Chapter 388 The Pressure Is All on the United States

"Oh, it turns out there are some connections." Alan Wilson nodded. The foreign minister of Czechoslovakia, just like the provisional governments of Yugoslavia, Poland, France, Greece and other European countries before the war, set the place of exile in London.

On the one hand, this reflects the international status of the British Empire before the war. However, at this time, it is sad to see two young people in the United States and the Soviet Union bullying the late British Empire without respecting military ethics.

However, Alan Wilson knew that given Czechoslovakia's position, it could not be pulled out of the hands of the Soviet Union by Britain. Let alone Czechoslovakia, Britain had already given up Greece and Turkey in the Near East.

So the other country he is most concerned about is Canada. As for Czechoslovakia, you Slavs can handle your own affairs. You can speak for Czechoslovakia, but there is no need to pay too much attention.

The embassy is indeed a magnificent building, but it is not habitable. It is just one part of the British diplomatic machine. Just like the status of Czechoslovakia in the eyes of Britain!

When did Canada become fully independent? This is actually a long process. Among the British colonies in the Americas, there are rebellious sons like the United States, and there are also places like Canada that want to help their old father.

The "British North America Act of 1867" that established Canada's autonomous status is not within the scope of Canada's legislative sovereignty conferred by the "Statutory of Westminster" in 1931; as Canada's basic constitutional document, the power to amend this law still rests with the United Kingdom. It is in the hands of Parliament, but the British Parliament needs the request or consent of the Canadian Parliament to amend the law.

According to history, the flag of British Canada would be used until 1965. It was not until 1982 that after the elder Trudeau negotiated with the British royal family and Parliament, the United Kingdom agreed to allow Canada to remain loyal to the United Kingdom. , with his own constitutional system, diplomatic and military powers.

At this time, Canada can be considered to have obtained the national power that all countries should have.

In fact, among the several countries that were born out of the British Dominion, the United States is a naturally rebellious alien. The problem is that this alien is a bit too strong. Australia, New Zealand and Canada all think of the United Kingdom, but they cannot compete with the United States even if they are tied together. Compared with strength.

So decades later, although the three countries are closer to the United Kingdom mentally, they still follow the United States honestly. But Canada, New Zealand and Australia are different.

In fact, Canada and New Zealand are in the same category of countries, and Australia needs to be listed separately. Because we are in the Southern Hemisphere, surrounded by oceans and have no strong enemies, the national character of Australians is somewhat close to that of the United States. Although Australia is not as good as Canada in terms of economic aggregate and population, you can feel the momentum of Australia by comparing Sydney and Vancouver. and ambition.

This can also be seen from the development of the Australian Navy,

Australians have similar personalities to Americans.

However, Australia has momentum, but in fact the conditions are far worse than those in the United States, and although Australia is far away from the United Kingdom, it is not far from British Malaya, and it is not close to the United States.

As long as the UK can recover, it may still be able to hold Australia back. Historically, until the 1960s, Britain still had the ability to command Australia and New Zealand, and Malaya faced the Indonesian invasion.

As the sovereign state at that time, Britain asked Australia and New Zealand to die together, so the armed forces supported by Indonesia were hung up, and the Indonesian paratroopers who couldn't bear to die themselves were also hung up. Later, Australia and New Zealand fought with each other when they participated in the Vietnam War. The group of people who fought in Indonesia were thrown into Vietnam.

Alan Wilson now feels that Pamela Mountbatten can send an exploration team to Australia, but he doesn’t know how many nobles Pamela Mountbatten has tied up now. Anyway, the more the better.

In the first few days after arriving in Paris, Alan Wilson's life was relatively comfortable, because the Americans had not arrived yet, and his current status was there, so there was no need to show off.

Anyway, he was reading newspapers to kill time, and Alan Wilson didn't feel bored. By the way, he found a place to watch American cartoons, such as Popeye, Tom and Jerry, and the Three Little Pigs.

The episodes have a strong propaganda atmosphere, and they are all versions of the connotation of Japan and Germany. The world war only ended a few years ago, and the screening of this kind of cartoon can be regarded as politically correct.

When he was watching cartoons in Paris and thinking about finding a French luxury car to drive, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London was very busy. It was like the glorious era was back. Diplomats from Yugoslavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Finland came to visit one after another. Akari Secretly expressed interest in US assistance.

"Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk said that if the United Kingdom can help Czechoslovakia, it is willing to negotiate with Moscow, open trade with the United Kingdom, and import British machinery. These can be discussed." Czechoslovakia Ambassador to London , expressed this when meeting British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin.

"Comrade Tito is willing to put aside his previous hatred and jointly promote peace in Europe." This is what the Yugoslav ambassador said.

As for Finland and Poland, they have also come up with the attitude that I can talk about it and I can be patriotic. He expressed that he did not object to getting rid of the sequelae of the war with the help of the United States.

Alan Wilson, who was at the Paris embassy, ​​quickly received news from London and felt that something was wrong. Moscow will watch as these countries are affected by the United States.

Alan Wilson could not understand the attitude of Yugoslavia. Historically, Yugoslavia almost accepted the Marshall Plan and was very independent. As for Poland and Czechoslovakia, the two countries had already reached an agreement, but it seemed that they were eventually blocked by Moscow. ?

As for Finland, Alan Wilson actually had no impression of being involved in the Marshall Plan. However, during the Cold War, Finland did not seem to dare to go against the wishes of the Soviet Union. After all, Finland and the Soviet Union were neighbors.

Because it was too different from the history in Alan Wilson's mind, and out of imperialist ethics, in his telegram back to London, Alan Wilson expressed doubts about the attitudes of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Finland, and Yugoslavia, and said whether this would Could it be a Moscow conspiracy?

Alan Wilson, who was thinking about the British Empire, received a call back from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs again and angrily denounced this timid behavior as doubting the British Empire's international influence. The British Empire is related to these countries. Who supported these countries in fighting Germany in the world war?

In the current governments of Poland and Czechoslovakia, many people from the original exile government are leading the country. As for Finland, it has always had doubts about the Soviet Union, but it dared not express its anger.

At the same time, this is a good opportunity to improve relations with Yugoslavia. Alan Wilson's current task is to maintain the influence of the British Empire as much as possible, rather than having conspiracy theories about Moscow in his mind.

"The British Empire still has influence?" Alan Wilson, who was angrily scolded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, could only admit his mistake.

But since this was what London wanted, Alan Wilson could only do as he was told, hiding the so-called conspiracy in his heart and thinking, "Did Philby leak the news? Even if it was, it shouldn't make such a big difference? Or?" Did my presence really change the course of Britain's free fall?"

If it's the latter, of course it's best. Who doesn't want the country they serve to become stronger?

Don't say that the special relationship between Britain and the United States is just a slogan. Even if it is true, how can Britain be more popular and popular?

In the following days, delegations from various countries arrived in Paris one after another, including Yugoslavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Finland, which were originally under the influence of the Soviet Union.

Historically, Poland and Czechoslovakia did participate in the Paris Conference, but were stopped by Moscow at the last minute.

Although Yugoslavia did not come to Paris, it fell out with Moscow later and the United States took the opportunity to win over it. Therefore, although Yugoslavia was not nominally among the aid countries of the Marshall Plan, it was actually treated as an aid country.

As for Finnish Alan Wilson, he really can’t find an excuse. Is it because of balanced diplomatic considerations?

In any case, Alan Wilson, whose conspiracy theories have been extinguished by London, joins the French in welcoming these countries who are ready to turn from darkness to light.

Both the Polish delegation and the Czechoslovak delegation were personally led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Polish Foreign Minister Stanislaw Skrzeszewski and Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk have both arrived in Paris.

Since the Paris Peace Conference, there has not been such a grand political event in Paris. For a time, all countries have gathered in Paris, and it has also aroused the French people's desire to control politics.

Unlike the optimistic French, Alan Wilson was quite sympathetic to the fate of the two foreign ministers. Apart from anything else, Marshal Rokossovsky of the Soviet Union was Polish. With this great god, there was no way Poland could resist. Ability, everything is not a matter of a word in Moscow.

Of course, on the surface, Alan Wilson still cheered for the friendships formed during the war, just like the French.

Even though Czechoslovakia was betrayed at the Munich Conference, as long as the French are not embarrassed, Britain will not be embarrassed.

It was after thinking of the Munich Conference that Alan Wilson understood London's difficulties. You don't have to do practical things, but you must not be stingy when you can use your words.

Representatives from Finland, Poland, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia have arrived in Paris, as well as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey, a total of nineteen countries. The delegation gathered in Paris, waiting for the arrival of the American delegation.