Chapter 1082 – Honor and Discipline

“So Kennedy and I still have something in common.” Jacqueline’s disclaimer about her brother-in-law and sister-in-law quickly spread to England in this age of globalization, and Alan Wilson couldn’t help but sigh that both men were men of lordly talent who should have been great friends but had to go their separate ways.

Of course there was only one thing in common, and he believed that with his own care he should not have to run into a psychotic robber.

Alan Wilson still believed that the Kennedy problem would eventually be solved by the Americans themselves, and that to be able to give thanks in that way, offending not one or two people, or one or two forces so simple, but provoking public anger in order to be executed in public.

In the United States, this has many parties, many interests of the collective legal system of the country, what people have so much power on the Kennedy brothers, in the president, presidential candidates in two consecutive assassinations, can hide the truth from the public, the answer is only the U.S. government, that is, by the many high-level politicians, the interests of the U.S. government.

No single individual, or a collective of arms dealers, is capable of taking out a president and a presidential candidate.

There is no need to rush, just wait at ease, Alan Wilson still has to fill in the useless content for the report of the leak investigation, even if you take time out to eat melon, you can’t always care about things outside the UK.

Now that the crisis PR about Aiden is over, voters have chosen to be understanding about the Prime Minister of the day having a drug dependency.

Of course Aiden himself has publicly stated that he will abstain from drug dependency to avoid it affecting his ability to judge political affairs.

This was of course false, and from Norman Brooke Alan Wilson learned that Aiden was now suspicious of the Tory party internally, and was only kept from making a big deal out of it because of Labour’s eye on the ball.

He also has to be questioned in the House of Commons, where the shadow foreign secretary is now Harold Wilson. Labour has been very concerned on the matter of whether the British position on the Iranian oil crisis has wavered.

Busy to accept the questioning and start the leak investigation, is Alan Wilson recently faced with the work, can’t all check it? But there’s the pretense of doing your best.

“I don’t know about the Prime Minister’s health, in fact I haven’t seen the Prime Minister a few times.” Backbench MP Margaret Thatcher, looking at the old acquaintance in front of her, pretended to be calm to match the other’s inquiry.

“Margaret ……” Alan Wilson had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Margaret Thatcher, “It’s better to call Mrs. Thatcher, Sir Alan. Work is work, and it’s better to be formal.”

“Alright, Mrs. Thatcher.” Alan Wilson gave a bitter smile, seemingly saddened by the rawness of the two men, “Then honored member, I have no particular questions. But please keep today’s inquiry confidential and do not divulge it to your husband.”

Alan Wilson, who had struggled to socialize with Mrs. Thatcher again, tried to defuse the awkward atmosphere between the two as best he could if possible, he hoped that the two would be able to make peace with each other in the future.

The conversation was dull, and compared to years ago, it seemed as if the past was irrevocable and wistful.

Eventually the questioning ended Allen Wilson held out his hand as a farewell and Mrs. Thatcher, with a hesitant face, shook the proffered hand. Then watched the man’s back disappeared in the line of sight, a long time before retracting his gaze.

No. 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s residence, Norman Brooke is also in and Prime Minister Aidan, discussing about some of the adjustment of duties, for the foreign affairs, Norman Brooke praised, “Colleagues agree that the current diplomatic team is the strongest time after the war, in addition to the Prime Minister your personal concern, the Foreign Secretary Macmillan is also not to be credited, Allen said that the Foreign Secretary’s working attitude is admirable and that there’s simply nothing he can do to help.”

“You can’t say that, can you?” Aidan frowned, not pleased to be complimented by the Cabinet Secretary.

“How could it? How could we get India to listen to Britain if it wasn’t for the Foreign Secretary’s visit to New Delhi? You know now Nehru, who is bent on making India a reputable power, is actually a very difficult man to deal with. Not only is he the Prime Minister but he is also the Foreign Minister and controls all of India.”

Norman Brooke had a look of admiration on his face, “The inclusion of India in the six-party talks definitely qualifies as a masterpiece. It is recognized by all.”

“In fact, I think that Macmillan can be made to focus on more things, there are still a lot of things that the country has to be concerned about right now.” Aiden spoke the idea word for word, “Norman, a country can’t just have diplomacy. Of course, and this is just an immature idea of mine, if the Foreign Office is widely loved by Macmillan?”

“The Foreign Office and Whitehall love every government!” Norman Brooke responded gravely, before turning the tables, “It’s our job to ensure that the government is run in a stable manner, and if Macmillan was suddenly let go? Will it cause the government’s decisions to be misunderstood? I think there can be a different approach.”

“What approach?” Aiden inquired immediately upon hearing this, waiting for Norman Brook’s answer.

“There aren’t many options for replacing the department, the Foreign Ministry is an important department after all, I think? In exchange, isn’t it possible to let Macmillan have a part-time job first, I think we can arrange for him to be the president of Oxford University first, so as to dispel doubts. If we reorganize the cabinet at that time, it would be logical to follow up with a transfer. Most ministers would not object either.”

Of course this decision will have to be approved by the Oxford University Council, the highest authority, before it can be implemented. But for Norman Brooke the matter is not difficult.

Why else would Norman Brooke maintain an amicable relationship with every head of government? Once this kind of thing arose, Norman Brooke never shied away from it, but stood in the prime minister’s shoes and physically solved the problem for the prime minister.

While the Cabinet Secretary was busy solving the Prime Minister’s problems, Alan Wilson finally completed the report of the leak investigation with the strongest possible answer to what appeared to be a lengthy piece of textual supporting material of its own: ‘Conclusive Evidence – Leak Report in Detail’.

Much of the material is a dry and tedious narrative, but it also drips from time to time with rueful and insinuating indignation at the slanders that have been leveled against it, literally striking back with the indignation of the House of Commons. The account of the inquiry into the internal investigation is ……

dredged up and fabricated until it was decided that it should be a fact, and then disseminated as a fact?

The whole thing is, and cannot and will not be allowed to be disputed. Gossip is inflicted on the Prime Minister without prejudice, but when asked if it is true, the answer is no.

If these facts had been told by disinterested people, it would have contributed to the credibility of the Prime Minister, instead it was subjective and without any insight; and the press was full of sound bites. Sublime questioning, on the other hand, is completely useless.

“I’m going to have to deal with this useless nonsense for the rest of my life?” Not to mention handing it to the Prime Minister, Alan Wilson read it through himself with spittle; it was as if he had said everything and nothing.

Now if this report is lost, he himself is not sure to come back a second time, do not know how many brain cells to damage, to argue out this kind of bullshit again, the only useful thing in the report is the various people under investigation to self-statement, of course, these people, and did not with Macmillan.

Quite simply, whether explicitly or implicitly, Allen Wilson had not been ordered to investigate McMillan.

After a brief hesitation, Allen Wilson decided to make a copy of the report, it was probably the pinnacle of his bureaucratic career, and it was important to keep a copy for safekeeping, maybe he could use it in the future when he had to write his memoirs as well.

He then sent a copy of the leak investigation report to Whitehall and handed it to Prime Minister Eden through the hands of Norman Brooke.

This report was seen by Prime Minister Aiden and was then set aside, saying nothing and everything.

By any measure, as one of the two universities in Britain, the Chancellor of Oxford was a great honor, one that was generally rarely bestowed on a sitting minister, but was an honorary part-time job for the Prime Minister or the outgoing Prime Minister himself.

Such a major honor, naturally, can not let the general public convey, the current Cabinet Secretary General Norman Brooke in a warm manner, personally appeared to express the Prime Minister’s praise of Macmillan’s work, “Harold, an overwhelming honor, I am envious.”

“Norman, why did the Prime Minister award me as Chancellor of Oxford.” Macmillan was perplexed, even a little heartbroken, how did it suddenly fall on him?

“It’s probably to recognize the minister’s outstanding contribution in the field of diplomacy. The minister has been busy for more than a year, and we …… Prime Minister have all watched in our eyes.” Norman Brooke snorted, “There is no doubt that the honor of the president of Oxford University, absolutely extraordinary, to be able to serve at this time, and many prime ministers is a treatment.”

Norman Brooke could not say, of course, that this was some appropriate discipline for Macmillan, for disobeying authority, for disrespectful words and actions, and for not conforming to ministerial behavior, although it was indeed discipline and an honor all the same.

Discipline and honor are not contradictory at some point, but are simply reflected in different stages of the same thing.

As for the uneasiness shown by Macmillan, Norman Brooke persuaded Macmillan to dismiss the idea.

In the end Macmillan naturally accepted the honor, and at some point in the future it could become one of Macmillan’s despicable sinecures, but in the end whether it was or wasn’t, it would be up to Prime Minister Aidan what he thought of it at that point.

And so it was that Macmillan, in his capacity as Foreign Secretary, also held the office of Chancellor of Oxford.

Meanwhile, Aidan was wondering when the time would come for a cabinet reshuffle that would allow for a shake-up of ministers.