Recommending an old subordinate to be the High Commissioner for the colonies of British Oceania is impossible without the nod of the cabinet secretary.

Norman Brooke holds the power of life and death for 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, he's your old subordinate." Norman Brooke took a cursory look at Edel's file, then put it aside and smiled, "Perhaps Aaron, you think this person is very reliable?"

"Dear Sir Norman, I recommend Edel all selfless, all for the sake of the empire. The value of the ocean area of ​​the Oceania colonies is incomparable today in the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone." Alan Wilson He replied slowly, "It does need a reliable and capable person."

"I'm definitely not distrusting you. The Colonial Department, the Commonwealth Department, and the Foreign Office are essentially a job, but facing different places." Norman Brooke smiled slightly, "I appreciate you very much, and also Knowing your efforts over the years, you are regarded as a reliable person, but? At this special time, it is also a good thing to arrange people early, if a new government appears, there may be changes."

"There's an election coming?" Alan Wilson heard the overtones and asked Norman Brook in a low voice.

Norman Brooke nodded and said steadily, "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 was already prepared, he was inevitably apprehensive.

"It is 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 partisan tendencies, and look at this matter objectively."

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

Norman Brooke and politicians, whether Conservative or Labour, are less than a pair of pants in the personal world.

Now that the general election is about to start, Alan Wilson thought about it, and decided to settle things before the variables, not just the merger of the British Oceania Territory, and the appointment of the High Commissioner.

That's right, the scattered South Pacific colonies will be managed by merger. In fact, during the long colonial history, the United Kingdom has always tried to merge larger colonies, which is easier to manage, and British India is its representative.

The move to merge British Central Africa and British East Africa simply failed. And it was stopped in advance by Alan Wilson.

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

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

However, the situation in each region was different, and colonies that were too small could not continue to be divided and ruled. For example, the colonies in Oceania were originally geographically dispersed. Each island faced the vast ocean, and there was a natural tendency to separate. Then it is necessary to reverse the operation to merge.

The merger of the British Delta Oceania colonies is already a sure thing, and it will be handed over to reliable people to manage.

Before Edel came back, he now 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 the election of the Secretary of Defense, he was the real head of the British military.

Marshal Mountbatten was a little surprised by this son-in-law's visit, but he immediately wanted to understand that he was going to the Three Treasures Palace without incident.

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 that swirled around every day. As a father, he was of course in a bad mood.

But he couldn't stand 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 that was similar to himself, for example, he liked to be nosy.

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

This son-in-law has done more than anything since he entered 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 De Havilland had the technology in this area, Is it too?

"At the meeting of the Cabinet Office? Ellen, you misunderstood. In fact, it was just a general plan discussion." Mountbatten, who is also well-versed in civil servants, said, "It's just a reference to the American fighter plan, which is currently limited to discussions. The Air Force is actually ready to accept the Lightning, it's just a matter of 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 longer a secret, but for the sake of risk sharing, is the second type still needed? That's what the Cabinet Office discusses."

Facts have proved how terrible it is to slip into a meeting, that is, Norman Brook did not notice it at the time, otherwise he, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, may leave an unreliable impression.

"Actually, I think the Lightning fighter is completely sufficient, and I can even try to be a carrier-based aircraft." Alan Wilson upholds the idea that as long as I'm not embarrassed, embarrassment is someone else's.

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

If it is unavoidable, it is better not to equip a large number of weapons with the high-altitude and high-speed concept of the second-generation fighter jets. This is Alan Wilson's real thought.

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

No matter how bad it is, he can still save the country through the curve. Sweden is also a big military country in Europe, and it is really impossible to cooperate in research.

Looking at the history of European joint research, it is actually very easy to see that other countries only belong to the role of paying for the money. The British Airways powerhouse has eaten for a long time. Whether it is a strong wind or a typhoon, it is ultimately British. Opinion prevails.

Although Britain eventually lost its status as an aviation power in the early postwar period, it was easy to suppress other European countries.

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

As the current commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces, Mountbatten is certainly qualified to say so, but he did not know that Alan Wilson still has a fighter shell, and he is not impressed by ordinary fighter jets. , that's not a joke.

Even the enemy has a very high evaluation of these two fighters. Even if it is plagiarism, the cost performance is very high.

Knowing that a Lightning fighter jet in the UK was about to enter service, Alan Wilson couldn't stand it any longer. He wanted to sell it to the United States for a flaw, but it changed from a flying coffin to a ghost fighter jet that has not yet been released.

Whether it is feasible to fish the United States with orders is still a problem that Alan Wilson considers. Just to fish, the United Kingdom still needs the Harrier fighters with vertical take-off and landing. It is not the 21st century, and the UK still has some pursuits and is unwilling to be a sidekick.

"If Macmillan is foreign secretary, can you take advantage of him, isn't his mother American?"

Even a roll of toilet paper has value, and Alan Wilson clearly sees value in Macmillan at this moment.

The East Malaysia Commissioner of the Malayan Colony, Edel, has returned in the most efficient way in his life, knowing that this may be a big step in his life and that he will become the chief executive of a region.

"Alyssa... and you are both subordinates I'm very optimistic about. Alyssa is a woman, and there are still limitations in some jobs." Alan Wilson looked at Edel, who was in a hurry, and said that the spirit of progress can really change a person. Man, are you going back after receiving the telegram?

"Alyssa also has a job that I can't do." Edel expressed humility and then said, "I'm ready for everything."

"That's~lightnovelpub.net~ There are indeed some things that Alyssa can do, but he can't do. Alan Wilson coughed softly, expressing the importance to the United Kingdom after the unified management of the combined British Oceania colonies, "Disperse the various forces that want to be independent, no one pays attention to the several archipelagos, and they must do it by any means. "

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

June is a very important time for both Britain and France. France announced that it would not allow nuclear weapons to be stored in France. Of course, this was aimed at the United Kingdom and the United States, mainly from the United States.

If Alan Wilson wants to put the Woodpecker president on the Rockets, he should go to Paris at this time.

The reason for not going is that the Labour Attlee government announced the dissolution of parliament and an early general election. The whole of the United Kingdom is caught in an electoral carnival. The Conservative Party regards this general election as an opportunity to make a comeback and is gearing up for the election campaign.

On the Labour Party side, Attlee announced his retirement. The Labour Party chose to be led by the new leader, Gates. Attlee's statement also indicated that the Attlee era of the Labour Party was over. After Churchill had left politics for several years, Attlee Durley also chose to fade out of politics.