Chapter 656 aid to Chile

“The problem in Chile was only known to me temporarily, but I didn’t expect the problem to be serious. If it didn’t happen that the conference was held in Santiago, maybe those of us didn’t know much about the situation in Chile.” Brezhnev first stated that he had just received He knew the news, and then changed the conversation, “Comrade Allende, why didn’t you tell us about the difficulties? You also indicated that the Soviet Union did not need assistance to Chile earlier. If it is for national self-esteem, I personally think it is a good idea. No, the aid of the Soviet Union and other fraternal countries to Chile is not a threat to Chile, nor will it be used to change Chile’s policy.”

For Brezhnev and the Soviet Union, the emergence of a communist-leaning president in Chile is a surprise in itself. Under such circumstances, the Soviet Union will not ask for more in a short period of time, which can prove that a country can use The Soviet system, and getting better, was already a great victory.

“My words were a bit intense just now. After the general secretary’s prompt, I think I can say a few more words now.” Serov said with the microphone in front of him, “Chile is currently in a stage of transition to socialism. In this stage, Chile’s own market economy still exists, and a country cannot be separated from the whole world. Take Chile’s current problems, for example, the problems of land production efficiency and the decline of copper prices, which proves that at this stage, Chile, a country, It is easy to be influenced by the outside world, and in this case, Comrade Allende, it is very difficult for you to rely on your own country to solve the problem.”

“Comrade Serov is very reasonable. Chile needs hundreds of millions of dollars to import food. This loophole will be very difficult to solve by relying on your own country. If you want to overcome it at this stage, it will cause negative effects in other areas, some waves of demonstrations. That’s what happened.” Andropov pondered for a while, then said sincerely, “In this case, do you still want the Chilean people to endure inflation and help the government overcome difficulties?”

“The Soviet Union can guarantee that all aid comes without political strings attached,” Brezhnev said suddenly. This statement was broadcast all over the world through television, and he said in a firm but unquestionable tone, “We want to see a country Prove that socialism can be transitioned slowly and radically improve people’s lives.”

“We can actually solve the temporary difficulties.” President Allende’s expression was still hesitant, but Ceausescu immediately said, “Comrade Allende, we believe in the strength of the people, and the strength of the collective is definitely stronger than that of the individual. When the country encounters difficulties, it is not shameful to help others, which country will not encounter difficulties?? For our kind help, I think a real socialist should not refuse .”

“Comrade Ceausescu is right, we are willing to help Chile get through the difficulties.” Zhivkov’s statement is that he has already agreed with Brezhnev, and the relationship between the Soviet Union and Bulgaria is the most in the Warsaw Pact. close-knit. Afterwards, the GDR, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Sudan, Hungary, and other countries expressed their positions one after another, and these positions were spread all over Chile through television.

   Those who did not watch the live TV broadcast the next day saw the statements of various countries at the conference in the newspapers. People discussed these issues one after another, thinking that some of the Soviet Union had bad intentions, but more people expressed their willingness to accept the help of the Soviet bloc. After all, people with strong national self-confidence are in the minority. Ordinary people still think that having multiple friends leads to multiple paths, and Chileans are no exception.

   It was through this conference that the real situation in Chile was known to everyone. Even those who were dissatisfied with Allende and neutrals calmed down and talked about this issue with the supporters of President Allende calmly. Instead of taking to the streets to protest at every turn, ordinary people’s concern for society has reached an unprecedented level.

The Congress of the Communist Party and the Workers’ Party ended a few days later, and more than a dozen countries, including the Soviet Union, issued statements that they would provide economic and daily necessities aid to Chile to help Chile through the current difficult period, and at the same time indicated that these aids would not With no strings attached, no interest charged, Chile can pay it back when the economy improves, but they don’t rush.

  The conference has just ended. Andropov and Serov, who were the first to criticize Chile at the conference, were interviewed by Chilean newspapers and talked about their views on Chile.

“From the perspective of national security, if the social instability in Chile continues, there will be an easy result, which is the military government. The supporter is the United States. If you have not forgotten Cuba, you should know that Cuba is in After the success of the revolution, there was an operation called the Bay of Pigs landing. The environment in Chile is different. If I were the CIA, it would be easier to carry out a coup in Chile. There is no need for mercenaries. The general will do.” Shelov used an alarmist emphasis, and released this kind of news to the Chilean newspaper, “I’m talking about someone else or the United States. Maybe the plan has already been formulated, but it is just waiting for the time to implement.”

“As a peer, I can clearly see the intention of my peers. Twenty years ago, Eastern European countries encountered this kind of threat, but they all successfully overcame the difficulties with the help of the Soviet Union.” Serov finally used this sentence at the end.

“However, as long as capitalism develops, the proletariat will inevitably rise. Many of us know that Chile’s main export material internationally is copper, and the copper miners who work in Chile’s economic lifeline have therefore become the main force of the Chilean labor movement. The main force. A strong worker community was built, which provided strong support for the continued development of the labor movement. The in-depth development of the labor movement also promoted the establishment of socialist parties, namely, the Communist Party of Chile and the Socialist Party of Chile, these two political parties This in turn has provided a lot of support for the further development of the labor movement in Chile. There is no doubt that the capitalists in Chile will not welcome the labor movement, I would like to remind Chileans, please pay attention to your class, it depends on what you are Not to support President Allende.”

  Andropov’s remarks are also very direct, pointing out that the people of Chile should support the country in difficulty. But then the two men’s remarks were refuted by Brezhnev, Brezhnev said that the two men’s criticism of Chile was too fierce, and things were not so bad.

After the    conference, the Soviet Union and Chile also signed a fishery cooperation and supply agreement, according to which the Soviet Union could use Chile’s ports as supplies in the South Pacific. The United States responded very strongly to this, saying that Chile should not learn from Cuba and should know what kind of country it is friends with. At the same time, it refuted Serov’s accusation, saying that the United States never wanted to overthrow Chile’s democratically elected president.

“What Americans say is not trustworthy at all. They have done it so many times. The closest countries are Indonesia, Cuba, and Iran. That is, Europe is relatively close to the Soviet Union. Otherwise, Italy would have been very dangerous.” Serov’s life Two things took up a lot of time, sleeping Maomei and scolding the United States. When it comes to war of words, he is absolutely unequivocal.

After the congress, Brezhnev returned home first, while Andropov handled the Soviet and allied aid plans for Chile, communicated with ministers in President Allende’s government, and Serov protected him. It was only then that he discovered that the parties in Chile were very interesting. Take Allende’s supporters as an example. Usually, the Socialist parties in Western Europe belonged to the Second International, which advocated reform and entered socialism, while the Communist Party was more radical.

  The Communist Party of Chile had in fact abandoned the socialist revolution and was content with reforms, playing the role of the various social democracies in Western Europe. Interestingly, the Chilean Socialist Party is much more radical compared to their European counterparts, their theories and lines are more inclined towards socialist revolution than the Chilean Communist Party most of the time, so interesting.

“Stabilizing the situation in Chile, I believe it will make it easier for the Soviet Union to intervene in Latin America, but the Americans won’t watch it, there should be no other way, let’s see.” Andropov is not a child, Of course, he doesn’t think that the United States is too big, but he couldn’t figure out how to deal with it, so he asked Serov next to him.

   “To find a way to cut off the power of the people at the bottom and politics requires reforming the political system. But I can’t think of how to do it.” Serov had heard rumors about Latin America in his last life, but he didn’t know what was going on.

By severely restricting collective bargaining, empowering employers to hire substitutes when workers strike, setting up so-called bargaining groups outside trade unions, etc., the Chilean unions and the working class have been divided and weakened, and the job insecurity caused by market-oriented reforms has made the The Chilean working class is de-organized and declassified, thereby losing the ability to influence politics and improve its own situation through collective action; cut off the links between the main political parties in Chile and the grassroots of society, and enforce the isolation of the poor by concentrating financial power in the center , to set up multiple “competing” representative offices in a region. And the market-oriented reform of Chile’s original social welfare system has fragmented the bottom people as much as possible, making them lose the ability to take strong collective action.

After the overthrow of President Allende, the military governments of Latin American countries have generally adopted this method to disintegrate the soil for the emergence of a second Allende. However, if the Soviet Union keeps Allende, it will keep this country in Latin America. This kind of malicious political reform can be defused. After Brezhnev returned to the Soviet Union, Kosygin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers, immediately formulated a plan to aid Chile, and the first ships had already departed from Soviet ports. At the same time, the Red Navy has also been dispatched to Chile to establish a supply location. (To be continued~^~)