In fact, the Soviet Union has changed a lot since 1987, otherwise Alexeyev would not have felt something was wrong and insisted on meeting him.
After rounds of purges, there are not many opponents on the surface of Tutou. Of course, Tutou will continue to promote opponents to high-level positions. Most people will oppose him when they reach that position.
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After putting down the phone, Alan Wilson called two people to come to the office of the Cabinet Secretary, namely Deputy Secretary-General of the Cabinet Armstrong and Robin Butler, and have a frank talk with John Hunter and Burke Troon.
In addition, a gentleman who is respected by all his colleagues is about to leave his beloved job.
The British Prosperity Foundation and the Commonwealth Foundation must be controlled by reliable people. Of course, this also means that the chance of becoming Cabinet Secretary-General is slim.
"Actually, you are widely supported by your colleagues, and you are also, like me, a rare traditionalist in this era. In fact, we have worked together for so many years, and you all know who I am."
Armstrong was once the British ambassador to the United States from various countries, but he claimed to be a Europeanist. The reason why he served as deputy secretary-general for a long time was because of his good relationship with Harold Wilson and the fact that he had never been a conservative prime minister in this world.
Party leader Heath, of course, the Conservative Party also has a European faction, and Heath is a Europeanist.
"As for Robin, you can also choose to be the Permanent Secretary of the Treasury. Frank has recommended you before." Alan Wilson changed the subject when he said this, "But the current job of the Treasury may be better than that of the previous prime ministers.
We are more particular when it comes to internal affairs, and our Prime Minister prefers to personally intervene."
Everyone knows Mrs. Thatcher's personal style, and coupled with her authoritarian style to a certain extent and being very impatient with various procedures, Armstrong actually got scolded all the time.
Robin Butler has a typical elite trajectory. He was a top worker student at Harrow School, and was the first in double chat at Oxford University. He entered the Ministry of Finance in 1961 and quickly rose to prominence. Later, he became Mrs. Thatcher’s personal secretary.
Over the past few years, I have helped Alan Wilson intercept many interruptions when he was one-on-one with Margaret Thatcher.
The only unreliability is that there may be rumors about No. 10 Downing Street being a mom-and-pop shop, and Robin Butler's role in it may not be innocent.
For the fifty-year-old Robin Butler, he may not be willing to manage one of the two foundations so early. After all, the Cabinet Secretary can still fight for it at his age, so Alan Wilson did not guide the other party to make a decision.
The choice, because of its pros and cons, is something Robin Butler will consider himself.
"The work of the European Affairs Secretariat has always been an area of great concern to the Prime Minister but has always been dissatisfied. But I think our Prime Minister may have a new understanding at this NATO summit."
Alan Wilson changed the topic when he said this, "Of course, in order to pass on a reliable government from generation to generation, the position of permanent secretary needs to be adjusted. We hope to select a candidate that everyone agrees with to lead various departments in the days to come.
, this is not my decision alone, we still have to discuss this matter carefully."
There are many candidates for these permanent undersecretaries, including Terry Burns, Middleton, etc. Alan Wilson explained, "What we want to avoid is that the Cabinet Office and various departments become a subsidiary of the Prime Minister's Office or the Minister's Office."
The department only speaks on their behalf, and all choices are based on this basis."
Robin Butler and Armstrong nodded at the same time. This was of course unquestionable. Both of them knew Mrs. Thatcher's style. They even thought it was incredible that the Cabinet Secretary could withstand the pressure of the Prime Minister. In fact, it was nothing special.
, it was the Cabinet Secretary who took the Prime Minister on a manned space flight.
During the conversation, Burke Trend and John Hunter, who were about to leave the civil service family, also came. The five people discussed together how to consolidate the cornerstone of the British Empire. Mrs. Thatcher in Brussels felt
The international situation, which had been going smoothly since becoming British Prime Minister, has changed.
NATO countries held their first summit meeting in six years in Brussels. French President Mitterrand also attended the meeting. This is the first time a French leader has attended this meeting since France withdrew from the NATO Military Committee and NATO headquarters moved from Paris to Brussels.
class meeting.
The bigger change was brought about by the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The British attitude toward the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or the Thatcher government's attitude toward the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, was that it was okay to sign it, but short-range missiles equipped with nuclear warheads must be used to target democracy.
The Soviet ground forces in Germany cannot reach Moscow anyway, so the Soviets will accept it.
However, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany talked about his trust in the map, and Kohl did not believe that it was necessary to modernize the short-term missiles deployed by NATO on its territory, but still advocated avoiding the third zero point program of short-term missiles and denuclearization; while the Foreign Minister
Genscher held the opposite view to Chancellor Kohl.
This is because the Federal Republic of Germany is at the forefront of the confrontation between the West and the Soviet Union, and is therefore most vulnerable to the danger of nuclear attack. Federal German politicians cannot help but respond positively to the Soviet Union's peace offensive.
On the contrary, they naturally did not like the British who still wanted to use Germany as a backstop. The French also sided with the Federal Republic of Germany, which was very contrary to Mrs. Thatcher's expectations.
Faced with Mrs. Thatcher's arguments, Kohl did not change his attitude, which was very regrettable to Mrs. Thatcher. The German leader did not give up the premise of achieving a basic balance of conventional military forces in the east and west and clear restrictions on chemical weapons.
Only under this condition can negotiations on the reduction of short-range nuclear weapons be held in Europe.
Fortunately, Reagan still supported Mrs. Thatcher and did not let the special relationship between Britain and the United States that she had always advocated become in vain. However, Mrs. Thatcher was still very upset in the face of the Germans' rejection. Alan Wilson took Whitehall's response to
The adjustment of the two major foundations. When they arrived at No. 10 Downing Street, Mrs. Thatcher talked about the failure of the summit, saying, "Kehl was deceived by the Soviets."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "That's not necessarily true, it's just that I don't want to be the scapegoat of Britain and the United States." Alan Wilson corrected Mrs. Thatcher, "In fact, for Germany
From a human perspective, the British, American, and French armies stationed in Germany are essentially no different from the Soviet army in the Democratic Republic of Germany."
"How can you say that?" Mrs. Thatcher said dissatisfied, "There is still a difference. We have brought prosperity to the Germans, and the Germans should be grateful to us. But Cole did not show this."
"Margaret, tell the truth. Even if the Soviet Union withdraws all the troops stationed in the GDR, the Americans will not withdraw."
Alan Wilson said expressionlessly, "The U.S. military stationed in Germany will always exist until the demise of Germany. How come the United States has been having differences with Germany and Japan for many years, but both countries have given in? It is because of the existence of these troops.
The Soviet Union has always been able to gain the trust of the Democratic Republic of Germany because of its military presence."
"It is not difficult to prevent the Germans from openly opposing us, but it is impossible not to curse us in their hearts. Of course, Kohl will not agree to the use of short-range missiles to threaten the Democratic Republic of Germany. I am just telling the truth, and
I am not speaking from the standpoint of the Germans. In fact, the Germans will not give in on matters related to security. In fact, what we should be worried about is that the Germans have ambitions for reunification. Why don't we think about something else?
Methods, such as establishing good relations with the Democratic Republic of Germany."
In fact, Alan Wilson just said it casually, and also mentioned the diplomatic actions of the Koreans to improve relations with the Soviet bloc, letting Mrs. Thatcher know that even if you are the British Prime Minister, you can control the United Kingdom at most, and other countries are
There is no reason to let you go.
It is a pity that there will be even more regrets in the future. Once Bush Sr. comes to power, Mrs. Thatcher will feel that the friendly international environment that was smooth and smooth in the past will appear even more malicious. Germany and the United Kingdom led by Cole have different views. That is just that
It's an appetizer.
"As long as I am the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the reunification of the Germans will be a dream, and the Soviets will stop them." Mrs. Thatcher took the document handed over by Alan Wilson and signed it without even reading it.
"The Prime Minister's words seem to be an attitude of safeguarding British interests." Alan Wilson sat down directly and said, "In fact, we can make two preparations. One is to openly oppose, implying that while openly opposing, once the Federal Republic of Germany overwhelms
In order to attract the East with its economic strength, we may have to help the GDR. If that doesn't work, we must find ways to delay it and formulate a long-term plan for 20 to 30 years, so that the public opinion for German reunification will be in vain.
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"I believe that both France and Italy will stand by us when the time comes, and they will have the money and strength to prevent this terrible scene from happening."
In Mrs. Thatcher's eyes, Alan Wilson, although he sometimes spoke harshly, was always sincere in attitude. Seeing Alan Wilson taking help to solve problems seriously, the Iron Lady's bad mood was relieved a lot, "
I just didn't expect the Germans to ignore our ideas."
"It's okay." He reached out and grabbed the Iron Lady's hand, and then she was thrown away. Alan Wilson took the document and turned around, his face becoming calm again.
This is just Germany. Mrs. Thatcher will soon realize that the general environment is changing, and people like Reagan do not always have wishful thinking.
With the approval of the Prime Minister, Alan Wilson appointed new personnel arrangements. Terry Pence and Middleton became the new Permanent Secretary of the Treasury, as well as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Cabinet and Secretary-General of the European Affairs Committee. As for Abs
Trump and Robin Butler will come forward to manage two British sovereign foundations.