British civil servant

Anyway, Alan Wilson is ready to wait for the new prime minister to airborne to the Potsdam meeting. I believe that the cabinet secretary and the foreign ministry secretary are more prepared.

Hamburg has not changed much from the last time I arrived. Germany’s mental state has improved slightly, and it has not been close to the trend of British India before, but it is still very poor. It depends on the adjustment of the British Command and the restoration of order in the British-occupied area. soon.

Originally, after the reception work was completed, he was going to return to Berlin. After the Potsdam Conference was over, it was logical that he would return to the British-occupied area to continue working. The plan was good, but Voltseva fell ill.

The world war had just ended, and the German civilians had no medicines, and the Soviets did not carry them either.Allen Wilson had to see if there was anything the British troops could do.They were not questioned, and the British occupying forces insisted on helping even the German prisoners, let alone a guest from the Allies.

Bringing some fruit to visit Fultseva, Alan Wilson is still working on another work during this period, which is to keep the Soviet Union friendly to the United Kingdom and find the Americans angry.

According to the censorship standards within the Soviet Union, Fultseva will definitely be interrogated after returning. Alan Wilson did not expect to instigate a future senior Soviet official, but only hoped that there will be opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in the future.

Britain hates the politics of the Soviet Union, but it doesn't hate the Soviet ruble. As long as it can make the British Empire survive the difficult time smoothly, whether it is a dollar or a ruble, it is a good thing.

"In all fairness, some colleagues' doubts about the Soviet Union are mainly reflected in whether they abide by the treaty. From the perspective of the history of the Soviet Union, the record in this regard is not good." Alan Wilson said to the tired Fultseva while peeling an apple , "Soviet Russia failed the loan from the Allied Powers as soon as it was established."

"That's imperialist exploitation." Furtseva half-closed her eyes and retorted feebly. If it wasn't for her lack of strength, she would have said a few more words.

"Is it the exploitation of the imperialists? It turned out that the Allied forces attacked Soviet Russia, and the losses caused were greater than the debts owed." Alan Wilson took the peeled apple, cut a few pieces and handed it to the Seeing that the latter did not answer, Fultseva frowned and said, "Dear lady, although I admit that you are very beautiful, if you were younger, I would even consider treason, but don't you think you should take it yourself? , let me feed you? Does your husband agree? "

It was only then that Fultseva reached out to take the apple, and said angrily, "You are only so old, you already have this kind of idea, if you are targeted by a female spy in the future, I will not be surprised at all."

"I'm very well prepared!" Alan Wilson spoke with the words of tigers and wolfs. "Otherwise, now that you are weak, I can do whatever I want. Who can stop me? This is the British-occupied area!"

Although the little brother has a faint tendency to stand up, Alan Wilson is not ready to take action.This is a fatal black spot for both parties. Why do they feel uncomfortable when they are living well?

Moreover, this does not conform to Alan Wilson's life creed, which is the code of conduct that is obedient to the imperialist powers and strikes hard at the third world countries.

"Ms. Fultseva, I believe you don't want your motherland to face the United States, Britain and France at the same time. I never deny the strength of the Soviet Union, which has been proven in this war. But the Soviet Union has also suffered great losses. Now The thing to consider should be to consolidate the existing achievements, and it needs time to recuperate like the UK. As for the relationship between the UK and the Soviet Union ten years later, that is a matter of the future." Allen Wilson cryptically reminded the Soviet Union not to be too greedy.

Although there are currently a large number of supporters of the Soviet Union in Western Europe, the Soviet Union itself has also been hit hard, and both sides are afraid.

"Think about how you broke through the diplomatic dilemma after World War I. It was nothing more than complicating simple issues. At the same time, you negotiated with the United States, Britain and France, and used the contradictions between the three countries to complete the diplomatic breakthrough. Now it is different. If the Soviet Union itself If there is no recovery, it will continue to trouble Britain and France, which have not recovered. It will only make it easier for the United States to annex our interests."

Inside and outside the words, what Alan Wilson meant was that in [-] and even in the next few years, Britain and the Soviet Union had no conflict of interest, and both countries needed time for post-war recovery.If the Soviet Union seeks trouble, it will only benefit the United States, which was not affected by the war.

Until Fultseva recovered, Allen Wilson kept repeating the historical fact that Lenin broke through the diplomatic dilemma after World War I. He knew that once Fultseva returned, Stalin would definitely ask.

Just as the list was drawn up for someone from the Soviet Union to receive it, Attlee, who had already won the prime minister's election, parachuted into Berlin and was preparing to succeed Churchill in the Potsdam Conference, ten days earlier than in history.

Chapter 100 Politicians and civil servants

Minor differences in history are normal, just as Tito's opponents were cleaned up in history, but now they are alive and well, and the current errors are within the normal range.

Before Alan Wilson returned to Potsdam, the British Prime Minister representing the British Empire at the Potsdam Conference had changed.

Churchill was replaced by the new Prime Minister Attlee. Churchill was immediately appointed as an adviser and obtained the right to continue to attend the Potsdam Conference.

Also coming with the new Prime Minister Attlee was the new Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, who was a trade union leader who had organized and led the [-] national strike.

Like many working-class parties of the era, Ernest Bevin argued that Britain should act first against the German and Italian threats at the time of Hitler's rise.

For a long time, the parties that were close to the workers were all war parties according to the division of later generations.

For example, the Democratic Party of the United States before Kennedy was a purely white party.

The Australian Labor Party first implemented the White Australia Policy.The Socialist Parties of various European countries during the First World War unswervingly supported the war.

Parties that are closely related to workers are often the decisive force to join the war. This is unimaginable in Europe where the white left is pervasive in later generations.

After the new Prime Minister Attlee and the new Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin arrived in Potsdam, Truman became a little unhappy, but Stalin was in a very good mood.

Because whether it is the new prime minister or the new foreign minister, in the eyes of many people, they are obviously pro-Soviet elements.When Britain participated in the intervention of the Soviet Revolution, Ernest Bevin encouraged the London dock workers to take the lead, declaring that he would refuse to load the ship "Silly George" unless the military supplies destined for Poland were removed. , put a lot of pressure on the government.

The No. [-] and No. [-] figures of the new British government came to Potsdam with such obvious pro-Soviet elements. One can imagine how Truman felt.This is what happened at Cecilline Hof Palace when Alan Wilson returned to Potsdam.

The first is to report to the Secretary of the Foreign Office and the Secretary of the Cabinet, and ask Edward Bridges, "Sir Edward, is it my job to hide something from the Prime Minister?"

Edward Bridges pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said, "No, this is not at home. The international meeting is still in progress. Our private transaction with the Soviets cannot be hidden from the new prime minister. Because the meeting is not over yet, At the same time, the black box operation will continue, and it is necessary to express honesty to the new prime minister at this time."

"But the former Prime Minister is still there." Alan Wilson scratched his head a little, and some didn't know the consequences of doing so.

"Civil servants take a friendly and neutral attitude towards the alternation of political parties." Alexander Cadogan interjected, "As for the handover between Mr. Churchill and the Prime Minister, that is their business."

"Very good!" Edward Bridges spat out a word, and the meaning was already obvious.

Ah...Mr. Churchill!Alan Wilson knew it in his heart, and he was stupid if he didn't understand what it meant. Then he asked for instructions, "I don't know what the attitude of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs is towards this meeting."

"To be honest, Mr. Churchill's attitude towards the Soviet Union is much more relaxed. Our foreign minister and Molotov have a very good relationship, and the hostility between each other has reduced a lot." Edward Bridges changed the subject. , "In fact, we have no conflict with the Soviet Union at all, but some politicians have inexplicable hostility towards the Soviet Union."

"Yes, there is no conflict." Alexander Cadogan also quickly distanced himself from the relationship, "We are only implementing Mr. Churchill's policy, which does not mean that we agree with their proposition."

That's it for them?Although Alan Wilson thought so in his heart, he also showed that he was moving closer to the organization, "Actually, if the Prime Minister participated in the negotiations instead of Mr. Churchill, the negotiation might have been over."

"Very likely," began Alexander Cadogan in agreement, ignoring my embarrassment against myself.

When Alan Wilson was about to report on the private transaction with the Soviet Union, Alexander Cadogan followed and stopped Alan Wilson.

"Executive Deputy Chief, what's the matter?" Alan Wilson was puzzled, recalled the process just now, and there was nothing wrong.

"Sir Edward, I don't agree with some of the Prime Minister's understanding. You have experience as a civil servant in British India. If the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary ask about the situation in British India, you have to tell us." Alexander Cadogan was afraid of Alan Wilson I don't understand, and said in a low voice, "In the final analysis, the affairs of the Soviet Union have nothing to do with us, but British India has a relationship with the lives of [-] civil servants and their families, do you understand?"

"Understood!" Alan Wilson's face was serious. It seemed that there was a disagreement between the cabinet secretary and the new prime minister on the issue of British India.As Cabinet Secretary Edward Bridges, the Soviet Union was far less important than the British Raj in the eyes of the head of the civil service.

The chief civil servants are concerned only with the size and budget. The [-] civil servants in British India are an important part of the civil service system of the British Empire, and the scale is close to half of that of the local civil servants.What will happen to these civil servants if the new prime minister is not going to spend his days in British India?

The problem is that I already know it, but Alan Wilson didn't think of a way. He can only pray that he is a small person, and the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary will not think of asking himself the opinion of such an insignificant role.

"It's really the style of the Conservative Party, and it's a black-box operation." Ernest Bevin, who had just become foreign secretary, listened to Alan Wilson's report, and commented sarcastically, "I said, why is Molotov so kind? , focus on this kind of thing, the real problem has not been solved, what about the ownership of Austria? The Soviet Union has blocked the border between Austria and Yugoslavia, and said that it is not suitable to change the status quo in a short time, what should we do?"

"Dear Foreign Minister, this is actually a problem of the United States and the Soviets." Alan Wilson maintained the original statement that the Yugoslavs went to the US-occupied area and had nothing to do with the British Empire.

He had to speak at this time. The two new bosses from the province had no topic to talk about. After a while, they really remembered to ask about British India.

"Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Soviets have officially informed us that they are going to declare war on Japan." Just as we were walking on thin ice, Alexander Cadogan, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pushed the door open and said, "It was the Soviet delegation that informed us just now that the Soviet Union has entered into a war with Japan." A state of war."

Chapter 1 The Labor Party Wronged the Country

"Of course it's a good thing. I believe Truman should be happy about it." Prime Minister Attlee replied in a flat tone, with no joy in his tone, "Maybe our former Prime Minister is also very happy, but this has nothing to do with our It doesn't matter anymore."

Then he looked at Alan Wilson and said, "Alan, from your answer just now, we can see that we have sold Eastern Europe to the Soviet Union, isn't that true?"

Forehead!Allen Wilson brainstormed and organized the language, "The so-called betrayal is just an exchange of interests. It can be said to be another way of saying diplomacy. In fact, it doesn't make much sense to be entangled in the word whether to sell or not. Essentially, The British Empire is a global colonial empire, and European affairs are of course very important, but the reality reminds us that Eastern Europe is already under the control of the Soviets, and we recognize this control as a matter of course, but it is not entirely a betrayal.”

"There is no doubt that Europe has now attracted the attention of the Soviet Union and the United States. We must admit the reality. From the perspective of global interests, the most important thing for the British Empire at present is to stabilize its position and preserve other interests, because in Europe Here at least we still have the United States and France standing on the same front, the problem is much more complicated from a global perspective, and the roles of enemy and friend may be reversed."

"In the foreseeable future, the Soviet Union may cause trouble in Eastern Europe. Mr. Churchill also foresaw this. After overall consideration, Poland was exchanged. But from a global perspective, the Soviet Union's sea power is better than nothing. It will not be possible within ten years. An impact on the global interests of the British Empire, but not another country."

The other country mentioned by Allen Wilson is undoubtedly the Americans.Only the Americans now have a greater sea power than the British Empire, infiltrating the colonies of the British Empire scattered all over the world.

The question now is to protect Eastern Europe or protect the colonies?Needless to say, many people hope to protect both, but in fact this is impossible.

"That is to say, in the previous negotiations, did the British Empire really sell out Eastern Europe?" Prime Minister Attlee was not involved in Alan Wilson's rudimentary rhetoric, and still asked without changing his original intention.

"Dear Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The term betrayal is too negative, and diplomacy is like this. In theory, we all need to have it, but once the negotiation starts, there must be someone who has it and someone who doesn't." Alexander Cadogan smoothed things over, " We essentially have no power to stop the Soviet Union from doing anything, but we can try to control the influence of the Soviet Union within a certain range.”

"For example?" Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin asked, "Where else might the Soviet Union threaten?"

"Turkey in the Near East, Iran in the Middle East." When Alexander Cadogan was thinking, Alan Wilson had already given the answer, "The Soviet Union is a continental country, and it has always been pursuing a good port that is not frozen. This is not a secret. But the Soviet Union and its predecessor, Imperial Russia, failed to achieve their goals, so we promised the Americans to help with the previous war against Japan, hoping that the Soviet Union could find a port in the Far East and restrain itself.”

"Turkey revolves around the issue of the right of passage in the Black Sea Strait. If we don't speak up about this matter, the Americans will help. The most important thing is the issue of Iran. In fact, maintaining the status quo is the best that can be done. If Iran causes We cannot stop the greed of the Soviet Union, so in the private transaction between Britain and the Soviet Union, we must obtain guarantees for Iran's security from the Soviet Union."

During the war, Turkey pursued a policy of neutrality and dealt with the three major powers of the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and Germany and Italy, trying to safeguard its own interests without offending any major power.

But in the end, due to the growing discord with the Allies over the war against Germany and the Black Sea Strait issue, especially the increasingly tense relationship with the Soviet Union.The deterioration of Soviet-Turkish relations in the later period of the war became an important fuse for the outbreak of the Cold War.

The United Kingdom had wooed Turkey during World War II as part of the Balkan plan of the British Empire.It is hoped that Türkiye will participate in the war and avoid retaliation by the Soviet Union after the war.The initiator of this plan was Churchill who had just stepped down.

But Churchill was eventually taken advantage of by the Turks, took the weapons and equipment and aid from the British Empire, but refused to go to war against Germany.It has to be said that for Churchill alone, Turkey is definitely his political suffering.

As early as the First World War, Churchill, as the Minister of the Navy, pushed the Ottoman Empire into the Allied camp because of two battleships, causing the Allied Empire to be completely surrounded on the Eastern Front.In the end, the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry first!

In the Second World War, Churchill may have learned the lessons of the First World War, and he has always had great enthusiasm for Turkey's participation in the war. For this reason, he sent many delegations and acted as a bully many times.Even Robert Eden, foreign secretary, the No. [-] in the Conservative Party, was appalled by Churchill's wishful thinking.

When Alan Wilson went to the British-occupied area these days, the Soviet Union was chasing after the Turkish issue.The former Prime Minister Churchill took a reserved position, while US President Truman was more vague, because before the Turkey issue, the UK and the Soviet Union had always been renegotiated, and the US played a secondary role.

Truman also did not help Britain, as a way to vent the intrigue between Britain and the United States during World War II.

"Austria's problem must be resolved immediately, and it can be used to exchange with the Soviet Union on the Dardanelles issue." Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin listened to Alan Wilson's report for a long time... Finally he said, "As for the Iran issue, we must try our best to preserve the interests of the British Empire. What do you think, Clement?"

"Written guarantees are not acceptable. The Soviet Union must publicly declare that it will not change the status quo in Iran, and declare to the world that it will not take any means to subvert the Iranian regime." Prime Minister Attlee stood up and took two steps back and forth, emphasizing, "The Soviet Union is in northern Iran. The garrison must be reduced, and the size of the garrison must be negotiated bilaterally between Britain and the Soviet Union."

Can the Turkish Strait issue be discussed?In exchange for Iran's withdrawal negotiations and Austria's Soviet Red Army demarcation?Alan Wilson was shocked. It seems that historically, on the issue of the Dardanelles, the Soviet Union finally failed, and at the same time, Britain's interests in Iran were also accepted by the United States.

really!Civil servants who betray the country just want to have fun, but the real traitor has to be the prime minister himself!He can already think of jokes about the Labor Party harming the country.

"This is definitely not a mix-up, it's the prime minister's own decision." Alan Wilson thought to himself.

Chapter 1 Three Questions

The oil in the Middle East is extremely important to the British Empire, and Prime Minister Attlee's attention is justified. If the Soviet Union can guarantee Iran's security, it will certainly be beneficial to the current British Empire.

If the Soviet Union calmed down, there would be no reason for Britain to seek help from the United States, and finally give up its interests in the Middle East step by step.Alan Wilson can fully understand this point. As for the Turkish issue, considering the feud between the Soviet Union and Turkey, the relationship between the two countries is destined not to be too good.

And the style of the Soviet Union can also prove this point from the side. Even if you get a military base in Turkey, it is impossible for Turkey to lead to the Soviet Union. In the final analysis, a base is not enough.

Many people actually exaggerated the role of separate military bases. Later generations of Ethiopian Sultans also annoyed the United States when there were US military bases in Turkey. This shows that separate military bases have limited influence.

As for Japan and Germany, that is another question. Japan is pinched to death by the United States. In the final analysis, there are many American military bases on Honshu Island with Tokyo as its core.It's not a problem in Okinawa at all. If the United States only had a military base in Okinawa, the Japanese's dog leash would have been broken long ago.

This can be proved by the example of Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany was amalgamated from the occupied areas of Britain, the United States and France.Many NATO countries have troops stationed in Germany. Under such circumstances, Germany cannot be truly independent.

The Plaza Accord is mainly targeted at two countries, one of which is Japan and the other is Germany.Normally, Germany should be the same as Japan, never recovering from a fall.But the collapse of the USSR saved Germany!

The collapse of the Soviet Union gave up the Eastern European market and gave Germany a chance to regain its autonomy. The Soviet garrison withdrew from the GDR, and there were no foreign troops stationed in the entire GDR territory. Germany seized the opportunity to relocate despite the poor economic conditions of the GDR. Dublin, henceforth the heart of the German state, was far from the grip of foreign garrisons in the west.

Since then, Germany and Japan have been completely different. Germany has become the core of the European Union, while Japan is still a plaything in the hands of the United States.If you look at the distribution map of Germany's foreign troops, you can find that there are no foreign military bases in the original GDR.

When there was a problem in the Soviet Union, Britain and France actually discovered the possibility of Germany regaining its autonomy. They almost came to the Soviet Union with banknotes. It didn’t matter if there were economic problems. Ge Tutu, who was about to commit suicide, was not stopped.

Britain and France wanted to save the Soviet Union decades later, and they had the same desire to guard against the United States just after World War II.The Soviet Union is certainly an enemy, and the United States is definitely not a good friend. Once the enemy disappears, the so-called close allies will only ride on their own heads and feed shit.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the status of Britain and France in the eyes of the United States declined rather than rose. Britain was soon attacked by the United States financially, and France was listed as the second competitor after the Soviet Union.

Seeing that something was about to be done to France, in the years at the turn of the century, life for the French was actually quite difficult.

The matter at hand is that Prime Minister Attlee and Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin believe that former Prime Minister Winston Churchill and former Foreign Secretary Robert Eden have not done their job.On the contrary, they betrayed Eastern Europe and haven't gotten anything back.

They kept discussing in the room how to bring Austria back and how to put pressure on the Soviet Union. The two believed that the United States would not be satisfied with what the Soviet Union did.

But this is not necessarily true. Alan Wilson has already seen in Potsdam that Truman's level is actually relatively average.The reason why it seems to have more initiative than Churchill is entirely because of the support of the national strength of the United States.

If Truman were the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he might be directly played by Stalin in the applause, not as good as Churchill, who can still say that there is no way to bring back the sky by killing thieves.

As the direct executor of the black-box operation, Alan Wilson was fortunate to know the expectations of the new prime minister and foreign minister for the Potsdam Conference. He wanted to find a way to unite with the United States to bring Austria back to ensure that Iran was free from the Soviet Union's security threat.Concessions can be made on the right of passage of the Dardanelles when necessary.

In the final analysis, Prime Minister Attlee, who has just accused the Conservative Party of betraying Eastern Europe, still needs to operate in the dark to ensure the interests of the British Empire, but the focus is different.

Of course, Alan Wilson will go through fire and water for the benefit of the British Empire. He also believes that Iran is more important than Turkey. As for the Austrian issue, if Austria is not restored to its original state, it is estimated that the Potsdam Conference will not end.

It is quite normal for the two prime ministers to look at things differently. Even when one person is smart, before Germany attacked France, Churchill thought that once the Soviet Union went to war, if Germany did not go well, Britain should assist Germany.

Germany attacked France first, and Churchill could only sell blood to aid the Soviet Union against the conscience of imperialism.

Because of the airborne arrival of the new prime minister, the Potsdam meeting has undergone changes to a certain extent, and the impact will be revealed in the next few days.

In fact, to be honest, the Potsdam Conference has progressed much faster than in history, which reflects the necessity of black-box operations.

Alan Wilson, who had received a new assignment, walked out of the Prime Minister's room with Alexander Cadogan, secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"What do you think is the difference between our new Prime Minister and Mr. Churchill?" Alexander Cadogan asked.

"If Mr. Churchill is the Prime Minister of the war against Japan, it is still possible in theory. As for Prime Minister Attlee, there is no theory at all, and we will definitely not join in." Alan Wilson replied after a moment of silence, "The new Prime Minister He obviously pays more attention to senior issues than Mr. Churchill, and I don’t know if there will be twists and turns in British India in the future.”

"This is what Sir Edward is worried about!" Alexander Cadogan sighed, "Mr. Churchill may be more in line with our expectations on the issue of British India."

It is only possible!Alan Wilson thought to himself, he could only continue to prepare to meet Fultseva.

To be honest, he didn't want to continue to sell his interests at all. He manipulated the refugee issue before to strengthen the Soviet Union's unfavorable geographical disadvantages. Yugoslavia has a high probability that it will lead to the Soviet Union due to a large number of foreign opposition forces. He thinks this is all right.

If the Soviet Union gained control of access to the Black Sea, would it become more difficult to deal with?I can only pray that the Soviet Union will fight smoothly against Japan, get a good port from Japan, and divert its attention from Europe.In the final analysis, I still did not expect that the refugee problem would become so big that it would be caught by the Soviet Union.

Austria, Turkey and Iran are the main homework of Alan Wilson's black box operation this time. Unlike before, he is not going to let Fultseva take advantage of it smoothly, and neither can Maomei.

Chapter 1 The Iran Question

Finding a way to get the Soviet Union to restore Austria to its original state, of course, in the current environment, can be understood as asking the Soviet Union to make concessions.On the Iran issue, Britain's position is to maintain the status quo, while on the Turkey issue, it is used for betrayal.One win, one draw and one loss is what Britain needs to achieve now.

As before, it was negotiations and black-box operations that were carried out at the same time. This time, Alan Wilson and Fultseva changed places and went to the Western Occupied Area of ​​Greater Berlin, walking in the urban area controlled by the Three Kingdoms Occupation. In the eyes, the two walked like a couple.

But in fact, Alan Wilson, who represents the United Kingdom, and Fultseva, who represents the Soviet Union, have just let go of their hostility. They have no other thoughts at all. Alan Wilson feels that there must be Soviet agents paying attention to the two of them. As for why No British agents?Good question, because Alan Wilson is British and can't speak ill of his country.