In fact, since 1987, the Soviet Union has changed a lot, otherwise Alekseev would not feel that something was wrong and insisted on meeting him.

After rounds of purges, there are not many opponents on the surface of the map head. Of course, the map head will promote opponents to the top one after another. Most people will oppose him when they reach that position. .

Putting down the phone, Alan Wilson called two people to the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, namely Deputy Cabinet Secretary Abstrong and Robin Butler, to have a frank talk, John Hunter, Burke Thrun Another gentleman who is respected by all colleagues is about to leave his beloved job.

The British Prosperity Foundation and the Commonwealth Foundation must be controlled by reliable people. Of course, this also means that the chances of becoming the Secretary-General of the Cabinet are slim.

"In fact, you are widely supported by your colleagues. You are also like me, a rare traditionalist in this era. In fact, you have cooperated for so many years, and you all know who I am."

Armstrong used to be the British ambassador to the United States of various countries, but he claimed to be a Europeanist. The reason why he served as the deputy secretary-general for a long time was because of his good relationship with Harold Wilson and the fact that he had never served as a prime minister in this world. Party leader Heath, of course the Conservative Party also has European factions, and Heath is a Europeanist.

"As for Robin, you can also choose to be the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance. Frank has recommended you before." Alan Wilson changed the subject when he said this, "But the work of the Ministry of Finance may be better than that of the previous prime ministers." We are more particular when we are inside, and our Prime Minister prefers to ask questions in person."

Mrs. Thatcher's personal style is well understood. In addition to her authoritarian style in a certain sense, she is very impatient with various procedures. In fact, Armstrong is always scolded.

Robin Butler has a typical elite trajectory, a top worker student at Harrow School, the first double-chat student at Oxford University, entered the Ministry of Finance in 1961, and soon made his mark, and later became Mrs Thatcher's private secretary. For several years, I helped Alan Wilson intercept many people's interruptions when he was one-on-one with Mrs. Thatcher.

The only thing that is not reliable is that there may be rumors that 10 Downing Street is a mom-and-pop shop, and Robin Butler's role in it may not be innocent.

For the 50-year-old Robin Butler, he may not be willing to manage one of the two foundations so early. After all, the cabinet secretary can still fight for it at his age, so Alan Wilson did not guide the other party to make a decision. Choice, because of its pros and cons, Robin Butler himself will consider.

"The work of the European Affairs Secretariat has always been a place of great concern to the Prime Minister but has always been dissatisfied. But I think this time the NATO summit, our Prime Minister may have a new understanding."

Alan Wilson changed the subject when he said this, "Of course, in order to pass on a reliable government from generation to generation, there is still a need to adjust the position of the executive secretary. We hope to choose a candidate that everyone agrees to lead various departments in the days to come. , It’s not up to me alone, we still need to discuss this matter carefully.”

There are many candidates for these executive undersecretaries, such as Trey Pence, Middleton, etc. Alan Wilson explained, "What we want to avoid is that the Cabinet Office and various departments become a subordinate of the Prime Minister's Office or the Minister's Office. The department only speaks on their behalf, and all choices are based on this basis."

Robin Butler and Armstrong nodded at the same time. Of course, there is no doubt about it. Both of them knew Mrs. Thatcher's style. They even felt that it was inconceivable that the Secretary-General of the Cabinet could withstand the pressure of the Prime Minister. In fact, it was nothing special. , that is, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet took the Prime Minister to manned spaceflight.

During the conversation, Burke Trend and John Hunter, who are about to leave the family of civil servants, also came. The five discussed together how to consolidate the cornerstone of the British Empire. In Brussels, Mrs. Thatcher felt that Since becoming the prime minister of the United Kingdom, the international situation, which has been going smoothly, has changed.

NATO countries are meeting in Brussels for their first summit in six years. French President François Mitterrand also attended the meeting. It was the first time a French head of state had attended such a meeting since France withdrew from NATO's military council and NATO headquarters moved from Paris to Brussels.

The bigger change came after the signing of the INF Treaty. The attitude of the UK to the INF Treaty, or the Thatcher government’s attitude towards the INF Treaty, is that it is possible to sign it, but it is necessary to use short-range missiles equipped with nuclear warheads to target democracy. Germany's Soviet ground forces cannot reach Moscow anyway, and the Soviets will accept it.

But the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany talked about trust in the map head, Kohl did not think it was necessary to modernize the short-range missiles deployed by NATO on its territory, but still advocated the third zero-point plan and denuclearization to avoid short-range missiles; and the foreign minister Genscher holds the opposite view from Prime Minister Kohl.

This is because the Federal Republic of Germany is at the forefront of the confrontation between the West and the Soviet Union, and thus is most vulnerable to the danger of nuclear strikes. The politicians of the Federal Republic of Germany cannot but respond positively to the Soviet Union's peaceful offensive.

On the contrary, it is natural to have a dislike for the British who still want to back up with Germany, and the French are also on the side of the Federal Republic of Germany, which is very beyond Mrs Thatcher's expectations.

In the face of Mrs. Thatcher's argument, Cole did not change her attitude. This made Mrs. Thatcher very regretful. The German leader did not give up the premise of achieving a basic balance of conventional military power between the East and the West and clear restrictions on chemical weapons. Only under this condition can the short-range nuclear arms reduction negotiations be held in Europe.

Fortunately, Reagan still supported Mrs. Thatcher, and did not make the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States she had always advocated useless. However, Mrs. Thatcher was still brooding about the rejection of the Germans. The adjustment of the two foundations came to No. 10 Downing Street. Mrs. Thatcher talked about the unsatisfactory summit meeting. "Cole was deceived by the Soviets."

"That's not necessarily true, it's just that I don't want to be the dead ghost of Britain and the United States." Alan Wilson corrected Mrs. Thatcher's views. The military is essentially no different."

"How can you say that?" Mrs. Thatcher said dissatisfied. "There is still a difference. We have brought prosperity to the Germans, and the Germans should thank us. But Cole did not show this."

"Margaret, let's be honest. Even if the Soviet Union withdraws all the troops in the GDR, the Americans will not withdraw their troops."

Alan Wilson said expressionlessly, "The U.S. troops stationed in Germany will exist forever until the demise of Germany. Why did the U.S. make concessions when the U.S. has been at odds with Germany and Japan for many years? It is because of the existence of these troops. The Soviet Union has always been able to enjoy the trust of the GDR, also because of the garrison.”

"It's not hard to say that the Germans don't openly oppose us, but without cursing us in their hearts, it's unlikely. Kohl certainly wouldn't agree to the threat of short-range missiles against the GDR. I'm just telling the truth and not It is not speaking from the standpoint of the Germans. In fact, the Germans will not make concessions on this kind of security-related matters. In fact, one thing we should worry about is that the Germans have the ambition of unification. Why don't we think about other things? methods, such as building good relations with the GDR.”

In fact, Allen Wilson just said it casually, and also mentioned the Koreans' diplomatic actions to improve relations with the Soviet bloc, letting Mrs. Thatcher know that even if you are the British Prime Minister, at most you can control the United Kingdom. Other countries are There is no reason to let you.

It is a pity, and there will be even more regrets in the future. Once Bush Sr. takes office, Mrs. Thatcher will feel the smooth and friendly international environment in the past, and there will be greater malice. Cole's Germany and Britain stand differently and that's just an appetizer.

"As long as I am the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the unification of the Germans is a dream, and the Soviets will stop them." Mrs. Thatcher took the document handed over by Alan Wilson and signed it without even reading it.

"The Prime Minister's words seem to be an attitude of safeguarding the interests of the United Kingdom." Alan Wilson sat down directly and said, "Actually, we can make two-handed preparations. One is to publicly oppose, implying that while openly opposing, once the Federal Republic of Germany is overwhelmed We may have to help the Democratic Germany if we want to attract the East with its revolutionary economic strength. If it doesn’t work, we must try to delay it and make a long-term plan for 20 to 30 years~lightnovelpub.net~ Let Germany Unified public opinion is nothing."

"I believe that whether it is France or Italy, they will stand by our side at that time, with money and power, to prevent this terrible scene from coming."

In the eyes of Mrs. Thatcher, Alan Wilson, although sometimes he speaks badly, has always been sincere in his attitude. Seeing that Alan Wilson is serious about helping to solve the problem, the bad mood of the Iron Lady has eased a lot, " I just didn't expect the Germans to ignore our ideas."

"It's okay." He reached out and grabbed the Iron Lady's hand, and then was thrown away. Alan Wilson turned around with the document, and his face became calm again.

This is only Germany, and Mrs Thatcher will soon realize that the general environment is changing, and that wishful thinking like Reagan does not always exist.

After the Prime Minister's approval, Alan Wilson appointed new personnel arrangements. Trey Pence and Middleton respectively became the new permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, as well as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Cabinet and Secretary-General of the European Affairs Committee. As for Abs Trump and Robin Butler will come forward to manage two British sovereign foundations.

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