Big Time 1958

   The visiting group included two members of the Central Presidium including the General Secretary, leaders of three departments, and a large group of accompanying groups. It can be seen that Brezhnev also attached great importance to visiting the United States.

"Nixon was deeply involved in the Watergate scandal. In order to reverse the current environment, he must urgently need to make some achievements. I think the initiative is on our side." Foreign Minister Gromyko said the latest situation on the plane. The Democratic Party has an advantage Congress, decided to create a special investigative committee to conduct a thorough investigation of the presidential campaign. In March, McCord exposed White House counsel Dean in court. Nixon decided to give up the car to protect the coach and let Dean be the scapegoat.

"This is not an issue that can be reversed. Nixon will definitely step down because of the Watergate incident. The United States is a two-party system, and there is another strong Democratic Party. The only difference is how long it can last. Let's see if we can force the United States to make more concessions. Shelov said lazily, "He will never finish this term. Let's see if I can help."

"Dad, drink water." A young man in his twenties wearing a uniform of anti-revolutionary workers came over and brought a glass of water for each of the senior Soviet cadres here. The young man is handsome and has a half-race face. He smiled slightly, then walked out politely.

   "Oh, thank you, you also have a rest." Shelov nodded slightly and replied gently. Where did he say?

"Yura, why do these security guards call you dad? I thought you were doing something behind Valya's back!" Minister of Culture Fortseva asked the question that had been buried in her heart for a long time. After the plane, she felt that the name was very strange. Chernenko and Foreign Minister Gromyko also nodded at the same time. Brezhnev did not express it, but was also curious.

   What happened? Of course it was done, but I would never let you know. Serov drank the water and pursed his lips. "These children were brought back from various countries by the KGB, and their fathers were the US military stationed in various countries. After these American soldiers returned to China, these children and their mothers were in trouble. You must know that basically all countries discriminate against such children to a certain extent, especially in East Asia and the Middle East, and some in Europe. If I let it go, they're going to have a terrible upbringing, and we just need some of those people."

  The atmosphere seemed sentimental all of a sudden, Brezhnev nodded silently and said, "After returning to Moscow, I think we should allocate funds to educate these poor children."

   "These children are so pitiful, those soldiers in the United States are really irresponsible." Fortseva rebuked somewhat lowly.

Um? Just listen to this remark, the Soviet Union is no better than the United States in this regard, or even more extreme. It's just that some people in the Soviet Union watched, and if a major incident happened, the soldiers involved would be shot, while the United States usually does not punish the soldiers.

  The number of American illegitimate children taken in by the KGB is as high as 40,000, ranging from a few years old to their twenties. Under the guidance of Issamotney, these American illegitimate children called him Dad, and he, the chairman of the KGB, received more than 40,000 orders in an instant.

   "Take a break, you still need to take it seriously when you arrive in the United States." Brezhnev said, and began to close his eyes.

   A few hours later, Brekonev's plane landed at Andrews Air Force Base in the United States, beginning his eight-day visit to the United States. This is Brezhnev's first visit to the United States, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Culture. At the airport, he was greeted by US Secretary of State Rogers. Prior to this, the Soviet Union had supported a European-wide security conference without the participation of the United States, because the Soviet Union believed that such a conference would cause divisions within Western society and at the same time lead to the disintegration of NATO, a long-term goal of the Soviet Union.

"The Americans have taken great pains to get people from Florida to make us uncomfortable. I'm sorry, comrades, these people are coming for me, maybe I shouldn't be on the visit itinerary." The protests fell on deaf ears, and Serov apologized to Brezhnev, "But before I came, I had imagined this idea, and I will see it then!"

"I'm looking forward to your plan. The small actions of the United States are really annoying, but they don't affect our overall situation." Brezhnev looked sideways at the sparse protests. In fact, most Americans are still calm, and now the United States itself Just a bunch of issues, the Vietnam War protests, the economic downturn at home, the black problem, etc. Most of the US intelligence sent by the KGB was negative news.

  Brezhnev not only wanted to talk about the US and the Soviet Union, he also wanted to talk about China, and the relationship between Arab countries and Israel. After the last war, Israel and Arabs were still full of hostility, and the two sides were in a state of mutual disobedience. In theory, Israel also occupies the territory of Egypt, Syria and Jordan, which are not much combined, one-fifth of the Golan Heights, the entire West Bank, and the 2,000-square-kilometer Sinai Peninsula. In all fairness, this is much better than in history, but it is still unacceptable to several Arab countries, and the preparations of both sides are stronger than before.

If there is a difference, that is, Israel will not be attacked, because the two sides themselves are in an arms race, which is extremely unfavorable to Israel, because the history of the Middle East has been different from the original, after the successful seizure of power by the Iraqi Communist Party , the urgent need to resolve the criticism of other Arab countries, war preparations are more active than anyone else. Brezhnev hoped that Nixon would get Israel to make concessions and spit out these occupied areas in exchange for peace in the Middle East.

  This is completely different from the position of the Soviet Union and the United States in history. At that time, Brezhnev’s proposal was ignored by Nixon. Although this time it was also proposed by Brezhnev, the Soviet Union has a clear strategic advantage.

"It's this again, I still remember the last time I was here. It's been so many years. Eisenhower has been dead for many years." On the lawn of Camp David, Sheloff, who has always had a big mouth, spoke indifferently. Fortunately, there was no one around. American. It was at night, and the Soviet delegation was again arranged to rest at Camp David, and the formal talks began the next day.

Moscow Kremlin, Secretary of the Central Committee Suslov, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Sherepin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers Kosygin, and the First Secretary of Ukraine Sherest, who does not often attend the meeting, attended the meeting. Love presided over, and at the beginning, Shelepin, the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, put forward a proposal that caught everyone off guard.

Many people found that Shelepin changed his past silence and seemed to have a different temperament. Although the meeting was chaired by Suslov, the first suggestion was Shelepin, "In the future where we can meet, We can be sure that the motherland will have a fierce competition with the United States, so the importance of some important departments in our highest authority should be squarely faced, otherwise it will be irresponsible to the motherland."

At this time, Xie Lepin felt like he was in control of everything. This attitude and tone made others familiar and unfamiliar. In the past two years, many people have forgotten that this person is the boss of the Communist Youth League and has the title of Eagle of the Communist Youth League. people.

   This proposal left others unprepared and caught off guard. Suslov didn't change his face, as if he didn't hear it. He just asked others for their opinions. He adjusted his glasses and said, "Let's talk about your opinions. We are collective leaders. Everyone can speak freely!"

   "Alexei, what does Sherepin want to do while Brezhnev is away?" Polyansky whispered in a low voice, Kosygin had no intention of being the backbone of the government, and both he and Mazulov trusted the judgment of their own heads.

"Shurik should take this opportunity to emphasize the importance of collective leadership, and at the same time increase the voice of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and win support. We will see when we see it." Kosygin said a few words without changing his face. He followed Shelepin's train of thought and said, "In principle, I have no objection, but this matter still has to wait for Comrade Brezhnev to come back and make a decision."

"Wait, Comrade Ilyich is not here, should we consider increasing the number of members of the Central Presidium, this is not in line with the principles of the organization." Kirilenko, the secretary of the Central Committee in charge of heavy industry, quickly stood up and objected, "General The secretary is not here, we should wait for him to come back and discuss."

   "What? The General Secretary is not here, am I not even qualified to discuss?" Xie Lepin also stood up suddenly and said, "My Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, don't I even have the right to speak?"

   Xie Lepin's tough attitude made many people feel uncomfortable all of a sudden. People suddenly remembered that this young member of the Central Presidium was also a feared eagle of the Communist Youth League at the time, and had the title of Iron Fist Shurik. Not only the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, but also the chairman of the Central Supervisory Committee.

   "That's not what I meant!" After Kirilenko and Sherepin looked at each other for a while, their eyes turned away and there was no confrontation with each other. Brezhnev was not in the country, so he still did not dare to confront Sherepin.

"That's good, of course, we are just discussing how each department can serve the country better." Xie Lepin did not pursue the victory, and said slowly, "In the end, whether to pass or not, naturally we should wait for the general secretary to come back to make a decision. "

   "Okay, comrades still need to pay attention to unity, then let's talk about this." Suslov stopped the conflict from expanding and began to discuss Shelepin's proposal. Shelepin, who had been prepared from beginning to end, controlled the rhythm of the meeting, and Ukraine's first secretary, Sherest, helped, so Kirilenko didn't know what to do.

"Wait for the general secretary to come back, I didn't expect Sherest to go to Moscow, it was an accident." Sherbitsky said to the phone, "It is not appropriate to have a conflict with the other party now, Shelepin is sure about Moscow and Leningrad. I am dissatisfied." (To be continued~^~)