British civil servant

"That's right, it's indeed a difficult multiple-choice question." Pierre hesitated to speak, and finally said eccentrically, "It's just like Chamberlain claimed to have obtained a generation of peace after returning to England."

"And the purpose of you and me is to get a generation of dollars."

Alan Wilson turned a deaf ear to the sarcasm of the French, and whispered undisguisedly, "Actually, I don't trust the countries in Eastern Europe. The thing is very simple. The more countries that aid, the less can be given to us. So Poland, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Yugoslavia, these countries that have been deeply influenced by the Soviet Union, it is best to kick them out and use their amount on us."

"It should have been used on us. With their country's population, how could they have the ability to resist the Soviet Union? For example, only our two countries plus Germany and Italy have this ability. There are too many countries involved, and it is easy to reach an unfavorable kit, so when it comes to the dollar for a generation, Britain and France should be on the same page.”

"Although the truth is like this, you, the UK, don't expect to help France with your mouth, right? We all know that the British were not so open and aboveboard during the war."

"Dear Mr. Pierre, let us calmly think about how to face the future. There is no doubt that Europe is the birthplace of modern civilization, but now we are under the pressure of the two behemoths, the United States and the Soviet Union. , if you don’t think of a way, what will be the consequences? Let me tell you a story. There are several kinds of beverages in this market, and two of them are stronger. These two companies are hostile and fight each other every time Go against it, and every other beverage on the market gradually disappears."

Alan Wilson put the boss and the second child into a fight, and finally changed the story of the third child being beaten to death.But without compromising the clarity of the story, it even fits the situation perfectly.

The United States opposed the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union opposed the United States. If things go on like this, people all over the world will only have the United States and the Soviet Union in their minds. As for Britain and France, they are just small partners standing next to the United States.

"If France can firmly stand with the UK, regarding the integration of the European market, London is by no means as indifferent as it seems on the surface. I even have a plan in my mind, of course, this plan is after France cannot get the Saarland area. backup plan."

"I'm very interested in this back-up plan!" Pierre lowered his voice, indicating that France does not see a rabbit or a eagle, don't say some ambiguous words to prevaricate, just say it directly if you have a plan.

Well, Alan Wilson sighed lightly, and expressed a general idea of ​​how to suppress Germany's coal and iron community plan to show the sincerity of the United Kingdom.

3 Ninety Chapters Anti-Soviet Pioneer Wilson

The establishment of the European Common Market was also supported by the United States, and it was also one of the conditions of the Marshall Plan.

If it is established at this time, the Federal Republic of Germany has not yet been established, and France has not recovered its vitality, then there is no doubt that the United Kingdom is the leader of the European Community, and it will also be the leader of the future EU.

This is Alan Wilson's idea, but although this matter is a good thing, it is not as easy as imagined.

The United Kingdom has always had a policy of continental balance, and they are used to watching from the other side. The most recent experience of taking the initiative to intervene in European affairs was World War I. As for World War II, it was a war of revenge for Germany, and it has nothing to do with whether Britain intervenes in Europe.

The continental balance of the United Kingdom is like the isolationist trend of thought in the United States, and its supporters have never been a small number.

Just plunge into leading Europe, in fact, for the United Kingdom, this determination is not easy to make.

In fact, Alan Wilson is not sure about persuading the London government to do so, so it is not impossible to lead Europe and seem to be checking and balancing Europe.

When Churchill came to power for the second time, he proposed a strategy called three-ring diplomacy, which divided British diplomacy into three parts: Europe, the Commonwealth and the United States.Maintain the special relationship, military and interest alliance between Britain and the United States;

Second, maintain relations with major countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, especially Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, which share the same language and species as the United Kingdom.Third, maintain economic and military cooperation with EU countries, but at the same time maintain a certain distance.

As for other countries in the world, it is more difficult to develop economic relations and form military alliances, unless they are driven by common enemies or considerable common interests.But this kind of three-ring construction already has enough friends.

According to Churchill's idea, as Britain and the United States approach, the United States will form a siphon effect on Britain.The end of Britain should be similar to that in history.

Therefore, the three-ring diplomacy is not advisable, and a diplomatic strategy should be changed.At least for now, the United States supports European integration, and in fact especially supports the United Kingdom to come forward for integration.

However, because of the traditional thinking of continental balance in history, the United States finally rejected the suggestion of the United States to support the British integration of Europe.Three-ring diplomacy was adopted, but in the end the Commonwealth followed the United States.

Now on a similar choice, Alan Wilson already knows the consequences of the three-ring diplomacy.Then naturally it cannot be adopted. Since the United States supports the integration of Europe by the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom should integrate Europe.

For the previous two years, fluke or not, the two-wing plan he had developed had at least worked out well.

So diving headlong into Europe is easy to be attacked by supporters of continental balance, as well as by opposition parties.

Then join the Commonwealth and follow the example of the relationship between the German-occupied area and British India before, and carry out an expanded version of flying with both wings.

The attitude is not static. Just like when Prime Minister Attlee first came to power, the United States had already called for assistance to Europe. If it started at that time, Prime Minister Attlee would definitely shout that the special relationship between Britain and the United States is unbreakable.

But when Prime Minister Attlee first came to power, the United States cut off aid and told him that Britain had so many colonies that it would have no problem recovering from the war.

As for France in [-], there was no hope of aid from the United States at all, and until the early contact, it still played against it from time to time, which was very different from the attitudes of Britain and the United States at that time.

Now the time is approaching [-], and Britain has returned to pre-war levels except for its foreign debts.

There has been a change in attitude towards the Marshall Plan, and there is still hope, but even if it is not given, it seems that there is no loss.

Without U.S. dollar assistance, Britain could still use Germany's British-occupied areas to recover.However, France's attitude is not as tough as it was in the first two years, and it turns to look forward to aid from the United States.

This is the current difference between Britain and France. Alan Wilson found the common position that Pierre wanted to reach. In summary, it is actually very simple. A principle of dividing money is established to ensure that Britain and France occupy the largest share.

There are two principles for sharing money: the United States has more allies than neutral countries, neutral countries have more than Axis countries, and countries with more people get more than countries with fewer people.

Britain and France are all allies of the United States. Although the population of Italy and Germany is not smaller than that of Britain and France, the two countries are Axis powers.

As for Britain and France specifically, the population of France is 4000 million, and the population of the United Kingdom is 900 million.There are nearly 1000 million more people than France, so it is not too much to take a little more.

Allen Wilson spoke from the data, and did not mention the relationship between Britain and the United States, where blood is thicker than water.

Pierre kept nodding, expressing that this common position was very fair, and in return for Britain's support for France to enjoy the resources of the Saar region, France could take the initiative to propose that the four countries of Yugoslavia affected by the Soviet Union be kicked out of the aid list.

"Actually, this is also what the Americans mean. Only fools believe that the United States will use dollars to speed up the recovery of the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson said with a long breath, "Their aid is less, and our aid is more."

"Actually, the most important thing in the common market is a European army." Pierre suddenly said such a sentence.

"Well, we already have a Foreign Legion." Alan Wilson pretended not to understand the other party's words, and used the Foreign Intervention Army of the Brussels Treaty Organization as a prevarication.

It is so difficult to achieve consensus economically, how can it be so easy in the political and military fields?

And to be honest, with the troops of Britain and France, excluding the military support of the United States and confronting the Soviet Union?The United Kingdom must first maintain the existence of the Royal Navy, and has no energy to spend on the army. It expects France to assume the main responsibility to confront the Soviet Union?Dreams have everything...

They refused to accept France even when Germany recovered. Even if Germany had already recovered, plus Germany's military strength, it seemed that it would not be possible to confront the Soviet Union. It would not be possible to confront the Soviet Union without the United States.

Alan Wilson was not so naive, thinking that Britain and France would be able to compete with the Soviet Union when they recovered.

Even if the United States is really excluded, it will become Britain and France being beaten by the United States and the Soviet Union at any time.

He knew that the idea of ​​the European Army was definitely not Pierre's personal slip of the tongue, and there must have been voices within the French government. In fact, the concept of the European Army did not only appear in the 21st century.

The voice of the European Army has appeared in Europe at least twice. The first time was the European Army advocated by France in the early post-war period.

In order to prevent the expansion of US influence in Europe, the second time was in the early 90s after the end of the Cold War, and a 5-strong army had been established.

Both times failed, not to mention that Britain and France have not yet recovered, it is better to wait for the American delegation to arrive in glorious Paris.

Of course, it would be best if NATO could not be established, but judging from the current situation, the situation is not optimistic.Confining the US military only to Germany is considered a victory, and sacrificing Germany to prevent other European countries from being kidnapped by the US is also acceptable.

If you can't do this, you will sacrifice with France. Anyway, de Gaulle will drive the Americans away when he comes to power. The French are more suitable for this villain than the British.

After some exchange of interests, Alan Wilson, who returned to the embassy, ​​sent a power call to London, indicating that he had reached a consensus with France and established a common begging position. Allies should be more than enemies, and those with a large population should be much larger than those with a small population.Under these two premises, Britain will definitely get the biggest share.

On December [-], the US delegation arrived in Paris. Representatives from nineteen countries waited at the airport. When the US delegation appeared, the representatives from all countries cheered in unison.

"It's just a group of beggars, as if there is some kind of intimate relationship." Alan Wilson pouted at Daniel beside him.

Just as Daniel was about to nod, Alan Wilson disappeared in front of his eyes after a gust of wind. The next moment Alan Wilson embodies the demeanor of the British Empire, shaking hands with the arriving Americans, constantly talking about the special relationship between Britain and the United States, and why blood is thicker than Water, friendship made of blood, etc...

When other countries mention intimacy, they just kneel and beg for food. Our British Empire is different. Britain and the United States really have a special relationship.

At this point, the American delegation finally arrived in glorious Paris, belatedly, and dealt with these stinky beggars as a savior. After talking here, the country will promote the passage of the bill and officially start aiding Europe.

At the first meeting of the day, the Americans wrapped up the meaning of this aid with their usual moral ideals.At the same time, he expressed the hope that the Soviet Union would not be stingy, and that he could attend, and everyone would sit down and have a good talk, so as to restore the prosperity of Europe together.

After this false lie is over, it will be the role of Britain and France. The French representative Pierre directly stood up and denounced the Soviet Union for destroying peace in Europe. If the Soviet Union does not stop its hostile behavior, such as its expansion policy in the Near East , France will firmly oppose the accession of the Soviet Union.

As soon as Pierre’s words fell, Alan Wilson stood up, and after signaling to the representatives of various countries present, he walked to the podium and gave a speech at this meeting, “From any point of view, the current Soviet Union does not conform to the The definition of the free world, guarding the spirit of the civilized world, is more valuable than the so-called money. The Soviet Union must let go of the supervision of Eastern European countries, and under the supervision of the United Nations, let Eastern European countries regain their freedom. The proliferation of Soviet ideas, and the European countries have suffered greatly from the violence that has come, and until this trend of thought is not contained, it is meaningless to talk about cooperation."

"For this reason, the United Kingdom and France have the same attitude. They must open the market unconditionally, carry out free trade and political reform, otherwise the United Kingdom opposes any similar country to launch assistance."

Alan Wilson's voice echoed in the hall and reached the ears of representatives from various countries. Finland, Yugoslavia, Poland, and Czechoslovakia all changed color after hearing the words, and the hall became noisy.

Chapter 391 The Meeting That Dismantled Each Other

This is not Alan Wilson's own assertion, but the United States can't say it by itself, and uses the mouth of the British to officially block the way for the Soviet Union to join the Marshall Plan.

He was just following the script of the Americans, but the difference is that as a tool man, he also has emotions. When Alan Wilson spoke, his hostility to the Soviet Union was extremely obvious, and it was Churchill himself. speak.

It also expressed distrust towards Yugoslavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Finland. Of course, this should not be too straightforward to express the attitude of wanting to kick these four countries out, and we must pay attention to methods and methods.

Therefore, Finland, the soft persimmon among these four countries, was selected by Alan Wilson to focus on criticism. There are two main reasons for choosing Finland. First, Finland is not a country under the Soviet system, so it is less psychologically burdensome to criticize.

The second is that although Finland is not a country under the Soviet system, it is now obsequious to the Soviet Union, which is more suitable as a target. Sacrificing it can also show the solemn position of the British Empire and pretend that it is still very influential.

"Finlandization is the fate that all free countries in Europe must try their best to avoid." Alan Wilson shouted loudly, and explained in earnest words to representatives of many countries that they must protect their sovereignty and not be taken away by the Soviets.

Finlandization refers to a weak country's almost unlimited policy decisions at the beck and call of its powerful neighbors. It is basically a pejorative term.Similar to the relationship between Finland and the Soviet Union.

Although this term was invented by conservatives in the Federal Republic of Germany to prevent Brandt's Eastern policy after Brandt came to power, it was not unreasonable for Alan Wilson to say it at this time, "Manner Why Heim left Finland is something that all countries in the free world should be vigilant about."

In the next half hour, Alan Wilson lashed out at the Soviet Union with Finlandization.The most direct evidence is Mannerheim's forced departure from Finland.

Given the choice, Alan Wilson wouldn't want to rub salt in Finn's wounds either.

But other countries are the Soviet Union, which can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. How can a bullying person like him dare to imitate Churchill and give pointers to countries under the Soviet system, so he can only work hard for Finland.

Focusing on Finland for half an hour, as for the Soviet Union, including countries with similar systems, they are all in the ranks of ... and other countries.

Alan Wilson, a defender of the free world on the surface, but actually a stern and inwardly soft-hearted man, just walked off the podium amid the applause of most countries, which also set the tone for the rejection of Eastern Europe.

The aid of the United States is not unlimited. Just like what the French said before taking a common position, the more countries receive aid, the less the amount will reach each country.

Therefore, after Alan Wilson finished his speech, French representative Pierre also strongly expressed his support for Britain's proposition. Not only must he exclude the four Eastern European countries that came to Paris this time, but he must also determine whether the remaining countries are reliable.

Pierre pointed the finger at Italy, saying that the situation in Italy is very worrying. The Italian Communist Party is already the largest party in Italy. If Italy becomes a Soviet-style country, it should also be removed from the list of aid countries.

"The French may have forgotten that the strength of the French Communist Party is only a little bit worse than that of the Italian Communist Party." When Pierre was speaking, Alan Wilson covered his mouth and secretly followed his colleague next to France, "If Italy can't If you believe it, France can't be trusted much."

"Then shall we revise the opinion of the French? Express reservations?" asked the clerk next to him.

"No, we firmly agree with the attitude of the French. Anyway, the French rejected Italy first, and we, the UK, have no responsibility." Alan Wilson shook his head solemnly, "We just agree with the French."

Pierre's attack on Italy was actually just incidental. In his subsequent speech, he stated that France's attitude can be summarized as that the amount of aid from Germany should be reduced or even not.

For the countries participating in the meeting, this meeting is undoubtedly a brainstorming session.It is not easy to adapt to the remarks of representatives of other countries without self-sufficiency.

Representatives of the Netherlands and Belgium objected to France's assertion of restrictions on Germany.

The relationship between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany is quite complicated, although they all joined the war against Germany.

But it does not advocate restricting the development of Germany. It is not that Belgium and the Netherlands have also learned from Britain's problems and played continental balance.

But Belgium and the Netherlands have long had close economic ties with Germany. If Germany can prosper, the two countries can also take a ride. Luxembourg also supports Belgium and the Netherlands.

As for the attitude towards Italy, since the three countries do not share a border with Italy, the three countries have no empathetic economic ties, so they did not say anything.

The three countries opposed restricting the German economy, and Alan Wilson supported France from another perspective, using the Italian Communist Party, the largest party in Italy, as the reason, saying that the results of the Italian general election should be used as the criterion for whether to provide assistance to Italy.

"We respect democracy the most. If the Italian Communist Party takes power in the Italian general election, it means that the Italians have already made a choice." Allen Wilson spit, "The whole free world is paying attention. If no one is elected Convinced parties, the aid package cannot proceed.”

Members of the American delegation glanced at each other, appreciating the British's statement, which is actually the case.

The Marshall Plan itself was to prevent Europe from falling into the arms of the Soviet Union. Now it seems that Britain and the United States have a consensus on this point.Although it is a bit straightforward to say so, it is actually the case.

If the Italian Communist Party is in power in Italy, the Marshall Plan will definitely not have Italy's share.

Alan Wilson and Pierre Le Mans launched an attack on Italy on behalf of Britain and France, which made the Italian representative unbearably angry and sarcasm on the spot, "It's as if the aid of the Americans is what your two countries say."

"Members of the Axis powers are not qualified to use such despicable means to split the friendship between the Allies." Allen Wilson sneered, tilting his neck, "Italy should compensate for the loss caused by the British army in the prisoner-of-war camp."

"Blood is thicker than water in the United Kingdom and the United States, and other countries cannot make irresponsible remarks."

Members of the British delegation stood up one after another and personally attacked the Italian representative, saying that Italy was fortunate to be on the side of the Axis powers, so it contributed to the victory of the Allies.

"Otherwise Italy will dance with the Soviet Union. At least in this way we will know who is right and who is wrong in the choice of the future destiny of mankind." Alan Wilson said this voice an octave higher, "Victory must will belong to the free world."

The hall suddenly became noisy. As for whether it is wise to unite France to attack Italy and whether it will push Italy into the arms of the Soviet Union, Alan Wilson is not very worried.

Take a step back and say, don’t think that there are no U.S. troops in Italy, and the Italian Communist Party will really win the election.The United States can also not recognize it. As long as the United States does not recognize it, the United Kingdom will not recognize it and directly start the military intervention mode.

If in the 60s and [-]s, all countries have come out of the war and entered a prosperous time, they interfered in the internal affairs of a major European country and launched a military invasion, then maybe Europe would be bombed directly, but now?Even having enough to eat is a problem, who cares if the Italians are looking for death?How can there be white left soil without material foundation?

When Britain, France and Italy accused, connoted, and ridiculed each other, the American delegation was also whispering, commenting on the behavior of the country where the venue was located, "Is this the European civilization that many people in China think? Look at what it looks like now?"

"A group of beggars with only their bright clothes left, look at this picture for the amount of aid, blame each other, abuse and ridicule each other."

Things have come to this point, the Americans had to speak to stop the debate, but they did not say who was right and who was wrong.

Next it was the turn of the Swedes to express their views. The attitude of the Swedes was simple. They wanted assistance from the United States, but they did not want to change their neutral status. They reservedly expressed their desire to stand up and make money.

World War II did not affect Sweden. Sweden has always adhered to the principle of armed neutrality and avoided joining any military alliances. This even had an impact on the history of the United States.

During the American War of Independence, France and Spain stood on the side of the United States and declared war on Britain; at the same time, initiated by Imperial Russia, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Prussia, Portugal and other European countries formed an armed neutral alliance to jointly use naval power to escort merchant ships and safeguard the rights of neutral countries.

The armed neutrality at that time was actually a solidarity with the independence of the United States, and Sweden has never participated in any military alliance since then.

The first meeting ended in a chaotic environment, and the attitudes of various countries were not consistent. France opposed aid to Germany and Italy, and Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg opposed France's idea of ​​restricting aid to Germany.

Britain partly agreed with France's opinion, saying that Italy is unstable and should not waste money.It also partially agrees with France's position that the allies should of course get more than the Axis members.

The Nordic countries, represented by Sweden, hope to make money by standing up, and maintain the same position towards Eastern European countries as Britain and France.Alan Wilson also used the first Finnish term to indicate that Eastern European countries are not credible.

The countries at the subsequent meeting, including the United States, got in touch with the country to discuss ways after the meeting adjourned.

At the same time, countries with similar positions began to exchange information, forming a group of countries. London, Paris, Rome, and Moscow, which seemed to have nothing to do with each other, were all discussing countermeasures.