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v1 Chapter 452: visit Hepburn

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"Alan, don't be so surprised, it's just a fact." Norman Brooke smiled, and brought the topic back to the Newfoundland referendum, "But since the claim of the royal family's territory is in our best interest, then I will agree with you. The Prime Minister recommends this, and if a minister is against it, then in principle, that minister should choose to resign if he cannot convince the majority."

"Wow!" Alan Wilson looked at Norman Brook with a strange look, "Sir Norman, your ideas have greatly admired me, and I have learned a lot."

"It's not about learning, our responsibility is here." Norman Brooke said flatly.

Although the system of internal committees was established by his predecessor Edward Bridges, it was strengthened after he took office, supplemented by the National Defense Committee, Economic Policy Committee and Home Affairs Committee.

In this way, a large number of matters can be carried out directly by these committees without going through the cabinet.

Not only that, Norman Brooke also drafted the procedure for ministers to perform their duties, which was approved by the Prime Minister and issued to various ministries, which standardized the terms of reference of ministers.

Alan Wilson did not know that since he left London at the beginning of the year, and it has been more than half a year, Norman Brooke has made a large-scale adjustment to the civil service system, and even extended his hand to the minister.

The English management system originated from the decline of royal power and was formally established after the First World War. Now Norman Brooke has gone further than his predecessors, greatly expanding the authority of the civil service.

Alan Wilson now knows why the Permanent Undersecretary of the Colonial Department said that the environment in Whitehall was a little delicate.

Norman Brooke, who has only been in office for a few months, has achieved more authority than the previous two cabinet secretaries.

"Actually, the main dilemma is that many ministers believe that relations with Canada should be maintained. For this reason, Newfoundland is even at the expense of it." Norman Brooke pondered for a while, "Should this factor be considered."

"Dear Sir Norman, in fact, the biggest problem in Canada is the problem of Quebec, not the problem of Newfoundland." Alan Wilson lowered his voice, "In legal terms, Canada should ask the United Kingdom to help, not the other way around. ,right?"

"Very good." Norman Brooke nodded with a smile, "Actually, it is not convenient for us to talk about the situation in Canada and Canada in principle, but if the French are moved, we can stop it, right?"

Alan Wilson nodded. He really remembered that after de Gaulle came to power, France really used the Quebec issue to tease Canada, which led to the outbreak of the Quebec issue in Canada.

When it comes to Quebec nationalism, France's Charles de Gaulle has to be mentioned. This old man is a genius, and he really despises Britain and British descent. So when he participated in the Quebec World Expo, he designed a route that he would not enter British Canadian land if he was killed.

In fact, Canada was very nervous about his visit, for fear that he would do something wrong.

As a result, de Gaulle lived up to the expectations. He delivered his prepared impromptu speech at the Quebec City Hall about how France was strong and unyielding against Germany. In the end, he shouted the historic sentence: "Long live the free Quebec". The words became a wise saying of Quebec independence.

Since de Gaulle shouted the words "Long live the free Quebec", the wave of independence that Quebec has set off in the next two decades has been higher and higher. De Gaulle's speech was seen as support for Quebec's independence movement and sparked a diplomatic crisis between France and Canada at the time.

In fact, who can say for sure about the future situation? Maybe France and the United Kingdom can use Quebec to form a joint force to support Canada to balance the influence of the United States on Canada. If we operate from a different angle, bad things can also become good things.

"Brezhnev?" Alan Wilson walked out of the cabinet secretary's office, looking for a political figure corresponding to Norman Brooke's methods in his mind, but after thinking about it, there was no more suitable candidate.

Even Brezhnev took the power in the Soviet Union after a long period of adjustment, and it took Norman Brooke less than a year and a half to have Whitehall firmly in his hands.

Alan Wilson even wanted to show his loyalty directly just now, and the cabinet secretary for this term expressed his willingness to do his best.

Alan Wilson, who returned to London, actually had nothing personal to do. Pamela Mountbatten was traveling with the crown prince and his wife. He couldn't find his aunt Patricia, and her husband was unwilling.

After careful and logical consideration, Alan Wilson had something to do and got in touch with Alim.

First of all, I asked my good friend, the situation of Maharaja Ali Khan, and the situation in Hyderabad. At present, while India and Pakistan are fighting for Kashmir, Ali Khan is constantly purging the resistance forces.

Since 80% of the population of Hyderabad are Hindus, Ali Khan certainly cannot kill all the people under his rule. But it was also very resolute, New Delhi pretended to be deaf to Hyderabad's actions, as if nothing had happened.

"It's too conservative, shouldn't we take the initiative." Alan Wilson frowned and sighed.

"Many sons of the Maharaja believe that as long as the current power can be preserved, it is not impossible to compromise." Alim hesitated and said, "Of course what Mr. Allen said makes sense."

"Even if I have a good relationship with the Maharaja, I don't dare to compare with his son. Hey, let's take a step by step." Alan Wilson shook his head. He couldn't say that Ali Khan's sons were thinking wrong. With such a great wealth, it is really hard to make a determination to fight for it.

In what name did he persuade Ali Khan to work hard? People have to think about themselves. Before things are imminent, how can it be so easy to make the determination to do everything?

"Take me to meet Audrey!" Ellen Wilson had no choice but to find a light topic.

"Mr. Allen, I know where she is," Alim replied immediately. "Shall I drive you?"

"You drive!" Alan Wilson still has concerns about driving. He is better at another way of driving. Now he wants to see the treasures of the Dutch auto industry. joint venture.

As an imperial civil servant, Alan Wilson is of course excited. Although the current Audrey Hepburn is not a classic image on the screen, it is definitely not what Alim said, a common ordinary country girl.

The most admirable thing is that compared with many actresses who get married and divorced, or who die because of a change, the former has a lot in Hollywood, and the latter is like Greta Garbo, who has to stay for a lifetime. Audrey Hepburn is very much like an ordinary woman.

Although Audrey Hepburn had two marriages, according to the data, both marriages were seriously managed.

The first marriage lasted for fourteen years, Hepburn was the third wife, and the two divorced very unhappily. Hepburn was nearly forty years old at the time. She rejected Hitchcock and "West Side Story" because of her family. It can be said that she worked hard to manage a marriage, but she still failed.

In the second marriage, after Hepburn got married, she found out that her husband was a famous **** in Rome, and various stealing incidents emerged one after another called tabloid headlines, which made Hepburn tired of serving as the "fire-fighting captain". In order to manage the second marriage, Hepburn announced her retirement, settled in Rome for more than ten years, and also taught herself her husband's profession: psychological medicine in order to have a common language with her husband.

Audrey Hepburn, who is considered a high-quality stock in every way, is now within Alan Wilson's combat radius, and she must come to see it in person anyway.

Before going, Alan Wilson washed his hair and pretended to be a spiritual boy before he arrived at Audrey Hepburn's dance school.

"Mr. Allen, are you back?" As soon as Audrey Hepburn saw the person, she immediately showed enthusiasm. In fact, this was only the second time the two met.

"Miss Audrey, it's great to live in London." Alan Wilson, pretending to be a gentleman, greeted with a smile without a sense of distance, "Fate is such a wonderful thing, we meet again after parting on the Rhine. Europe is not too big, but it is not too small. I am very happy to see this beautiful lady again.”

"To have such an opportunity, I would still like to thank you for your help." Audrey Hepburn smiled and said excitedly, "Did you come to see me specifically?"

"Of course, UU reading www.uukanshu.com I also just returned to London to do some business in Whitehall. I will be returning to Newfoundland in a while, the local referendum is being prepared, and there are still many things to do." Alan Wilson frowned. , made a troubled look and said, "Of course, out of the pursuit of democracy, I can only help within a certain range."

In fact, it was a stumbling block, but Aaron Wilson's words, directly in front of Audrey Hepburn, established the image of an enlightened official, and he was also young and promising.

"How about we go shopping around?" Alan Wilson put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said with a hint of arrogance, "I haven't been back to London for a long time, and even walking on the streets of London has a strange feeling. Probably not as familiar with London as you are."

"Actually, apart from classes, I'm not very familiar with London either." Audrey Hepburn was a little embarrassed, but she still agreed to the invitation and walked around with the thoughtful looking man in front of her.

"What to do?" Audrey Hepburn asked confusedly after the mask handed over by Alan Wilson.

"The air in London is not good at this time of year. For a young lady, there should be some protection." Alan Wilson put on a mask for Audrey Hepburn and told him, "Girls still have to take care of themselves."