On the flight to Moscow, the British delegation was talking about the abolition of rationing in the Soviet Union.
Regarding this matter, the glorious British Empire bureaucrats said that this was the Soviet Union's attempt to make a fool of itself, and that the Soviet Union's abolition of the rationing system was just a joke. It was the British Empire that really abolished the rationing system.
And the British Empire will move from one victory to another, "There is no doubt that we will face some visible prosperity, but the Soviet Union is like this, willing to show its superiority. As for the real Soviet Union,
Colleagues need to dig out the details themselves.”
Alan Wilson led his colleagues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage him, saying that the Soviet Union was a paper tiger. The gentlemen of the British Empire were bound to win without a fight.
"Alan, it's better not to be too optimistic." Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin expressed reservations about the blind optimism of these diplomats.
It can be said that the ministers of the current Labor Party government all experienced the years when the Soviet Union was founded when they were young. It can even be said that many ministers have a good impression of the Soviet Union, but everyone has their own ideas, and they will not change their minds because of their youth.
At that time, I only had one-sided trust in the current Soviet Union.
The same is true for Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary. Although he does not want to confront the Soviet Union now, if the situation comes to confrontation, Ernest Bevin will not hesitate to stand by
The American side.
In fact, compared to the Labor cabinet, Whitehall was more hostile to the Soviet Union after the war. It now believes that the Soviet Union has conquered the United Kingdom and is preparing to launch a full-scale political and diplomatic attack on the United Kingdom. The Russians "
In accordance with military communism and Russian chauvinism, the decision has been made to adopt a policy of aggression.
They launched an offensive against British social democracy and Britain itself.... The Soviet government will attack Britain with a combination of military, economic, propaganda, and political weapons, as well as communist creed. Therefore, it is proposed that immediate organization and coordinated targeting
defensive measures and must not stop the defensive counterattack policy.
Alan Wilson is another faction's advocate, believing that the threat from the Soviet Union is just for fun. The British Empire must save itself first, rather than peeing its pants in fear when seeing the Soviet Union, and then hugging the thigh of the traitor to beg for salvation.
Britain also struggled to retain its influence, especially in the Mediterranean; there, the British empire and trusteeship interests were crumbling, and factors such as oil supplies and strategic sea and land routes made the region very important as Britain continued to formulate policy.
Significance.
Historically, 1949 was the year when Britain was disappointed with France. It believed that its efforts to unite with France to safeguard European interests would eventually fail. It believed that France could serve as its European and imperial partner to jointly create a Third World power.
The concept of balancing the powers of the United States and the Soviet Union lasted only four short years from 1945 to 1949.
Now four years have passed, at least Britain's disappointment with France has not exploded, and at least on the recent issue of the partition of the East Indies, the two countries can still come up with a common position to safeguard European interests.
The United Kingdom and the United States cannot cooperate on all issues. The United States wants to exchange Bavaria, a US-occupied area, for the Ruhr Area in British hands. That is an old problem. Of course, the United Kingdom cannot let go!
Part of the reason for the difficulties in the Anglo-American partnership is British doubts about American intentions and widespread domestic doubts about American reliability. Although some in the Conservative Party still want to formulate British foreign policy according to the norms of the old imperial era, the Labor Party
He was deeply afraid that his condemnation of the Soviet Union meant that he was in some way subservient to the United States.
This issue is entirely a partisan issue. The Conservative Party has greater expectations for the United States. When it comes to the choice between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Labor Party can only be said to be leaning toward the United States and has no intention of going all the way. And now the Labor Party
Governing.
Even in the original history, it was Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin who was on the same flight and personally promoted the birth of NATO, but now he is visiting the Soviet Union with a team of diplomats.
At Moscow Airport, as the flight from London slowly landed, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov waited for the arrival of Ernest Bevin. The two held their hands tightly while the reporters next to them pressed the shutter.
, record this moment.
Alan Wilson was just a small role in the British diplomatic team. He was looking around curiously. To be honest, he was still very curious about the Soviet Union in this era. After all, this was the big brother of half the world. How could he have two brushes?
"If possible, I would like to go to Lubyanka and see what the headquarters of that department looks like." Alan Wilson followed the Foreign Secretary and shook hands with the Soviet diplomats who greeted him one by one.
After leaving the airport and arriving at the hotel where he was staying, the Ukrainian Hotel of the Seven Sisters in Moscow not far away, as a person who never leaves his hand with a camera, Alan Wilson looked for a long time at the Soviet guards on duty at the door, and finally found an angle that included the guards and the Soviet flag.
From the angle, I completed my shooting task.
"It's like the old BBC as soon as it's done!" Alan Wilson, who completed the filming, was secretly happy and proud of the fruits of his labor. Although the Ukraine Hotel has not yet been completed, he can already see the two-hundred-meter-high shadow of the future. Find
It's not an easy thing to do from such an angle.
Alan Wilson was secretly unhappy that he had hacked the Soviet Union, but the formal process of this visit had already begun.
The person who came forward to challenge the British delegation was the famous Mr. Veto, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union Gromyko. During the meeting, Gromyko started with the topic of the Dutch partition of Indonesia and angrily criticized the European colonial powers.
Despicable and shameless.
"Mr. Gromyko, this is an era of reconciliation. Let us focus on the future and seek common ground while reserving differences." Alan Wilson played Tai Chi with the opponent without saltiness. "And didn't the Soviet Union say nothing? We must know something.
One thing, that is, the current talks are extremely important to both the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. War and peace are a big issue. The atmosphere of confrontation has become more and more intense, and every choice we make now will have an impact in the future.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Mr. Allen, have you been working for a year?" Gromyko looked at Allen Wilson who was doing Tai Chi, implying that he was doing diplomatic work.
At that time, Alan Wilson didn't know where he was.
"Mr. Gromyko, you are currently the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union. You definitely have a lot of diplomatic experience, especially your veto at the United Nations General Assembly, which is impressive." Alan Wilson praised him without salt.
Asked the other party, "You work so hard, I wonder when you will be promoted to executive?"
Alan Wilson did not listen to a word of Gromyko's accusations. If the Soviet Union really wanted to seize the East Indies, it would certainly not waste words here.
Rather, it is an operation posted in Pravda, a proper savior of the third world, and a beacon of human progress. Is it still used in this situation to give the British diplomatic delegation a slap in the face?
Since this matter is mentioned on this occasion, it only shows that the Soviet Union has acquiesced in this matter. It is just to gain a psychological advantage and is not worth making a fuss about.
Although Gromyko sitting across from him was also a giant figure in the late Soviet Union, his current level was not worthy of making Alan Wilson stand at attention. Gromyko also served as the Soviet Ambassador to the United Nations, roughly equivalent to Sir Alexander Cadogan's position.
As for his other position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, it is neither first nor permanent, and not very valuable. Alan Wilson's appointment as Chief Executive of Newfoundland has not yet expired, and he has not come forward to speak out.
If Gromyko really wanted to embarrass the visiting British, it was definitely not Gromyko who spoke out. The words of Molotov, the boss of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were more intimidating than Gromyko's words.
After some candid exchanges, this useful meeting was finally completed. Alan Wilson said that establishing a consensus on transparency among the German occupation forces is what the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union should do at present.
Gromyko said that Moscow would carefully consider the British proposal, and took out an itinerary of visits to Moscow and handed it to Alan Wilson, ending the meeting.
"Alan, it seems that our task is very difficult." After the meeting, colleague Roberts, who came out with Alan Wilson, sighed.
"No problem, there's no quarrel." Alan Wilson patted his colleague's shoulder to comfort him, saying that the proposal on the mediation of a certain major civil war depends on you, and it is very fair that each person is responsible for one proposal.
Alan Wilson has done some research on the Soviet Union. On many issues, the Soviet Union had a very pure mentality. The Soviet Union was no worse than any other country. To give an example in aerospace. The earliest American space shuttle in the 1960s was called the X20 program. The Soviet Union learned that the United States
After having such a plan, I immediately decided to develop the same aircraft to counter him.
But in fact, this time can be regarded as a twist of fate. The Soviet Union proposed this plan in 1965, and in 1963, the x20 project had been completely stopped. It is equivalent to the Soviet Union being in conflict with a country that no longer exists.
With his opponents, he started a "Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong" style struggle.
It is conceivable how important it is to maintain information transparency. This is also the most important purpose of this British delegation's visit to Moscow. If Moscow insists on firmly adopting a confrontational policy, it will only cause NATO to appear immediately.
"Why don't we take a look at the itinerary and imagine what places the Soviet Union has prepared for us to visit, so as to appreciate the superiority of the Soviet Union. We can't be in a state of tension all the time. If possible, I would like to see what the cinemas in Moscow look like.
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Alan Wilson changed the subject and asked his colleagues to relax and not be frustrated by the temporary difficulties.