"According to conservative estimates by economists and fiscal scientists, over the past eight years, Japan has plundered hundreds of billions of marks worth of gold, silver, precious stones, and other hard currencies, as well as millions of tons of grain, minerals, timber, and other resources from its occupied territories. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 In contrast, even more than a century ago, the British Empire's brutal and brutal aggression against backward countries was far from such an astonishing gain, let alone the performance of the German army during the occupation of Belgium, France, Britain and other European countries. In view of the fact that the Japanese Government and military have gone beyond the most basic moral constraints and have acted in defiance of international conventions recognized by civilized society, and that they have become a group of evil and brutal beasts, we believe that it is necessary to adopt a special sanction measure, which for the time being will be called the 'Shelter Project'. ”

After nightfall, on a cruise ship sailing gently on the Swabian River, diplomats from Germany, the United States, Austria, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Pakistan, and China gathered together to participate in the Council of the League of Nations. There were no recorders, no interpreters, no spotlights, and the bright lights on both sides of the strait were reflected through the clear portholes, and the delegates sat around large wooden oval tables in a relatively relaxed manner, conversing in standard fluency or in English with various accents.

As the organizer of this special meeting, Ireland sent Deputy Prime Minister Short O'Grady. The man from a well-established Celtic aristocratic family impressed with his handsome demeanor, graceful temperament and humorous conversation, and his coherent discourse added a lot of strength to Irish politics.

"The Shelter Project is divided into two main parts, the first of which is to protect the right to life in the occupied areas, and what we need to do now is to expand the scope of passports for refugees in wartime, open land and sea borders to the occupied areas, and help people whose right to life is threatened in the occupied areas to regain their freedom and live in peace. The second part is intended to protect the property rights of the Government and the population of the occupied Territory, firstly, by freezing the assets of the belligerent or occupied Powers in their own countries, prohibiting any transfer of assets in the occupied Powers, in particular transactions using gold looted from the Occupied Powers, and secondly, by establishing an international compensation commission based on the League of Nations to induce the participating countries to make fair reparations to the victims of the war. ”

The "Refuge Plan" stated by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland here is an upgraded version of the old "Nansen Passport" and an expansion of the "Safe Harbor Plan" of the United States during World War II, and its intention is very clear, that is, to limit Japan's economic penetration into other neighboring countries, to prevent Japan from forcibly seizing the assets of sovereign countries, and to curb the continuous expansion of Japan's economic and military strength. Whether the plan can be implemented and succeed depends not only on the determination of the two great powers of Germany and the United States, but also on the will of small and medium-sized countries.

Without waiting for the delegates of various countries to make comments, the Chinese delegates rose up in response to their voices and once again bitterly complained bitterly about the barbaric and brutal acts of the Japanese invading forces on Chinese territory, and used China's official statistics to prove that the Japanese army had plundered considerable wealth and resources, and had done great economic and social damage to the occupied areas.

"The atrocities of the whole country of Spain are indignant at the brutality of the Japanese army in the areas of military occupation and in the territory of the protectorates, comparable to those of the darkest of the Middle Ages, and we have deep sympathy for the people of the invaded and oppressed countries, but they will not work at all unless all non-Asian countries join in this protection and strictly enforce it. From 1940 to the present, Spain's trade with Japan can be measured in kilograms, but what does that do? The evidence provided by the Russians is clearly laid out there! With that, Spanish diplomat Canizares looked at the Italian and Austrian officials present with deep meaning. At this regular meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, the representatives of Soviet Russia, who were non-members of the League of Nations, provided a series of documents and video evidence to prove that Italian-made fighter planes and heavy artillery produced by Austria-Hungary were still continuously supplied to the Japanese army and became accomplices in its aggression against other countries.

At the Council of the League of Nations, the representatives of Italy and Austria-Hungary tried their best to argue that the weapons and equipment had entered Japan through smuggling channels, and that the Italian and Austrian governments had not acted subjectively against the resolutions of the League of Nations, and that they would impose stricter control over their own military enterprises in the future. Since the evidence provided by the Soviet and Russian sides could not prove that the Italian and Austrian governments connived or acquiesced in the sale of prohibited materials to Japan, the Council of the League of Nations was unable to punish these two countries, and the final result was only condemnation.

The 39-year-old Count of Calaiszo-Ziano, the diplomat representing the Italian government at the Council of the League of Nations, even without Mussolini's "big tree" to climb, the strong political capital and material wealth of the Ziano family still provided strong support for his rise in politics, and Ziano did show his talent in the field of diplomacy and got the opportunity to make a name for himself in the international diplomatic arena. As soon as the Spanish diplomat's voice fell, the Italian count argued in a disapproving tone:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Italy exports more than 200 military aircraft to the outside world every year, and the appearance of a few Macki fighters and Fiat bombers on the battlefields of the Far East proves nothing, first, no country in the world can completely eliminate smuggling; Second, Italy cannot prevent other countries from buying Italian aircraft at a low price and reselling them to Japan at a high price. Thirdly, in some African countries that have not been invaded by foreign enemies, deaths due to hunger and violence still abound, do Africans have no right to live? But why have few countries paid attention to their living conditions for so long? In fact, even in the worst years of the economy, Italy continued to provide aid to poor tribes in North and East Africa. ”

The Austro-Hungarian diplomat hurriedly echoed: "All along, our trade with Japan has been based on the premise that it does not violate international conventions and League of Nations resolutions, and all goods sold to Asia are subject to strict customs and coast guard inspections before leaving the shore. At present, we are conducting an inventory of the artillery sold by the Škoda Arsenal in recent years, but the number is too much, some are used to equip coastal defense fortresses, some are used to equip naval warships, and some are equipped for the use of army field units, and the export countries have reached 14, and it is difficult to guarantee that these 14 countries have not resold our weapons and equipment to Japan, and once verified, we will strictly punish the defaulting party according to the terms of the contract, and stop selling weapons and equipment to that country within a certain period of time. ”

"From a military point of view, it is not difficult to completely solve the problem of smuggling!" Field Marshal Beinck, the only active soldier in the room, the naval chief of the Imperial German Cabinet, leisurely picked up a cigar and spoke in his intelligible English.

"We developed a well-established naval blockade plan many years ago in order to act quickly after the League of Nations adopted a total blockade resolution. Now that a total blockade seems difficult to implement, the plan is not useless, as long as the countries agree that the League of Nations peacekeeping force will sink ships carrying contraband to Japan and its controlled areas on the spot without compensation, and it is believed that with the efficiency of the German Navy and the cooperation of the US Navy, the smuggling problem that plagued everyone will be resolved in less than three months. ”

Due to prior communication, the US diplomats present immediately stated: "The US Navy has an unshirkable responsibility for the peacekeeping mission assigned by the League of Nations!" ”

Threatened by the military of Germany and the United States, Ziano's face only changed slightly, and the Austro-Hungarian diplomat next to him was uncomfortable.

"Such a maritime peacekeeping mission is very expensive and technically difficult, so ......" The Irish deputy prime minister glanced at the people present, and then said angrily: "The Irish government is willing to bear half of the fuel consumption of the ships participating in the peacekeeping operation, and send as many ships equipped with radar as possible to participate in the operation, to ensure that no heavy weapons enter the embargoed zone until the Japanese government puts a chain on their beast." ”

Despite the fact that this was only a military intimidation and that there were still many obstacles to overcome before the trip could take place, the Chinese delegate muttered alone, as if he had been granted amnesty: "This is very good, this is very good!" ”

From the autumn of 1940 to the summer of 1942, in the past two years, the Chinese army, which was seriously lacking heavy equipment, had been stubbornly resisting the Japanese attack with flesh and blood, and the reserves of the three-year armistice had long been exhausted, and the guns and ammunition were barely maintained by relying only on self-production and limited assistance from the direction of Soviet Russia.

The strength of the country determines the status of the country in the international arena, so no one here pays attention to the behavior of the Chinese representative, and most people's eyes are still on the deputy prime minister of Ireland.

"In the same way, if the Russian army enters China and the Korean Peninsula and acts of forcible expropriation, we will take corresponding sanctions against the Soviet Russia. In fact, our military observers have been following the Russian army for some time, and judging by the current situation, the Russian army is indeed much more civilized than the Japanese army, and as long as they exercise the necessary restraint in their actions, then normal trade between us and Soviet Russia will remain open. ”

When the Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland said this, the Austro-Frican delegate moved his lips as if he were muttering something, but even the people sitting next to him could not hear the sound coming from his mouth. Of course, a big reason why Italy and Austria are willing to risk being sanctioned to export prohibited war materials to the Japanese is that Germany, the United States, and Ireland basically monopolized the foreign trade market of Soviet Russia and provided Soviet Russia with a large amount of arms in a semi-open manner -- with German Krupp artillery and combat vehicles, Irish military planes and warships, ammunition and vehicles at low prices, and a dazzling array of logistical supplies from the United States, would the Russians still be interested in Italian and Austrian arms and materials?

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