British civil servant

Regarding the development plan of the United Kingdom alone, Alan Wilson tends to develop real estate and use African resources to support the industrialization of Malaya. Then the capitals of major colonies will appear, and a city with good hardware will return.

Anyway, it is not a large-scale urbanization construction. A colony leaves a city, and it is absolutely innocent.To show the role of Britain as a window for the construction of the colonies, this is enough.Don't say at that time that Britain has nothing left for the colonies!

On the last day of [-], I knew that Alan Wilson was in Pamela Mountbatten in Brussels, and came here to spend the New Year with her fiancé. As the most famous pacesetter in transforming the earth in Europe, Pamela Mountbatten took it for granted. He was well received by many people.

The French, in particular, are very enthusiastic about Pamela Mountbatten's Libyan development plan, and expressed their support for this development at the government level.

"I heard that Miss Mountbatten's exploration company has obtained the exploration rights of the North Sea. Alan, do you know?" Maggins, who was with Alan Wilson, looked at the very popular Pamela Mountbatten, and asked in a low voice .

Of course I know, I made it so.Alan Wilson tilted his head and looked at Makins, shook his head firmly and asked, "Can oil be developed in the North Sea? Is it a mistake, a place with such a big storm."

"I thought you knew!" Maggins shook his head and said, "It seems that you have no inside information for me."

"I'm really sorry, I'm only asking about the wealth of the Mountbatten family." Alan Wilson looked pitifully as his new son-in-law's food was unpalatable, but he immediately returned to his normal color, which made Maggins even more imaginative, and he was also embarrassed Going on asking.

After a while, Pamela Mountbatten, who was dressed in fur, came slowly, went straight to Alan Wilson, and greeted Makins by the way, "Lord Sheffield, how are you doing recently."

"Fortunately, I won't bother you." Makins nodded slightly, leaving the courier to the couple.

"Look at my fur? Isn't it beautiful!" Pamela Mountbatten immediately came up to him as soon as she saw the others leave.

"It mainly depends on who wears it." Alan Wilson looked at Pamela Mountbatten and said meaningfully, "It's so touching that you can come to Brussels."

"It's all what I should do!" Pamela Mountbatten held her fiancé's hand directly, and then whispered, "I have a piece of news, it's related to you, and it's also related to the Americans!"

"Huh?" Alan Wilson was a little confused. He would have the opportunity to appear in a sentence with the Americans. The only person he knew was Vivien Leigh who was still in the United States. Thinking of this, Alan Wilson swallowed unconsciously and said tentatively, "What's up?"

"You also know that not everyone has left India. A very small number of British people are working for the Indian government. According to our information, New Delhi seems to want to confiscate the Mysore iron ore during the recent meeting."

When Pamela Mountbatten opened his mouth, Allen Wilson was relieved. It turned out that it was not the relationship with the British treasure that was discovered, so he said indifferently, "It seems that the famous and impressive power thinks that the U.S. military can handle it at will after two defeats. But? Now is really a good opportunity."

The United States is already locked in a war that is, at least currently, not favorable.It is indeed a very good opportunity to have no time to withdraw at this time. If the United States puts pressure on India because of an iron mine, the Soviet Union must be very happy.

"Do you think New Delhi really dares?" Pamela Mountbatten asked rhetorically, "Does this mean that my industry in India is also very dangerous?"

"No, the pharmaceutical industry is not enough. Iron ore is really important to a country." Alan Wilson thought for a while and said, "As for the question of whether you dare to ask, I think you really dare."

Chapter 588 Headlines

For a country, the importance of coal and iron cannot be overemphasized. You can see how much France cares about the coal and iron community. Nehru is not Gandhi who wants to turn India into a large rural area. The importance of iron ore is clear. How could it be possible to tolerate such a high-quality iron ore being controlled by foreigners for a long time?Even if this country is the United States.

As far as the current international situation is concerned, it can be said that it is very beneficial to India. The United States is trapped in the Far East and cannot move, and Europe, which is extremely important to the United States and the Soviet Union, is still confronting each other. The current international environment is relatively favorable to India.

If Nehru wants to take risks at this time, the risks are relatively not that great.As for whether he dares or not, although Patel, the conservative leader of the Indian National Congress, has just died, the conservatives have not disappeared.

The power of conservatives in India has always been strong. Even if Nehru had concerns, the conservatives would push him to take risks, not to mention that the risks were not as great as imagined.

Listening to her fiancé's analysis, Pamela Mountbatten kept nodding and said, "It seems that once India grows up, it will be really difficult to deal with."

"I have reservations about that." Alan Wilson curled his lips. If there is any objective advantage of India's existence, especially for China, it is India's hip-pull behavior, which objectively makes Europe and the United States less vigilant against China.

The original version of the yellow peril theory is often inseparable from three places, Japan, where the prime minister is rising, and China and India.

The former is the first power to be on the table besides the white Christian country.As for China and India, the huge population and area have always been a faint worry for Europe.

Among the illustrations of various yellow peril theories, dragons and Buddha are indispensable.And in this era, it can be said that India, independent from the British, has definitely a better foundation than China, in almost any indicator.

As for India, which has a better foundation, it cannot be said that it has never developed, but it does not have much impact on Europe and the United States.With India first attracting attention, Europe and the United States naturally feel that China's development will not be able to subvert the world order.

Even after the Korean War, India's international status is still higher than that of China.The same goes for national indicators!

"Hey, the telegram that Alim asked me to forward to you was sent by a man named Grace." The two returned to the hotel where they were staying, and Pamela Mountbatten took out the telegram and handed it to Alan Wilson. .

"Oh! Let me see." Alan Wilson quickly scanned the telegram, two things, the first thing is that Ali Khan is very interested in Sabah, the second thing is indeed a short sentence from Grace, everything ready.

After reading the telegram, Alan Wilson thought for a while and said, "I am going to adjust the administrative region of British Malaya, merge part of Sabah into Sarawak, and then allocate part of the land to Brunei. You also know that Brunei Lai has been split into two disconnected parts, which is inconvenient."

"Then is my territory expanding or shrinking?" Pamela Mountbatten asked the main question directly.

"It should be enlarged." Alan Wilson took off his coat and replied calmly, "Together?"

Of course, Pamela Mountbatten is willing to share her fiancé's request for a bath. She likes the feeling of being hugged by Alan Wilson while taking a bath, which is very comfortable.

The world news of this day is the third battle that started without stopping after the first two battles.

The third battle was actually not long, but from the perspective of the rear, it was the first time that there was a flaw. Li Qiwei, who had just taken office, observed that the enemy's logistics could only last about a week of attack.This is also the origin of Li Qiwei's worship offensive.

Of course, this was also discovered by Li Qiwei after the end of the third battle. At that time, only Li Qiwei discovered this at the command level of the US military, while MacArthur and other high-level officials were still kept in the dark.

When it came to the fourth battle, Li Qiwei verified his speculation. Since then, the U.S. military has had confidence in the next battle, and there has never been a scene of retreating hastily after being surrounded.So this is the best opportunity!

On New Year's Day, Alan Wilson sent a telegram to the subjects of the British Malayan Empire with the previously negotiated code to send New Year's greetings. This was regarded as an official action signal to Grace. Grace had to take action within a week after receiving the signal. .

At the beginning of the new year, British Malaya responded to the request of Japanese prisoners of war, and the repatriation of prisoners of war was about to begin officially.

Then Alan Wilson sent a round of telegrams to Bonn, Los Angeles, Paris, and London, and then celebrated the New Year with Pamela Mountbatten in Brussels.

On the first day of the new year, the two were busy with other things, relying on US President Truman's war appropriation and mobilization, US steel stocks responded to the war, Alan Wilson and Pamela Mountbatten reduced their holdings of steel stocks to cash out .

It was supposed to be all cashed out, but because Pamela Mountbatten just got the news from New Delhi that India might take back the Mysore iron ore, it was impossible to judge what impact it would cause, so Pamela Mountbatten put the steel Half of the stock is left.

Alan Wilson was much more concealed. After all, he was also the chief executive of Newfoundland. Naturally, someone helped him handle the stock affairs. Pamela Mountbatten didn't know about the shares held by her fiancé.

Since the post-war period, the American stocks held by the Mountbatten family have gradually reduced their holdings, and the cash obtained from cashing out has also become the source of wealth for the Mountbatten family.

Now Alan Wilson, in the Mountbatten family, is not just like the kind of son-in-law he played in front of his colleagues in Whitehall.

It can be said that he has a very high status. Although he and Pamela Mountbatten are not married yet, as time goes by, Pamela Mountbatten's dependence on him continues unabated.

It was also January [-], [-], when the two were looking forward to the new year and new weather, and talked about the time when the Emerald House was almost completed and they would choose a date to get married.

Explosive news came from the subcontinent. Indian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced the nationalization of the Mysore iron mines, a blow to Washington, which is expanding its military.

Before the war broke out, the U.S. military had only 130 million troops on its books, and even Europe's defense was not very sufficient.

After MacArthur called for an expansion, Truman's mobilization order after the second battle began to expand on this basis.Although it is a signal that the United States has begun to take a serious challenge, it also brings various military-related stocks to rise.

Especially the steel stocks. At this time, such a backstab by such a powerful country caused the steel stocks on the New York Stock Exchange to plummet.Even Pamela Mountbatten, who returned to London, complained that it should have been sold before.

"It's only been a day, and I'm saying that the follow-up impact is still not visible, so wait." Alan Wilson comforted softly, "Nehru's actions may only cause short-term effects, after all, the United States does not lack iron ore. It may not be as high in quality as the Australian iron ore in your hand, but there is no problem supporting the war machine."

"I didn't expect it to be so fast. I just got the news that New Delhi announced it so soon." Pamela Mountbatten asked a little puzzled, "It is absolutely impossible for London to have such a thing happen."

"That's incredible India!" Alan Wilson smiled slightly. It's understandable that the super-powerful country does things without the sun never setting.

The commissioners of the colonies will return to London in the New Year, mainly to prepare for the colonial commissioner meeting at the beginning of the year.

In fact, everything that should be talked about has already been discussed before, and this time coming back to the Colonial Commissioner is more like a routine vacation.By the way, put the harvest of hard work in the colony in a reliable place.

Every colleague showed the joy of harvest on his face, and firmly believed that the coming year would be even better.

Naturally, the confiscation of US-owned iron mines by India and the renewed war are the focus of discussion.Regarding the disgraced process of the US military in the past six months, everyone is very excited.Between the words are the father's concern for his son!

Allen Wilson happened to talk to his colleagues about developing real estate and setting benchmarks in the colonial capitals.Don't say at that time that the UK has not developed the local economy.Regarding the matter of real estate rejuvenating the country, he believes that it is possible to plan well.

At this moment, British Malaya seemed to be peaceful. Compared with Nehru, who was still in the war-torn peninsula and surrounded by expectations and praises, the years were quiet.

Newspapers have published reports that the Japanese prisoners of war are about to be repatriated, and the news that the Japanese prisoners of war are about to return home has even spread into the prisoner-of-war camps.This may seem like a good thing.

It can be connected with the disgraceful beating of the U.S. military in the previous two battles. At this time, the Japanese prisoners of war are going back to China.Let an undercurrent that appeared a few months ago surge again.

The commissioner of British Malaya, who was thousands of miles away, did not forget to send a telegram to express his New Year wishes in his busy schedule. Grace, who came to Asia for business, and the Slavs with him, made the last action arrangement.

"I heard that the two of you used to be soldiers. It just so happens that we were too. We have already discussed the basic discussion this time. I wish you all the best." Grace looked at Su Yang and Tian Qianqiu, and added, "It must be reflected Professionalism, which is what the Commissioner is very concerned about."

At the beginning of the new year, the British troops stationed in Malaya were relaxing, and the cold wind was blowing in Europe thousands of miles away, but Malaya near the equator was still as hot as ever. The U.S. troops fighting fiercely and the British troops in Malaya have nothing to criticize.

Lieutenant General Bilton, commander of the garrison, also gave most of the British troops a holiday because of the coming of the New Year.

At this time, no one would have thought that British Malaya would soon snatch the headlines of the Peninsula War and India.

But it happened so suddenly, the Chinese group with Chinese laborers as the core launched raids on the various POW camps almost at the same time.

Chapter 589 Yes, Commissioner!

"With regard to India's confiscation of the Mysore iron ore, due to the special relationship between Britain and the United States, we are of course willing to help inquire, but in all fairness, New Delhi should ignore our pressure. After all, India has become independent, which is completely different from before independence. Same."

At the meeting of the Colonial Commissioners in Whitehall, after the colony development policy on real estate prosperity was set, the energetic commissioners started to care about the former colonies because of the current confiscation of American-funded enterprises in India.

Of course, Alan Wilson also joined the discussion, but just as he finished speaking, the door of the meeting room was pushed open, and a Whitehall secretary walked in and handed a telegram to Norman Brooke.

Norman Brook, who was holding the telegram, took a quick glance, then looked at Alan Wilson and said, "Alan, there has been a mass incident in British Malaya. The prisoners in Penang and Malacca prisoner-of-war camps have been broken through by the Chinese, and the current loss No report yet."

"There is such a thing? It's really shocking." Alan Wilson hurriedly telegraphed the result, his face was as calm as water, but he said the words of the boss of the shock department, "My God, there is unprecedented violence. "

There are many movie queens who teach by example. Although Alan Wilson has no waves in his heart and even wants to laugh, he still shows a performance that should be in line with the situation.

The incidents of the prisoners of war in Penang and Malacca are just a signal. The telegram sent tomorrow, or what is happening in Malaya at this time, can be considered to be fully spread.

"I didn't explain the reason." Alan Wilson turned around and said ignorantly, "We don't know the real situation. We should contact the local British army immediately."

No one understands better than Alan Wilson how long it takes for the British troops stationed in Malaya to be mobilized, and timely response does not exist. The current British Malaya should be full of voices.

"Should I return to Kuala Lumpur immediately and start a thorough investigation immediately?" Alan Wilson was already eager to try, and the quick response of the imperial civil servants was vividly reflected in him.

"A thorough investigation?" Norman Brook pondered for a while, and gave a very procedural suggestion, "Can't we investigate everything? What if something is found out?"

"Dear Sir, I was in a hurry. I'm a bit confused now." Alan Wilson immediately expressed his reliability, "I think it should be Sukarno, or the infiltration by the Indonesian Communist Party."

"Why not infiltrate the motherland of these Chinese?" John retorted with a twitching corner of his mouth, "Who would believe this kind of statement? The infiltration of Indonesians should be aimed at Malays."

"China is too strong!" Norman Brook and Alan Wilson said in unison.

Alan Wilson shut up at the right time, and Norman Brooke said calmly, "Although it is the tradition of the British Empire to eliminate the strong and help the weak, there is a limit to everything. With the ongoing war in the Far East, Britain is not suitable Intensify the situation at this time."

Strictly speaking, the matter of prisoners of war in Penang and Malacca is just an appetizer.It is unrealistic to mobilize the entire Chinese in Malaya at once. A single spark can start a prairie fire. First, a fire is needed to let people know what happened, and then the second stage, although this second stage is actually only one day. time.

Even if there is only a one-day interval, these are two stages. Grace seems to have returned to the days when he followed his father to fight in the Balkans.

Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, he believes that this day will be known to the whole world like the colors of these Chinese festivals.

"It's time for us to leave, the commissioner will contact us at that time, clear the traces of our presence, let's go..."

Grace is responsible for facilitating and supervising the emergence of things. As for what will happen in the future, Alan Wilson has already said before leaving, and the rest is left to him.

"I heard that all the prisoner-of-war camps were besieged by Chinese. These Chinese had a purpose and beat prisoners of war."

The colonial government of British Malaya, because the chief executive was not there, East Malaysia Commissioner Edel rushed to Kuala Lumpur and came to discuss with Alisa. The current preliminary investigation is already very scary. All the prisoner-of-war camps have been attacked, and there is a mess everywhere. A few years ago, the invincible Japanese soldiers, after being imprisoned for several years, also proved that there is no nation that regards death as home. Once soldiers are unarmed, they are not necessarily stronger than ordinary people.

"The vast majority of prisoners of war were injured, but there were a few obvious things in common. These Chinese wanted to mutilate the prisoners of war. Some prisoners of war camps in various places had their fingers chopped off, and some had their hands and feet broken. .The death toll is not particularly outstanding compared with the huge number of injured."

Alyssa flipped through several reports in a row, and then replied, "General Bilton has called the British troops together. The British troops stationed in the New Year are all on holiday. It is not easy to call them back now."

After a brief discussion, the two agreed that they must immediately contact the commissioner in London and, if possible, conceal it from Whitehall. You know, the so-called concealment is only a matter of a few days, it depends on what the immediate boss will do.

It is not impossible to only contact Alan Wilson. The Mountbatten Group headquarters in London can take on this responsibility, so Pamela Mountbatten quickly informed her fiancé of the real situation in Malaya.

Looking helplessly at Alan Wilson's cloudy face, Pamela Mountbatten finally couldn't help it anymore, pushed her lightly and asked, "Honey, tell me something, you scare me like this."

Taking a deep breath, Alan Wilson said in a hoarse voice, "Except for what happened to the Jews in Germany, you may not have imagined such a large-scale violence in modern times. I may be doomed this time!"

"So serious?" Seeing the depression in the man's eyes, Pamela Mountbatten felt distressed and said in a panic, "No, I'm going to find my father and see if he can think of a way."

"I'm going back right now!" Alan Wilson stood up staggeringly, and said calmly, "As the local administrator, I must understand the real situation, even if I am finally dismissed, I can't avoid it."

"I'll accompany you back!" Pamela Mountbatten stood up immediately, expressing that they would advance and retreat together.

"What are you going to do? It's scary." Alan Wilson sternly refused, and then began to play hard to get, "What you should think about is, think carefully about our relationship, this time I may really be over."

"No, no...don't talk like that." Frightened, Pamela Mountbatten kept shaking her head while holding Alan Wilson's arm, "Don't think so superficially of me, we're still getting married. Even if you are dismissed, I will marry you."

"Honey!" Alan Wilson, who was deeply moved, hugged the woman tightly, and all the pride on Pamela Mountbatten's head, the plan went through...

After summoning the special plane, Pamela Mountbatten sent Alan Wilson to the special plane. Seeing the passenger plane take off, she hesitated for a while and decided to go to the father of the Sea Lord.

It is appropriate to describe the Mountbatten family at this time with high position and weight. Mountbatten is already the fourth Sea Lord.Sister and Mother Pamela Mountbatten, and especially Pamela Mountbatten herself, was synonymous with wealth in London at this time.

It even aroused the desire of the rich in London to take the initiative to go to sea, not to mention the special relationship between the Mountbatten family and the royal family.

At the critical moment, Pamela Mountbatten still wanted to find out about her own affairs and tell what she learned about what happened in Malaya.

"All the prisoners of war were attacked by the Chinese? Why?" General Mountbatten was also taken aback when he heard this.

"I don't know, but Allen speculates that some time ago, it seemed that in the local Chinese community, there were rumors that the United States would return the local prisoners of war to rearm and join the war. The next year will be the beginning of the transfer of prisoners of war." Pamela Mountbatten said Confirm Alan Wilson's speculation, and then said, "Father, is the matter serious? Will Alan be affected?"

"How to say this matter, if it is said that he attaches great importance to being an official, oh, serving the British Empire, then this matter is very serious." Under the unfriendly eyes of his daughter, Mountbatten changed the wording, "Because The issue of dereliction of duty was involved, although he was in London for the meeting at the time, he was the highest local chief executive after all."

"This is too unfair!" Pamela Mountbatten said dissatisfied, "He is such an excellent person..."

"Don't be impatient." General Mountbatten comforted his daughter, "but things are still uncertain. The most important thing right now is to get rid of responsibility, which requires Whitehall's help. This is not just his problem, his The issue is irrelevant, the point is not to set a precedent, if middle and senior civil servants are dismissed due to negligence, it will be a huge loss to the whole of Whitehall. I will find an opportunity to talk to Norman."

"Father, just help him." Pamela Mountbatten asked her father for help with deep affection.

Out of respect for her father, Pamela Mountbatten didn't have the nerve to explain it clearly. Why would her man be affected by this?Her father, Mountbatten, divided British India into two parts, and he also served as the Lord of the Sea well.