British Civil Servant

v1 Chapter 393: Attlee 3rd Ring Diplomacy

The United Kingdom is currently the only major country that has not been influenced by the Soviet Union. Compared with countries with many supporters such as the German Socialists, the Italian Communist Party, and the French Communist Party, the British Communist Party’s two seats in the House of Commons are not very noticeable.

Although there were some pro-Soviet members in the Labour government who were ministers before the war, it was not the same thing as the British Communist Party.

Alan Wilson emphasized the importance of the United Kingdom in the control of the situation on the European continent by the United States. As a country across the Atlantic Ocean, the United States, as a country across the Atlantic, is too laborious to confront a continental power such as the Soviet Union, and it must be helped by a trusted country in Europe.

There is no doubt that the United Kingdom is such a country. In terms of trust and national strength, it should be trusted more than other countries. There is no doubt about this.

The Americans said that although you are right, it is better to agree to the conditions for opening the foreign exchange market in the United States. Otherwise there may be problems with this amount of aid.

Alan Wilson's answer to this is that in terms of population, the United Kingdom deserves the largest share. In terms of state relations, blood between the United States and the United States is thicker than water. Now the Soviet bloc is watching, if the United States agrees to it conditions, the United Kingdom will certainly be put on the head of Finnishization.

"It seems that we all have to ask the country for instructions." McCall sighed and said that he had understood the current difficulties in the UK, but the decision was not made by himself, but in Washington.

Alan Wilson thanked him very much, saying that if the United States could not insist too much on foreign exchange control conditions, he would be willing to negotiate with London and contribute a little on the road to European integration.

In real history, the U.S. supported the U.K. in promoting European integration, but in the end the U.K. was still burdened by history. It just followed the U.S.’s call for European integration, but did not participate in it.

In the end, more than ten years later, when the empire's capital was almost exhausted, the United States forced the French to join the European Community. It was a disheartened face. At that time, Fade had already developed.

Politically, the UK is not as attractive as France, and economically it is not an opponent of Germany. The benefits have not been much, and they have to bear the responsibility.

If some work is done to integrate Europe at this time with the support of the United States, even the worst can not be worse than history.

"Oh, Mr. Allen, it would be great if Britain could do this." McCall was obviously interested, and finally there was a less stubborn Englishman.

To be honest, what a great opportunity this is. With the support of the United States, the United Kingdom will integrate Europe to establish a common market, which is a good thing from any point of view. But after Washington proposed it, London has been vague about it, which puzzled Washington. Are the British crazy?

Sure enough, it is still necessary to persecute the United Kingdom appropriately to achieve its goal more easily.

Although he thought so, McCall expressed respect on the surface that European integration is also a good thing for the UK. .

After Alan Wilson left, the assistant came over and said softly, "Assistant Secretary, the British are obviously begging for food, and it's ridiculous to say that blood is thicker than water."

"At present we need the UK to integrate Europe, and opening up the European market will make our aid worthwhile. If the UK is willing to do this, it would be a good idea to give the UK a little sweetness. Now the attitudes of the countries that come to Paris are very different, and we have to maintain the same attitude as Washington. Contact." McCall said indifferently, "If the UK cooperates, we don't have to take off their emperor's new clothes, otherwise it will be bad for everyone."

Alan Wilson, who had left the residence of the US delegation, also rushed to contact London. This money is not taken for nothing, because 90% of the aid amount in the Marshall Plan does not need to be repaid.

The UK deservedly received the largest share in history, which was three billion dollars. What kind of change is this? No one knows exactly how much the Soviet Union assisted China, but most scholars in the United States believe that it is at least more than two billion US dollars.

The Soviet Union is indeed incomparable with the wealthy United States. The total amount of the Marshall Plan was more than six times that of the Soviet Union's aid to China. This shows how huge the economic advantage of the United States was after the war.

Faced with the premise of the Soviet Union's covetousness, the United States very much hopes that Europe will not go back to the old road, and that there will be no conflicts between Britain and Germany, France, Germany, Britain and France. The establishment of the European Common Market is the way for the United States to make these conflicts disappear.

It’s just that the UK was not interested, and under the repeated hints of the United States, it only stood by in solidarity without taking any actual action. In the end, France and Germany took the lead. The easing of relations between France and Germany is what Germany needs both economically and geographically. On this basis, with France and Germany taking the lead, some cooperation ideas for European integration will be carried out. In the later period, I wanted to break away from the situation of completely obeying the United States and have my own right to speak, which led to the birth of the European Union.

Alan Wilson's idea is very simple. As long as the United States does not put pressure on Britain, but puts pressure on other European countries, the United Kingdom can help the United States jointly put pressure on other European countries.

The conditions for opening foreign exchange control can be exchanged for supporting European integration. As long as the United States does not regret it in the future, Alan Wilson will never regret it. If he wants to make money now, he will build another hill in the future to rebuild the glory of the British Empire.

After all, the British mainland does not have a broad market and population. It is uncertain whether the British Commonwealth can not be replaced by the United States.

Even if the Commonwealth can be kept, it is not incompatible with leading Europe. A person needs to walk on two legs, let alone a country, there is no reason to put eggs in one basket.

Since the United States very much hopes that the United Kingdom will support European integration, there is nothing wrong with supporting European integration in exchange for relatively favorable conditions. After all, 90% of the aid is donated.

The Organization for European Economic Integration and the European Community, at the beginning of their establishment, were strongly facilitated by the United States because of the needs of the Cold War, mainly because of the existence of the common enemy of the Soviet Union.

Alan Wilson does not know why the United Kingdom has always resisted the European Community, and was finally forced into it by the United States. But the United States is now saying in front of him that it attaches great importance to this matter, and he can use it to negotiate conditions.

Alan Wilson even flew back to London directly, and went straight to Whitehall when he landed to explain the current situation. After all, the telegram was not clear.

Because he had submitted a colonial value assessment report before, Alan Wilson could submit the report directly to the Prime Minister. After all, there have been countless times for the first time, and he already knew quite a few civil servants in Whitehall.

The purpose of returning to London was to explain his attitude towards the current negotiation. At the same time, he talked about his understanding of the Marshall Plan. On the first day, he talked about the ideas of various countries at the Paris Conference and his communication with the Americans.

The next day, a report was sent to Prime Minister Attlee. In short, this report denied that Alan Wilson himself supported European integration. Three-ring diplomacy.

One, two and three's explanations are very clear. The UK will not accept the birth of a European Community. It is absolutely impossible for the United Kingdom to lead it, or it may not be accepted by its own leadership. So Alan Wilson said he did not support the leadership of the European Community!

But the two-wing flying is different. The British India and the British-occupied German territories have implemented it once before, and the effect is very good, while the British Commonwealth and the European Community can be regarded as an enlarged two-wing flying.

The left-handed European Community and the right-handed Commonwealth of Nations, with the UK mediating in the middle, this is balanced, which is very consistent with the traditional British continental equilibrium policy. As for external propaganda, he copied the former Prime Minister's Three Rings Diplomacy, who had become a Churchill MP, to show that it was still necessary to shout about the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

As to whether the Churchill MP who was in the opposition had already come up with the idea of ​​the so-called three-ring diplomacy at this time. Will there be any contempt for Prime Minister Attlee's plagiarism, that's not Alan Wilson's business, he's a civil servant, civil servants are only on the side of the winner, and now Labour is the winner.

"Norman, do your Whitehall civil servants look down on us elected leaders?"

In the Prime Minister's Office, seeing the Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke coming in, Prime Minister Attlee asked. Norman Brooke is different from his predecessor~lightnovelpub.net~ and has a good relationship with ministers in various departments.

For this reason, Prime Minister Attlee sometimes jokes with Norman Brooke.

"Where does this come from? We are all executives." Norman Brooke sat down with a stylized smile, "Dear Prime Minister, is the situation in Paris a little embarrassing?"

"Allen said that the Americans very much hope that the United Kingdom can play its due role in the European common market." Attlee frowned and said, "For this reason, Allen talked to the Americans about foreign exchange control on this condition. Question. But I haven't thought about it yet, you know, once we promise, we can't go back."

"Is this?" Norman Brooke thought of a lot at this time, such as selling the Mysore iron ore, such as the medical license of British India, one after another came to mind, and finally said, "We are still You have to consider your own interests, and then it's a European thing."

"Yes, foreign exchange control involves our British economy." Prime Minister Attlee nodded solemnly.

In this week's parliamentary questioning, Prime Minister Attlee faced more than 600 MPs and emphasized the significance of post-war economic recovery to the UK. Then the conversation turned and he took out a bombshell, saying that the UK should invest more in the diplomatic field. "There are three main parts. I personally call it the three-ring diplomacy, focusing on developing relations between the United States, the British Commonwealth and Europe."

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