British civil servant

The Bretton Woods system and the pound zone were broken in the 70s, and the pound could never make a comeback.So to achieve the basis for the pound to make a comeback, it is to delay the life of the pound zone as much as possible.

And this is exactly what the Overseas Assets Management Committee is currently doing. Alan Wilson is crazy to help Pamela Mountbatten, and even all colonial countries find untapped resources, all in order to improve the resistance of Britain and even Europe.He even laughed at himself that he was going to match the Prime Minister of the Six Kingdoms.

"This year's meeting of the Colonial Commissioners, I discussed with John, will be held in Aden, and John has just become the Commissioner of the Persian Gulf. Colleagues should celebrate." Alan Wilson asked his wife, "Is there anything I can do? Your oil company also In the Persian Gulf."

"We are currently working happily with the local monarchs in Iraq, Kuwait and other places, but if you are willing to pay attention, my dear, of course I will be grateful." Pamela Mountbatten looked dependent, "You know, I have been doing my best Do your best to be a good wife."

The prelude to the year of change, while promoting urban construction in the Malaya colony, accompanied by the promulgation of the crime of picking quarrels and provoking troubles, the colonial government launched a campaign to crack down on crime, maintain the security of the Malaya colony, and have zero tolerance for gangsters.

Through the Civil Administration Office, the Malaya police department dispatched and began a large-scale cleanup of gambling and drugs.

Ai Zhongtang, the [-] million commissioner, was telling his subordinates about the proportion of the money, "This time the action is not to eradicate the gangsters. After all, we can't do this. From the perspective of sustainable development, we can't We should do this, confiscate all the drugs, and we will find a place to sell them, and I think America is good. As for the gambling money confiscated by the casino, we don’t want any of it, and we will hand it over to the police department for independent handling.”

"Drugs sold to the Americas, except for me, you can all have a share. Of course, I am not saying that there is no place to sell drugs except the Americas, but now the US dollar is widely circulated, and everyone must respect objective facts. In fact, I I even feel that the commissioners of the colonies should learn from us and do this kind of admirable but profitable thing."

Alan Wilson naturally doesn't care about these three melons, but he can't expect everyone to be like him.He has lost money so far when he came to serve as a commissioner. Although he has become the shares of some big compradors, from the perspective of money, he has indeed lost money.

With such a considerate boss, of course no one objected in the conference room. Didn’t you read the public opinion outside now, they all praised and supported the colonial government’s move.

Gangsters are as smelly as a chamber pot. Who in normal people would have sympathy for gangsters?

"We have arrested more than 1 people and are preparing for labor reform for half a year for urban construction, which can save a lot of labor costs. Many bosses also like this." Richard reported the current results.

"That's really great. It seems that everyone is satisfied." Alan Wilson joked with his colleagues with a smile on his face. "Then if you believe me, I will handle the route to the Americas."

He is such a caring person for his subordinates. Even if it is difficult to sell to the United States, it is still a piece of cake for the UK to sell to the United States. Nothing is difficult in the world if you have a heart.

As time passed day by day, the urban construction and social security in the year of change made him very pleased, and the news of the mid-air collision in the Grand Canyon in 1956 was even more gratifying.

"It's a pity that it's not Boeing, but it can be used to secretly point out that there are many problems in civil aviation in the United States. Put the stereotype on the head of the American aviation industry."

Chapter 8: The Revolving Door

"Is this okay?" After hearing her husband's words, Pamela Mountbatten asked suspiciously. Although she also has a media group, she still doesn't know much about the twists and turns.

"Of course, the biggest role of the media group is actually to spread rumors." Alan Wilson chuckled, "Just think about how we slandered products made in Germany. The industrial products in the United States are not as good as those in Germany. You don't deny that, right? "

The great name made in Germany is a masterpiece of British public opinion hegemony. Britain became a world power through the industrial revolution and became a model for other countries to learn from. At this time, Germany also began to learn from Britain, because many factories copied the technology of British products and then counterfeited them. Imitation, this method is recognized and even encouraged by the German government, and some departments even sent industrial spies to the UK.

Subsequently, the British Parliament passed the "Commodity Act" against Germany on this issue, ordering that all products entering the United Kingdom and its colonies must be marked "Made in Germany".

Of course, in the end, the German factory owners realized their shame and acted courageously. They regarded the British Commodity Law as a great shame and spent a lot of time to reverse the negative effects brought about by the hegemony of British public opinion, but this is another problem.

To be honest, in traditional industries, the United States has no advantage over Western European countries, and even many industries have obvious shortcomings.To put it bluntly, there is no Soviet Union in the free world, but the United States is the Soviet Union of the free world.

Since the recovery of Europe in the 50s, the industrial exports of the United States have been beaten back and forth. Later, even Japan is riding on the heads of the Americans. The automobile industry has long been the most important export industry of the United States, and it was eventually taken away by Japan.

We must know that the American auto industry was an important industry for the United States to maintain the balance of imports and exports after the war. It was crushed and robbed of the market by Japanese cars, which made the US trade deficit unable to recover, and eventually caused the Bretton Woods system to be shaken.

The aviation industry is supported by the national power of the United States. If it were not for the backing of the national power of the United States, Boeing would not be one-sided with Airbus.

Regardless of whether it is useful or not, for Pamela Mountbatten, who got involved in the aviation industry through the Comet airliner, even if she knew it was useless, she would take the opportunity to explain that American airliners are not safe.

"A car is a big, dark, thick oil tiger, and an airplane only needs a lot of horsepower to move bricks into the sky, but it lacks safety. Saying that the cost remains high is not friendly to consumers." Alan Wilson tried to persuade his wife, "Spread the word Political jokes, aimed at some industrial fields, summed up as American industry is the Soviet Union in the free world."

This requires the blessing of the hegemony of public opinion to be able to hold the hat. Alan Wilson is not targeting anyone in terms of map guns. He dare not say that he is an expert, and he has sufficient experience.The hegemony of public opinion is important. For example, the province where Jack Ma is located has the highest number of dishonest people in the country. If it is replaced by a young and old and poor, the map guns have already been fired.

"Yeah!" Pamela Mountbatten looked at her husband adoringly, wishing she could take out her little book and memorize it.

Alan Wilson is not slandering the United States. In terms of traditional industries, the United States is indeed not up to standard for European countries. Of course, the military industry is an exception.

Moreover, the United States has more population than any European country, so it has a complete range of industries, which can overwhelm a single European country.

That's why Europe has the need for integration. Only when all countries unite can they complement all categories and compete with the United States.

The current objective of the Overseas Assets Management Committee is to eliminate low-profit local industries and give them to Malaya.

At present, when it comes to the steel industry, this is already very fast. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the steel industry in Malaya to go ahead of Japan. This is all because of the relationship between Australia and the United Kingdom, and Australia is very close to Malaya. The basis is to provide cheap iron ore. As for the market, it is jointly provided by Britain, the European funnel, and the British colonies.

The future is in chemical industry, automobile, shipbuilding and other industries. The path is similar to that of Japan and South Korea. The automobile industry may not be so smooth, because this is Japan's post-war trump card industry, while British automobile manufacturing is at the level of luxury cars.

But the shipbuilding industry is no problem for the UK. The scale of the UK’s civilian shipbuilding industry is comparable to that of the US, and it even has an advantage for most of the years. The UK’s chemical industry, at least for now, still has influence in the Middle East, and it can influence Malaysia in the petrochemical field. Come to Malaysia to provide help, saying that Malaya has its own oil resources.

The basic conditions of the Malayan colony are still very good. When the support of the education industry is established, although the population size cannot be compared with that of Japan, the political and resource support of the United Kingdom and Australia is much better than that of Japan without Hokkaido. Emboldened.

After adding new knowledge points again, Pamela Mountbatten was satisfied and asked about work.

"There is really one thing I want you to help." Alan Wilson said with an old opium merchant's face, "This campaign to rectify social order is very remarkable, and several tons of drugs have been confiscated, so I gave a distribution plan, my dear. Can't help?"

"Shipping to America? It's not difficult. But it will hurt your progress." Pamela Mountbatten squinted at her husband, "You know this is not a good thing, but you still want to send it to America?"

"It's all the subordinates below who want some benefits. I have no problem with myself. I'm not interested in money." Alan Wilson said in a tone that there are bad people among the masses, "You can't exchange pounds in the Commonwealth, right? ? That can only be exchanged for US dollars."

Where can I send it to the United States?Could it be sent to the UK, although the UK is no stranger to this thing, and even fought a battle with the Qing Dynasty for this.

However, Alan Wilson did not clear the ground for Britain's unjust war. No one denied that the Opium War was a war of aggression, but Britain kept using this thing until [-] before banning its use on children.

In all countries in the world, drugs are considered harmful very late. From this point of view, the Qing government responded quite quickly and immediately knew the harm of the opium epidemic, which is very commendable.

What is not worthy of praise is that the fighting power of the Qing army was the father of the agricultural era, but Britain was the origin of the industrial revolution, and it was a lot of food when facing the British army.

It is not easy for his wife to send the booty to the United States. The United States has not degenerated into more than 2000 million drug addicts. Every state has a zombie kingdom on Kensington Street, but Alan Wilson can’t wait for the Vietnam War to start. The American social environment is degraded Just went to cash out, his subordinates want benefits now, he said wait until ten years later?

Fortunately, Pamela Mountbatten still agreed to help, so as not to embarrass her husband by doing such a cheap thing.

As for manpower, Alan Wilson picked up the phone and asked Radwich to come. He had something to communicate with Grace. At this moment, he did not know that a dangerous door had opened for Grace, the father of a Mexican drug dealer. We were born after that call.

Of course, it is impossible for Alan Wilson to know the future that does not match in his memory, but this matter will always need manpower.The Slavs in Northern Rhodesia are more suitable. After all, he still has the grace to save the Slavs.

With Pamela Mountbatten's channel and Grace's subordinates going to escort, this matter became quite easy.It can be regarded as a bulk cargo delivery, so I can't help but be cautious.

If not for receiving a telegram, Alan Wilson would continue to uphold social justice in Malaya and contribute to the prosperity and wealth of Malaya. Unfortunately, a telegram from London interrupted his comfortable life.

The second Cabinet Secretary to the Cabinet Office, Edward Bridges, now Permanent Undersecretary to the Treasury, is actually retiring, just a few months after Sir Barron announced his retirement.

Edward Bridges is 63 years old this year. According to the normal retirement age, he has delayed his retirement for three years.

In the career of a cabinet secretary, the most commendable time was when Churchill led the United Kingdom when World War II broke out.

Churchill took over No. [-] Downing Street. From a personal point of view, Edward Bridges felt very complicated.

Churchill was nearly 20 years older than Bridges, and had been Edward Bridges' boss when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.Churchill had an eye for Edward Bridges.The Cabinet Secretary is impeccable in front-line combat, dedication and professional competence.

At the time, Churchill was still viewed by many neutral officials and politicians as a dangerous risk-taker, threatening to put Britain in grave danger or to act recklessly, as he had done in his response to the Dardanelles.

Edward Bridges thought so too, and it turns out that he was right, which may be why Edward Bridges kept his distance from Churchill.

The nine wartime cabinet meetings in 910 condensed the sweat of Edward Bridges, but for Alan Wilson, the reason he wanted to go back was the principle of repaying kindness.

"Sir Edward is going to retire?" Pamela Mountbatten soon found out about it, "In fact, Sir Edward can continue to work for two more years, and no one will say anything."

"It may be because I don't want to continue to work. There are hidden dangers in Whitehall and the cabinet in the past two years. The leader and deputy leader of the Labor Party, Sir Edward, the permanent undersecretary of the Treasury, and Sir Norman, the cabinet secretary. Things that have changed." Alan Wilson sighed, "My dear, but Sir Edward has a deep network, do you understand what I mean?"

"The revolving door." Pamela Mountbatten was clear, and then expressed support, "Then you go back, and I will arrange the rest. After all, Sir Edward has taken great care of us."

Retirement or resignation of government officials is not the end, and it is not new to enter the sea to work in enterprises and schools.The similar phenomenon in the United States is relatively well-known in later generations, but as a daddy, of course the United Kingdom also has such a thing.

Chapter 881 God Calls Me God

"But which side is the right one to take charge of? To be the vice president in charge of North Sea Petroleum?" Pamela Mountbatten is also caught in a tangle. Edward Bridges used to be a cabinet secretary and is now the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance. Will ask too low.

Not to mention the period when he was a cabinet secretary, but he has been in the Ministry of Finance for so many years and managed the money bags of the civil service system.

This potential energy should not be underestimated. It is not so easy for Edward Bridges to complete a gorgeous turn.

"Leave this matter to me, and I will tell you the result." Alan Wilson asked his wife to be calm and not to worry about arranging posts. Even Nawal, the French commander of Dien Bien Phu, is now in Libya. Oil sits.Edward Bridges couldn't have been lower in Navarre's role.

Of course, there are quite a lot of conditions to consider. For example, Edward Bridges may not be willing to leave the UK.Whether you just like to take money and don't want to work hard, these factors must be considered, and you can only find out when you meet him.

"That's hard work." Pamela Mountbatten glanced at her husband, and skillfully untied her husband's belt.

Sometimes Alan Wilson thinks that as a man, he shoulders a lot of responsibilities, and is willing to continue to take on it.

If you are not diligent about this kind of thing, the final result will be that someone will carry the burden for you.

As long as conditions permit, he keeps in touch with everyone. Before he arrives in Europe, the ladies who live in Europe and have the same status as his wife have already received the call of love.

"You came back for the boss's retirement?" Hepburn was wearing a long black dress, looked at the man in front of him with surprise, and asked in surprise and resentment.

"It doesn't matter why I came back, as long as I have the opportunity to see you, no matter what happens, it will appear in front of you." Alan Wilson was pale, jet lag was still in disorder, but he still maintained the central air-conditioning light and hot.

As long as conditions permit, he can always make a woman's heart warm. Hepburn was obviously warmed up, and he directly reached out to take the tired man to his boudoir, and then went to put the bath water to let Alan Wilson relieve his fatigue.

Things are inevitable, and eventually turned into a delicate body that is dripping and hugging the ball. Alan Wilson fell asleep as a dead pig after not having fun, "I have seen the release of War and Peace, and your performance in it That’s great, I’m afraid that you’re going to do the real thing.”

"I'm always worried about these things for no reason." Hepburn pinched the man's weakness and said softly, "But if you neglect me for a long time, then maybe. Sigh, the movie hasn't been released in the UK yet, how do you know. "

I want to watch a movie, how can I not get the negatives?Alan Wilson coughed softly, "My friend Joseph saw it and told me by telegram."

I have to say that McCarthy is still very busy, and has great prestige among American conservatives.This is a rare thing in this day and age, because McCarthy is a Republican, and conservative supporters generally support Democrats.

"If you don't have a break from work, you can consider going to Malaya for a walk. The local climate is pleasant and it is a relaxing place." Alan Wilson took the opportunity to sell the colony he managed to Hepburn.

"Is it a place to relax the body?" Hepburn gave the man a white look, as if he could see the evil intentions in it.

Maybe go alone, and the last two will come back, not to mention that she is now on the rise in her career, and her education is relatively conservative. It is not easy to accept the current life. She is not mentally prepared for an unmarried child with no name or class.

Alan Wilson is not in a hurry about this matter, he just received the good start in [-] from Her Majesty the Princess, and he is now at a time when he is full of pride, as long as he is given time to grind slowly, the final result will definitely be good .

It's normal and reasonable to be jet-lagged here in Hepburn. When I return to London this time, I have to take care of my personal affairs together.

For example, look at de Havilland, did he realize his Apache shape drawings?

I hope I didn’t create a four-faced image. Two days later, I arrived in London with the breath of Garbo, Bergman, and Heidi Rama. In the name of the commissioner, go to the head of the Hellman family to talk about the past.

"I've always heard that you are a hard-working commissioner, but you don't have to be so hard-working." When Makins saw Alan Wilson, his jaw almost dropped, and he commented in amazement.

"It's because of jet lag." Alan Wilson blamed the jet lag for his exhaustion, reached out and touched the hair of the later Prime Minister Boris, and looked at Lord Sheffield provocatively. Aren't you envious?

Maggins, who is in middle age, has problems that most British male citizens will encounter, and his hair inevitably begins to thin out. Although Alan Wilson has the advantage of age, the comparison between the two has already made a judgment. .

"Don't you have anything to say?" Makins almost frowned, and the problem of hair volume has now become his backlash. "Pamela may like your exuberant hair."

"Maybe there is this reason, but the main reason is that I am honest and honest." Alan Wilson laughed straight, "Well, congratulations my friend, now you have entered the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of the Interior is one of the three important departments, I seem to It's enviable to see a Whitehall titan emerge."

Maggins has made a radical leap from London City Hall to the British Home Office.

The permanent deputy minister of the Ministry of the Interior, also known as the permanent deputy minister by some people, is definitely within sight.

How could Alan Wilson let go of such a connection, and at the same time did not conceal that he came back for the retirement of Edward Bridges, and began to inquire about whether there were recent personnel changes in Whitehall.

"Why do you ask me, I just arrived in Whitehall." Maggins raised his airs, and seemed to be holding grudges over his hair volume.

"Lord Sheffield." Alan Wilson changed his official title, "You work for the Ministry of the Interior, don't ask who you ask? Or I will go directly to Philby to ask our ministers and colleagues. What wonderful story?"

It is a fact that the relationship between the current cabinet and the current No. [-] and No. [-] figures in Whitehall is delicate. If he cannot come back, he will plunge into the vortex and appear with sufficient confidence. In the end, Makins said bluntly, "Sir Edward Sir Norman is about to retire. As for the delicate relationship between the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, colleagues all believe that it is a principle for civil servants to remain neutral."

"Then I'm relieved." Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again, "I don't know if the next executive secretary has been discussed with colleagues? Who is considered a reliable candidate? Is it Frank?"

"Haha, don't reveal it, especially don't talk about this issue in front of Frank." Makins lowered his voice with a strange face, "If some of the remarks make sense, Sir Norman intends to manage the Ministry of Finance himself."

Alan Wilson straightened his waist involuntarily, took a breath and whispered, "No way, the chief executive and cabinet secretary are already busy enough, and the Ministry of Finance has to take care of it himself?"

If this is true, Alan Wilson's match with the Prime Minister of the Six Kingdoms is just Tu Yile, and the real overview of the overall situation must be the respected Sir Norman Brook, who is called monopolizing power.

"You don't have to believe it, just pretend I didn't say anything." Maggins shrugged and said indifferently, "I've already said it. Whether you believe it or not is up to you to judge. Then what are you going to do next. "

"Go to Whitehall No. 70 first, and report that the meeting of the Overseas Assets Management Committee is scheduled to be held in Aden." Alan Wilson sat upright and said sternly.

He was definitely not cowardly, but he really wanted to report to work. Because of a communication with Maggins, he had to change his itinerary.

So far, he can only mourn for Frank. Alan Wilson thought that after the Australian arms sale, Frank would become the best candidate for the executive secretary of the Ministry of Finance after Edward Bridges retired.

But the cabinet secretary has to manage the Ministry of Finance himself, who can do it?Norman Brooke is the head of Whitehall in any sense, and the cabinet secretary is also the chief of staff. Who can object to managing the Ministry of Finance now?Want to chair the War Cemetery Commission?

"Alan, I'm busy, and I may be even busier in the future. Please take care of the Overseas Assets Management Committee. You can represent me in the meeting in Aden, and my secretary will give you some Whitehall information later. As for the suggestion of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, you just accept it.”

After Norman Brook met Alan Wilson and heard the report on the Aden meeting, he directly appointed Alan Wilson to worry about it.However, what Alan Wilson heard was that he will be even busier in the future. It seems that the matter of concurrently serving as the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance should be a certainty.

"I heard that Sir Edward is going to retire. I came here specially to see you. Sir Edward and Sir Norman, you both have a huge influence in my life." Alan Wilson looked at the man God called me God, and did not Another purpose of concealing the return.

"Edward and I have different opinions on some issues, but I respect him very much." Norman Brooke said with a smile, "Whitehall intends to hold a private party, just in case you come back, we can attend together .The news has not been officially announced, but many things have been confirmed."

Norman Brooke's words are puns, and the news that has been confirmed, naturally includes that he himself is also the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, the trinity of the cabinet secretary, the secretary of the civil service and the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance.

Chapter 882 Edward's Advice

"It's really touching. I believe Sir Edward will also be very grateful." Alan Wilson didn't take over any concurrent jobs, although he knew very well what these three important positions meant to one person.

It is understandable that the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary are in one person. The Cabinet Secretary is responsible to the Prime Minister and also to the entire Cabinet, so his duties have always been vague.

The title of the position of Cabinet Secretary has never been changed, and successive Cabinet Secretaries have been well aware that they are responsible to the Cabinet as a whole, but at times, this responsibility has inevitably led to periodic tensions between the Cabinet Secretary and the then Prime Minister.