Chapter 396 European Community
What is the European Community? What is the European Monetary Alliance? What is the European Customs Alliance?
Correctly explaining these three issues is an important mission of "Dear Comrade Hitler" at the Geneva Peace Conference. [(Only by explaining these three issues clearly and allowing leaders of countries that really want to participate and are forced to participate to understand, Germany can integrate Europe in a relatively short time and become a "quasi-intercontinental country" that can compete with intercontinental countries such as the United States and the Soviet Union.
The "Internal European Union Conference" was held on June 27. Only delegations of countries preparing to participate in the European Community, the European Monetary Union or the European Customs Union are eligible to attend.
The meeting was held at William Palace, which was the original Wilson Palace. Because Wilson is now a bad guy who destroys peace and unity in Europe, the League of Nations renamed Wilson Palace William Palace.
"The European Community is a close confederacy, similar to the German Confederacy or the Holy Roman Empire. It will be formed by a united European countries with independent sovereignty, and all countries participating in the community must be consistent in various policies such as economic, military, diplomatic and judicial. That is to say, governments must hand over part of their sovereignty to the Community Committee. The Community Committee is also obliged to ensure that every country participating in the community is secured and economic prosperity..."
At this time, Adolf Hitler transformed into a rational, moderate and clear-minded politician. He used Bavarian accent German to tell the representatives of European countries attending the meeting his ideals of the European Community. Of course, it was not the National Socialist Workers' Party that designed the various systems of the European Community, but the German 6th Army Policy Association.
"The European Community will have a capital independent of all countries, located in Eurobaberg in the Alsace-Lorraine region. It will be a newly built city on the banks of the Rhine. It is the location of institutions such as the European Community Commission and the European Community Parliament, and it is also the residence of the European Community Yuan's Yuan..."
"European Community?" French President Betan asked in a stiff German question, "Who will be this European Community? Is it His Majesty William of the German Empire?"
"The ECO is elected," said Adolf Hitler. "The ECO will be elected by the ECO and governments who participate in the ECOs and will hold this position for life, once elected. However, the ECOs do not have much real power, and this is a ceremonial position."
"Etiquette position" also depends on who will be. According to Hitler's plan, the elderly Emperor William will be the first European Community Yuan, and of course he is an "old vase". After Emperor William's death, Hitler prepared to be the European Community Yuan himself!
Betton asked again: "Leader, is the European Community a military alliance? Will it have an army that is loyal to the European Community?"
"The European Community is of course a military alliance!" Marshal Hessman took over the question, "but it will not establish an EC army, but the European Community countries must take a unified position in the military, and will also establish the Supreme Command of the European Community to coordinate countries to take consistent military actions within the framework of the European Community."
Later EUs only had economic integration but no military integration. EU countries rely on NATO led by the United States in defense. Therefore, the EU has become a weak alliance of countries, and the European Community designed by Hessman is a combination of the EU and NATO.
"That is, if France decides to join the European Community, it must declare war on Britain?" Marshal Betton asked with some embarrassment.
Although the French fleet ate bombs in Toulon, the French were unwilling to choose to fight with Britain after being indignant. Because they succumbed to Germany just because they were unwilling to fight. How could they fight for Germany immediately?
Of course, there are still a small number of volunteer soldiers, but this does not represent the will of the entire French nation.
"Yes," Adolf Hitler nodded, "but France does not have to join the European Community immediately... Participation in the European Community can be in one step or step by step. I think France can become an official member of the European Community after Britain is completely defeated."
Of course, it is impossible to integrate Europe overnight. Now European countries have different attitudes towards Germany and their relations with Germany. For example, Hungary was in a state of excitement because Germany wanted to abolish the Treaty of Trianon and firmly demanded to follow Germany to conquer the world.
Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Galicia and Ukraine, the four countries that share the monarchy with Germany are actually completely controlled by Germany, so naturally they can only follow Germany one way to the black.
The situation in Belgium is similar. The country is completely occupied by Germany and there is no way out except to join the European Community. However, Belgium now has no army that can go out to fight, only a police force for maintaining public order. Therefore, although Belgium must participate in the European Community, it does not have to send troops to participate in the military operations of the European Community (actually Germany).
Another country that has been determined to join the European Community is Finland. Finland will exchange its accession to the European Community as a condition for Germany's protection to ensure that its country will not be annexed by the Soviet Union. At the same time, Finland must fulfill its obligations as a member of the European Community and send troops to participate in the German-led war.
In other words, the first countries to participate in the European Community were: Germany, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Galicia-Ukraine, Belgium and Finland.
"France can join the European Customs Union and the European Currency Alliance first," Adolf Hitler said with a smile. "Of course, this is not forced. We do not force any country to join the European Customs Union and the European Currency Alliance."
The French could vote for a combination of surrender conditions. They either joined the European Customs Union and the European Currency Union, and handed over a "voluntary fleet" including four new battleships, handed over Alsace-Lorraine to Germany for management (as the European Community), and leased Calais, Dunkirk and Brest to Germany, and handed over French **** to Italy (after a bargaining, Hitler agreed that France retained Algeria and French Morocco) and agreed that Syria and Lebanon were independent.
Either France will return Alsace Lorraine to Germany and return all compensation paid by Germany under the Treaty of Versailles, as well as compensation for all losses caused by France's illegal occupation of the Rhineland and Saar, as well as compensation for Germany's colonies lost due to the Treaty of Versailles, as well as compensation for all losses caused by the Treaty of Saint-Germain to the Austrian crown territory... about oo billion gold marks!
Moreover, before France pays all compensation, Germany will occupy 60% of France's land as collateral, and all French officers and soldiers captured in the Western Front will also work for Germany to pay the interest on compensation... They will only be released after the compensation is fully paid!
As for what conditions France uses to surrender or choose to fight to the end, it will be decided entirely by the citizens with voting rights in France, one vote... including Alsace Lorraine and all French citizens locked in prison camps can vote.
And those French prisoners of war who were locked up could not escape the fate of working as coolies no matter the vote result. The question is how long to work... at most 18 months or at least 18 years?
If the vote was that France joined the European Customs Union, the European Currency Union and handed over a part of the fleet (in the name of volunteers), then these French prisoners of war only needed to work as construction workers for up to 18 months. Complete the restoration of infrastructure and industrial facilities in Belgium, Alsace Lorraine, Dunkirk and Calais, and build a few coal mines and iron mines (in Belgium, Luxembourg and Alsace Lorraine), and then go home.
If the French refused to submit, then these poor prisoners of war would have to work endlessly and the entire French economy would collapse, just like Germany after 192o!
In addition, no matter what kind of surrender plan it is, France's military strength will be limited to a certain extent.
However, the restrictions are also different. If you join the European Customs Alliance, France can have more troops and retain a certain number of air force after the European Currency Alliance.
Otherwise, France will only be strictly restricted like Germany after the Treaty of Versailles.
Of course, there is no need to worry about the result of the vote. This term of the French people will not be troubled by themselves. France will definitely join the European Customs Alliance and the Monetary Union. After France joins, the European Customs Alliance led by Germany will be close to the United States in terms of economic aggregate, and its population will be farther than the United States. This will become a large market that can go alongside the United States.
In this way, countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Romania and even Switzerland cannot get rid of the attractiveness of the European customs alliance (of course, there are also forced elements) and join in.
Countries that join the European Customs Union do not necessarily have to join the European Currency Union at the beginning (France and all countries joining the European Community must use the European Mark), but they will eventually give up their currency choices for a stronger, more stable and more convenient European Mark.
It should be mentioned here that the Kingdom of Dutch finally blocked the temptation and refused to join the European Currency Alliance immediately, but only joined the European Customs Alliance. Therefore, the European Central Bank headquarters will not be in Amsterdam, but the European Central Bank headquarters will be in Frankfurt, Germany.
Chapter completed!