"As an entourage on a visit to the Soviet Union? Isn't this appropriate?" Alan Wilson muttered to himself in a daze, which made Ismay, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, frown slightly. Why is it that such a burdensome trip seems not to be popular yet?
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When Alan Wilson returned to Europe for the first time and was working behind the scenes with the Soviet Union at the Potsdam Conference, Ismay was still working as Secretary-General of British India and didn't know about it. Naturally, he didn't know why his subordinate didn't make progress.
He asked directly, "What's inappropriate?"
"Sir Ismay, I am the consul in Boston. I am preparing to return to the United States to continue my work recently." Alan Wilson organized the language, "If you appear among the entourage visiting the Soviet Union? It always feels a little weird!"
"Nothing surprising!" Ismay said calmly after hearing this, "Easing the situation is a top priority for this government. You can't be picky when working for the country. You can't be happy just because the conditions in the United States are good. The conditions in the Soviet Union are
Just complain."
A great truth was poured into his ears, and Alan Wilson's face showed recognition. It seemed that the spirit of the owner suddenly burst out. He was ready to go through fire and water for the British Empire at any time.
So I took over the preparation of proposals and studied the itinerary for this visit to the Soviet Union. One of the proposals was that London attached great importance to. It was to make a moderate attitude in Germany and appropriately reduce the size of the troops stationed in Germany.
In fact, this was a request for the Soviet Union, because the size of the Soviet troops stationed in Germany was greater than the number of troops stationed in the occupied areas of the three countries. London hoped to establish a communication mechanism to maintain transparency in each occupied area.
Alan Wilson believes that the Soviet Union does not actually suffer in this regard. The Soviet Union should be aware of the various remarks by the United States about forming a military alliance. Considering that there are people like the Cambridge Five in London, Moscow should also know that London has no intention of starting a confrontation in a hurry.
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech was just his personal statement.
Now Churchill is just a famous troll in the House of Commons. When the opposition parties have him, he is almost like a chief of staff without a leader.
"The proposal includes the establishment of a transparent mechanism for the military in occupied areas to mediate the civil war of a certain country?" Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, took out the proposal, found the deputy secretary-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whom he had met at the reception, and put it
This material was handed over to the other party.
As a civil servant of the British Empire, Alan Wilson still had to avoid suspicion at critical moments. The most important thing was that this proposal was more difficult than the bill on the troops in the occupied territories. He could not let the impossible happen to him.
Therefore, Alan Wilson went to great lengths to keep the more difficult bills for himself, and passed on the simple and easily achieved bills to others.
His colleagues also expressed their gratitude for this. Perhaps everyone in Whitehall, except for Alan Wilson himself, thinks that the bill to station troops in Germany is simpler. China is just a far-flung corner. What is there to care about?
Because he was going to visit Moscow, Alan Wilson had to consult with Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin about preparations for this visit.
"Oh, Alan, you may be a little unprepared for this trip to Moscow, but it doesn't matter. It won't delay your work." Ernest Bevin stretched out his hand for Alan Wilson to sit down, and then said, "About
What is your view on relations with the Soviet Union?"
"Sooner or later we will fall out with the Soviet Union, but if we start confrontation under the current situation, we must be subordinate to the United States. Of course, this is the idea of the conservative party. I will not comment on whether there are differences in views between parties." Alan Wilson said
At this point, the conversation changed, "The current situation faced by the British Empire is very contradictory. In terms of the situation in Europe, we should firmly stand on the side of the United States, but when it comes to the issue of overseas territories, the United States is a greater threat than the Soviet Union.
Big. This is very embarrassing!”
"Yes, I believe the results of the Dutch incident will come out in the next two days." Ernest Bevin said calmly, "In this way we can see what the United States' attitude is towards the colonial issue. Just like
You said that the UK must adopt different methods to deal with different problems, which is very contradictory."
In fact, just after the war, Britain began to urgently invite the United States to protect Europe. Ernest Bevin made great efforts as Foreign Secretary.
But the war had just ended, and the United States was not very interested in confronting the Soviet Union. Until the independence of British India, the United States had no obvious intention to confront the Soviet Union. This is completely different from the enthusiasm of the past two years!
Two years before the independence of British India, 100,000 British Indian civil servants worked together to mobilize the entire colony to collect 1.2 billion pounds of wealth, solving London's major financial problems. And through various channels, the British probably confirmed that the Soviet Union
The loss in manpower indeed fulfilled Churchill's words on the operating table.
Under this circumstance, Britain is no longer so eager to confront, while the United States is not as calm as it was just after the war. The attitudes of Britain and the United States towards the Soviet Union now are exactly the opposite of those in the first two years after the war.
The problems faced by the current Labor government go beyond this. Ernest Bevin and Attlee actually want to get closer to Europe.
However, Bevin's attempts to actively promote the realization of the customs union were always strongly opposed by those economic departments in the British government that influenced the European economic policy. Their magic weapon was that European economic integration would inevitably damage the relationship between the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom.
Trade between federal countries.
Opponents believe that the Labor government's choice of weakening the Commonwealth's ties and integrating with a weak and unstable Europe is highly unlikely. Therefore, it is incorrect to suggest that the Labor government will abandon joint leadership of Europe because Bevin is motivated by
Privately, he did try to lead the union of Europe.
When the union of Europe refers to the European integration movement, it is basically correct, because for whatever reason, Bevin's idea of a "third force" cannot transcend national boundaries.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After a package of three-ring diplomacy, this matter was finally fooled, allowing the Labor Party to overcome many opponents and complete the step of dominating Europe. From this point on
Said the foreign secretary should thank Alan Wilson.
Britain was too big before, but after the world war, it was not strong enough. As a result, Britain faced different problems, different opponents may appear, and sometimes had to sway with the wind.
Before 1947, the Foreign Secretary who had been trying every means to pull the United States against the Soviet Union now had to talk to the Soviet Union about eliminating hostility. This was a completely opposite position and it was difficult for him.
The current Labor government's view on the civil war in a certain country is to try to sit back and watch with a non-intervention attitude.
The most important thing is to be far away and not in the mood to pay attention. As for the Greek Civil War, which is so close, the foreign minister in front of him used the example of the first apple falling to the ground in spring, indicating that once the first apple falls to the ground, the entire
All the apples from the apple tree will fall to the ground. This theory, which is similar to the falling of dominoes, requires the United States to take over supporting Greece and Turkey to resist Soviet pressure.
In fact, the current situation in Asia is also in line with Ernest Bevin's call for Washington to intervene in Greece at that time.
But at this time, Ernest Bevin had no idea of his original hostility towards the Soviet Union. As time went by, Ernest Bevin's ideas were different from those of two years ago.
"Actually, Alan, don't you consider becoming a minister or something at an appropriate time in the future? Your first cabinet secretary in Whitehall resigned after leaving office and finally became a minister." Ernest Bevin
He asked with a smile.
"This is not about preparing for an election at any time, so let me think about what kind of slogan is appropriate?" This is the question of the Foreign Secretary. Of course, Alan Wilson cannot give the other party a death stare, and said from the bottom of his heart, "How can we make Britain great again?"
This is absolutely suitable for the situation that Britain is facing at this time."
Ernest Bevin's expression changed. In fact, this slogan is indeed acceptable. It is simple and easy to understand. It is also in line with the current chaotic situation that Britain is facing. It is not impossible to adopt it.
Nearly four years have passed since the Labor Party defeated the Conservative Party to take power in 1945. Since the British Prime Minister is the leader of the Parliament, this means that the term of the British Prime Minister is consistent with the term of the Parliament.
The term of each parliament is generally five years, but it may be temporarily dissolved, so its specific term is uncertain. It also shows that the term of the British Prime Minister cannot be determined, but each term is uncertain.
The term will not exceed five years.
Now that the Labor Party has been in power for four years, it must hold an election before its term of office expires next year. This involves whether the Labor Party can really compete with the Conservative Party, which has been in power for a long time, instead of coming to power in such a short-lived manner.
Ernest Bevin, the second-largest figure in the Labor Party, attaches equal importance to being re-elected this time as Prime Minister Attlee.
"Make Britain great again!" muttered Ernest Bevin, unaware that Alan Wilson had left.
Ernest Bevin came to his senses, and now he still has to consider the issue of visiting the Soviet Union. If he can successfully achieve his goal, it will not be too late to become great again.
Before visiting the Soviet Union, the biggest problem in the current diplomatic field lies not in London or Moscow. It lies in the United Nations General Assembly and Amsterdam.
The Dutch government officially announced that it would no longer continue to forcefully maintain its rule in the East Indies, and immediately came up with a plan. This is the first time that the Netherlands has stated that it can attack the East Indies after several military operations against Indonesia, which only treated the symptoms but not the root cause.
This can be discussed in the future.
The change in the attitude of the Netherlands has not only attracted the attention of independent Indonesians, but also the attention of the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand. Diplomats from various European capitals are communicating secretly.