Chapter 223: Balance of Interests
"The hunt for traitors can't be overemphasized, agents from any country here can participate in the hunt, and if they succeed, they will receive a reward according to the difficulty of the mission!" Serov said generously, "Even a target person can allow multiple groups of agents from different countries to receive missions, and whoever succeeds will receive the reward." Mobilizing our intelligence organization, of course, this is only a small episode of today's meeting, and we have more important things to discuss. ”
It is not too much to hunt down traitors, let alone the defection of ordinary agents, even if Stalin's daughter is not honest and has a tendency to cover up this aspect, Serov will also start chasing and killing. I believe that Stalin under Jiuquan will not blame him, for a leader like Stalin, the significance of the Soviet Union is far more important than a daughter.
What can impress the intelligence services of these countries to cooperate with the KGB, of course, you can't use ideals, you can't expect everyone to be communists, then be vulgar, use power and money. In a department like the KGB, there is a question that cannot be touched, that is, how much trust do the leaders still have in them? This is the question on the minds of the leaders of every intelligence service. It can be said that all the directors of the powerful agency are thinking about the question of how to avoid becoming the part of the state that they will one day abandon. So the KGB found these peers who were also facing the same predicament, and almost hit it off.
If we talk about the military alliance of the Warsaw Pact, and the Soviet Union's intention of helping other countries into the chariot for the sake of its own national interests, the alliance of the intelligence services is much more active, and every intelligence department, including the KGB, has this need to find allies.
They want to keep the rights they have already obtained, which is the original intention of these intelligence services to cooperate with the KGB. Your own department is too dangerous, and if you want to stay away from danger, you have to huddle together to keep warm. This was the basis for their initial success together, and now it's time to take the next step.
What is needed in this step is not rights, at least not only rights, and uniting together for warmth is based on keeping rights, but it is necessary to act in unison and take the initiative to attack. It is not enough to use rights, but also interests, which are simply money......
"This is what our KGB has gained in Africa this year!" While speaking, Serov handed over to others a copy of the list of KGB benefits in Africa this year, which, of course, was a compressed seventy percent list. There are about three or four hundred million earnings on it, don't underestimate this money, not every intelligence department is like the KGB, it needs to raise up to more than 600,000 armed forces, these soldiers are the same as the Red Army. Equipped with weapons, the usual military training is money. The two armies, the Internal Guard and the Border Guards, together could wipe out the Soviet appropriations for the KGB.
The above list details the KGB's operations in Africa, and for the intelligence services of these countries, hundreds of millions of dollars are already a big expense. In the face of Serov's olive branch, everyone was very moved. Moreover, the above list makes it clear that this is not the benefit of Africa as a whole, but is concentrated in a few countries in Africa. This is also very understandable, because this is the year of African independence, and many countries have just become independent, and the KGB has not established a network to operate.
Wait until these peers have digested all the information on the list. Sherepin asked Lieutenant General Sakhatowsky of the First Directorate to explain the KGB's operations in Africa, but no one said anything. They were all quietly listening to Lieutenant General Sakhatowsky's explanation, and in the face of this huge income, they said that it was false that they were not blushing.
It can be said that the Soviet Union understood Africa earlier than all other countries, and even earlier than China, which also started out. Khrushchev took advantage of the rise of the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial tide in Africa, and broke into Africa under the banner of supporting the national liberation movement. At that time, Khrushchev was zealously preaching about a "peaceful transition to socialism." Hell-bent on creating a few examples of "peaceful transition" in Africa. To this end, Khrushchev prominently made a strong effort against a few countries in North and West Africa, such as Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Guinea, and Mali. The policy adopted was mainly to provide international diplomatic and economic support, plus some necessary military assistance. The focus of the Soviet Union was, first, to expand the influence of the Soviet Union, and secondly, to inflict strategic setbacks on the West. However, with the fall of Khrushchev and the change of the situation in some African countries, the focus of the Soviet Union's policy towards Africa has changed.
Later, when Brezhnev came to power, he re-examined the foreign policy of the Soviet Union. Publicly condemn Khrushchev's unproductive waste in Africa. The goal was to take control of the two major treasures on which the West depended: the energy treasury of the Persian Gulf and the mineral treasury of southern Africa, and to move on a large-scale offensive.
However, the Soviet Union did not have an urgent need for Africa's vast and common resources. Because there was no shortage of resources in the Soviet Union, although the cost of exploitation was a little higher, it would not be better than crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Africa, and the Soviet Union's purpose in Africa has always been based on making quick money and waiting for opportunities to establish a socialist state.
Now because the KGB needs to complete its financial independence as soon as possible, and at the same time cannot waste Khrushchev's statement on Africa this year, it must speed up its advance on Africa. Originally, from the perspective of interests, Serov could have allowed the KGB to eat this big cake by himself, but after considering the overall situation, he still couldn't do so. Why did the USSR eat meat and give it a mouthful of soup to other countries, otherwise who would mix with you? What's more, now is the era when the aura of progress in the Soviet Union is still very strong, and if you don't take advantage of the good reputation of anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism to march, it will not be so smooth when the Americans react.
Therefore, this time we must not eat alone, and the KGB's march into Africa must bring Romania, Bulgaria, the GDR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary together to create a huge momentum.
"Everybody sees? In fact, we in the KGB can do this on our own, but this kind of win-win cooperation cannot only be done by ourselves, but also needs the help of our allies. Serov looked at his counterparts in these intelligence services very seriously and said, "We are not exploiting African industries by aiding them and obtaining raw materials. It's a win-win for both sides, and if we don't help them, no country will help them......"
The festival in Western countries is that raw materials can be bought with money, and the products are sold to you after they are manufactured. Aid to industry to help the newly independent countries to complete the aid of the industrial base, this is not to be thought of, they will never do this. At least in this era, no other country should think about it, except for the socialist countries that will provide industrial aid.
"We all know the situation in Romania, the economy is not comparable to Czechoslovakia and the GDR, and the population is far worse than Poland, so I think this is an opportunity for our country, and the resources of Africa are also a very good help for the construction of Romania, and at the same time, as Comrade Serov said, our cooperation with the newly independent countries of Africa is a win-win situation!" Ilissescu, who had been playing with a metal lighter, said very seriously, "I am willing to communicate with the country and complete the African strategy with the Soviet comrades." ”
"We in Poland still insist on taking work in Algeria!" Poland's Minister Korzinski also said that in his opinion, if Algeria's affairs can be done, it can become Poland's second choice for energy, and the first choice is the Soviet Union. Moreover, Poland was also very hostile to Soviet operations in Egypt and Sudan, and wanted an option closer to Europe.
Da Bobo still feels good about himself, even if the country you choose is good, it depends on who your opponent is. Although France is slowly declining, it is not something that can be completed in a year or two, and it is no problem to clean up your Poland.
Serov, with a rare discovery of conscience, suggested in a tone of internationalism, "Why not change countries, after all, Algeria may not make progress in the short term." ”
"No need, we in Poland do not have the extra forces to invest elsewhere!" Korzinski simply refused.
I hope you don't regret it when the time comes, Serov shook his head secretly, in fact, Africa's black uncle is still easier to deal with, if it weren't for the fact that Western countries are looking down on Africa, they are not willing to give even some basic things, and they will not let China in later generations kill all sides, but it is conceivable that the capitalists are disciplined in terms of this, and would rather watch Africans die than support even a little bit of industrial base. To say that socialist countries have a conscience is not a compliment at all. After studying socialism, it is obvious that the potential of African countries will increase by so little, but only by so little.
We communicated for a long time and determined the assistance of African countries to be dealt with by our own countries, some of which were like peer-to-peer help in later generations, where each Warsaw Pact country should deal with one African country that had just become independent, and the Soviet Union would be responsible for the rest of the countries.
"Comrade Marcus, wait a minute, we're talking!" After the meeting ended, Serov took Markus Wolf's hand and said.
This intelligence meeting decided that the KGB would lead the intelligence services of the other six countries to march into Africa. Serov valued the role of the GDR the most, after all, Germany was the only country in these countries that had experienced the colonial era, and there were many colonies in Africa. The Soviet Union only has such half of its allies that can be regarded as a help, so it is natural to make good use of it. After returning to the Soviet Union, Serov investigated the restrictions imposed by the Soviet Union on the GDR, not to mention anything else, first of all, the oil that the GDR received from the Soviet Union was always twice the price of international oil, and secondly, the iron ore of the GDR has always been distributed according to demand, while other Warsaw Pact countries did not have this limit. (To be continued.) )
PS: I wrote a chapter twice again, and I forgot that it was the first time the code words were finished and not saved, and I was sad......