Chapter 745: US Enters the War (5)
Volume 7: World War II · Chapter 47
The Naxal Revolutionary Army, coming from the common people, did not hesitate at all in seeking China's support, much more straightforward than the Bengal independence activists. As soon as He Rui expressed his support, the representative of the Naxal Revolutionary Army immediately said, "We hope China can send representatives to guide our war of independence."
He Rui was not prepared to talk too much with the Naxal representatives today, because one of the important tasks today was to meet with de Gaulle. Since the representatives of the Naxal Revolutionary Army made a request, He Rui invited the comrades responsible for this aspect and asked them to talk in detail with the Naxal Revolutionary Army.
Finally meeting de Gaulle, He Rui felt very regretful when thinking of this savior of France who was also very fierce in another time and space. De Gaulle was an excellent politician, but he was very persistent in maintaining the French colonial empire. Even though the French Communist Party members in Free France had decided to join the World People's Liberation Army, de Gaulle still did not change his attitude.
He Rui originally hoped that de Gaulle could become the commander of the World People's Liberation Army, but He Rui could not wishfully appoint a supporter of colonialism to become the leader of liberating colonial people. So after meeting de Gaulle, He Rui asked with a straight face, "General de Gaulle, I wonder if there are various forms of colonies in the future world you expect."
De Gaulle did not show surprise; he was already very clear about He Rui's vision for the future world. It must be said that de Gaulle did not mind at all letting the colonies of other colonial countries gain independence. De Gaulle did not hide his attitude but frankly suggested to He Rui, "Strategic cooperation between China and France will inevitably lead the world successfully. Chairman He, the Asian Alliance is, after all, an outsider to Europe and America..."
He Rui admired de Gaulle's courage. In the current situation, de Gaulle was still lobbying with all his might for the interests of France. When de Gaulle finished speaking, He Rui asked, "General, do you really think the colonial system can withstand higher economic development demands?"
De Gaulle did not answer. How could he not know the destructive plunder of colonialism on the colonial economy! But with colonies, France could transfer contradictions to the colonies. This was very important for whether France could grow at high speed.
Seeing that de Gaulle was extremely conservative in terms of national interests, He Rui could only change the subject. "General, I am surprised by the Jews living in the Champa Special Zone. The Chinese cultural system believes that even if the rescued person does not repay the rescuer, at least they should not stab them in the back.
"Of course, I am not surprised either. For European and American monotheism, the only reason that can decide whether they are guilty is the so-called God. And whether God thinks these people are guilty depends only on whether these believers are devout. Moreover, killing heathens is also an important means of expressing one's piety..."
De Gaulle could fully understand He Rui's anger. Those French Jews used the opportunity of China picking up Chinese expatriates and French experts, scholars, and engineers after the end of the Western European campaign to escape to China with fake documents to escape the fate of persecution in France.
Once this group of Jews was safe, they immediately colluded with Britain through the matchmaking of the World Jewish Congress to provide Britain with various intelligence on China. As the party concerned, He Rui was naturally angry about this. De Gaulle, an outsider, also felt that what the Jews did was truly unpleasant.
After He Rui finished speaking, de Gaulle said, "Mr. Chairman, you must know what Judas, as a famous betrayer, did. In my opinion, China is because it basically doesn't deal with Jews... No, what I said is wrong, sorry." De Gaulle quickly found that his knowledge was incomplete. He adjusted and continued, "Those who sold opium to China in Britain were basically British Jewish families."
He Rui didn't want de Gaulle to pass the buck for the colonial empire, so he interrupted immediately, "General, those opium dealers were British first."
De Gaulle immediately objected, "No, Mr. Chairman, I know China cannot understand why Europe rejects Jews, so your view is completely different from Europe's. In Europe, Jews are actually the expelled. Because wherever this nation goes, it brings destruction and pain."
He Rui shook his head. "General, my view is different from yours. The Jewish problem is a result, not a cause."
De Gaulle shook his head immediately to express objection. "Mr. Chairman, your kindness is admirable, but I must say that Jews are already the cause, and the Jewish problem is not the result."
It was the first time He Rui talked about the Jewish problem with de Gaulle. De Gaulle's reaction deepened He Rui's feelings about the Jewish problem a lot. In World War II, European countries fully supported Germany's solution to the Jews. Millions of Jews were "finally solved" in the war, plus the establishment of Israel after the war, a large number of Jews went to Israel or became the running dogs of American powerful families through the US Democratic Party, and the Jewish problem in Europe was "completely solved."
After Europe solved the Jewish problem, Europe threw all the blame on Hitler and sang high praises of supporting Jews.
He Rui didn't like Israel, nor did he like Jews. He Rui believed that the Jewish problem was not a simple Jewish problem, but as a politician, He Rui must take reality into account, so he said to de Gaulle, "General, since the shipping route in the Malacca area has been restored, we are about to send the Jews in the Republic of Champa to Madagascar."
He Rui originally thought de Gaulle would at least ridicule it a bit, but unexpectedly de Gaulle expressed support very sincerely. "Mr. Chairman, I think you have made a very wise choice. As far as I know, France is really happy to support the Madagascar solution."
The Madagascar solution was also called the "Rademacher Plan." Rademacher's plan was proposed in the memorandum "The Jewish Question in the Peace Treaty" on July 3, 1940: The French (Vichy) government would hand over Madagascar to Germany for management. Germany had the right to establish military bases in Madagascar.
The 25,000 Europeans (mostly French) living on Madagascar would be expelled. Jews would be forcibly immigrated to Madagascar.
Most civil power on Madagascar would be handed over to Jews for management, and the German police chief would be the highest official on the island. The cost of immigration and colonization of the entire Madagascar would be paid by Jewish property confiscated by the Nazis.
What de Gaulle emphasized was that even after the Anglo-German peace and Germany withdrew from France, the French government at this time not only did not oppose the Rademacher Plan but even continued to cooperate with Germany on this plan. Even if the French in Madagascar had to leave, the French government still supported this plan.
Hitler approved the Madagascar Plan in August 1940. The Nazis began preparing to transport 4 million Jews to Madagascar at a rate of 1 million per year. When the plan was approved, the Nazis believed they would solve the Jewish problem through forced migration.
Historically, in the Madagascar Plan approved by Hitler, all specific projects were feasible. However, without British permission, the route of sending immigrant ships through the Atlantic to the African island in the southern Indian Ocean simply wouldn't work. After the Nazi Navy was destroyed by the British Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic in 1941, the plan began to lose hope. Madagascar would not become a "Jewish Island."
Now, in the Anglo-German peace, Hitler put this plan into the negotiation very seriously. The British side put forward its own amendments. In the original plan, "Most civil power on Madagascar would be handed over to Jews for management, and the German police chief would be the highest official on the island. The cost of immigration and colonization of the entire Madagascar would be paid by Jewish property confiscated by the Nazis."
But Britain proposed that a Jewish state be established on Madagascar, and Britain, France, and Germany would have the right to advise this Jewish state. The immigration costs would be jointly solved by Jews, Britain, France, Germany, and various fundraising.
This request was full of the British "shit-stirring" style. As long as it was conducive to checks and balances, especially offshore balancing, the British would support it very much. As the largest island in Africa and the fourth largest in the world, Madagascar had an area of 592,000 square kilometers. It could fully undertake the task of an offshore balancing bridgehead in Africa. Moreover, by intervening, Britain gained the opportunity to control Madagascar.
France and Germany knew Britain's thoughts very well but expressed agreement easily. After the Anglo-German peace, Britain, France, and Germany guarded against each other and competed secretly on many other things, but in terms of sending European Jews to Madagascar, it was genuine full cooperation.
France had completed the work of expelling all Jews within its territory to Madagascar. Although Britain did not directly expel Jews within Britain, it extracted a large sum of money from the World Jewish Congress. As for Germany, as the leader of the fascist group, it naturally shouldered the responsibility of sending Jews from the entire Central and Eastern European region to Madagascar.
Germany did a good job, sending 4 million Jews to Madagascar in just one year. At the current speed, the task of expelling all 8 million European Jews from Europe could be completed by June 1942.
He Rui felt it was difficult for him to deny this plan. Although the issue of immigration territory had been solved through war, the Nazis had no ability to eliminate the obstacles on the shipping route. In the end, the Nazis formulated the Final Solution: establish concentration camps, send European Jews in, and systematically exterminate them physically with gas chambers and crematoriums there.
One year after Hitler approved the Madagascar Plan, the Nazi "Final Solution" began to be implemented, and the most inhumane genocide in human history began.
So in the choice of the lesser of two evils, He Rui chose to send the Jews to Madagascar first.