Chapter 164: Allen is like a great enemy
This is not an easy thing to do, according to the information of the French Embassy, the members of the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe who came to London this time, a total of two hundred and four men and women, Alan Wilson's hands are sore.
Fortunately, the second half of the period was all female members, so he was reluctant to persevere, and he could also appreciate the appearance of the female members of the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe up close, and he couldn't say that they were all stunning, but the female members of the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe, each of them was tall, with red lips and white teeth, and they were quite atmospheric.
The so-called high daughter-in-law stands in front of the door, and she looks good even if she doesn't work! Just these walking hangers, before they even started singing, they had already taken the lead, and touching these soft plain hands, Alan Wilson stood upright, and could not embarrass the British Empire.
"You?" Alan Wilson stretched out his hand with a stiff smile and looked at the middle-aged woman in front of him, who is this not Fortseva?
"It's you again!" Alan Wilson, who is usually in front of Fortseva, said in a businesslike tone, "I am now working in the Ministry of Culture, and I am visiting London with the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe this time. ”
"I am temporarily working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and this time I am responsible for receiving the visit of the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe." Alan Wilson glanced at the long queue that walked by, and the visit of this huge delegation made London, which was not wealthy, even worse, "Later, I will hand over the performance itinerary to you, as for the hotel where I stayed, I am ready to arrange, I don't know when to give me the program list?" ”
"The arrangement of work has its own process." Fortseva lightly opened her lips and said with a pun, "It will be handled in accordance with the rules and regulations in an open and transparent situation." ”
Scold! Alan Wilson left the airport as if he had seen an alien and drove back to the Foreign Office building.
In front of George Middleton, director of the personnel department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he learned the scene of the airport vividly, "There are more than 200 people here, and that's it, after all, in the friendly welcome of the current government, it is not a big deal." But a Soviet told me to be open and transparent, isn't that a bit too much? ”
"It's a good word to separate openness and transparency, but when openness and transparency are combined, there is a problem in terms of vocabulary composition. A double affirmation is followed by a negation. George Middleton smiled and said, "We can be open and transparent, not to mention that we would have done this, Alan, you won't have complaints about this job, right?" ”
"Absolutely not." Alan Wilson's answer was categorical, and he said in an unquestioning tone, "I am a true socialist like the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary. ”
"Oh?" George Middleton smiled, his eyes full of a look of I believe in you.
Of course, life is a process of continuous learning, and no one can guarantee that the current idea is right. In a different environment, there may be different thinking. "Alan Wilson has shown a flexible bottom line.
"I'm sure you'll be a true socialist before the next election." George Middleton replied in the affirmative, saying that at the end of the day, it is up to the officer to carry out the decisions of politicians.
Now that the Labour government is expressing a conciliatory attitude towards the Soviet Union, then the diplomats in the Foreign Office are all true socialists. Once the Conservatives make a comeback, they too can become true conservatives, for and against, and they veto themselves, which is part of the job.
Civil servants are not politicians, so they naturally don't need to set up people if they don't show their heads, and they won't go all the way to the black.
"We also have to be careful not to let the Soviets seize the handle." George Middleton returned to the topic, saying, "In terms of safety work, we also need to cooperate with other departments. ”
"I'll go find Guy Liddell and see if there's anything on the other side." Alan Wilson nodded, "If nothing else, there must be a lot of noise in the newspapers." ”
"There is no way around it, citizens want the country to be as tough as possible on the outside world. But the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the opposite, full of compromises, hoping that the news of the Kra Isthmus will keep the citizens happy for a while. George Middleton looked at Alan Wilson, who was about to get ready again, and said helplessly.
Guy Liddell is MI5's Deputy Director-General and is responsible for the security of the Red Flag Troupe's arrival in London. Because of the difference in majors, Alan Wilson still has some things to ask the other party for.
"Is it to keep the Soviets under close surveillance, to make sure that they do not come into contact with ordinary British citizens?" Alan Wilson took his notebook, ready to write down Guy Liddell's words.
"Alan, we are a democracy." Sticking his finger to the place of the notebook, Guy Liddell motioned to stop, and said unhurriedly, "Just take basic security." The current British Empire also doesn't seem to have anything to peep into, and we, like the USSR, are engaged in rationing. ”
Putting away the notes without a trace, Alan Wilson said lightly, "I believe that everything is temporary, it is nothing more than the problem of passing on contradictions, which is similar to surgery, that is, turning our problems into the problems of the entire British Empire, and then removing the lesions, although there may be some losses, but for the sake of the overall situation, someone will always have to sacrifice, and it is better to sacrifice others than to let the native citizens sacrifice." ”
"This is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? Or the matter of the Indian Ministry, I have no right to interfere. Guy Liddell crossed his fingers and said, "It is a theater that needs to perform in the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe, and it is enough to retain some basic strength." Other aspects of work are not needed. ”
"It's as simple as that?" The corners of Alan Wilson's mouth twitched, no wonder Britain had been infiltrated into a sieve. Not to mention the Soviet side, it is estimated that the United States side is also well aware of the movements in London, "I thought that some measures needed to be taken, such as surveillance or something, many newspapers have all kinds of stories, to publicize the work of the five departments?" ”
"Usually the work is very boring, and the so-called legendary stories you talk about are limited to newspapers." Guy Liddell shrugged, "Citizens are drawn to these fictional stories, and there's nothing I can do about it. ”
understood, it's like Simon Blowing Snow and saying, "Can't heroes be bald?" A master doesn't have to be handsome, it's just wishful thinking on the part of your Shengdou citizens. ”
Thanks to Alan Wilson, he still looked like he was facing a great enemy, and ran to the Thames Building to ask for advice on how to deal with it.
"Our main job is to take precautions in terms of non-governmental exchanges, such as the exchange list arranged by the government and the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe. If something is wrong, you can keep in touch with the five places. Guy Liddell brought out a list of the British show business that participated in the Red Banner Song and Dance Troupe of the Soviet Union.
Alan Wilson took it and looked down at Vivien Leigh for a moment, his gaze pausing for a moment at Vivien Leigh's name.
Vivien Leigh was already famous in 1945 and is undoubtedly a representative of British female actors. Vivien's figure is not outstanding, her body is average, her head-to-body ratio is even more average, and she has a pair of big hands, which make her not very satisfied. There is a saying that she likes to wear gloves just to hide her big hands.
But all these shortcomings are worthless in the face of appearance, and Churchill said that Vivien Leigh's face is the work of God.
Before the war, Vivien Leigh asked her American agent, Myron Selznick, to recommend her to the producers. Selznick watched Vivien Leigh's performances in "The British Holocaust" and "Oxford" and named her one of the key candidates.
In the end, Vivien Leigh won the role of Scarlett O'Hara over hundreds of actresses, including heavyweights such as Pauline Goldy, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, and Betty Davis.
In the movie Mrs. Hamilton, Vivien Leigh spread her influence to the United States and the Soviet Union.
With this list of entertainment exchanges, Alan Wilson left the Thames Building and agreed with Guy Liddell to attend the concert of the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe together when the time came.
"It's also a rare opportunity, and I will definitely go and see it when the time comes. I heard that this song and dance troupe is very popular in Paris. Guy Liddell nodded in agreement, he was also very curious about this Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe that came to London from the Soviet Union, this mysterious country.
It's not just Guy Liddell and Alan Wilson who are curious, but also the aristocratic celebrities of London's high society, down to ordinary citizens, all of whom are looking forward to the performance of the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe.
After the war, such a thrifty environment was unexpectedly due to the arrival of the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe, and scalpers appeared. It can be seen that even in difficult times, hardships have to divide people.
Alan Wilson had seen this in Vienna and Berlin, where the vast majority of people were hungry and hard to ask for food, but there was a group of people who had the same quality of life at all times.
At the national level, the current Britain is of course very difficult, but it does not mean that Britain lacks rich people, not only is there no shortage, but there are very many.
If there had been Sir Barron of New Delhi at this time, such a reasonable boss would have been there, Alan Wilson would have been ready to take action with the Soviets to cut the leeks with the acquiescence of his superiors.
What a pity! Alan Wilson lamented the directors of the troupe, Alexander Alexandrov, and Fortseva, that if he had returned to New Delhi, he should have considered inviting the Red Banner Song and Dance Troupe to visit British India.
Of course, this premise must be after London decides to allow India to become independent, or even after British India is in chaos.
"Is Vivien Leigh on the list? When will we be able to meet him? Fortseva looked at the list of show business used for communication, and she was excited about her rare performance, and she was full of longing for the next trip.