Chapter 705 Berlin Crisis Negotiations

"If the Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party can be willing to understand Britain's work this time, it will be a great success." After hearing this, Alan Wilson immediately sent a flatterer for Prime Minister Attlee's work, "Of course the long-term free world The goal is to enable the Italian and French Communist parties to shift to parliamentary struggles. Once this long-term goal is achieved, Europe will be safe."

Alan Wilson was anything but disguised, existing outside of some involvement in the Korean War. As powerful political parties in old imperialist countries, the Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party are second only to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in international influence. Especially the weight of the Communist Party of Italy can be negotiated face-to-face with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the ideological field.

In fact, if you look at the national emblem of the Italian Republic, you will know the influence of the Italian Communist Party on Italy in this era. There is a five-pointed star in the center of the Italian national emblem. Behind the five-pointed star is a large gear, symbolizing labor; the gear is surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing peace, and oak branches, symbolizing strength and dignity. The red ribbon at the bottom reads "Italian Republic" in Italian.

The elements on the national emblem are all characteristics of a socialist country. Article 1 of the Italian Constitution states that Italy is a democratic republic based on labor. Sovereignty belongs to the people. The people exercise sovereignty within the form and scope prescribed by the Constitution.

Now that there is an understanding between the French and the French Communists, negotiations between Britain and the Soviet Union will be much easier.

"Dear Prime Minister, from the order of carrying the coffin at the funeral, we know that the most authoritative Soviet leaders today are Malenkov, Beria and Molotov. After discussing with colleagues, everyone jointly decided after discussion The main target is Beria, which is most appropriate."

Attlee nodded in approval. It had to be said that the overseas commissioner's ideas coincided with his own.

Of course, Alan Wilson had his own reasons for making this suggestion. One of the crimes for which Beria was purged was that he expressed a conciliatory attitude on the German issue.

Although the idea of ​​​​letting Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union withdraw from Germany, even if the Soviet Union agreed, the United States, Britain, and France would not agree. But this did not delay Beria from becoming one of his crimes.

After meeting with the leaders of the Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party, the British side began to intensively prepare to discuss the Berlin Crisis and the Korean War. As for whether Beria will be charged with more crimes in the future, as a loyal British citizen , Alan Wilson naturally wouldn't care.

Maybe it will be filmed in a movie in a few years. The movie hints at how Britain, showing the diplomatic skills of a century-old empire, led to Beria's death. The so-called soft power, isn’t it just about who dares to brag?

The secret talks between the British Prime Minister and the leaders of the Communist Party of Italy and the French Communist Party could not be called secret at all in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.

This makes the current three giants of the Soviet Union, Malenkov, Beria and Molotov, very embarrassed. They must not treat the fraternal parties in Western European countries in the same way as Eastern European countries, especially when facing the Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party, they must win over each other. host.

"If the British have convinced the French and Italians, there is no doubt that we must show sincerity to solve the problem!" Malenkov, as the number one leader of the Soviet Union today, first expressed his views.

"Would it be considered as showing weakness to imperialism?" Molotov immediately expressed his dissent. "At this critical moment, you won't be considered weak and can be bullied in front of the fraternal parties, right?"

"What do you think of the views of the fraternal parties? If the Soviet Union does not respond to this British overture. Comrade Togliatti and Comrade Torres,

And how do you think that the Italian Communist Party and the French Communist Party behind the two comrades may be more deadly than the already stable fraternal parties in Eastern Europe. "

Beria still sided with Malenkov, and his statement already indicated the outcome of the discussion. Of the three giants in the Soviet Union today, two have already reached consensus, while the other can only obey the majority.

In the days immediately following Stalin's death, Khrushchev had a place in the collective leadership of the Soviet Union in principle. But from practical considerations, Khrushchev's opinion was insignificant, and the matter was settled.

On March 12, the Soviet Union held a grand welcome ceremony in the Kremlin, demonstrating the importance it attached to Britain's visit. Prime Minister Attlee naturally responded enthusiastically.

At the same time, both the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union were releasing news at the same time, stating that the two countries would exchange views on important issues such as the Berlin Crisis and the Korean War.

European countries that were initially confused about Prime Minister Attlee's trip to the Soviet Union suddenly felt relieved after hearing the news.

Both questions are important. Many European countries sent troops to participate in the Korean War. If they could get the attitude of the Soviet Union, it would be best for these countries.

As for the Berlin crisis, it is even more important, if the war in the Far East is not a top priority. So if the Berlin crisis, which has been going on for such a long time, is not resolved, it will make it difficult for neighboring countries to sleep and eat.

"Don't hide the news at home, let all Europe know about Britain's efforts to ease the situation." At the British Embassy in Moscow, Alan Wilson contacted Whitehall in London through the embassy, ​​and also reported on the current situation Progress.

Things must be known to everyone through open channels, otherwise secret communication will be of no benefit to Britain, which is now relatively weak. Moreover, such things as behind-the-scenes operations must be accompanied by betrayal. Now the UK has no bargaining chips for betrayal.

The choice to make it public this time is based on the momentum created by the Sleeping King in later generations to meet the Emperor in Geneva.

There are differences. The relative strength of the United States is still much stronger than that of the United Kingdom. There are more similarities. The United States in later generations and the United Kingdom now are both in a stage where the problems are really big, but they pretend that there are no problems at all.

In the era of the Sleeping King, all countries with a discerning eye could see that the financial bomb of the United States might explode at any time. Although Russia under the leadership of the Great Emperor was miserable due to the blockade, it had reached the point where its debts were too much to bear. American cards are already very limited!

But if Attlee now wants to achieve a relatively favorable result, he must take the initiative when the Soviet leadership has just gained a foothold.

In this way, the British were very much looking forward to it in European countries, and the United States was quite critical. It openly campaigned and negotiated with the Soviet leadership, in Moscow, the political center of the Soviet Union, and with dozens of Soviets who were aligned with fraternal parties.

"We need to emphasize in particular that there are dozens of Soviet fraternal parties in Moscow now."

In the end, Alan Wilson did not forget that if nothing was achieved, he would find a way to absolve Prime Minister Attlee of responsibility. Don't let Senator Churchill, who is crazy about returning to Downing Street, get the hang of this.

Even if there is no difficulty, we must create difficulty, not to mention that the difficulty is already very high. If there are dozens of pro-Soviet parties in Moscow, there will be no results. It can be said that Prime Minister Attlee is proud of his defeat.

Having done everything, Alan Wilson left the British Embassy in the Soviet Union to fulfill his duties as an entourage.

Although they did not anticipate the kidnapping by British public opinion, Malenkov and others attended the negotiations in the Kremlin as scheduled according to their previous plan.

"Why do I feel like I was scanned a few times just now?" Alan Wilson muttered in his heart, not knowing where this feeling came from.

At the same time, Beria's eyes under the glasses sitting opposite him seemed to have never moved.

The issue of the Korean War was far less important than the Berlin Crisis. Britain only expressed its concerns about the Korean War. Just focus on the solution to the Berlin crisis.

"We all know that the cause of the Berlin crisis was the establishment of NATO, a military alliance that threatened the Soviet Union." Beria pushed up his glasses and spoke calmly, "The responsibility does not lie with the Soviet Union. I wonder if the United Kingdom has any responsibility for this. What explanation?”

"There is no point in assigning responsibility now." The Prime Minister was still relatively thin-skinned. Alan Wilson put down the pen in his hand and said, "We cannot go back to the past. Moreover, even if the responsibility does not lie with the Soviet Union, it does not lie with the United Kingdom. I believe you all know that, The person directly responsible is still fighting in the Far East."

Alan Wilson used a well-established set of blame-shifting tactics to completely brush off Britain's responsibility.

"Since the United States, Britain and France have responsibilities, they must share the responsibility. The troops stationed in West Berlin should be withdrawn." Molotov said righteously, "This is the way to solve the problem."

"Dear Mr. Motorov, if it were so easy, the matter would have been solved long ago. It's the Americans who don't want to retreat." Alan Wilson once again pointed out that the United States was the Soviet Union's opponent in the Berlin crisis, and at the same time softened his attitude and said, "It's time As of today, the Berlin crisis has lasted so long. The Soviet Union’s goal has been achieved. The Berlin Wall has surrounded West Berlin, and it is meaningless to ban ground routes. West Berlin is almost an empty city, and everyone has run away. Air transportation is also unable to To achieve the effect of consumption, why can’t all countries step down at the same level?”

Seeing that the Soviet leader on the opposite side was still thinking, Alan Wilson said, "This is an era of reconciliation. Let us focus on the future and seek common ground while reserving differences. Fierce confrontation is meaningless. Now, the whole world is watching the Soviet Union Does the new leadership pay attention to the concerns of the entire world? To this end, our prime minister personally came to Moscow and has shown the greatest sincerity."

Long sentences that seemed like chants kept coming out of his mouth, and Alan Wilson looked like he was standing under the light with a clear conscience.

This is a fact. Except for the United States, which is complaining about France, at least European countries are watching this negotiation. Needless to say, everyone hopes for a good outcome.

"The whole world hopes that the new leadership of the Soviet Union can respond to the call for peace throughout the world." Prime Minister Attlee said with compassion and anxiety, "Both the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union are responsible for world peace."

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