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After the funeral, imperialist agent Alan Wilson followed the British delegation back to the hotel and reported to the Prime Minister whether the current Soviet leadership could be approached.

There is no doubt that among the foreign leaders visiting this time, Attlee is undoubtedly the most important figure.

"Judging from the order of carrying Stalin's coffin, Beria's position is extremely high. It can also be said that Beria's current position is high and powerful. We can see that the few people in the front are Beria and Marinko. husband, Molotov and Khrushchev."

Alan Wilson immediately analyzed these locations one by one, and said that the main purpose of the next meeting should be to end the Berlin crisis and the Korean War. If one of these two issues can be reached, it will be considered a victory. If it is resolved, the British Empire will go from one victory to another.

This discussion lasted for a long time, and Prime Minister Attlee also nodded in approval. This is a very reasonable suggestion.

Stalin's funeral is the biggest news in the world today, but in the UK, as a country in the free world, there is an opposition party in the UK, and the opposition Conservative Party has been trying to regain power.

This time, after Prime Minister Attlee's outstanding performance in dealing with the storm surge, the Conservative Party can only shut up. Now that the Prime Minister is going to attend Stalin's funeral, the famous House of Commons troll Churchill will not let it go.

Chapter 7 Winning Over Internal Enemies

Churchill, who did not have a chief of staff, finally seized an opportunity to shoot. Just like in [-], he criticized Attlee as a Soviet spy. This visit was already considered a real hammer in his eyes.

Prime Minister Attlee, who has already been hammered, as a mediocre person in the eyes of Churchill MP, naturally adopted a mediocre attitude, ignoring Churchill's egomaniac attack.

At the suggestion of Alan Wilson, I decided to talk about the Berlin crisis and the Korean War as a supplement, and talk to the current leader of the Soviet Union. The former is for the United Kingdom, and the latter has nothing to do with the United States. It is entirely for the Commonwealth of Nations. .

In this world, apart from the Soviet Union and the United States, the Soviet Union and the United States are hostile to the United Kingdom. On the issue of the United Nations Korean War, the United Kingdom and the United States have had several disagreements. Apart from Britain itself, Canada, Australia and New Zealand all sent troops to participate in the Korean War.

The stagnation of the Korean War has bored even the staunchest of Australia.The emergence of such sentiments in Australia is enough to explain the problem. You must know that Australia is the country that most believes that blood is thicker than water.

In World War I, Australia, legally part of the British Empire, entered the war immediately after the British government issued a declaration.It was the same in WWII - Britain went to war, so Australia went to war.

During the Korean War, Australia handed over its naval and air assets to the United States, which represented the United Nations Security Council.

Alan Wilson also knows that in the future, Australia will also be involved in the Vietnam War and support the Ngo Dinh Diem regime due to the "domino theory", while supporting the United States.

During the Gulf War, Australian troops participated in UN-sanctioned multinational forces.

On Afghanistan, Australia expressed support for a U.S. military response well before the U.S. requested it.

Australia has also pushed to support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq without U.N. sanction, with the aim of "destroying weapons of mass destruction" and bringing about Saddam Hussein's regime change.The Australian opposition party objected at the time because such weapons had never been found to exist in Iraq.

Now even Australia stands on the British side and wants to end the Korean War as soon as possible, which shows how tired the entire free world is of the Korean War.

If one of the two issues can make progress, it is considered a victory. From the standpoint of the United Kingdom, there is no doubt that the Berlin crisis is more important, because Berlin is indeed too close to the United Kingdom.

Moscow is the core of pro-Soviet forces all over the world, especially at this time, the British delegation led by Attlee, under such circumstances, almost seems to be fighting alone.

Although tens of millions of people are going to do it, this is basically the response to Churchill's response to the public opinion in London leaning towards the Labor Party.

Of course, the matter was not so serious. The British delegation was very polite and restrained in Moscow. It was as if the media in London were talking nonsense. Prime Minister Attlee was about to worry about his own safety.

In fact, if Prime Minister Attlee wants to achieve results, he must make a friendly statement. He even said that he would visit the achievements of Moscow's post-war reconstruction. The whole atmosphere is friendly and harmonious.

As for the Soviet cadre who received the British delegation, it was Ms. Fultseva, the second secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee.

This is also an old acquaintance of Allen Wilson. I haven't seen Furceva for several years. She is considered a high-ranking and powerful person. She has the aura of Catherine III at the beginning. Fultseva, who is dressed in fashion and is among a group of men, is generous. Gracefully guides foreign visitors to the achievements of Moscow.

The person who entertained next to Prime Minister Attlee was said to be the secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union.Alan Wilson would never mistake this person, with such obvious thick eyebrows, who else is it but Brezhnev?

Taking a sneak peek, Alan Wilson couldn't help but lamented his luck, and unconsciously looked at the radiant Fortseva.Thinking that he has worked so hard for so many years, he is now just an overseas commissioner.

Furtseva is already the second secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee, and has almost entered the top leadership of the Soviet Union.The difference in circumstances, if it weren't for his strong psychological quality to adjust, he would have sighed.

Originally, Molotov personally acted as the receptionist, but for some unknown reason, Brezhnev was temporarily replaced.

Alan Wilson, who looked unfair in the world, lost interest in visiting, and all this fell into the eyes of Fultseva.Of course, she did not show any gaffes, and she still introduced a series of great achievements of the Soviet Union with high spirits.

Anyway, Prime Minister Attlee was not bored, and a member of his entourage was even less qualified to be bored.After the visit, Fultseva sent the British delegation to the hotel, and then Alan Wilson sent her down on behalf of the United Kingdom.

In just a few stairs, Alan Wilson hesitated to speak and finally said, "The cadre just now is very powerful. From the perspective of a professional bureaucrat, I suggest you build a good relationship with him."

"Bureaucracy is not a good word!" Fultseva said calmly, "The Soviet Union is not the same as Britain."

"The truth is the same, the whole world is the same in this regard!" Alan Wilson insisted, he can't help but want to use his instinct to help others, especially women, "I see him as if I saw Your Majesty, do you understand what I mean?"

"Do you know the name of the person you're talking about?" Furtseva muttered with a chuckle, "It's like it's for my own good."

"I have a duty to women who are worthy of help." Alan Wilson slowed down and said, "No matter who he is, anyway, I will not deceive people, especially women."

That is to say, being born in England can't help it, otherwise he would go up and hug his thigh by himself, so what else does he need to say to Furtseva?How could he not know Brezhnev!

Brezhnev had worked as a worker, student, and military officer. He had a rich experience in all aspects, so he became a key promotion target. He was often promoted to a higher leadership position after working in the post for a few months.

By 34, the [-]-year-old Brezhnev was a senior state official in charge of the defense industry.And the first secretary of Ukraine at that time was none other than Khrushchev.In other words, Brezhnev is directly subordinate to Khrushchev.

Khrushchev was different from others in that he was very interested in promoting young cadres, and in the end he was also kicked out by many young cadres he promoted.Brezhnev was considered the first batch of people who received bonuses for promoting young cadres.

Immediately walking downstairs, Fultseva's expression froze, she stopped talking, but nodded to Alan Wilson with a serious look, and the latter immediately turned back to analyze the negligence of the Soviet Union today.

In fact, Attlee has already said through his mouth that he wants to talk to the new leadership of the Soviet Union about the Berlin crisis and the Korean War.The reason why the big figures of the Soviet Union did not show up during today's visit, but was received by Brezhnev, is also talking about this issue.

There is one thing that Alan Wilson did not miscalculate, that is, the two top-ranked people in the Soviet Union, Malenkov and Beria, are indeed more inclined to ease the relationship with the free world.The current confrontation is a little too hard for the Soviet Union.

Although the Korean War held back the United States, it only held back a part of the United States. The other part of the United States plus Britain, France and Germany still has an overwhelming advantage over the Soviet Union, at least for now, this advantage is still obvious.

However, Molotov, who has been in charge of diplomatic work, happened to be in line with Stalin's diplomatic philosophy.This led to his reluctance to talk to Prime Minister Attlee today.

When Allen Wilson was working hard for the empire, Fultseva had already gone home to look after the children, which is what the same person said.

In the evening, news came from the Kremlin that Su Li was dealing with too many affairs of the fraternal parties, so she was unable to negotiate with Prime Minister Attlee. The issue of the war was communicated with Britain.

This tone dispelled the frustration on the British side, since the Soviet Union is still willing to communicate on two issues.So if there is a very good result, it will establish Britain's international influence in this diplomacy.

"I think the headlines on the front page in London should be that the prime minister, surrounded by dozens of pro-Soviet political parties, contributed to the end of the Berlin crisis." Alan Wilson expressed optimistic interest to his colleagues, and opened the door in the hotel room where he was staying. Ha ha.

Although this is a joke, if it really works, wouldn't it be the effect of Zhao Zilong's seven in and seven out of Cao Jun's formation?

It is not that Britain has no cards to play. The Communist Party of France and Italy in Western Europe are, in the final analysis, different from leaders in Eastern Europe who were deeply influenced by the Soviet Union.

If Prime Minister Attlee's purpose is to end the Berlin crisis and ease the confrontation between East and West.Such an aboveboard goal, even the leaders of the French Communist Party and the Italian Communist Party, it is difficult not to support it.

Therefore, before negotiating with the Soviet leadership on the two issues, Britain must now find a way to make the French Communist Party and the Italian Communist Party, the Western European parties, recognize that Britain has no malicious intentions this time and is here to save peace.

Palmiro Togliatti, the leader of the Italian Communist Party, and Thorez, the leader of the French Communist Party, were two individuals whom Prime Minister Attlee hoped could play a positive role.

"There is no doubt that the continuation of the Berlin crisis will be of no benefit to either party. The Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party are even more embarrassing." Prime Minister Attlee started to win over the two internal enemies belonging to the free world.

The three talked for a long time, and even had lunch together. Finally, after the two left, the entourage asked if things were going well. Attlee nodded wearily and said, "It's okay, as long as we can win some support from the pro-Soviet party Understanding will contribute to the outcome of our talks with the Soviet Union."

Chapter 7 and Five: Berlin Crisis Negotiations

"If the Italian Republic and the French Communist Party are willing to understand the British work this time, this is really a great success." After hearing this, Alan Wilson immediately sent a flatterer to Prime Minister Attlee's work, "Of course the long-term free world The goal is to allow the Italian Republic and the French Communist Party to transfer to the parliamentary struggle. Once this long-term goal is achieved, Europe will be safe."

Alan Wilson was by no means in disguise, outside of some presence involved in the Korean War.The Communist Party of Italy and the Communist Party of France, as powerful political parties in old imperialist countries, are second only to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in terms of international influence, especially the Italian Communist Party, but they can negotiate face-to-face with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the ideological field.

In fact, looking at the national emblem of the Italian Republic, you can know the influence of the Italian Communist Party on Italy in this era. There is a five-pointed star in the middle of the national emblem of Italy.Behind the five-pointed star is a large gear, which symbolizes workers; the gear is surrounded by olive branches symbolizing peace and oak branches symbolizing strength and dignity."Italian Republic" is written in Italian on the red ribbon at the bottom.

The elements on the national emblem are all characteristics of a socialist country. Article [-] of the Italian Constitution states that Italy is a democratic republic based on labor.Sovereignty belongs to the people.The people exercise sovereignty within the form and scope prescribed by the Constitution.

Now that there is an understanding between the Republic of France and the Communist Party of China, the negotiation between Britain and the Soviet Union will be much easier.

"Dear Prime Minister, from the order of carrying the coffin at the funeral, we know that the most authoritative Soviet leaders today are Malenkov, Beria and Molotov. The main target is on Beria, which is the most appropriate."

Attlee nodded approvingly, and had to say that the idea of ​​the overseas commissioner coincided with his own.

Alan Wilson certainly has his own reasons for making such a suggestion. One of the charges for Beria's cleansing is that he expressed a retreating attitude on the German issue.

Although the idea of ​​letting Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union withdraw from Germany, even if the Soviet Union agreed, the United States, Britain and France would not agree.But this does not delay becoming one of Beria's charges.

After meeting with the leaders of the Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party, the British side began intensive preparations to discuss the Berlin crisis and the Korean War. As for whether Beria will be charged with one more charge in the future, as a loyal British citizen , Alan Wilson naturally wouldn't care.

Maybe it will be filmed in a movie in a few years. The movie hints at what happened to Britain, showing the diplomatic skills of a century-old empire, which led to Beria's death.Isn't the so-called soft power just a competition of who dares to brag?

The secret talks between the British Prime Minister and the leaders of the Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, could not be called secret at all.

This makes it very difficult for the three giants of the current Soviet Union, Malenkov, Beria, and Molotov. They must not treat the fraternal parties in Western European countries the same as Eastern European countries, especially in the face of the Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party. host.

"If the British have convinced the French and Italians, there is no doubt that we must show sincerity to solve the problem!" Malenkov, as the number one leader of the Soviet Union today, first expressed his views.

"Will it be considered as showing weakness to imperialism?" Molotov immediately expressed objection, "At this critical moment, it will not be considered as weak and deceitful in front of fraternal parties, right?"

"What do you think about the views of the fraternal parties? If the Soviet Union does not respond to the British overtures this time, what do Comrade Togliatti and Comrade Thorez, and the Communist Party of Italy and the Communist Party of France behind the two comrades think, may be more important than the Soviet Union. The already solid fraternal parties in Eastern Europe are even more deadly."

Beria still sided with Malenkov, and his statement already showed the result of the discussion.Of today's Soviet Union's Big Three, two have already reached a consensus, and the other can only obey the majority.

During the few days after Stalin's death, in principle, Khrushchev had a place in the collective leadership of the Soviet Union.But considering the reality, Khrushchev's opinion is also insignificant, and the matter is settled like this.

On March [-], the Soviet side held a grand welcome ceremony at the Kremlin, demonstrating the importance it attached to the British visit.Prime Minister Attlee naturally responded enthusiastically.

At the same time, both the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union released news at the same time, saying that the two countries would exchange views on important issues such as the Berlin crisis and the Korean War.

European countries that had been puzzled by Prime Minister Attlee's trip to the Soviet Union were relieved when they heard the news.

Both questions are important.Many European countries sent troops to participate in the Korean War. It would be great for these countries if they could get the attitude of the Soviet Union.

As for the Berlin crisis, it is even more important, if the war in the Far East is not a top priority.Then the Berlin crisis that has lasted for such a long time, if it is not resolved for a day, it will make the surrounding countries sleepless for a day.

"Don't hide the news from the country. Let all Europe know about the British efforts to ease the situation." Alan Wilson, the British Embassy in Moscow, contacted Whitehall in London through the embassy, ​​and also reported the current situation. Progress.

Things must be known through open channels, otherwise secret communication will not be beneficial to the relatively weak Britain.Moreover, such things as black box operations are bound to be accompanied by betrayal, and now the UK has no bargaining chips to sell.

The choice to be made public this time is based on the promotion of the later Sleeping King's meeting with the Emperor in Geneva.

There are also differences. The relative strength of the United States is still much stronger than the current United Kingdom.There are more similarities. The United States in later generations and the United Kingdom today are both in a stage where the problem is really big, but they pretend that there is no problem at all.

In the Sleeping King era, any country with a discerning eye can see that the financial bomb of the United States may explode at any time.Although Russia led by the Great Emperor is suffering from being blocked, it has reached the point where it has too many debts.American cards are already very limited!

But now Attlee wants to achieve a relatively favorable result, he must take the initiative to attack when the Soviet leadership is just gaining a foothold.

In this way, the United Kingdom was looking forward to it in European countries, and the United States was quite critical. It publicly campaigned and negotiated with the Soviet leadership in Moscow, the political center of the Soviet Union, with dozens of Soviets who stood in line with fraternal parties.

"We need to emphasize that there are dozens of fraternal parties in Moscow now."

Alan Wilson did not forget in the end, once there was really no result, he would find a way to clear the responsibility for Prime Minister Attlee.Don't let Churchill's return to Downing Street get him.

Even if there is no difficulty, it must be difficult, not to mention that the difficulty is very high. If there are dozens of pro-Soviet parties in Moscow, it can be said that Prime Minister Attlee's defeat is glorious if there is no result.

Having done everything, Alan Wilson left the British Embassy in the Soviet Union to perform the duties of his entourage.

Although the kidnapping of British public opinion was not expected, Malenkov and others attended the negotiations at the Kremlin as scheduled.

"Why do I feel that I was scanned a few times just now." Alan Wilson muttered in his heart, not knowing where this feeling came from.

At the same time, the eyes of Beria sitting opposite him under the lens seemed to have never moved.

The issue of the Korean War is far less important than the Berlin crisis, and Britain just expressed its concerns about the Korean War.Focus on the solution to the Berlin crisis.

"We all know that the cause of the Berlin crisis was the establishment of NATO, a military alliance that threatened the Soviet Union." Beria pushed his glasses, and said calmly, "The responsibility is not on the Soviet Union. What explanation?"

"It's meaningless to attribute responsibility now." The Prime Minister is still relatively thin-skinned. Alan Wilson put down the pen in his hand and said, "We can't go back to the past, and even if the responsibility is not with the Soviet Union, it is not with the United Kingdom. I believe you all know that, The person directly responsible is still fighting in the Far East."

Alan Wilson used a well-established set of blame-shirking rhetoric to leave the responsibility of the United Kingdom completely.

"Since the United States, Britain and France are responsible, they must share the responsibility. The troops stationed in West Berlin should be withdrawn." Molotov said sternly, "This is the way to solve the problem."

"Dear Mr. Motorov, if it were so easy, the matter would have been resolved long ago. It is the Americans who don't want to retreat." Alan Wilson once again pointed out that the United States was the Soviet Union's opponent in the Berlin crisis, and at the same time softened his attitude, "It's here As of today, the Berlin crisis has been going on for so long. The purpose of the Soviet Union has been achieved. The Berlin Wall has surrounded West Berlin. It is meaningless to ban the ground route. West Berlin is almost an empty city, and everyone has run away. The air transport capacity cannot To achieve the effect of consumption, why can't all countries go down to the same level?"

Seeing that the Soviet leader on the opposite side was still thinking, Alan Wilson said, "This is an era of reconciliation. Let us focus on the future and seek common ground while reserving differences. Fierce confrontation is meaningless. Now, the whole world is looking at the Soviet Union. Whether the new leadership of China takes the concerns of the whole world seriously. For this reason, our prime minister has shown the greatest sincerity by coming to Moscow in person.”

Long sentences that seemed to be chanting kept coming out of his mouth, and Alan Wilson stood under the light with a clear conscience.

This is a fact. Except for the United States, which cannot complain about weird words, at least European countries are watching this negotiation.Needless to say, everyone definitely hopes for a good result.

"The whole world hopes that the new leadership of the Soviet Union can respond to the call for peace of the entire world." Prime Minister Attlee said with a look of anxiety, "Both Britain and the Soviet Union are responsible for world peace."

Chapter 7 and Six: The Berlin Crisis is Over

"Oh!" Beria let out a noncommittal exclamation, he was not interested in such words.

On the contrary, he also found the British's statement very ridiculous, especially the young diplomat.

This little guy may not know that his side has been infiltrated into a sieve.What is still being said here at this moment, the era of reconciliation, seeking common ground while reserving differences, is really ridiculous.

However, considering the current situation, Beria still pays more attention to the stability of his position. Just like the British said, the Berlin crisis has continued to this day, and it is time to end.The purpose of using the crisis to consume the free world has not been achieved.

On the contrary, indifference may intensify conflicts, especially when the new leadership has just taken office, and the policy of continuing confrontation will involve a lot of energy.

At present, the relationship between Beria and Malenkov is still harmonious. Both of them believe that they should focus on a domestic issue and adopt a moderate attitude towards the outside world.What's more, the whole world is now paying attention to the negotiations between the two countries.

"Peace needs to be maintained by both sides. How can this peace be maintained when it poses a threat to the Soviet Union?"

Attlee could understand that the Soviets still wanted the US, Britain and France to withdraw their troops. He shook his head sincerely and resolutely, "I personally understand the Soviet Union's concerns, but this is impossible. I believe the attitude of the Americans is the same as that of the British. , and will only get tougher, not weaker."

Of course, West Berlin has no strategic significance. Normal people would not think that such a small enclave would have any practical impact on the development of the war if a war really broke out.

But during the Berlin crisis, to keep West Berlin is to clearly express an attitude: the free world will protect its allies at all costs, and will never throw them to the Soviets. At the same time, it is also flexing its muscles and showing capitalism superiority.