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In the face of French Napoleon III III's signal of easing relations with the Netherlands, there were cheers in Paris.

The British's irritation could not stop the French's clumsy style.

However, the Netherlands is not very grateful.

In an interview with the "European Times" broadcaster for European audiences in Amsterdam on Monday (November 22, 1880), the director of the Dutch International Intelligence Service, McKeshan, said: "We are convinced that the leadership of the French cabinet government is working Consider preparing for establishing a more friendly relationship with the Netherlands, but we are also more convinced that the government of the Second French Empire is still conducting in-depth cooperation with Britain on the situation in the Far East, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. This harmed Dutch political and economic interests.

On the one hand, France has raised expectations for friendly relations with us, but on the other hand, it is damaging the basis for establishing more friendly relations between the two countries. We are really sad about this. So we have not yet seen evidence that France has made a decision or is ready to make a friendlier move toward the Netherlands."

"Of course, the Netherlands also hopes to establish a more stable relationship with the Netherlands and France, but first, France needs to make more friendly moves to respond to our demands."

As the Dutch intelligence giant McKay Sean publicly put forward "conditions" to France on the radio, European countries were completely shocked.

McKay Sean's response to the Paris government has triggered a wave of discussion.

"Many people are talking about why the Netherlands directly responded to France's "sincerity" this time with an intelligence giant instead of a member of the Dutch cabinet government? It's time for the United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway to follow the Netherlands and develop relations with Paris." - Sweden Domestic Post", Norway's Aftenposten

"There is no deeper meaning here. Does it mean that the Netherlands and France have begun secret intelligence contacts? Otherwise, McKay, a man from the Netherlands who has been in the Dutch intelligence community for nearly 20 years. Sean, why are you speaking directly on the radio now, and not in Melbourne, the Australian mainland in the Far East Netherlands, but in Amsterdam, the old Dutch capital in Europe, near Paris, France? Madrid needs to be prepared" - Spain's "La Vanguardia"

"While the Netherlands was conducting the Rim of the British Isles exercise, the intelligence giant broadcast directly from Amsterdam, shouting to Europe the conditions for establishing relations with France. Is this a signal for the Netherlands to agree to further contact with France?" - Austria-Hungary - "Crown News".

"If France and the Netherlands reconcile, the German Empire will face complicated relations with France in the future. Germany's relationship with France must be adjusted, and its relationship with the Netherlands should also enter a period of national diplomatic adjustment. German diplomacy will enter the international perspective. Amid the trend, we must avoid becoming a game of the future and clinging to our position as a regional country without being able to further expand our influence.” – Deutsche Berliner Zeitung

"The world never has eternal enemies, nor permanent friends. It can only safeguard its own eternal interests. After more than ten years of fighting between France and the Netherlands, with the concession of Paris, the Netherlands' face has been satisfied. Many people speculate that Melbourne We will agree to Paris bowing its head, and we also need to be prepared. In the coming world changes, the Tsarist Empire will maintain its international status unchanged." - Tsarist Empire's "St. Petersburg Daily News".

"No one thinks that one country must be hostile or always friendly with another country. Just like friends, there will be disputes from time to time. There are also times when the relationship between the United States and the Netherlands is tense. After all, the interests have already diverged at that time. Fortunately, Now that the Netherlands and the United States have returned to normal relations, therefore, when Washington supports the normalization of a friendly relationship between the Netherlands and France, we can appear as a mediator between the Netherlands and France. Both countries are friends of the United States. "——"Le Figaro" of the Second French Empire.

The world's media have recently quoted government reports from various countries, expressing their views that there may be a change in the relationship between France and the Netherlands, and stating that each country needs to change its stance.

But what is strange is that the British media have collectively lost their voice. There is no voice in the country about the direction of the relationship between the Netherlands and France. This has to be surprising. Obviously people with knowledge have guessed that this is The British government issued a collective order to the media to silence.

However, this does not prevent the British on the European continent from getting news from various European countries. They also learned that France is considering stopping providing "aid" of diplomatic and military support to the United Kingdom. The British way, which may change the future trend of the conflict between Britain and the Netherlands.

Therefore, this kind of uneasiness is constantly being sent back to the British Isles. Coupled with the fact that the round-the-island exercise has not yet ended, the war may appear on the mainland, and there is an unprecedented war crisis in the UK.

But what is surprising is that the director of the Dutch International Intelligence Agency not only released a broadcast on November 22, but also released it on the 23rd.

Admiral Mackay Shorten pointed out on the radio that "proposing conditions to the Second French Empire will send a very clear signal to the British government that the Netherlands' international allies, including the Nordic Alliance and the South American Union, are firmly on the side of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands’ position is supported behind the scenes, and the circle of the Netherlands’ international allies and partners is expanding. Far from being as weak as the British government has long thought, the circle of the Netherlands’ allies and partners is now stronger and more united than before, and its member states are also expanding.”

Mackay Sean's move to shout out to the UK from a distance immediately aroused European and practical attention, to which London, UK, had to respond.

As a result, British Foreign Secretary Greville stood up for the first time after the military exercise around the British Isles. He held a press conference directly at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London and publicly accused the Netherlands: "The Netherlands used the UK to threaten the Netherlands as the reason for its recent actions around the British Isles. It is unacceptable that the British mainland is only 30 nautical miles away from the exercise. In particular, it is very dangerous to have the gun muzzle pointed at the British mainland. We are even more dissatisfied that the Netherlands actually accuses the UK of harming the interests of the Netherlands.

The UK has called on the Netherlands' allies to sanction British companies and not allow them to do business in these countries on the grounds that it goes against the interests of the Netherlands. This has seriously harmed the interests of the UK. For this reason, the British Foreign Office has made solemn representations to the Netherlands and will make stern representations to the Netherlands. Next, we will continue to take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate interests of British companies.”

However, in this regard, the director of the Dutch International Intelligence Agency, McKay Sean, warned in Amsterdam: "If the United Kingdom retaliates against Dutch companies, the Netherlands will further retaliate against the United Kingdom. We have more in our toolbox." There are many tools available to punish the UK. Believe me, we will do what we say. And we do not want the British government in London to continue to harm the interests of the Netherlands. If the British government continues to do so, it will be very risky. and ill-advised du-notes”