Chapter 222: Rumors
The Soviet Union did not regard France as an enemy, but hoped that France would maintain its independent style and have nothing to do on the other side of the Iron Curtain to oppose the United States, a policy that proved to work most of the time. [Ran^Text^Library] [ ] Lewen novel c-o-m. Of course, this premise must be that the Soviet Union itself is strong enough, otherwise it will not be difficult for the United States to concentrate on leveling down France.
In general, the attitude of the Soviet Union towards France was somewhere between wooing and being wary, and Serov had no problem wanting to talk to the French, and the time was set for three days, and it could be claimed that the Soviet Union was trying to bridge relations between France and Egypt.
It's just an excuse, there will always be a look, it doesn't matter whether the relationship between France and Egypt is bridged or not, the important thing is that you can talk to the French openly, and the main purpose is, of course, the Algerian War of Independence.
There is such an opportunity to show the presence of France, according to the usual style of the French will never let go, sure enough, the French consulate quickly readily agreed, very kind of attitude no matter how to put the limelight first, but it is very proud of the French. The name of the French consul is Philippe, which is a very common name in Latin, and the consul general of the Soviet Union, Alexander, has met this person twice and left a deep impression, because this French consul is like an ordinary Frenchman, and always has a sense of pride without reason, and the key is not to know where this pride comes from?
"These Frenchmen are coming? Actually, I still like French people wearing wigs, it's like buttoning instant noodles on your head, how funny! Serov looked condescendingly at the hall downstairs and smiled unruly.
"General, what is instant noodles?" Isemimotney asked suspiciously, turning off Tetris. The Tetris in Isemotny's hand is a complete failure, and if she wants to promote this thing and sell it, it is estimated that it will bankrupt the Ministry of Culture, and the few finished products are also placed in Serov's house, and Valya has nothing to do. I didn't expect my two secretaries to bring out one, which was not too heavy.
"Oh, nothing, the name of a Japanese noodle!" Serov said casually, forgetting for a while that it seems that instant noodles have not yet been invented in this era, and this is also a way to make money, so write it down in a notebook first and wait for it to be slowly staff after today.
"Oh, Mr. Philip, welcome to our Soviet consulate!" Consul General Alexander exaggerated his open arms to welcome his French counterparts who had come here, and Serov, who had just come downstairs to see the scene, only pouted. Isn't that a bit too enthusiastic? Although the true character of a diplomat is to act, isn't it okay to act too much?
But immediately Philip's performance taught Serov with facts, what is called a mountain and a mountain high. The two big men hugged for nearly half a minute, Serov looked at it for a while, and secretly said that there would be no more tongue kiss, right?
"That, Mr. Philip! Hello! Serov stretched out his hand to shake hands with the French consul, a rare nervousness, for the first time he was flustered in the face of an unknown foreigner. Unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of spit. The overzealous enthusiasm just now frightened the ruthless Serov.
Serov, as usual, chatted with the French consul through an interpreter. The friendship between the USSR and France was expressed, since the French consul always showed unjustified pride. Serov is not without a way to deal with it, this time is going to pull history, such as France, a country with a glorious history. Pulling history is obviously more open to the situation.
Napoleon's attack on Russia can't be said about this kind of thing, isn't it a slap in the face of the French consul to say it, since it's a chat, you have to find a glorious moment for the French to talk about it, so Serov has enough knowledge in this area, from French becoming the language of the European court to the Sun King hanging Europe, anyway, just make the French consul happy, even if things are not like this, Serov can be misinterpreted as long live France......
"I didn't expect the general to be so clear about the history of our France, it seems that the rumors that the Soviet Union has established a huge education system are true, unlike those American hillbillies who have no culture at all!" I don't know if Philip has ever suffered at the hands of the Americans, as long as the disdain in the Americans' words is obvious.
With the help of red wine and Alexander, Serov finally turned the topic to the Algerian War of Independence, Serov's words reflected a kind of sympathy for France, fortunately there were no Egyptians around, otherwise he would have blown his beard and glared at Serov.
"General Serov, I know that your Soviet position has always been that the colonialists are wrong, and I don't want to argue with that, but Algeria is not the same as ordinary colonies, and he is very important to France!" Philip said with some excitement, "You don't understand what Algeria means to France, and the people there don't all think that we are colonizers, but that the Arabs think so!" ”
It makes sense, at least in Philip's mouth, strong words have risen to a new level, and Serov can only vaguely answer two sentences, indicating that he is still listening. After asking two more questions, I realized that there was some truth in Philippe's words, and the existence of the French in Algeria could not be said to be unsupported, but there were more than four layers of Algerians who did not care about the existence of France, that is to say, the French could not say that there was no public support for the suppression of the guerrillas.
At this time, there was no need for Serov to take the initiative to speak, it was more like Philip hoped that the Soviet side could understand France's military action, and various reasons kept coming out of his mouth, as if only the French could build Algeria well.
"Alexander, it seems that it is correct that we did not participate in the Algerian war, it is much more complicated than we think!" After the people from the French consulate left, Serov said that Algeria with a population of 15 million people was a foregone conclusion that there were 3 million Europeans and Jews, and among the local Algerians, there were still millions of Hamkees who joined the French army to help suppress independence.
"Yes, General Serov! In fact, according to our information, in the Algerian war, there was also a force that was not visible to ordinary people involved? Alexander said with a smile.
"Oh? Who is it? American or British? Serov's mind flashed the names of several countries, but Consul General Alexander shook his head and finally said, "It's Italians, and our Italian brothers see this Algerian war as an opportunity, as an opportunity to rebuild their influence in North Africa......
"Italians think so much...... Serov pouted, the poor imperialists are dead set on it, what's wrong with the world? Listening to Alexander, it seems that the Algerians who are most actively supporting are still the leftist forces represented by **, and the reasons are also very open, opposing the oppression of the third world people by imperialism.
Serov, who felt that the world was torn apart everywhere, felt that he had to re-understand the world every day, and even the Italian ** was involved, who knows what other forces there are.
"General Serov, what are you thinking?" Consul General Alexander asked.
"Nothing, Mr. Consul! It's just a trifle! I'm going to the barracks! Serov came back to his senses and smiled politely and said goodbye to Alexander, there is a war Serov in the hands of the Soviet Union to sell, if it can't be sold now, it will be scrapped in a few years, and it will be distressed that it can't be handled in the warehouse.
During this time, the Soviet intelligence network followed Serov's order to track down the news of the Iraqi Free Officers Organization, and with the cooperation of the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior, it soon became clear that "Iraqi officers, especially middle and lower ranks, are mostly from the middle and lower strata of society. They are flesh-and-blood with the masses of the people and share common class and national sentiments. They do not want to be the tools of imperialism and feudal dynasties to suppress the people. After the success of the Egyptian revolution, the Iraqi officers learned from Egypt's experience and decided to establish the Iraqi "Free Officers Organization" according to the model of the Egyptian Free Officers Organization to accumulate revolutionary strength! ”
Looking at this obviously polished report, Serov read a proletarian flavor in it, but now is not the time to care about this kind of issue, Serov said directly, "If possible, contact this Iraqi free military officer organization, I am sure that there must be people in this organization in Egypt, find them out, and I will talk to these people......"
"General, do you think the Iraqis can replicate the process of Egyptian independence?" Colonel Igor asked with some suspicion.
"How do you know if you don't try it? Anyway, no matter how bad it is, the current kingdom of Iraq is completely following the British and American blockade of us, so let the kingdom die if you have the chance! Serov pulled out the document and burned it directly, as if the paper were the Kingdom of Iraq.
"By the way, find a group of people who know about the Algerian region, and I will make a batch of false information!" Serov suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Especially in the kind of places where it has been proven that there are oil fields, give me a little exaggeration of the reserves, and then render them." Especially if you want to spread it out in France, remember to be rigorous so that the real experts can't see it at first glance! To put it simply, it's rumor-mongering! ”
"General, are you making the French understand the value of Algeria? Keep fighting? "Colonel Igor feels a great responsibility, this batch of false information must be looking for domestic dignitaries, and if you want to do something like this, you may need someone from the Ministry of Petroleum Industry to come forward. (To be continued.) (LWXS520。 OM))