Chapter 154: The Conspiracy Falls into the Pit
This issue must be clarified, Algeria, Vietnam, and Indonesia have happened at the same time, and this is not something that Dulles can figure out by locking himself in his office, recruiting his intelligence chief Henry again, including the specific head of the CIA's Asian Division, to figure out the specific strategic offensive direction of the Soviet Union and, of course, China.
"Now we all understand that the Soviets have begun to take an offensive posture again, which shows that Khrushchev's visit to the United States cannot change the fundamental conflict between the two countries, and now according to what we know, let's talk about where is the direction that should really be contained?" Dulles's tone was actually full of helplessness, and the sadness of being on the defensive side lies here. The strong national strength of the United States supported a comprehensive encirclement network, but the Soviet Union was not a soft persimmon either! The United States is not much stronger than the Soviet Union, and such a large encirclement network seems to block the Soviet Union in all directions, but in fact, the forces in each direction are very limited! With the exception of Europe, which was the strongest, the United States was trying to contain the expansion of the Soviet Union in the same way as it cooperated with local countries.
The Soviet Union, which was on the offensive end, was much more at ease, and could have first ignited a fire to see the reality of the Americans' strength, and then planned the next move, this time suddenly the shadow of the KGB appeared in Algeria in North Africa and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, and the increasingly tense situation in Vietnam instantly made this encirclement full of holes, and Dulles of course very much wanted to extinguish all three ignition points at the same time, but this was completely beyond the ability of the CIA.
"Director, as far as I know, Serov, deputy chairman of the KGB, is in Indonesia, Khrushchev has just returned from Indonesia, and Serov immediately led a delegation of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs to Indonesia, and we must pay attention to this matter!" As the head of the intelligence service, Henry has always had his own opinion of Serov, especially after the events in Italy and Berlin, and the danger of this deputy chairman of the KGB of the USSR has risen geometrically in his mind. It's a bit of a frenzy now.
"Calm down, Henry! Serov is just one person, and the entire strategy of the USSR is not yet his turn to work out! Dulles wasted no time in waking up his intelligence chief, and for a while Dulles also had this emotion, until he was taught by Hoover to be a man, he realized that a person's power is limited. He was the director of the CIA and was restrained by Hoover, not to mention that Serov was only one of the deputy chairmen of the KGB.
Dulles forgot one thing, the US National Security Agency, the FBI, and the CIA are at the same level, and the difference is only in the director, and the director is stronger. This is not the case in the Soviet Union, the KGB of the Soviet Union is not at the same level as the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the GRU, and the KGB has leadership over the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the GRU, so as long as Sherepin, as the chairman of the KGB, does not restrain him, there will be no one to govern him at all.
Serov can do whatever he wants. Except for Shelepin, only Khrushchev could clean him up, but Khrushchev was too busy to come and pick up a deputy chairman of the KGB.
"Of the above three directions, two in Asia and one in Africa! Asia is still the focus! "It was Ernst, the director of the Asia Department, who was in his forties and had worked in the Federal Republic of Germany, and was a CIA officer promoted from a front-line agent, unlike ordinary cadres. He also had a working experience in Asia during World War II.
"Yes, Ernst continues!" Dulles attaches great importance to the director of the Asia Division. Ernst has made some achievements in understanding East Asian countries, so when it comes to Asian issues, Dulles always wants to talk to Ernst.
"Okay, Vice Chairman! Let me start with a brief analysis! You have already said that Serov is just a person. There is no qualification to formulate the strategic direction of the Soviet Union, this sentence is very true, we do not analyze with personal feelings, this Soviet delegation is actually more like the follow-up of Soviet aid to Indonesia after Khrushchev's visit to Indonesia! Let's postpone this later! Ernst walked to the world map hanging on the wall and pointed in the direction of Africa. Let's talk about Algeria first, Algeria and the Soviet Union do not share a border, and it can even be said that the distance is very far, although this time public opinion created a great momentum, but in the end it was Poland that came forward to form a military advisory group, which shows that the Soviet Union itself does not think that it can cross the Mediterranean Sea to overthrow France, so Poland is allowed to play freely! Even with the support of Egypt, Libya's acquiescence will still not work! So I can basically assert that the creation of such a big hype about the Algerian problem is a smoke bomb deliberately released by the Soviet Union! Even if we really get involved, it will be a good thing for us in the United States, because we can secretly support France and make France and the Soviet Union ...... to the death."
Ernst's words made Dulles and Henry nod frequently, obviously agreeing with Ernst's analysis, and the two of them did not think that the Soviet Union would really cross the sea to overthrow the French and fight against these old imperialists, the United States and the Soviet Union were consistent on this point, but if they really wanted to snatch the colonies from them, this had to be reconsidered! And it doesn't matter if it's a mistake in judgment, it's better for the USSR and France to fight to the death, and there is only good and no harm for the United States, and when the time comes, they will secretly support France and let them fight for a longer time.
"So the main direction of attack is in Asia, now let's analyze whether it is Vietnam or Indonesia!" Ernst spoke eloquently to the two bosses, "Algeria is probably a smoke bomb, Indonesia is there now, and the communist forces in Indonesia are developing very quickly, but we have a good relationship with the Indonesian military!" Neither we nor the Soviets could break the deadlock in a short period of time, and Serov, although he was very capable, was just one person, and it was impossible to knock on the political situation in Indonesia! Therefore, the real strategic offensive direction is to support only the places that are silent, the Vietnamese ...... in the Indochina Peninsula."
"That's it!" That evening, Dulles came to the White House to meet Eisenhower, although Eisenhower only had his last year in office, Dulles still did not dare to slack off. Foster? Dulles was deeply trusted by Eisenhower, and of course, in the democratic and free United States, this is the people's trust in their brothers, so one is the secretary of state and the other is the director of the CIA, which is different from the dictatorship of the Soviet Union.
"That is to say, Algeria is just a smoke bomb! Was it the USSR that deliberately released it to disturb our sight? And Indonesia is an isolated geographical area, and it is impossible for the Soviet Navy to change suddenly, so don't care! Where is Vietnam really dangerous? Eisenhower confirmed, "Is that so?" ”
"That's right, Mr. President! Algeria seems to be a huge Soviet Union, but Poland takes the lead, Indonesia is more like a follow-up visit after Khrushchev, and it is difficult for the Soviet Union to change anything, and even China's power in Indonesia and the Soviet Union combined, is only about the same as ours! But this is not the case in Vietnam! Dulles's tone suddenly increased, "North Vietnam has set up an organization to infiltrate South Vietnam, and social order in South Vietnam has become more and more turbulent!" Moreover, North Vietnam was easily supported by China, and if the Soviet Union recognized this direction of attack, it was likely that there would be a Korean War! It's a very dangerous ......."
"Haven't we already sent a military advisory group to help South Vietnam reorganize its army? Moreover, now that North Vietnam has not taken the initiative to attack south, it is better not to expand it if it can not be expanded into a ground war! Eisenhower shook his head and said, "I hope the Soviet bloc knows how to stop in moderation, otherwise it will be embarrassing for us in the United States to turn into a Korean war!" ”
The Korean War was already a war in which the United States did not win, and as a soldier-turned-American president, Eisenhower did not want to encounter it once in his glorious military career, even during his presidency.
"Since the Soviets can't make any changes in Indonesia, we still have to give the necessary support to the Indonesian military according to the established methods to suppress the spread of communism! The Vietnamese side really needs to pay attention, and I will apply to the National Assembly for economic and military support for South Vietnam! As long as the expansion of the Soviet bloc is resisted in Indochina, Indonesia will not be fine, and the kind of maritime country that cannot be supported by the Soviet Navy ......" Eisenhower clapped.
The CIA used extremely fast efficiency to crack the smoke bombs released by the Soviet Union in Algeria, and at the same time analyzed that Serov could not make any progress in Indonesia, and finally targeted Vietnam, blocking Vietnam's southward offensive, and ensuring that Southeast Asia would not be swallowed by the Soviet bloc.
If Serov in Jakarta had known that such a result would come out after analyzing it for a long time, he would definitely say that the Americans were a bunch of fools, and they were really jumping firmly into a pit called Vietnam according to the course of history! The communist spy Dulles will definitely receive the medal of meritorious service to the Motherland from Serov!
This is a bit of a burying of Dulles, in all fairness, the CIA was able to analyze Algeria in a short period of time as a smoke bomb, and it was already very powerful to block the Soviet bloc from going south with the help of Indochina, but this group of guys obviously did not understand what kind of institution the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs system was!
The complete Ministry of the Interior can make Beria the de facto controller of the Soviet Union, even if it is broken up, it is one of the centers of power in the Soviet Union, even if Serov is in accordance with the Ministry of Internal Affairs that has been weakened in the Soviet Union, to help Indonesia establish such a department, not to mention on an equal footing with the army, but as long as the Ministry of the Interior is combined with President Sukarno, it will definitely make the Indonesian Army miserable, and it has its own anti-Bonapartist aura, and it has been the enemy of the military since its establishment.
"Students, Great Indonesians, and staunch supporters of Sukarno, these are the members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and once the third force is established, Indonesia will not be out of track! The Americans are playing a military coup, then it is necessary to look at the quality of the Ministry of Internal Affairs! Serov, who was lying on the table, finished his plans and prepared to show Handayani the next day. (To be continued.) )
PS: It's still past twelve o'clock, hey!