Chapter 704 Winning over Internal Enemies
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Churchill, who had no chief of staff, finally seized an opportunity to open fire. Just like in 1945, he criticized Attlee as a Soviet spy. In his eyes, this visit was considered a real hammer.
Prime Minister Attlee, who had already been punished, as a mediocre person in the eyes of Congressman Churchill, naturally adopted a mediocre attitude and ignored Churchill's arrogant criticism.
At Alan Wilson's suggestion, we decided to talk mainly about the Berlin Crisis and the Korean War as a supplement, and talk to the current leaders of the Soviet Union. The former was for the United Kingdom, and the latter had nothing to do with the United States. It was entirely for the Commonwealth countries. .
The Soviet Union and the United States are the only countries in the world that are malicious to Britain. The United Kingdom and the United States have had several disagreements over the Korean War at the United Nations. In addition to the United Kingdom itself, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have all sent troops to participate in the Korean War.
There has been no progress in the Korean War, and even the most determined Australia is getting fed up. The emergence of this kind of sentiment in Australia is enough to illustrate the problem. You must know that Australia is the country that most believes that blood is thicker than water.
In World War I, Australia, which was legally part of the British Empire, entered the war immediately following the British government's declaration. The same was true in World War II - Britain entered the war, so Australia also entered the war.
During the Korean War, Australia surrendered its naval and air assets to the United States, which represented the United Nations Security Council.
Alan Wilson also knew that in the future, Australia would also be involved in the Vietnam War and support Diem's regime due to the "domino theory" while supporting the United States.
During the Gulf War, Australian troops participated in a United Nations-sanctioned multinational force.
On Afghanistan, Australia expressed support for a U.S. military response even before the U.S. requested it.
Australia also pushed for support for the US-led invasion of Iraq without UN approval, with the aim of "destroying weapons of mass destruction" and achieving regime change for Saddam Hussein. The Australian opposition party expressed opposition at the time because such weapons had never been found in Iraq.
Now even Australia stands with the British position and wants to end the Korean War as soon as possible. This shows how fed up the entire free world is with the Korean War.
Progress on one of the two issues is considered a victory. From the British perspective, there is no doubt that the Berlin crisis is more important, because Berlin is indeed too close to the United Kingdom.
Moscow is the core of pro-Soviet forces in the world.
Especially at this time, the British delegation led by Attlee almost seemed to be fighting alone.
Although tens of millions of people have left, this is almost the response that public opinion in London, which is leaning towards the Labor Party, gave to Churchill.
Of course, the matter was not that serious. The British delegation in Moscow was very polite and restrained. It was really like the London media talking nonsense. Prime Minister Attlee was worried about his own safety.
In fact, if Prime Minister Attlee wants to achieve results, he must make some friendly gestures. He even expressed his intention to visit Moscow's achievements in post-war reconstruction. The whole atmosphere was friendly and harmonious.
As for the Soviet cadre who received the British delegation, it was Ms. Fortseva, the second secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee.
This is also an old acquaintance of Alan Wilson. After not seeing her for a few years, Fortseva is already considered a high-ranking official. She has begun to have the aura of Catherine III. Fortseva is fashionably dressed among a group of men and is generous. Achievements in leading foreign visitors to Moscow in a decent manner.
The person entertaining next to Prime Minister Attlee was said to be the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union. Alan Wilson would never mistake this person. With such obvious thick eyebrows, who else could it be if it wasn't Brezhnev?
Taking a sneak peek, Alan Wilson couldn't help but sigh at his luck, and unconsciously looked at the radiant Fortseva. I think he has worked so hard for many years, but now he is just an overseas commissioner.
Fortseva is already the second secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee and has almost reached the top leadership of the Soviet Union. The difference in circumstances would have made him sigh if he hadn't been able to adjust due to his strong psychological quality.
Molotov was originally responsible for the reception, but for some reason, Brezhnev was temporarily replaced.
Alan Wilson, who looked unfair on the world, was no longer interested in visiting, and it all fell into Fortseva's eyes. Of course, she didn't show any signs of losing her composure, and she still introduced a series of great achievements of the Soviet Union in high spirits.
Anyway, Prime Minister Attlee is not bored, and none of his entourage members have the right to be bored. After the visit, Fortseva dropped the British delegation off at the hotel, where Alan Wilson dropped her off on behalf of Britain.
After just a few stairs, Alan Wilson hesitated and finally said, "The cadre just now was very powerful. From the perspective of a professional bureaucrat, I suggest you build a good relationship with him."
"Bureaucrat is not a good word!" Fortseva said calmly, "The Soviet Union and the United Kingdom are different."
"The truth is the same, it's the same all over the world!" Alan Wilson insisted. He always couldn't help but want to use his instinct to help others, especially to help women. "When I saw him, it was like seeing Your Majesty, do you understand what I mean?"
"Do you know the name of the person you're talking about?" Fortseva chuckled and murmured, "As if it's for my own good."
"I am obligated to women who deserve help." Alan Wilson slowed down and said, "No matter who he is, I will not lie to people, especially women."
In other words, there was nothing he could do about it because he was born in England. Otherwise, he would have hugged her thighs by himself, so what else would he have to say to Fortseva? How could he not know Brezhnev!
Brezhnev had been a worker, student, and military officer, and had a rich resume in various aspects, so he became a key target for promotion. He often worked in the post for a few months before being promoted to a higher leadership position.
By 1940, the thirty-four-year-old Brezhnev was a senior state official in charge of the defense industry. The first secretary of Ukraine at that time was Khrushchev. In other words, Brezhnev was a direct subordinate of Khrushchev.
Khrushchev was different from others in that he was very interested in promoting young cadres. In the end, he was ousted by many young cadres he promoted. Brezhnev was among the first to reap the dividends of promoting young cadres.
Immediately walking downstairs, Fortseva looked stern and said nothing. She just nodded to Alan Wilson with a serious look, and the latter immediately turned back to analyze the Soviet Union's neglect today.
In fact, Attlee had already expressed through words that he wanted to talk to the new leadership of the Soviet Union about the Berlin Crisis and the Korean War. The reason why no Soviet dignitaries showed up during today's visit, but were hosted by Brezhnev, was because they were talking about this issue.
One thing that Alan Wilson is not wrong about is that the two top people in the Soviet Union, Malenkov and Beria, are indeed more inclined to ease relations with the free world. The current confrontation is a little too hard for the Soviet Union.
Although the Korean War held back the United States, it only held back part of the United States. The other part of the United States, plus Britain, France, and Germany, still had an overwhelming advantage over the Soviet Union. At least for now, this advantage is still obvious.
However, Molotov, who had been presiding over diplomatic work, happened to be consistent with Stalin's diplomatic philosophy. This led to his unwillingness to talk to Prime Minister Attlee today.
While Ellen Wilson was working hard for the Empire, Fortseva had gone home to take care of her children, and this was the case in the same story.
In the evening, news came from the Kremlin that Su Li was too busy with the affairs of the fraternal parties to negotiate with Prime Minister Attlee. The Kremlin had decided to discuss the Berlin crisis and North Korea at an appropriate time. Communicate with Britain about war issues.
This tone dispelled the frustration on the British side, since the Soviet Union was still willing to communicate on the two issues. So if there is to be a very good result, Britain's international influence will be established in this diplomacy.
"I think the headline in London should be that the Prime Minister, surrounded by dozens of pro-Soviet parties, contributed to the end of the Berlin crisis." Alan Wilson expressed optimistic interest to his colleagues and opened the door in his hotel room. Haha.
Although this is a joke, if it really comes true, wouldn't this be the effect of Zhao Zilong entering and leaving Cao's army seven times?
It is not that the UK has no cards to play. The French Communist Party and Italian Communist Party in Western Europe are, in the final analysis, different from the leaders in Eastern Europe who were deeply influenced by the Soviet Union.
If Prime Minister Attlee's purpose is to end the Berlin crisis and ease the confrontation between East and West. For such a fair and just purpose, even the leaders of the French and Italian Communists would find it difficult not to support it.
Therefore, before negotiating with the Soviet leadership on these two issues, Britain must now find a way to convince Western European parties such as the French Communist Party and the Italian Communist Party to recognize that Britain has no malicious intentions this time and is here to save peace.
Palmiro Togliatti, the leader of the Italian Communist Party, and Torez, the leader of the French Communist Party, are two people whom Prime Minister Attlee hopes can play a positive role.
"There is no doubt that the continuation of the Berlin crisis will not be beneficial to both parties. The positions of the Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party are even more embarrassing." Prime Minister Attlee began to win over the two internal enemies of the free world.
The three of them talked in depth for a long time, and even had lunch together. Finally, after the two left, the entourage asked if things went well. Attlee nodded tiredly and said, "It's okay, as long as we can win over some pro-Soviet parties." Understanding will contribute to the outcome of our talks with the Soviet Union."
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