Chapter 701 – Stalin is critically ill

“This matter has to be considered carefully, I haven’t thought about how to respond.” Alan Wilson showed a cautious and brave side, although he is currently in charge of the reconstruction of London’s East End, there is this space to meet with Audrey Hepburn, but everything is always right to make some more preparations.

And once upon a time is different, he is now married, Hedy Lamarr these people good to say, but if you think Hepburn also do not care, it is too wishful thinking.

“Gee, you’re actually cringing? If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I couldn’t believe my eyes.” Hedy Lamarr made a surprised face, “It seems you really like this little actress?”

“There are some things that she is not yet able to understand.” Allen Wilson stopped the subject there, unwilling to say more.

All of these ladies on a par with their wives, with the exception of Greta Garbo, had been married many times. All now knew that marriage and love had nothing necessarily to do with each other. Greta Garbo is still a housewife who can go years without leaving the house!

Hepburn was still a young girl just getting into the movie business and certainly still had a lot of ideas when it came to marriage.

Alan Wilson could certainly use the Malaya shock POW camp incident as an excuse to stabilize Hepburn first. But whether this excuse was solid or not was still an unknown.

As an overseas commissioner, it was quite normal for Alan Wilson to carry a pistol on his person. It was also the standard for Britain as well as Commonwealth countries, the Webley revolver.

The Webley revolver was best known for being worn by owners who complained that the gun simply couldn’t hit anyone.

The phrase “If you can shoot a target at fifty yards with a damn Webley revolver, I guarantee you can shoot a target at eight hundred yards with a Lee-Enfield rifle” was bandied about in the British Army.

The phrase was comparable to the one used to evaluate the MiG, no MiG fighter ever made it to the middle of the Dnieper River.

This sidearm, which Alan Wilson thought could only be used for suicide, approached Lord Sheffield and asked for help in getting a friend to remove the firing pin.

“Alan, you’re perfectly capable of getting a good gun for your work overseas!” Makins couldn’t help but grin at the sight of the Webley revolver, and it was clear that he too was aware of the groovy British Empire standard issue.

“God knows when we’ll be able to replace this pistol, I came to see you because I was hoping you’d help by taking out the firing pin.” Alan Wilson got right to the point, “This is not a difficult matter for you, is it?”

“Not difficult in the least, I know a couple of very experienced workers.” Makins agreed in one mouthful, just a little strange, “Just your requirements, I somewhat do not understand. Just don’t use it if you don’t like it.”

“Not robbing and having a gun and not using it are two different concepts, or else Britain wouldn’t have developed nuclear weapons.” Alan Wilson shook his wine glass and said, “The last time Turing’s matter, it was also thanks to your help.”

“You’re welcome, we all help each other.” Makins hemmed and hawed and said, “By the way, the second ship is ready to be launched in two days. It’s kind of a good occasion to boost morale for the citizens of London right now.”

“The Prince of Wales aircraft carrier? This is really good news!” Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, so if the problem wasn’t too big, when Crown Prince Elizabeth’s coronation was held, the parade would have two heavy aircraft carriers with all the elements of a modern aircraft carrier in the parade.

Alan Wilson is a materialist, but since the death of King George VI, and the London haze and storm surge, it is difficult not to think of the country’s demise will give birth to demons this sentence. Even the old Buddha of the Qing Dynasty can come across a bit of good news yet!

After a few drinks, the two men separately, Allen Wilson and Turing met, Hedy Lamarr’s frequency hopping patent is actually in Turing’s research, he asked about the feasibility of progress.

The day job and night job continued, after the double whammy of the London smog incident and the storm surge.

March 1st saw the very symbolic launching of the Malta class carrier, now officially named the second ship of the Queen Elizabeth class, the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.

By March of 1953, the two heavy carriers, which had been under construction during the war, finally walked off the deck. By this time, they had avoided the historical fate of being stillborn.

The first ship of the Midway-class aircraft carriers, the Midway, which was the counterpart of the same period, had already been commissioned in 1945, and had been riding in the ocean for eight years by now, and the British carrier of the same class was only now arriving late.

“It’s good to be late for a good meal.” Alan Wilson, who has no serious business, also found a nice spot early, with a camera hanging around his neck, reflecting how seriously he takes his hobby of photography.

Now there is also a heavy aircraft carrier in hand, take a step back, can not use the Harrier vertical take-off and landing fighters to fool people, Britain’s breakthrough in the field of vertical take-off and landing is praiseworthy, but if there is not a heavy aircraft carrier in hand, there is no need for this kind of problem still a lot of fighters to maintain the face.

It’s not like the UK doesn’t have experience building large fighters, and the engine problems that plague other countries don’t exist for the UK. The only country in the world that can pick on the UK when it comes to aero engines is the US. Not even the Soviet Union was in a position to say that British engines were bad.

Then the biggest reason for the Harrier vertical take-off and landing fighter to go ahead is obvious. Britain did not follow up on the heavy aircraft carriers after the war, there is no good platform that can not be equipped with large carrier aircraft, it can only get over the Harrier vertical take-off and landing fighters to cope with the demand.

The Harrier vertical take-off and landing fighters were the reason why the carriers in the hands of the UK were not big enough to accommodate the larger aircraft after the war. Now that there were carriers that could accommodate larger aircraft, there was no need for the Harrier vertical take-off and landing fighter.

With a camera full of photographs, Alan Wilson returned home and spent the evening drinking with his colleagues in Whitehall.

“Philby, is Washington holding out on us in terms of our intelligence cooperation with the United States?” Alan Wilson, holding a glass of wine, asked the MI6 star of tomorrow in front of him.

“How can I say this? Alan!” Philby hesitated and said with some difficulty, “We’re all adults.”

That there was! The Five Eyes Alliance of this era wasn’t as amicable as it appeared. The fundamental reason was still the same, there were two gangs in one neighborhood, and one gang could not have two talking heads.

As long as British power has not been weakened to a certain point, you must wear a helmet when you go out fishing.

“I wonder if the U.S. is interested in us building catapult carriers.” Alan Wilson said indifferently, “There are so many parts of this class of carriers that have been modified now that the Americans might be interested.”

“Due to the special relationship between Britain and the United States, we should not deceive the Americans, but if the Americans are interested. We are certainly in a position to give some assistance. I’ve heard that the Americans are interested in steam catapults alone.” Philby said meaningfully, “Of course with this kind of new technology, it’s normal to have some problems. The US= also has the financial resources to solve this problem.”

“Philby, your assessment of America’s financial resources is so admirable. I can’t think of any other place right now that the Americans can’t solve.” Allen Wilson raised his glass with a big smile and added, “Except the Korean War!”

“Or even the Korean War!” Philby had an I-get-it look on his face and laughed out loud with Allen Wilson heartily.

To be honest being able to see the heavy aircraft carriers come to life, this credit Allen Wilson felt that it was not too much to credit him personally. The only accidental factor in this world was himself, and everything good that could be changed in Britain should be related to him.

But Alan Wilson also knows that this can only be considered the first step in the long march, only these two heavy aircraft carriers or not enough, the United States behind the Kitty Hawk class, there is the Nimitz.

Even if the Nimitz class British power is not enough to keep up with the Kitty Hawk class or should think of ways.

The cocktail party is over, Alan Wilson left, decided to celebrate on Hedy Lamarr to celebrate, the little brother to suffer again.

This fulfilling life of busy days and busy nights is what drives him to wake up every day and pursue progress.

The Kontsevo Villa was on the outskirts of Moscow, not far from the Kremlin, and it was equipped with the most advanced security system of the time, guarded by two walls, one of which also had surveillance holes, and the people in charge of the security of the villa were experienced Soviet soldiers.

The Kontsevo Villa was also the most coveted place in the Soviet Union for the top brass, as long as they were summoned here by Stalin himself, it meant that they already had one foot in the center of power in the USSR.

After the war, Stalin became more and more reluctant to stay in the Kremlin, preferring to live in this unassuming villa. Over time, he developed the habit of summoning other state leaders to the dacha to discuss national issues and analyze problems. The invitees would usually have dinner at the dacha and then discuss with Stalin until the early hours of the following morning.

But on this particular evening, the Soviet bigwigs rushing in from all over Moscow were not summoned by Stalin himself, but by the guards at the Kontsevo Villa who reported that Stalin himself was in a coma.

Doctors on standby at the Kontsevo Villa had already begun resuscitating Stalin, who was vomiting blood and in a coma, and in a short time Malinkov, Beria, Khrushchev and Molotov had all arrived.

Inside the villa the doctors were still resuscitating Stalin, while the atmosphere here became awkward, everyone looked at each other wanting to say something, but realized that all of them had almost nothing to say in Stalin’s absence.

Soon this mentality appeared in everyone’s thoughts, if Stalin could not be saved, the relationship between all of them will come to a round of change, this idea just appeared, immediately in the hearts of all the people present rooted, can never be erased.