Chapter 38 The Saar District Problem

The emergence of the French-occupied area was something that Britain vigorously promoted, and the war has not yet officially ended. However, the United States, which is currently the most powerful, is not as prepared as the future world hegemony.

As for how much interest it will occupy from the world in the future, it is still in the stage of blind eyes. Even Alan Wilson can guess whether the United States is planning to prepare for the former world hegemony, the British Empire, or aiming at engulfing Eastern Europe with a big victory. The book USSR? It's hard to tell.

Given that both Britain and France still have a large number of colonies, such hesitation within the US decision-making circle is also very normal. After all, no one can see what the world will look like decades from now, and making policies is a matter of taking one step at a time.

This is why Churchill vigorously improved the status of France, and even urged France to enter the United Nations as a permanent member. To say that they are very optimistic about de Gaulle, neither the United Kingdom nor the United States have this idea, but as I said before, if they are not optimistic about de Gaulle, no one will be able to suppress the French Communist Party.

The Communist Party of France has nearly one million members and spreads in every corner of society, making it the undisputed largest party. Together with their family and friends, their potential power is a huge force in France with a population of just over 40 million.

As a representative of France, what he first discussed with Allen Wilson was the expected division of the French-occupied area and when he would be able to enter the occupied area.

"Pierre, we must restore a certain post-war order in Germany, right? Otherwise, it's useless to go in. At present, what our two countries and the United States have to do is to maintain the basic economic operations in the occupied areas." Alan Wilson crossed his fingers and talked about his own difficulties, "Otherwise, if we walk over, everything will go in, and the soldiers will go in to graze? Military control also needs time to restore order, even the Prime Minister and President Roosevelt can't help it."

"Well, when you were still at sea, President Roosevelt had died of illness, and now the President of the United States is Truman." Eifel, who was beside Alan Wilson, coughed softly and reminded him in a low voice.

"The reasoning is still the same." Alan Wilson proved with practical actions that as long as he didn't feel embarrassed, others would be embarrassed. He was still at sea and hadn't arrived in London. He didn't know how normal it was for the US to change its president.

The French representative on the opposite side of the table did not pay attention to the movement here, but whispered to each other. Obviously there were other problems. After a while, Pierre Le Mans communicated cautiously, "Except for the issue of the marching time in the French-occupied area. , We have one more thing, which is also a very loud voice in the current government, if this matter can get the support of the UK, France will be very grateful."

"Pierre, please tell me." Eifel glanced at Alan Wilson, and said to the Frenchman across the table with an encouraging voice.

"On the issue of the Saarland Protectorate, the government has a very loud voice that it should completely destroy Germany's potential for war. Our allies will not refuse this matter." Pierre Le Mans said while staring at the reaction on the other side.

Alan Wilson glanced at each other. This topic was unexpected. He didn't even know where the Saar Protectorate was. Eifel called someone to bring in a map. Found what the other party said.

At the end of World War II, France's attitude towards Germany was exactly the same as at the end of World War I. Simply put: Germany must die! The main focus of France's post-war punishment of Germany is the disposal of the Saarland and Ruhr regions of Germany. And strongly opposed the establishment of a new German central government.

If a suitable template is found in history, it happens to be found, which is the state before the unification of Germany. The Holy Roman Empire is in the best interests of the French.

Saarland is on the border of Germany and France, next to the famous Alsace-Lorraine. This place is small,

It is only less than 2,500 square kilometers, but it has a population of nearly one million. More importantly, it has coal reserves of nearly 10 billion tons and an annual output of 10 million tons. Production capacity will be comparable to that of Germany before the war, and the two countries will be on an equal footing in terms of industrial scale.

Even France is ready to speak. When France was strong in history, the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of Germany, suffered greatly. The Saarland area has been occupied by France many times. The rhetoric of occupying the Saarland area has been since ancient times...

"Uh, Mr. Pierre." Alan Wilson's brain turned sharply, and he quickly organized his words, "As we all know, although Britain and France have not always appeared as allies, in the past hundred years, we have jointly dealt with many wars Threats, from the Far East to Crimea, not to mention the two recent world wars, so I don’t want to say much about the relationship between the two countries. It’s just that the problem in the Saar district is beyond my current authority. Foreigners must submit the French opinion to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then wait for a reply, which is a necessary process.”

"As Allen said, this is all necessary." Eifel immediately took over the conversation and continued, "And this issue can be said to be very complicated. The current main resistance is not London. London and Paris have blood. friendship, but we don’t know what the Americans mean. According to the negotiations at the Yalta Conference, the divisional occupation, including Bavaria in southern Germany to the German-French border, is under the control of the US military, and now the US military Even if we want to help, there is nothing we can do."

"In the final analysis, we may need to communicate more with the Americans." Allen Wilson said in a concluding sentence, meaning that it is useless to tell us that the Saar District is currently occupied by American soldiers.

American forces, not British forces, were in charge of the Saarland occupation, and political agitation was strictly prohibited in the area. On the other hand, France's status among the allies after World War II is far inferior to that of France at the end of World War I among the Allies.

Even if the United Kingdom is now trying to prove to the United States and the Soviet Union that France is worthy of the status of a victorious country, it has had little effect.

Of course, the matter is not completely incomprehensible. The other party just wants to seek the understanding of the United Kingdom. Alan Wilson said, "It depends on whether General de Gaulle can win over the Saarland area during the establishment of the French-occupied area."

"I understand." Pierre Le Mans nodded. The French-occupied area was divided into two parts by the British-occupied area and the American-occupied area. The British let France fight for it during the process. The local area is divided into French-occupied areas.

For Alan Wilson and Eiffel, they were also happy to push this issue to the Americans, and the Germans were jealous of them.