Chapter 82 Dismissal Order

“I also learned patience from this unexpected incident.” First habitually patting his ass, Alexander Cadogan said as if remembering something, “So it seems Allen is really lucky to be exempted from being punished.”

“Judging from his return to London and the work he has been carrying out, he is indeed in the midst of excessive busyness, one can only be so lucky to be young and have inexhaustible energy.” Edward Bridges guffawed and said with some envy, “That’s only how long it’s been, almost all over the Allied jurisdictions, of course the more things are done, naturally the greater the likelihood of mistakes.”

The more you do the more mistakes you make, this situation also exists in London, Edward Bridges has been in the middle of the civil service for many years, naturally, he knows this all too well.

“Young people always have some ideals, as long as those ideals are not dangerous.” Alexander Cadogan said from the sidelines.

“Ideals? Ah, of course it’s important!” Edward Bridges nearly blurted out the truth, but immediately continued, “Alan was taken abroad by old Wilson at a very early age, and the possibility of being exposed to some anachronistic ideas is not unheard of. But from what I can see so far it is very gratifying, and the British India experience was not for nothing.”

Colonial civil servants is an important part of the British Empire civil service system, who let the British Empire is a colonial empire, not to mention others, this foreign ministry permanent secretary by his side, Alexander Cadogan, is a representative figure of the colonial civil service.

Among the colonial civil servants, the British Indian civil servants and the most huge group, British India 100,000 civil servants and their families, the weight is not even smaller than the local civil servants, the number of civil servants has been close to the local civil servants of half.

If the group of civil servants in British India had not been important, Sir Barron would not have been held in extraordinarily high regard here by Edward Bridges, and it was not that he showed extra favoritism to Sir Barron, but that whoever reached the position of Cabinet Secretary would have made the same choice.

As far as Alan Wilson’s blunder is concerned, Edward Bridges, judging from recent reports, is nothing more than over-energy, just arrived in Europe wanting to make progress eagerly, and a certain amount of negligence has occurred.

This is all forgivable, to say that intentional action is not, but and Hyderabad monarch Ali Khan some backdoor operation, is not impossible, because from the arrival of the shipload of grain in Hamburg, Allen Wilson should be in some places, is helping Ali Khan to do something.

This discussion determined that Alan Wilson was not caught in the wave of this refugee crossing. The Cabinet Secretary and the Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Office had decided that this was an unpredictable and isolated incident, something that no one would want to see happen, but when it did it had to be faced honestly.

The British Empire had no responsibility in this matter; it was a problem for the United States, and the Soviet Union could reserve the right to pursue it. But the British Empire was willing to work for it so that the united Allies would not blame each other for it.

As for Alan Wilson’s decision to deal with it, it was up to him and the US to conveniently keep in touch and assist in the follow-up.

“This is not good!” Allen Wilson, after being nudged by Alexander Cadogan, became a little embarrassed in his heart.

What was the difference between this and letting the wolves watch the sheep? He actually understood the consequences of refugees crossing the border in his heart, his heart was as clear as a mirror.

It was precisely because he understood the consequences of this matter that he had to do this, on the one hand, to provoke the Soviet Union’s hostility. But it didn’t seem to do much good, the Soviet Union had already sent word that it was going to protest at the Potsdam Conference.

On the other hand, it would have been a problem for Yugoslavia, with such a powerful group of opponents abroad. Tito, willingly or unwillingly, would have to move closer to the Soviet Union.

There is only one reason for doing so; the current Soviet Union is still too weak, and the original Cold War standoff in Europe did see the Soviet camp surrounded by the American camp, and even Yugoslavia’s entry into the Warsaw Pact would only even out the geographic disadvantage.

It would have given the USSR an access to the Mediterranean, which technically hadn’t been leveled all the way; after all, Yugoslavia, facing Italy, which was under the influence of the U.S., was as awkward as the USSR, which was pinched in the Baltic.

The USSR did not show great hostility, except to say that it would make representations at the Potsdam Conference, and although this would be an excuse for the USSR to lash out at the conference, the fact that the conference went ahead as planned was still a relief to London.

July 5 is the British election, if the Potsdam conference can not be held as scheduled, on this election may have an important impact, but know the history of Alan Wilson, estimated that the Potsdam conference can not save Churchill.

History of this general election, not at all what an evenly matched election, it can be said that the Conservative Party lost the bottom of the pants, don’t Labor all the way hanging, even if the Potsdam Conference has been held earlier than history, the Conservative Party can not be saved.

Alan Wilson, who had not been caught in the wave, was writing a report to London, and naturally repeated the thesis about the Cabinet Secretary and the Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Office, that it was an isolated event.

Then reference was made to the preparations for the Potsdam Conference and the attitude of the Soviet side to ensure that it could go ahead as planned. For this purpose the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Cadogan, had already communicated with the Soviet side.

The Soviet side has exercised amazing restraint in this case of Yugoslav refugees crossing the border. Britain, of course, welcomes this. Apart from Tito in Yugoslavia, the other country that is having a hard time is the United States.

In Washington, the capital of the United States, the new occupant of the White House, Truman, who had taken over the presidency after Roosevelt’s illness, was wringing his hands at a telegram sent by Eisenhower, and Patton, in the eyes of this new president of his, stinted no more than a problem general.

It was surprising that such a problem should be created among the nations at such an important time when the Potsdam Conference was about to be held.

“General Patton exudes undisguised hostility toward the Soviet Union, and many German ex-soldiers have gathered around him.” Looking at General Eisenhower’s account in the telegram, Truman fell into deep thought.

The biggest problem in front of him now was to get the Soviets to join the war against Japan and completely defeat the last Axis country to resist, and Truman would not give a good face to anyone who undermined this premise, and this was the first time he was about to go abroad for an important international conference, and it was almost spoiled.

This could never be tolerated! Truman made an important decision to relieve General Patton of his duties, and the telegram quickly traveled to Europe and reached Eisenhower. Patton would definitely not be the last to experience the flip-flopping heartlessness that Truman displayed, and Truman, who would defeat Dewey a few years later, would likewise make Chang Gong experience it.