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Khrushchev: "Comrade Malenkov, in 1949, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has also found the anonymous letter written to Comrade Stalin, and the handwriting is being checked."
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On February 1955, 2, Malenkov resigned as Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers (Prime Minister of the USSR).Bulganin took over.
Because Malenkov voluntarily resigned wisely, he was still appointed as the vice chairman of the Council of Ministers, and the Leningrad incident will not be pursued for the time being.
At this time, Bulganin was still Khrushchev's hardcore.His chairmanship of the Council of Ministers meant that the Khrushchev team had won the number one and number two seats of power in the Soviet Union.
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University of Moscow.
The small auditorium booked by the Chinese embassy, the business team of the embassy and other staff who are free to help are setting up the venue. The launch of the T55 computer should be held a week later.
This year's T55 computer, if Minister Tang Hua doesn't come to Moscow, the articulate comrades sent by the embassy will be fine.
Everyone was busy, so the secretary of the secretariat of the Council of Ministers walked to the center of the small auditorium, and the business representatives noticed the existence of the secretary in a suit.
"Comrades in China, I am very sorry," the secretary said, "Comrade Malenkov resigned from the position of Chairman of the Council of Ministers due to personal health reasons. The new Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Comrade Bulganin... still needs some time Urgent handover. So if you have a press conference on February 2, there will not be the scheduled chair of the Council of Ministers.”
Commercial representative: "Oh, I understand. I am very sorry, and I wish Comrade Malenkov good health."
The secretary walked to the business representative and lowered his voice: "We are old friends, and I would like to make a personal suggestion to you: delay the press conference a little bit, preferably one month. Because Comrade Malenkov resigned, many members of the Council of Ministers The job of the minister will be changed, and it will even affect the first batch of orders..."
Chapter 75, British "Icebreaker" Business Group
"It's great to be able to resume the bristle business, but can you give us an extra five thousand dans? No five thousand, four thousand tans will do."
Zhongnanhai.
Jack Perry, chairman of the London Export Company, said sincerely, Minister of Foreign Trade Ye Jizhuang.
Jack Perry's "Icebreakers" team tour was supposed to take place after the end of the Korean War in 1953.However, the Taiwan War that followed immediately after the signing of the armistice agreement made the relationship between the United States and China unprecedentedly tense. If the British business group went to China at this time, the United States might be quite angry.
After several delays, a delegation composed of Jack Perry and several other British businessmen finally entered Guangzhou from Hong Kong in January 1955.The 1 British people were divided into two teams when they went north from Guangzhou. Three tea guys went to Jiangxi and Fujian to inspect the tea producing areas, and the remaining 19 people arrived in Beijing before the Spring Festival.
At this time, the United States still requires all Western countries to block and embargo China. The United States has practiced it by itself and basically severed trade relations with China.But the United States can sever it, and it is difficult for the United Kingdom to make this decision.Especially in Hong Kong, if it is completely isolated from mainland China, there will basically be no business to do.
Not only Hong Kong, but also the United Kingdom is in urgent need of trade nourishment.The current British Empire is no longer the world factory of the last century. Since decades ago, it has gradually relied on finance and trade re-exports to obtain profits and support the country's operations.
After hearing what Jack Perry said, Ye Jizhuang thought for a while and said: "The collection and collection of bristles is a slow process... We have 5 tons, but it is not on May 1. If you are willing to delivery, then this requirement can be met.”
杰克·佩里很快就敲定了在中国的第一笔贸易合同：25000公担猪鬃，其中20000担1955年5月1日在广州交割，另五千担6月1日。
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After you buy something, you sell it.
The British delegation took out a supply list of refined oil products, which listed the quotations.
"The aviation kerosene we refine in Malaysia and Indonesia is of the best quality."
Although no outsiders were present, Jack Perry lowered his voice pretentiously.
"There is a North Korean pilot named Lu Jinxi who defected to South Korea last year with a MiG-15. You should know. The U.S. Air Force tested this MiG-15. When it was filled with Anglo-American fuel, its engine thrust was amazing. 3% higher than the nominal value. I think you will be very happy that the MiG-15 of the PLA also uses British aviation fuel."
Ye Jizhuang couldn't say anything, so he nodded and laughed.
Since the atmosphere is so harmonious, there is nothing to say, and the contract for importing refined oil from China has also been signed.
今后三年，中国每年从香港进口12000吨航空油料。汽柴油等其他油种，1955年进口2万吨汽油、1万吨柴油、3000吨润滑油和3500吨沥青。
Because the price of this batch of oil from the UK is really not expensive, as long as the UK is willing to open the channel, the oil is extracted from Indonesia, refined in the Malay Peninsula, and then across the South China Sea to Hong Kong.
The crude oil or refined oil China imported from the Soviet Union has a longer transportation distance, and now there is only land transportation with higher freight costs.The use of oil in Northeast China and North China is okay, but the use of Soviet oil in South China requires an additional shipping fee.
"In fact, we can also sign a long-term supply contract for gasoline and diesel," Jack Perry said.
Ye Jizhuang: "In this regard, domestic consumption is changing every year. ... Our country is developing very fast. I think it is still a one-year visa, and the amount of imports can better meet the actual domestic demand."
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The "icebreaker" delegation opened the door for trade between China and Britain.
Behind Jack Perry is the support of the British government, and it is precisely because of the support of the British officials that the delegation can pass the American level. The itinerary from Hong Kong to Guangzhou is basically semi-public.
Contracts for China's export of several special products and Britain's export of petroleum products were signed relatively quickly.But in addition to these high-end goods, there are also some sensitive materials.
Ye Jizhuang: "China intends to import some key parts of the Olympic aero-engine."
Jack Perry: "Mr Foreign Trade Minister, I'm the head of the delegation, I'm only responsible for crossing the yellow line, but I can't cross the red line."
On the UK and the US side, it is a yellow line to carry out some ordinary trade. Although it is considered a violation, it will not touch too much.
The key parts of jet engines are not ordinary.This can be solved not only by the British government releasing water, but also by the Paris Coordination and Control Committee.
Jack Perry added after a while: "If I cross the red line myself, the delegation as a whole will be in trouble. But you can contact Mr. Andrew in private without my knowledge."
Andrew Short was among the 16-member delegation representing the textile industry.
However, during the five days in Beijing, he did not discuss any textile trade, did not buy a catty of cotton, and did not sell cloth to China.
Since you should meet alone and talk privately, choose an informal setting.
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In Donglaishun, Tang Hua discovered that there were actually two members of the British delegation attending the banquet, one was Andrew Short and the other was Silva Westland.
Silva Westland is a ceramics merchant. You guessed it right. He has been in meetings with the delegation these days, but he didn't buy a single vase.
Westland...does it have anything to do with Westland Corporation?
"According to traditional Chinese farming habits, the Spring Festival is from January [-]st to January [-]th in the lunar calendar, just like Christmas in your country," Tang Hua said. "We are celebrating the New Year now. So today we mainly eat, here The hot pot is worth tasting."
Hot pot is good.
Hot pot with red wine...that's quite rare.
But the two Britons felt that such an arrangement was very good.
Andrew Short rolled up a lettuce leaf on a plate with a fork, wrapped it with dipping sauce and put it in his mouth, and took another sip of the soup from the hot pot.
"The cuisines of China and France are the pinnacles of the East and the West," Andrew Short raised his thumbs up. "The diversity of Chinese food exceeds that of France."
Xue Muqiao and secretary Chen Yifan looked at each other and shook their heads, the British can eat whatever they like...
"We still hope to complete the transfer of some sensitive materials through Hong Kong," Tang Hua said. "If it can be completed, it will be a win-win situation for us, China and the UK."