Chapter 480 Partition of the East Indies
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On April 2, the Dutch government officially announced that it would make the East Indies independent and adopt the terms of partition. Kalimantan and New Guinea under Dutch rule would be retained, and the rest of the East Indies could be handed over to the Indian government.
After the partition of India and Pakistan, the Dutch government officially began to follow the footsteps of the British Empire and adopted a partition policy for the two million square kilometers of the East Indies under its jurisdiction. The Netherlands retained part of Kalimantan and Dutch Guinea, occupying the entire Half of the East Indies, nearly one million square kilometres.
After the Dutch government announced this news, countries that had been paying attention to what plan the Netherlands would take could not help but be stunned.
But almost on the same day, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Portugal, and Belgium expressed their support for the Dutch partition plan within one day. Later, Australia and New Zealand also expressed support for the partition plan.
On April 2, eight countries, including Australia and New Zealand, supported the Dutch partition plan for the Dutch East Indies. At the United Nations General Assembly, Alexander Cadogan, representing the United Kingdom, loudly praised partition as the best solution. This method not only shows the sincerity of the Dutch people, but also can avoid conflicts.
"As we all know, many things are not as simple as they appear on the surface. The northern part of Kalimantan once belonged to the Kingdom of Brunei. It would be very unfair to Brunei if it were annexed to Indonesia. This would easily cause conflicts between the two countries, and Guinea and Java The relationship between the two islands is simply that they are under the rule of the Netherlands. We cannot unilaterally think that the two islands are related because of this administrative division."
Alexander Cadogan took a biased stance and stood firmly on the side of the Netherlands. Subsequently, representatives from France and other countries agreed. Representatives from Australia and New Zealand also spoke successively, saying that the Dutch government had carefully considered this and it was absolutely responsible and absolutely avoidable. Consequences of Partition of India and Pakistan.
Together with the United Kingdom and France, eight countries, including the two permanent members of the Security Council, supported it, which made the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations quite stunned.
But it can be seen at a glance that, except for Australia and New Zealand, they are all European colonial countries.
Even if you don't know about the colonial countries, these countries together, as well as Australia and New Zealand, support the Netherlands so firmly that it is hard for the United States to oppose it.
At this moment, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations looked at the Soviets with great expectation. As long as the Soviets opened their mouths to object, the United States would definitely follow. I believe that the Soviet Union, which has been opposed from time to time since the establishment of the United Nations, will not let the United States down.
The Soviet ambassador to the United Nations did not ultimately say nothing, much to the dismay of the Americans.
"When Britain is about to visit Moscow, it is not appropriate for us to take a stand on this matter." Stalin, holding a big pipe in his mouth, took two steps back and forth and said to Molotov, "The current situation is very complicated, and we are the most The focus, or even the only direction, is Europe, and this will not change in the foreseeable future. In fact, we can also see from this incident that the United States and European countries are not close when it comes to colonial issues."
"Yes, Comrade Stalin. The Netherlands had just announced the partition. On the same day, Britain, France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, as well as Australia and New Zealand next to the East Indies, expressed support. It is unconvincing to say that there was no private communication. "Molotov frowned and said, "Now it seems that Attlee's Labor cabinet also has imperialist thinking and is no different from Churchill."
"No, there is still a difference." Stalin knocked on his pipe, "Anyway, he is definitely better than Churchill. There are only two people in my life that I can't see through. One is Hitler and the other is him. The actions of these two people cannot be described as rational at all. The difference is that Hitler did not have an American to help him. It can be said that Britain's current predicament has a great relationship with Churchill."
“Currently our main purpose in Europe is still to use as much time as possible to recover domestic losses.
When Stalin said this, he asked, "I heard that Britain has abolished the rationing system?" "
"That's right!" Molotov replied, "For internal affairs matters, do you want to call Malenkov?"
"It's not necessary. In fact, it's time for us to end the rationing system. Let each department come up with a report to see if the conditions for canceling the rationing system are sufficient." Stalin shook his head slightly and said, "We can't continue like this."
Naturally, Moscow is currently not interested in seeking justice for the Indonesian independence movement.
The current Soviet naval power is unable to exert influence on Indonesia, and the good news in Asia is enough to make Moscow happy. It is not yet ripe for a full-scale confrontation with imperialism, so it is better to wait.
Moscow's astonishing silence shocked the United States, which had been eagerly waiting for the Soviet Union to break the trophy. This is not the character of the Soviet Union. From the establishment of the United Nations to the present, the Soviet Union has used its veto power countless times.
Three years ago, the Soviet Union used its veto power for the first time when passing a resolution passed by the United States and the Netherlands on the withdrawal of British and French troops from Lebanon and Syria that had received a majority vote. At that time, the Soviet Union's opinions were not much different from those of the United States and the Netherlands. The purpose of the Soviet Union's veto was to mark its political opposition to Western countries.
The Soviets, who have always used their veto power to enhance their presence, why don't they seek justice for the sinful colonial countries' crimes against the colonies this time? Americans all want to question the Soviets, "You are like this, and you still want to liberate the whole world?"
The Soviet Union acted like I was very busy, which made the United States, which was preparing to follow the Soviet Union and reap the benefits, very embarrassed.
You must know that the countries that support the partition of the East Indies this time can be said to be the targets of the United States. If the United States makes it too obvious that it wants to make the colonies of these European colonial countries independent on this issue, it will not be conducive to the Soviet Union. of confrontation.
The Soviet Union, as well as Eastern Europe as a whole, maintained an astonishing silence on various statements regarding the partition of the East Indies.
As if they didn't know about it, no newspaper reported it. Instead, they reported continuously on the progress of the civil war in a certain country, thinking that this was a shameful failure of US imperialism.
"Yes, it is not enough to burn all the rubber forests. We should use mine mines to lay mines in all metal mines, so that the mine detectors will be ineffective and the mines cannot be cleared. We should fill up the wells and dump the industrial waste." Enter the river and bombard Jakarta before leaving. Where are the battleships? Why not use them? The Dutch are still too rigid in their thinking."
Sitting on a bench in Hyde Park, holding a newspaper and reading the news about the spread of fires caused by hot weather in Indonesia, Alan Wilson was immersed in the situation and wished he could personally go into battle to formulate an evacuation plan for the Dutch and prepare for what the French would do next. All kinds.
"Ellen!" As a pleasant female voice came, Ellen Wilson was alert and put away the newspaper without leaving a trace. As for the minelaying and shelling matters, they were all misunderstandings.
Standing up and facing the source of the voice in a gentlemanly manner, Alan Wilson said with a bright smile, "Audrey, what you are wearing today is eye-catching. Only you can make ordinary clothes impressive." profound."
"No way!" Audrey Hepburn asked with a smile, her ears burning, "What are you looking at? I saw you talking to yourself from far away."
"It's about a piece of news about the Netherlands. I think you grew up in the Netherlands, so you paid more attention. The Dutch territories in Asia have been peacefully resolved, which is really a happy thing." Alan Wilson seemed to be interested in peace. Very happy with the complete success of the resolution.
Before he was about to go on a business trip, Alan Wilson invited Hepburn out for a walk to cultivate some feelings. During the period, he told some interesting things about Whitehall. He knew that Hepburn was not very interested in politics, so the topic was limited to jokes about Whitehall.
These funny stories made Hepburn grin from ear to ear and said with a smile, "I thought you were all serious when working for the government?"
"We are all ordinary people, and we do the same things as ordinary people." Alan Wilson pursed his lips and said.
Thirty years later there will be a TV series called The Minister. The protagonist in it is more like a collection of previous prime ministers and cabinet secretaries, condensed into several characters. So strictly speaking there is no prototype!
But there is a former Prime Minister in the background, and the prototype must be the current Prime Minister Attlee. Because Jim Harker's party has been in opposition for a long time, and it was the former prime minister who led this party to a comeback.
This is exactly the current state of the Labor Party. The most important thing is that the previous prime minister under Jim Harker removed the deputy whip before leaving office. This is exactly what the current prime minister Attlee and the deputy leader of the Labor Party Herbert Morrison have done. relation.
The relationship between Prime Minister Attlee and Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison is one that everyone can see. The reason is that when the Labor Party decided on its future leader, Herbert Morrison, who was more qualified, lost his parliamentary seat because of his election failure.
British elections are essentially party selection, and the party whip automatically becomes the prime minister. Herbert Morrison, who lost his seat that time, watched helplessly as Attlee became the leader of the Labor Party, and he was always worried about it in the days that followed.
Attlee also knew about this. The relationship between the two was exactly the same as the relationship between the former prime minister and the deputy whip when Jim Harker was minister.
However, unlike the TV series, Attlee did not suffer from a heart attack, giving his successors the opportunity to perform a different face. Instead, he went to the House of Lords only after he was certain that Labor had little hope of winning the election again.
Until the evening, Alan Wilson invited Hepburn to have a candlelight dinner, and then followed suit and sent Hepburn back.
"I'm going to visit Moscow with the Foreign Secretary. Can you give me a blessing or something?" Alan Wilson asked pitifully.
Audrey Hepburn looked at Alan Wilson, whose eyes were full of expectation, walked up to the man, stood on tiptoes and touched the water...
"I seem to be full of motivation!" Alan Wilson thought about it for a long time until Hepburn disappeared behind the door.
The US emperor and Soviet revisionists are just trying to have fun. He, Alan Wilson, is the big BOSS who has practiced magic skills for many years and left behind a profound Taoism.