Chapter 481 Gromyko

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On the flight to Moscow, the British delegation talked about the abolition of rationing in the Soviet Union.

Regarding this matter, the glorious bureaucrats of the British Empire said that this was the Soviet Union's embarrassment. The Soviet Union's abolition of the rationing system was just a joke. It was the British Empire that really abolished the rationing system.

And the British Empire will move from one victory to another, "There is no doubt that we will face some visible prosperity, but the Soviet Union is like this, willing to show its superior side. As for the real Soviet Union, Colleagues need to dig out the details themselves.”

Alan Wilson led his colleagues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage him, saying that the Soviet Union was a paper tiger. The gentlemen of the British Empire are bound to win without a fight when they come here.

"Allen, it's better not to be too optimistic." Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin expressed reservations about the blind optimism of these diplomats.

It can be said that the ministers of this Labor government all experienced the years when the Soviet Union was founded when they were young. It can even be said that many ministers have a favorable impression of the Soviet Union, but each age has its own ideas. They will not have one-sided trust in the current Soviet Union just because of what happened when they were young.

The same is true for Ernest Bevin, as Foreign Secretary. Of course he does not want to confront the Soviet Union now. But if the situation comes to a confrontation, Ernest Bevin will not hesitate to side with the United States.

In fact, compared with the Labor cabinet, Whitehall was more hostile to the Soviet Union after the war. It now believes that the Soviet Union has conquered the United Kingdom and is preparing to launch a full-scale political and diplomatic attack on the United Kingdom. The Russians “have determined to adopt a policy of aggression in accordance with military communism and Russian chauvinism.

They launched an offensive against British social democracy and against Britain itself.... The Soviet government would attack Britain with a combination of military, economic, propaganda, and political weapons, as well as communist doctrine. Therefore, it is proposed that targeted defense measures should be organized and coordinated immediately, and the defensive counterattack policy must not be stopped.

Alan Wilson is the opinion of another faction. He believes that any threat from the Soviet Union is just for fun. The first thing the British Empire must save is itself, rather than being scared to wet its pants when it sees the Soviet Union, and then hugging the thigh of the traitor to beg for salvation.

Britain also struggled to retain its influence, particularly in the Mediterranean, where the British empire and trusteeship interests were crumbling, and factors such as oil supplies and strategic sea and land routes made the region very important as Britain continued to formulate policy. Significance.

Historically, 1949 was the year when Britain was disappointed with France. It believed that its efforts to unite with France to safeguard European interests would eventually fail. It believed that France could serve as its European and imperial partner to jointly create a Third World power. The concept of balancing the powers of the United States and the Soviet Union lasted only four short years from 1945 to 1949.

Now four years have passed, at least Britain's disappointment with France has not exploded. At least on the recent issue of the partition of the East Indies, the two countries can still come up with a common position to safeguard European interests.

The United Kingdom and the United States cannot cooperate on all issues. The United States wants to exchange Bavaria, a US-occupied area, for the Ruhr Area in British hands. That is an old problem. Of course Britain cannot let go!

Difficulties in the Anglo-American partnership stemmed in part from British misgivings about U.S. intentions, as well as widespread domestic doubts about U.S. reliability. While some in the Conservative Party still want to shape British foreign policy according to the norms of the old imperial era, Labour, however, is deeply afraid that condemning the Soviet Union means that it is in some way subservient to the United States.

This issue is entirely a partisan issue. The Conservative Party has greater expectations for the United States. When it comes to the choice between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Labor Party can only be said to be leaning toward the United States and has no intention of going all the way. And now the Labor Party Governing.

Even in the original history,

It was Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary who was on the same flight, who personally promoted the birth of NATO, and now led a team of diplomats to visit the Soviet Union.

At the Moscow Airport, as the flight from London slowly landed, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov waited for the arrival of Ernest Bevin. The two held their hands tightly while the reporters next to them pressed the shutter. , record this moment.

Alan Wilson was just a minor player in the British diplomatic team. He was looking around curiously. To be honest, he was still very curious about the Soviet Union in this era. After all, this was the big brother of half the world. How could he have two brushes?

"If possible, I would like to go to Lubyanka and see what the headquarters of that department looks like." Alan Wilson followed the Foreign Secretary and shook hands with the Soviet diplomats who greeted him one by one.

After leaving the airport and arriving at the hotel where he stayed, the Ukrainian Hotel of the Seven Sisters in Moscow not far away, as a person who never leaves his camera, Alan Wilson looked for a long time at the Soviet guards on duty at the door, and finally found an angle that included the guards and the Soviet flag. angle and completed his shooting task.

"It's the old BBC as soon as it's done!" Alan Wilson, who completed the filming, was secretly happy and proud of the fruits of his labor. Although the Ukraine Hotel has not yet been completed, he can already see the shadow of the two-hundred-meter-high future. Find It's not an easy thing to do from such an angle.

Alan Wilson was secretly pleased that he had hacked the Soviet Union, but the formal process of this visit had already begun.

The person who came forward to challenge the British delegation was the famous Mr. Veto, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Gromyko. During the meeting, Gromyko started with the topic of the Dutch partition of Indonesia and angrily criticized the European colonial powers. Despicable and shameless.

"Mr. Gromyko, this is an era of reconciliation. Let us focus on the future and seek common ground while reserving differences." Alan Wilson played Tai Chi with the opponent without saltiness. "And didn't the Soviet Union say nothing? We must know something. One thing, that is, the current talks are extremely important to both the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. War and peace are a big issue. The atmosphere of confrontation has become more and more intense, and every choice we make now will have an impact in the future. "

"Mr. Allen, have you been working for a year?" Gromyko looked at Allen Wilson who was doing Tai Chi, implying that when he was doing diplomatic work, Allen Wilson didn't know where he was.

"Mr. Gromyko, you are the current Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union. You definitely have a lot of diplomatic experience, especially your veto at the United Nations General Assembly, which is impressive." Alan Wilson praised him without salt. Asked the other party, "You work so hard, I wonder when you will be promoted to executive?"

Alan Wilson did not listen to a word of Gromyko's accusations. If the Soviet Union really wanted to seize the East Indies, it would certainly not waste words here.

It is the operation of Pravda, a proper savior of the third world and a beacon of human progress. Is it still used on this occasion to give the British diplomatic delegation a slap in the face?

Since this matter is mentioned on this occasion, it only shows that the Soviet Union has acquiesced in this matter. It is just to gain a psychological advantage and is not worth making a fuss about.

Although Gromyko, who was sitting opposite, was also a giant figure in the late Soviet Union, his current level was not worthy of making Alan Wilson stand at attention. Gromyko also served as the Soviet ambassador to the United Nations, which was probably the position of Sir Alexander Cadogan.

As for his other position of Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, he is neither the first nor the executive, and is not very valuable. Alan Wilson's appointment as Chief Executive of Newfoundland has not yet expired, and he has not come forward to speak out.

If he really wanted to embarrass the visiting British, it was definitely not Gromyko who spoke out. The words of Molotov, the boss of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were more intimidating than Gromyko's words.

After some frank exchanges, this useful meeting was finally completed. Alan Wilson said that establishing a consensus on transparency among the German occupation forces is what the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union should do at present.

Gromyko said that Moscow would carefully consider the British proposal, and took out an itinerary for a visit to Moscow and handed it to Alan Wilson, ending the meeting.

"Alan, it seems that our task is very difficult." After the meeting, colleague Roberts, who came out with Alan Wilson, sighed.

"No problem, there's no quarrel." Alan Wilson patted his colleague's shoulder to comfort him, saying that the proposal on the mediation of a certain major civil war depends on you, and it is very fair that each person is responsible for one bill.

Alan Wilson has done some research on the Soviet Union. On many issues, the Soviet Union had a very pure mentality. The Soviet Union was no worse than any other country. To give an example in aerospace. The earliest U.S. space shuttle in the 1960s was called the X20 project. After the Soviet Union learned that the United States had such a plan, it immediately decided to develop a similar aircraft to counter it.

But in fact, this time can be regarded as a fate tricking people. The Soviet Union proposed this plan in 1965, but in 1963, the x20 project had been completely stopped. It is as if the Soviet Union is engaged in a "Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong" style struggle with an opponent that no longer exists.

It is conceivable how important it is to maintain information transparency. This is also the most important purpose of this British delegation's visit to Moscow. If Moscow insists on firmly adopting a confrontational policy, NATO will immediately appear.

"Why don't we take a look at the itinerary and imagine what places the Soviet Union has prepared for us to visit, so as to appreciate the superiority of the Soviet Union. We can't be in a state of tension all the time. If possible, I would like to see what the cinemas in Moscow look like. .”

Alan Wilson changed the topic and asked his colleagues to relax and not be depressed by the temporary difficulties.