"At least so far, the British are doing okay." Charles de Gaulle because of his height, in order to show respect for others, was reluctant to stand and talk to others, drank a saliva and immediately sat down and said, "I hope the British can also understand the current situation, at least the current decision is the same as my thoughts, the short-term threat to France is Germany, and the long-term threat may be the Soviet Union, but this long-term threat will not necessarily be expressed in the mode of war." ”

"I am afraid that the current British, because of the mistakes of the Chamberlain period, have gone to the opposite direction, exaggerated the threat of the Soviet Union, become nervous, and give up the interests of Europe. The Soviet Union was certainly a threat, but the Americans were not credible, for example, in Vietnam, the Americans gave our surrender rights to the Chinese. ”

Listening to De Gaulle's words, George Pierdouer nodded and expressed his agreement with De Gaulle's thoughts, "Whether it is the Soviet Union or the United States, the threat to the colonies in our hands is the same, the Soviet Union cannot project its power overseas in the short term, but the Americans have the ability, and the British still made the right judgment at a critical moment this time." ”

"The question is what role Germany has in this." Charles de Gaulle opened his mouth, and he did not have a good idea of how to deal with Germany, "It must be admitted that the possibility of Germany's accession to the Soviets is not entirely impossible, but it is very small, and therefore there is no need to consider it from a practical point of view." This was first and foremost because of the long-standing contemptuous hatred that separated the Germans from the Slavs, and the national closeness of the Germans to Britain and America, and the sincere, though not always reciprocated, sympathetic attitude of the Germans towards the British, showed that the Anglo-Americans were inclined towards Germany. ”

"In addition to this, the visible signs of strength and abundance of the British, through the treatment of prisoners of war, the conduct of the occupying forces, and so on, further deepened in the minds of the Germans the kind of cross-border envy that they had always held for their distant relatives across the English Channel."

"George, if Germany is finally Sovietized, we can conclude that France cannot be retained under these circumstances, and will inevitably become the next after Germany. Therefore, we also hope that Germany can resist the Soviet Union and become an outpost to protect Europe, but the Germans are distant relatives of Britain and the United States, and they have hatred for us, and this problem is too difficult to solve. ”

When it comes to how to get along with Germany, Charles de Gaulle's heart is also full of sighs, most of the opinions within the French Provisional Government are to take revenge on Germany, even De Gaulle is unwilling to oppose it, which will isolate him.

But the consequences of retaliation against Germany might turn Germany towards the Soviets, though this is unlikely; Another possibility is that Britain and the United States will exclude French influence in the German-occupied zone, but this possibility is very large.

Either outcome would be detrimental to the long-term development of France, and Britain and Germany had a sense of national affection. It is still too difficult for France to compete for influence.

So de Gaulle always tried to speak for Italy, which was also part of Latin civilization, and for this reason, when Britain proposed that Spain join the Brussels Conference, France did not firmly oppose it.

Italy and Spain were both allies of France in maintaining influence, and of course France had to do so now, and medieval Poland had shown that it was not a good idea to jump back and forth between two powerful enemies.

Between Britain and the United States and the Soviet Union, if France alone wants to go its own way, it must be the end of Poland.

Fortunately, Britain seems to be more sincere, from resolutely supporting France to become a permanent member of the Security Council, to fighting for France's right to garrison Germany, the current Britain is still relatively credible.

While the leaders of the French Provisional Government and the Minister of Foreign Affairs were negotiating, the combination of hard and soft measures against Spain continued.

If someone interviews Alan Wilson, who did his best for the British Empire in 1945, but can only look into the eyes of the United States and the Soviet Union, is it a hellish task?

Alan Wilson would have denied it in his heart that it was better than serving France in 1945. At least on the colonial issue, although the political situation in France was unstable and it stepped down at every turn, it was still the same on the colonial issue.

It was England that seemed to be politically stable, and if Alan Wilson was a Frenchman, he would be truly desperate, because England was a pig teammate who could not be trusted at all.

When Churchill came to power for the second time, he still felt that Britain had the strength to play the three-ring diplomacy and become the link between the British Commonwealth, the United States and the Soviet Union.

When Churchill's successor Eden was prime minister, the Suez Canal War was lost, and France finally understood that Britain could no longer be relied on, so it left Britain and began to go it alone, while reconciling with Germany, and openly saying that Britain was only interested in dividing Europe.

At that time, Britain was too late to take the initiative, and France had repeatedly refused Britain to join the European Community.

In 1945, Britain was actually in much better condition than France, and as long as it was willing to lay down its roots, it would be easy to set up an EC with Britain and France as the dual core, and Britain would certainly have a heavier say in it than France, and it was foreseeable that Britain would form an EC with Britain as the main body and France as the auxiliary.

Alan Wilson, who had joined Nino Bertrand in attacking the Spanish representative, launched an inducement offensive after the French showed a tough attitude, saying that Europe still welcomed Spain's contribution.

"I will definitely report the situation here to General Franco truthfully." Inspired by the glory of the two colonial empires, Manuel Martin was grateful to Britain and France, regardless of their past grievances.

"This is an opportunity for Spain to re-enter the international community." Alan Wilson said slowly, "Of course, the premise is that Spain will make strong amends for the damage it has done to Europe before. At this time, the opportunity has come, and it is hoped that Spain will seize this opportunity, otherwise it will be a waste of the goodwill of Britain and France. ”

Britain and France are also big countries with global influence, and in the eyes of the rest of the world, they are very strong, if not on an equal footing with the United States and the Soviet Union.

Obviously, in front of Spain, the ancestors are wider than Britain and France, who have not yet pulled off their bottoms, and they still have a lot of face.

Manuel Martin even had a heavy responsibility in his heart, and it was up to him to see if Spain could break through the diplomatic dilemma of total isolation.

Regardless of the Spanish delegate who had a lot of inner drama, Alan Wilson left the Spanish delegation's residence directly with Nino Bertrand after the effect, moving his somewhat stiff arms, he had been working at full power recently, and he was also a little tired.

To show hypocrisy in public meetings, and to express the domineering of old imperialism in secret, duplicity is not something that anyone can do, especially with the French representative next to him, which consumes the most saliva.

"Alan, aren't you a little tired?" Nino Bertrand asked with concern, "Actually, at the beginning of the meeting, I still had some doubts about you, but you changed my mind. ”

"Do I know Mr. Nino?" Alan Wilson asked puzzled, people can't always be biased, right? Both sides don't know each other, why do the French have doubts about themselves when they come up? Just because you're British?

"Uh, nothing." Nino Bertrand wanted to speak again and again, and wanted to ask, have you ever stood and talked impassionedly on the streets of Paris without backache, and even appeared in the British newspaper?

It can be thought that this is not a glorious thing after all, Nino Bertrand still did not ask, but could only say, "You are not like ordinary British diplomats, you seem to be very enthusiastic about your current work. ”

"Of course, I'm European." Alan Wilson stood upright and said proudly, "But it is true that many people in China have doubts about Britain's initiative to intervene in Europe, which is against tradition. ”

Tradition? Nino Bertrand's face changed, and the biggest victim of Britain's tradition towards Europe can be said to be France. A long illness has become a good doctor, and France's diplomatic philosophy towards Britain is the country with the best understanding.

"It turned out to be a European pie!" Nino Bertrand's tone was more perfunctory and perfunctory, just because of the French accent, which was not heard by Alan Wilson, "I don't know what Allen thinks about a united Europe." ”

"The greatest bond of solidarity is the colony!" Alan Wilson looked at the distance between the Dutch and Portuguese representatives, and said in a low voice, "In fact, Spain can be used as a breakthrough point to form a joint foreign legion, the European Foreign Legion." ”

"That's what London thinks." Nino Bertrand's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "I don't know how many supporters of London are?" ”

"Oh, my friend, that's what the French think." Alan Wilson shirked the blame without a trace, "How can there be such a whimsical idea among the British. If someone brings it up, it will be ridiculed. But if the French make this proposal, it must be taken seriously, because it is a diplomatic matter and must be taken seriously. ”

Nino Bertrand stood for a moment in Yun Ai, savoring Alan Wilson's words, and finally smiled, "Actually, France has always had similar ideas, and it has always wanted to put forward it at this meeting. ”

"Oh, yes? It seems that the British Empire must think carefully about this issue. Alan Wilson looked surprised, moved his stiff neck and said, "Go talk to the Belgians, it's probably much easier to deal with than Spain." ”