My own war game

Chapter 356 He is more troublesome than the Soviets
The celebration continued, and as the white fighter jets left, the atmosphere reached its peak. Cheers rang out one after another, and from time to time, hats could be seen being thrown into the sky.

In an inconspicuous office building outside the square, the owner walked up and closed the window, isolating the noisy sound outside.

In a small conference room, about ten people sat around a round table. It looked like a small company discussing trivial matters such as this year's sales performance and how to balance accounts.

But in fact, if knowledgeable people see the identities of the guys inside, they will immediately know that the value of this meeting is completely equivalent to a meeting at the foreign minister level.

British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State George Marshall (due to some special reasons, his position is half a level lower than the original historical position)

Pierre Madou, special envoy of the French President

Dutch Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs

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Everyone here is a big shot who can shake up a region. In addition, the heads of the intelligence agencies of Britain, France and the United States are also involved, including Hillenkotter, the director of the newly formed Central Intelligence Agency of the United States.

NATO plans to formally sign the treaty in a week, and today is the last informal meeting of the major participating countries.

"It's a very good idea. Perhaps we can do this on future Victory Days." U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Webb said as he watched the White Knight sail away.

"Aren't we doing it now? There are more planes in the Berlin sky every day than in London in the whole year." The French envoy responded with a bland joke.

"Of course, gentlemen, although it comes at a certain cost, the Prime Minister believes it is necessary. We must ensure the independence of West Berlin. The policy of appeasement is not applicable in the confrontation with the Soviets." Ernest Bevin, as the representative of the host, brought the topic back to the subject in a timely manner.

“Of course, that’s what the president meant.”

"Mr. de Gaulle expressed the same view."

After the United Kingdom, France and the United States expressed their views, representatives from other countries also nodded in agreement.

However, these countries were able to maintain a completely consistent stance only when dealing with the Soviet Union.

Soon, Paulo Cunha, the Portuguese representative, took the lead
"Mr. Minister, at today's meeting I would like to ask what exactly happened in the Cape Town incident a while ago? So far we have not seen your country's official statement."

Ernest Bevin looked unhappy. "Mr. Cunha, I should have explained before that Cape Town was an isolated incident and the British government has never recognized the so-called Cape Town Declaration."

"Really? Even if these words were said by your Princess Margaret herself?"

"Princess Margaret was kidnapped by dangerous people three months ago. Her remarks were made under duress!"

"Oh? It doesn't look like that here." The Portuguese representative took out a newspaper. The photo of Margaret was giving a speech with great enthusiasm.

The others looked at the tense situation calmly and chose to remain silent.

After World War II, Britain and France, which were severely damaged, were reducing the colonies they actually controlled, with the independence of India in 1947 being the peak.

But this process also hurts the existing interests of some traditional old colonial countries, such as Portugal.

Inspired by the Cape Town incident, India is now seeking to free the Argo region from Portugal's rule. Although it has only stayed at the level of verbal fighting, it is only a matter of time before it resorts to force. Of course, with Portugal's current national strength and international status, its attitude is actually dispensable, but Margaret's disruption in South Africa did catch Britain's overall colonial policy off guard.

"Gentlemen, let's take a break and have some tea and cigars." Marshall coughed lightly and nodded slightly to the envoys from Britain and France.

A waiter opened the door of the lounge and pushed the refreshments in on a cart. Representatives from other countries stood up and left with a tactful look.

Below is the time for a small closed-door meeting between the three permanent members.

"Everyone, we are now facing a common trouble." Marshall looked at his allies around him with a serious look.

"The situation in Berlin has begun to improve, and the Soviets have shown signs of compromise." The Frenchman was obviously trying to change the subject.

"Pierre, you know what I mean." Marshall said unhappily, "Your former boss led his men to cause chaos in Djibouti and successively eliminated several contact points left by the Germans. It is said that he did it to retrieve a painting for you?"

"Nonsense, we have never hired a third party to search for France's lost paintings."

"I didn't say the painting belonged to the French government, old man."

"Well, well, gentlemen, I hope we can be frank," interrupted British Minister Bevin.

"Well, we shouldn't use diplomatic rhetoric to perfunctorily deal with our common problems." Minister Bevin spread his hands. "The fact is that a group of elite intelligence personnel from each of our three parties defected and formed an independent intelligence organization."

"We also lost some special equipment." Marshall deliberately emphasized the word "special equipment" and then added, "From the current results, this group of people still retains considerable capabilities and even has the ability to overthrow the regime of a small country in a short period of time. The Cape Town incident is an example."

The British and Americans sang the same tune, and it was obvious that they had communicated with each other beforehand. Pierre Madou had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and say, "Well, what do you want France to do?"

"It's very simple." Marshall paused. "Mr. President hopes that our three countries can take a consistent stance when dealing with this gray organization and avoid any private contacts."

"Sounds like we're dealing with the Soviets."

"To some extent, their threat is even greater than that of the Soviets. At least the Soviets don't have..." Marshall stopped talking here.

Pierre pouted and then spread his hands. "Okay, then what about your request? I will convey it to Mr. de Gaulle truthfully."

Marshall paused for a moment and said, "I know they have an information channel in France to communicate with you. We hope that this channel can be shared."

"Your request is unrealistic," Pierre shook his head. "This channel is one-way. We can only communicate when they come to us."

"When will they come?"

"Well, for example, when you ask for money..."

Knock, knock, knock~~~A slightly hurried knock on the door was heard outside, and a staff member whispered a few words anxiously to Minister Bevin at the door.

The British Foreign Minister's expression became very interesting at this time. He turned around and said, "You two don't need to discuss it anymore. They took the initiative to come to me..."

(End of this chapter)