Chapter 681: East Germany is in crisis
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Kohl has also been in a state of anxiety lately, dealing more with a three-pronged conflict: West Germany's dissatisfaction with refugees' entry into Germany, East Germany's dissatisfaction with refugees' sharing of benefits with them, and refugees' dissatisfaction with their perception of discrimination. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info All in all, Kohl had a lot of social problems in front of him, and he had to pacify the refugees and deal with the affairs between East and West Germany.
The German Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) presented Kohl with a document showing that there has been a growing dissatisfaction with the authorities' actions in East Germany, especially in the former East German democracies, who see the admission of refugees as harming the interests of East Germany, especially Kohl's practice of placing most refugees in East Germany.
If it weren't for the intervention of the Federal German police, the GDR would have been in chaos now, and the Soviet Union had chosen to make a state visit to Germany at this time.
The atmosphere in the Chancellery's office was very delicate, and Herzog stood by the window, looking at the green creeper on the east and west walls, and wondered how to speak to Kohl about the East Germany.
"The Soviet Union chose to pay a state visit at this time not to carry out economic exchanges and cooperation with us, but probably because it saw Poland's recent move and wanted to unite with Germany to trap the other side." Kohl decided to use the visit to the Soviet Union as a breakthrough and told Herzok, "It is true that Poland's recent actions have caused discontent in several countries, not only Germany, but also France and Britain, and I think it is time for Kwasniewski to understand who is the real problem for Poland." ”
Herzog reminded Kohl, "Kwasnievsky? I remember this guy was much sleeker than Konstantinescu. He knows very well who he can get more out of it. On the other hand, do we think about Poland's recent moves? ”
"Don't have a deep meaning?" Kohl frowned, he threw the newspaper in front of Herzok, "You say that Poland is doing this against us, it has no meaning?" ”
"Don't forget, the British magazine The Economist once said of Kwasniewski that he maintained good relations with the richest countries in the world, skillfully handled delicate relations with Eastern European countries, in other words, a cunning old fox. If we force Eastern Europe with refugees, Poland can coerce Germany with refugees. When Germany can't hold on, presumably Kwasniewski will immediately jump out and bargain with Germany, showing that he is willing to accept a certain number of refugees, but on the condition that they must join the EU and NATO, and if they do not join, Poland will continue to watch the show on the sidelines. Will the overwhelmed Germany still be able to maintain its previous arrogant posture? ”
Herzog spread his hands and said to Kohl, "This is Kwasniewski's trick, otherwise why would Austria desperately send refugees to Germany?" Isn't there some ulterior motive behind it? ”
"I'll make Poland look good!" Cole, who came to his senses, realized that the other party had actually set up such a trap and waited for him to jump in. Once this precedent is broken, a series of Eastern European countries such as the Czech Republic and Slovakia will do the same, and in the end the EU will just raise a bunch of guys who are dragging their feet.
What's more, now that Britain has jumped out of the framework of the European Union, France has always maintained a state of guerrilla, and only Germany is the main force to accept refugees.
"And the recent East German issue, which is not our business, but if the relationship between the East German people and the refugees is not properly managed, I am worried that it will cause social unrest. Since the beginning of this month, there have been seven large-scale clashes between East German residents and refugees, and there have even been two organized and systematic attacks by East German residents on refugee camps, resulting in more than a dozen refugees being injured. And in the end, the perpetrators have not been caught. ”
Herzog reminded Kohl, "So with the help of this visit to Germany by the General Secretary of the Soviet Union, it is time for them to withdraw all the remaining military supplies from Germany." What would happen if East German residents or refugee groups seized those arsenals? ”
Kohl shook his head, saying that Herzog was a little worried, "With these uneducated refugees, they still want to start a war in Germany, do they know how to drive tanks and fly fighter planes?" Even if those T80s and Su-22s are put in front of these people, they can only dispose of these heavy weapons as scrap metal. What's more, in order to deal with the conflict, Germany has mobilized part of its army to East Germany to impose martial law, and if the police cannot control the situation, the army will intervene. Of course, all this is just a precautionary measure, and I hope that the guns will never be turned on the people. ”
But Kohl forgot that a large part of the East German population was a disbanded People's Army, and that the retired soldiers, who had not been able to find work after the upheaval of 1989, angrily took aim at the refugees who were competing with them for social welfare.
"So by any means, the Soviet Union must withdraw all its soldiers from Germany within these two years, otherwise we will resort to forced expulsion."
Cole stared at the location of the Soviet garrison marked on the map, his patience running out. If before he could wait slowly for the Soviet Union to withdraw from East Germany, now he has lost patience. Now the Arabs concentrated in the East German refugee camps have begun to unrest society.
Just when the atmosphere in the room became silent, the Prime Minister's aides came in and informed Kohl that "General Secretary Yanayev's plane has arrived at Berlin International Airport, where the Minister of Foreign Affairs is now receiving the General Secretary of the Soviet Union." ”
"Okay." Kohl stood up, straightened his collar, and said to Herzog, "That's the end of this meeting, President Herzog." You'll also need to go to the entrance of the main hall to receive the Soviet delegation. ”
"But the person who is really negotiating with him is you, Prime Minister Cole." Herzog patted Cole on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You must follow my advice, I have a hunch that there may really be an accident in the eastern region." In the near future, it is necessary to keep an eye on the GDR, the European Union...... It's already a bit shaky. Even we don't know how long we can hold out. ”
"Don't worry, President Herzok." Kohl gave him a thumbs up and said, "As long as I'm here, there will be no chaos in eastern Germany." ”
Looking at Cole's distant back, Herzog said to himself, "I hope so......" (To be continued.) )