Regarding the issue of the ownership of the Saarland, London has indeed not come up with a unified opinion. On the one hand, Germany has provoked two world wars in the past few decades, and London expresses its moral understanding of France's actions.
But at the same time, the United Kingdom is also afraid of changing the balance of power between Germany and France, causing France to dominate Europe. This conflicts with the continent's balancing strategy, and the troublemaker's idea is so entangled and hesitant.
As a member of the gentlemen, Alan Wilson can also understand this entanglement. After all, France has de Gaulle, and in the end it must pursue political and military independence. If the Saarland is annexed to France, it will face a crisis due to the annexation of the Saarland.
France, which has greater industrial strength, may not be able to survive in the UK.
France is definitely much more difficult to deal with than the Federal Republic of Germany, which has a bunch of occupying troops on its homeland. That's why the United Kingdom is hesitant on the issue of the Saarland. It expresses moral understanding of France's proposition, but is unwilling to publicly express support.
However, the final solution to the problem of the Saarland region evolved into the European Steel Community. France and Germany revolved around the ownership of the Saarland region. Considering the future of Europe, France and Germany felt that it was necessary to establish a common market for coal and steel.
The idea of establishing a common market for coal and steel was also known as the "Schumann Plan".
Later, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg signed the European Coal and Steel Pool Treaty. From then on, the key industrial sectors of the Federal Republic of Germany's rearmament were placed under the joint management and supervision of the six countries.
It brought hope for peace to Europe, and the European Coal and Steel Pool also became the prototype of the European Union.
However, the UK currently has no plans for a steel community. Although six countries are meeting in Brussels, this meeting focuses on the colonial issue. The European Economic Revitalization Plan is not without its share, but it is far less important than the colonial plan.
In the end, faced with Nino Bertrand's questioning, Alexander Cadogan kicked a ball and said that the Americans' opinions should be asked.
This meeting was held in the name of the European reconstruction plan to avoid the participation of Americans. At this time, the British Empire's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs thought of the Americans again.
He said that without the approval of the Americans, this matter would be very difficult. However, obtaining the approval of the Americans requires constant mediation and communication, which may not be effective in a short period of time.
Finally, he changed the topic to the colonial issue and said, "The Dutch are very anxious now. The native elites of the Dutch East Indies have declared independence. Nino, I don't need to tell you. You and I both understand that this is a very dangerous sign."
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"This is a very dangerous sign!" Coincidentally, British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, who was walking in the garden of the Belgian Royal Palace, said the same thing to Georges Pidour, the Foreign Minister of the French Fourth Republic.
, also mentioned the changes in the Dutch East Indies, "European interests in Asia have been manipulated by the Japanese, and if they cannot be stopped, it may cause irreparable harm."
"Yes, Paris also believes that this is a sign of the collapse of order and must be dealt with mercilessly." Georges Pidour gave Ernest Bevin a very gratifying statement, expressing France's uncompromising attitude towards colonial issues.
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This is exactly the attitude that London hopes France will have. France's resolute attitude of suppression will be beneficial to the British Empire. In Ernest Bevin's report yesterday, he also heard that Alan Wilson hoped that the French would return to Vietnam as soon as possible.
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The advantage of this is to see the determination of colonial independence. If France cannot handle it, it will definitely need a certain degree of help from the United Kingdom. British Malaya can become a base for France to fight in Vietnam and drive local economic development.
In the same way, the Dutch suppression of the Dutch East Indies also had this benefit.
Georges Pidour was a leader of the French resistance movement during World War II. During the war, he started a resistance movement in the south and published the underground publication "Liberty".
Soon he became a leading member of the fighting and established contact with Free France. In Lyon, he was commissioned by Moulin to form a press and newspaper bureau, specializing in publishing news about the domestic resistance movement, promoting the unity of the various resistance forces, and supporting de Gaulle as the leader of the resistance movement.
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After learning that this person was the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Alan Wilson knew that he was safe. He assured Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin that the French would definitely show a tough attitude towards colonial issues. The reasons given by Alan Wilson
Yes, Georges Pidour was a French leader who grew up during the war.
But in fact, it was because after de Gaulle established the Fifth Republic that he finally chose to allow Algeria to become independent. Georges Pidour established the National Resistance Committee and together with General Sour Salan advocated terrorist activities to prevent Algeria's independence. And went underground, declaring that De Gaulle
The government is illegal.
In the end, the conspiracy to overthrow the Fifth Republic was crushed by de Gaulle, and Georges Pidour began his life in exile.
With such a person now serving as the foreign minister of the provisional government, how could France not show a tough stance on colonial issues?
The six-nation meeting was officially held on the second day. The delegations of the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal entered the venue. British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin delivered a speech at the opening of the meeting, "
This is an era of reconciliation. We must focus on the future, seek common ground while reserving differences, and look back on the past. It is precisely because European countries lack a sense of unity that they usually tend to use force to solve problems, which led to two tragic conflicts.
World War, I hope this Brussels Conference will be the beginning of the unity of European countries."
There is no doubt that modern society was founded by Europe. On this point, the British Foreign Secretary was relatively modest. He did not say that it was founded by his own country, but mentioned the contributions of other countries. As for the two countries of the Iberian Peninsula,
I can only mention the contribution of the Age of Discovery.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The reason why Spain was invited to this meeting was from the perspective of maintaining the unity of the colonial empire.
You must know that after the Spanish-American War, when the Spanish Empire became the stepping stone for the United States to enter the world stage with a new attitude, Spain almost lost all its colonies, leaving only limited colonies in Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea.
Spain's colonies are currently ranked last among the six countries at the Brussels Conference. Not to mention compared with Britain and France, they are not as good as Belgium and the Netherlands, and even far inferior to its neighbor Portugal.
The colonies currently in Portugal's hands are mainly in southern Africa, and their area is larger than the Belgian Congo and the Dutch East Indies.
Not to mention that the current ruler of Spain is still Franco, who had an ambiguous relationship with Germany during the war.
In fact, Franco of Spain and Salazar of Portugal should strictly be liquidated as allies of Germany and Italy. However, Germany had already been defeated at this time, and considering that Britain still needed the support of the two countries on colonial issues, it issued the
Invited to the Brussels meeting.
The British Empire is still strong and has relatively harmonious relations with Spain and Portugal, even though Spanish Gibraltar is still occupied by the British and has no intention of returning it.
In fact, Germany did formulate a plan to attack Gibraltar, but the wily Franco would not bet the fate of the country in this undecided war. Moreover, after years of war, Spain was in ruins and its strength was weak, so it was indeed not suitable for it.
Involved in a European-wide war.
And during the meeting with Hitler, Hitler, who was famous for his speeches, was at a loss what to do.
After all, the two young comrades Franco and Salazar were young, and the mistakes they made were not unforgivable. This is the current attitude of the British Empire towards Spain and Portugal. Who knows when we can still hope that Portugal and Spain will not be able to do anything in the UK?
He acts as a thug when he is worried.
In fact, this Brussels Conference is no different in nature from the Berlin Conference of 1884. It’s just that the Berlin Conference more than 60 years ago was about the division and occupation of colonies by European countries.
This time, the Brussels Conference is discussing how to protect its vested interests at this time when the future is unclear. The British Empire, which has always been the most powerful colonial empire, has also put down its arrogance and is willing to sit down and negotiate with other colonial countries.
Let's discuss it together, this is not an easy thing.
In principle, the heads of state expressed their solidarity with each other on the colonial issue, the easiest issue to reach consensus on.
Diplomats from various countries will break their legs whenever the heads of state speak. The heads of state set a principle of unity. Under this general premise, the diplomats began to negotiate around preserving the order of the old era.
When Alan Wilson was speaking, he greeted the Portuguese representative and said, "Mr. Olivia, I am very happy to meet you. I have been to Goa before and was fascinated by the beautiful scenery there. It is really a good place. I
Very good relationship with Pedro, the local commissioner.”
"Thank you to the British Empire for respecting the sovereignty of Goa." Olivia responded positively, "As we all know, the military power of Portuguese Goa would not be able to exist today without the goodwill recognition of the British Empire.
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"The British Empire has always respected Portugal's rights and interests. We are gentlemen in the civilized world." Alan Wilson expressed his friendliness with a reserved face, and then changed the subject, "But some people may not
It’s not like we are so easy to talk to, people from these backward areas are really incomprehensible.”
Alan Wilson did not expect that at this Brussels meeting, instead of the impatient Dutch seeking support first and the French motivated to return to Asia speaking impassionedly, the first issue to be discussed would be the issue of Portuguese Goa.
However, this issue coincides with Alan Wilson's professional counterpart, which can be said to give him room to develop.