In fact, the aid amount of the Marshall Plan is obviously based on national strength, including military population and war potential. If nothing else, the top aid rankings are naturally Britain, France, Germany and Italy. These are the only countries that are not controlled by the Soviet Union.
European power.
It is true to say that there are indeed no major countries controlled by the Soviet Union. The relatively powerful Poland and Yugoslavia had a pre-war population of 30 million, but this number includes Jews.
The Jews who died in various concentration camps in Germany were actually Polish Jews. There were actually not many Jews in Germany. Including the casualties caused by the war, the current population of Poland is just over 20 million.
Yugoslavia had a population of 13 million before the war, but after several years of war, it only had a population of just over 10 million.
Poland is already the most populous country in Eastern Europe after the Soviet Union. As for the remaining four European countries, Britain, France, Germany and Italy, the three countries of Britain, France and Italy all have more than 40 million people. The part of Germany occupied by the three countries has a population of about 50 million.
Therefore, the strength of Eastern and Western Europe is actually not on the same level. Things like human and military strength and war potential are far apart.
So this matter is definitely worth talking about. After all, after many blackmails, London has now understood that the Soviet Union is not as scary as it appears. Most civil servants and ministers in Whitehall believe that the Soviet Union’s direct war deaths exceeded 2,000
Ten thousand, this kind of population loss is not suitable for another war.
The Marshall Plan was just the first attempt by the United States to adapt to its role as a world hegemon. To say that it would achieve certain goals by ignoring the reactions of European countries, it was not to that extent.
Britain, which faced so many difficulties in history, was able to win the largest share. Now that it has the British-occupied areas in its hands, Britain is in a much better situation than it was in history. There is no reason why it should end up with a worse outcome.
Now Alan Wilson knows that the biggest uncertainty is himself. If a better agreement than in history is not reached, it means that he has messed up the matter.
A few days before the official start of the negotiations, Alan Wilson arrived in Bonn again, taking into account both public and private matters. On the one hand, he wanted to obtain data from the British-occupied Trade Commission, judge the promotion effect of the British-occupied areas on the mainland, and increase the bargaining chips.
There is also the need to go through Brandt's recent investigation list and release the prisoners who Brandt found to have committed obvious crimes during the war. Of course, before that, he also needs Brandt's signature to leave evidence to facilitate future dealings with Brandt.
Rand negotiations.
As for the personal aspect, it was much simpler. He missed Anna and his son, the little dragoon, so it wouldn't be too much to come and visit.
"You robbed our German talents." Anna hooked her hands around Alan Wilson's neck.
"Oh, these German talents don't have room to show off in a short time. They can't go farming, right?" Alan Wilson found that this little dragoon had many tricks up his sleeve, and teased, "Don't worry, there will be another one."
"I just said that I was defiled by the British occupying forces again." Anna blinked her big eyes and blurted out the harsh words.
Before Pokina came back, the two of them were already there calmly, as if nothing had happened.
But as an excellent agent, Bokina still found clues, and she couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable. She now felt that Anna was in danger of being corrupted by sugar-coated bullets.
"Actually, I'm very happy that you two are doing well. Germany's hard days are almost over, and the Germans will definitely have a share in the American assistance." Enjoying the food cooked by the dragoon sisters, Ellen Wilson couldn't help but have a big appetite.
"Of course there will be some restrictions at the beginning. As time goes by, at least economically, the restrictions will definitely become less and less."
"I heard that the United States' aid to Europe this time also includes Eastern European countries, including the Soviet Union." Anna held the baby in her arms, her eyes sparkling with innocence.
"That's just a show. Who would believe the Americans' pretentious and generous statement, which is destined to have nothing to do with the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson laughed and said, "If the Soviet Union opens its economy and abandons the planned economy, will the Soviet Union accept it? Don't talk about the Soviet Union.
Well, even Britain, which has blood transfusions from the British-occupied areas, is unwilling to accept it. Let’s see what conditions the Americans offer.”
On the one hand, Alan Wilson expressed toughness, but at the same time, he also expressed the result that only the United States could make Britain bow its head by throwing money. He vividly expressed the mentality of kneeling on the ground and shaking his fists.
"Let's not talk about it for now. Once the German economy relaxes restrictions again, the replacement assets in your sisters' hands will be valuable. Then don't dislike me as a civil servant." Alan Wilson stretched out his hand and grabbed a dragoon with one hand.
The little hand is a subtle expression of wanting to kill two birds with one stone at night.
Seeing Pokina refusing to welcome her, Anna secretly curled her lips. It was like that last time, why are you pretending to be sacrosanct? Would a good woman do that?
Although if this man made the same request to her, she would agree to it, but it was different. It was the result of love for both of them. There was no interest in it.
The dragoon sisters of the Heilmann family have differences in their thinking, and Ellen Wilson naturally does not know about this. Not only does he not know, the two women do not have a clear understanding of this mentality at present.
Alan Wilson didn't want his career in the occupied territories to end so early. What's wrong with being able to ask for anything from the sisters? What's the Cold War? What does it have to do with him? It's all nonsense made by a group of bastards who are full and have nothing to do.
Speech!
Of course, the nominal end of the German occupation state and the actual end are not the same thing. The standards were relaxed. Germany's economic and political independence was not yet a thing in the 1950s. The British, American and French commissioners in Germany were very authoritative.
"How much cash do you have in your hands?" Alan Wilson, who was hugging one on each side and enjoying the blessings of being together, lived a comfortable life and also expressed his concern for the future development of the Heilman family.
"Not counting the exchanged shares of industries and companies in Germany, the cash plus stocks amounted to more than ten million US dollars. We haven't touched that money!" Pokina glanced at Alan Wilson and whispered, "Without you, we would
I would never have imagined this day."
"So much, so I won't worry anymore. The lives of you two will be very good in the future." Alan Wilson said with a sense of accomplishment, "If you have any difficulties, just tell me. As long as I understand, I will definitely help."
In fact, you can allocate a batch of money to recruit talents, which can be regarded as taking from the people for the people. The value of many talents cannot be measured by money. The steel market will definitely improve in the past few years. When the restrictions are completely lifted, I think
You can also mix it up, the tobacco company believes that this is the memory of the German people for a generation, and if they can maintain it, they will make a steady profit without losing money."
Looking at the accumulation of the Dragoon sisters, it seems that many of them have made national fortunes under the care of the British-occupied trade committee. However, even the Germanic men who are the backbone of the country are like this, and women cannot be accused of being unpatriotic.
The Dragoon sisters are quite smart. They accumulate a little and give it to the U.S. stock market. Most of their wealth is composed of stocks. This is very Chang Gong's style and very gratifying.
"Seeing that you and your children can live a good life makes me more motivated to work. In fact, I don't have many pursuits. It should be said that for a man, this is the biggest pursuit."
After a few days of balancing public and private matters, Alan Wilson was ready to go to Paris to deal with the information and talent issues that needed to be dealt with during the talks. As for the talent issues, Pamela Mountbatten would send someone to handle the remaining matters.
Because Pokina was considered a somewhat famous person, she did not go to see him off. Anna came out to see Alan Wilson, who was not sensitive to directions, to the station and watched the man get on the train and return.
When she got home, she saw that Pokina had finished dressing. Anna asked, "What are you going to do? Do you want to spread the news?"
"Of course!" Pokina, who had short hair, had a capable look on her face and was about to go out after saying that.
"You have to think clearly about how he treats us. I don't need to tell you that you know everything in your heart. There is nothing wrong with conveying confidential information for the sake of the motherland, but you can't harm him." Anna put away her pure face and said sternly
He said, "He is the father of my child. There must be some feelings for him for such a long time."
After finishing dressing, Pokina went out without looking back and closed the door directly. Then she stopped and looked back at the door. She could guess that Anna had not left. She waited for two seconds before taking another step, thinking silently in her heart,
"I will!"
People always have feelings, especially women.
"Because of the existence of the Cambridge Five, the Soviet Union will definitely know the difficulties it is about to face. It knows that it has no part in the Marshall Plan." Alan Wilson sighed sadly, but what does this have to do with him? After all, it is a hostile country.
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Two days later, he had arrived in Paris. Paris was not his destination when he came last time, and Alan Wilson did not have time to observe the charm of the originator of modern cities.
This time it was different. It was still early before the official meeting or even the preliminary meeting. He had plenty of time to see what Paris was like and make people all over the world yearn for it.
Walking along the Rue Rennes and the Rue Forsay-Saint-Vito from one end of Paris to the other is fast and convenient. The highway was completed in 1932 and was entirely funded by the state. The new highway combines speed, convenience and comfort.
Since its opening to traffic, the services of the Capital Railway have been well received.
The lights of the luxurious and grand stores are projected into the distance, and the bright city twinkles; through the lighting system, electricity is transmitted from the wire network to the street lamps, emitting unparalleled dazzling light.
Even though the current situation in Europe is not good, as the capital of France, no matter how hard it is, Paris is still worthy of its reputation around the world.
In this situation, Alan Wilson had a real emotion in his heart that he wanted to express, "I don't know the difference between French cars and German cars!" The literary point is what Prime Minister Cao said, "Are there any prostitutes in this city?"