France has always wanted to annex the Saar region, but if it is done by France as a country, it cannot be done.

So always seek the support of Britain and the United States, at least make sure that one of the United Kingdom and the United States supports itself.

For a period of time after the war, Britain actually supported, or at least understood, France's annexation of the Saarland. But the US has always been against it!

There are several external conditions for this Paris conference. At present, the French and Italian Communists are the largest parties in the country. Among a single party, France has 25 percent of French voters. The Italian Communist Party is stronger, with more than a third of voters supporting it.

Because the winter from 1946 to 1947 was relatively cold, food shortages and material shortages occurred in Europe. So the current situation in Europe is really not optimistic.

But this does not include the United Kingdom, because the two wings flew together. In British India, adhering to the original intention that the famine would not occur for three consecutive years, the food supply in the United Kingdom was maintained, and the other wing of the German British-occupied area that was supported by the two wings was also supported by the way. .

At this time, production of materials was more effective than money, and many people from the US-occupied and Soviet-occupied areas fled to the British-occupied areas.

It can be said that the cold winter from the end of last year to the beginning of this year made the British-occupied area separate from other occupied areas.

In 1947, the gross domestic product of the US-occupied area was 34% of that before the war. This was the result of the US spending.

The British-occupied area has exceeded 80% of the pre-war area. It doesn't matter whether it was because the UK opened up British India, or whether it took away all the residual value of the more than 20 million Germans in the British-occupied areas. Anyway, the British Empire has colonies to take over.

In fact, in a sense, Britain's two-wing plan is a moneyless version of the Marshall Plan.

Taking all the surplus value of the German industry in the British-occupied area and reducing the price in exchange for raw materials from British India, the British mainland mediates in the middle, and while the industry in the British-occupied area is restored, it is time to take a sip of other surrounding occupied areas.

Although the Germans in the British-occupied areas had worked hard for a year with nothing left, they were not so hungry.

The Germans in other occupied areas are not necessarily the same. The Americans spend dollars in the US-occupied areas, which will not equal the industrial value of the US-occupied areas compared with 34% before the war and 84% of the British-occupied areas. gap in industrial value.

The British-occupied area was originally the richest part of Germany. In addition to the development gap between the east and the west, Germany also has a north-south gap. Historically, the north of Germany was overtaken by the south, which happened before and after the oil crisis in the 1970s.

At this point in time, the gap between southern and northern Germany is still quite obvious. In addition, northern Germany is a plain, and the south is a mountainous area. The agricultural conditions in the north are stronger than those in the south.

Otherwise, it is not without reason why the United States thought about replacing the occupied territories with the United Kingdom before the end of the war.

So after getting the economic data from the Ministry of Finance, and from the Prime Minister's heart to take advantage of the French to annex the Saar region, Alan Wilson took the opportunity to formulate a plan.

This plan can be called the British-French Coal Community. The British-occupied area has an industrial base, and the French-occupied area including the Saarland area has important resources for industrial production. Britain and France can divide the coal and iron resources of Germany.

In fact, it is the original intention of France to form a community in history. After the failure of annexing the Saar region, it used a framework to legally allow Germany's coal and iron resources to serve France.

The Saarland is the industrial area second only to the Ruhr area in Germany's remaining territory. If the United States must impose additional harsh conditions on the United Kingdom, the planned follow-up step is the merger of the British and French occupation areas.

At the Moscow Conference in the spring, the French raised the question of the status of the Saar region. France once again proposed a plan for the disposal of German territories, advocating separate citizenship for the residents of Saar, and Saar's internal affairs to the French High Commissioner Responsible, diplomatically represented by France.

As for the Ruhr area, it should be separated from Germany and handed over to the four major powers and the lowland three countries. For this claim, the Soviets expressed opposition to the Saar part but to the Ruhr part.

Marshall of the United States expressed his support for the French Saar plan and opposed the disposal of the Ruhr area, that is, Saarland's political separation from Germany, the integration of Saarland into the French economic system and financial system through the currency union and customs union, and Saarland's territory. "No longer under the control and protection of an international body".

At the Moscow conference in the spring, the attitude of the United States and the Soviet Union was simply that the Soviet Union opposed the annexation of the Saar region by France, but the Ruhr region could be transformed from a British-occupied area into a condominium area. The Soviet Union came against Britain.

The attitude of the United States is to support the Saar region plan, but oppose the joint management of the Ruhr region.

As for the unsuccessful plan of the French to sell Britain, some goals were finally achieved. For example, in order to preserve the Ruhr region, the United States made a certain degree of acquiescence to the annexation of the Saar region by France, which had been fiercely opposed.

In May, following the Moscow Conference, France developed the Saar Constitution, which was officially launched in October, and just before the wedding of Crown Prince Elizabeth, the Saar Parliament approved the Saar Constitution, which provides for the political separation of the Saar region from Germany, customs and currency. The system is integrated into the French economic system, and foreign affairs and defense are in charge of France.

The French Commissioner in the Saarland region is given great powers to prohibit any legislation that undermines the Constitution or the customs union between France and Saarland. The franc also became the legal currency of the Saar region. Tariff barriers in France and Saarland were removed, while tariff barriers were set up between Germany and Saarland.

In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I reviewed the disputes surrounding the Saar region for half a year and the diplomatic trend of the original history. Alan Wilson looked for the insertion point, knowing that this was the closest France could come to annexing the Saar, so to speak, it was just one step away.

If at this time Britain re-expressed its willingness to comprehend France's claim to the Saar, as it did in 1945 and 1946, it would be at least half likely to succeed.

So the plan for this one, in simple terms, is that France must stand with Britain at the Paris conference.

With the current situation in Western Europe, it can be said that a country has fallen on its knees. The recovery of the United Kingdom itself far exceeds that of the same period in history. Under such circumstances, it appears to stand out from the crowd.

If France can stand firmly with the United Kingdom and prevent the United States from imposing many additional conditions on its economic assistance to Europe, then it is not impossible for the United Kingdom to support France’s claim to the Saarland region, but France must also give guarantees, that is, Once the goal is not achieved, the French-occupied area must immediately merge with the British-occupied area.

In addition to this merger plan as a record, it is not a common language for negotiation with the Americans, and the Soviet Union must be spoken. At this point in time, Eastern Europe is actually recovering much faster than Western Europe.

At a time when everyone is very difficult, and the landlord's family has no surplus food, it is more fair than anyone else. Obviously from this point of view, the Soviet system is obviously fairer than the old imperialism and the United States, which represents the new imperialism.

The United Kingdom also resolutely implemented the rationing system, and with the addition of colonies as a supplement, the current situation emerged.

Britain, which has recovered, also needs American assistance, but this assistance can be requested for another reason, that is, Britain helps the United States stabilize the situation in Western European countries and prevent revolutions in these countries.

After all, the British Empire now has 800,000 troops, and the second largest navy in the world is here.

It can play a role in maintaining European stability. The aid received this time is not a request, but a kind of help, as an auxiliary force to help the United States stabilize the situation in Europe.

Since it is not a request but a help, and maintaining European stability on the basis of cooperation, the UK does not owe the US.

After making the plan, Alan Wilson went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the plan. In the following time, he answered the questions of the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ernest Bevin.

In the final analysis, the biggest problem in the UK right now is not a production problem. Industrial indicators have fully recovered. The biggest problem is the debt owed during the war, especially the debt of the United States.

If the U.S. doesn’t force debts, the U.K.’s current economy will not have problems. It can be discussed to provide some aid to buy U.S. goods. As for the opening of the exchange rate control of the pound, it cannot be discussed. Although there is no problem economically, the power of the U.S. dollar is already stronger than that of the British pound. too much.

"Talking to the French about the Saar district? To make the United States treat the United Kingdom more fairly?" Ernest Bevin seemed to be a little out of energy because of a previous illness, and he was also weak when questioning.

"France once sold out our Ruhr area unsuccessfully, and now it can use the Saar area to entice the French and let the French stand by us." Alan Wilson replied calmly, "Saar Soldiers in the Saar region are only at the door. After the Moscow meeting, the attitude of the Americans has softened. As long as we give support, the French will dare to do so. With the support of the Saar region, we can guarantee that this time we will help the United States. on the issue of ~lightnovelpub.net~ with us."

"Of course, we have to look at the conditions offered by the Americans, if the aid issue is not so harsh. Another solution to the Saarland problem can be the establishment of the British-French coal and iron community, where the two countries share Germany's Coal and iron resources, anyway, the German industrial area is in the British-occupied area, and we still take advantage of it.”

Ernest Bevan breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he did not really support the annexation of the Saar region by the French. "If the French are promised at the beginning, how will it end?"

"The Americans bought us to oppose the annexation of the Saar by the French." Alan Wilson said without thinking, "We in the UK would have refused, but the Americans gave too much money."

"You are indeed very suitable to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Ernest Bevin nodded and said, "The draft of the joint French negotiation with the Americans has been decided, as for the coal and iron community as a record to appease France later."

"Yes, Minister." Alan Wilson nodded, "Then I want to go to the British-occupied area to collect some materials to prepare for the negotiation, and I will arrive in Paris before the meeting starts."

"Of course, but don't make our French allies wait." Ernest Bevin smiled.