British civil servant

"Lord Zhongtang, it seems to be snowing." The two were chatting, and Su Yang suddenly pointed out the window and said.

Alan Wilson stood up abruptly, with a strange expression on his face. It seemed that he had to give God his old man some face. What should he bring?whisky?

The snow came at a good time, with the referendum drawing closer and the snow had stopped in St. Johns, but the situation was not so simple in other settlements.

On November [-]st, the Israeli-Palestinian war was forcibly stopped by the peacekeeping troops who arrived, Arab countries protested, Indian troops entered the capital of Kashmir, and while Pakistan was still mourning the death of the father of the nation, the referendum on the future of Newfoundland began.

The result of the referendum is based on a simple majority. If the supporters of a plan exceed 50.00%, it will automatically become the final result.

If none of the three candidate proposals reaches 50.00%, a second round of referendum will be held, the proposal with the fewest supporters in the first round of referendum will be withdrawn, and the top two proposals will continue.

This referendum involves all citizens of Newfoundland. Together with the Labrador region, there are a total of 77 polling places, and the polling places are guarded by Ustasha led by Savievic.

Although it may not be possible for all citizens to find it, but the objective conditions are here, and we can't expect too much.

All members of the St. Johns and Newfoundland Committees called on the honorable citizens of Newfoundland to support their claims and use their powers prudently.

"Hiss..." Alan Wilson, who was standing by the window, exhaled white smoke, and suddenly coughed a few times. Today, the smoke is a bit scorching his throat.

One person after another came out of the house and went to the referendum site, and the same was true for Smallwood. In this short period of time, he had been abused no less than ten times. nobody.

Allen Wilson did this entirely out of consideration for efficiency, and it was definitely not a moral kidnapping.It has been snowing recently and it has been quite cold. It is a good thing for everyone to get the results earlier, so the secret ballot was abandoned.

Chapter 457 Newfoundland Royal Territory

The matter has come to this point, and the final result is beyond his control as a chief executive. Waiting for the result to appear is the only thing Alan Wilson can do. He has tried his best.

At present, Alan Wilson and the Chinese labor group are the most relaxed, because they are not citizens of Newfoundland.

So Alan Wilson decided to take a break from his heavy work, have a drink and wait for the final result.

This day was a sleepless night for many people. Although Alan Wilson drank more wine, he got up early the next morning before sunrise.

The chief executive who got up quietly opened the shutters, looked down at the front, the conspicuous sandy beach merged with a group of hazy bushes, and the water surface of the bay was faintly visible under the starry sky.His head still hurts, but his heart is warm; everything in front of him is exciting, even if his mind is duller than his, seeing this situation will suddenly enlighten him.

After a day, Alan Wilson didn't think that the votes in Newfoundland had been counted, but the results of St. John's should have come out, which accounted for about half of Newfoundland's population, and the results here, even if it wasn't Ninety-nine times out of ten, you can also decide a direction.

"Shouldn't there be the result of the Brexit referendum?" Alan Wilson asked himself, it shouldn't be that kind of result.

If the referendum on Brexit is geographically divided, London and Scotland are the Remainers, and all parts of England except London are the Brexiters.

Although London is the largest city in the United Kingdom, it was eventually submerged in the vast ocean of the people of England. Scotland's factors are negligible. Although Scotland is a large place, its population is only one-tenth of that of the United Kingdom.

The independent base camp is also St. Johns, the capital of Newfoundland. The Labrador region definitely supports the merger with Canada. Now it depends on the capital and whether it can defeat other settlements in Newfoundland.

A few sloops had just passed by in this little bay, and now a larger rowboat was again rippling on the microwave.Several fishermen rowed to the rowboat, then tied their dinghies to the mooring and hurried into the big rowboat.

St. Johns, as the capital, has completed the entire referendum process in one day, and now only the vote counting is left.

Alan Wilson knew that Stalin had a famous saying that the voters can't decide anything, the vote counters decide everything.Therefore, it is not incomprehensible to understand Wang Shu's unwillingness to be reconciled.

However, he doesn't quite believe that the referendum in Newfoundland, which has been very anxious in history, has become a negative effect if he joined it?The current situation in Newfoundland should be much better than that of the same period in history. There is no reason for the gutter to capsize.

Alan Wilson, who left the Governor's Mansion, did not go to the polling station, the parliament building or even anywhere, but took Savievic around. He didn't want to admit that he didn't dare to take the initiative to inquire about the results, but walked around Ease the mood.

Two or three miles to the south of the bay, on the sloping pebbly slope of another cove, a fisherman's strange sail hauled his boat ashore.The shrubs on the sandy edge of the beach swayed and parted mysteriously, and the fishing boat was pushed into it.

This scene Allen Wilson has only seen in the clip of the black cat sheriff, who smuggled back from Africa by eating cats and mice. He thought how a normal fisherman behaved like a pirate.

"Mr. Allen, since you really don't want Newfoundland to leave the UK, why don't you do more work?" Savievic could see that Allen Wilson was preoccupied, so he couldn't help asking, "The province is so troubled now."

"It's too close to the United States. If I change to another place, for example? North Rhodesia, I will seriously think of a way." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, and suddenly had the desire to chat because of this issue, " Savievic, when it comes to this topic, I have never asked you about Northern Rhodesia. Now I want to ask, can you honestly explain to me that the current Slavs in Northern Rhodesia , what do you think about the future?"

"Mr. Allen, we are very grateful to London for giving us a place." Savievic pondered for a while. Although he could not be said to be extremely smart, he also knew that this question was not without reason and must be treated with caution.

"Once Northern Rhodesia breaks away from the colonial status, it may evolve into a relationship between Israel and Arabia. I remember that the population of you who arrived in Northern Rhodesia is not large, right? Even if you add the children born in the past few years, there are not many. Those who It takes at least ten years for a child to grow up, but the population of the black ethnic group near Northern Rhodesia is no less than that of the Arabs." Alan Wilson said meaningfully, "Once you choose independence one day, it will be worse than the situation of the Israelis. It's difficult, do you think I'm right? Unless you start ethnic cleansing again and again, can you guarantee that you can hide it tightly every time?"

With these words Alan Wilson made it clear that he was aware of what had happened in Northern Rhodesia.

Seeing Savievic's silence, Alan Wilson blew a whistle and said, "If I have time, I will visit North Rhodesia and have a good talk about your future."

Of course, the premise is that the Newfoundland referendum had the result he wanted, and safeguarding the interests of the British Empire must have a good start, right?Only in this way can he have the confidence to continue to the next step.

He believes that the Slavs who have just arrived in Northern Rhodesia will not be as naive as the native whites who have already regarded themselves as natives. Fighting each other for a long time will let the Slavs understand how to maximize their interests.

While Newfoundland was still counting votes, the [-] U.S. election involving Dewey, Truman, and Wallace of the Progressive Party began on November [-]nd.

Alan Wilson diverted his attention because of the referendum in Newfoundland, but Chang Gong, who was far away in the east, was not so idle. Although the battle situation was unfavorable, he believed that as long as Dewey, who was shrouded in mysterious power, won, everything would be fine.

It is worth mentioning that the Progressive Party candidate Wallace's campaign platform opposed the Cold War, including the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine.

The Progressive Party also wants stronger government regulation and greater control over big business, calls for an end to discrimination against blacks and women, and supports a minimum wage.They called for the dissolution of the House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigates "communication" among U.S. government agencies and labor unions, on the grounds that the latter violated civil liberties.

Given that Truman's public support has been sluggish because of the split of the Democratic Party, Dewey seems to be able to rest easy.The top Republicans believed that their candidate could win as long as he didn't make any big mistakes, so they advised Dewey to take as little risk as possible, and Dewey accepted it.

In this case, American voters, like the citizens of Newfoundland the day before, began to cast votes that would determine the future of the United States.

Many newspapers, magazines, and political analysis authorities believed that Dewey was sure to win, so they began to prepare articles to be published after the election in advance, making suggestions for the upcoming "Dewey Presidency".

The last issue of Life magazine before the election ran a large photograph of Dewey under the headline "The Next President Cruises San Francisco Bay on a Ferry."

Author Alistair Cook published an article on the day of the election: "Harry Truman: A study of why it failed."

In order to increase ratings, the NBC news program set up a model of the White House with two elephant models inside, so that when the news announced Dewey's victory, the elephants could jump out of it; will be defeated, so the donkey model is simply unprepared.

At the same time, Newfoundland was counting votes. For Allen Wilson, based on the counting of St. Johns alone, the number of people who supported the merger of Canada was negligible, not even as many as those who maintained the colonial status.

Judging from this result, the previous first-hand party was still effective in fighting dissidents. With [-] citizens in St. Johns, there were more than [-] votes in favor of converting it into a royal territory, an absolute overwhelming advantage.

Looking at it now, as long as the crown prince and his wife who have just left North America have at least a little effect in their trip to Newfoundland, the result will be stable.It is very likely that there will not be a second round of voting now, and in theory the results will appear after all votes have been counted.

Alan Wilson also didn't think that the dispatch of the Yin soldiers would happen in Newfoundland. As the chief executive of Newfoundland, he didn't even play tricks outside the game, and it was even impossible for others.

Votes from all over Newfoundland continued to arrive in St. John's, being recorded in the presence of members of the Newfoundland Commission.

But when the 6th vote in the royal territory appeared, everything was meaningless. The population of Newfoundland with the right to vote was only [-] to [-]. In addition, the number of votes voted to maintain the colonial status had already exceeded Theoretically half, even if all the remaining votes support the merger with Canada, it will not affect the result.

Therefore, the Newfoundland Committee previously announced the result of the referendum. The result of the Newfoundland referendum was that more than 50.00% of the population supported Newfoundland's transformation into a royal territory for self-government.

This result was broadcast to all corners of British Newfoundland. This referendum to determine the future of Newfoundland has already had its results.

Alan Wilson appeared, and under the watchful eyes of many citizens, he arrived at the Newfoundland Parliament Building. In front of the Parliament Building, Alan Wilson shouted, "I personally respect the decision of the citizens of Newfoundland, and now I, in the name of the local administrator, , Inform London of the result of this referendum, Long live the Newfoundland crown!"

"Long live the royal territory of Newfoundland!" Supporters cheered loudly in front of the Newfoundland Parliament building, happy that they were able to thwart the plot to sell Newfoundland to Canada.

Chapter 458 Some people are happy and some are worried

"Don't be too happy, I still have to give the results to Ottawa and Washington." Alan Wilson said this for no reason, suggesting that there may be changes in this matter.

The public rhetoric is ready, Newfoundland is a geomantic treasure, and both close neighbors want to keep it in their hands.

The counterargument is simpler. Compared with the British mainland, which is separated by the Atlantic Ocean, the two neighbors will only interfere in the internal affairs of Newfoundland. From the perspective of maximizing interests, if you have to choose a country, of course you should choose the United Kingdom.

The result of the referendum is not safe and sound. The problem lies in the Labrador region. Newfoundland and Canada have always had disputes over the scope of Labrador. Of course, Canada is also most worried about the same thing as the United Kingdom. The merger of Finland and the United States will turn the land dispute between Newfoundland and Canada into a territorial dispute between the United States and Canada, which is very detrimental to Canada.

There is no need to worry about these things now. London naturally has a professional team to handle them. In fact, after becoming a royal territory, Newfoundland’s situation is similar to that of Greenland, a Danish territory.

In the telegram to Ottawa, the explanation to the Governor of Canada, Harold Alexander, is to use Greenland as a metaphor, and at the same time inform the result of the referendum that the citizens of Newfoundland still have resistance to merging with Canada.In the end, it chose to transform into a royal domain to maintain autonomy.

Harold Alexander is the current governor of Canada, and Alan Wilson thinks it is possible to communicate. This governor who was born in the military will definitely go back to Canada to explain the situation in Newfoundland.

The reason for this judgment is that Alan Wilson knew that Harold Alexander had been made the Earl of Tunisia.In recognition of the contribution in the World War, already a part of the aristocratic group, you should understand the significance of Newfoundland.

As for the telegram to London, it is very businesslike, just follow the normal official document format and apply it.The two heads of civil servants are well aware of the affairs of Newfoundland. Even if they didn't think that Alan Wilson had anything to do at first, they all understand now.

After doing all this, Alan Wilson was relieved, and now for him, the Newfoundland matter is actually over.

On the night of the announcement of the referendum results, Alan Wilson made an emotional broadcast to express his love for the land. On the broadcast, he made it clear that after being converted into a crown land, Newfoundland's parliament was about to restart, and George VI With the approval of the world, the state of self-government was restored.

Regarding poaching in Newfoundland fishing grounds, Alan Wilson proposed a solution, saying that the environment in Newfoundland is similar to that of Iceland, and a benign interactive relationship should be established between the two places.

Iceland is a territory of Denmark and became independent in [-]. Alan Wilson mentioned the role of Iceland.It is because Iceland's pillar industry is fishing, which is similar to Newfoundland.

In terms of natural resources, Iceland and Newfoundland are incomparable. It can be said that the fishing ground is the greatest wealth in the hands of Iceland.

In the broadcast, Alan Wilson also bluntly stated that the similarities between Iceland and Newfoundland, and the fact that Iceland's basic conditions are worse than Newfoundland, under these conditions, Iceland will definitely be better than Newfoundland in terms of maintaining the interests of fishing grounds Be more proactive.

This is also the case. In the decades after the war, Iceland's economy relied on fishing, and because of this resource, it had several conflicts with neighboring countries, including the famous "cod war" with Britain.

Alan Wilson felt that if Newfoundland faced the future as a royal territory, it could also strive for a policy similar to Iceland, which would be good for Newfoundland.

Iceland is actually the source of the [-] nautical mile exclusive economic zone claim. It is precisely because Iceland has no good resources that it has been very aggressive on the issue of fishing grounds.

Some people may not understand that the fishery resources around the two islands were still very rich at that time, so how could they be easily allowed to become independent?The main reason is that the economic exclusive sea area does not yet exist. Whether the fishery resources around Iceland or the fishery resources in the Newfoundland fishing grounds are common resources of all mankind, as long as you have the ability to drive the fishing boat there, you have the right to fish cod.

European countries such as Spain and Portugal have been fishing for cod in the waters of Newfoundland for hundreds of years.

Since Iceland became independent, it has started a series of hard operations to protect local fishery resources.First, in the name of protesting "illegal harassment", a three-mile coastal closed fishing zone was established; then in the 50s, a four-nautical-mile closed fishing zone was established to protect haddock and plaice.

Then, in the late 50s, the territorial sea was expanded to 70 nautical miles; in the [-]s, the territorial sea was upgraded to [-] nautical miles, and then the exclusive economic zone of [-] nautical miles was established to lead the world. In order to protect its own fishery resources, Iceland fought with European countries I don't know how many, all classified as "Cod Wars".

Iceland also fought the cod war with the United Kingdom, but now that Newfoundland has become a royal territory, it is natural not to consider the problem so simply. Since Iceland has set up a three-nautical-mile no-fishing zone, it is very simple. Iceland has three nautical miles, Newfoundland Just five nautical miles.

Because the results of the U.S. general election are about to come out, the Republican Party is currently in a state of igniting the fire. Alan Wilson is ready to change the focus of his work and transfer the main work from Newfoundland to the United States, so he must leave a political achievement before leaving.

"I will discuss with the soon-to-be-restored Newfoundland Parliament some issues concerning the protection of Newfoundland's fishing grounds. Now I have to wait for London's answer." deep impression.

Although many citizens speculate on how the chief executive will protect the interests of Newfoundland's fishing grounds.

But in this world, there are no pure secrets. Talk about legislation to expand the rights and interests of Newfoundland’s fishing grounds is still quietly spreading in Newfoundland. The topic of the discussion was very heated. Since Iceland can do this, of course Newfoundland can do the same.

The results of the referendum in Newfoundland were also radioed to the HMS Royal Salute, which was heading for South Africa.

Pamela Mountbatten proudly read the telegram that had just arrived, "More than 50.00% of the citizens of Newfoundland are in favor of transforming into a royal territory for self-government. The referendum has ended, and the current results are waiting for London's reply. Elizabeth and Alan put this It's done."

"Pamela, I'll make you happy." Crown Prince Elizabeth smiled slightly, pointing out that Pamela Mountbatten's statement was not objective and neutral at all, "But I believe that many dukes and earls will be happy."

"Of course, the order and cornerstone of the British Empire are finally stable." Pamela Mountbatten smiled. The Prime Minister is Tu Yile, and her fiancé has to step in at critical moments.

"Look at this picture!" Princess Margaret, the god of war with crooked mouth, couldn't help feeling dissatisfied when she saw Pamela Mountbatten's proud expression on her face. Could it be that my sister would think that what the man said was correct?

Princess Margaret recalled the scene she encountered that night, and her face couldn't help but feel a little hot.

"Actually, converting to the royal family's territory can be regarded as a solution." Pamela Mountbatten didn't notice the situation of the love brain, and then showed credit for her fiancé, "He is like this, he likes to deal with very difficult problems."

Then why not keep British India?Princess Margaret rolled her eyes, but she didn't dare to say it, for fear of being taught a lesson by her two sisters.

She also knew that since the failure to expose the hypocrite last time, the difficulty of saving Pamela Mountbatten has increased again. She cannot fight unprepared and needs to wait for the opportunity slowly.

Alan Wilson didn't know that there was an immortal princess at sea who was thinking about it. He was reading a telegram from Boston. The results of the US general election had come out. Truman had won the victory, contrary to the expectations of all mainstream media.

With the exception of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Dewey won almost every industrial state in the East, but Dewey's margin was surprisingly small.In some states, such as New York and New Jersey, although Dewey won, it can be said that Wallace gave him a narrow victory.

The shocking election results came from states west of the Appalachians.In the Midwestern states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Colorado, Democrats are all far ahead.

Even in Dewey's home state of Michigan, Dewey barely won.Preliminary results from [-] western states show Dewey has an edge only in Oregon.By midnight, the counting of votes in agricultural districts began to roll in, still favoring Democrats.So far, the electoral situation has become clear.

With Truman's victory, as well as the Democrats' victory in the congressional elections, taking back the Senate and the House of Representatives, and three new Democratic governors, it was a big victory from any angle.

"The most famous photo in the United States at present is Truman holding the newspaper that Dewey won the election." Alan Wilson read the telegram. That photo is very famous, and he has seen it before.

"Okay, how about respected committee members, the draft on the five-nautical mile no-fishing zone has been finalized. When the Newfoundland Parliament is officially restored, everyone will vote at that time." Alan Wilson put down the telegram and directed at the committee members gathered here. He opened the mouth and said, "My term of office is not over yet, but the focus of my work may have to shift. After it is transformed into a royal territory, the power of Newfoundland will belong to the citizens. I don't need me as the chief executive. At that time, I will shift the focus of my work .”

Now that the Republican Party is in a state of confusion, Alan Wilson wants to see it, and he won't be able to see it any later.

Just as the committee members asked to stay and tell Alan Wilson's contribution to Newfoundland, Boris entered the hall with a telegram, "Mr. Alan, a telegram from London."

"Let me take a look!" Alan Wilson received the telegram again, scanned it again, and congratulated the Newfoundland committee members, "Dear gentlemen, London has approved the results of this referendum. Now, we come to Let’s talk about the parliamentary elections in Newfoundland, I’m sure everyone can’t wait.”

hehe!The Newfoundland Parliament Building was instantly filled with laughter and laughter, which was completely different from the cursing Niang Xipi in a mansion in East Asia.

Chapter 459 From Victory to Victory

Contacting the Boston Consulate by telegram, Alan Wilson was presenting to London an analysis of Truman's re-election.

In terms of hindsight, Alan Wilson can use the final result to repeat it in the form of farting is reasonable, not to mention that when he went to the United States last time, he stated in the telegram that Truman would not admit defeat so simply .

The Democratic Party of this era has two characteristics. The first point is that because of Roosevelt’s New Deal, opponents think that the relationship with the Soviet Union is too close. The second point is a historical legacy, that is, the Civil War. The Democratic Party is the party that supports slavery.

However, because Truman's support rate was very low this time, candidates of the two types of supporters of the Democratic Party ran separately. On the contrary, the Democratic Party's pro-Soviet and racist colors were downplayed, and the Republican Party lost two pretexts for attacking.

"This election can be regarded as the most important election after the war. It is of decisive significance. We can judge that the Republican Party, which has been strong after the Civil War, has become history. The two parties are now at the same level. Said Maybe the Republican Party will change minds and reshape American politics."

At the end of the telegram, Alan Wilson said his duties as Newfoundland chief executive were effectively over.After dealing with the Newfoundland issue, I will perform another duty of mine, which is the diplomatic work that I will concurrently hold when I come to the post.

This report also aroused discussion in the cabinet. Prime Minister Attlee had read the telegram that Truman would not admit defeat. In fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, Britain is of course also concerned about the US election.

After all, among the main candidates, whether it is Dewey of the Republican Party or Wallace of the Progressive Party, they all oppose the Marshall Plan, and the election situation of the Democratic Party seems to be poor.

It's just that Attlee's concern is obviously not as good as Chang Gong's. Using American money to do American affairs is the real decisive victory thousands of miles away.

"Dear Prime Minister, this is the executive order signed by Allen, regarding the five-nautical-mile no-fishing zone plan for the Newfoundland fishing grounds. Looking at this executive order at present, it will definitely be passed after the reopening of the parliament. The citizens of Newfoundland look Looking forward to it."