Algeria's War of Independence was not fought in its first year, it had been going on for several years. The Soviets have not taken a position on this, mainly because the French garrison in Algeria far outweighs the resistance forces. A large number of generals and commanders of the Ministry of National Defense have judged that this war will not be won or lost in a few years. So there was no rush to make a statement about the Algerian independence movement, the connection was there, but it did not rise to the level of support.

This judgment is reasonable, since the French garrison in Algeria has more than 600,000 troops, far more powerful than Vietnam, thousands of miles away, and the vast majority of people assume that the war will last for a long time. Unexpectedly, France suddenly appeared unexpectedly withdrawing, which surprised countries including the Soviet Union.

Historically, France's withdrawal caught the Soviet Union off guard, because the Soviet Union, which had made a mistake in judgment, had always been quite embarrassed on the issue of Algeria, and now that de Gaulle had just come to power, he was still in the thinking of hoping to pacify Algeria, so he gave the Soviet Union a chance to operate.

The conclusion of the discussions between Serov and Lieutenant General Sakhatowski was that it was necessary to support Algeria without concealing it, and first of all, to have a certain impact, and to raise the issue of Algeria at the Nine-Nation Intelligence Conference in Bucharest and hold an open discussion.

There are two considerations for uniting the intelligence agencies of other countries to enter Algeria on a large scale: the first is that Khrushchev has just completed his visit to the United States, and now he cannot do this in the name of the Soviet state, so he wants the Ministry of Internal Affairs of these countries to operate, and the second consideration is to make a noise, and in Serov's eyes, Iraq is much more important than distant Algeria.

The purpose of making a big splash in Algeria is to attract the attention of the United States, on the one hand, to reassure the United States to play in Vietnam, and on the other hand, to let the United States see it. In fact, the Soviet Union was also very busy, and like him, it fought in Algeria and would not have the energy to cause chaos for the United States when the United States fought the Vietnam War.

"What do we think? We have always been the same about the anti-colonial struggle in the Third World! Hungarian Minister of the Interior Rasak glanced at the comrades around him and said with a smile, "That is to support the nations of the Third World in their anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle." Drive the foreign invaders out of their country once and for all! ”

Before the words fell, Polish Interior Minister Koltzinski said, "What we didn't expect was not the Algerian incident, but the attitude of the KGB of the Soviet Union!" In normal times, the Soviet side does not inform us of such things, and has always done it by itself, but today we are not prepared for the sudden throw of the issue of Algeria! ”

"The USSR and all fraternal countries are equal, and out of class feelings and respect between nations, you should be informed! Of course, the KGB also needs everyone's help! Serov stood up unhurriedly and said.

"The first secretary has just returned from a visit to the United States. The USSR did not take a good position on the part of the government! But to turn a blind eye to the suffering of the Algerian people is not in keeping with our consistent attitude of supporting the people of the Third World! So I want you guys to help! Serov slowly spoke of the difficulties of the Soviet side, and lowered his posture very lowly, with a completely demanding attitude.

This is too rare, the Soviet style has always been that I am the boss and I have the final say, and it is the first time that people from other countries have seen the Soviets put their posture so low in this kind of intelligence meeting, although they are not the chairman of the KGB. But Serov, who bears the name of vice chairman, said this, which already flattered them.

What is this. It's not a big deal to let the other side bleed and lower his posture, Serov looked sincere, or hypocritically explained the difficulties of the Soviet Union to the intelligence bosses of these countries, simply put, the Soviet Union was very supportive of the Algerians' demand for independence, but because of external conditions, it could not be blatantly organized. Now a leading country is needed to lead this joint operation, and of course the Soviet Union will still strongly support it, and it will still contribute where it should be.

The Soviet Union will give full support to the anti-French struggle to support the Algerian National Liberation Front, but nominally the Soviet Union cannot take the lead. That's what Serov wanted to say. This kind of effort is also a move to hide merit and fame, which is equivalent to giving up an opportunity to gain fame, but the contribution is not a lot at all, no matter how you look at it, it is a losing deal. And the title of leading the Algerian people to independence, and thus increasing their own national influence, will be born here in countries other than the Soviet Union.

In any case, for the first time, the USSR respected the actions of the allies, especially in the field of such military assistance, and for the first time, "Yuri? Yefimovich? Serov, a newly rising young cadre in the Soviet Union in recent years, is the best of the young cadres promoted by Shelepin, and has the title of small chairman within the KGB, but in the eyes of other departments of the Soviet Union, it seems that he is more called the Caspian Tiger or the Caucasus Tiger! This man's style is extremely two-faced, and the first choice is always to kill the other person when dealing with any factor that may cause danger to the country, whether serious or not! However, many contradictions within the socialist camp were resolved by means of equal exchanges, and the wishes of the allies were very respected, and the style of work was very democratic! The people around Rankovic kept briefing their boss on Serov's situation, making Rankovic nod frequently.

"In this way, Serov should be a democrat among the Komsomol cadres, and his policy towards the allies seems to be different from the usual boss style of the Soviet Union!" Rankovich lowered his head and said his judgment, "Just like the Algerian issue this time, if it is according to the usual style of the Soviet Union, even if it cannot interfere in this issue because of Khrushchev's visit to the United States, it will definitely not notify us, and will choose to skip this issue, or do it secretly!" From this incident, it seems that the rise of Serov in the field of intelligence is beneficial to us, but it is not known the attitude of Shelepin. ”

While Rankovich was discussing it underground, the heads of intelligence services in other countries were talking about it as well, but they didn't know that their own small voices would also reach the next room with surveillance machines set up. After the meeting, the KGB would base the meeting on the basis of private discussions as an argument for the next day's meeting.

"Comrade Sherepin, Comrade Sakhatowsky, Comrade Serov, we need a day to discuss and communicate with the country, and tomorrow we will decide whether or not!" Markus, the head of the GDR's Foreign Intelligence Service? Wolf looked at Serov and said, "This news is very important, even if we are the leaders of our respective countries, we need to communicate with the country!" ”

"This is natural, and we should communicate with the country!" Serov looks like a democracy, Marcus? Wolf had long known that Serov was going to plan something at this conference, so he cooperated at this time.

"We have a big problem in the GDR, a lot of military supplies and some weapons can be used to support the countries of the third world! But I also want to have a breath with the country! "Marcus? Wolf stood up, put on his hat, apologized and left the room!

Marcus? What Wolf meant was that he could make a decision on this matter, but he had to inform the country first. Procedurally it's actually against the rules, but Marcus? Wolf's move struck a chord in the hearts of all intelligence chiefs. In a sense, these interior ministers also need such a platform to contact their counterparts in other countries, which is very conducive to the consolidation of their positions.

If Serov intervenes in Algeria in the name of the Soviet Union, Sherepin will not be able to agree, Khrushchev has just returned from a visit to the United States, and Sherepin cannot afford such a big basket as Serov. But Serov cleverly used this conference to raise this issue, is it too much? A little bit, but in a very fuzzy way.

"President, in fact, we don't have to pay anything, I dare to conclude that other countries will divide up all aspects of this meeting and do their best!" Serov said with great confidence, "This is the first time that our KGB has asked for help, and it is also the first time that the intelligence services of fraternal countries have communicated with us face-to-face!" If they hope that we, the Soviet Union, will have the opportunity to communicate with them on an equal footing in the future, we will certainly do a good job in this joint operation! ”

"I also agree with Yuri's point of view, in fact, we KGB can also gain another harvest through this operation!" Lieutenant General Sakhatowsky pointed out from another point that "it is not difficult to understand the superficial information on how many personnel and what departments our allied intelligence systems have, but we do not know how capable they are, whether they have their own channels, and whether they have secret networks in the shadows!" This operation to unite the eight countries allows our KGB to measure the intelligence strength of our allies from the perspective of a bystander! ”

"We can't act openly now, the first secretary has just returned from a visit! So you two resorted to this tactic to get other allies to take action? Xie Lepin shook his head and looked at his two most important bureau chiefs, and said slowly, "But what you said is indeed very reasonable, let's watch and see what these little brothers do!" It's easier to weigh out how much energy these people have! "While approving this move to circumvent the Soviet Union, Sherepin did not forget to express his concern.

"We have released some fake news that this is because some socialist countries are dissatisfied with the Soviet Union's détente and are acting alone to disturb the sight of the United States!" Serov looked at Lieutenant General Sakhatowsky as he spoke, and the disinformation agencies of the KGB were in the First Main Directorate, which could not be bypassed. (To be continued.) )

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