Chapter 1032

When I came back to the embassy, neither Molotov nor khluliov had come back. Only livinov stayed in the embassy. Seeing me coming back first, livinov quickly and politely asked me to sit and drink tea in the hall and wait for the other two persons in charge to come back.

Anyway, we had nothing to do, so we chatted over tea. From the content of his conversation, plus the sporadic historical memory in my mind, I have a more detailed understanding of the old man in front of me.

After the October Revolution, Lenin appointed him as the representative of the Soviet Union in Britain. Under his mediation, the British government ended its economic blockade against the Soviet Union, and a number of European countries signed trade agreements with the Soviet Union. After being appointed as foreign minister by Stalin in 1930, for the sake of national security, he did his best to create a good international atmosphere with Britain and France, and successfully convinced the United States to formally recognize the Soviet government as the legitimate government in 33 years.

He also actively promoted the process of the Soviet Union's accession to the League of nations, and served as the Soviet Union's representative in the League of Nations for four consecutive years. He also tried to unite European countries against Hitler's Germany, but his efforts failed because Europeans did not trust Stalin as much as they did Hitler.

On his 60th birthday in 36 years, he also received a Lenin medal from Stalin. Stalin also wrote in Pravda: "Comrade livinov is one of the most important representatives of the great era of the October Revolution and socialist construction. He embodies the Soviet Union's foreign policy and the Soviet Union's struggle to ensure peace among the people of all countries. His name will go down in history."

In September 1938, Britain, France and Germany signed the Munich agreement, and Germany annexed Czechoslovakia. After Stalin decided to form a strategic alliance with Hitler, the Soviet Union began to adjust its foreign policy. Livinov was removed from office in early May 1939, and Molotov took over his job. Stalin did so because livinov had Jewish blood, which was not conducive to signing the Treaty of non aggression between the Soviet Union and Germany.

After livinov finished his experience of becoming an ambassador in the United States after the outbreak of the patriotic war, I suddenly remembered that since he had been in so many places, he might know something about general Morgan whom I will see tomorrow, so I took advantage of the gap between his words and asked, "Comrade livinov, do you know general Morgan of England?"

"General Morgan?" After repeating the name, levinov frowned and thought. After a moment, his brows spread out, and he suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. General Morgan you are talking about must be Sir Frederick Morgan?"

I remember when I left the war room, I heard Marshall mention Morgan's full name, then nodded and said definitely, "I think so."

After receiving my confirmation, livinov gave me a brief introduction about Morgan: "Sir Frederick Morgan, a British officer, served as commander of the first army of the Royal Army in October 1942. Under the command of Eisenhower, he was prepared to land in the west of the Mediterranean Sea to strengthen the initial landing and organize the German army to march into Spain. This spring, he served as the deputy chief of staff of the supreme command of the Allied forces and was responsible for specifying the operational plan for attacking northwest Europe. "

I guess that levinov may have his own special intelligence source, so I have no doubt that what he said will be different from the facts. The only thing that puzzles me is that since lieutenant general Morgan is responsible for the formulation of the Normandy plan, why he is only the deputy chief of staff of the supreme command of the Allied forces? You know, he is not the only one who holds this position. When I asked my question, livinov shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "almost everyone thinks that he is the chief of staff of the supreme command of the allied expeditionary force, but General Eisenhower insisted that Smith be the chief of staff and Morgan be Smith's deputy. For such an appointment, many people who fight against injustice for Morgan think that he will not accept the post. But who knows, Morgan said happily: "I don't care about my position. I just want to do my duty in my own position."

Although I've never heard of Morgan before, I can't help but feel good for Morgan through his brief introduction. I thought to myself, if Morgan is really like what levinov said, then he must be a very easy person to get along with.

Just then, an embassy staff member came into the hall from the outside, quickly came to livinov's side, and said to him in a low voice, "Comrade ambassador, the motorcade is back."

Livinov looked up at the staff in front of him and asked, "is it Molotov's team or general khluliov's?"

The staff was stunned at first, and then replied: "the motorcade of the two of them has come back together!"

Levinov nodded and politely said to the staff, "I see. Thank you." Then he stood up and said to me apologetically, "general oshanina, I'm going out to meet Comrade Molotov. I can't have tea with you any more. Please sit here for a while."

It is said that he is going out to meet Molotov and khluliov. I can't sit here any longer. Otherwise, Molotov will see me and tell me in front of Stalin that I have too much airs, and I can't afford to walk away. So I stood up and said to levinov with a smile, "Comrade ambassador, let me go out with you to meet them."

When the two of us came to the door, the motorcade had already arrived at the door. The car I saw at the airport stopped in front of us after the two guards drove by. As soon as the bus stopped, livinov stepped forward, opened the rear door, and Molotov, who was sitting in the back row, helped him out. At the same time, like a secretary, he took the briefcase in his hand, put it under his armpit, and respectfully invited him into the embassy. When I saw this scene, I couldn't help shaking my head. You know, Molotov was dissatisfied with Stalin because he often praised him and tried to kill him. In this case, livinov should be well aware, so he tried his best to show humility in front of Molotov and try to eliminate the other party's murderous intention. Seeing Molotov getting off the bus, I stepped forward and raised my hand to salute Molotov. Molotov looked at me and asked faintly, "when did you come back?" After a quick estimation of the time, I replied, "I've been back for more than an hour." Molotov nodded and stood still. He turned his head and quietly watched khrushiev come out of the car that had just stopped and come to us. Then he said, "Comrade khrushiev, as well as you, comrade oshanina, all come to my room and report the progress of the matter to me."