British Civil Servant

To be honest, Alan Wilson really has nothing to say. What he can say can't be said, and the Soviet side doesn't know anything about it. In this case, he must take care of the interests of the British Empire, and he is not a Soviet cadre.

But obviously Edward Bridges didn't know Alan Wilson's inner keyboard warrior attributes. He was actually not good at wasting time doing nothing, and still asked a civil servant who wanted to improve too much to play with the Soviets.

Just when the topic had shifted from post-war reconstruction to the fashion trends of Soviet women, Furtseva, who was also not a professional diplomat, took the initiative to help Ellen Wilson find something to do, "Should we talk or see on the spot? , ready to be handed over to the German fleet of the Soviet Union."

"Of course there is no problem, but I need to ask for instructions." Alan Wilson pointed his index finger up, which is a good thing for him. If we continue, the topic of discussion will expand to postpartum care of sows. .

In the evening, Alan Wilson reported to Edward Bridges, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union's request to inspect the German fleet. Edward Bridge sighed and said, "The Soviets are really direct, for a moment. They don't want to wait."

"The United States and the Soviet Union are in a hurry in this negotiation. The United States eagerly asked the Soviet Union to send troops and gave the Soviet Union a chance to open up." Alan Wilson's tone was not friendly. In his vision, the rest of Germany Eight hundred thousand tons of merchant ships should be used to contribute to the trade of British occupation and British India.

When these merchant ships were in the hands of the Soviets, they would not be used to fight against Japan at all, because Japan was about to surrender. The handover of the fleet was not good for the British Empire, but the Americans agreed, and of course he couldn't stop it.

Looking at the division of the occupation area, you can see that the best coastline and industrial areas in Germany are in the British occupation area, and the American occupation area is an inland occupation area, so the potential loss of the German fleet will be borne by the British Empire.

This is the reason why Alan Wilson would rather let General Mountbatten, the speed-keeper of the British Empire's warships, send the Asian fleet to help the Soviet Union, rather than agreeing to the Soviet Union's request for the German fleet. The U.S.-occupied areas simply cannot divide the German fleet, and the Americans are of course generous.

However, Alan Wilson did not have cheap Americans either. If the Soviet Union really showed the determination to do whatever it took to successfully occupy Hokkaido, it would not be a loss if measured by the value of a Hokkaido and the value of the German fleet.

"Alan is still very young and doesn't know that diplomacy is about trade-offs." When Edward Bridges heard this, he calmly joined Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Robert Eden in the round.

Said that Alan Wilson had made an unintentional mistake, and then changed the conversation, "Since the Soviets are so eager, you should accompany the Soviet representatives on a trip, and the meeting is temporarily put on hold. When we arrive at the British-occupied area, it is our place, everything Things are much more convenient.”

This time the Potsdam Conference was in the Soviet-occupied area. The cabinet secretary meant that when he arrived in the British-occupied area, the initiative returned to the hands of the United Kingdom. At the same time, he said that he had something to discuss with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, so he got up and turned to Churchill. Said, "Prime Minister, let me send Alan."

Leaving the room, Edward Bridges' voice changed, and his eyes behind the lens became indifferent, "Alan, although you didn't say it clearly, your tone just now, and your evaluation of the United States and the Soviet Union, are unacceptable. taken."

"Sir Edward, what's wrong?" Alan Wilson frowned and recalled, but found nothing wrong.

"With regard to the operation of the war against Japan, there is nothing wrong with the dissatisfaction with the United States and the Soviet Union, but the current situation is that the only remaining German fleet is indeed in our hands, and the Americans are indeed generous to others and put us What the British held in their hands was given to the Soviets." Edward Bridges said slowly, "This result, if the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary thought about it, would think that you were concealing your respect for the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Dissatisfied with the distinguished foreign secretary."

"No way?" Alan Wilson's mouth twitched, can you think of this? Is it too imaginative?

"So why do you think that all public documents at the government level are written in words that are very neutral and boring, and you can't read them after you look at them?" Edward Bridges smiled and nodded to himself. "That's the reason, in a colony like British India, you don't need to care about this kind of wording. Good is good, bad is bad. The British Empire is the ruler. To implement the policy of the empire, you can use any means, but Local is different."

"I see, sir." Alan Wilson corrected his mistakes, even if he thought that Edward Bridges was making a fuss, but the head of the civil service had good intentions, and he could feel it.

"Since the Soviets want to hurry~www.readwn.com~ I will accompany them to the port." Edward Bridges nodded with satisfaction, approving of Alan Wilson's attitude of correcting his mistakes, "Leaving Berlin A few days is not a bad thing."

Edward Bridges will have his own considerations in the future. Since it is a black-box operation for one thing, there is no reason to change...

The Soviet Union's delegation to the British-occupied area was led by Fortseva, who also suffered from the same illness as Alan Wilson.

In the formal meeting, the delegations of the three countries publicly recognized this matter, which showed the transparency of the entire Potsdam Conference.

Furtseva, who was about to set off from Berlin to the British-occupied area, was probably the first time she had entered a place controlled by imperialism. She felt a little nervous, "What is our itinerary? Does Marshal Montgomery want to see us?"

"Marshal Montgomery has been a little busy lately." Alan Wilson puffed out his cheeks, but told the truth completely.

Marshal Montgomery was on a European tour, and the man who had imprisoned himself in the tactical command during the war seemed to suddenly be enjoying the cheers of the people. He maintains correspondence with many organizations and individuals: football clubs, charities and everyone who wants to write to him.

He is always willing to attend various ceremonies held in various countries, whether it is to accept the title of honorary citizen of the autonomous city, or to give a speech at a grand assembly, or to become an honorary doctor at Oxford University and Cambridge University, he always welcomes everyone. Participate in all. A casual look at his schedule will illustrate the point.

Perhaps in the eyes of other diplomats, accompanying Furtseva to the British-occupied area is still a beautiful business. And with a beautiful Soviet lady, in the British occupation zone, what might have happened, especially the Americans, would surely think so.