Chapter 178: The Land of Dreams
"To British India?" Margaret was shocked, but when the words came to her mouth, she said, "Congratulations, a very relaxed working environment, isn't this what many civil servants dream of?" ”
There is not the slightest meaning between the words? As soon as Alan Wilson heard this, he was a little sober, and the woman was obedient and obedient, limited to the far East, and the free society still didn't care about this. At least the Iron Maiden doesn't seem to be affected.
"Actually, I thought, okay, I just came over to say hello and didn't mean anything else." Alan Wilson opened his mouth and hesitated, "If I can compensate for it......"
"Nothing to compensate for, Mr. Allen, it was just a misunderstanding." Margaret said with a grim face, "I've forgotten, and I don't want anyone to mention it. ”
"Well, I hope you don't get affected." Alan Wilson sighed in his heart, the domestic car run-in plan seemed to be unfeasible, originally he thought there would be another face-to-face communication.
But I didn't expect that the Iron Lady didn't give a chance at all, and sure enough, the nature of people who are annoyed is innate, and I'm a little glad to think of this Alan Wilson, and it's okay for the other party to think so.
"Well, excuse me." Alan Wilson nodded apologetically at the Iron Lady and turned to leave the school.
Seeing Alan Wilson turn away, Margaret's gaze followed this back until it disappeared, took a deep breath, and took a few deep breaths to hold back her red eyes.
To be honest, this is very immoral, and it is a behavior that wanders on the edge of the law, which makes Alan Wilson very psychologically burdened. Fortunately, the situation was soon alleviated, and the laws of British India were still very lenient for the British.
Now it was a matter of taking office, and Alan Wilson received a summons from Alexander Cadogan, the permanent secretary of the Foreign Office, who had returned to London, to give Alan Wilson a reply that he needed the support of elite soldiers.
"You must apply for a group of diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Indian Affairs to join you on the list." Alexander Cadogan saw Alan Wilson come in, and said very simply, "I have submitted your report to Sir Edward, and Sir can be said to have given strong support, and Sir Edward has been talking to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary recently about the assessment of the value of the colony, and can take care of you in his busy schedule, and I hope you will not live up to Sir Ei's expectations." ”
"Of course, we all know Sir Edward's contribution to this country." Alan Wilson decisively expressed his position of bowing to authority, unaware that the Cabinet Secretary's information on the value of the colonies came from his own hands.
It was also because of the compensatory psychology of the white prostitution report that Edward Bridges recognized the manpower that Alan Wilson needed, and gave Alan Wilson the green light all the way to the people he needed.
"What do you think we should do? Philby? I have inquired, this matter is personally approved by the cabinet secretary, and it cannot be changed at all, is it really that we are going to Southeast Asia? "Guy. Burgess took a glass of bitterness and complained with a smell of wine, "We don't know anything about the local area, and there doesn't seem to be anything of value in the local area." ”
"That's it!" Donald McLean was similarly at a loss for what to do, and could only whine at his old friend.
"Where are you two going? Don't just complain. Philby lit a cigarette and looked at his two friends, knowing that it was almost irreversible when he heard that it was the decision of the cabinet secretary.
"British Ceylon, British Burma!" Guy. Burgess and Donald McLean blurted out almost at the same time.
"It seems that the Prime Minister is going to settle the problems of British India." Philby said helplessly, "At present, the question of British India is the most controversial topic in Congress. By the way, this time Alan Wilson returned to British India because of this incident. British Ceylon and British Burma were both on the periphery of British India, and the presence of local diplomats may have been a stabilisation consideration. ”
Before the British takeover, part of Ceylon was originally a Dutch colony, which in turn had been taken from the Portuguese. Ceylon was on the edge of the Indian subcontinent, but was not part of British India, but was ruled by a British colony under the direct control of London, which was superior to the Indian Empire, which was governed by the Indian Viceroy.
As for British Burma, it had nothing to do with British India, although for a short time Burma joined British India as a province, but the immediate signs of British Indian independence caused London to change its decision and separate Burma from British India.
It was Alan Wilson who brought two of the Cambridge Five to Asia in his report. You're welcome, at the Potsdam Conference, Alan Wilson sold much more information than either of these spies.
If the secret could change the rank, then it didn't matter, Guy. Burgess, General! Donald McLean, General! As for Alan Wilson, it has to be a marshal!
He hoped that the two spies would stop a little, and that what the two wanted to betray, Alan Wilson had already betrayed. There is no need for these two people to betray a little bit of information, hurry up and cooperate with yourself to contribute to the British Empire, don't always think about betraying the country.
The two men had a wide range of sympathies for the miserable colony, and this trip to India required these two sympathetic diplomats to stabilize the situation around India, and Alan Wilson was able to make a bold move.
In this way, there is no need to stay in London, and in your spare time you always want to sell the secrets of the British Empire to the Soviet Union. The intelligence of some colonies, even if it was betrayed to the Soviet Union by two people, would not be able to reach the Soviet Union in a short time.
Betraying the Cambridge Five Masters is a trivial matter psychologically, and Alan Wilson is afraid of being targeted by the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs. But keeping two people is not in line with Alan Wilson's patriotism, so he can only throw these two people into the corner, so that the two of them lose the value of the report first.
"If I were the cabinet secretary, I would throw all five of you to the United States, one as ambassador and four as consuls. It's better to pull out all the bottoms of the United States, and then the United States will find out that you are all shot. ”
Thinking about it this way, Alan Wilson is not the character of Edward Bridges, and can only take a roundabout approach. Let the two people leave the post where they have access to intelligence first.
In November, after a half-year absence from British India, Alan Wilson first sent a telegram, and then officially began the journey home with the newly established Indian affairs team, first arriving in the British occupied area by military plane, and then boarding a flight to Egypt and boarding a ship from the Suez Canal, saving a certain amount of time.
This was already the route Alan Wilson had conceded into, he had wanted to take the boat all the way, and compared to the others, Alan Wilson carried a huge amount of luggage, a total of five suitcases.
Among them were bank certificates brought to Sir Barron and the Governors of the Eighteen Provinces, and to the Princely States of Hyderabad, and to the Fourteen Princely States Commissioners, as well as gifts to Pamela Mountbatten, and items to which Alan Wilson himself was entourage.
This even caused Guy Burgess to look sideways, "Isn't it a little too exaggerated?" ”
"I've worked in British India and know a little bit about it." Alan Wilson unhurriedly opened a suitcase, revealing the nylon stockings inside, and then closed the box again without changing his face, took out a bottle of red wine and changed the topic, "There are still many commendable places in the local area, and Indian movies are very distinctive." ”
"Really?" Guy Burgess looked at me and stopped paying attention to the question of why he was wearing nylon stockings, and asked with great interest, "There are not many Indian movies, what is there to praise." ”
"The singing and dancing segment is a feature." Alan Wilson was not affected by the nylon stockings incident in the slightest, and enthusiastically introduced the characteristics of Indian cinema to his colleagues.
"In essence, Indian films are currently under the control of pacifists, after all, compared to the dark skin color of Hindus, pacifists are more suitable for the big screen. The first sound film in India was called, and then a number of companies successively invested money to support the creation of sound films. Soon, sound films, which combined traditional music, drama, and dance performances, quickly became popular all over the country with an absolute advantage over silent films. ”
The singing and dancing sequences were again accentuated by the increased control of British India during the war. Only the song and dance films were not restricted, which eventually led to the proliferation of singing and dancing in Indian films, which became the standard in movies.
Alan Wilson popularized the history of the development of Indian films, is there too many song and dance films, how do you look at this?
The rise of Hallyu in the 21st century seems to have conquered all Asian countries, but its presence in India is extremely low. According to Alan Wilson's idea, Indians who are accustomed to watching every Indian movie can cut out song and dance clips should be immune to the singing and dancing mode.
Perhaps, if India wants to imitate singing and dancing groups, it may become the enemy of Hallyu. After all, India's high-caste groups are more aesthetically acceptable.
They were all diplomats who went to India, and they were very receptive to Alan Wilson's introduction to the local area, and they listened with relish.
"Who did you say Alan prepared so many nylon stockings for?" Donald McClay whispered to Guy Burgess and gossiped, "You didn't hear him say that many people in India are very much in line with men's aesthetics. ”
"You're interested, too?" Guy Burgess was surprised, as far as he knew his friend was bad.
"I'm just curious!" Donald McClay denied it, and even became angry at being suspected.
After the warm Indian Ocean, you can see the haunting land, and as time passed, Alan Wilson not only did not get depressed because of the boredom of the long voyage, but became more and more energetic.
Finally, the outline of Mumbai's coastline was clearly visible, and Alan Wilson looked into the distance, his eyes full of affection, "I can understand Columbus's mood back then." ”