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Secretary of State Dulles stated the position of the United States at the meeting: "The purpose of the Soviet Union has always been to turn North Korea into a satellite country and, if possible, to extend their rule to the entire North Korea. The United States does not want the U.S. military to remain in the The mutual security treaty signed by North Korea, the United States and South Korea does not contain the purpose of aggression. Therefore, in order to prevent the danger of North Korea becoming a satellite country, the United States retains its military presence there for the freedom of the North Korean people.”

"Since it is for the freedom of the Korean people, why not hold a referendum to decide the future of the Korean peninsula?" Molotov said indifferently, "The Soviet Union remembers that the United States is an electoral country, so why not let the people of the Korean peninsula decide your own destiny?"

"This kind of demagogic propaganda is to cover up Moscow's real purpose. The US garrison is a necessary means to prevent a terrible future and maintain world peace." After speaking, Dulles looked at his supporting countries.

Soon, Britain and France followed suit, together with the sixteen countries participating in the Geneva Conference, they expressed their support for Dulles.

"We still remember how the Soviet Union's control of Eastern European countries happened." British Foreign Secretary Morrison said. At this time, Britain must express its support for the United States.

Morrison evaded the suggestion that a referendum decides the future, and said to Molotov, "We cannot be sure that if there is a wrong consequence, whether there will be a chance to make up for it in the future. Dulles' words are not unreasonable, Eastern European countries There are no elections now. If the result of the election happens to be what the Soviet Union wanted, and the North Koreans regret it later, is there a chance for a second referendum? Of course, Mr. Molotov can deny it, just like in Finland as reliable as your bread basket."

"North Korea has ceased the war, and everything has come to fruition with the armistice. There is no need for additional discussions." US Secretary of State Dulles nodded at Foreign Secretary Morrison, and then directed at Molotov , "The North Korean issue no longer needs to be discussed."

Subsequently, representatives of Australia, the Philippines, and Belgium echoed the voice, rejecting Molotov's proposal.

"I think since there is no consensus, it is better to adjourn the meeting temporarily. Now that the positions of both sides have been stated, they need time to consider." The Foreign Secretary Morrison who presided over the meeting said calmly, "If everyone has no opinion ,Ok, deal."

Soon, representatives from various countries left the venue. Morrison summoned Ismay, Deputy Foreign Minister, and said, "You can find a less formal occasion to talk to the Chinese. We in the UK do not have Contradictory, of course we must state our position, we are definitely on the side of the United States, but it does not mean that we are hostile to China."

"Yes, minister!" Sir Ismay frowned and said in a low voice, "In fact, the Vietnam issue also needs their help."

"I'm just going to talk to George Pidur about this matter." Morrison nodded and said, "This matter cannot be separated from China."

The Korean War was over, and Morrison didn't know why Dulles put the North Korean issue ahead of the discussion. Now it was obvious that the French faced the Vietnam issue more urgently.

But there is no way, Washington thinks North Korea is important, and that's fine, but the problem is that it has not yet formed an overwhelming advantage.Although due to some factors, most countries firmly support the United States.But to avoid the issue of the referendum, such a double standard at such an important meeting, the standard is too low.

After meeting George Pidur, Morrison also expressed his complaints about the United States.Although it is possible that he and Dulles would laugh at France on another occasion, Georges Pidur does not need to know the result of this assumption.

"The key to Vietnam's withdrawal is to have a consensus with China, and Vietnam's attitude is not important." Morrison informed George Pidur of the remarks from the mysterious power in the East.

Chapter 757 Showing the way for France

There is nothing more embarrassing than making a fool of yourself in front of an old enemy, especially the relationship between Britain and France. For 800 years, the two countries have fought to the death for the hegemony of Europe and the world, but the result has been cheaper for other countries.

But thinking about it now, the so-called pursuit at the beginning is not worth mentioning today.Take the seven-year war between Britain and France that almost spread to the whole world, which led to the participation of major European powers. In the end, France lost New France and French India. Looking at it now, this is a land of several million square kilometers. The loss can be described as heavy.

But when the Seven Years War ended, France didn't pay much attention to the loss of New France and French India.

What was more concerned was the control of Belgium and the British territory of Hanover. At that time, France felt that compared with European lands, the loss of New France and French India was not an unacceptable consequence.

People of an era have the thinking of an era, and the French at that time would not have imagined that Britain would become so powerful with the help of the Seven Years War, and it would keep pressing France in the future.

It just so happened that Georges Pidour was a representative figure in the French political arena who supported and resolutely maintained the colonies. He was naturally completely different from Louis XV more than 200 years ago, but he caught up with a bad era.

Resolutely supported the military action against Vietnam, and the result now is that the French army is struggling and surrounded by Dien Bien Phu.

Morrison didn't need to think about it carefully to understand the embarrassment of George Pidur. After all, he had been the foreign minister for several years and worked in this hypocritical field for so long, so he could not be surprised.

This is the time to show the solidarity between Britain and France, rather than the 800-year-old tradition of tearing each other down.

"Vietnam's issue must be joined by China. Let us accept the reality. And this time the meeting still has a high sense of China's presence." Morrison pointed out the confrontation at the meeting in the past few days.

"That's just what the Chinese think. Dulles obviously regards China as a satellite country of the Soviet Union." George Pidur pouted, "And you can see that China's attitude is similar to that of the Soviet Union."

"George, this is a wrong understanding. Dulles' arrogance is understandable. Americans are like this. But it doesn't mean we think so. In fact, we have a lot of contact with Chinese. Don't forget that we have colonies. Mostly Chinese." Morrison said in a tone that no one understands Chinese better than me, "You have also seen Mr. Dulles' diplomatic level, thanks to the fact that the United States is really strong now. At his level, he can be declared war by other countries three times a day."

"The key is how the Soviet Union sees it. If the Soviet Union regards the Viet Cong as a little brother, China's attitude will have little effect." Although George Pidur was moved, he still said that the other camp, the Soviet Union, kept his word. The presence.

"This is not necessarily the case. China is different from the Soviet allies in Eastern Europe." Morrison shook his head resolutely. "And according to our observations, the so-called Soviet support for North Vietnam only exists in Dulles' mouth. We are Asian intelligence networks all believe that the Soviet Union’s current support for North Vietnam has no actual action at all.”

"If the Soviet Union doesn't care about the affairs of the Indochina Peninsula, you can talk to the Chinese and come up with a partition clause."

Georges Pidur asked back in silence for a long time, "It really works. Will China stand on our...France's side?"

"Of course, Britain's diplomatic judgment should not be underestimated." Morrison is full of confidence, and he has full confidence in the joint assurance of the cabinet secretary and the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

But one thing is for sure, don't expect to convince a country that has just gone through a war and is bursting with confidence in three or two days.

Morrison has a hunch that this time the Geneva meeting is only a few months away, and may not produce results.

Diplomatic work looks simple, and it is not as easy as it seems on the surface. That is to say, now that both sides have sincere easing, if mutual hatred is still the main focus, this meeting will just yell at each other for a few days, and then the meeting will adjourn.

Now that they are yelling at each other, they are not willing to break up with each other. It means that both parties want to continue talking, and it will take time.

Alan Wilson is still in Kuala Lumpur, leading a group of warblers and swallows to visit the resort island where the property rights have changed hands. It can be seen that several people are very satisfied with the environment of the island they just bought, and they seem to be thinking about the life of the island owner in the future.

As for the Vietnam issue, it was only out of the simple sentiment of friendship between the imperialist classes that they took the initiative to quickly find a clear way for France.

There is no doubt that national unity is a very important thing for any country.

However, North Vietnam did not achieve its goal at the Geneva Conference in history. No matter what the reason is, the biggest backer of North Vietnam, a certain big country, did finally stand with the French, and did not let the French have their underwear stripped off and caught. Little fruit evacuated from Vietnam.

The war between France and Vietnam, like the war between the United States and Vietnam, was a failure, but France still retained the existence of South Vietnam when it left, at least there is a self-consolation.When the United States withdrew, South Vietnam was swallowed directly, which is equivalent to the fact that the underwear of the United States was stripped off.

On the Vietnam issue at the Geneva Conference, Vietnam's unification claim belongs to the part that was sacrificed. It is also a fact that a certain big country supports France. Alan Wilson doesn't care what the Vietnamese think. Anyway, the French themselves are colonists. To save face and evacuate, France must appreciate Britain's help in this matter.

"Commissioner Wilson, are you still thinking about the war in North Vietnam at this moment." Vivien Leigh was a little unhappy. There are so many people here, and men can't pay a little attention.

"Just call me Alan, that's what New Delhi is called." Alan Wilson came back to his senses, squinted his eyes to take in the beautiful scenery, and whispered, "How do you feel about these islands?"

"The environment is really great! I never thought that one day I would be able to live the life of an island owner." Vivien Li's eyes were full of friendship, and she praised in a low voice, "As long as it doesn't affect your work."

"The current situation is not very stable. If it is not facing the threat of Indonesia, I can give you a few bigger ones. It's just that those islands are too close to Indonesia, and it is not easy to have the military stationed now." Ai Ren Wilson changed the subject when he said this, "But as long as I am still alive, there will always be a chance if I wait slowly."

Not to mention a resort island, as long as the Great British Treasure wanted it, he would even dare to sell the archipelago, which would certainly not be smaller than Singapore.

Alan Wilson, wearing a straw hat and a Southeast Asian dress, also joined the beach party.After all, the four major stars are all there, and some actors they are optimistic about are also there.

Because only Yaqian Caoxun and Xia Meng were of the yellow race, and they were far less prestigious than Vivien Li and the others. At this time, the two of them did not distinguish between Chinese and Japanese, and often got together.

At this moment, Alan Wilson deeply felt that his knowledge reserve was not sufficient. Although he had learned Japanese by watching movies, it was limited to a few sentences, and it was not suitable for this occasion.Out of the tradition of gentlemen in the British Empire, he was unwilling to neglect Yaqian Cao Kaoru and Xia Meng. This was entirely because of the British tradition of weeding out the strong and helping the weak, and there was absolutely no other reason.

The four of Marilyn Monroe looked at Alan Wilson, who had never been such a gentleman, and answered questions for two girls who were unfamiliar with their places of life.

"I think this colonial official might want to experience exotic customs." Marilyn Monroe smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "I heard that many soldiers in the US military stationed in Korea are like this."

As soon as Marilyn Monroe spoke, Heidi Lamarr, Ingrid Bergman, and Vivien Leigh remained silent for a long time.

"Did I say something wrong?" Marilyn Monroe also felt that the atmosphere seemed to be getting a little weird, and she frowned in doubt.

"Nothing!" Vivien Leigh looked at Alan Wilson not far away, and the imperial commissioner was enjoying himself at this time.

"No one in the UK understands China better than me, Ms. Xia Meng, my Chinese is even more standard than yours." Alan Wilson boasted, "I'm not bragging, I only mastered it in a short time of my life. Chinese."

"Commissioner Wilson's accent is very similar to that of the northern side, but the northern mandarin is not very similar." Xia Meng was a little puzzled, she was very strange about this matter, neither Hong Kong nor British Malaya had this kind of accent, Who did you learn this from.

"Mr. Lin from the MCA is teaching the correct pronunciation, and the accent will be unified in the future. Of course, this also has some insignificant contributions from me. I edited several sets of teaching materials myself. I dare not say that it is the most important contribution, but it can be regarded as a contribution. .”

Alan Wilson didn't dare to say that he deserved the most credit, but his performance at this time, if it weren't for two balls falling down, he would have been able to go to the sky.

As for Yaqiancao Kaoru, even if the language barrier is a big problem, Alan Wilson can keep talking through the other party's unproficient English, even bragging and gesticulating, and popping out a sentence from time to time. Shy, looks like a Japanese car with pink paint.

"Xia Meng, Baqian Caoxun, come and sit down." Vivien Li called out to the two of them, and she really couldn't stand it anymore.

Afterwards, Allen Wilson also followed, and Marilyn Monroe said, "You don't like some exotic styles like many American soldiers do?"

"Comparing me to an American soldier is an insult to me." Alan Wilson replied indifferently to Marilyn Monroe. An illegitimate child of the US Army?"

"That's not what Monroe meant!" Ingrid Bergman changed the subject, "We are hungry, can you trouble the Imperial Commissioner to help us solve the food problem."

"No problem, as long as Malaya has it." Alan Wilson looked straight into the other's eyes, bowing slightly like a professionally trained butler.

Chapter 758 The Embarrassing Frenchman

"You don't really want something exotic, do you?" Vivien Leigh, who was nestled in the man's arms at night, asked in a low voice.

"There are almost no men who refuse this thing, but you are more important to me than any exotic style." Alan Wilson was righteous, and then he sighed heavily, "I am very worried about the current Geneva meeting."

"I know how I want to be an official every day, and I don't think about me." Vivien Leigh poked the man with her finger, but she also accepted this explanation. She knew that Alan Wilson was more enthusiastic about being an official than chasing beautiful women , "What is there to worry about, we still have the advantage?"

"It depends on who we are in your mouth. You don't understand, and I can't say it directly." Alan Wilson lowered his head and kissed the forehead of the national treasure, "In the current position of the United Kingdom, I really have to think about it. "

If you consider the international order, China, the United States, France, and the Soviet Union are in the second group at the same time, and the United Kingdom is still the first group!Although the United Kingdom has begun to decline, most countries have not yet realized the decline of Britain.

The other four major powers are of course clear in their hearts, but among them, France, like the United Kingdom, is a beneficiary of the international order and belongs to vested interests.China, the United States, and the Soviet Union each have their own differences. China should not think too far ahead of its national strength.

The other two countries that want to establish their own order, the United States is the most powerful, but the momentum of the Soviet Union is more violent, and each has its own advantages. Britain and France are of course unwilling to turn against the United States, but the United States cannot use military means to forcibly accept it. The international order of Britain and France, so it is destined to take a long time for the United States to accept the international order of Britain and France.

From China's point of view, Alan Wilson believes that China does not want Britain and France to fall too quickly. After all, the United States and the Soviet Union are more powerful. If Britain and France fall, the international order established by the United States and the Soviet Union will only restrict China more than Britain and France.

But China is indeed in the war situation in Vietnam, and it is on the opposite side of France.So the international situation is very complicated!

The difference between the Vietnam War and the Korean War is that the Korean War was played for fun by the United States, and China also helped the United States destroy a five-star emperor.In the Vietnam War, France hoped to fight a ZTE campaign, and invested a lot of manpower and resources.Although France is small, its colonies are all over the world. If France is determined to fight against China behind Vietnam, it will not win, but it will cause a situation of mutual losses.

Both China and France suffer losses, the beneficiaries are the United States and the Soviet Union, and the other victim is the United Kingdom. If China and France, which are already weaker, are weakened, Britain will only face greater pressure from the United States and the Soviet Union.

Although the United Kingdom is still the biggest beneficiary of the international order so far, even Alan Wilson does not think that the current United Kingdom can still compete with the United States and the Soviet Union.

Persistence will consume the national strength of France and China, so it is better to suggest that France withdraw quickly to stop the bleeding, and let the United States fill the vacancy of France, and the Americans will definitely take the lead.

Because the momentum of the current Soviet Union is completely different from that in [-], and World War II has ended for ten years.Britain was indeed in slow decline, while the Soviet Union was rising rapidly.If Washington was still entangled in the two choices of Britain and the Soviet Union at the beginning, there is nothing to say today, and the threat of the Soviet Union is even greater.

The United States has reason to believe that the United States can gradually accept the international order of Britain and France by means other than force.

So from the perspective of the United Kingdom, it is impossible to watch France continue to lose blood, let France quickly withdraw its troops to North Africa, and Britain and France may still have a chance.

The result of the partition between the North and the South is also in the interests of the United States at present. After all, there are lessons learned from South Korea.It is imperative to be able to block the path of pro-Soviet forces going south.Alan Wilson believed, and the United States agreed.

The Vietnam special version of the Munich Conference already has the basic conditions. The United Kingdom has experienced countless similar conferences. As long as it is clear what the goal is to achieve, it should not be a problem to achieve the desired result.

The premise that Alan Wilson hoped that the French would continue to support it was that France had the upper hand to support it, not the beaten-down hard-pressed one. The latter has no meaning except to make the third world feel that the old imperialism is nothing more than that.

Dien Bien Phu has become like this, and it is more meaningful for France to leave with a little face than to stay in Vietnam.

During the Geneva meeting, Alan Wilson still kept in touch with the executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and at the same time reported all the current movements of the French army at Dien Bien Phu. The collapse of the French army may happen at any time, because it is not known when the French army will replenish The consumption is clean, and at that time surrender is the inevitable result.

Taking care of public and private affairs has always been the goal of a gentleman. Even if Alan Wilson is supporting Vivien Leigh, he can still care about the international situation. How can An Lan compare with him.

Unlike the British commissioner, who still has time to take care of both public and private affairs, the situation at Dien Bien Phu has deteriorated so quickly that the French have no time to worry about other factors. Although the Geneva conference is being held, the French army must be insisted on at home, but this is not what politicians say with their mouths As far as it goes, Dien Bien Phu defenders are in a very difficult situation.

The French were in a difficult position, and even between battles, French commanders knew they were not going to win, as evidenced by logistical difficulties alone.Even if both airports were used simultaneously, there would not be enough aircraft available, and many aircraft would no longer be available.This caused serious problems for the subsequent evacuation of the casualty, and the helicopter still struggled to make a risky landing.But it turns out that even this cannot remove all the seriously wounded in the field hospital, which is no longer able to handle the large number of dead and wounded.

Even the helicopters have been used, and the original airport is no longer available. The cloudy battlefield is still destroying France's last effort to maintain supplies.

Vo Nguyen Giap steadily dug trenches up to Castries' headquarters and the main French line of defense.Although the isolated Isabel stronghold is surrounded on all sides, it is still tenaciously holding on.The Viet Minh brought in new troops from Laos and elsewhere, and reserves from training camps were brought in to replenish troops for the next major offensive.

What is certain is that the French defenders, who have no hope of breaking through and hold on but have no supplies, are not far away. It may be a few days, or it may only be a few hours. Within range, there is no strategic depth to speak of.

Finally, the French defenders at Dien Bien Phu began to break out of the siege, and the defenders in the main position withdrew through the stronghold, and the defenders at the stronghold cut off the rear.But the forward position has been lost, and it is impossible for the defenders in the main position to break through.For reasons of morale, the plan was kept tight-lipped.The soldiers had to retreat as planned without rehearsal.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the troops pictured disappeared into the night, but they were soon cut off, drowned in the strong enemy, and became torn apart.Some soldiers returned to the stronghold, and a small number fled into the jungle.The fighting continued for some time, but it was pointless to continue to resist.

The next day, the news was sent to British Malaya via the Saigon British Advisory Group. The meaning was very simple. The Dien Bien Phu defenders had stagnated resistance and the French army had been defeated.

"My God!" Alan Wilson covered his face. He believed that the napalm he provided had cost the Vietnamese even more, but what was the use?The outcome of the war is not based on casualties, otherwise the winner of the world war should be the Germans.

Even the British officials in the Civil Administration knew that their immediate boss was in a bad mood. He heard that he had just returned from a few days of rest and received bad news so soon.

At this moment, the phone on the table rang, Alan Wilson took out the receiver, and General Bilton's voice came, "Have you heard all about it? The defenders of Dien Bien Phu have surrendered."

"I just heard!" Alan Wilson took a deep breath and said in a calm tone, "We predicted it before. It's just that this kind of result really happened, and I feel sad for the French."

"I hope that the Geneva meeting will not be affected, but it seems that there is little hope." General Bilton was silent for a while and said, "Alan, what do you think of this? Can France's goal in Geneva be achieved?"

"No problem! The Vietnamese cannot control their own destiny." Alan Wilson is still full of confidence. The world is cruel, and once he loses the ability to support himself, anything can happen.

There is enough connection between the UK and the US, isn’t it that the 21st century still forces the UK to charge forward to offend people?

Isn't Britain two dimensions stronger than Vietnam?Once it declines, it will end like this, not to mention Vietnam's national strength.

It is believed that most of the free world newspapers at this time were also saddened by the defeat of France.But it definitely does not include some newspapers with huge sales in the UK. For example, the headline of a newspaper is, "French soldiers who surrendered did not even have time to enter, a brothel set up to boost morale."

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ended with the annihilation of the French army. This news is undoubtedly very frustrating to the free world at the Geneva Conference. spread.

The free world is frustrated, and the Soviet bloc is naturally overjoyed. This shows that the bargaining chip of this meeting has increased again, which is good news no matter how you look at it.Half the world stunned, half the world ecstatic is a very accurate description in current Geneva.

Georges Pidur now feels that the whole world is full of malice towards France, and the meeting has not yet reached a result. It can even be said that the Americans finally stopped talking about the North Korean issue, and put the main proposal of the meeting on the issue of the Indochina Peninsula, but never It started on May [-], and within a few days of the talks, the French defenders at Dien Bien Phu were wiped out.

Even if it persists for half a month, the news of the surrender of the French defenders has just begun. How can we talk about it?

Chapter 759 Dark Box and Dark War

"Arrogant Americans!" Georges Pidur was a little annoyed. The situation in the Indochina Peninsula was extremely important to France. Normally, the situation on the Korean Peninsula could be suppressed. After all, the Korean War was over, so it was not very important.

But from the American point of view, the Korean Peninsula has the interests of the United States, and the situation in Vietnam has nothing to do with the United States, at least for now. As a secondary issue, the North Korean issue, which the United States is more concerned about, has become the main issue.

Dulles has talked about North Korea for such a long time, but finally made little progress, and the French defenders at Dien Bien Phu couldn't hold on, so they came to the Vietnam issue that France is very concerned about. They haven't talked much yet. was defeated.

In George Piddour's view, the Americans wasted too long because the Korean War had ended for a year.

"This matter still needs to be discussed between the two of us. During this period of time, because of the North Korean issue, the relationship between the United States and China and the Soviet Union is very poor. Therefore, if we want to talk, we will inform the United States after we reach a consensus." Morris saw George Pidur came to the door, and after listening to what the other party said, he also gave his own judgment.