"When Goa belonged to Portugal, the Mughal Empire had not even been established. The Indians had no reason and could not take it away from Portugal." Olivia was filled with indignation and said at the same time, "I believe that the British Empire will Play a leadership role in this matter and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the European civilized world."
This dear friend may not know that the opinion in London to abandon British India has gradually gained the upper hand. Of course, Alan Wilson could not tell the other party, but just said, "Goa already belonged to Portugal before the establishment of the Mughal Empire. , all countries present today know this fact, and we all agree with it. But when it comes to Indians specifically, this issue is more complicated, especially Indians. Many Indians say that India has existed since ancient times, and Goa Probably not part of the Mughal Empire, but probably part of the Mauryan Empire."
"What nonsense logic is this?" Olivia said with anger and dissatisfaction, "Is there any more shameless logic than this? What do those dirty South Asians think?"
Alan Wilson is silent. This is nothing more than the Indian version of ancient times. Since ancient times, this kind of statement has always been self-talk and used to persuade the people of the country to support it. No matter how nonsense it is, it must be said!
Generally, discussions are made from the time point of greatest interest, so the Chinese version starts from the largest territory in 1820. Although the Western Regions of the Han and Tang Dynasties were also under the control of the central government, they were rarely publicized. In fact, China also knew It’s nonsense to promote things from one or two thousand years ago.
But India, which is in line with India's national conditions, has been a bit too shameless since ancient times. It is almost equivalent to Iran today, using the Achaemenid dynasty to show that Iran should rule the Middle East.
However, it seems that during the Pahlavi dynasty, Iran did focus on promoting the glory of the Achaemenid dynasty, saying that it was not the same as the Arabs, and that it regarded itself as the Middle East agent of the United States.
Let’s not talk about the Iranian issue. Olivia’s strict statement on Portugal’s position on the Goa issue will be useful in this Brussels meeting. Of course it will be useful. After expressing their position, representatives from various countries expressed their support for Portugal’s proposition. Expressed firm support for Portugal's claims to overseas territories.
In the final analysis, this is not just a problem faced by Portugal as a country. This is a problem faced by all countries participating in the meeting at this time. The Netherlands and Belgium have expressed their support for Portugal. After even Spain also expressed its support, everyone's All eyes were focused on the British and French representatives.
Ouch! The people's support can be used! Alan Wilson knew in his heart that the colonial issue was the most united issue among the participating countries, but he did not expect that it would start so smoothly.
For a moment, Alan Wilson had the feeling that the six countries were linked to each other. He would first kill the Soviet Union and then destroy the American empire. The British Empire would continue to be great and lead the world for a hundred years.
However, providing support to Portugal was beyond Alan Wilson's authority. He could not give Olivia the support she wanted. After the meeting, he had to talk to the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of the Cabinet and get the approval of the Foreign Secretary and even the Prime Minister.
What British India needs now is stability, and anything that undermines the stability of British India must be done with caution.
"We understand Portugal's proposition morally, and the support from various countries is gratifying." Alan Wilson said with emotion, as if immersed in the European flag of unity, "We cannot follow the old path of the past. After the two world wars,
, Europe has seen a long-lost unity, and with this unity, I believe that at this critical juncture in history, we will be able to find a way out for Europe to continue to prosper."
Warm applause rang out, and Alan Wilson took a deep breath, and finally managed to pass the test, avoiding taking a stand on Portuguese Goa. Although the Goa issue might still be mentioned, after this meeting, there was
After some discussion, we can come up with a response plan.
Alan Wilson took the initiative to say hello to Portugal representative Olivia, but almost didn't come back. After barely getting through, the Dutchman, the savior, was finally ushered in.
The Dutch representative George Armand actually wanted to be the first to speak, but he didn't expect that the British representative's polite words were seized by the Portuguese representative and brought up the Goa issue. Now that the Goa issue was finally over, he immediately
Stand up impatiently.
Compared with other countries, the Netherlands has the greatest expectations for this conference, because Japan has not yet formally surrendered, and the Indonesians in the Dutch East Indies have declared independence. Now the Netherlands urgently needs the support of the countries in the Brussels Conference. At the same time, it mobilizes
The army went to the Dutch East Indies to suppress it.
Sukarno and Hatta signed the Declaration of Independence, declaring the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia. The news has spread to Europe. On the one hand, Dutch representative George Armand criticized Japan, which had become a defeated country. On the other hand, he said that the Netherlands would never sit idly by and ignore it.
Sacred territorial sovereignty will be protected.
Sovereignty? Alan Wilson almost laughed out loud. In his impression, European countries all talked about human rights. In this era, it turns out that European countries also talk about sovereignty, and sovereignty is sacred and inviolable.
After George Armand's speech, the Belgian representative spoke as the host. After calling for unity, he introduced the situation in the Belgian Congo, which is also Belgium's only important colony.
Belgium's colonial journey was particularly late. Belgium's colonial rule over the Congo began at the end of the 19th century. King Leopold II of Belgium tried to persuade the Belgian government to support the colonial expansion of the Congo at that time.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the violence of local indigenous people led to a lot of resistance due to violent exploitation by foreign colonists. The Belgian government established formal colonial rule and effectively controlled the Congo region.
It came late and the exploitation was ruthless. Alan Wilson’s impression of the Belgian Congo was the hand-chopping punishment of Belgium. More than 10 million people with disabilities were created in the Belgian Congo. It can be seen that the smaller the country, once there is an opportunity for chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven, the more
No room will be left.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, the Belgian government has deprived the king of the power of life and death in the Congo. The beheading of the hands has happened decades ago, and the colonial crimes are being diluted by time. There are some reasons behind the independence of the Congo.
The shadows of the United States and the Soviet Union are just that in the fight for the Congo, the United States is obviously superior.
Now the British Empire's inner thought is that the six countries participating in the Brussels Conference can clarify the scope of their operations and provide support to other friendly allies that can be taken care of to a certain extent.
When the representatives of the Spanish conference spoke, their attitude was much more modest. Although the British and French representatives did not mention the ambiguous relationship between General Franco and Germany and Italy during the war, the Spanish representatives knew it well. Not mentioning it did not mean that
The thing never happened.
On the contrary, Britain and France just felt that there was no need for an outbreak now, so the Spanish representative first expressed his goodwill towards Britain and France. Spain was indeed walking on thin ice now. Not to mention the attitudes of Britain and France, the United States was determined to kill Spain.
And America's rival, the Soviet Union, wanted to eat Spain just like the United States.
During World War II, Spain even almost joined the Axis powers. In order to win over Spain, the United States satisfied Spain's appetite and gave Spain huge aid in exchange for Spain remaining neutral.
But after World War II, the United States naturally could not swallow its bad breath and wanted to settle accounts with Spain and prepare to deal with Spain.
There is also a personal reason. The Spanish Catholics are not only hostile to the Republicans, but also to the Protestants. This makes the United States, which is dominated by Protestants, especially President Truman, very angry.
As for the Soviet Union, Spain sent tens of thousands of volunteers to form the Blue Division during the war. Spanish soldiers wore German military uniforms and followed the German army to invade the Soviet Union. The Blue Division were elites selected from the Spanish army, and they were all experienced in combat.
Veterans have a bloody feud with the Soviet Union.
The reason why Spain participated in the Brussels Conference this time was strongly promoted by the United Kingdom. France is still closing its border with Spain. In the historical Marshall Plan, Spain was not among the European aid countries. Similarly, when Spain joined the United Nations, it caused a stir.
met with fierce opposition from the Soviet Union.
If it weren't for this Brussels Conference, which called for the few remaining colonial countries in Europe, Britain would not have a good look on Spain.
Franco was simply the predecessor of Colonel Cardano. In 1945, he made the four countries of Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and France unhappy at the same time, and even escaped unscathed to protect Spain's interests.
After representatives from various countries explained their opinions on protecting the interests of the colonies, it was already afternoon.
On the afternoon of September 14, talks about European economic reconstruction at the Brussels meeting appeared in Belgian newspapers, and soon attracted reprints from participating countries.
In the eyes of the citizens of various countries at the conference, this is a conference between Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain to discuss post-war reconstruction and economic recovery.
However, the representatives from various countries at the meeting talked about the colonies, the part involving post-war reconstruction and economic recovery. On the first day of the meeting, it was limited to British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. At the beginning of the meeting
time speech.
The first day of the meeting allowed the participating countries to have a certain understanding of each other's attitudes. After the end, Alan Wilson left immediately and reported to Alexander Cadogan. The two of them relayed the proceedings of the meeting to Cabinet Secretary Edward Bridges, and
Provide clear answers to many questions.
"We have just received news that the Soviet Union has announced the start of post-war reconstruction." Edward Bridges said slowly, "It seems that they have the same goal as us, to restore the wounds of the war first."
After saying this for no reason, Edward Bridges added, "The Prime Minister has already said that he is very interested in the military operations of the Netherlands."