568 The drunkard does not mean to drink
Switzerland has conceded punishment, and it seems that the matter is settled?
The answer is quite the opposite, and this is actually just the beginning!
For example, how to eliminate the impact of the accusations of the Soviet Union, after all, the whole world is watching how things unfold. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThe Soviet Union said conclusively that Hitler was in Switzerland, and it also put strong pressure on Switzerland, and if there is no plausible result, it will have an extremely bad impact.
The credibility of the Soviet Union will be damaged, just as Britain and the United States said conclusively that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, but in the end they did not find a single hair, and the impact is quite bad. Especially for the Soviet Union in relation to the Free People. Heresies outside the Overworld will encounter more criticism.
Of course, it is not afraid to criticize the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union is worried that the next time the Soviet Union launches a similar accusation, it will not resonate with the people of the world, and it will be very troublesome.
And people will ask, "Where exactly is Hitler?" "There is even a suspicion that the Soviet Union was responsible for Hitler's disappearance. Conspiracy theories are very marketable among the people, and once a collective consciousness is formed, which firmly links the Soviet Union to conspiracy theories, it is quite troublesome. All in all, this had too much influence on the national image of the USSR.
To put it simply, the Soviet Union needed an outcome that would account for the past, without damaging the Soviet national image and without causing substantial damage to Switzerland, so that both countries could happily accept the outcome to their mutual delight.
So, is there such a perfect way to do it? This was to be resolved through negotiations between Switzerland and the Soviet Union. At this time, Li Xiaofeng appeared, and he first rejected the proposal of the Swiss Foreign Minister, because the foreign minister actually suggested that the Soviet Union admit that it was a mistake!
Good fellow, you Swiss have bad intentions! How could the great USSR make such a low-level mistake, you didn't make a fool of yourself in front of the whole world? Say, are you sent by Britain and the United States to make trouble? Obviously, it is impossible for the Soviet Union to make mistakes, it is definitely not the Soviet Union that is at fault, and the responsibility is certainly not on the side of the Soviet Union.
These words made the Swiss foreign man sweat in his head, because he had already heard the subtext of a certain immortal, that is, it was only Switzerland that could be wrong. To tell the truth, this made him very painful, obviously Switzerland has nothing to do with Hitler, it was you Russians who insisted on planting it, and now we are bleeding profusely, do you still have to carry this basin? This must not be promised!
However, Li Xiaofeng does not think so: "Mr. Foreign Minister, let me ask you a few simple questions: First, did Switzerland have close economic ties with Germany during the current world war, and did it export instruments and other equipment to Germany that could be used for military purposes? Second, before and after the end of the war, were there a large number of Nazi war criminals who deposited their illegally plundered wealth in your country's banks? Thirdly, have a large number of Nazis taken refuge in your country this year? ”
The Swiss Foreign Minister wiped his sweat and replied calmly: "Switzerland is a permanently neutral country and follows the principle of absolute neutrality in handling international relations. The relevant issues you have pointed out do not affect the principle of neutrality, so the actions of the Swiss Government are beyond reproach. ”
Li Xiaofeng smiled indifferently: "Don't tell me this kind of thing, it doesn't make any sense, if you really feel that you have a clear conscience, you can say it to the world public opinion, I believe that now this is a stone that stirs up a thousand waves!" ”
The Swiss Foreign Minister wiped his sweat again, and the current world public opinion is indeed extremely unfavorable to Switzerland, and the European countries that were badly injured in the war are all looking at them with fierce eyes and thinking of cutting them into eight pieces. Especially after the Hitler incident, Switzerland has been pushed to the forefront, and if it is not leisurely, it may be attacked by a group.
Therefore, the foreign minister is hesitant to come up with a reason. Li Xiaofeng, on the other hand, struck with the heat: "It is clear that the Swiss government's international policy is problematic, and as Nazi sympathizers, you must also pay the price for your previous actions." ”
The Swiss Foreign Minister was anxious: "But we really haven't accepted Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi officials!" ”
"But you have a criminal record, and you're the most suspicious!" Li Xiaofeng unceremoniously blocked him back, "Otherwise, how did Hitler and his henchmen disappear from Germany?" ”
The Swiss Foreign Minister couldn't laugh or cry, because in his opinion a certain immortal was really unreasonable, and he insisted on putting a pot of on their heads. To make matters worse, Switzerland has no way to resist. After thinking about it, the foreign minister was really out of options, so he could only ask in a low voice: "Please make it clear, what is it so that your country can let go of this problem?" ”
Li Xiaofeng shook his head and pointed out very unceremoniously: "Your country's attitude is still not correct!" There is no question of letting go or not letting go, but the Soviet people and the Soviet Government will naturally forgive you if your country can point out the whereabouts of Hitler and his henchmen who absconded to your country and apologize for that to the peace-loving peoples of the world. ”
The Swiss foreign minister is stupid, how can he come back after going around for a long time, they obviously have nothing to do with Hitler, why did this damn Russian insist on throwing the black cauldron on their backs?
"Didn't I say that, Your Excellency? Our country has never received Hitler's ......"
Li Xiaofeng immediately turned his face and denied anyone, glared at the foreign minister and asked gloomily: "Do you mean to say that our government is wrong, misunderstood you, and still wants us to apologize?" ”
The Swiss Foreign Minister would like to have such a result, but he is not stupid, this is certainly impossible, how can a big country be wrong, the fault is always a small country, and the winner is not to blame. He was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
Li Xiaofeng was also a little annoyed, this Swiss foreign minister's mind was full of granite, he hinted at it so obviously, why couldn't he understand it? This is not a very simple matter, and the Soviet government is certainly not wrong, which means that Hitler and his henchmen must have fled to Switzerland, and this point must not be shaken. Of course, at first glance, Switzerland is about to take the blame, but the most critical function of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not to throw the blame. How can a dignified foreign minister not even have the skills to shake the pot?
In Li Xiaofeng's view, Switzerland can say the following: "The Swiss government has absolutely no intention of openly accepting and sheltering Nazi war criminals, and a handful of Swiss racists who sympathize with the Nazis carry out these acts behind the government's back." They helped Hitler and other German war criminals sneak across the Swiss border and hide the demons. The Swiss government is ignorant of their behavior, when the Soviet government exposed these ugly acts, the Swiss government immediately attracted great attention, the Swiss government has always opposed racism, violence, and unjust acts of war, in line with respect for the allies and the attitude of responsibility to the people of the world, the relevant departments of Switzerland immediately launched an investigation based on relevant intelligence, arrested a large number of Nazi remnants, but unfortunately let Hitler, the devil, once again escape. But the Swiss government has a lot of clues and is cooperating with the allies in actively pursuing these demons. ”
Well, this time the Swiss Foreign Minister is really stupid, he really doesn't know that diplomacy can still be played like this, and people can be so shameless, this is simply the art of throwing the pot! In this way, the Swiss government did not make a big mistake in subjectively shielding Hitler, which was a problem for a small group of Nazi sympathizers in Switzerland. And the Swiss government is still actively correcting, this is simply a prodigal son who will not change his money! What particularly touched the foreign minister was that this statement was still very realistic, explaining why many Nazis had entered Switzerland before, and indirectly helped the government wash the ground.
In this way, the Soviet Union was not wrong, and Switzerland did not make a big mistake, the only mistake was that it was a little slow to respond and not actively fight the small group of racists in the country, and it has been actively corrected. The next thing is naturally to turn the big thing into a small thing, and then everyone is happy.
Anyway, the foreign minister was very happy, he felt that he had finally fooled this past, and he was so happy that the snot bubbles came out, and he wanted to go to China to report the good news at that time.
It's just that Li Xiaofeng stopped him: "Mr. Foreign Minister, do you think this is the end?" ”
The Swiss Foreign Minister's heart suddenly rattled, but he understood Li Xiaofeng's methods, for fear that this would once again knock on the Swiss bamboo pole. Suddenly, his voice trembled: "It's still ...... Still have questions? ”
Li Xiaofeng looked at him with a smile and asked the crucial question: "Where did Hitler go?" ”
This question stunned the Swiss Foreign Minister, why did he do it for a long time and return to the original point, didn't he say that Hitler ran away? Now that he has escaped from Switzerland, what does it have to do with Switzerland?
Li Xiaofeng said calmly: "I'm doing this for your good, even if I don't ask, curious people in all countries of the world will ask this question, how did Hitler escape?" Where did they flee to? ”
The Swiss Foreign Minister looked at Li Xiaofeng nervously, and he began to understand what a certain immortal meant: "What do you say?" ”
Li Xiaofeng was very satisfied with his attitude: "It's not that I said it, but you came to a conclusion based on detailed reconnaissance and summarizing all the clues." After a moment's pause, he smiled evilly: "You can assume that Hitler and his core henchmen have fled to Turkey by plane." You can even imply that the Turkish government had direct ties with Hitler! ”
Well, the Swiss Foreign Minister was frightened, he completely understood the intentions of a certain immortal, and the Soviets were a serial extortion! If Switzerland really says so, then Turkey will not run away at all, needless to say, it is another diplomatic storm! And the scale of this diplomatic storm is much larger than it is now! Maybe it's going to cause a big mess!
The fact is also that in the international community, throwing the pot is a difficult and important matter, and the technology of throwing the pot is not good, which is easy to cause big problems. Take the situation in Switzerland as an example, and a simple analysis shows that this matter is not so simple.
Think about it, if Switzerland did what the USSR demanded, what would happen? If it is announced that Hitler has absconded from Turkey, it will undoubtedly worsen the relationship between Switzerland and Turkey, although Switzerland is not close to Turkey and does not have to worry about the Turks wielding scimitars, Turkey has attracted the attention of the international community because of its strategic importance of its huge geographical location.
To put it simply, Turkey is covered by Britain and the United States, and in order to prevent the Soviet Union from entering the Mediterranean, Britain and the United States are absolutely willing to support Turkey. Switzerland's offending of Turkey is equivalent to offending Britain and the United States, especially offending Britain and the United States according to the will of the Soviet Union, which is extremely uneconomical for Switzerland, and is easily considered by Britain and the United States to be the backward Soviet Union. Just imagine, Switzerland had bad relations with Britain and the United States because of the German issue, and now it has been labeled as pro-Soviet, how can it mix in Western Europe in the future?
You must know that Switzerland's economic ties with Western Europe are far stronger than those with the Soviet Union, and it is not a brain to give up the two huge markets of Western Europe and the United States for the sake of the Soviet Union?
Even judging from the essence of the Hitler incident deliberately carried out by the Soviet Union this time, the Soviet Union was full of malice and was simply aiming to trap Switzerland and attack Turkey. It can be said to be a strong challenge to the Anglo-American-dominated Black Sea and Mediterranean order. Once Switzerland is involved in this kind of major matter involving order, I am afraid that it will have to shed a layer of skin if it does not die.
It is conceivable that it is extremely uneconomical for Switzerland to dump Turkey at the behest of the USSR. So the question arises, will Switzerland be able to refuse the demands of the USSR?
The Swiss thought about it for a long time, and felt that they were still certain in it, and even felt that if the real purpose of the Soviet Union was stabbed to Britain and the United States, and let Britain and the United States see the true purpose of the Russians, maybe they would not even need to give out the billion Swiss francs.
However, as soon as the Swiss idea came out, Li Xiaofeng dispelled it with one sentence: "I hope that Your Excellency the Foreign Minister can pay attention to one point, the content involved in the negotiations between us is highly confidential, and if the Swiss government accidentally leaks it, causing huge losses to our national interests, then our government does not mind using violence to solve the problem." Your Excellency the Foreign Minister would like to inform your Federation Council that the Red Army of the USSR is preparing to conduct large-scale military exercises on the border between Switzerland and Germany in the near future. ”
After a pause, Li Xiaofeng said: "If your country cannot clearly explain the whereabouts of Hitler and his henchmen, the Soviet government will take resolute measures no matter what agreement your country has reached with the British and American governments, and Japan is a lesson from the past!" ”
The Swiss Foreign Minister immediately blushed and asked rhetorically: "Is this a threat?" ”
Li Xiaofeng replied indifferently: "No, how could the Soviet government make threats at every turn? My words are an ultimatum, not a threat! ”
This threat of Chiguoguo made the Swiss foreign minister almost breathless, although a voice in his heart told him: "This is just the cruel words of the old Maozi, and they dare not take action." But he didn't dare to gamble, because Japan's experience was so miserable, and according to the photographs taken by the Swiss ambassador to Japan, the power of the atomic bomb was so terrifying that it was simply a devastating force. Once the Russians really go crazy and drop atomic bombs on Switzerland regardless of the situation, who will be able to withstand it?
The Swiss foreign minister did not believe that the Americans and the British would stand up decisively in support of Switzerland at that time, and in the face of such a devastating force, even if the two countries chose to support Switzerland, they would not directly engage in an armed conflict with the Soviet Union.
Just when the Swiss Foreign Minister hesitated, Li Xiaofeng said: "Mr. Foreign Minister, don't worry too much about the retaliation of Britain and the United States, you can completely shift all the responsibility to us, I believe that Britain and the United States will understand." ”
This is truly outrageous, but the Swiss foreign minister cannot deny it, because it seems that this is the only option for Switzerland, which is too weak to withstand the huge military pressure of the polar bear. Not to mention nuclear weapons, the USSR alone with conventional force was enough to hang Switzerland.
After much thought, the Swiss Foreign Minister could only reply: "I will convey your intentions to the Federal Council exactly, please give me a moment." ”
Switzerland's state system is characterized by a commissioning system, with the highest head of state being the President of the Confederation, also known as the President, but only formally as a leader. Real power comes from the seven-member Federation Council. The seven are made up of ministers from seven organs of the State, including the current President of the Federation. All members of the Federal Council collectively act as heads of state. In other words, the President of the Confederation is rotated by seven members of the Federal Council, representing Switzerland externally, each for a term of one year (the Vice-Chairmen are also held by seven ministers for a one-year term).
Well, to be honest, this is actually to some extent similar to the Soviet system, which is a system of collective leadership, and the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and the general secretary of the party are not in a word, and state affairs are governed by government. The governance bureau decided. Of course, it is undeniable that the collective leadership system of the Soviet Union is more oriental, and the leadership core is much stronger. The power of the seven elders in Switzerland is more balanced (even the nominal eldest and second elders take turns).
After urgent discussion and voting by the Swiss Federal Council, the "dumping the pot" plan was finally approved by three votes in favor, one vote against, and three abstentions, but Switzerland also put forward two demands: that is, once Britain and the United States threatened Switzerland's national security, the Soviet Union needed to provide security guarantees for Switzerland. Second, the Soviet Union and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe should grant Switzerland MFN status.
These two requirements are very interesting, the first is naturally to keep safe, although Switzerland feels that Britain and the United States will not directly invade Switzerland, it is more likely to be a political knock, but it must be just in case, if it is not good, it is also good to use the tiger skin of the Soviet Union to scare Britain and the United States into fighting for survival.
As for the second requirement, it is simpler, because Switzerland's irresponsible behavior may damage Switzerland's market in Western Europe and the United States, so in order to make up for this loss, it can only be lit up in the west and in the east, although the Central and Eastern European markets, including the Soviet Union, are not high-quality markets, but mosquitoes are small and meat, how much can they return some blood, isn't it?
And Switzerland sees a prospect, the Soviet Union now rules almost half of Europe, and will definitely find a way to integrate Europe in the future, in the long run, this batch of markets is still worth looking forward to, such as the Soviet Union, whether it is post-war reconstruction or economic development, there is money to be made. Compared with the Soviet Union, a country with a relatively extensive industry, Switzerland has a huge advantage in precision instruments, chemicals, machinery and medicine, and from the perspective of exports, this market is very large!
So was Switzerland's demands too much for the USSR? It should be said that it is completely acceptable, as a neutral country that is harmless to humans and animals, Switzerland's foreign policy has always been self-preservation, it will not aggressively provoke right and wrong, and this kind of country is generally not in major trouble. And it doesn't hurt to carry the pressure of Britain and the United States for Switzerland, anyway, as soon as the incident in Turkey happens, the Soviet Union and Britain and the United States will inevitably be directly on the bar, and there is no problem in taking care of Switzerland a little.
As for the economic aspect, for the Soviet Union, the integration of the Soviet bloc was inevitable, and building the entire Soviet-occupied region into an interdependent and close economy was the best way to maintain the alliance. The blockade and suppression of the main forces, at this time, it is not bad to have a neutral country that can be left and right as a springboard. As for the most-favored-nation treatment, Switzerland has always been high-end, and it does not conflict with the low-end of the Soviet Union and Eastern European Group, but makes good use of Swiss technology, and can also significantly improve the international competitiveness of the Soviet Union and Eastern European Group, which is a good thing, why not agree?
In this way, the contradictions between Switzerland and the USSR were basically resolved, and as long as Switzerland pulled Turkey into the water at the behest of the USSR, then everything was easy to say.
May 7. The Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs suddenly held a press conference announcing that "the Swiss government is deeply sorry for the fact that a group of Swiss citizens who were demagogic by the Nazis participated in and assisted Hitler's absconding, and promised never to allow anything like this to happen in the future." The Swiss government and the Swiss people are peace-loving and respect justice, and we are willing to contribute to world peace and justice, so after the above incidents, we actively cooperated with the allies in the follow-up pursuit work, and now we have captured a large number of Nazi war criminals who illegally entered the Swiss border and stayed there, and we have once again found the direction of Hitler and his henchmen to escape. ”
Here the spokesman for the Swiss Foreign Ministry paused and continued in a tone of righteous indignation: "It can be confirmed that Hitler and his core henchmen have fled to Turkey. In fact, from March 1945 onwards, a large number of Nazis fled to Turkey through secret channels, and then changed their names and absconded into a third country......"
When this news came out, public opinion was in an uproar, because Turkey had been actively in the Allies, and the grapevine said that they were not far from joining the allies, so why did they become the Nazis' harborers in the blink of an eye?
For Churchill and Truman, the news was a bolt from the blue, because it was only then that they understood the true purpose of the Russians - Turkey was in danger! (To be continued.) )