Chapter 116 Backstabbing from an ally

Alan Wilson felt that it was nothing more than an alliance between Britain and the United States, casually chatting for two days to say a little official articles even if. However, when he returned, he was about to pack his bags and go back to Berlin.

Alexander Cadogan, secretary of the Foreign Office, however, appeared and said this to Allen Wilson, “The Americans want Britain to find a place to house those Yugoslavs.”

“Why don’t the Americans resettle them themselves?” Allen Wilson was furious, his fists of patriotism couldn’t help but explode out, this was the Americans’ problem, why did they want to let Britain solve this problem.

Although the earliest this problem was due to Allen Wilson, but who knows? No, did the Americans find out the clues? Solely Alexander Cadogan’s words dispelled his doubts, “Yes, this is a humiliation of the British Empire by the Americans. The Americans didn’t have the slightest reason to do so, but they did. Prime Minister Adderley was very angry!”

In fact Prime Minister Edley was indeed very angry, but not because of such a minor issue as the Yugoslavian refugees, the Yugoslavian refugees were just a passing remark that Truman made when he was chatting with Edley.

It was only because the head of state said such a thing that Prime Minister Aidley asked Edward Bridges to make the arrangements. There was another reason that really made Prime Minister Airdrie angry.

“Winston, this is the ally you say has a special relationship.” Prime Minister Adderley looked at Churchill’s bulldog-like face and sneered, “I really did not expect that the Soviet Union, which had been on guard, had not yet struck yet, and the first assassination came from a close ally in your mouth, the Americans reneged on their word, I wonder what you think, Winston?”

Prime Minister Adderley was justifiably angry because in the middle of his conversation with President Truman, he had mentioned that the United States should share information on nuclear bombs, only to be rejected by Truman.

It is important to know that Britain itself had a program of researching nuclear bombs, when Aidley was still Britain’s deputy prime minister, and had knowledge of the Alloy Tube program, and that back in the time of the German blitzkrieg on Poland, after Britain and France had declared war on Germany, Britain had begun to work secretly on a new type of weapon to deal with the Nazis.

British scientists had long ago discovered that by enriching natural uranium, powerful nuclear bombs could be made.

At the end of 1939, a research group was secretly set up in Liverpool to begin studying the feasibility of nuclear bomb manufacturing, which was the top secret program codenamed Alloy Tube.

Time passed day by day, and great progress was made in the development of the atomic bomb. During the experiments, scientists found that a neutron could only be caught if it was within the effective target range of the nucleus.

By this time, Britain’s research was in a world-leading position. Meanwhile, the United States, which was also secretly developing a nuclear bomb, was still puzzling over the theory of atomic reactors, and the concept of a nuclear explosive device was still vague.

Shortly afterward, Britain began to make preparations for the manufacture of nuclear bombs. It should be said that Britain at this time was capable of developing a nuclear bomb very quickly as long as it continued to work hard.

It was just that as the scope of the war expanded, especially after the fall of France, the British mainland was no longer safe.

British Prime Minister Churchill also soon met with U.S. President Roosevelt. After careful negotiation, the two sides signed the Quebec Agreement: British nuclear scientists to avoid German bombers, will go to the United States and the United States scientists to develop atomic bombs, the British alloy tube program into the United States Manhattan Project, the two countries to achieve the integration of the development of atomic bombs and the United States to lead.

Edley remembers that Churchill, who was Prime Minister at the time, swore that the Americans promised to share all the results of the research. But his current request for Truman to share the information was denied.

“This man Truman is indeed perfidious.” Churchill was no longer as forceful and histrionic as he had been at other times on this issue, “Roosevelt promised me that in the first place?”

“Roosevelt?” Adderley bristled, “You were the one who pushed for the incorporation of the Manhattan Project at the time. Yet now? Truman rejected me outright, wanting the nuclear bomb research data for himself. The U.S. can use it against Japan, or still the Soviet Union, and there’s no guarantee it won’t be used to blackmail us in the future.”

“Have our scientists return home immediately, I don’t believe that we can’t build a nuclear bomb away from the Americans?” I don’t care about the rare Churchill in a state of shame, Adderley coldly put down a sentence, he is already ready to go back to London.

Revitalization of the British economy, this time also added to restart the alloy tube program, in his eyes far more important than what the Potsdam Conference.

Allen Wilson does not yet know that the first post-war U.S. back-stabbing of the United Kingdom was a little earlier than in history.

The original history, the United States was after the surrender of Japan, only formally refused to share the nuclear program information with Britain, giving a back-stabbing to Adderley, who had just come to power.

Unexpectedly this Potsdam Conference, after learning of the successful US nuclear test, Prime Minister Adderley opened his mouth to inquire about the original agreement, making Truman’s refusal a few months earlier.

This side of Alan Wilson is still suffering because of the Yugoslav refugees, but do not know that Churchill, who is already a former prime minister, is more embarrassed than anyone else at this moment, and was also connoted by his original deputy, Edley.

“Sir Edward, what to do? Is it better to resettle in British Occupation, which from my personal point of view is an impertinent request.” Alan Wilson approached Edward Bridges to complain, “How dare the Americans do this to their close ally.”

Edward Bridges was unmoving and said in his mind, “Haven’t you seen more insolence?”

It was impossible for Alan Wilson’s rank to know about Prime Minister Adderley’s rejection by Truman, but as Cabinet Secretary, Edward Bridges naturally knew all about it. It was known that at the present time the Prime Minister was very unhappy with the perfidy of the United States.

Allen Wilson naturally was unaware of this back-stabbing, but he knew about the one that was coming soon, the very month that Japan surrendered, when the United States stopped financing and lending to Britain in the name of the end of the war.

“The resettlement of Yugoslavs in British-occupied territories would only bring chaos to the currently fragile British-occupied territories.” Edward Bridges shook his head, “The Americans are pushing their problems on us and we still have to accept them. As you say, it is an impertinent request.”

“How about sending these people to the colonies?” Alexander Cadogan snapped, “It would be out of sight, out of mind, and it might even be useful.”

“Oh, good suggestion.” Edward Bridges nodded with a look of recognition, “Where would be best.”

“Rhodesia, the white settlers are already out in force.” Alexander Cadogan said as he thought, “Or British Malaya, aren’t the French and Dutch going back? We should add some Malaya to our forces as well.”