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In this case, Britain's desire to confront is not so urgent, and the United States is not as calm as it was when the war just ended.The current attitudes of Britain and the United States towards the Soviet Union are exactly the opposite of those in the first two years after the war.

The problems facing the current Labor government go far beyond this. Ernest Bevin and Attlee actually want to be closer to Europe.

However, Bevin's attempt to actively promote the realization of the customs union has always been strongly opposed by those economic departments in the British government that control the economic policy towards Europe. Trade between Commonwealth States.

Opponents argue that the Labor government's choice of weakening the Commonwealth's ties and integrating with a weak and troubled Europe is unlikely.It is therefore not correct to suggest that the Labor government has abandoned the idea of ​​European coalition leadership, since Bevin did try to lead a European coalition out of selfish motives.

When the union of Europe refers to the European integration movement, it is basically correct, because for whatever reason, Bevin's conception of a "third force" has difficulty crossing the borders of national nature.

This matter was packaged by the three-ring diplomacy, and it was finally fooled, allowing the Labor Party to overcome many opponents and complete the step of leading Europe. From this point of view, the Foreign Secretary should thank Alan Wilson.

The United Kingdom was too big before, but after the world war, it was not strong enough. As a result, the United Kingdom faced different problems and might have different opponents, and sometimes had to sway with the wind.

Before [-], the foreign minister 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 completely the opposite position, and it was difficult for him.

The current Labor government's views on a major civil war try to sit back and watch with a hands-off attitude.

The most important thing is that they are far away and have no mood to pay attention.As for the Greek civil war that is so close, it is the foreign minister in front of me who, using the example of the first apple falling in spring, said that once the first apple falls to the ground, all the apples in the entire apple tree will fall to the ground. The theory of the dominoes collapsing required the United States to take over to support Greece and Turkey against Soviet pressure.

In fact, the current situation in Asia is also in line with the environment in which Ernest Bevin called for Washington to intervene in Greece at that time.

But at this time, Ernest Bevin had no idea of ​​being hostile to the Soviet Union at all.The idea of ​​a time has a time, and Ernest Bevin has a different idea from himself two years ago.

"Actually, Alan, don't you think about becoming a minister at an appropriate time in the future? Your first cabinet secretary in Whitehall resigned after leaving office, and finally became a minister." Ernest Bevin Ask with a smile.

"It's not about being ready to run for office at any time, so let me think about what kind of slogan is appropriate?" This is a question from the foreign secretary. Of course, Alan Wilson couldn't give the other party a death stare, and said from the heart, "How about making Britain great again?" It is absolutely appropriate to the situation facing the UK at this time."

Ernest Bevin's face changed. In fact, this slogan is really possible, simple and easy to understand, and it is also in line with the current chaotic situation facing the UK. It is not impossible to adopt it.

Almost four years have passed since Labor defeated the Conservatives in [-].Since the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of Parliament, this means that the term of office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is consistent with that of Parliament.

The term of each parliament is generally five years, but it may also be temporarily dissolved, so its specific term is uncertain.At the same time, it also shows that the term of the British Prime Minister cannot be determined, but each term will not exceed five years.

Now that the Labor Party has been in power for four years, elections must be held before the expiration of the term of office next year.This involves whether the Labor Party can really stand against the Conservative Party that has been in power for a long time, instead of just coming to power in such a short-lived manner.

Ernest Bevin, the No. [-] figure in the Labor Party, attaches as much importance to his re-election this time as Prime Minister Attlee.

"Make Britain great again!" muttered Ernest Bevan, not even realizing that Alan Wilson had left.

Ernest Bevin came back 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 be great again.

Before the visit to the Soviet Union, the biggest problem in the current diplomatic field was not that London was not Moscow.It's at the UN General Assembly and in Amsterdam.

The Dutch government officially announced that it would no longer 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 discuss the future of the East Indies after several military operations against Indonesia, which have exhausted the symptoms but not the root cause.

The change in the attitude of the Netherlands has not only attracted the attention of Indonesian independents, but also the attention of the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand. The capitals of European countries and diplomats from various countries are conducting secret communications.

Chapter 4: Partition of the East Indies

On April [-], the Dutch government officially announced that the East Indies would be independent, adopting partition clauses, retaining Kalimantan and New Guinea under the Dutch administration, and the rest of the East Indies could be handed over to the Indian government.

After the partition of India and Pakistan, the Dutch government officially began to follow in the footsteps of the British Empire and adopted a partition policy for the 200 million square kilometers of the East Indies. The Kalimantan Island and Dutch Guinea retained by the Netherlands occupied the entire East Indies Half of the Indies, close to 100 million square kilometers.

After the announcement of the news by the Dutch government, the countries that have been paying attention to what plan the Netherlands will adopt cannot help being stunned.

But almost on the same day, the five countries of Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, and Belgium expressed their support for the partition plan of the Netherlands within one day. Later, Australia and New Zealand also expressed their support for this partition plan.

On April [-]nd, eight countries, including Australia and New Zealand, supported the Dutch partition plan for the Dutch East Indies. At the United Nations General Assembly, Alexander Cadogan represented the United Kingdom and praised partition as the best solution. The method not only shows the sincerity of the Dutch, but also avoids conflicts.

"As we all know, many things are not as simple as they appear on the surface. The northern part of Kalimantan Island used to belong to the Kingdom of Brunei. If it is merged into Indonesia, it will be very unfair to Brunei, which will easily cause conflicts between the two countries. Guinea and Java Island The relationship between the two islands is only under the rule of the Netherlands, and it cannot be considered one-sidedly that the two islands are related because of this administrative division."

Alexander Cadogan took a biased position and stood firmly on the side of the Netherlands. Representatives from France and other countries agreed one after another, and representatives from Australia and New Zealand also spoke successively, saying that after careful consideration, the Dutch government is absolutely responsible for doing so, and it can definitely avoid Consequences of Partition of India and Pakistan.

Together with the United Kingdom and France, the support of eight countries including the two permanent members of the Security Council made the US ambassador to the United Nations quite astonished.

But it can be seen at a glance that, except for Australia and New Zealand, they are all European colonial countries.

Even if you don't know the colonial countries, these countries together, and Australia and New Zealand are so firm in supporting the Netherlands, the United States is not easy to object.

At this moment, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations looked at the Soviets with great anticipation. As long as the Soviets objected, the United States would definitely follow. I believe that the Soviet Union, which has opposed it from time to time since the establishment of the United Nations, will not disappoint the United States.

The Soviet ambassador to the United Nations did not end up saying nothing, much to the dismay of the Americans.

"When Britain is about to visit Moscow, it is not suitable for us to express our position on this matter." Stalin took two steps back and forth with a big pipe in his mouth, and said to Molotov, "The current situation is very complicated. The focus, even the only direction, is still Europe, and this will not change in the foreseeable future. In fact, we can also see from this incident that on the colonial issue, the United States and European countries are not inseparable."

"Yes, Comrade Stalin. The Netherlands just announced its partition. On the same day, Britain, France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, as well as Australia and New Zealand next to the East Indies, expressed their support. It is hard to believe that there was no private communication. Yes." Molotov frowned, "Now it seems that Attlee's Labor cabinet is also imperialist, just like Churchill."

"No, there is still a difference." Stalin cracked his pipe, "No matter what, he must be better than Churchill. In my life, there are only two people who can't see through it. One is Hitler and the other is him. The actions of these two people cannot be described with reason at all, the difference is that there is no American help beside Hitler. It can be said that the predicament of Britain today has a great relationship with Churchill."

"At present, our main purpose in Europe is still to use the time to restore the domestic losses." Stalin asked rhetorically, "I heard that Britain has abolished the rationing system?"

"That's right!" Molotov replied. "Do you want to call Malenkov for domestic matters?"

"It's not necessary. In fact, we should end the rationing system. Ask each department to come up with a report to see if the conditions for canceling the rationing system are sufficient." Stalin shook his head slightly, "We can't go on like this forever."

Naturally, Moscow at the moment is not interested in doing justice for the Indonesian independence movement.

The current naval power of the Soviet Union cannot exert influence on Indonesia, and the good news in Asia is enough to make Moscow happy. It is not yet ripe for a full-scale confrontation with imperialism. It is better to wait.

Moscow's astonishing silence surprised the United States, which had been waiting for the Soviet Union to win the cup.This is not the character of the Soviet Union. From the establishment of the United Nations to the present, the Soviet Union has used the veto power countless times.

Three years ago, the Soviet Union used its veto for the first time when passing a resolution on the withdrawal of troops from Lebanon and Syria by the United States and the Netherlands that had obtained a majority of votes.At that time, the Soviet Union's opinion was not much different from the US-Dutch plan. The purpose of the Soviet Union's veto was to mark the political confrontation with Western countries.

The Soviets, who have been using the veto to create a sense of existence, this time, why did not justice for the crimes committed by the criminal colonial country against the colonies.Americans want to question the Soviets, "Just like you, you still want to liberate the whole world?"

The Soviet Union acted like I was very busy, embarrassing the United States, which was about to follow the Soviet Union to reap the benefits.

You must know that the countries that support the partition of the East Indies this time can be said to be the targets that the United States wants to win over. If the United States makes it too obvious on this issue that it wants to make the colonies of these European colonial countries independent, it will not be conducive to cooperation with the Soviet Union. confrontation.

The Soviet Union, as well as the whole of Eastern Europe, has maintained an astonishing silence on various speeches regarding the partition of the East Indies.

As if they didn't know about it, none of the newspapers reported it, but they reported a series of reports on the progress of a certain great civil war, thinking that it was a shameful failure of US imperialism.

"Yes, it is not enough to burn all the rubber forests. Mine mines should be used to lay mines in all metal mines, so that the mine detectors will be useless, and the mines cannot be discharged. Fill the wells and dump the industrial waste. Enter the river, bombard Jakarta before leaving, why not use the battleship? The Dutch are still too rigid."

On a bench in Hyde Park, holding a newspaper and reading news about the spread of fires caused by hot weather in Indonesia, Alan Wilson was personally on the scene, wishing to personally make an evacuation plan for the Dutch and prepare for the French's subsequent actions. sample.

"Alan!" With a melodious female voice, Alan Wilson put away the newspaper without a trace. As for the minefields and shelling, it was all a misunderstanding.

Standing up and facing the source of the voice in a gentlemanly manner, Alan Wilson said with a bright smile, "Audrey, what you are wearing today is eye-catching, only you can make ordinary clothes impressive. profound."

"No way!" Audrey Hepburn asked with a smile, her ears burning, "What are you looking at? I saw you talking to yourself from a long distance away."

"It's about a piece of news about the Netherlands. I think you grew up in the Netherlands, so I paid more attention. It is really a happy thing that the Dutch territories in Asia have been resolved peacefully." Alan Wilson seemed to be interested in peace. Very happy with the complete success of the solution.

About to go on a business trip, Alan Wilson invited Hepburn out for a walk to cultivate their relationship. During the period, he told some interesting things about Whitehall. He knew that Hepburn was not very interested in politics, so the topic was limited to Whitehall jokes.

Hepburn, who was amused by these funny stories, couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, and said with a smile, "I thought you were serious about working for the government?"

"We are all ordinary people, and we do the same things as ordinary people." Alan Wilson pursed his lips.

Thirty years later, there will be a TV series called The Minister, in which the protagonist is more like a collection of previous prime ministers and cabinet secretaries, condensed into several characters.So strictly speaking there is no prototype!

But there is a former Prime Minister in the background, who must be the current Prime Minister Attlee.Because Jim Harker's party has been in opposition for a long time, and it was the former prime minister who led the party to come back.

This is the current state of the Labor Party, most importantly Jim Harker's former prime minister, who took down the deputy whip before leaving office, which is exactly the current Prime Minister Attlee and Labor Deputy Leader Herbert Morrison relation.

The relationship between Prime Minister Attlee and Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison is a difference that everyone can see.The reason is that when the Labor Party decided on the future leader, Herbert Morrison, who was more qualified, lost his seat because of his election defeat.

The British election is essentially a party election, and the party whip automatically becomes the prime minister. Herbert Morrison, who lost his seat that time, watched Attlee become the leader of the Labor Party, and he has been brooding in the days that followed.

Attlee also knew about this. The relationship between the two was exactly the relationship between the former prime minister and the deputy whip when Jim Harker was a minister.

However, unlike the TV series, Attlee didn't have a chance to change his face because of a heart attack.Instead, he went to the House of Lords only after he was sure that the Labor Party would win the election again.

Until the evening, Alan Wilson invited Hepburn to have a candlelight dinner, and then sent Hepburn back in step.

"I'm going to visit Moscow with the foreign minister, can I give you a blessing or something." Alan Wilson asked pitifully.

Audrey Hepburn looked at Alan Wilson, whose eyes were full of expectations, walked up to the man, tiptoed to touch the water...

"I seem to be full of motivation!" Alan Wilson thought about it for a long time, until Hepburn disappeared behind the door.

The American emperor Suxiu just wanted to have fun. He, Alan Wilson, is the big boss who has practiced miraculous skills for many years and left behind a profound path.

Chapter 481 Gromyko

On the flight to Moscow, the British delegation was talking about the abolition of rationing in the Soviet Union.

Regarding this matter, the glorious bureaucrats of the British Empire said that it was the Soviet Union who swollen their faces to pretend to be fat. What the Soviet Union canceled the rationing system was Tu Yile, and it was the British Empire that actually canceled the rationing system.

And the British Empire will surely 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 are bound to surrender without fighting.

"Allen, 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 have all experienced the years when the Soviet Union was established when they were young.It can even be said that many ministers have a good impression of the Soviet Union, but every age has a different age, and they will not trust the current Soviet Union one-sidedly because of what happened when they were young.

The same is true for Ernest Bevin, who is the foreign minister. Of course, he does not want to confront the Soviet Union now.But if the situation comes to the day of confrontation, Ernest Bevin will not hesitate to stand on the side of the United States.

In fact, compared with the Labor Party cabinet, Whitehall was more hostile to the Soviet Union after the war. Now it also believes that the Soviet Union has settled down on Britain and is preparing to launch a full-scale political and diplomatic attack on Britain.The Russians "have made up their minds to adopt a policy of aggression in accordance with military communism and Russian chauvinism.

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 the Communist creed.Therefore, it is proposed that targeted defensive measures should be organized and coordinated immediately, and the defensive counterattack policy must not be stopped.

Alan Wilson, on the other hand, believes that the threat of the Soviet Union is just for fun. The first thing the British Empire wants to save is itself, instead of peeing its pants when it sees the Soviet Union, and then hugging Nizi's thigh for help.

Britain also struggled to retain its influence, especially in the Mediterranean, where imperial and trusteeship interests faltered, while oil supplies, strategic land and sea routes, and other factors made the region very vulnerable as Britain continued to formulate policy. Significance.

Originally in history, [-] was a year of disappointment for France in Britain. It believed that efforts to protect European interests in alliance with France would eventually fail. It believed that France could be its European and imperial partner and jointly create a third world power. The concept of balancing the power of the United States and the Soviet Union was only a short period of four years from [-] to [-].

Now after four years, at least Britain's disappointment with France has not erupted. 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 are not able to cooperate on any issue. It is an old problem that the United States wants to exchange Bavaria, which is occupied by the United States, for the Ruhr area held by the United Kingdom.Of course the UK can't let go!

Part of the reason for the difficulties in the Anglo-American partnership was British misgivings about American intentions, as well as broader doubts in Britain about American reliability.While some in the Conservative Party still want to frame British foreign policy according to the norms of the old empire, Labour, on the other hand, fears that its condemnation of the Soviet Union means that he is in some way kowtowing to the United States.

The issue in this regard is entirely a partisan issue. The Conservative Party has greater expectations for the United States. The Labor Party can only be said to be inclined to the United States when it comes to the choice between the United States and the Soviet Union. It does not intend to go all the way to the black. Now the Labor Party ruling.

Even in the original history, it was Ernest Bevin, the foreign minister who was on the same flight, who personally contributed to the birth of NATO, and now he is visiting the Soviet Union with a team of diplomats.

Moscow airport, as the flight from London slowly landed, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov waited until the arrival of Ernest Bevin, the two held hands tightly, and the reporters next to them pressed the shutter , record this moment.

Alan Wilson is just a small player in the British diplomatic team, and he is looking around curiously. To be honest, he is still very curious about the Soviet Union in this era. After all, it is the big brother of half the world, so there are two brushes.

"If possible, I would like to go to Lubyanka to see what the headquarters of that department looks like." Alan Wilson followed the foreign minister and shook hands with the welcoming Soviet diplomats one by one.

Leaving the airport and arriving at the hotel where we stayed, not far from the Seven Sisters’ Ukrainian Hotel in Moscow, as a person who never leaves his camera, Alan Wilson searched for the angle of the Soviet guards on duty at the gate for a long time, and finally found the angle that included the guards and the Soviet flag. Angle, completed his shooting task.

"It's the old BBC!" Alan Wilson, who finished the filming, was delighted and proud of his labor. Although the Ukrainian Hotel has not yet been built, it can already see the shadow of the future as high as 200 meters. Finding such a An angle is not an easy task.

Alan Wilson was secretly happy to have hacked the Soviets for himself, but the official process of this visit has already begun.

The person who came forward to challenge the British delegation was the famous Mr. Veto, Gromyko, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union. 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 other party in a casual manner, "And didn't the Soviet Union say anything? We must know something One thing is that 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 intensified. Every choice we make now will have an impact in the future. "

"Mr. Allen, have you been working for a year?" Gromyko looked at Alan Wilson who was doing Tai Chi, implying that Alan Wilson didn't know where he was when he was doing diplomatic work.

"Mr. Gromyko, you are the current deputy foreign minister of the Soviet Union. You definitely have a lot of diplomatic experience, especially your veto at the UN General Assembly, which is impressive." Alan Wilson praised indifferently The other party said, "Working so hard, I don't know when I will be promoted to the executive?"

Alan Wilson didn't listen to a word of Gromyko's accusation. If the Soviet Union really wanted to seize the East Indies, it would definitely not waste it here.

It's a post on Pravda, a proper savior of the third world, the operation of the beacon of human progress.Is it still used on this occasion, to give the British diplomatic delegation a blow?

Since this matter is mentioned on this occasion, it can only show that the Soviet Union has acquiesced in this matter, and it is only to gain a psychological advantage, so it is not worth making a fuss about.

Although Gromyko, who was sitting across from him, was also a giant in the late Soviet period, his current level was not worthy of making Alan Wilson stand at attention. Gromyko also served as the Soviet ambassador to the United Nations, probably in the position of Sir Alexander Cadogan.

As for his other position, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, he is neither the number one nor the executive, so it is not considered to be of much value.Alan Wilson's appointment as Chief Executive of Newfoundland has not yet expired, and he didn't come up with anything to say.

If you really want to embarrass the visiting British, it is definitely not Gromyko who speaks out. The words of Molotov, the boss of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are more deterrent than Gromyko's words.

After some frank exchanges, this beneficial meeting was finally completed.Alan Wilson said that establishing a consensus on transparency issues based on the German occupation forces is what Britain and the Soviet Union should do at present.

Gromyko said that Moscow would carefully consider the British proposal, and took out a schedule of visits to Moscow and handed it to Alan Wilson, ending the talks this time.

"Alan, it seems that our task is very difficult." After the meeting, the colleague Roberts who came out with Alan Wilson sighed.

"No problem, and there is no quarrel." Alan Wilson patted his colleague on the shoulder to comfort him, saying that the proposal on the mediation of a major civil war is up to you, and it is very fair for each person to be responsible for one proposal.

Alan Wilson has done some research on the Soviet Union. On many issues, the Soviet Union has a very pure mentality. The Soviet Union is no worse than any other country. Let me give an example in aerospace. The earliest space shuttle in the United States in the 60s was called the X20 program. After the Soviet Union learned that the United States had such a plan, it immediately decided to develop the same aircraft to counter it.

But in fact, this time can be regarded as a trick of good fortune.The Soviet Union proposed this plan in 20, and in [-], the x[-] project had been completely stopped.It means that the Soviet Union is engaged in a "Guan Gong vs Qin Qiong" type of struggle with an opponent that no longer exists.

It is conceivable how important it is to maintain information transparency. This is also the most important purpose of the British delegation's visit to Moscow. If Moscow insists on adopting a confrontational policy, NATO will only appear immediately.

"Why don't we take a look at the itinerary, imagine what the Soviet Union has prepared for us to visit, and experience the superiority of the Soviet Union. We can't always be in a state of tension. If possible, I want to see what a Moscow cinema looks like .”

Alan Wilson changed the subject to reassure his colleagues not to be depressed by temporary difficulties.

Chapter 482 The Factory Debate