Chapter 363 Future German Chancellor
At present, military committees in each occupied area still play a role, but there is no doubt that military control is not a good solution.
Marshal Montgomery, the commander of the British-occupied area, has already returned to China to serve as Chief of General Staff, while the US military in the US-occupied area still has 200,000 troops left.
Compared with the millions of troops two years ago, it can be regarded as giving way to administration.
Until the outbreak of the Korean War, this trend of troop decline will continue. This can be slightly adjusted, for example, by allowing Dutch and Belgian troops to strengthen their presence in the British-occupied areas.
Although the time away was not long, Alan Wilson was not without regrets. For example, he missed General Patton's suspicious car accident. The former Bavarian administrator had died in the car accident two years ago.
Of course, Alan Wilson doesn't quite think that Patton is involved in a conspiracy that requires death. Although Patton has a big mouth, he is just a professional soldier after all, and he has no interests involved. Even if the people above him are unhappy with him, as long as he is allowed to Just retire, there is no need to take action, and of course there is no evidence that Patton was murdered.
Although he has a high status, in fact, his status in the army is not high. The highest position is the Army Group Commander. The superiors have long made up their minds not to let him be the Army Group Commander. He will still be a four-star until his death. The senior officials have long known about his flamboyant personality. And if the appropriate decision is made, there is no need to start after he retires.
In order to show that he was doing something, Alan Wilson used the number of troops stationed as an entry point to show that Britain's current income is far from being comparable to that of the United States and the Soviet Union. Once a conflict occurs, it may not respond in time.
Furthermore, the value of the US-occupied area in southern Germany is far inferior to that of the British-occupied area. If a conflict arises, it is obvious whether the Soviet Union will focus its offensive on the less valuable South German area or on most of the British-occupied Ruhr area. things.
The telegram stated that this matter should be discussed at the Brussels meeting in the future, and the Netherlands and Belgium, Germany's neighbors, should be allowed to share the pressure of the British garrison.
Prime Minister Attlee tried to control the total number of British troops to around 800,000. In fact, this number is not high compared to the dishes that Britain currently has in its hands, such as the Suez Canal, the Persian Gulf and Malaya. These are all important points. Defensive place.
There are still US and French troops in Germany that can be relied on. Prime Minister Attlee's idea is to reduce the size of the British troops stationed in Germany.
It can be seen from the positions of the respective occupied areas that once a conflict breaks out, the British-occupied area will bear the brunt, and the American-occupied area will be on the flanks. As for the French-occupied area, it will be behind the British-occupied area and the American-occupied area. When the British and American troops are on their knees, , it was the French army's turn to play its role.
"We help the Dutch operations in the East Indies and safeguard Belgium's interests. Here in Europe, it is normal for the two countries to try to expand the scale and share the pressure of the British army."
After sending out the telegram, Alan Wilson went about his business, requesting lists of releases and upcoming releases, and having the Board of Trade sort through files from companies such as Bayer and Farben Chemical.
As one of the symbols of Germany, how could Bayer's role in supporting Germany's war be omitted?
Bayer had deep cooperation with the Third Reich in the field of poison gas. Bayer even built a factory near Auschwitz to better cooperate with the experiments on Jews and other prisoners.
As for the famous name of Farben Chemical, anyone who knows something about the development of Germany's chemical industry will be familiar with it. Check these two companies and you will be sure.
The relationship between Bayer and Farben Chemie is that Bayer is part of Farben Chemie, but it is not exactly the same. Farben Chemie is a collection of many German chemical companies and is a Concern Group.
If the talented people who serve both companies are willing to choose the right place to live, the British Empire can forget about it. If they don't cooperate with this review, don't blame Alan Wilson for supporting justice.
According to Field Marshal Montgomery's four basic principles before leaving Germany,
1. Determine the territory of Germany; 2. Ensure that people living in Germany have a reasonable standard of living; 3. Enable the Germans to manage themselves; 4. Continue to supply food to the Germans.
Montgomery believed that these four principles were the four pillars for building a new Germany from the ruins of the old, but the most important was the fourth pillar, the food pillar. If this pillar breaks, the other pillars will all collapse.
Alan Wilson was just following the instructions of Marshal Montgomery, so some criminal suspects who had just been released soon waited for Alan Wilson's visit again.
We can’t let the Third Reich come back, right? Alan Wilson is going through the sieve out of caution, which makes sense.
He was just conducting certain review work, and these released criminal suspects were not qualified to object. Things like happiness are all based on comparison. If you don't believe me, take a look at the situation in the Soviet-occupied area.
Dramatic socioeconomic changes were also taking place in the Soviet-occupied areas. Land reform was carried out earliest. All large agricultural estates larger than 100 hectares, as well as estates previously owned by the National Socialist Party, were confiscated and redistributed to small farmers, landless laborers, and Eastern European Germans who entered the Soviet-occupied areas from the east. The remaining The next part belongs to the state.
The legitimacy of these measures comes from all aspects: all property of the National Socialist Party and war criminals was confiscated, and its legality is self-evident; it is widely circulated that it was the socio-economic system of "monopoly capitalism" that allowed the National Socialist Party to rise.
Erasing the influence of the Third Reich therefore required the transformation of capitalism; a referendum was held in Saxony, with a majority supporting certain nationalization measures that were later implemented elsewhere.
So he was just auditing the records of some specific companies. How could it cause dissatisfaction? Dissatisfied people only need to look at how people of the same class are treated in the Soviet-occupied areas, and all dissatisfaction will disappear.
"Alan, actually if you want to do this, there is someone who might be able to help." Harold, one of the two heads of the Trade Commission, took the initiative to show up after knowing that Alan Wilson had begun to review the matter, " He is an opponent of the National Socialist Party, and his absolute innocence can weaken the dissatisfaction of many people."
"There are still people like this? There are really few people like this in the Three Kingdoms Occupied Zone." Alan Wilson was very surprised when he heard this and said, "There are still people here who have not cooperated with the National Socialist Party? "
When Harold heard what Alan Wilson said, he said with a slight embarrassment on his face, "Look carefully and there will always be some. Just like in a tight fishing net, you can't catch all the fish."
If we take the opposition to the National Socialist Party's launch of an aggressive war as a criterion, we can judge who has more legitimacy, the Federal Republic of Germany or the Democratic Republic of Germany. The Federal Republic of Germany is absolutely defeated.
There were few people in the Federal Republic of Germany who had not cooperated with the National Socialist Party. As a coincidence, the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Germany were imprisoned in concentration camps and imprisoned for "taking practical actions to stop the National Socialist Party and the war of aggression." Forced exile...
Since nearly all of the GDR's top intelligence officers and political leaders during the Third Reich were in exile or underground, the GDR easily won this propaganda war in terms of legitimacy.
During the existence of the Democratic Republic of Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany never mentioned what they were doing in Germany during the Third Reich. They focused on the future and sought common ground while reserving differences.
"So Harold, who are you talking about?" Alan Wilson thought for a long time, and finally asked, who can help him in this matter?
"His name is Brandt and he has just returned to Germany." Harold thought for a moment and said the name. "This time he is back to attend the Social Democratic Party's resumption of activities, which will be held in Hanover soon."
"It's great that there is such a person." After hearing Brandt's name, Alan Wilson's face changed instantly. Wasn't this the later Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Now Alan Wilson had a bold idea to take the future Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to work with him. This is of course not the purpose, the purpose is to commit a crime together.
According to Roadside News, Brandt was suspected of being a Soviet spy. In fact, there was indeed a Stasi spy lurking around Brandt, who used to work for a publishing house under the Ministry of National Security of the GDR. Later, he and his wife sneaked into the Federal Republic of Germany under the orders of the famous spy king Marcus Wolff, and mixed with a large number of eastern immigrants who immigrated there.
Guillaume was sociable and could chat and laugh with anyone. According to Wolf's instructions, the Guillaumes should try to develop within the Social Democratic Party, so they joined the Social Democratic Party.
Eventually, he was promoted step by step to the position of principal assistant to the prime minister responsible for liaison with parliament and government agencies, roughly equivalent to the cabinet secretary, responsible for arranging a series of Brandt's activities.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Alan Wilson. He is not qualified to interfere in the internal affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany.
It can even be used by then. If at this moment, the future chancellor who will lead the Federal Republic of Germany can be kept in his own hands, it will be beneficial to the British Empire in the future.
How could the chief assistant of the prime minister be a spy, as happy as the prime minister being restrained?
"The Social Democratic Party Congress in Hannover, right? Isn't that the headquarters of the original Trade Committee?" Alan Wilson said in a tone that suited his own interests, "Can I also participate?"
"Why not? This is the British-occupied area. We attended the Social Democratic Party conference where activities were resumed, just out of caution." Harold laughed and gave a passable reason in an instant.
Not to mention that this reason is acceptable, even if it is completely unacceptable, it doesn't matter. Alan Wilson, who works in the colony, never cares about these red tapes.
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