Chapter 1332 Competing to Show Favor

While the British Foreign Secretary was visiting Moscow, Alan Wilson, the representative of the pro-American faction in London, was explaining to the US Ambassador Donald the reasons why the UK did this.

"At a time when part of the U.S. military is being restrained in South Vietnam, we are promoting detente to eliminate the Soviet Union's hostility in Europe." Alan Wilson confidently explained the rationale for this in front of Donald, "The Soviet Union is currently undergoing economic reforms. , to some extent we seem to see hope of breaking away from the planned economy, and if we take the initiative at this time, we may have unexpected gains."

"Is that so?" Donald's face softened slightly and he thought for a moment and said, "I personally certainly understand the British political understanding, but it may not be that easy."

"Using Finland as an entry point to penetrate into Eastern Europe would be great if it succeeds. Even if it fails, wouldn't it be more conducive to uniting our people if the Soviet Union overthrew the governments of Eastern European countries that wanted to get closer to us?"

Alan Wilson waved his hand and said as if he was determined to win thousands of miles away, "Causing trouble for the Soviet Union may also relieve our pressure. To be honest, compared with the massive military expenditures invested in Southeast Asia, with the power of the United States, It’s absolutely possible to spend a little bit of money and try the waters in Eastern Europe.”

This is not something that Donald can decide, but it has to be said that he is indeed very interested in the penetration from Alan Wilson's mouth, "If you want to do this, choose Finland?"

Of course, that won't work. Britain has decided to use Finland to do business with the Soviet Union. Americans should not come to disrupt it.

Alan Wilson shook his head solemnly, "Poland, this country has a population of 30 million. It is the most populous country in Eastern Europe besides the Soviet Union itself. And from a strategic location, this is almost the psychological cordon of the Soviet Union. Once If Poland is in turmoil, the Soviet Union will definitely try its best to save it. If economic means can be used, use economic means. If economic means don't work, the Soviet Union may send troops to suppress it. If such a thing happens, it will definitely be a good thing for us. "

"The United States has made no progress in South Vietnam. Even if we in the United Kingdom have been cooperating with the United States in the information blockade, sooner or later bad news will come out. How can we prove that the Soviet Union is darker than us? Lure Poland and inspire the anti-Soviet mentality of the Poles. It’s a good idea.”

"By the way, there was instability in Poland and Hungary for a long time in 1956. We could have seized the opportunity at that time. Unfortunately, the test of the Soviet intercontinental missile suppressed that resistance, and we did not seize it. Opportunity, if we fail to seize the opportunity again, God will not forgive us."

Poland has two advantages. First, it has a real enmity with Russia. When Russia was not very strong in its childhood, Poland captured Moscow.

Poland has been Russia's nightmare for a long time. Of course, Poland is a Slav, and the Russians are also Slavs. Both countries have the characteristics of the Slavs. When Russia reaches its ultimate sublimation into imperial Russia, the Poles will begin to be unlucky.

While there is historical hatred, Poland is also the most populous country in Eastern Europe after the Soviet Union. If a country with a population of 30 million makes trouble, the Soviets will be in a hurry.

"Can you help?" Donald asked with a frown, wanting to know if there were any unknown hidden stakes in Britain.

"The Polish government-in-exile was in London at the beginning. Later we sent them back. I don't know how many people are left. But I believe there will always be some left. Let's check through the Embassy in Warsaw." When asked about this Question, Alan Wilson did his part, the Polish government-in-exile was betrayed by Churchill.

Throughout World War II, although Poland had lost its country, the government-in-exile was still there, the Polish people's desire to restore the country was still there, and a large number of Poles were still fighting for their motherland on various battlefields. Polish soldiers suffered a high casualty rate on the battlefield because they relied on others and wanted to prove their worth through fighting.

He really hadn't cared about this matter for a long time since he sent the Polish government-in-exile back.

But this time it’s different. Maybe I can eat two fish with one fish?

"Will the UK provide government-level support?" Donald asked the most important question, which could stir up trouble within the Soviet bloc and divert the Soviet Union's support for Southeast Asia. He also agreed with Alan Wilson that regardless of the Soviet Union's economic benefits, Whether it sends troops to suppress it or not, the United States can blame it. The question now is whether Britain is willing to join in.

"Isn't this difficult? The Prime Minister does not dislike the Soviet Union." Alan Wilson was a little embarrassed. Don't Americans know that Harold Wilson respects the Soviet Union?

"You can ask General Franco for help then. I heard that Spain has taken in many people from the government-in-exile. Maybe they still have connections with Poland."

For the sake of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, Alan Wilson still pointed out a clear path for the visit, which can also reshape the relationship with Spain. Because of the dropping of the hydrogen bomb, the relationship between the United States and Spain is a bit delicate. Americans think that Fran Brother did not appease the dissatisfaction of the Spaniards.

This is no wonder Franco. The dropping of the hydrogen bomb was such a big deal, why didn’t the Spaniards be allowed to protest? Franco could not fool the Spaniards into saying that hydrogen bombs were not dangerous. This time it was just the opportunity to cooperate diplomatically to break the deadlock.

The United Kingdom can help in this link, but as for the subsequent Polish link, the UK cannot contribute. The Prime Minister will not agree to seduce the Soviet Union.

"There is no Poland." After the other party left with concern, Alan Wilson opened his mouth and said one sentence in Chinese.

In order to explain that Britain was prepared to use economic means to see if it could dismantle the isolated economic system of the Soviet bloc, he rambled so much that it gave him a headache just thinking about it.

Doing business with Finland and the Soviet Union has been interpreted as infiltration into Eastern Europe. I don’t know if Americans will believe it.

But the biggest problem for Americans now is definitely the Vietnam War. What is the concept of the enemy has become a problem that Americans must face.

This is a very unclear question, and the focus of the dispute is the definition of "enemy." The enemies the United States faced in Vietnam were very complex—the North Vietnamese regular army, the North Vietnamese who entered South Vietnam as soldiers as individuals, the guerrillas recruited by the Viet Cong in the south, and various paramilitary personnel. Paramilitaries range from farmers carrying rifles to villagers who join informal military groups engaged in sabotage and intelligence relay. The problem lies in how to draw the limit of "number of enemy troops".

Optimists excluded many irregular forces, while U.S. intelligence officers and CIA analysts included some. The debate within Military Assistance Command Vietnam and the intelligence community in Washington became increasingly heated and protracted.

The president, CIA Director Richard Helms, and other senior officials in the administration were aware of the incident, which remained highly emotional throughout the war. Several people who disagreed with the other side's judgment at the time were interviewed by CBS.

They either explicitly or implicitly stated that the other party deliberately misled the president and the Department of Defense. These people insist on their own judgments and blame each other for the current lack of progress.

There were disagreements between Military Assistance Command in Vietnam and the CIA regarding enemy numbers; this disagreement also affected the effectiveness of the mopping up operations. Originally, the mopping up operation was to send troops from South Korea and South Vietnam, while the United States avoided ground combat.

However, as Alan Wilson initially judged, the Koreans have a profound Japanese-Japanese style, and killing innocent people indiscriminately is just a standard feature of the Korean army. Finally, during more than two months of mopping up operations, the South Vietnamese army and the South Korean army engaged in a firefight because of an incident of indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

This firefight was reported to London by the British military advisers in Saigon, and it was stated that the South Vietnamese government had suppressed the matter in order to maintain friendly relations with South Korea.

"Comprador governments are all in the same vein on this point." Alan Wilson took the intelligence documents from Southeast Asia and read them with relish. The fight between South Korea and Vietnam can be viewed as amusement. He is more concerned about other aspects of intelligence and is judging society. The document expressed Britain's pessimistic attitude towards the direction of this war.

“Many earmarked funds for plans and projects are never used to their full potential, and many local officials see regular military forces as a threat to their positions of power. Villagers scarred by the war are indifferent or cautious about the training plan. From It was never explained who or how the program would be managed, especially in the absence of an efficient and accountable South Vietnamese government. When the United States tried to speed up the training program, it seemed to fail even faster. .”

After reading the news from Saigon, Alan Wilson told Dixon, "Don't publish negative news about the local US military. This is not our responsibility. You must know that Washington takes this war very seriously. Once the war is defeated, it will have far-reaching consequences for the international situation." Influence,"

If the world's hegemon loses the war, the question of whether Big Brother can still survive will come one after another. This world is very realistic, and the United States' troubles are still to come.

As long as the UK can hold on to its own territory, there are many things going on in Europe, such as de Gaulle's visit to Moscow and Brezhnev's announcement of the establishment of a special Franco-Soviet partnership.

Now the cabinet is paying close attention to the approach between France and the Soviet Union. Of course, this is also a major example of Alan Wilson's efforts to promote economic and trade progress with the Soviet Union. If the United Kingdom is late, France will monopolize all the benefits. France's success was Britain's defeat, and the Cabinet agreed.

To advance economic and trade relations with the Soviet Union, we must speed up rather than worry about it. Harold Wilson, who also wanted to improve relations with the Soviet Union, asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to speed up trade negotiations with the Soviet Union.