Chapter 1331 Bridge Between East and West

There is now a term in Germany called Finnification, which refers to Finland's imitation of the Soviet Union in the diplomatic field. However, Alan Wilson seems to think that this is all about standing up and talking without pain, as if the Germans can now be tough on the Soviet Union.

Not to mention historical reasons, it was not easy for Finland to carefully maintain its existence after the war because Finland was once part of Imperial Russia.

What’s the point of blaming Finland from the moral high ground? Just like there are no Soviet troops stationed in the Democratic Republic of Germany, and there are no British, French and German troops in the Federal Republic of Germany.

"By choosing Finland, we can circumvent possible constraints to a certain extent. What I mean is that constraints may come from the United States. If we expand trade with the Soviet Union, Prime Minister, you also know that the United States today is no longer the United States 20 years ago. ." Alan Wilson elaborated on his thoughts, "Our business in East Asia goes through Hong Kong, and Finland can be the Hong Kong between us and the Soviet Union."

Comparing Xiangjiang to Finland, Harold Wilson understood it immediately, and heard his cabinet secretary continue, "In fact, the economic center of the Soviet Union is in Leningrad, not Moscow. Of course I do not deny that, like For a huge country like China and the Soviet Union, the economic center is actually just a decoration. If the capital wants to, the economic center can be changed to another city overnight."

"Cities with good economies tend to think highly of themselves and look down upon other places. If this applies to the UK, it means London looks down on country people. Of course, London in our country also has the responsibility of being the capital. It can be said that the two are combined into one. We One should be good at exploiting Leningrad’s economic status to make profits. Helsinki is really a good choice.”

Alan Wilson remembers that the country with the best economy in the Soviet bloc was not the Soviet Union, nor the GDR on the front lines, but Finland. Finland is indeed a member of the Soviet bloc. Although its political system is different from that of the Soviet Union, once the two camps go to war, Finland will definitely join the Soviet side.

Finland's population is only 4.5 million, which is only about one-tenth of Ukraine's. Not to mention compared with the entire Soviet Union. With the current momentum of the Soviet Union, Finland will never say no to the Soviet Union. It is a fact that the Soviet Union did not win the Soviet-Finnish War well, but it is also a fact that Finland was almost wiped out in 1945. In fact, if the Soviet Union had clung to Finland in 1945, it would have been feasible to annex Finland.

How difficult is it to annex a Finland that has a population of four million and has already lost its vitality on the battlefield? It is actually not difficult at all for the Soviet Union that conquered Berlin.

It is not easy for Finland to survive to this day. For example, the Germans are talking about Finnishization. Alan Wilson disagrees. Germany's own land is occupied by occupying forces.

At this time, Finland's special status is also something that the UK can take advantage of. Direct economic and trade with the Soviet Union may arouse the suspicion of the United States. Like Finland's current situation, it is a good time for the UK to display its traditional performing arts. It is a good offshore Balance platform.

Regarding the words of the Cabinet Secretary trying not to arouse the suspicion of the United States, Harold Wilson couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Many people say that you are pro-American. Allen, what explanation do you have."

"Join them and defeat them, I have nothing to explain." Alan Wilson responded without changing his face. "This is all a correct judgment based on the comparison of economic aggregates. The national interests of the United Kingdom are the criterion. It is also a balance of the United Kingdom's foreign affairs. In economic and trade relations, eggs still cannot be put in one basket. So why do we need to explain? When exchanging intelligence with the United States, the Americans asked me, Prime Minister, whether you were a Soviet spy and whether Gaitsik was poisoned by the Soviets. Okay. Even if you are elected as leader of the Labor Party, I will also refute that this is nonsense."

"Oh, the Americans think I am a Soviet spy?" Harold Wilson laughed and nodded to himself, "What can I say, it is very suitable for the American mentality."

"Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolute disloyalty." Alan Wilson replied, "Even in the opposition party and the House of Lords, there are indeed people who think that

Your coming to power will put the royal family in danger and put many people on the street, but the Queen does not agree with this rumor. "

"Thank you for the Queen's recognition." Harold Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the Cabinet Secretary in front of him had a lot of connections with the royal family. The two Wilsons were actually incompatible with each other.

It was not that no one suggested that Alan Wilson should be replaced, but he still rejected the suggestion. He understood what the cabinet secretary represented, and the two had gotten along well before.

Harold Wilson handed over contacts with Finland to the head of Whitehall. Since the Cabinet Secretary is a well-known pro-American faction, the policies formulated will definitely be recognized by some people. If he did it himself, Maybe it's another solid piece of evidence of Soviet spies.

The relationship between Britain and Sweden is very good. As the source of the two major offshore balances on the European continent, this friendship is reflected in all aspects. Among the three Scandinavian countries, Norway has joined NATO, Sweden is pro-Western and neutral, and Finland is pro-Soviet and neutral. .

Although Finland is a parliamentary country, it will definitely be an ally of the Soviet Union if something happens. This is determined by the current balance of national power. It has only been twenty years since World War II, and most Finns will not be fooled by the rhetoric of being proud of defeat. Touching, only four million people were captured in one assault. Their survival to this day is the result of the Soviet Union weighing the pros and cons.

Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker, who has received instructions from Prime Minister Harold Wilson, is about to embark on a tour of Northern Europe, including Norway, Sweden and Finland.

"Have you chosen Finland as a place for offshore balancing? Are you following the example of Xiangjiang?" Pamela Mountbatten saw that her husband was still busy with work after returning, and she could see the original intention of this plan at a glance.

"Finland only has this role. Now it is also paying for the decision of 1945." Alan Wilson shrugged. The reason why he said this was because Finland was also betrayed by Britain.

It's just that when he was betrayed, Alan Wilson was still a pawn and didn't get into the hot spots. At that time, the Attlee government had not even come to power yet. It was the wartime government led by Churchill. As for the person directly responsible, former Prime Minister Eden.

Eden was so fond of prime ministers who scored points in the diplomatic field that he never went to Finland when he was prime minister. The reason was that when the pattern of Finland was established with the Soviets, he was the one who represented the United Kingdom.

Stalin wanted to establish a security belt around the Soviet Union. This security belt could of course be composed of the same system that was deeply influenced by the Soviet Union, but it could also be composed of countries that remained politically and diplomatically neutral.

Finland remains diplomatically neutral and can also defend its northwest frontier with Leningrad as its core. And why could the Soviet Union tolerate Finland's diplomatic neutrality of "not being hostile to the Soviet Union"? Because when the post-war spheres of influence were divided, although Eden behaved very vaguely towards the Soviet Union on the Nordic issue in person, the Soviets used espionage methods to obtain the trump card of the British high-level officials on the Nordic issue: Britain was prepared to take action on the Finnish issue. Pander to the Soviet Union.

The British hoped that Finland would retain parliamentary democracy and commercial independence, but recognized the Soviet Union's influence on Finland and were not prepared to challenge the Soviet Union's status in Finland.

That is to say, it recognized that Finland was the Soviet sphere of influence and did not object to it. And the British did do this later. In the Allied Governing Council, the British tried to be consistent with the Soviets as much as possible. People from the British Foreign Office also told Finland that in the subsequent negotiations on the Soviet-Finnish formal peace treaty, Britain would not help Finland and bargain with the Soviets.

The emergence of the word Finnization is partly due to me, the British. When Eden became Prime Minister, he naturally would not pay too much attention to his own failures.

"Germany's growth has also begun to peak. I estimate that in less than two years, Germany will try to reconcile with Eastern European countries." Alan Wilson fiddled with his pen, as if a German Prime Minister was about to kneel down in shock.

"Finland is now under a Social Democratic government, and it is very appropriate for the Labor Party to visit." Pamela Mountbatten agreed with her husband's view. "Can we use Finland and the Soviet Union to develop economic and trade, will it bring about economic growth?"

"The Soviets want technology. Among the current off-road models, your Land Rover is second to none. If the country needs it, how about transferring some of the technology to the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson asked.

I know the look on Pamela Mountbatten's face. Once her husband encounters something in the UK, the first thing he thinks of is to let her take the blame.

Alan Wilson disagrees with this. Isn’t the wealth he brought to his wife much more than the things he took out? For example, follow the French to run on gold.

After a frank and in-depth exchange, Pamela Mountbatten agreed that her name would appear on the list of investors in Finland, and there was nothing that manned spaceflight could not solve.

The focus of British diplomacy in the next few months is undoubtedly the Eastern Strategy, which requires the promotion of the government and the participation of British capital in order to achieve long-term and even beyond.

Compared with the Eastern Strategy proposed by Brandt, Britain had already started to implement it earlier, taking the opportunity of visiting Finland to develop friendly relations with the Soviet Union.

Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker's trip to Northern Europe has begun. After today, he arrived in Helsinki and had friendly exchanges with the current Social Democratic government of Finland. Under the strong advice of Finland, Foreign Secretary Patrick did not mention the unfortunate incident twenty years ago. conflict, that is, the Soviet-Finnish War, but showed that this time Britain was sincere and hoped that Finland could play the role of a bridge between the East and the West.

"I am ready to visit Moscow at the same time to contribute to easing East-West relations." Foreign Secretary Patrick's statement in front of the Finnish Prime Minister was completely reassuring.

"Finland is also willing to promote détente between the East and the West." Rafael Pacio breathed a sigh of relief. "Strengthening the connection between London and Moscow is an important foundation for maintaining peace in Europe."