Chapter 438 The Boat of Friendship

"Mr. Weizmann, have a nice trip."

"Thank you."

Professor Chaim Weizmann smiled and took his passport from a British customs officer at the Port of Liverpool. Then he nodded to an assistant beside him and said, "James, let's get on board."

"Okay, professor."

The man named James was probably in his 40s, and from the outside he was an out-and-out British gentleman. He was an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manchester, and had just become Professor Weizmann's laboratory assistant not long ago. But Professor Weizmann knew very well that his new assistant had a background, either from MI5 or MI6 - he was sent to monitor Professor Weizmann.

However, Professor Weizmann understood this kind of surveillance very well, because he was a person who should be closely monitored. He has always had two identities, a famous chemist and a leader of the Zionist movement!

Unlike the choice of another Zionist scientist of this era, Einstein, Weizmann has always stayed in the UK and followed the route of the British Empire. Not only did he actively seek support among the British upper class, but he also contributed to the British Empire's war machine - during the First World War, he researched smokeless explosives for the British, and now he is developing high-octane gasoline for Britain.

In addition, he is also the leader of the pro-British faction in the Zionist movement. After the start of World War II, he made speeches in German broadcasts more than once, calling on European Jewish scientists not to work for the German Empire. Moreover, he repeatedly called on the Jewish autonomous organizations in Palestine to obey the leadership of the British Empire and jointly fight against the German and Italian invaders.

His attitude certainly won the favor of the British, which is why he was able to travel frequently between Britain and the United States during the war. But this trust changed significantly after the German-Italian coalition won the Mediterranean Campaign.

Now not only are most Jews under the control of Germany, but even Palestine, the homeland of the Jews in their hearts, will fall into the hands of Germany.

If Professor Chaim Weizmann is really a Zionist, then he should go to Germany, and he can only go to Germany.

But Professor Chaim Weizmann showed no sign of defecting to Germany. Just a few days ago, he developed an additive for Britain that can increase the octane number of gasoline.

Today, he is going to take an American cruise ship to the United States to discuss synthetic rubber technology with several colleagues. Although Britain and the United States are not short of rubber, Japan's threat to the rubber producing areas in Southeast Asia is well known, so British and American chemists have begun to study synthetic rubber.

And Professor Chaim Weizmann is an expert in this field, so the British government did not stop him from going abroad. After all, Professor Weizmann is on an American cruise ship, and there are British agents following him, so he should not be able to escape.

Just as Professor Weizmann boarded the American cruise ship named "Mississippi Princess", the "Gothenburg" cruise ship flying the Swedish flag was parked at a berth close to the "Mississippi Princess". The destination of this "Gothenburg" is also the United States, and it is very coincidental. The time it left the Port of Liverpool was very close to the time when the "Mississippi Princess" left, almost one after another.

"Colonel Schellenberg, are you absolutely sure that the professor boarded the Mississippi Princess?"

In the captain's cabin of the "Gothenburg", the captain, Colonel Colt. Weher, and Colonel Val T. Schellenberg of the German Central Security Bureau were having a secret conversation behind closed doors. This Colonel Colt. Weher was not a Swedish colonel, but a genuine German Wehrmacht naval colonel.

Before taking over the "Gothenburg", he was the captain of an auxiliary cruiser (a disguised attack ship), and sank 10 British merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean, and was awarded the Knight's Iron Cross for this. After completing a one-year maritime interception mission, he became the captain of the intelligence gathering ship "Gothenburg" registered in Sweden.

The so-called "intelligence gathering ship", as the name suggests, is used to collect intelligence. Because it is under the flag of the neutral country Sweden, this cruise ship can openly enter and exit the ports of Britain and Canada, and can also sail openly on the North Atlantic route. Sometimes, it could follow the British escort fleet and send their coordinates to the German submarine headquarters in Wilhelmshaven by telegraph (in code and code).

In order to better disguise itself, the "Gothenburg" also salvaged British crew members who fell into the water several times after the German submarine launched an attack, and sent them safely to British or American ports. Therefore, the "Gothenburg" was also on the "good guy list" of the British Royal Navy. Every time it entered and exited the British port, it would receive some preferential treatment and convenience.

However, today, the "Gothenburg" was not following the British fleet, but an American merchant ship.

"It's completely certain!" Val T. Schellenberg replied, "Send a telegram to the headquarters now."

"Okay." Colonel Kurt. Weher nodded, "So we can damage it in the waters near the Azores!"

That's right, it was damaged! Damage an American merchant ship! Although it was a bit risky, it was the only way to quickly "rescue" Professor Weizmann who was under the tight control of the British.

This Chaim Weizmann is really an important figure. Not only does he have the formula for high-octane gasoline that Germany urgently needs, but he is also one of the most important leaders of the Zionist movement and the leader of Israel. The best candidate for president of the country.

And the State of Israel is very important to Germany now! Germany's current policy towards European Jews is to give them a homeland of their own - to give them a country, but not to expel them immediately from Europe. Because there are millions of hard-working and very capable laborers, including many scientists like Professor Weizmann. Germany needed them to work hard, but it couldn't make them all Germans, so it needed to create a homeland for them. And this Jewish homeland must be firmly controlled by Germany!

"There won't be any accidents, right?" Val T. Schellenberg asked, "Can your submarine catch this American cruise ship? Isn't this cruise ship very fast?"

"No problem," Colonel Kurt Wehe said, "We have also prepared seaplanes, which take off from Spain. If the submarine attack fails, the seaplanes will attack."

Before the Mediterranean campaign, it was impossible for German seaplanes to take off from Spain. But the situation is different now. Although Franco has not finally agreed to participate in the war, he has agreed to let German seaplanes and submarines use the port in Galicia, Spain (near the Atlantic Ocean). Therefore, the He-115 seaplane with torpedoes can operate near the Azores Islands.

"It won't sink the American ship, will it?" Val T. Schellenberg asked somewhat uneasily.

It was Schellenberg who came up with the plan to damage the American cruise ship and then let the "Gothenburg" rescue the people and abduct Professor Weizmann. Because he was afraid of triggering a war with the United States, Schellenberg did not dare to sink the American ship, only to damage it.

"There will be no problem, everything has been arranged." Colonel Kurt Weihe stood up, adjusted his military uniform, and then said to Schellenberg with a smile, "Don't worry, before dark tomorrow, this Professor Weizmann will definitely fall into our hands."

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"Mr. Gurian, Professor Weizmann will definitely arrive in Alexandria safely, the day after tomorrow at the latest."

The plan to "rescue" the future Israeli president was personally approved by Hirschman, and now he himself is still in Alexandria, Egypt, and living in the original British Consulate. This is a very majestic and solemn house, showing every aspect The glorious height of the British Empire. But now the swastika flag of the German Empire is hoisted here.

This afternoon, Ben-Gurion, the future Prime Minister of Israel with a strange-looking hairstyle, and Michel Aflaq, the leader of the Arab Social Renewal Movement, were invited over at the same time. Of course for the two interconnected events of Zionism and Arab renaissance.

"Mr. Affleck, please sit down too." Hessman smiled and greeted Michelle Affleck, who looked a little ugly. "I invited you here today because I want to tell you about the Zionist State and the independence of Syria. This is Mr. Gurion, the chairman of the Zionist Executive Committee and will soon be the Prime Minister of the independent State of Israel. Gurion Mr. Aflaq, the leader of the Arab Renaissance Movement, I think he will be elected as the prime minister of the independent Syrian Republic. I hope that the two can become good friends in the future so as to further carry forward the traditional friendship between Israel and Syria.”

Is there any traditional friendship between Arabs and Jews? Aflaq and Gurian looked at each other and shook hands politely. It seemed that there was still hope for peaceful coexistence between the two countries in the future.

But it doesn’t matter even if Jews and Arabs don’t get along. A few more Arab-Israeli wars will get better. If they don’t fight, they won’t get to know each other!

Hessman smiled and nodded, saying: "I hope today will become a historic moment and the beginning of the Arab nation and the Jewish nation becoming friendly neighbors again after being separated for more than a thousand years."

"I would also like to formally announce our German government's policy on the Arabian Peninsula." Hersmann's voice had already softened. He said, "At a time when all mankind is jointly opposing British colonialism, our German Empire hopes that the Arabian Peninsula People abandon all prejudices, live together peacefully, and stand together on an anti-colonial and anti-imperialist stance. If any party violates our policy and provokes conflict and war in the Arabian Peninsula before we defeat Britain, then they will be regarded as such. They were ruthlessly eliminated as the accomplices and lackeys of the British. In addition, what we support in the Arabian Peninsula is the progressive force of secularization, and we hope that one or several Turkish-style countries will emerge on the Arabian Peninsula.”