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    Chapter 151 Guests and Hosts Although the Mariana Islands are far away from any political, economic and military center in the world, and the rich tourism resources have not yet been fully developed, in mid-March 1943, this unknown remote place once again became the world's  The focus of the gaze.  The Italian fleet entered the Pacific, the U.S. Navy tried to take the lead in breaking the stalemate, and the Japanese Navy decisively invested heavily in troops. This determined the extraordinary significance of the two consecutive naval battles from the beginning - throughout world history, it may become an unprecedented example!  While the Second Battle of the Mariana Islands was still in progress, a high-level German delegation unexpectedly arrived in Washington, D.C., and after leaving the airport, the delegation went directly to the White House to meet with President Roosevelt.  Thinking of the series of cooperation carried out by Germany and the United States, as well as the raging war in the Pacific, the inside story is naturally very curious!  "Dear President, on behalf of the German President and Prime Minister, I would like to extend my highest greetings to you!" German Foreign Minister von Neureiter, who was wearing a black and white dress, took off his hat early, bowed down respectfully, and spoke with Inge.  The determined leader of the United States of America shook hands.  "Thank you, dear Mr. Foreign Minister, please forgive me for not being able to stand up and salute! At the same time, please be sure to express my personal gratitude and respect to President Frick and Prime Minister Rogan!" As he said that, Roosevelt also mocked himself.  Looking at the blanket covering his legs, the leg disease itself does not prevent him from exerting his unique charm on the international stage, but the accompanying diseases may shorten his lifespan, and the changes brought about by this will be that people cannot  predicted.  On such a formal occasion, Redel still wore the dark blue navy dress, with the Grand Cross on his collar symbolizing the highest military honor. He held the German army's unique marshal's scepter in his hand and gave a straight military salute: "Dear  Your Excellency, I would like to express my highest respect to you in the name of the German Wehrmacht! "Roosevelt responded with respect: "Dear Marshal Redel, I am very happy to see you again! Welcome to the United States!  The ground slightly chinned, and then at Roosevelt's signal he took a seat together with von Neurath. Also present were U.S. Secretary of State Condell Hull, Chief of Staff of the Army George Marshall, Chief of Naval Operations and Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet En  Ste. King.  After the talks officially began, Raeder expressed his intention: "The German task force is about to sail into the Atlantic waters. In order to welcome this historic moment, I have the honor to accept the entrustment of the National Assembly and the government cabinet to express our firm support for the United States of America to win the war."  position in this just war and pay tribute to the American officers and soldiers killed and injured in the war!¡± ¡°Then on behalf of all the people of the United States of America, I would like to thank the German government and people for their support and help! In fact, Mr. Secretary of Defense, we have a quarter of a minute!  I just received news from the Mariana Front Combat Command that the fighter force composed of German volunteers officially participated in the war for the first time today. According to preliminary statistics, 44 Japanese fighter planes have been shot down. This is a quite remarkable result. Two have been confirmed so far!  Three German volunteer pilots were killed, and several others were missing or injured. They were respectable warriors and great internationalist fighters. I am deeply sorry to their families and hope they can express their condolences. Letter of condolences signed by General Marshall.  The pension will be delivered to them together. In addition, I have ordered the frontline medical troops to use the best equipment to treat the wounded! " Redel bowed his head in silence for a moment, and everyone present did the same.  "There will always be casualties in war!" said the German Navy Marshal, "but I believe that these German elites died a worthy death - their life value has been reflected to the highest extent!" "Your Excellency can think this way, which really reflects the selfless international spirit!" Roosevelt praised  road.  "You can't call it selfless, it's just fulfilling your duties!" Redel's words are undoubtedly reminding the other party that the German volunteers are not working for the United States in vain. This is part of the political transaction between the two countries, and Germany has fulfilled its obligations.  The US government should also fulfill its obligations.  Roosevelt nodded with respect, but the two senior U.S. military generals sitting beside him remained silent.  In fact, when the German army defeated Britain and France and reversed the situation in the Soviet-German War, Americans were so alarmed by rumors that the German army might launch a transoceanic offensive that when a low-level German military delegation arrived in the United States for a visit,  Some Americans even panicked when they saw people wearing German uniforms swaggering through the streets.  In less than a year, as Germany and the United States continued to make breakthroughs in their relations, until they chose quasi-alliance cooperation on war issues, Americans' views also changed 18 degrees.  There are more and more military delegations, visiting groups and dispatched groups coming under contracts to help the US military learn to use new weapons from across the ocean. It is no longer surprising to see unarmed Germans on the streets of Washington.  Even the White House, which in original historyShi Shikong had never accepted the "Holy Land" of a marshal-level general of the German Third Reich, and it had already broken the precedent.  After about half a minute, Redel said: "I am here to inform your government about the progress of the general ship construction project: In the past month, major shipyards in Germany have started construction one after another.  The first batch of 6 ships was acquired, including 1 large aircraft carrier, 3 escort aircraft carriers, 3 cruisers, 6 destroyers, and 6 submarines, for a total of 19 combat ships and 41 auxiliary ships.  The design tonnage is US$1.2 billion for the first phase of shipbuilding, which should be paid to various shipyards within this month.¡± In the 1940s, US$1.2 billion was a large amount of money for any country, but the United States  After all, it is one of the few "big households" in the world. In 1942, the country's DP reached more than 200 million U.S. dollars. And with the outbreak of the war, U.S. government spending was like a rocket¡ª¡ªfrom 1.66 billion U.S. dollars in 1942 to 1942  2.6 billion in 2016, an increase of more than ten times, and even nearly double the US government¡¯s total fiscal revenue of US$14.6 billion that year.  In this case, squeezing out some of the various military or military-related expenses is not that difficult.  Roosevelt replied calmly: "Even if there are difficulties, we will fulfill our obligations to the letter. You can rest assured on this!" Redl nodded: "In addition, we also hope that both parties can stand on the same side.  "With the joint support of the governments and people of our two countries, cooperation in politics, economy and military is being carried out closely. This is already very remarkable."  A breakthrough! I don¡¯t know what the breakthrough is by the Secretary of Defense" Roosevelt spoke a little slowly, and the content was a little vague, giving people a sense of scheming.  "In order to achieve further cooperation in strategic planning, technical cooperation and intelligence sharing, after discussion, we recommended that the two countries establish a 'Trans-Japanese Military Joint Staff Intelligence Information Headquarters'!" After saying this long and unpronounceable name,  Raeder then added: "This will be an unprecedented form of military cooperation, which is close to a true military alliance and even goes further than a usual military alliance, but it will neither undermine the independent policy of the United States nor undermine the independent policy of the United States.  It will not affect Germany's neutral status! "Roosevelt just looked at his deputies and did not seem to seriously consider the German proposal: "In short, it is to establish a coalition composed of Americans and Germans.  It¡¯s an agency, right? So, dear Minister of Defense, please tell me, is the role of this agency just for information exchange, or is it a joint military decision-making between the two countries?¡± Reider carefully considered the other party¡¯s question.  and content, and then replied: "As far as our assumptions are concerned, it has the common characteristics of the two situations you mentioned. It is neither a simple exchange of information, but it will not interfere with each other's military independence!"  "Oh!" Roosevelt nodded, "Then the message in is bigger?" The other party's preconceived way of speaking made Redel very helpless. Moreover, he is also an old man in his sixties, and the President of the United States seems to know how to rationally use the aging of the body.  special conditions.  "I can only say that information exchange is only the most critical part of this cooperation, and our existing cooperation in West Asia belongs to another part of it - in our vision, it should be composed of many parts.  Formed, the two countries are truly close!¡± There was no need for Marshall and King to argue with professional arguments. Roosevelt directly replied: ¡°If the German government and people can regard us as close friends, we are really beyond words.  It's just that it's too early to talk about this! It's like a young man and woman who have just been together for two or three months suddenly talk about their married life. Maybe some young people think this is normal.  But I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s really not easy for an old-minded person like me to accept it!¡± ¡°Although I myself am not able to accept matchmaking, and I also think that the development of German-American relations should be gradual, butour Prime Minister Logan  He had some insights, and we were all successfully persuaded by him!" Redel then asked his deputy to open the briefcase and take out a letter from it to send to Roosevelt.  Opening the letter and reading, Roosevelt's expression remained so peaceful, and even his eyes did not change significantly.  After a while, he folded the letter paper and put it in the envelope, frowning slightly: "Okay, distinguished Mr. Minister of Defense, and my old friend, Mr. Minister of Foreign Affairs. I will accept Prime Minister Logan's letter first,  As for the joint military agencies you mentioned, we will give you an answer after careful discussion!"
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