Chapter 1331 – Bridging East and West

Germany now had a term called Finlandization, referring to Finland’s following the Soviet Union’s lead in diplomacy, but Allen Wilson saw it all as standing on its head, as if the Germans could be hardened against the Soviet Union now.

Not to mention the historical reasons, the factor that Finland was once part of Imperial Russia, Finland carefully maintained a presence after the war was not easy.

What’s the point of blaming Finland on the moral high ground? It would be as if there were no Soviet garrisons in the GDR and no British, French or German troops in the FRG.

“By choosing Finland, we can somewhat bypass possible constraints, by which I mean that the constraints could come from the United States. If trade with the Soviet Union is expanded, as you know, Prime Minister, the United States is not the same as it was twenty years ago.” Alan Wilson elaborated on his idea, “Our business in East Asia takes the Xiangjiang River, and Finland can serve as the Xiangjiang River between us and the Soviet Union.”

The comparison of the Fragrant River to Finland was instantly understood by Harold Wilson, and he heard his Cabinet Secretary continue, “The fact is that the economic center of the Soviet Union is in Leningrad, not Moscow. Of course I don’t deny that in a country as huge as the Soviet Union and China, the economic center is really just a pose, and if the capital wants it, the economic center can change cities overnight.”

“Cities with good economies tend to think highly of themselves and look down a bit on the rest of the world in their hearts, and if you apply that to the UK, it’s London looking down on the countryside. Of course our country, London, also has the duties of a capital city, so to speak, combining the two in one. We should make good use of Leningrad’s position economically and profit from it. Helsinki is a really good choice.”

Alan Wilson remembers that the best country in the Soviet bloc economically was not the USSR or the GDR, which stood in the front line, but Finland. Finland was indeed a member of the Soviet bloc, although it did not have the same political system as the Soviet Union, and in the event of a war between the two camps, Finland was bound to join the Soviet side.

With a population of just four and a half million people, roughly one-tenth that of the Ukraine, let alone compared to the entire Soviet Union, Finland would never have said no to the Soviet Union, given its current popularity. It is a fact that the Soviet Union did not win the Soviet-Finnish War beautifully, but it is also a fact that Finland was almost wiped out in 1945. It is also a fact that the Soviet Union could have annexed Finland in 1945 if it had held on to it.

What was so difficult about annexing a Finland that had a population of four million and had already buried its vital forces on the battlefield was actually not difficult at all for the Soviet Union, which had conquered Berlin.

Finland can live to this day is not easy, like the Germans full of mouth say what Finlandization, Alan Wilson beg to differ, Germany’s own land are occupation forces.

At this time the special state of Finland, but also Britain can use the object, directly and the Soviet Union economic and trade, may cause the United States of America’s suspicion, like Finland is now like, it is suitable for the United Kingdom to play the traditional arts when a good offshore balancing platform.

For the Cabinet Secretary to try not to provoke the United States suspicion words, Harold Wilson could not help but laugh bitterly, “a lot of people say you are a pro-American faction, Alan, what is your explanation.”

“Join them and defeat them, I have nothing to explain.” Alan Wilson responded without changing his face, “It’s all a sound judgment based on the comparison of economic totals. With Britain’s national interest as the criterion. It’s also balancing the UK’s foreign economic and trade relations, eggs still can’t be put in one basket. So why explain it, when there were intelligence exchanges with the United States, the Americans asked me Prime Minister if you were a Soviet spy, and if Gaitschke had been poisoned by the Soviets, well push you as the leader of the Labor Party, and I would have just as easily retorted that it was all nonsense.”

“Oh, the Americans think I’m a Soviet spy?” Harold Wilson laughed and nodded to himself, “What’s the saying, it suits the American mentality.”

“Loyalty without absolutes is absolute disloyalty.” Alan Wilson replied, “Even in the opposition party and the House of Lords, there are indeed people who believe that your ascension to power will stop the royal family in its perilous tracks and hang a lot of people from the street lamps, but the Queen does not approve of such rumors.”

“Thank you for the Queen’s approval.” Harold Wilson breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that the cabinet secretary general in front of him, had a great connection with the royal family. The two of them, Wilson, were actually out of place.

It’s not as if no one had suggested that Allen Wilson be replaced, but he vetoed the suggestion, he understood what this cabinet secretary general represented, and the two had gotten along well before.

Harold Wilson put the Finnish contacts, to this Whitehall head, since the Cabinet Secretary is known to be a pro-US faction, the policy formulated will certainly be recognized by some people, if he himself did so, it is not likely to be another conclusive evidence of Soviet spies.

Britain and Sweden are on good terms, and as the curators of the two major offshore balances in continental Europe, this friendship is reflected in every aspect of the three Scandinavian countries, Norway is in NATO, Sweden is pro-Western neutrality, and Finland is pro-Soviet neutrality.

Although Finland is a parliamentary state, but once something happens it is certainly an ally of the Soviet Union, this is the current contrast in national power decided, now only two decades from the Second World War, most Finns will not be what despite the defeat of the words of the art of self-motivated, just four million people, a surprise attack on the take down, can survive today are the Soviet Union to weigh the pros and cons of the results.

Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker’s, received instructions from Prime Minister Harold Wilson, is about to open the Nordic visit, including Norway, Sweden and Finland.

“The choice of Finland as the offshore balance of the place up, following the example of Xiangjiang?” Pamela Mountbatten saw her husband back still busy with work, and saw at once the original purpose of this plan.

“That’s all Finland is for. Now it’s also paying for decisions made in 1945.” Allen Wilson shrugged his shoulders, and the reason he said that was because Finland was also betrayed by Britain.

It’s just that when it was betrayed, Allen Wilson was still a pawn and didn’t rub it in. At that time even the Airdrie government was not yet in power, it was a wartime government led by Churchill. As for the person directly responsible, former Prime Minister Aidan.

The reason that Aiden, a prime minister so fond of taking points in the diplomatic arena, hadn’t been to Finland when he was prime minister was that he himself was the one who represented Britain when the Finnish pattern was first established with the Soviets.

Stalin wanted to create a security belt around the Soviet Union, a belt that could certainly be made up of the same institutions that were profoundly influenced by the Soviet Union, but could also be made up of countries that were politically and diplomatically neutral.

Finland, diplomatically neutral, was also able to defend the northwestern frontier with Leningrad at its core. Why did the Soviet Union tolerate Finland’s diplomatic neutrality, which was “not hostile to the Soviet Union”? The reason was that although Aidan had been very ambiguous to the USSR on the Nordic issue when the post-war spheres of influence were divided, the Soviets, through espionage, had been able to obtain the bottom line of the British hierarchy: Britain was prepared to pander to the USSR on the Finnish issue.

Britain wanted Finland to retain parliamentary democracy as well as commercial independence, but recognized Soviet influence over Finland and was not prepared to challenge the Soviet position in Finland.

That is, it recognized Finland as a Soviet sphere of influence and did not oppose it. And the British did do this later, in the Allied Governance Council, where the British aligned themselves with the Soviets as much as possible, and the British Foreign Office people indicated to Finland that in the ensuing negotiations for a formal Soviet-Finnish peace treaty, Britain would not help Finland by cutting a deal with the Soviets.

The word Finlandization is partly to my Great Britain’s credit, and naturally Aidan, as Prime Minister, doesn’t care much for his own failings.

“Germany’s growth is also beginning to peak, and I expect it won’t be two years before Germany tries to reconcile with the Eastern European countries.” Alan Wilson fiddled with his pen as if there was a German chancellor ready to take a shocking knee.

“Finland is now under a Social Democratic government, I believe, and a visit from the Labor Party would be sort of fitting.” Pamela Mountbatten agreed with her husband, “Can borrowing Finland and the Soviet Union for trade and economic development lead to economic growth.”

“The Soviets want technology, and for current off-road models, your Land Rovers are second to none. If the country is going to need it, how about transferring some of the technology to the Soviet Union.” Alan Wilson opened his mouth to inquire.

Pamela Mountbatten a face I knew it face, she this husband once the UK ran into something, the first thing that comes to mind is to let her top.

This Allen Wilson begs to differ, he brought his wife’s wealth, not much more than what he took out? For example, follow the French to squeeze the gold thing.

After a frank and in-depth exchange, Pamela Mountbatten agreed that her name would appear on the list of investments in Finland, and that there was nothing that manned spaceflight could not solve.

The focus of British diplomacy in the coming months will undoubtedly be the Eastern Strategy, which needs to be pushed by the government and joined by British capital, so that it can be long term and even beyond.

Earlier than Brandt’s proposed Eastern Strategy, Britain has already begun to implement it, using a visit to Finland as an opportunity to develop friendship with the Soviet Union.

Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon-Walker’s tour of Northern Europe has already begun, and after today he arrived in Helsinki to have friendly exchanges with the current Social Democrat government of Finland, where, at Finland’s strong suggestion, Foreign Secretary Patrick did not refer to the unfortunate conflict of two decades ago, the Soviet-Finnish War, but instead made it clear that this time the UK was acting with sincerity, hoping that Finland would play the role of a bridge between the East and the West.

“I am prepared to visit Moscow at the same time to contribute to easing East-West relations.” Foreign Secretary Patrick’s statement in front of the Finnish Prime Minister was a complete let-down.

“Finland is also willing to advance the détente between East and West.” Raphael Pacio breathed a sigh of relief, “Strengthening ties between London and Moscow is an important basis for maintaining peace in Europe.”