Chapter 18 Let's call it the rising sun
"Form an independent intelligence agency?" The Chief of the General Staff was slightly stunned when he heard the news, and he asked carefully, "Does His Highness Albert think that our current intelligence agency is not enough to deal with the current situation?" ”
"It's not that it's not enough to cope with the current situation, it's that it's not enough to deal with the future political situation." Albert replied with a smile, "If we want to develop nuclear weapons in the future and become a strong country, with the current intelligence agencies of Belgium, we will not be able to cope with it, which is why I put forward this plan." ”
"The intelligence agency to be established is divided into four parts, namely the Management Department, the Operations Department, the Science and Technology Department, and the Intelligence Department. The management office consists of communications, logistics, security, finance, medical services, personnel, training and education, and data processing sections; The Operations Service comprises the Counterintelligence, Foreign Intelligence, Covert Operations, Central Cover Sections, the Evaluation, Planning and Design Sections, and the Intelligence Service comprises the Management and Analysis, Weapons Control Intelligence, Gathering Requirements and Evaluation Sections. This intelligence agency had to be different from other government agencies in that it was not required to disclose its budget, the number of employees or its work, and was accountable only to the Belgian King and the Chief of Army Staff. ”
"As for the main functions of the intelligence agencies, they are as follows: first, to endeavour to keep abreast of the movements of the United States, the Soviet Union, and other countries in Africa and the Middle East, and to follow the development of their high-tech weapons and weapons of mass destruction, and to sabotage and stop any organization or action that is detrimental to the interests of Belgium. Second, to keep a close eye on the situation of countries that might upset Belgium if they undergo adverse changes in their politics and economy, such as the Belgian colonies in which Belgium has far-reaching interests. Thirdly, the intelligence agencies should be able to guarantee Belgian interests abroad, whether legitimate or illegitimate transactions, as long as they are beneficial to Belgian development. Fourthly, the head of the intelligence agency must report regularly to the Belgian King, the Prime Minister and the Chief of the Army General Staff. Fifth, intelligence agencies cannot form an army, but they must not refuse to ask the military for support if necessary. ”
At this point, Albert added, "Of course I would like the Belgian Airborne Independence Company to cooperate with the intelligence agencies or for him to use." ”
Albert's idea of an intelligence agency was entirely up to the CIA, with only minor modifications in terms of functions. Moreover, in the selection of the head of the intelligence agency, Albert also hoped that he could choose a director of the intelligence bureau that he could control, and turn the Belgian intelligence agency and the Belgian independent airborne company into his own pocket.
"If such an intelligence organization is really established, it will definitely cost a lot of money at that time, so how can the problem of funding be solved? Congress generally doesn't say yes. The Prime Minister thought for a moment and threw out a key question.
I have to say that Albert began to like Arshir in front of him? Van Ack, the old fox, always sees through the shortcomings of something at a glance, Albert added, "In that case, I also need to point out that the intelligence agencies are responsible for national security, and this funding must be approved by Congress, and it cannot be asked where the money goes." But as I have stressed before, the head of the intelligence organization is accountable to the king and the prime minister, which means that only the king and the prime minister are qualified to intervene in the transfer of funds. ”
The Chief of General Staff shook his head, "Then the Congress must not be noisy, they are all old guys who have to dig into the bottom of the coin, so it is really no problem to prevaricate the Congress?" ”
"Chief of the General Staff, I want to ask you a question." Albert was still smiling, but his eyes were cold, "Belgium is our Saxony?" Belgium of the House of Coburg and Gotha, or Belgium of Congress? ”
The Chief of the General Staff froze in place, he did not expect His Highness Albert to raise such a sharp topic.
The prime minister hurriedly came out to play a round, "These are not big problems, as long as His Majesty Leopold nods, those people in the Congress will naturally willingly let go of the money bag." ”
Leopold, who had been listening to the three of them, interjected, "If you really want to do this, I don't mind buying an old face and going to Congress." ”
Hearing this, the Prime Minister and the Chief of the General Staff fell silent, His Majesty Leopold, although not as intelligent as his second son Albert, but a kind-hearted monarch, no matter how bad, is not far behind.
On the other hand, what about the thirteen-year-old ambitious Highness Albert in front of him, Ahir? Van Ack narrowed his eyes and looked at him, will this prince and Crown Prince Boshean lead the country to glory or will it never be lost?
"Your Highness Albert, I wonder what you plan to name the new intelligence organization?" The Chief of the General Staff asked.
"Sunrise Intelligence Organization." Albert didn't hesitate to give a naughty name.
"Chaoyang, what a peculiar name." The chief of the general staff repeated this word, and finally said conclusively, "Then call it the Belgian Chaoyang Intelligence Bureau." ”
Of course, the chief of the general staff would not have known that the name was derived from Bei-Jing-Chao-Yang-Qun-Zhong.
"Oh, by the way, I have another reluctant request to talk to my father and the chief of the general staff here." Albert raised his voice, and Leopold III looked up curiously to know what his son was going to do, only to see Albert take out two plans, one to the chief of the general staff and one to his father.
"Carrying 130 pounds of supplies and marching 10 kilometers along a sandy and muddy road, the trainees had to carry a large log weighing about 300 pounds, walk a six-mile distance in the mud pool, and each participant was tied hands and feet and forced to swim in the water for more than 20 minutes; Rapid and sustained dive and ascent for more than 5 minutes; In the presence of oxygen equipment, you must stay underwater in a handstand position for 5 minutes and bite your teeth into the underwater frogscope. ”
"The trainees must master the knowledge of weapons, explosives, difficult diving without equipment, deep-water diving techniques, etc., and also carry out guerrilla warfare, counter-guerrilla warfare, psychological warfare training and difficult field survivability training, and learn precision shooting, mine detection and burial, field communications, battlefield ambulance, the use of maps and compasses, intelligence reconnaissance and other courses. After reading Albert's training plan, the Chief of the General Staff was surprised.
Albert's plan was developed entirely according to the standards of the Navy SEALs, but some training programs could not be implemented in 1945, such as helicopter parachuting in the jungle and water, although the U.S. military was already equipped with R6 helicopters in 1945, but this two-seater helicopter could not carry multiple people.
"It's better to train hard now than to lose your life on the battlefield." Albert retorted, "This team mainly infiltrates other countries, rescues or assassinates high-value targets, and operates alongside the Intelligence Service, and I hope that this special forces unit, formed from the Belgian Airborne Independent Company, can be entrusted to me to command." ”
The Chief of the General Staff replied with a smile and a smile, "Your Highness Albert, you are a righteous snatcher from our War Department." ”
Albert smiled and said, "What kind of robbery, it's too ugly, the person is still yours, but it's just a temporary loan to me to command, not to mention that I just took their command, anyway, I usually don't have any special tasks, if you want it, you can also borrow it from me, Chief of the General Staff, am I right, Father?" ”
"I think so, what do you think?" Leopold III sang and harmonized with Albert.
"Okay, okay, I'll just say yes." The Chief of the General Staff said helplessly.
The intelligence bureau is already the meat of his own mouth, and the command of the special forces is also in his own hands, Albert's harvest from this meeting can be regarded as not small, and he has planted the seeds of Belgium's military-industrial power with his own hands, and it remains to be seen what kind of towering tree it will grow into in the future.