British Civil Servant

The result was good. No matter how Alan Wilson deduced the process, he was not sure about catching Philby at that time. He was afraid that there were more than five of the Cambridge Five. Now it is decisive to win a few spies thousands of miles away. See what Alan Wilson said?

Regardless of Philby or George Blake, at this moment, it is enough to know that the reason why the two of them are still standing here like dogs today is because the supreme authority has pity in their hearts.

"It seems that the two of you have agreed, that's fine, and you are still the gentleman that the British Empire needs." Alan Wilson was happy with the cooperation of the two spies, and after a few pleasantries, he watched the two leave, "Middleton, Come to the Cabinet Secretary's Office."

Alan Wilson is going to discuss with his successor about the successor, as well as the starting point for the successor to secure his position and open up the situation.

Of course, he himself does not need a successor to arrange pension work for him. On the contrary, he also needs to help Middleton adapt to the important task of leading Whitehall.

"We have already discussed with the Soviet Union about the status of the Soviet Union in the sterling circulation system. As you know, I will retire soon. I can choose to finish the matter and retire, drawing a happy ending for the benefit of the society. Full stop, but that might not be all good for you."

Alan Wilson is very sincere. In fact, he has always been so sincere, and with this kind of sincerity, he entered the sight of Sir Edward and Sir Brook.

Obviously, after Middleton took office, this kind of merit needs to be based, so Alan Wilson chose to lay a good foundation for Middleton on the major issue of the pound settlement share.

"Secretary-General, thank you very much." Middleton could be said to be grateful, as if he was listening to the instruction.

"Offshore balance is the essence of the British Empire's foreign policy, but this policy needs a foundation. From the perspective of the interests of civil servants, we absolutely cannot accept returning to the mainland. This will only be slaughtered by politicians. This is not just my personal Recognition is also the recognition of my predecessors, and I hope this is your recognition."

Alan Wilson said calmly, "The major banks have decided to buy the bottom and buy it at one-fifth of the price. The debt caused by the Soviet Union's assistance to the allies for decades. This issue has been discussed, and we can not be as greedy as Wall Street , but you can use this to talk to Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, Mozambique and Angola, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, North Korea and even India, all kinds of countries, and bring them into the circulation of the pound zone.”

"If the Soviet Union is willing to cooperate, that is really a very good idea." Middleton took a breath, obviously also in the shock of the idea.

"After all, the Soviet Union expanded its influence to the whole world in the 1970s. There were fifty or sixty countries in debt with the Soviet Union. Even Eastern European countries themselves had debts with the Soviet Union."

Alan Wilson said to Middleton, "So the expansion of the circulation of sterling can start from this aspect."

"Exchange debt recovery for liquidity?" Middleton nodded, probably understanding what Alan Wilson meant.

"That's true, in fact, Japan very much wants to do this, but we have been preventing it."

Alan Wilson is not lying. According to real history, after the 1970s, the mark and the yen will probably become the second and third currencies, but they were firmly blocked by the United Kingdom at the Jamaica meeting.

Mark's backing is Germany's powerful industry in Europe. As for Japan, Japan has long been exchanging liquidity with yen local currency assistance.

Now that Britain is exchanging the transfer of Soviet debts, there is nothing wrong with increasing the circulation area of ​​​​sterling. This is what the Soviet Union is willing to do.

"Starting with India first, and regaining India's trade settlement will be a landmark achievement after you become the cabinet secretary." Alan Wilson expressed his optimism for Middleton.

If India can be captured again, it can be said to be a very shocking event for other Soviet allies. Moreover, India itself is not a country that can be manipulated at will.

Allen Wilson has never looked down on India. The size is here, and some verbal ridicules cannot be taken seriously.

Thinking about it carefully, there are still many issues facing Middleton. For example, the wave of South African whites fleeing is still going on. How to absorb the talents needed by the United Kingdom needs the personal attention of the next cabinet secretary. The secretary-general of the cabinet must also have his own merits and leave his own traces in Whitehall.

From this day on, Alan Wilson is more like a consultant than the head of Whitehall, advising Middleton. Of course, the upcoming general election is also the focus of Whitehall.

Is Mrs Thatcher starting the journey for a fourth re-election? still? Whether there must be or not, Middleton informed Alan Wilson on this day that a challenger appeared in the Conservative Party.

"What is the support rate of the Conservative Party now? Hasn't it increased a little recently?" Alan Wilson is also very concerned about the general election. It can be said that the popularity of this general election is very good.

"According to different polls, 35% to 43%, we can't say that there is no chance. But apparently the Conservative Party thinks that the chance is not great, and there are voices to ask Mrs. Thatcher to resign and be replaced by someone else. The Conservatives deal with this general election."

Middleton explained that this approval rate is indeed very dangerous, but it is not as outrageous as the previous approval rate of more than 20%.

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

Mrs. Thatcher decided to visit France, which is in stark contrast to the previous special relationship between Britain and the United States. She may be re-elected several times. The Iron Lady believes that the opponents in the party are not enough to challenge herself, so the original plan remains unchanged. The journey continues.

When the two factions of Conservatives in the Palace of Westminster in London were preparing to run for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Mrs. Thatcher walked up the steps with a smile and a graceful smile. He shook hands with French President Mitterrand who was waiting in front of the Elysee Palace.

While Mrs. Thatcher was sitting in the Kleiber Conference Center, talking eloquently, eloquently, and beaming with joy, in Room 12 of the House of Commons, Downing Street, London, the voting for the leader of the Conservative Party was about to begin.

The election process was presided over by the "1922 Committee". Before the ballot box sat Onslow, chairman of the committee, and the three chosen scrutineers.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Conservative MPs filed into the arena. Since Mrs. Thatcher was far away in Paris, she voted on behalf of her appointed representative. Voting ended at 6:00 p.m. that day, and all MPs left the venue.

The double doors of the conference room were sealed, and Onslow and three scrutineers began to count the votes. Half an hour later, the MPs filed into the conference room again, and Once Laurent announced the election results loudly: "Thatcher: 200 votes; Michael Heseltine: 152 votes. The second round of voting is scheduled for three It will be done at a later date."

According to the rules of the Conservative Party's electoral system, Mrs. Thatcher must win the first round of runoffs with more than 15% of the Conservative Party's seats in the second candidate. That is to say, when Heseltine got 152 votes, Mrs Thatcher should get no less than 208 votes. Now she is still 8 votes short of the standard.

The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest. Mrs. Thatcher did not kill Heseltine cleanly, which brought about a wavering within the Conservative Party, because people really saw the mobilization ability of the opponents.

Especially when the general election is approaching, this kind of split is even more unacceptable. The forced palace just started without warning, and the cabinet resigned. Minister, announced his resignation.

Voices that Mrs. Thatcher's era is over are coming and going within the Conservative Party. It is believed that Mrs. Thatcher herself did not expect such a result. She came back, but things are becoming uncontrollable.

Three cabinet ministers resigned on the spot, and among the 19 cabinet ministers in the cabinet, twelve ministers persuaded Mrs Thatcher to withdraw from the election. When Alan Wilson came to No. 10 Downing Street this time, he saw the cabinet ministers file When he came out, he nodded at him, but his eyes seemed to have other meanings, as if he was watching a joke.

"What does this have to do with me." Alan Wilson didn't know why, but after a little thought, he knew that the political rumors of the mom-and-pop store must be at work again.

Entering No. 10 Downing Street, Mrs. Thatcher saw people coming, but she was not as inviolable as before, and said, "Did you see them?"

"I see." Alan Wilson knew that Mrs. Thatcher was referring to the cabinet ministers who had just left, and asked with concern, "How is the result?"

Mrs. Thatcher had to lament: "I am the one who was abandoned~www.readwn.com~ The ones who have been abandoned are people who have always been regarded as friends by me... They seem to be honest, as if they are worried about my fate, but in fact they are ruthless betrayal."

"Actually, don't you know in your heart that with your ruling style, this kind of thing will happen sooner or later."

Alan Wilson opened his mouth and smiled wryly, "Your approval rating has always been a relative advantage, and you have been walking a tightrope between supporters and opponents. This path is also your own choice."

Politics, after all, is the cruelest profession! Even in the free world, there are inexplicable unspoken rules to protect, so that there will be no life and death problems in countries like the Soviet Union, but the cruelty still exists, "So stick to it?"

"I will resign." There was an unyielding look in Mrs. Thatcher's eyes, but it immediately dimmed, and finally said unwillingly, "But I will make the opponents pay the price."

"I can help you with this." Alan Wilson decided again, standing firmly behind Mrs. Thatcher. He decided to have a good talk with the Atlantic faction MPs who were still standing as MPs. Of course, everyone knew that Britain was It's a mom-and-pop shop, it's normal for him to find trouble with the Atlantic Pie for Mrs Thatcher.