands may Therefore, after the easing of relations, the Prime Minister of the government will hold talks with the cabinet within a few weeks. Disraeli himself also said that he will talk to Tolbek soon.

By December last year, No. 10 Downing Street had indicated that the meeting would be realized soon, and the Dutch Prime Minister's Office did not hide its expectations for the meeting.

On the first day of last month, Dutch Foreign Minister Heisbet. After Feng's telegram contact with the British Empire's foreign secretary, Russell, both declared that the two prime ministers may have cabinet talks in a few weeks, from January to mid-February, which has been "a few weeks" and "soon". Several months have passed. The perception from the outside world is that the Dutch government is in a hurry, but the British government is not.

Prime Minister Tolbeck gave the most specific half-month so far, but there is still no date. When asked at a regular press conference, Russell, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the British Empire, neither admitted nor denied, but said that there was nothing to offer. information.

This is the biggest melon in European politics in recent decades, and many people who eat melons are immediately excited.

Obviously, many people have thought of many things, especially the high-level officials of various countries. From this, it seems that the purpose of the Netherlands has finally been reflected.

At this time, no one would think that this matter is irrelevant.

From the logic of Dutch politicians, it seems that Huntington's visit to Spain's Gibraltar jurisdictional border and Prime Minister Disraeli's meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Tolbeck may be two separate things.

Although Huntington and Tolbeck belong to the Liberal Party, facing the Dutch mid-term elections in the middle of this year, the liberals may lose control of the House of Representatives and be taken away by the Christian faction, which means that he himself may lose the position of Speaker~www.novelhall. The com~Huntington layout considers personal philosophies as well as paving the way for his continued influence in the political arena.

Especially when the Dutch are generally not very interested in Britain, the anti-British policy has become a trump card to absorb votes. Huntington's approach is obviously to consolidate his support rate.

However, from the perspective of Gibraltar's relationship with the UK, Spain and the Netherlands, Huntington's visit to Spain and after meeting the Speaker of the Spanish House of Representatives, he also visited the Gibraltar border together. Britain is caught in a diplomatic and military dispute, and the Netherlands is a major event that stirs the most sensitive nerves in both countries.

In the past years, despite the good and bad relations between various countries and Spain, Paris, such a powerful former ally of the French Empire, has never supported Spain's claim. Therefore, the support of the Netherlands has gained unprecedented favor in Spain, including Madrid. It also allowed the Spanish government and Isabel II to stabilize the regime because of the external support for the Spanish position.

If Huntington, the Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives, successfully visits there, it will break through the original default boundary between Spain and the United Kingdom, and it is bound to break the original silence of European countries on the Gibraltar issue. Dutch relations, when the time comes, the so-called détente in the Anglo-Dutch relationship and Spain will definitely take a tougher stance on the Gibraltar issue. At this time, the face-to-face talks between the Anglo-Dutch Prime Ministers will probably also become "negotiable".