As for what Alan Wilson did, if you think carefully about it, he did quite a lot. In addition to the problems of the war against Japan and the Soviet Union's behind-the-scenes operations, it seems that he also mentioned the complementarity between the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom at this stage.
Specific topics include but are not limited to, if the United Kingdom, including France, is weakened too much, Western Europe will inevitably follow the lead of the United States in the future. If the United Kingdom is threatened by Soviet armed forces in an area of interest that overlaps with the Soviet Union, it will inevitably attract assistance from the United States and the Soviet Union.
Not only will it fail to achieve its goal, it will also allow Britain's power to be replaced by the United States.
This mainly refers to Iran. Currently, there are British troops stationed in the south of Iran and Soviet troops stationed in the north. This also has a historical tradition. As early as the period of confrontation between the British Empire and Imperial Russia, a sphere of influence had been defined in Iran.
We also talked about economic topics. Although the Soviet Union was vast and rich in resources, it was ultimately a high-latitude country. Many cash crops and resources were either unavailable or would cost a lot to develop. This is not a problem that can be solved by sending people to Siberia to grow potatoes.
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For example, in the case of rubber and other tropical crops, the Soviet Union could not use the spirit of hard work to close the gap. Britain had tropical colonies, and as long as the Soviet Union was willing to pay and trade, Britain was willing to provide these raw materials. This was a great challenge to the two countries.
Countries have benefits and can recover quickly from war.
As for other coffee and mangoes, even the United States has no reason to interfere with Britain and export tropical fruits for trade.
There seems to be an idea of recovering after the war, because Germany surrendered in May, the sowing season has passed, and the Soviet Union has been attacking and there is no time to restore agriculture. As long as the Soviet Union is willing to spend a certain amount of foreign exchange to purchase, the British Empire can definitely raise a certain amount.
of grain to help Eastern Europe overcome food shortages.
Alan Wilson had already decided on the place of sacrifice. He would sacrifice British India. Maybe Nehru would be more honest when the food shortage occurred. As for the small matter of only two divisions in Hokkaido, if he didn't recall it carefully, he forgot whether he said it or not.
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This was a good opportunity after all, because what he said would definitely reach Stalin's ears, and no one in the Soviet Union would dare to hide anything from Stalin at this time.
As the overlord of the world, the current British Empire seeks stability. Stability is more important than anything else. The less things happen, the better. Only in this way can we have time to adjust policies and finally achieve peace of mind. If the Soviet Union is not looking for trouble, it is already helping the United Kingdom. We are afraid of the Soviet Union.
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It's just that Alan Wilson had no way to share these words with Alful, who had just made a splash. He could only smile and sincerely wish the other person a sense of presence in such an important international conference.
After clinking a glass of wine, Alful said a few words enthusiastically and then asked, "In fact, you should also join the ranks of official negotiators, otherwise you will not have no sense of presence."
"We just need to obey the instructions and follow the arrangements." Alan Wilson shook his head modestly. He has something to do tomorrow. He needs to contact the Governor-General of India and send a fleet to the Far East.
The British fleet in Asia is sufficient. At present, the British Royal Navy, including escort aircraft carriers, has a total of ninety-five aircraft carriers. After the Normandy landing, control of the Atlantic Ocean has been regained, and part of the force has been sent to Asia.
In fact, in the eyes of the military, of the hundreds of aircraft carriers the United States had during World War II, nearly a hundred of them were also escort aircraft carriers.
It is not a major operation like the Normandy landing, which still requires preparations. The British Royal Navy currently in Asia is fully sufficient, and with the Soviet Union's own preparations, it will be easy to transport hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops.
As for the time, it is difficult to predict if it is too late, but Alan Wilson is not pessimistic, because the commander-in-chief of the British forces in Southeast Asia is Mountbatten, and Mountbatten is the holder of the speed of British warships.
At the beginning of World War II, Mountbatten served as the captain of the destroyer "Kelly" of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet. When he boarded the ship for the first time, Mountbatten personally drove the Kelly to sea and drove the warship to 38.5 knots, which astonished everyone with his skills.
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With such a commander-in-chief who is the speed keeper of the Royal Navy, he believes that the British fleet in Southeast Asia will be infected. In fact, he will prepare to send a telegram later. Time is tight and the task is heavy. This is a critical moment to test a civil servant!
On the first day of July, the first consensus reached by Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union at the Potsdam Conference was the issue of war against Japan. Although the shortcoming was that the Soviet Union deleted the unconditional surrender clause for its own part, it did not harm Potsdam.
A good start to the meeting.
Soon, reports of the war against Japan and urging Japan to surrender appeared on the pages of major newspapers. The members of the American delegation were very happy. From the faces of these negotiators, Alan Wilson estimated that the current President Truman was also happy in his heart.
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Since it has been published in the newspaper, it can almost be regarded as fact. However, I don’t know if Truman will regret his urgent request to the Soviet Union to fight Japan after the nuclear bomb successfully explodes.
Considering that Truman, as the president of a world power, wanted to blatantly renege on his promise, and with the British Empire witnessing from the side, he turned to tear up the consensus with the Soviet Union, it probably took some political determination.
The consensus reached on war against Japan spread throughout the world in a short period of time, and also reached the ears of the Japanese government.
Konoe Fumimaro, who served as Prime Minister of Japan three times, expressed his personal opinion to the Japanese Emperor, "The defeat is the result, and the obstacle to ending the war comes from the military. The goal of Britain, the United States, and China is to defeat the Japanese military. If the military collapses, the nature of the war will also change."
It will change.”
Togo Shigenori, who had served as ambassador to the Soviet Union, told the emperor that the Potsdam Declaration was just a replica of the Cairo Declaration. Although it should be accepted, he should adopt an indifferent attitude in order to wait for the result of requesting Soviet mediation.
"There is no annotation of unconditional surrender in the Soviet Union's announcement. It can be seen that the Soviet Union still has doubts about attacking the Japanese mainland. If the Soviet Union can be allowed to mediate and carry out conditional surrender, this goal is the direction that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should work hard for now. Even if it gives up
Part of the Thousand Islands is also available.”
In the Government House of India, Sir Barron holds the telegram that has just been delivered. In addition to Alan Wilson's longing for British India, the rest is the attitude towards the consensus reached at the Potsdam Conference on war against Japan. The telegram stated that Britain can avoid
For the Soviet Union to bear the losses caused by attacking the Japanese mainland is a victory in itself.
The Royal Navy fleet in Asia should immediately rush to the Far East to help the Soviet army attack and land. It cannot be delayed for even one day, causing a fait accompli. It will be too late for the Soviet Union to regret it.
At the same time that British India received telegrams from Europe, Marshal Vasilevsky, who had already arrived in the Far East, also received a telegram from Moscow.