It is impossible to recommend an old subordinate to be the high commissioner of the British Oceania colony without the nod of the cabinet secretary.

Norman Brook holds the life and death power of hundreds of thousands of civil servants in the UK. This is not something that Alan Wilson can agree to.

"A civil servant from British India is considered your old subordinate." Norman Brook took a rough look at Edel's file, then put it aside and said with a smile, "Maybe Alan, you think this person is very reliable?"

"Dear Sir Norman, I recommend Edel with no selfishness, and it is all for the benefit of the empire. The value of the ocean area of ​​the Oceania colony is no longer the same in today's exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles." Alan Wilson He replied slowly, "We really need a reliable and capable person."

"It's definitely not that I don't trust you. The Colonial Ministry, the Commonwealth Ministry, and the Foreign Office are essentially doing the same job, but they face different places." Norman Brook smiled slightly, "I appreciate you very much, and Knowing your hard work over the years, you are regarded as a reliable person, but? At this special time, it is also a good thing to arrange people in advance. If a new government emerges, there may be changes."

"A general election is coming?" Alan Wilson heard the overtones and lowered his voice to ask Norman Brook.

Norman Brook nodded, and said firmly, "It should be announced soon, and the time is set in June."

"I don't know who will have the upper hand this time." Although Alan Wilson had already prepared in his heart, he was inevitably worried.

"It's possible for either side to win." Norman Brooke was very relaxed. "Anyway, Whitehall has always been on the side of the winner, adhering to the principle that civil servants have no party affiliation, and look at this matter objectively."

If someone else said this, Alan Wilson could choose to believe it, but what did the cabinet secretary say?

Norman Brooke and politicians, be they Conservative or Labour, are only a pair of trousers away in personal circles.

Now that the general election is about to start, Alan Wilson thought about it, and settled the matter before the variables, not just the merger of the British Oceanian Territory and the appointment of the High Commissioner.

That's right, the scattered South Pacific colonies will be consolidated and managed. In fact, in the long colonial history of the United Kingdom, they have always tried to merge larger colonies, which is easier to manage. British India is its representative.

The move to unite British Central Africa and British East Africa simply failed. And it was stopped early by Alan Wilson.

The partition of the colonies is still the way to prevent the failure of British India to split, but in Alan Wilson's view, how good this is, it is easy to fish in troubled waters when it is divided into more small countries. The partition of India and Pakistan has proved this point.

Before leaving, Alan Wilson did not forget to re-separate the Straits Settlements from the Malaya colonies merged after the war. If he did not do this, what if Britain forgot?

However, the situation in each region is different, and colonies that are too small cannot continue to be divided. For example, the colonies in Oceania were originally geographically dispersed, and each island faced the vast ocean, so there was a natural tendency to separate. Then you have to reverse the operation to merge.

The amalgamation of the Indah Oceania colony is already a certainty, and it will be handed over to reliable people for management.

And before Edel came back, he had to discuss with his father-in-law about the second-generation fighter jets. Mountbatten was the commander-in-chief of the British armed forces. Except for the position reserved for election as the Minister of Defense, he was the real head of the British military.

Marshal Mountbatten was a little surprised at the son-in-law's visit, but he immediately understood that this was going to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing.

For this son-in-law, Marshal Mountbatten had a very general impression in the early days. The youngest daughter was young at the time, and there was a fly spinning around every day. As a father, he was of course upset.

But he couldn't help his daughter's willingness, and he couldn't help it, but after getting along for a long time, Marshal Mountbatten still discovered the advantages of his son-in-law, especially the part similar to himself, such as being nosy.

When Mountbatten was the Fourth Sea Lord, he did the whole Admiralty.

This son-in-law has gone above and beyond after entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is very similar to him, but he never dreamed that his son-in-law would even be interested in orders for Air Force fighter jets, even if the de Havilland company has this technology, Is it too?

"At the meeting of the Cabinet Office? Allen, you misunderstood. In fact, it was just a general plan discussion." Mountbatten also had a deep understanding of civil servant speech skills, and said, "It's just a plan to benchmark the US fighter jet, which is currently limited to discussion. The Air Force is actually ready to accept the Lightning, there's just debate over the size of the order."

"When?" Alan Wilson's face was bright, why didn't he know about it?

"When you were still the High Commissioner of Malaya." Marshal Mountbatten said noncommittally, "The discussion of high-altitude and high-speed fighter jets is no secret, but for the sake of sharing risks, is there still a need for the second type? That's what the Cabinet Office discusses."

Facts have proved how terrible it is to slip away from a meeting, that is, Norman Brooke didn't notice at the time, otherwise he, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, might leave an unreliable impression.

"Actually, I think the Lightning fighter is quite enough, and I can even try to be a carrier-based aircraft." Alan Wilson adheres to the concept that as long as I am not embarrassed, embarrassment is someone else.

There are a bunch of fighter signals of the same generation in this era, which belong to different suppliers and are in service in the military at the same time. Take the British strategic bombers as an example, there are three types of them in service at the same time, which is actually completely unnecessary.

If it cannot be avoided, it is better not to equip a large number of high-altitude and high-speed weapons such as second-generation fighter jets. This is Alan Wilson's real idea.

It is enough to make technical reserves. As for the third-generation fighter, Alan Wilson is not talented, and there is a shell that imitates the F15 to help Britain solve this problem.

No matter how bad it is, he can still save the country with curves. Sweden is also considered a major military country in Europe.

Looking at the history of European joint research, it is actually easy to see that other countries are only in the role of spending money. The British aviation power has suffered for a long time. Whether it is a strong wind or a typhoon, it is ultimately the British. Opinion prevails.

Although the United Kingdom eventually lost its status as an aviation power in the early post-war period, it was still easy to suppress other European countries.

"It's still early to talk about the order of the Lightning fighter jet." Marshal Mountbatten said to himself, "But it should be in service soon. Whether it can be changed to a general-purpose model will be demonstrated at that time. I know Pamela It has a good relationship with de Havilland's company and has proved itself with armed helicopters, but it will take some time for fighter jets to gain the trust of the Ministry of Defense."

As the current commander-in-chief of the British armed forces, Mountbatten is of course qualified to say that, but how could he know that Alan Wilson still has a fighter jet shell, and he has no impression of ordinary fighter jets. If the American F15 and the Soviet Union's Su-27 have no impression , isn't that a joke.

Even if it is the enemy, the evaluation of these two fighters is quite high. Even if it is plagiarism, the price/performance ratio is very high.

Knowing that the UK has a Lightning fighter that is about to enter service, Alan Wilson still couldn't bear it, and wanted to sell a flaw to the United States, but it changed from a flying coffin to a Phantom fighter that has not yet been released.

Whether it is feasible to use orders to catch the United States is still a question that Alan Wilson considers. Just fishing, the United Kingdom still needs Harrier fighter jets that take off and land vertically, and at worst it will not buy Phantom fighter jets in large quantities. Now is not the 21st century, and Britain still has some pursuits and is unwilling to be a follower.

"If Macmillan is the foreign secretary, can you use him? Isn't his mother an American?"

Even a roll of toilet paper is valuable, and at this moment Alan Wilson obviously discovered the value of Macmillan.

Edel, the Commissioner of East Malaysia for Colonial Malaya~lightnovelpub.net~ has returned in the most efficient way in his life. He knows that this may be a big step in his life, and he will become the chief executive of a region.

"Alyssa...and you are both my favorite subordinates. Alyssa is a woman, and she still has limitations in some work." Alan Wilson looked at Edel who was in a hurry, and said in his heart that a progressive heart can really change a person , This is to rush back after receiving the telegram, right?

"Alyssa also has jobs that I can't do." Edel expressed modesty and then said, "I've made all the preparations."

"That's true." There are indeed some things that Alisa can do, but he can't. Alan Wilson coughed softly, expressing the importance of the merged British Oceania colony to the United Kingdom after the unified management, "Scatter want All kinds of independent forces, several archipelagos no one pays attention to, no matter what method is used to do it.”

Edel fully understood this slightly murderous order, and said in a low voice, "I will never let any anti-British elements go."

June is a very important time for Britain and France. France announced that it will not allow the storage of nuclear weapons in France. This is of course aimed at Britain and the United States, mainly the United States.

If Alan Wilson wants to let the woodpecker president sit on the rocket, he should go to Paris again at this time.

The reason for not going was that the Attlee government of the Labor Party announced the dissolution of parliament and an early general election. The whole of the United Kingdom has fallen into an election carnival. The Conservative Party regards this general election as an opportunity to make a comeback, and is gearing up to invest in the election campaign.

As for the Labor Party, Attlee announced his retirement, and the Labor Party chose the new party leader Gatzke to lead the Labor Party to the challenge. Attlee’s statement also indicated that the Attlee era of the Labor Party was over. After Churchill had left the political arena for several years, Attlee Durley also chose to fade out of politics.