Volume 14 The Smoke of Gunfire Chapter 115 Settlements
At the beginning of the fourth year, the country and Europe signed the famous "Piece of Old Proposal" in Cairo, Egypt. [Full text reading]
Compared with the Cairo Agreement in World War II, this agreement on the Middle East has a more prominent focus. Of course. It will be targeted not only against Jews, but also against Arabs, and the Islamic world as a whole, and will have a significant impact on the post-war landscape.
The agreement focused on three areas: how to settle the Jews, how to resolve the disputes in the Arab countries, and how to settle the post-war status of the Islamic world.
The focus, of course, is on the former, i.e., how to house Israel's millions of Jews.
The key to solving the Jewish problem lies in the Little Andreas Islands, Puerto Rico to be exact.
Geographically, Puerto Rico belongs to the Greater Andrés Islands and is located in the easternmost part of the Greater Andrés Islands, and further east is the Little Andreas group. Historically. This island, which is less than four square kilometers in size, belongs to Spain. It was one of the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. After the Spanish-American War at the end of the old century, Puerto Rico was transferred to the United States along with Cuba. The latter then became independent, while the former never gained independent status. After the Second World War, the United States authorities allowed Puerto Rican residents to freely elect their leaders and granted the islanders limited citizenship rights, such as having only one non-voting representative in the United States Congress to participate in the presidential primary, i.e., intra-party elections. But it could not participate in the general election, and there was no star representing Puerto Rico on the United States flag. It can be seen that in terms of political status, Puerto Rico is on an equal footing with the Northern Mariana Islands, which are also federal territories, second only to the federal states, and higher than Samoa, Guam, Midway, Johnston Island, and the Virgin Islands, which are also overseas territories of the United States
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What's more, Puerto Rico is a larger island.
Although isolated from abroad, Puerto Rico still has a lot of potential as an island with an area of nearly 44 square kilometers. Among other things, before entering the industrial age, Puerto Rico had fed tens of thousands of people, even excluding Puerto Ricans who lived and worked in the United States. The resources on this island can also feed more than 40,000 people. It is certainly not difficult to use advanced science and technology, coupled with scientific and rational methods, to settle millions, if not tens of millions, of Jews on this island and make them live a normal life. The difficulty is, how to settle the Imachi o 10,000 Puerto Ricans?
Arguably. The difficulty of resettling Puerto Ricans was not lower than that of resettlement.
You must know that even if the republic is a victorious country, it can only dispose of the state-owned assets of the defeated country, but not the private assets of the citizens of the defeated country. What's more, European countries would never support the expulsion of Puerto Ricans and the subsequent relocation of Jews to Puerto Rico.
At this time, the United States has done unimaginable things.
Although the U.S. authorities have never admitted to having anything to do with the Cairo Agreement, after all, this agreement also involved millions of Americans, after the end of the war. Nor did anyone find the US authorities involved in the agreement. and provide evidence to help with the protocol. But there are many indications that the United States must have something to do with this secret agreement, and even played a big role. The most notable of these was the move by the United States authorities to officially recognize the national citizenship of Puerto Ricans, i.e., Puerto Ricans would receive all citizenship rights if they fought for the United States.
Suffice it to say, this is very crucial. Also a very delicate step.
With all the citizenship rights attained, Puerto Ricans had to respond to the call for war from the United States authorities. Because the United States was at war, the federal government of the United States could expropriate the private property of all citizens under the wartime Act, and the private property of Puerto Ricans who had acquired full citizenship could be expropriated. And so it goes. Even if the United States is defeated. The fall of the US authorities. As long as the state of war is not lifted, the new regime will inherit the power of the American authorities, which is to continue to expropriate the private property of citizens. and, in accordance with the wartime mechanism, the relocation and settlement of personnel.
In this case. There was no legal question of the forced relocation of Puerto Ricans.
Of course, if necessary, it is still necessary to use more gentle means to solve the problem.
Under the terms of the Cairo Agreement, Israel remained a Jewish colony during the war, and the Republic's joint forces with Europe were responsible for Israel's security. Before the end of the war, Israel will gradually remove Jewish settlements. and the return of the occupied Palestinian areas and the Golan Heights to Palestine and Syria, during which an independent Palestinian State will be established. At the end of the war, the Republic, in the name of the victorious Power, would guarantee the relocation of Puerto Ricans who wished to leave to other areas, while Europe would take on the role of relocating Jews.
No doubt. These are two very large expenses.
Although there is only one sentence on the document, it is not so easy to implement.
According to relevant records, about 10,000 Puerto Ricans were advised to resettle in the post-war years. The authorities of the Republic have spent nearly $2 trillion on this purpose, of which the amount paid to Puerto Ricans for resettlement alone is as much as $100 million, and the administrative expenses of the relevant administrative bodies of the Republic are tens of billions.
In any case, post-war resettlement is not a wartime forced relocation.
Although, as mentioned earlier, the authorities of the Republic could take full advantage of the advantages of the victorious Power and forcibly expropriate the private property of Puerto Ricans in the name of wartime and forcibly transfer Puerto Ricans through a puppet regime that they supported, the authorities of the Republic did not do so for the sake of maintaining post-war order, but left the choice to Puerto Ricans to do so at their own discretion."
Conversely, the Republic did not suffer by doing so.
When the authorities of the Republic announced that they would return the option to Puerto Ricans after the end of the war, leaving it up to Puerto Ricans to decide whether to stay or stay, some European news outlets pointed out that the Republic was killing two birds with one stone in doing so. Not only did it not cost much, but it benefited a lot.
The reason is simple, almost all Puerto Ricans who chose to leave went to the United States.
In any case, Puerto Ricans had a multi-sided relationship with the United States. It is difficult to sever this relationship with a war that has lasted only a few years. More importantly, after the end of the war. The republic wants to become the new world hegemon, and it will become a widely recognized world hegemon. We have to do one thing well, and that is to help countries around the world get through this difficult time. Put an end to the hardships caused by the war as soon as possible.
There is no doubt that the republic must pursue a global revival program akin to the "Marshall Plan."
Naturally, the United States is indispensable in this plan.
In other words, no matter how deep the contradictions between the Republic and the United States were, they became a thing of the past with the end of the war. In the event that the United States has already been defeated, the Republic will certainly help the United States through the difficulties, and it will need to invest huge sums of money in the United States for post-war reconstruction.
The question is, how many republican citizens support this name?
You know, even the more open Americans will not necessarily help the enemy who has just fought to the death to rebuild after the war. Take, for example, the Second World War. After the end of the Great War. If it were not for the great threat posed by the Soviet Union to the Western world, the United States would certainly not be in a hurry to help Germany recover, let alone rearm Germany. This is very clear in Japan. The key to Japan's rapid post-war revival and its ability to become a major country and the world's second largest economy in just a few years is not that the Marshall Plan was the main target of the Marshall Plan was Germany, France, Britain and many other European countries, and that Japan had very limited benefits, but the Korean War in the early years of the century, and the Vietnam War many years later. In these two wars, Meime's huge material demand became a powerful driving force for Japan's economic rejuvenation, and it was also the main driving force for Japan's industrial upgrading.
Suffice it to say that after the end of World War II, not many Americans supported the U.S. government in helping Japan rebuild.
This situation. Also existed in the republics.
Although the immediate cause of World War III had nothing to do with the United States, the United States was the main promoter, and the United States was the main enemy of the Republic. Almost all citizens of the republic believe. Without the support of the United States, Russia would definitely not have become an enemy of the republic, let alone have the courage to challenge the republic, and the Third World War would not have exploded, at least not in the 7th year.
What's more, the Republic paid a very heavy price in the Third World War.
In this case, the citizens of the Republic are asked to cut back on food and clothing. Helping the United States, which was an enemy not long ago, to rebuild, I am afraid that even if Pei Chengyi has high prestige, there is no way to convince the Republic of China
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As a result, a compromise was necessary to help the United States rebuild after the war.
Huge compensation payments for Puerto Ricans for migration. It is the compromise found by the authorities of the Republic.
In any case, the vast majority of citizens of the Republic were unaware of Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States. Not even a citizen of the republic could associate "Puerto Rico" with an island rather than think of it as some kind of fast food or some kind of Western luxury.
The $400 million paid by the Republic to Puerto Ricans for resettlement had played a key role in the post-war reconstruction of the United States.
Because the money flows directly into the market through consumption, construction, etc., the pulling effect on the economic development is equivalent to a direct government investment of 100 million yuan. If the impact of transportation, logistics, resource exploitation, personnel flow and other factors is counted, it is equivalent to 100 million yuan of government direct investment. After the war, some Western institutions even considered the amount of money injected by the Republic through the "major Puerto Rican migration" amounted to the old trillions of direct government investment. What's more, these investments are not without returns.
The rapid economic recovery of the United States has also helped the Republic and the intensive groups with the Republic at its core to a large extent to get out of the predicament.
The reason is simple: the resources and investments needed for the recovery of the United States come mainly from the Republic and the Intensive Bloc.
With the recovery of the United States, it is the private capital of the Republic that has benefited the most. To know. Throughout the war. The authorities of the Republic raised a large amount of capital through the issuance of war bonds, war bonds, war credits, etc., which were to be repaid after the war. In other words, during the war, the entrepreneurs of the republic had to tighten their belts to get by, and after the war, the entrepreneurs of the republic had to find a way for huge capital. In this case, a suitable and reasonable investment method is more valuable than anything else, and a thriving market, which is destined to grow, is naturally the most reasonable investment destination.
The United States is such a market.
According to a post-war declassified source, the authorities of the Republic at that time estimated that the market for post-war reconstruction in the United States was as high as trillions of dollars.
Because it was not possible to fully estimate the appearance of the American will to resist, the United States was in the midst of a strategic rout, so there was no comprehensive assessment of the damage suffered by the United States in the war. That is, the market size for post-war reconstruction in the United States is seriously underestimated. Even if it's old
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It can be seen that it helps the United States to rebuild after the war. In fact, it is opening up a new market for the capital of the republic.
It was clear that allowing Puerto Ricans to choose to stay was not a simple matter of democratic choice.
In addition to the economic benefits, the authorities of the republic also need to bear more political troubles for this. Among them. The biggest problem was how to accommodate Puerto Ricans who were reluctant to leave.
At the outbreak of the war, Puerto Rico's registered population was more than 10,000. In addition to those who died in the war and those who went to the United States during the war, there were about 10,000 people after the war, and 10,000 of them chose to go to the United States. That is, there are thousands of Puerto Ricans left on the island.
Although 30,000 Puerto Ricans are not many compared to the Jews of nearly 10 million, de jure these Puerto Ricans are the masters of Puerto Rico, and therefore their interests are ahead of the Jews. If the interests of those Puerto Ricans were not properly addressed, Puerto Rico would become the second, Palestine.
The problem is here, will the republic solve it with peace of mind?
It turns out that the authorities of the republic did not calculate to solve this problem and did not really work to solve it.
The reason is simple: a Jewish-controlled Puerto Rico is not Puerto Rico.
Politically, the best way to control the Jewish state is to create problems for the country so that it has to rely on the help of the great powers. Israel was able to become a vassal state of the United States. And for hundreds of years, he has become the number one thug of the United States in the Middle East, that is, Ran has a lot of trouble for Israel. Had to rely on the United States.
Initially, the Republic also wanted to prop up a Jewish state that had to rely on the Republic.
The problem is that the authorities of the republic think too simplistic about this issue. In any case, the Jews are a Western nation, and they are the most core nation in the West, and cultural differences make it impossible for the Jews to become allies of the Republic, let alone willingly obey the republic's dictation.
Europe's grip on the Jewish question has something to do with it.
If it cannot be controlled and used, it can only be suppressed and contained. If the whole of Puerto Rico were given to the Jews. No one can guarantee that after the end of the field, the Jews will not once again become the concubine island power of the West's revitalization.
You know, this war changed the world pattern, but it did not change the dominance of the Jews in the wealth of the Western world, especially Western society.
The easiest way to contain the Jews was to place another force in Puerto Rico.
It can be said that "Bladevan's decision to stay with Puerto Ricans became a key factor in Puerto Rico's future."
Looking back, it is not difficult to see why the Republic had left Puerto Ricans to choose their own future. No matter how close Puerto Rico's ties with the United States were, there would always be a portion of Puerto Ricans who chose to stay, and that portion of Puerto Ricans was the key force in the Republic's control of the island and the containment of the Jews.
According to the Cairo Agreement, after the end of the war, Puerto Rico would be divided into "Jewish Quarter" and "Latin American Quarter", and in order to avoid a repetition of history, a coalition government would be established not to separate the "Jewish State" and "Latin America". The coalition government would have a parliamentary prime ministership system, with the president only symbolically rotating between Jews and Puerto Ricans, and the Legislature would be divided into an upper and lower chamber, with Jews and Puerto Ricans each holding seats in the upper house and the lower house elected by divisions. In this way, the rights of both peoples can be guaranteed. It can be fully democratic.
Obviously, this is not good for the Jews.
However, the European authorities must accept such an outcome. The reason is simple, the republic has already made concessions on the issue of the resettlement of Jews. Had it not been for Europe's insistence on establishing Jewish settlements in the Atlantic, and in the North Atlantic, where Western civilization is dominant, the Republic would have chosen an archipelago in the Pacific. For example, the Mariana Islands, or the Hawaiian Islands. It is even possible to locate Jewish settlements in the Russian Far East. Since the Republic made concessions on the Jewish settlements, Europe made concessions on the political system.
Negotiations are inherently compromises, and it is not always possible for one side to make concessions.
It can be said that Europe has made great sacrifices for the Jews.
You know, in order to help millions of Jews migrate to Puerto Rico, Europe has also invested trillions of funds, and almost all of this money is used for the reconstruction of Puerto Rico, which has nothing to do with the reconstruction of the United States, Europe, Russia, and the Middle East.
In a sense, to help the Jews migrate. It became one of the main factors restricting the post-war exhibition in Europe.
However, Europe is more concerned with the Jewish settlements on the other side of the Atlantic, but on the Middle East, which is close at hand, and the Arab countries and the Islamic world, which have close ties with Europe.
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