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"Is this a serious problem?" Logan was taken aback. "Didn't the Prime Minister say that as long as the scandal is not exposed, it is not a disaster... As long as the three parties do not publish this protocol, no one will Know that we have had secret talks."
"The British Empire was tied into their chariot by Israel and France," Lloyd said. "Logan, have you ever thought about a situation where the war has reached a certain stage, beyond our expectations, in order to stop the loss?" It's time for us to stop, but the French don't, they not only want to continue fighting themselves, but also force us to fight with him?"
"At this point, the French just say to us 'Hey, don't forget the Sèvres protocol' and what happens next?"
Logan: "We'll do what France says..."
Lloyd: "So, this matter must be undone in the shortest possible time. Tell me what you plan to do."
Logan: "Yes, Minister...I was going to answer...if I may. Well...as I said, I'm glad you asked this question because...it's...well worth asking. Why? Because People want to know. I won't beat around the bush, then. The obvious fact of the matter is that...it's an important question!"
Lloyd had picked up the receiver to make a long-distance call to Paris.
Got a call, but it didn't work.The French told him very politely but firmly that France would not hand over the Sèvres Protocol.As for Israel, Mer Amit flew out of France yesterday and has now given Ben Gurion a copy of the protocol.
Putting down the phone, Logan just stuffed the protocol into the shredder.
"Destroy our share first."
Lloyd: ...
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"Lloyd, I have to say, MI[-] did a great job in Budapest."
At No. 10 Downing Street, Lloyd was about to confess to the Prime Minister about the little accident that occurred during the secret talks of the Three Kingdoms. Unexpectedly, Aiden's first sentence when they met was a compliment.
"Budapest? What happened in Budapest?"
Aiden: "It's been going on for 24 hours, don't you know?"
Lloyd: "..."
The prime minister and the foreign minister walked to the TV, and when they turned it on, the host was talking in blabla. The background was a photo taken on the streets of Budapest.
The 24-meter-high bronze statue of Stalin is gone, and only the 2.25-meter-high boots remain on the base. The "piaji" of Stalin's body fell to the ground, with his arms and head detached, and the parade crowd was happily dragging Stalin's head all over the street.
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斯大林像被推倒是24日发生的事，但匈牙利事件是从10月23日就开始了。如果再上溯的话，其实序幕是10月6日拉依克的葬礼。
When the spy chief was shot, he was buried in a random place. The liberals dug out his coffin and sent it back to Budapest for reburial on October 10.
The serious thing about the funeral is that... for the first time in Budapest, a crowd of more than 10 people gathered.After everyone went to the street, they found out, wow, so many people gather together to go shopping, it’s fun, you don’t have to go to work, the old buddies talk nicely, and you can smash the shops on the street to play zero yuan shopping when the police are not paying attention.
The funeral ended in the afternoon, and more than 10 people went home contentedly, and thousands of them still had trophies bought at zero yuan in their arms.From then on throughout October
From time to time, the citizens of Daapest would come out to buy for zero yuan. Until the morning of October 10, led by 23 students from the Budapest University of Technology, the number of people on the street reached a record 5000.
On the 23rd, they ransacked the shops and hotels on the street again. On the 24th, they continued to go to the streets, but they didn’t get zero yuan to buy them.
The crowd walked up to the Capitol and Najib came out to speak.
Najib, who has only been the chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) for 11 days, was terrified and reluctantly came to the front of the parade crowd to persuade people to remain calm.
"If it's the Hungarians, come to our side!"
"Russian get out!"
"Throw Rakosi into the Danube!" "Throw it into the drainpipe of the chemical plant!"
Najib: "Please be quiet! Fellow citizens, please be quiet!"
The crowd finally stopped and listened to Najib’s speech. After dozens of people pushed and dragged him to the front of the square, the huge head of the bronze statue of Stalin couldn’t stop right away. Turned twice.
At this time, Najib suddenly realized that he didn't know what to say.
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"Oh, my God, it's terrible!" Lloyd couldn't help sighing when he saw the pictures on TV and heard the TV host explain the ins and outs.
Eden: "Who's in MI[-] for Eastern Europe? Great job."
Lloyd: "Mr Prime Minister, MI[-] has no presence in Hungary..."
Aiden: "Are you sure? So the CIA did it?"
LLOYD: "The CIA, like us, has not yet established an operational network in Hungary. Well, the embassy participated in some Budapest thought club symposiums from June to August, wooed some liberal youths, but did not send They issued orders to act."
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Moscow.
"Our comrades in the embassy sent a report," said Vice Chairman Liu. "The day after Najib became the chairman of the Council of Ministers, he granted amnesty to the prison. He did not pardon political prisoners, but let go of the entire prison. Everyone, Including ex-Nazis, Horthi elements, and criminals, all of them have gone to Budapest now. I don’t know if Soviet comrades have reported similar situations.”
Voroshilov drooped the corners of his mouth and nodded, apparently in a bad mood.
"Najib's speech in front of the square was inappropriate in many places and lost its principle." Vice Chairman Liu said, "I did not categorically reject the slogans shouted by some obviously malicious saboteurs, but generalized What does it mean to say 'I'll give you an account'? To withdraw Soviet troops from Hungary?"
Khrushchev: "The army is ready."
Vice Chairman Liu: "Comrade General Secretary Khrushchev, I would like to suggest again that you should be cautious before making this decision."
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The closest Soviet army to Budapest was the Hungarian Special Army.In addition, on the border between Romania and the Soviet Union-Hungary, there are also the Carpathian Motorized Army and the Independent Mechanized Group Army stationed in Romania... The combat plan has been issued, and a total of 5 combat troops of 3.2 divisions are ready to be dispatched. 1130 self-propelled artillery, 380 armored personnel carriers, 3930 cars.At the same time, 4 air divisions, combined with air and ground, entered Hungary to fight.
Zhukov is the commander-in-chief of the entire operation. The temporary base camp has been established, and all troops are under the control of the base camp.
In front of Zhukov, Khrushchev still did not issue an order to march.
In the fourth exchange of views with Vice Chairman Liu, the Chinese comrades still advised Khrushchev to be cautious.
"If the Hungarian party can strictly enforce discipline, unify understanding, and solve problems that arise by itself, this is the best way."
"There has already been a commotion, how to deal with it, look at the police force, then look at the Hungarian internal guards, the Hungarian army is the backup of the internal guards, the Soviet army is only the backup and supporters of the Hungarian army, we should believe that the first three forces You can solve the problems you are facing on your own.”
But Khrushchev also understands the situation in Hungary, and these three forces may not be reliable.For example, the Hungarian People's Army is not very stable now. After Gro Erno took office in July, in order to solve the financial crisis, he opened his mouth and publicly announced the disarmament, which scared the army enough.
"I once pointed out that there are problems at the top of the Hungarian hierarchy, either in terms of ability or position, or both." Serov told Khrushchev, "Except for Kadar, everyone else should be relieved of their posts. They're just adding to the chaos in their place."
Hearing what Serov said, Khrushchev suddenly asked: "How to dismiss Najib quickly without causing too much disturbance?"
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Beijing.
Whether in the Sibu Yihui building or at home, Tang Hua has been a little restless these days.Tang Huaneng has exhausted all his influence on an event that may have a profound impact on the entire socialist camp—including China—and it doesn’t seem to have much effect, so he can only sit on the sidelines and watch the outcome of the incident.