Chapter 67 Let the Indians Die First

Marshal Montgomery, who had just received the Soviet Victory Medal, was in a happy mood. Indeed, during these days, any general of the Allied forces was in a happy mood.

They all put aside their political differences and immersed themselves in the long-lost peace. Exchange visits and mutual flattery became the theme of that time. Montgomery received the priceless Soviet Victory Medal and various honorary titles awarded by various countries. He was busy and happy.

However, in the Berlin agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Cadogan, secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is revising the proposal of the foreign minister, and discussing with his diplomats how to deal with the Soviets and Americans after the meeting begins.

"The Prime Minister means to use the Soviet-occupied area of ​​the Yalta Agreement we occupied to bargain with Stalin." Alexander Cadogan asked a question, and then changed the subject, "But the United States does not seem to be ready to support us."

The divisions of the occupied areas of various countries and the Yalta Conference do not completely coincide. In general, the United States and the United Kingdom each occupy a small Soviet-occupied area. The Soviet Union asked the Western Allies to return the still-occupied Soviet-occupied areas to the Soviet Union, but Prime Minister Churchill disagreed.

In Churchill's view, this is the best capital to bargain with the Soviet Union, especially before the Potsdam Conference, and it cannot be withdrawn. It can not only suppress the momentum of the Soviet Union, but also show that Western countries have "zero tolerance" for the infiltration of Eastern forces.

"What does the foreign minister mean?" Eifel asked the head of the civil service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"Of course the Minister of Foreign Affairs supports the Prime Minister's resolution!" Alexander Cadogan sighed and said helplessly, "Ministers are like this. They don't understand diplomatic skills and pay more attention to their own exposure."

"It's not surprising, as long as they don't come out to destroy diplomatic achievements." Alan Wilson, who was taking notes, fiddled with the pen in his hand and said, "If there is no support from the Americans, the Prime Minister will occupy the Soviet-occupied area for Negotiations can basically be understood as unreasonable trouble, as for the attitude of the Americans..."

"Here!" Eifel took out a stack of documents, flipped through them quickly, and then read in the conference room, "General Eisenhower has stated that as long as the Soviet Union makes a formal request, the US military will immediately withdraw from the Soviet-occupied area land, respecting the demarcation of the Yalta Conference."

"To be more precise, the United States has already withdrawn its troops from the Soviet-occupied area, just after Marshal Montgomery's military parade on the 17th." The diplomat sitting in the corner added, "If the Prime Minister wants to pass the occupation , to force the Soviets to submit, it can only rely on our own strength in Britain."

There was a buzzing sound in the conference room, and everyone whispered to each other. Alan Wilson tilted his head and said to Eifel, "Our British Empire has always betrayed others, and it is rare to be betrayed."

"Those bumpkins are not even as credible as Hitler!" Eifel said with a gloomy and dissatisfied face. "It's still a process for Hitler to turn his face. Eisenhower didn't even notify us, and directly withdrew the U.S. troops in the Soviet-occupied area."

Alan Wilson blinked, who is to blame? Blue comes from blue and is better than blue. This rebellious son of America, didn't he learn from his father, and now he uses what he learned on his father.

"Then put this issue on hold for the time being!" Alexander Cadogan directly skipped the topic, "Let's talk about the issue of compensation proposed by the Soviet Union. Satisfied, what do you all think?"

"According to our knowledge, Germany had a large amount of investment before the war, especially in South America. The history of these investments can even be traced back to before the First World War." Alan Wilson replied, turning his pen, "Let's not mention what we will do Thinking, Americans have always regarded South America as the United States' private land, will they let the Soviet Union start investing in Germany?"

World War I, World War II,

German capital is frantically pouring into Argentina. Foreign capital plays an important role in the Argentine economy. Half of the Argentine economy is supported by foreign capital. About half of Argentina's financial reserves before World War I were in foreign hands.

The United States was naturally wary of European capital at that time, especially German capital. The competition between the United States and Germany around South America before World War II was not a new thing at all.

Now that Germany has been defeated, how could the Americans allow the Soviet Union, which is more difficult to deal with than Germany, to receive overseas investment from Germany?

"If the Americans object to the Soviet Union's acceptance of part of Germany's foreign investment, of course they may not oppose all of it, but oppose the acceptance of investment within the Americas. Then the compensation should be limited to Germany as a concession." Eiffel brought into From the American point of view, he said while thinking, "It can be foreseen that the United States should pay a part of the industrial products in the occupied areas of the United States, Britain and France, which should be conceivable."

The surrounding diplomats nodded in agreement, but this was nothing. Compared with the Soviet Union receiving overseas investment from Germany, this was acceptable. The Americans wanted to prevent the Soviet influence from appearing in the Americas for the safety of their own backyard.

The UK has nothing to lose. It is not before the First World War. Since the outbreak of the First World War, British investment in the Americas has shrunk, and its position has long been replaced by American investment.

Since there is nothing to lose, of course you can stand on the side of the United States and give the Americans a favor, but you must also ensure that you can't give it away in vain.

"At present, the proposals of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have been confirmed, but Marshal Montgomery has a good relationship with the Soviets. How should we deal with the occupied areas, or take an offensive and coercive stance against the Soviet Union? It seems that the two sides have different attitudes." Allen Wilson scratched his head a little, "To be honest, the general election is coming soon, many things are crowded together, and the work is really tough."

"In fact, we can all see that Marshal Montgomery focused on stability for the German citizens in the British-occupied area. The biggest problem in Germany now is the food problem, and the situation in Berlin is not obvious. On the vast German territory in the west, the food problem It's very important." Eifel said with some embarrassment, "We can't transport food from the country, which will affect the reconstruction of the country."

The meeting room was silent for a while, and Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows without anyone noticing. This seemed to be an opportunity, and he said, "Our mainland is an island, and we are not strong in agriculture, but India is a country with Where there is traditional planting, if you have to transport grain, I suggest finding a way in India.”

"Alan is right. The country has also been affected by the war." Alexander Cadogan agreed with Alan Wilson's method of letting the Indians die first.