Chapter 586 agree in principle

At this time, Adderley, a face of recognition, thought I admire you and Churchill similar look, the same dead face, once Churchill also similarly feel that the British Empire is still at the peak, unrestrained spending the last pound.

History, of course, does not simply repeat itself, but if the Americans had to prove a point about the invincibility of the U.S. Army, and the British Army was not in the war anyway, there was no reason for him, as the British Prime Minister, to object.

“Of course, Senator Churchill still recognizes the willingness of the United States to shoulder greater international responsibility around the world. It’s just that in the direction of Europe, I’ll be blunt and say that if Britain were to fight the Soviet Union alone, it’s beyond Britain’s national strength at this stage. Britain wants very much to stabilize Europe, but it can’t do so without the help of the United States.”

Learning that before he had even stepped off the plane, Truman had already passed a special expenditure of twenty billion dollars to support this so-called police action, Adderley expressed envy on the surface, and actually did envy it.

A few years of world war, fattening this American country across the Atlantic, Adderley knows in his heart, the current British army, or rely on the accumulation of previous wars, once this accumulation is used up, it is difficult to guarantee the current scale of Britain’s military power.

Truman to Adlai, as well as the current European countries generally concerned about the issue, also made a precise guarantee. The use of nuclear weapons was nothing more than a misinterpretation; the United States would not use them.

But Truman did not listen to any of the other issues that Adlai mentioned, such as the legitimate seat of a major country in the United Nations and the fact that a major country did not have a purely dependent relationship with the Soviet Union.

Currently in the U.S., the Republican Party, outside the netroots ancestor of Emperor McTrump constantly put words, President Truman’s situation is not very good, approval ratings in all the way down. The situation forces him to put up the determination to face the difficulties head on and not to show even the slightest concession.

In addition to the commitment not to use nuclear weapons, Adderley did not get anything, which also reflects the current contrast between the national strength of the United States and the United Kingdom, nominally the two countries are still equal allies, but there are strong and weak countries is an indisputable fact.

Currently, the request for the United States not to use nuclear weapons, itself is also the biggest purpose of the visit of Adderley, as for the rest, he has indicated the British claim, Truman if not listen to no way.

Brussels, Belgium, holding a bottled water Alan Wilson opposite, is also drinking afternoon tea Lord Sheffield Makins, about the economic and trade cooperation aspects of the meeting, of course, is also part of the meeting, or even the main part.

After all, the Brussels Treaty Organization, are not all colonial countries, similar to Sweden’s countries have a policy of neutrality, and did not participate in the common defense. People are simply over to talk business.

The current Nordic situation and history is similar, Sweden’s armed neutrality, Finland maintains its sovereign independence and not aligned with the West, Norway, Denmark and Iceland promised not to pose a threat to the security of the Soviet Union, the Nordic Balance is conducive to the maintenance of regional stability and peace.

Nordic balance strategy, can and after the Cold War, the whole of Europe around Russia to tear the scene is completely different, after all, the Soviet Union is too strong.

The current Swedish is not weak, with the end of World War II, Canada began to cut military forces, after all, relying on the United States to develop military power is not wise, and Sweden because of the hostility of the two camps, military spending year over year.

Currently the Swedish air force is the world’s fourth largest air force, in the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom after the three countries, the number of aircraft also exceeded France, ranked fourth in the world. First-line fighters remain above a thousand.

Allen Wilson why know this matter, because Sweden on the surface although it is a neutral country, but and the United Kingdom privately share defense plans, not armed neutrality of that part of the work, Sweden is generally handed over to Denmark and Norway to do. And friendship with the Soviet Union is given to Finland.

Neutrally speaking the Nordic balance is centered on Sweden, leaning a bit more towards Western Europe, and there is currently no NATO, so the military technology needed for Sweden’s armed neutrality is largely provided by the UK.

In terms of Sweden’s domestic atmosphere alone, the UK has more influence than either the US or the USSR. Sweden brought Norway and Denmark into the Marshall Plan, but still decided not to mention military cooperation.

At this time, the United Kingdom produced a concept: since the three Nordic countries will never join the military bloc with the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union, then simply let the three of them to embrace their own group, this idea is supported by the British Foreign Office and the army, that this defense alliance in the Swedish lead, Denmark, such a small country can also say no to the Soviet Union. Moreover, there was no one in the Western camp who was an enemy of the three Nordic countries, so this defense alliance, if it really worked out, would not be hostile to itself.

Therefore Britain should try to broker defense cooperation among the three Nordic countries. However, the military has suggested that this defense alliance must receive assistance from the West, otherwise it will not be able to effectively defend itself against the Soviet Union.

So much for the current treatment of the Nordic pull, Britain and Sweden maintain defense cooperation, especially in the naval and air fields.

Makins was none other than the British representative in charge of the European Economic Conference, taking a seat with Allen Wilson during the busy working hours.

Seeing Allen Wilson with a glass of bottled water, Makins couldn’t help but joke, “Allen, how is it that you’ve been in Asia for so long that you don’t even have the habit of drinking afternoon tea?”

I didn’t originally either! Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, looked at Lord Sheffield’s gradually thinning hair, not panicked, “I see that the Chinese like to drink boiled water, and also tried it, after all, it is not a bad thing to follow the customs of the country.”

Most men in the UK suffer from hair loss, it’s not in the British genes to like losing hair.

In fact foreigners who settle in the UK can quickly join the ranks of hair loss. It’s that the British water is very tonic!

For the sake of his own personal image, Alan Wilson can’t appear in front of Vivian, Heidi, Ingrid and a host of other women with a bald forehead. That’s why he doesn’t drink the pure natural groundwater of England at all.

The two men have a chat, and Makins says that with the Marshall Plan working, British industrial products are coming under more and more competitive pressure, and exporting isn’t as easy as it was in previous years.

“That’s why Whitehall, in the first place, endorsed the Malayan Development Plan. European countries are in ruins, the cost is lower than our bottom, and our labor costs in Europe is considered very high. I believe that the most direct competition is the textile industry.” Alan Wilson said this expressing optimism, “Once things get better over in Malaya, the European countries will realize that stressing costs to grab the market is useless for Britain.”

“I hope so!” Makins nodded, “The current situation, Holland and Belgium are all recovering extremely fast, Germany is also close behind, France is instead slow.”

“The French are busy fighting the war, a lot of munitions are still provided by Malaya.” Alan Wilson spoke directly, “I know about this matter, but for my meeting, I will also discuss this issue with the French. I am sure, however, that the French will not listen to me.”

“You want to hand the French a war? Unfortunately, you don’t have the authority to command the Malayan army either.” Makins smiled slightly, taking Alan Wilson’s words as a joke.

“If the French are willing to ask for help, I can help the French communicate with Admiral Bilton to send out a battleship to blow Saigon to rubble, depending on whether or not the French are willing to give it up.”

Taking a sip of the bottled water he had brought with him, Allen Wilson said in an old-fashioned manner, “But it would be best if the French did so themselves when they retreated and planted explosives to destroy the city of Saigon. It might wake the Vietnamese up.”

“Alan, would you do that if the British Empire had to withdraw from Malaya?” Makins asked with his mouth open.

“I have other options, and if it just doesn’t work in the end, of course I will.” Alan Wilson snorted.

On the last day of 1950, it was finally the turn of Alan Wilson, who had been waiting for his turn to take the stage at the meeting to discuss colonial affairs, the main theme of which was that, in light of the bitter lessons of the Indo-Pakistani Partition, the suzerain powers involved should take greater responsibility in the process of decolonization.

This kind of when-and-if occasion is perfect for my Great Britain, which is generally first to do bad things, and then first to prohibit the continuation of bad things, such as the recent buzz about the mass surrender of black troops in the U.S., which has basically nothing to do with Great Britain.

While the early triangular trade had something to do with Britain, Britain was also the first country to ban it. When Britain banned the triangular trade, there are still nearly fifty years from the Civil War, after the United States of America’s black problem and Britain has nothing to do with, it is the Americans themselves against the moral pressure to do so.

At the beginning of the meeting, Alan Wilson set out Britain’s colonial policy, stating that the colonies would be allowed to become independent countries in due course, on the premise of avoiding a repeat of the India-Pakistan partition fiasco.

“Of course Britain will remember that duty to the friendly countries present. So it would like to hear what people think as well.” Alan Wilson began the formalization of this colonial meeting with very moral benchmark words.

Its main purpose was to gradually integrate the African colonies into modern society during the next fifty years.

In principle, Britain would like to see the colonies become independent immediately, but the objective fact is that it cannot ignore the backward living environment of the current colonies, especially the African colonies, and at this stage the Africans are not able to manage themselves, so the sovereigns present have to shoulder the moral responsibility to manage them for the time being.

The French first came back to his senses, saying that France, like Britain, also dislikes the current situation in principle, but the objective environment has to continue to be responsible to the end, “Those tribes belong to different languages, and can’t even communicate with each other. If we leave unilaterally, we might get caught in the middle of a war.”

“It is sure to fall into war.” Alan Wilson corrected unhurriedly, and the representatives of Holland, Belgium, and Portugal all nodded their heads, stating that their countries were also at a loss for this kind of problem, and could only use time to slowly teach them.

“Honorable partners, in principle we all agree that this situation cannot be sustained. But the objective facts are in front of us, and we still have to bear our common obligations.” Alan Wilson said compassionately, “We can’t just leave them alone.”