Chapter 1335: I’m not surprised at all

As the secretary general of the cabinet, Alan Wilson was not a minister with decision-making power, but in front of the two cabinet ministers, he still expressed his thoughts optimistically.

This optimism made the Secretary of State and Minister of Economic Affairs, George Brown, a little surprised and said, “Alan, a trade and economic contract, and we once signed it with the Soviet Union in the twenties. Isn’t that too much to fancy? National relations don’t change just because of a trade and economic treaty.”

“Of course, my minister. Our relationship with the Soviet Union cannot be as close as it should be, but the current state of affairs is to Britain as favorable. We all know in our hearts that it is on land that the fate of a nation is decided, and on that not only are we not strong, but even the United States is not a land power. The Cold War was the best way to deal with an enemy like the Soviet Union. In the context of the United States out of Southeast Asia, to be able if some economic and trade exchanges to ease the situation in Europe is the best response.”

Allen Wilson spoke with what could be called enthusiasm, and the best way to confront the Soviet Union? Is not to fight the Soviet Union.

But not going to war with the Soviet Union also depends on what the Soviet Union itself thinks? If the Soviet Union itself has a strong desire for confrontation, then what the European countries should do is to find a way to quell that desire for confrontation.

How to weaken the Soviet Union’s desire for confrontation, is not to turn the Cold War into a hot war, the old Maoist diode thinking is recognized, do not force the Soviet Union into the use of force to solve the problem. Then it is necessary to maintain economic and trade relations, suppress the Soviet Union but not too obvious.

If the power contrast between the Soviet Union and a major power in the Cold War is dominated by a major power and the Soviet Union is relatively weak, then the Cold War confrontation may not be a good approach. You have to realize that a certain big power’s strategic determination can be really much better than the Soviet Union’s. Although a certain big power has already proved from North Korea and Vietnam that it is not to be messed with, a certain big power can never do the thing of planning a global offensive strategy.

On the contrary, the Soviet Union kind of diode can do it, there is no denying that the Soviet Union in the period of global offense, did do once overwhelmed the United States, but the inputs simply do not care about the future, with the anti-Japanese war to do as an example, the Soviet Union in the confrontation, full of mind is the theory of quick victory, do not want to a stream of after if you can not win how to do?

If the USSR and a big country’s national strength is reversed, it can be said that to be a relatively weak ally, the old Maoist guts than is secretly doing the North Vietnamese backing of a big country is much bigger.

Looking at the kernel of the old Maoists’ national spirit, the most suitable environment for their confrontation would actually be a world war, not a soft confrontation like the Cold War, which is not the Slavs’ area of expertise.

If the Soviet bloc were to fight a world war now, then there is no doubt that the Soviet Union would be a staunch ally of all the countries in this camp, just as when Serbia was threatened in World War I, Imperial Russia started mobilizing without saying a word.

The fact that France was left gasping for breath by Germany and Imperial Russia killed its way out of the country and headed straight for East Prussia without being prepared for it is proof that the Slavs are the most reliable allies in times of war.

This mentality of theirs is characterized by an extremely serious recognition of power, as in the case of Fraud Island, would the Russians support a major power in a war? Yes, once the Russians recognize an ally, they don’t even care whether it is morally defensible or not, not to mention the fraudulent island, even if there is no reason to go to war against Japan, this kind of diode thinking will make Russia happy, as for the moral value of a few rubles?

However, this kind of economic and political confrontation of the Cold War was by no means the Soviet Union’s best field, and it can be said that as long as the Cold War is maintained, the free world will sooner or later gain the upper hand.

Alan Wilson even believes that Chamberlain brought back a generation of peace, can be used in this time in the economic and trade negotiations, this is this time and the Soviet Union to develop economic and trade relations of great significance.

Unfortunately, the two ministers, did not meet him this small wish, did not learn Chamberlain eager to take out the economic and trade agreements to wave.

Back to London Alan Wilson immediately put the previous idea into action, the Foreign Secretary’s Principal Private Secretary Dixon, arranged to the Ministry of Education to do the permanent undersecretary. As for the vacancy he left behind, let Wick on the top, this time the job transfer, but also to the Prime Minister’s private secretary Brest an example, this year ended the nationalization of the water supply system, Brest will go to the Ministry of the Interior work.

Regarding this Anglo-Soviet trade agreement, there is Pamela Mountbatten greetings, focusing on the quality and reliability of the selling price of low-cost specific commodities, rather than the difference between the enemy and me, after the United Kingdom opens up to imports, the British citizens sooner or later will be true to the fragrance, as for the Conservative Party’s voice of opposition, who let the Conservative Party last time to lose almost a hundred seats, which has a weak opposition party to speak the part of it?

“The Prime Minister has great expectations for the promotion of the public education system.” Alan Wilson next cup of coffee, handed to Dixon, he himself made a cup of goji berries, this trip to Moscow his consumption is also huge, this is all running for the country naturally there is nothing to say, but come back is also to make up for it.

Dixon to the new post of encouragement is essential, then again, sitting on a department of the permanent undersecretary, has been promoted to the Whitehall’s top officials, can be said to be a big step in life.

Dixon was actually still nearly ten years older than the supreme authority in front of him, but then again, which of the entire Whitehall, except for the freshly minted clerks, was not older than him.

It wasn’t Alan Wilson’s fault either, he couldn’t afford to make himself bald and add some life experience, the ladies who were on equal footing with his wife by doing so would not be happy.

“Secretary General, I will prove myself.” Dixon made a show of loyalty with a look of being the head of a horse for the supreme authority.

“The Undersecretary and I believe in your abilities, but the most important thing in our line of work is reliability.” Alan Wilson took a sip of goji berries and spoke in a nonchalant manner, hinting at Dixon, “The appointment will be officially announced at tomorrow’s meeting of the permanent undersecretaries.”

At this time at 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s political secretary, Maria Falkender, on the other hand, talked about the movements in Whitehall, “Prime Minister, it has to be said that the whole of Whitehall is under Sir Wilson’s influence. I would have thought that the Under-Secretary, Burke Trench, would be disgruntled with him. He proved to be really disgruntled too, but was not at all afraid to make a move in the struggle. Frank, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Treasury, is likewise very quiet; I had heard before that the Treasury had always been a Whitehall contender, but there is no hint of this now. For Sir Wilson’s age, it is frightful.”

“Maria, let’s make good on some of our campaign promises first, and then we’ll figure out what to make of this Whitehall issue.” Harold Wilson let out a soft breath, placating the political secretary that Labor was using to keep Whitehall in check; now was clearly not the time to be at odds with the Whitehall side.

A day later, the Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Burke Trench, read out the appointment of the new Permanent Secretary of the Department of Education, and the Permanent Secretary’s meeting was greeted with a standing ovation, which could be described as everything coming to life.

“I invited my colleagues to a stage show today and also said that Monroe will be on stage today as well.” Dixon, freshly promoted, extended the invitation directly to his colleagues, eliciting a favorable response, the new permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Education able to serve and stand up to everyone’s reliable appraisal.

Movies interspersed with song and dance seem to be the preserve of Indian cinema in later times, but in fact this category was not uncommon in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. Monroe also had ample experience in stage theater.

Her blonde hair flowed naturally, making that face look lovely. Her eyes, sparkling with flecks of gold in turquoise, were surrounded by thick lashes, her nose was short and straight, her lips plump and sensuous, her chin small and pointed, and her skin as white and philosophical as a magnolia.

She had a beauty that bordered on the early Raphaelian style of painting, an unusual beauty that had given her many opportunities to walk the runway and be the object of photographers’ pursuit.

The silence broke, and a few ladies in the audience began to exchange excited glances as they were overcome by the stately beauty.

Whitehall gentlemen naturally will not be like only know how to yell at the women who have not seen the same, but also are addicted to the charm of Monroe can not be extricated, Monroe is, after all, a cultural symbol, although Vivien Leigh, Hepburn is also very beautiful, but not yet reached the status of a cultural symbol.

The end of the stage play, Monroe to come here to the audience to make a flying kiss gesture, when saw that familiar man also came, Monroe slightly stunned, and then a bright smile as a hundred flowers bloom.

“There are times when one really should do more good.” Alan Wilson smiled and nodded his head, smiling at all the flying kisses, deeply convinced that he was right to save this sexy goddess.

At the High Commissioner’s Administration Office in Kuala Lumpur, Richard banged the table hard, “How dare they make trouble in Singapore, it’s a British colony, are they crazy?”

“We wanted to block the news, but as you know, High Commissioner, Singapore is now the most prosperous city in the colony, news spreads extremely fast.” The Commissioner of Singapore looked like a criminal with no idea what to do, “What now?”

“Well!” Richard lifted his wrist and converted the time, directly picked up the phone, after a while a voice came from inside the microphone, “This is Allen.”

“Secretary General, there’s been an outbreak in Singapore. It involves other countries.” Richard frowned as he spoke, “Singapore has received a local group of wounded from the South Vietnamese campaign.”

“Americans?” There was a long silence inside the microphone and a rhetorical question, “Murder and rape? Or what?”

“There’s one American soldier, but most of them are Korean wounded.” Richard carefully reported, “Singapore is so densely populated we didn’t block out the information.”

“Those two-biters, I’m surprised I’m not surprised at all” muttered the man in the middle of the microphone, it was unintelligible to anyone else but Richard happened to be able to converse in Chinese and heard it clearly, “Catch them first, if you can’t, I’ll make a trip over there myself, you should show a little toughness when it’s appropriate, but the involved American soldiers, don’t appear among the official briefings yet, send the cause and effect by telegram first.”