What a memorable scene, after Alan Wilson's own eye-eye, it is believed that the current prime minister and foreign minister may be spies of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Guy, I actually have a question for you." Leaving no trace of exiting the prime minister's private room, Alan Wilson suddenly said with a big brain, "If a politician is suspected of treason, do you people from the five places have the right to investigate?" ”

"How could you come up with such a question!" The corners of Guy Liddell's mouth twitched, and as soon as he heard it, he knew that this was Alan Wilson, in the connotation of the great prime minister and the outstanding foreign secretary, "Don't you know that the prime minister has immunity?" If we hastily and brainlessly take action against the Prime Minister, we will set a dangerous precedent that any Prime Minister will be wrong. ”

"Like Churchill and Chamberlain?" Alan Wilson nodded solemnly, "So we need to avoid hasty and brainless decisions. But then again, how many pro-German spies did you capture during the war. ”

"The affairs of the secret front are naturally secret." Guy Liddell made a tactical backward gesture and asked rhetorically with a reserved face, "Can you keep the secret?" ”

"Of course, I make a guarantee in the name of a gentleman." Alan Wilson said impatiently.

Guy Liddell nodded in satisfaction, beckoned Alan Wilson to come over, lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I can too." ”

It turns out that never trust a department with a uniform uniform, no matter which country this division belongs to.

The performance of the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe has become a topic of discussion on the streets and alleys of London, and the emergence of a choir with a military atmosphere can be said to be a change brought to the world by the Soviet Union, which has affected the military construction of many countries.

Britain is naturally similar to the United States in terms of labor and military force, that is, let stars go on tour on the front line. Similar to the situation when Marilyn Monde appeared in the army to work in the army.

Not to mention the sensation caused by the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe in London, the more sensational the better, Alan Wilson can use this to sell a few more tickets. Deep down, he believes that there is no distinction between high and low labor, even if it is a scalper. Someone pays, don't stick to the principle of indifference!

And he immediately discovered another benefit, that is, after the publication of the list of show business exchanges with the Soviet Union. He had been questioned by Whitehall civil servants, whom he knew or not, whether there were enough people on the list to weaken the name of the British Empire.

You can even add people to the list with benefits, and you don't need to look at it to know that it must be some unknown actors who have nothing but their faces and want to go through the back door and use national cultural exchange activities to endorse their acting careers and obtain improper benefits.

Alan Wilson was extremely contemptuous of this kind of behavior, and replied indifferently, "I said, do you want to give me at least a picture or something, otherwise how do I know if the person who put it in is reliable?" ”

Although, in principle, Alan Wilson should not be open-minded, but it was colleagues from various departments in Whitehall who came to the door. In order to maintain the unity of Whitehall, it is not impossible to negotiate.

And once you can speak, there must be some unclear relationship, it may be family or private.

The more people come to the door, the more they trust Alan Wilson and are willing to share this relationship, if Alan Wilson is not close to people, it will be too difficult to get along with.

Although he will leave for New Delhi by the end of the year at the latest, he can't never come back, and it is necessary to run some contacts in Whitehall, for which Alan Wilson has prepared a list of young actors as a record of cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Then he rushed to the hotel where the Soviet Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe stayed, found Fortseva to discuss, and said very bluntly, "The most important thing in this matter is that the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe adds a cultural meeting, so that our side agrees, which is good for everyone." ”

"I don't see any benefit to the USSR." Fortseva maintains a upright sitting posture, with her legs together, looking very elegant, and if you add a cup of black tea at this time, it will taste a bit like a noble lady.

"Miss Catherine, even if you don't think about the relationship between the two countries, you have to consider the personal relationship between the two of us. I have saved your life in the British occupation zone, don't underestimate some minor illness, whatever can happen regardless of it, you and even your husband should thank me. ”

Alan Wilson said helplessly, "To put it most bluntly, isn't it thanks to the Potsdam Conference that you can blend in with this kind of group that is visiting abroad?" It's always a little nostalgic to be a human being. ”

"Alright, Mr. Allen, I'm the one who has a husband. If you say this and people misunderstand you, you will also be in trouble. Fortseva ignored the not-so-noticeable teasing in Alan Wilson's eyes, the two of them were a kind of people, and both had the heart to demand progress in their own countries, and directly agreed, "I will personally do you a favor and hold a big cultural exchange event before the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe leaves, so that whether you are satisfied or not should be based on the friendship of the Potsdam Conference." ”

"If the Soviet Union could speak so well, I believe that the doubts of various countries about the Soviet Union would be much less." Alan Wilson replied satisfied, even if he knew it was just wishful thinking, and the Cold War was a matter of time.

The communication was successful, Alan Wilson did not stop, but immediately left the hotel, he was not very idle.

According to sources inside the Foreign Office, Foreign Secretary Ernest Beven asked the Foreign Office to prepare a report on the assessment of the value of the colony, even Alan Wilson, who was temporarily working in the Foreign Office.

Besides, he should have written, Alan Wilson still thought in his heart that he knew more about the colonies than these civil servants at home.

And Alan Wilson speculated that this was actually an assessment of the value of the colonies, and that they would have to make trade-offs to see where to keep.

Then he is no exception, this is an opportunity for Alan Wilson, who is in urgent need of progress, to show his real talent, but he is a top student of the Oriental College of Oxford University, mastering the foreign Chinese including Chinese, and a proper colonial professional.

British India was the most important colony known to the Foreign Office, as well as to the Foreign Secretary. It is enough to state the general situation.

If the British Empire was now inevitably facing a contraction, the local resistance in the African colonies would not be worth mentioning. You can leave it at the end. Britain has little interest in the Americas.

In addition to British India, the remaining colonies are concentrated in two places, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Among them, Southeast Asia does not seem to be a big problem because of the good news that has just come that the dust has settled on the ownership of the Kra Isthmus.

Alan Wilson's report mainly refers to the Middle East, if you open the map of the Middle East in 1945. You will find that Britain has a higher presence than the United States. Of course, this is not sustainable, and the UK will definitely shrink in the Middle East.

One of the places that Britain chose to keep in the Middle East was Jordan, and after World War I, Britain recognized Abdullah as the ruler of Transjordan, and Abdullah recognized the British mandate.

Transjordan became a semi-independent emir state under the British Mandate. Britain had complete control over Transjordan's politics and economy. The Arab Legion in Transjordan was commanded by the British, the royal family was financed by the British government, and foreign affairs were handled by the British governor-general.

Another British base in the Middle East is Oman, and the relationship between Britain and Oman has lasted even into the 21st century, and even the final unification of Oman was also under the support of the British, and in the 60s, the "Muscat Sultanate" Sultan Temur finally unified the entire territory of Oman with the support of the British.

As a former world hegemon, Britain still has huge interests in the Middle East, and most importantly, Kuwait now has British military bases, and of course, Iraq also exists.

In Alan Wilson's report, he followed the trend of saying that oil resources were extremely important to the British Empire. If something happens to Iran in the future, it would be better to shrink its military power to Kuwait and Oman.

As long as the British army occupies Kuwait, Iraq will definitely not act rashly in a short period of time, because Kuwait is almost stuck in Iraq's access to the sea. The report does not mention the UAE because it does not currently exist and locals believe it is part of Oman.

In the report, Alan Wilson also expressed concern about Egypt, which is currently the most populous Arab country in terms of population, and the Suez Canal is still in Egypt.

Once Egypt became hostile to Britain, it would definitely not be a good thing for the British Empire, which was currently in the recovery stage.

In order to prevent this from happening, we can communicate with France to deal with this situation together, and the response plan is not limited to the military.

"Egypt has a large population, but the land is extremely poor. The population of the whole country is concentrated on both sides of the Nile. In order to curb Egypt's development potential, Egypt must be forced to abandon the Anglo-Egyptian treaty on condominium with Sudan as soon as Egypt becomes independent. In the office of the Cabinet Secretary, Edward Bridges holds the report in one hand and coffee in the other.

In 1820, the Governor of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, invaded and conquered northern Sudan. The Sultan had a considerable relationship with Egypt in many ways during the reign of the ancient pharaohs, and was ruled by Egypt many times.

As Muhammad Ali saw the Sultan as a fairly valuable new territory. During his reign and that of his successors, Egypt and Sudan became a single political entity, and the rulers of all subsequent dynasties devoted themselves to maintaining the union of the Nile Valley. This policy was further strengthened during the reign of Ali's grandson, Ismail Pasha.

Later, the British invaded Egypt and signed the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Treaty with Egypt, in which Egypt was only the nominal administrator. But as long as the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Treaty of Sudan remains, Egypt has had a reason since ancient times.

"The safety of the Nile is devastating for Egypt, as long as Sudan and friendly Ethiopia upstream are controlled. It will be possible to keep Egypt from acting rashly on the water source. ”