Chapter 560 Merger of Occupied Areas

Alan Wilson did not look down on MacArthur. In fact, he was very clear about MacArthur's achievements. The most successful place in MacArthur's military career was undoubtedly in the Philippines.

He fought several victorious battles in the Philippines and successfully defended Manila. Then General MacArthur took full control of the Philippines after more than a dozen bloody battles. American newspapers reported his achievements with prominent pages. He soon became commander of all U.S. forces in the Philippines and was appointed military governor of the islands.

These achievements made MacArthur widely praised, and Americans are well aware of it. This love later transferred to his son, the current five-star general Mugi.

This time Britain was able to escape the fate of sending ground troops to intervene in the war. The final analysis is that the current Federal Republic of Germany has not appeared, and NATO has not been established.

The prerequisite for the absence of the Federal Republic of Germany and the establishment of NATO was that the United Kingdom was supplementing itself with the British-occupied areas of Germany. After financial relief, enthusiasm for the transatlantic military alliance waned. In essence, it was still a question of money.

The continuation of financial support is the reason why the Federal Republic of Germany and NATO did not appear. At the same time, it was also the reason for Britain's insistence that it did not want to participate in the Korean War. When the Korean War broke out in history, NATO had already been established. At the same time, Britain could not leave the assistance of the United States and could only follow the United States to join the war.

Now using the three-nation occupation zone and military alliance to negotiate with the Americans is conditional. Anyway, it is impossible for Britain to accept NATO as an organization where the United States holds Britain hostage and sends it to die on the other side of the earth.

From this point of view, Alan Wilson's efforts in recent years have been very effective.

Even without Alan Wilson, Britain and the United States would have been no less nasty during the Korean War.

Britain was unwilling to participate in the war, and it also encountered MacArthur, who did not hesitate to expand the war after being embarrassed. This caused many quarrels between Britain and the United States during the Korean War.

Even the comeback of Churchill did not change the conflict of interests between Britain and the United States. For this reason, during the Korean War, Churchill finally made the opposite decision to support the war after personally experiencing two world wars. Join Canada, Australia and New Zealand to oppose the United States.

It was the series of consequences brought about by fiscal problems, such as the absence of NATO and the absence of the Federal Republic of Germany, that gave the UK room for bargaining. Of course, Edward Bridges, the deputy secretary of the Treasury, knows best about this kind of problem.

"Dear Sir, are we very dependent on the United States now?" After the result of not sending ground troops to the war, Alan Wilson became much more relaxed, and he was laughing a lot these days.

"It can be said to be within controllable range." Edward Bridges said the situation is quite optimistic.

Alan Wilson was silent for a moment, then asked again, "What if the pound is treated unkindly, and the country that does it uses US dollars? What will happen?"

"In that case, the situation will indeed be very serious, and it can only be resisted through administrative means." Edward Bridges' answer made Alan Wilson's good mood disappear directly. Therefore, the Overseas Asset Management Committee still needs to work harder.

But no matter what, the situation in the UK is definitely better than at the same time in history, which is very comforting.

"Alan, how much credit do you have for General Mountbatten's report?" Edward Bridges received countless reports from Alan Wilson. From the moment he saw that report, he felt that the words and sentences were very familiar. His style can often be seen since the days of British India.

"Part of it!" Alan Wilson said reservedly, "The opinions are all those of the Sea Secretary. I am only responsible for writing the report."

"That's right!" Edward Bridges saw it through but said very happily, "Your growth is very gratifying."

Alan Wilson immediately received a new additional temporary job. As a reward for his energy, he was to go to Germany to witness the merger of the British and American occupied areas. After avoiding ground troops from participating in the war, in exchange for the British occupied areas, they must also enter The substantial stage of the emergence of the Federal Republic of Germany.

We can't just put it off like this. Germany must definitely rearm. Britain, France and the United States were not sure they could fight the Soviet ground forces on land, so Germany had to be at the front.

Before departure, Alan Wilson received the sad news that New Delhi announced that it had controlled all of Hyderabad.

Later, more details were told to him by Alim, Ali Khan’s housekeeper in London, “Of course the Maharaja is still alive. After the Hyderabad army was defeated, the Maharaja knew that there was no power to resist the government troops. "

"Hey, Hyderabad is a landlocked state after all, and we have no way to support it. Hindus account for 80% again!" Alan Wilson was very frustrated, but immediately asked the question he was most concerned about, "I don't know. How is your condition now? You are not injured."

"After the Hyderabad army gave up its resistance, the Maharaja received courtesy from New Delhi and is currently appointed as the Chief Minister of Hyderabad. Of course, many conditions are still under negotiation." Alim was also frustrated, but still took Ali Khan's Tell the truth about the situation.

"Oh, actually I have an idea. But now I am going to Germany soon, and I will contact the Lord Ali Khan when I have time." Alan Wilson hesitated to speak, and finally decided to hide his thoughts from Alim.

The idea is actually very simple. Alan Wilson has promised London that he will not care if London wants one pound of money to develop British Malaya, but the development of British Malaya does require money.

Ali Khan, as the former richest man in the world, was very rich. As we all know, there were several places in British Malaya without monarchs, but there were many sultans in British Malaya, which had a strong monarch character.

If Ali Khan, who had not fought against the Indian government forces this time, was interested, he could arrange for Ali Khan to go to British Malaya. Similar operations have not happened before. The current Iraqi royal family was once driven out by the French in Syria and then resettled in Iraq by the British.

It can be said that the UK has a criminal record in this regard. Since it has a criminal record and the UK is the founding country of common law, it can be copied again according to precedent. Of course, this depends on how much money Ali Khan can give to the Colonial Office.

After all, Britain is different now from the Britain before World War II. It must learn to be diligent and thrifty. If Ali Khan can come up with figures that satisfy the British government, I believe this matter will not be difficult to handle, and the Colonial Office will make adjustments as appropriate.

Alan Wilson estimated that with just tens of millions of pounds, the Colonial Office should be able to feel Ali Khan's sincerity.

Tens of millions of pounds was also a huge sum of money for Ali Khan, but it was not a pain in the ass. The remaining money was enough to continue investing in British Malaya.

The only worry now is whether Ali Khan thinks the status of a monarch is worth investing so much money.

Alan Wilson would find an opportunity to talk to Ali Khan about this matter when he had time. The next day, he had arrived in Bonn to complete his temporary job and observe the discussions between Britain and the United States on the merger of the two countries' occupied territories.

It was already 1950, the Korean War had broken out, and Germany was still in a state of division and occupation by four countries. The original historical Federal Republic of Germany has been established for one year, and the occupied areas of the three countries have been merged for two years. As a result, even the occupied areas have not been merged.

Alan Wilson was not the person in charge of promoting the merger of the British and American territories this time. He just came to show his presence and gain a qualification. Needless to say, he was very grateful to the head of Whitehall for caring about his qualifications. He was even delighted with his promising career.

The uplifting mood was directly reflected in the body, and sisters Pokina and Anna felt it immediately.

"It seems that our Germany cannot be unified." After learning the purpose of Alan Wilson's coming to Germany, Bokina stretched out her finger to draw circles on the man's chest, expressing her regret for the division of Germany.

"When we talk to the Americans about the cooperation area, we also need to strive for relatively favorable conditions for the UK. All Europe knows that the Ruhr area is the essence of Germany, so our purpose this time is to strive for the future German capital to be in the UK. In the occupied area." Alan Wilson touched the plumpness of the dragoon and hummed, "I think Bonn is very suitable."

"Knead it gently..." Pokina's voice was thin and weak, "A new Germany is about to be established, and they still regard themselves as an occupying force."

"Isn't it established yet? I'm going to experience the treatment of an occupying army today." Listening to Pokina's tone of encouragement or protest, Alan Wilson was ready to move and couldn't wait to once again fulfill the victorious nation that still exists. majesty.

While the United Kingdom and the United States were negotiating around the occupied areas, in late July North Korea swept across Jeolla Province with Mokpo and Jinju.

From the outbreak of the war on June 25 to the end of July, for a month, Gyeongsang Province was still in the hands of South Korea. The only big city that could support the U.S. and South Korean troops was Busan.

Talking about the merger of the British and American occupied areas at this time, although it was a necessary step in accordance with the exchange conditions, the American representatives inevitably listened to the British grumblings and undisguised doubts about the combat effectiveness of the US military.

Although the discussion was about the occupied territories, the British representative also demanded that the United States immediately replenish its military power in Europe. "The Soviet Union's military power is much stronger than North Korea. We hope that the United States can replenish its military power sufficient to protect Europe. The Eighth Army will not The fate of Russia will be repeated in Europe, after all, the Soviet Union will not give us the opportunity to make mistakes."

This grievance embarrassed the American representatives who came to discuss the merger of the British and American territories, and expressed this embarrassment in a telegram to Washington.