Chapter 1782: Forced Palace

The result is good, Alan Wilson how to deduce the process is not a problem, at that time not sure to catch Philby, afraid of the Cambridge five not only five people, now is the decision to win in a thousand miles away from the release of a few spies a horse, it does not look at Alan Wilson how to say it?

Regardless of Philby or George Blake, at this time only need to know the reason why the two of them, to this day still human-like dog standing here, because the supreme authority heart mercy, this is enough.

“It seems that the two of you have agreed, so that’s good, still a gentleman that the British Empire needs.” Alan Wilson was happy with the cooperation of the two spies, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, he watched the two leave, “Middleton, come to the Cabinet Secretary’s office.”

Allen Wilson was going to discuss with his successor about his successor, and the point of entry for the successor who wanted to sit tight and open things up.

He himself, of course, did not need his successor to arrange a retirement job for himself, quite the contrary, he had to help Middleton adapt to the heavy responsibility of leading Whitehall.

“We have negotiated with the Soviet side, about the position of the Soviet allies among the sterling circulation system, and as you know, I’m retiring soon. I could choose to finish things off in retirement, to round off the tail end of the benefit to society, but that might not be entirely good for you.”

Alan Wilson was sincere, as indeed he had always been, and it was with this sincerity that he entered into the midst of Sir Edward, Sir Brooke’s vision.

Obviously Middleton needed this kind of merit to get a foothold when he took office, so Allen Wilson chose, on the major issue of the sterling settlement share, to give Middleton a good foundation.

“Secretary-General, thank you very much.” Middleton can be described as grateful, put on a look of listening to the teachings.

“Offshore balance is the true meaning of the British Empire’s foreign policy, but such a policy requires a foundation, from the interests of the civil service community, we absolutely cannot accept a return to the homeland, which will only be slaughtered by the politicians, this is not only my personal realization, but also the realization of my predecessors, and I also hope that this is your realization.”

Alan Wilson spoke calmly, “The major banks have decided to take the plunge and purchase, at a fifth of the price, the debt created by the Soviet Union over decades of aiding the Allies. This has been discussed, we can not be as greedy as Wall Street, but this can be used to talk to Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia, the DRC, Mozambique and Angola, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, North Korea and even India, the list goes on, to include them in the circulation of the sterling area.”

“That’s a very good idea if the Soviet side is willing to cooperate.” Middleton sucked in a breath of air, clearly also in the shock of the vision.

“The Soviet Union, after all, expanded its influence throughout the world in the seventies, and there are fifty or sixty countries that have debt relations with the Soviet Union. Even Eastern European countries themselves had debt relations with the Soviet Union.”

Alan Wilson told Middleton, “So the expansion of the circulation of the pound could start with that.”

“Take debt collection in exchange for circulation?” Middleton nodded, probably understanding what Alan Wilson meant.

“Indeed, in fact Japan wants to do that very much, but we have been preventing it.”

Alan Wilson wasn’t lying, in real history after the seventies the Mark and the Yen would probably have become the second and third currencies, though it was firmly blocked by Britain at the Jamaica Conference.

The Mark was backed by Germany’s strong industrial presence within Europe, and as for Japan, Japan had long exchanged yen local currency aid for liquidity.

What was wrong with increasing the circulation area of the pound now that Britain was exchanging it for a transfer of Soviet debt, all of which the Soviet Union was willing to do.

“Starting with India, retaking India’s trade settlement will be one of your signature feats since you became Cabinet Secretary.” Alan Wilson expressed his favorable opinion of Middleton.

If India could be retaken, it could be a very powerful event for other Soviet allies, plus India itself was not a country to be taken at random.

Allen Wilson has never looked down on India, the volume is here, some verbal flirtation can not be taken seriously.

Carefully think about Middleton is still facing a lot of affairs, for example, white South Africa’s wave of flight is still continuing, how to absorb the British need for talent, but also need to be the next Cabinet Secretary to pay personal attention to Middleton is by no means a Cabinet Secretary to sit back and enjoy the success, must also have their own merits, leaving their own traces in the Whitehall.

From this day on, Alan Wilson is more of an advisor than the head of Whitehall, providing advice to Middleton, and the general election that is about to begin is of course also the focus of great attention in Whitehall.

Will it be Margaret Thatcher who starts the journey to a fourth term in office? Or? Inevitably there is still, and on this day Middleton informed Alan Wilson of the emergence of a challenger to the Conservative Party.

“What’s the support for the Tories now, haven’t they improved a bit recently?” Alan Wilson was also very concerned about the general election, it can be said that this time the heat of the general election is very can.

“According to different polls, thirty-five to forty-three percent, can’t say there’s no chance at all. But apparently within the Conservative Party, they don’t think there’s much of a chance, and there are voices for Margaret Thatcher to resign and someone else to lead the Conservative Party in response to this general election.”

Middleton explained, point by point, that this approval rating was indeed dangerous, just not as outrageous as the previous one of over twenty percent.

In fact, the Conservative Party had a tendency to split last time when Geoffrey Howe resigned, only Allen Wilson found Lawson, Heseltine and others to temporarily suppress it. Now it seems that the opponents within the Conservative Party are once again ready to change the party leader as the general election approaches.

Margaret Thatcher decided to visit France, which contrasts with the previous special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, probably for a few consecutive terms, the Iron Lady thought that the opponents within the party were not strong enough to challenge her, so the visit to France continued according to the original plan unchanged.

When the Palace of Westminster in London in the two factions of the Conservatives are running for the Conservative Party leader and sharpening to beard, that is to be killed, Mrs. Thatcher was dressed tamely, elegant leisure elegantly smiling up the steps, with the waiting in front of the Elysée Palace of the French President Francois Mitterrand shook hands and spoke cheerfully.

Margaret Thatcher sat in the Kriebel Conference Center, is talking, eloquent, full of wind at the moment, in London, Downing Street, House of Commons, No. 12 meeting room, the election of the Conservative Party leader of the voting operations are about to begin.

The election was conducted by the “1922 Committee”. In front of the ballot box sat Onslow, the chairman of the committee, and three chosen scrutineers.

At 10 a.m. the Conservative MPs filed in. As Mrs. Thatcher was away in Paris, she was represented by her appointed representative. The vote ended at 6 p.m. and the MPs filed out.

The double doors of the room were closed and Onslow and the three scrutineers began counting the votes. Half an hour later, the councillors filed back into the room, and Onslow announced the results in a loud voice: “Thatcher: two hundred votes; Michael Heseltine: one hundred and fifty-two votes. A second round of voting is scheduled for three days later.”

According to the rules of the Conservative Party’s electoral system, Mrs. Thatcher had to win the first round of the runoff by more than fifteen percent of the Conservative seats of the second candidate. That is, with Heseltine receiving one hundred and fifty-two votes, Mrs. Thatcher should have received no fewer than two hundred and eight votes, and she is now eight votes short of the mark.

The failure of Margaret Thatcher to decimate Heseltine cleanly brought about a shake-up within the Conservative Party, as people really saw the mobilizing power of the opposition.

Especially with a general election approaching, this split was unacceptable, and the push began without warning, with a storm of resignations from the Cabinet, and from the announcement of the result of the vote, it instead emerged that ministers who had voted in favor of Margaret Thatcher, announced their resignations to the public.

Mrs. Thatcher’s era has ended the voice, in the Conservative Party, I believe that Mrs. Thatcher herself did not expect, there will be such an outcome, she came back, but things are becoming uncontrollable.

Three cabinet ministers resigned on the spot, and twelve of the nineteen cabinet ministers persuaded Margaret Thatcher to withdraw from the campaign, Alan Wilson, this time when he came to 10 Downing Street, he saw the cabinet ministers fish out, but nodded at him, only the eyes seem to have some other meaning, it seems to be a joke.

“What’s that got to do with me.” Alan Wilson was unsure, and after a little thought, he knew that it must be the political rumors of the couple’s store at work again.

Entering 10 Downing Street, Mrs. Thatcher saw the visitor, but not as austere and inviolate as she had been, and spoke, “You saw them?”

“Saw them.” Alan Wilson knew that Mrs. Thatcher was talking about the Cabinet ministers who had just gone out, and asked with seeming concern, “What was the result?”

Mrs. Thatcher had to lament, “The one who was abandoned is me, and the abandoner is the person who has always been regarded by me as a friend …… They appeared to be frank, as if they were worrying about my fate, but in fact, it is a merciless betrayal.”

“In fact, don’t you know in your heart, like your style of governing, would have encountered this kind of thing sooner or later.”

Alan Wilson opened his mouth and laughed bitterly, “Your support has never been a relative advantage, has been walking a tightrope amongst supporters and opponents, and this path is also your own choice.”

Politics, after all, is the cruelest profession!

“I will resign.” Mrs. Thatcher’s gaze in the middle of a kind of unyielding look, but immediately darkened again, finally reluctantly said, “But I will make the opponents pay.”

“That I can help you with.” Alan Wilson once again decided to stand firmly behind Mrs. Thatcher, he decided to talk to the Atlanticist MPs who still stood in the parliamentary position, of course, we all know that the United Kingdom is a husband and wife store, he for Mrs. Thatcher to find the Atlanticists trouble is very normal, right.