Chapter 31 – Organization of Work

Taking the Cambridge Five to the cleaners in exchange for advancement was not something Alan Wilson had thought about, and it wasn’t like he was strapped for cash. It would of course be best if he could exchange it for a certain amount of upward mobility, but considering his age, that hope didn’t seem too great either.

A man as realistic as he was wouldn’t do something as risky as that until he saw the payoff.

So for the Cambridge Five, the masterpieces of Soviet KGB history, he currently wanted to simply reach out.

The only intercourse he had with Philby was that he had lived in British India for a period of time, so he could only think of a way out of this.

After returning to London, Alan Wilson, in fact, his heart is also very complicated, the British civil service system in the anti-Soviet nature is politically correct, like the Cambridge Five, such as the Soviet Union has a favorable impression of the people is very rare.

His idea is more special, anti-Soviet is for personal interests, but in the anti-Soviet at the same time, he is also anti-American at the same time.

After the end of the war, it seemed that the Sunset Empire had to make way for the U.S. and the Soviet Union, but at this moment it was not technically a sunset, but only a dusk that had already come, and in the midst of this process the relationship between Britain and the U.S. was by no means that of a special ally.

In the process of the disintegration of the Sunset Empire, the United States and the Soviet Union is actually the same, and even in the colonial issue, the United States of America on the disintegration of the British Empire, than the Soviet Union contributed more.

After the war, the Soviet Union lost a huge amount of population and wealth, and even if it wanted to do something, it was not able to do so in a short period of time. It took time to digest the post-war influence of Eastern Europe, and it wasn’t the same unbeatable situation where it and the US were smacking each other in the mouth after the 1960s.

So in the immediate post-war period, the British Empire will undoubtedly face the pressure of the U.S. Straight away, in terms of colonies, Britain and France are allies, in the short term is to resist the pressure of the U.S., while in the long term is to face the pressure of the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

After the conversation ended, Alan Wilson invited Philby to find a place to have a drink after work. The offer was not rejected, and Philby agreed with alacrity.

“Then I’ll leave first, we’ll meet again when you’re off duty.” Alan Wilson shook Philby’s hand and said, “As you know, there aren’t many people with civil service experience in British India, and I’ve just returned to London where some things are still relatively new.”

“I am more than willing to help.” Philby responded in the same friendly manner, “It’s like you said, it’s good to have friends to help.”

Only when Alan Wilson left the MI6 headquarters building did Philby curb his smile and contemplate for a moment before leaving.

Philby was fundamentally different from the other members, his other friends had more or less idealized visions of the Soviet Union, but working in the intelligence services, he didn’t have fond fantasies about the Soviet Union. Doesn’t think that this one country, where everything starts over and a brand new system is created, will be able to solve all the current problems.

Philby believes that a country has just been established to face all kinds of difficulties is very normal, and for the whole of mankind, more than one choice is always better than only one choice, like the United Kingdom has the Conservative Party there is also the existence of the Labor Party, put the vision of the world, people would like to choose that kind of system can be.

Despite serving the Soviet Union, Philby did not have the same illusions that others had about the Soviet Union, which was one of the reasons he was the most destructive member of the Cambridge Five.

“Back in London, I believe your work is being organized. But then again, it would be good for you to return sooner rather than later. If British India had to become independent, you’d be facing a lot of competition if you came back at that time. A trip back now, even after working in British India, won’t catch you off guard then.” Philby, who was dragging a glass of wine in his hand, carefully analyzed the pros and cons for Alan Wilson.

“Does Harold also think that British India is non-independent?” Alan Wilson asked rhetorically as he invited a sip of whisky.

“It’s going to be hard to keep it, and we’ll have to pay attention to what other countries think as well. Especially the other two big players.” Philby shrugged, “Do you think we can withstand the pressure from the other two countries and keep India?”

“Not with America!” Alan Wilson thought for a moment and couldn’t help but hang his head, “Actually, it’s pretty obvious now that the Americans could be considered a dubious ally, and would probably hurt the British Empire even more than the Soviet Union.”

Oh? Is that how you recognize it? Philby’s face clouded over, and he took a sip from his glass to cover his gaze.

“I admit you have a point.” Putting down his glass Philby said approvingly, “Enemies and allies are not so well defined some times.”

Especially for spies! Alan Wilson raised an eyebrow and said, “I agree, so true.”

At the Foreign Office building in Whitehall, the Minister for Indian Affairs, Leo Emery, whipped out a letter and placed it in front of the Foreign Secretary, Robert Anthony Aiden, “I’d like to second someone from the Ministry of Indian Affairs to your department, and for the time being it will still be under the Ministry of Indian Affairs’ establishment, what do you think?”

“Leo? What’s going on?” Anthony Aiden couldn’t get his head around it, “Why go to all this trouble?”

“That’s a question I’d like to know.” Leo Emery sat down on his butt and smiled bitterly, “It’s a letter from Mountbatten to me, and apart from some private socializing and the current situation in British India, that’s what this is about. The civil servant who sent the letter back was placed among the Indian Affairs Department, but went to the Foreign Office for the time being, and that’s the situation.”

“Does that count? A normal transfer!” Anthony Aiden was a little hesitant at first, but made a sharp turn and said, “But then again, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Colonies, and the Ministry of Indian Affairs, do roughly the same work, only facing different countries. I’ll have the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs make the arrangements in this matter.”

“I don’t think it should be difficult, even the Prime Minister was subjected to Mountbatten’s letter. I heard it from the Cabinet Secretary too!” Leo Emery said this surprised for a moment and said, “This civil servant, what is the relationship with Mountbatten?”

“Could it be a son-in-law, as if the age didn’t match.” Anthony Aiden said with some amusement, “But the Foreign Office is very busy at the moment, and we can’t afford not to listen to Mountbatten himself, especially for you.”

The Ministry of Indian Affairs is in charge of the work of British India, so the views of the Viceroyalty of British India as well as the Indian side should be taken very seriously, who let the British India a colony, holding up the work of the Ministry of Indian Affairs.

Learning that Mountbatten also wrote to Prime Minister Churchill, Anthony Aidan felt that it should be hoped that this civil servant has a gold-plated job, not for nothing. Now, for example, when Berlin was captured, and some of the subsequent columns of the division of the occupied territories, the Foreign Office would be required to do them, and these jobs could easily accumulate experience.

Anthony Aydin, as Foreign Minister, now knew what he should do.