Chapter 388: The Pressure Is All On America

“Oh, so there is some connection.” Alan Wilson nodded, this Czechoslovakia’s foreign minister, just like the pre-war provisional governments of Yugoslavia, Poland, France, Greece and other European countries, set the place of exile in London.

This on the one hand reflects the international status of the British Empire before the war, but at this current time, it is not inevitable to feel gloomy, the United States and the Soviet Union two young people do not speak of martial virtues, bullying the British Empire as a late empire.

However, Allen Wilson knew in his heart that with the position of Czechoslovakia, it could not be yanked out of the hands of the Soviet Union by the United Kingdom, not to mention Czechoslovakia, the United Kingdom has already ceded the Near East to Greece and Turkey.

So the other country he was most concerned about was still Canada, and as for what Czechoslovakia, you Slavs work out your own affairs. Speaking up for Czechoslovakia was something that would be done, as far as too much concern was concerned it was a big no-no.

The Embassy was indeed a magnificent building, but not fit for habitation; it was only a part of the constantly running British diplomatic machine. Just as Czechoslovakia was in the eyes of Britain!

When did Canada become fully independent? It was actually a long process, the British colonies in the Americas had rebellious sons like the United States and places like Canada that wanted to pull the old father up by his bootstraps.

The British North America Act of 1867, which established Canada’s self-governing status, is outside the legislative sovereignty granted to Canada by the Westminster Act of 1931; as Canada’s basic constitutional document, the power to amend this law remains in the hands of the British Parliament, except that changes to the Act by the British Parliament require the request or consent of the Canadian Parliament.

The flag of British Canada was used until 1965, and it was not until 1982, at the insistence of Trudeau Sr. in his dealings with the British Crown and Parliament, that the British agreed to allow Canada to maintain its allegiance to the United Kingdom while at the same time possessing its own constitutional system, foreign affairs, and military power.

It was only at this point that Canada was able to acquire all the powers of state that any country should have.

In fact, among the several countries that came out of the British Autonomous Territories, the United States is a natural anti-bone alien, the problem is that this alien is a little too strong, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are all remembering the good of Britain, but just tied together can not be compared with the strength of the United States.

So after a few decades, all three countries are closer to the UK in spirit, but the body is still very honest to follow the United States. But Canada and New Zealand are still different from Australia.

In fact, Canada and New Zealand are a category of countries, and Australia has to be listed separately. Because it is in the southern hemisphere, surrounded by oceans without strong enemies, which makes the Australian national character is a little close to the U.S. Although Australia is not as good as Canada in terms of total economic output and population, but compared to Sydney and Vancouver, you can feel the momentum and ambition of Australia.

This can also be seen in the development of the Australian Navy, the Australian character is similar to the Americans.

However, Australia’s ambitions are there, but the conditions are far worse than those of the U.S. Moreover, although Australia is far from Britain, it is not far from British Malaya, and at the same time, it is not close to the U.S. either.

As long as Britain can recover, it may still be possible to pull Australia in. Historically up until the sixties, Britain was still capable of commanding Australia and New Zealand, when Malaya faced the Indonesian invasion.

Britain, as the sovereign power at the time, called Australia and New Zealand down with it, so the Indonesian-backed forces were hung, so the Indonesian paratroopers, who couldn’t stand to see it personally, were hung, and then Australia and New Zealand threw the same group that had fought the Indonesians into Vietnam with a big hand in the Vietnam War involvement.

Alan Wilson now felt that it was possible to get Pamela Mountbatten to send an exploration team to Australia, I just don’t know how many aristocrats Pamela Mountbatten has tied up now, the more the merrier anyway.

Just arrived in Paris in the first few days, Allen Wilson’s days are more comfortable, because the Americans have not yet arrived, people are now the status is there, posing is nothing.

Anyway, read the newspaper to pass the time, Allen Wilson is not bored, by the way, looking for a place to watch the American cartoons, Popeye, Cat and Mouse, the Three Little Pigs and other cartoons.

Still the propaganda atmosphere of the episodes, are against the Japanese and German connotations of the version of the World War is only a few years, this kind of cartoon screening is also considered politically correct.

While he was in Paris watching cartoons and thinking nothing of finding a French limousine to drive, the Foreign Office in London was so busy that it was almost like the glory days were back, with diplomats from Yugoslavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Finland showing up at their doors, explicitly and implicitly, interested in American aid.

“Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk has indicated a willingness to negotiate with Moscow to open up trade with Britain and the importation of British machinery, all of which can be negotiated, if Britain can help Czechoslovakia.” The Czechoslovak Ambassador in London, meeting with British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, stated so.

“Comrade Tito is willing to put aside his previous hatred and work together to promote peace in Europe.” These were the words of the Yugoslav ambassador.

As for Finland and Poland, they have also taken the attitude of I can talk too, I can be patriotic too. Saying that they are not averse to getting out of the aftermath of the war with the help of the United States.

Allen Wilson in the embassy in Paris, soon received the news from London, always feel where it seems wrong. Moscow would watch the countries being influenced by the United States.

One of the attitude of Yugoslavia, Allen Wilson is not incomprehensible, the original history of Yugoslavia almost accepted the Marshall Plan, and independence is very high, as for Poland and Czechoslovakia, the two countries have been talking about, but it seems that ultimately blocked by Moscow, right?

As for Finland, Allen Wilson actually has nothing involving the Marshall Plan impression, but Finland in the Cold War period, seems to be afraid to go against the Soviet Union, after all, Finland and the Soviet Union’s neighbors.

Because and Allen Wilson’s mind in the history of the difference is too big, out of imperialist integrity, Allen Wilson in the telegram back to London, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Finland, Yugoslavia, the four countries of the attitude of misgivings, and said that this will not be a conspiracy in Moscow?

For the sake of the British Empire, Allen Wilson, once again received a telegram back from the Foreign Office, angrily denounced this cowardly behavior, is the British Empire’s international influence of suspicion. The British Empire is related to all these countries, who supported these countries against Germany in the World War?

The governments of Poland and Czechoslovakia are now led by people from the original governments in exile. As for Finland, it had always been suspicious of the Soviet Union, but dared not speak out.

At the same time also 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 all the conspiracy theories about Moscow in the head.

“The British Empire has influence now?” Alan Wilson, who had been angrily rebuked by the Foreign Office, could only admit his mistake.

But since this was London’s intention, Alan Wilson could only do as he was told, hiding the so-called conspiracy in his heart and reading in his mind, “Could it be that Philby leaked the information? Even if it was, it shouldn’t have made such a big difference? Or did my appearance really cause Britain to change the trajectory of its free-fall motion?”

If it was the latter then of course that would be the best, who wouldn’t want the country they serve to become powerful?

Not to say that the Anglo-American special relationship was nothing more than a shouted slogan, even if it was true, how could it be better than Britain eating and drinking on its own.

In the following days, delegations from various countries arrived in Paris, including the four countries that were under the influence of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Poland and Czechoslovakia, and Finland.

Historically Poland and Czechoslovakia did attend the Paris conference, only to be called off by Moscow at the last minute.

And although Yugoslavia didn’t come to Paris, because it fell out with Moscow afterward and the U.S. took advantage of the situation to pull it together, Yugoslavia was effectively treated as an aid donor, although it was not nominally among the aid donors of the Marshall Plan.

As for Finland Allen Wilson was really unable to find an excuse, was it for balanced diplomacy?

In any case, Allen Wilson, who had already had his conspiracy theories extinguished by London, joined the French in welcoming these countries that were ready to throw in the towel.

The Polish and Czechoslovakian delegations, both led by the foreign ministers themselves, Stanislaw Skrzeszewski, the Polish foreign minister, and Jan Masaryk, the Czechoslovakian foreign minister, had both arrived in Paris.

Since the Paris Peace Conference, Paris in also did not have such a grand political activities, a time has been countries gathered in Paris, but also aroused the French heart of the key political heart.

Different from the optimistic French, Alan Wilson on the fate of the two foreign ministers quite sympathetic, not to mention, the Soviet Marshal Rokossovsky is Polish, with the presence of this god, Poland which has the ability to fight back, everything is not a word from Moscow.

Of course, on the surface, Allen Wilson is still the same as the French, the friendship formed in the middle of the war and cheered.

Even if Czechoslovakia, which had been betrayed at the Munich Conference, was here, as long as the French were not embarrassed, Britain would be even less embarrassed.

It was the thought of the Munich Conference that made Alan Wilson understand London’s bitterness; practical things could be left out, but one must not skimp when one can move one’s mouth.

Including Finland, Poland, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia representatives have arrived in Paris, as well as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, a total of nineteen countries of the delegation gathered in Paris, waiting for the U.S. delegation of the grand entrance.