One Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-Six Strong Negotiations
"This is impossible! In any case, our Third Reich cannot agree to such conditions." Ribbentrop, the German negotiator who was sent to Israel by the Italian battleship Veneto and then rushed all the way to Saudi Arabia, said in a speech The person at the negotiating table shook his head repeatedly and said, "God, you guys haven't figured out the current situation at all, do you understand?"
As he spoke, he picked up the water glass in front of him, took a sip before continuing his speech: "His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia can keep his own share, and he can use the burned oil fields as collateral to obtain technical support from the Third Reich." ...but the United States, Great Britain, France, and other miscellaneous shares will all be allocated under the name of the Third Reich, and this is the greatest concession we can make."
The envoys of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the other side of the negotiating table whispered and began to discuss the condition proposed by Ribbentrop. During their conversation, they kept shaking their heads. Finally, an old man at the head spoke to the translator and said: "Although we both There are some unpleasant cooperation between the two countries, but this is not a cooperative attitude towards the future, we can re-carve up the share of oil, but the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must occupy an absolute dominant position in this carve-up.”
dominance? You go to our Stuka bombers for dominance! You go to our King Tiger tank to claim dominance! You go to our Zeppelin aircraft carrier and battleship to claim dominance! You go to the muzzles of our grenadiers to dominate! Ribbentrop thought bitterly in his heart.
However, he did not say these words directly, but looked at the old man who spoke with contemptuous eyes, and finally waited for the other party to finish speaking, then smiled and said: "Since your country is so confident in its own power, why don't we How about taking a break and restarting this negotiation next month?"
a month? joke! Not to mention waiting for a month, but waiting for another 20 days. The iron hooves of the German armored forces may have already reached the west coast of the Persian Gulf. At that time, talk to the Germans again? What else are you talking about? After hearing Ribbentrop's remarks, the Saudi special envoy's face became uneasy-apparently the other party did not regard him as an opponent, but was just making fun of it unilaterally.
"We are well aware of the outstanding military achievements of the Third Reich, but isn't this the reason for a great empire to bully the weak? There is a famous saying in Arabia: relying on force to maintain the destiny of a country cannot last long." The Saudi envoy tried his best Fighting for better opportunities for his country, gritted his teeth and replied.
Ribbentrop is not a person full of internationalist sympathy, he dismissed these remarks at all: "Mr. Special Envoy, I think that when His Majesty King Ibn Saud asked you to come, he did not ask you , don’t try to use flattery to win interests, right? The Third Reich has experienced two wars, and our foreign ministry spends every day in all kinds of lies and fraud.”
He paused, then raised his head, and pressed the members of the Saudi mission on the opposite side with the most threatening eyes: "The Third Reich gave Saudi Arabia a chance, and we found oil from rich countries for Saudi Arabia, but Saudi Arabia is here When sanctioning Germany, I chose to forget; when we were invincible in North Africa,
You were given a chance to choose, but you chose to ignore it; now that our army has defeated the Americans and the British, you come to us and tell us that you want to take away the fruits of victory for free? "
A weak country has no diplomacy, or has a strong national strength as a backing, so it is hard to speak when it comes to diplomacy. There is no other reason why Ribbentrop said this so solemnly, but because behind him is the German-Italian coalition army of more than 400,000 under the command of Marshal Rommel, who was invincible in the Third Reich. 7.5 million Wehrmacht.
To be honest, Ribbentrop is not in a hurry now. Because for every minute of delay at the negotiating table, Rommel's army had a minute to move forward and continue to attack. And this kind of offensive was advanced with almost no resistance, and the longer it was delayed, the more beneficial it seemed to be for the Germans.
When the tracks of the Panther tanks of the Third Reich are crushed to the west coast of the Persian Gulf, maybe the German Foreign Ministry will not have to worry about it anymore. They just need to sit in the office and drink coffee, because at that time the envoy There is no such country as Saudi Arabia.
"Mr. Minister, please understand our difficulties. Saudi Arabia is just a small country, and we have no ability to resist such powers as the United States and the United Kingdom." , a heinous crime committed by Britain and the United States. When Ribbentrop felt a little drowsy, he stopped: "Could it be that the German army of justice also follows the old path of exploiting Arabia?"
"Exploitation? No! This is a war! Sir!" Ribbentrop did not accept Saudi Arabia's tragic card at all, but clarified his point from another angle as soon as he opened his mouth: "Look, we did not exploit Saudi Arabia. Any little material, this is our sincerity to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...Of course, we must seize the enemy's material, especially the oil resources of the British and American enemy forces, and we cannot compromise at all!"
Ribbentrop directly regarded the oil resources in the hands of Saudi Arabia as materials of hostile countries, and it is of course a matter of course to plunder these resources. So he said it with confidence and without embarrassment at all. Both sides are playing cards according to their own routines, quite a taste of talking to themselves.
"I think we can compromise on this point... In order to show our sincerity, we are willing to make certain concessions to support the Third Reich in winning this war." The first to compromise was the Saudi Kingdom, which has limited strength and cannot afford to consume it. The envoy, after struggling for a few hours, was forced to make a concession: "We are willing to lend the oil share of Britain and the United States to the Third Reich, and have been borrowing it for free until the end of the war... This is in the interest of your country, It's also in our interest."
"No, no, no. This is indeed in your interests, but it is not in the interests of the Third Reich." As Germany's foreign minister, he is one of the men who know diplomacy best and are most proficient in this aspect of things in Germany. It is impossible for Ribbentrop to agree to such a naive condition: "Saudi Arabia will account for 20%, Italy 15%, Turkey 50%, Vichy France 50%, northern Britain 50%... The Third Reich accounts for 20% of the entire Saudi oil share. Fifty percent! As I have already said, this is the bottom line of the Axis powers, either agree or adjourn."
It has to be said that this era is the most proud one for diplomats. The increasingly complex international relations after the Cold War have made it impossible for diplomats to easily say the rhetoric of either agreeing or going to war. And almost all officials engaged in diplomacy dream of saying this sentence for their motherland: "If your side does not agree to sign, then we will go to war!"
While the Saudi envoys were discussing countermeasures angrily, an officer from the German intelligence agency walked into the negotiating conference room with a document in his hand, and whispered in Ribbentrop's ear. Said a few words. Then the smile on the face of the German foreign minister grew stronger. He waved his hand to signal the intelligence officer to back down, but he stood up with a smile.
In the eyes of everyone who didn't know why, he bowed slightly politely, and then began to say a news that shocked all the Saudis present in an irrelevant tone: "Gentlemen, I think we can really do it this time." The meeting was adjourned. Because just a few minutes ago, the intelligence department of the Luftwaffe confirmed that all British and American bombers were dispatched to carry out a comprehensive bombing of the oil fields controlled by the Saudi royal family."
"What?" The old man headed by the Saudi delegation stood up in horror and asked loudly with his eyes wide open. Then he realized something, and immediately thumped the negotiating table in front of him and yelled: "These damned Brits! These damned American bastards! We, Saudis, will never die with these ****!"
Cursing is swearing, and most of the German advisory group and diplomats present looked at the distraught Saudi mission with gloating faces. The Saudis who stood on the sidelines were finally pulled into the water, and they were pulled into the muddy waters of the war by their former allies.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Minister Ribbentrop, please allow us to adjourn for a day. We need to confirm the authenticity of this news and re-communicate with His Majesty the King..." It was the high-spirited German who clamored for the adjournment just now, Now only a short period of time has passed, and it has become the weak Saudis begging for help. The wonderful things in this world are really unexpected, at least this momentary change is really unexpected.
"Of course, we will patiently wait for the result of your discussion." Ribbentrop smiled, stretched out his palm a little unaccustomed, and shook hands with the other party. Of course he has time to wait patiently. Whoever it is, his army expands his territory like entering no one's land, and he will wait patiently.
It's a pity that the Saudi mission didn't make Ribbentrop wait for too long, because they went back and checked for a while, and found that the German intelligence was accurate-they were indeed attacked and were attacked by the U.S. and British bombers targeting oil fields.
Ibn Saud finally decided to take revenge on the United States and Britain. Three hours later, the Saudi royal family announced that it was on the side of the Axis powers and declared war on the Allied forces... The price was indeed distressing. The Saudi mission signed the Axis agreement drafted by the Germans without changing a single word. made his own name. To find this site, please search for "" or enter the URL: