Historical nuances are normal. Just as Tito's opponents were purged in history but are now living well, the current errors are within the normal range.
Before Alan Wilson returned to Potsdam, there had been a change of British Prime Ministers representing the British Empire at the Potsdam Conference.
Churchill was replaced by the new Prime Minister Attlee. Churchill was immediately appointed as an adviser and obtained the right to continue to attend the Potsdam Conference.
Also coming with the new Prime Minister Attlee was the new Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. The new Foreign Secretary was a trade union leader who organized and led the 1926 national strike.
Like many workers-supported parties of this era, Ernest Bevin advocated that Britain should strike first to counter threats from Germany and Italy when Hitler rose.
For a long time, parties that were close to workers were classified as war parties according to later generations.
For example, the Democratic Party in the United States before Kennedy was purely a white party.
The Australian Labor Party was the first to implement the White Australia Policy. During the First World War, the socialist parties in various European countries unswervingly supported the war.
Parties that have close relations with workers are often the decisive force in joining the war. This is unimaginable in Europe where white leftism prevailed in later generations.
After the new Prime Minister Attlee and the new Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin arrived in Potsdam, Truman became a little unhappy. On the contrary, Stalin was in a very good mood.
Because both the new Prime Minister and the new Foreign Secretary are obviously pro-Soviet elements in the eyes of many people. When Britain participated in the intervention in the Soviet Revolution, Ernest Bevin encouraged the London dock workers to take the lead in the action, claiming that
If the military supplies shipped to Poland on the "Silly George" were not removed, they would refuse to load the ship, putting great pressure on the government.
The number one and number two figures in the new British government came to Potsdam with such obvious pro-Soviet elements. You can imagine how Truman felt. This is what the Cecilienhof Palace looked like when Alan Wilson returned to Potsdam.
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First, he reported to the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary, and asked Edward Bridges, "Sir Edward, does my work require the Prime Minister to hide something?"
Edward Bridges pondered for a moment, shook his head slowly and said, "No, this is not domestic, the international conference is still in progress, and our private transactions with the Soviets cannot be hidden from the new Prime Minister. Because the conference is not over yet,
At the same time, the behind-the-scenes operation will continue, and at this time, we must be honest with the new prime minister."
"But the former prime minister is still here." Alan Wilson was scratching his head, not knowing the consequences of doing so.
"Civil servants alternately adopt a friendly and neutral attitude towards political parties." Alexander Cadogan on the side interjected, "As for the handover between Mr. Churchill and the Prime Minister, that is their business."
"Very good!" Edward Bridges uttered a word, and the meaning was already obvious.
Ah...Mr. Churchill! Alan Wilson understood clearly. It would be foolish not to understand what it meant now. Then he asked for instructions, "I wonder what the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary's attitude towards this meeting is."
"To be honest, Mr. Churchill's attitude towards the Soviet Union is much gentler than that of Mr. Churchill. Our Foreign Secretary has a very good relationship with Molotov, and the hostility between them has been reduced a lot." Edward Bridges changed the subject.
, "In fact, there is no conflict at all between us and the Soviet Union. It's just that some politicians have inexplicable hostility towards the Soviet Union."
"Yes, there is no conflict." Alexander Cadogan also quickly distanced himself from the relationship. "We are just implementing Mr. Churchill's policies. It does not mean that we agree with their ideas."
Is it just them? Although Alan Wilson thought so in his heart, he also showed his intention to move closer to the organization, "Actually, if the Prime Minister had participated in the negotiations instead of Mr. Churchill, the negotiations might have been finished."
"It's very possible." Alexander Cadogan agreed, not caring about my own embarrassment.
When Alan Wilson was about to report on the private deal with the Soviet Union, Alexander Cadogan followed and stopped Alan Wilson.
"Secretary General, what happened?" Alan Wilson was confused. He thought about the process just now and found that there was nothing wrong.
"Sir Edward, I don't agree with some of the Prime Minister's views. You have experience as a civil servant in British India. If the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary ask about the situation in British India, you have to tell us." Alexander Cadogan was afraid that Alan Wilson would listen.
He didn't understand, so he lowered his voice and said, "In the final analysis, things in the Soviet Union have nothing to do with us, but British India is related to the lives of 100,000 civil servants and their families. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Alan Wilson's face became solemn. It seemed that the Cabinet Secretary and the new Prime Minister had differences on the issue of British India. As the Cabinet Secretary, Edward Bridges, the Soviet Union issue was under his leadership as the head of the civil service.
In their eyes, it was far less important than the issue of British India.
The chief of the civil service is only concerned about the scale and budget. The one hundred thousand civil servants in British India are an important part of the civil service system of the British Empire, and the size is close to half of the local civil servants. If the new prime minister is not prepared to spend more time in British India, what will happen to these civil servants?
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The problem is that we already know it, but Alan Wilson has no idea what to do. He can only pray that he is a small person, and the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary will not think of asking him for the opinion of such an insignificant role.
"It's really the style of the Conservative Party and a behind-the-scenes operation." Ernest Bevin, who had just become Foreign Secretary, after listening to Alan Wilson's report, commented sarcastically, "Why is Molotov so kind?
, focusing all its attention on this kind of thing, the real problem has not been solved, what about the ownership of Austria? The Soviet Union has blocked the border between Austria and Yugoslavia, and said that it is not suitable to change the status quo in a short period of time, what should I do?"
"Dear Foreign Secretary, this is actually a problem between the United States and the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson maintained his original statement that the Yugoslavs fled to the US-occupied areas and had nothing to do with the British Empire.
He had to speak at this time. The two new bosses from the province had no topic to talk about. After a while, they really remembered to ask about British India.
"Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Soviets have officially informed us that they are declaring war on Japan." Just as we were walking on thin ice, Alexander Cadogan, secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pushed the door in and said, "It was the Soviet delegation that just informed us that the Soviet Union has entered into the war with Japan.