Chapter 116 Backstab From an Ally

Alan Wilson thinks it is nothing more than the alliance between Britain and the United States, just chat for two days and talk about official articles. However, after returning, I was preparing to pack up and return to Berlin.

Foreign Secretary Alexander Cadogan appeared and said to Alan Wilson, "The Americans want Britain to find a place to house those Yugoslavs."

"Why don't the Americans resettle themselves?" Alan Wilson was furious, and his patriotism couldn't help but burst out. This is an American problem, why should the British solve this problem.

Although the problem was originally caused by Alan Wilson, who knew? No, did the Americans discover the clues? Simply Alexander Cadogan's words dispelled his doubts, "Yes, this is an American humiliation to the British Empire. The Americans have no reason to do this, but they just did it. Prime Minister Attlee is very angry!"

In fact, Prime Minister Attlee was indeed very angry, but it was not because of such a small problem as the Yugoslav refugees. The Yugoslav refugees were just a passing word when Truman and Attlee were chatting.

It was only because of a statement made by a head of state that Prime Minister Attlee asked Edward Bridges to arrange it. Prime Minister Attlee was really angry for another reason.

"Winston, this is the ally you said has a special relationship." Prime Minister Attlee looked at Churchill's bulldog-like face and said sarcastically, "I really didn't expect that the Soviet Union, which has always been vigilant, has not yet launched an attack. The assassination came from a close ally you said, the Americans are treacherous, what do you think of Winston?"

Prime Minister Attlee had reason to be angry, because during his conversation with President Truman, he mentioned that the United States should share information on nuclear bombs, but Truman refused.

You must know that the UK itself has a nuclear bomb program. Attlee was still the deputy prime minister of the UK at the time, and he knew something about the alloy tube program. As early as when Germany blitzed Poland, after Britain and France declared war on Germany, the UK began to secretly develop countermeasures against bombs. new weapons.

British scientists have long discovered that by enriching natural uranium, a powerful nuclear bomb can be made.

At the end of 1939, a research team was secretly established in Liverpool to study the feasibility of nuclear bomb manufacturing. This was the top-secret project code-named Alloy Tube.

As time passed, great progress was made in the development of the atomic bomb. In experiments, the scientists discovered that a neutron can only be caught if it is within the effective target range of the nucleus.

At this time, British research was already in a leading position in the world. At the same time, the United States, which is also secretly developing nuclear bombs, is still exploring the theory of atomic reactors, and its concept of nuclear explosive devices is still very vague.

Soon after, Britain began preparations for building a nuclear bomb. It should be said that as long as the UK continues to work hard at this time, it is capable of developing a nuclear bomb very quickly.

It's just that as the scope of the war expanded, especially after the fall of France, the British mainland was no longer safe.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill also met with US President Roosevelt soon. After careful negotiation, the two parties signed the "Quebec Agreement": In order to avoid the air strikes of German bombers, British nuclear scientists will go to the United States to develop atomic bombs with American scientists, and the British alloy tube project will be merged into the Manhattan Project of the United States. American dominance.

Attlee still remembers Churchill's pledge as Prime Minister at the time that the Americans promised to share all research results. But he has now asked Truman to share the material and has been turned down.

"Truman is indeed a treacherous man." Churchill was no longer as strong and nonsense as he was at other times on this issue. "Did Roosevelt promise me back then?"

"Roosevelt?" Attlee pouted, "You were the one who strongly advocated the incorporation into the Manhattan Project. But now? Truman directly rejected me and wanted to keep the nuclear bomb research data for himself.

The United States can use it to deal with Japan, or the Soviet Union, but there is no guarantee that it will not be used to blackmail us in the future. "

"Let our scientists go back to China right away, I don't believe that we can't make a nuclear bomb without the Americans?" Regardless of seeing Churchill in a state of shame, Attlee said coldly, he was ready to return to London .

In his eyes, the revitalization of the British economy and the restart of the alloy tube plan are far more important than the Potsdam Conference.

Alan Wilson didn't know that the first backstab of the United States against Britain after the war was earlier than in history.

In the original history, the United States officially refused to share nuclear program information with the United Kingdom after Japan surrendered, giving Attlee a backstab when he just came to power.

Unexpectedly, at the Potsdam meeting, after Prime Minister Attlee learned that the US nuclear test was successful, he asked about the original agreement, which made Truman's rejection a few months earlier.

On the other hand, Alan Wilson was still worrying about gains and losses because of the Yugoslav refugees, but he didn't know that Churchill, who was already the former prime minister, was more embarrassed than anyone at this moment, and he was even connoted by his original deputy Attlee.

"Sir Edward, what should we do? Is it placed in the British-occupied area? From my personal point of view, this is a disrespectful request." Alan Wilson found Edward Bridges and complained, "Americans treat their own people like this. Close ally."

Edward Bridges kept his expression still, and thought to himself, "Have you seen anything more disrespectful?"

It is impossible for Alan Wilson's level to know that Prime Minister Attlee was rejected by Truman, but as the cabinet secretary, Edward Bridges is naturally clear. I know that the current Prime Minister is very dissatisfied with the treachery of the United States.

Alan Wilson naturally didn't know about the backstab this time, but he knew that it was coming soon. In the month when Japan surrendered, the United States stopped financing and loans to Britain in the name of the end of the war.

"The placement of Yugoslavs in the British-occupied area will only bring chaos to the currently fragile British-occupied area." Edward Bridges shook his head, "The Americans are pushing their problems to us, and we have to accept it. As you said, it was an insulting request."

"How about sending these people to the colony?" Alexander Cadogan said suddenly, "It will be out of sight and out of mind, and maybe it will be useful."

"Oh, good suggestion." Edward Bridges nodded with approval, "Where is the most suitable place."

"Rhodesia, white immigrants have begun to take shape." Alexander Cadogan thought while thinking, "Or British Malaya, the French and the Dutch will go back? We should also increase some Malaya strength."