Chapter 503 Invitation Letter From Cannes
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"A friend of the alcohol test!" Alan Wilson also drank happily. "I can't describe Joseph's current state in words. I can only say that I wish you more opportunities to benefit society."
"Of course, I have made full preparations for this." McCarthy has a huge appetite. Currently, he is already a influential figure in the Republican Party, and can even be said to be the most popular person. Whether it is Taft or Dewey, they all regard him with special regard, and It was completely different from a year ago.
When he was in high spirits, McCarthy was certainly willing to share it with his friends, and it must be admitted that McCarthy received a lot of useful advice from Alan Wilson.
In this regard, Alan Wilson said that gold always shines, and the current situation requires both parties to work together to maintain world peace and not be threatened by evil forces led by the Soviet Union.
Reagan sat quietly with the last seat, watching the two rude men who loved alcohol talking about the special relationship between Britain and the United States. He couldn't help but feel a little contempt in his heart. Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river, don't bully young people into poverty...
Reagan may have forgotten that Alan Wilson was much younger than him, and it is not acceptable to bully young people into poverty here.
Dusk is approaching, and a faint twilight envelopes the Valley Avenue. California nights are so refreshing in the summer.
Vivien Leigh dragged her inconvenient body and tiptoed to wipe the hungover man's face. She actually didn't quite understand what this man was pursuing. In fact, the two hobbies were very different. She was just interested in Alan Wilson. As for the The man's interest in the international situation was just an act.
Caressing his abdomen with one hand, he felt that the man's face seemed to relax a little. The British treasure couldn't help but sigh, "Why do you have to get yourself drunk?"
"Because this will give McCarthy a sense of accomplishment! Do you think this is easy?" Alan Wilson's eyes suddenly opened, and he was full of pride in experiencing the small means of taking care of a woman. "My dear, the way you just wiped your face, It’s impossible not to be tempted by a man.”
"You scared me!" Ellen Wilson spoke suddenly, making Vivien Leigh startled. Then she held her belly and smiled bitterly, "If you scare my child, I'm not done with you."
"That's my child too!" Alan Wilson said apologetically, pressing his head against the woman's swollen belly, "With McCarthy's help, I think United Artists Pictures will fall into your hands within a year at most. In terms of material things, I feel a little relieved.”
"Actually, it's not that I don't like money, but now I'm satisfied. I just want to see you more often." Feeling the life in her belly, Vivien Leigh's face was full of maternal glory, "I know you are worried, so you are very interested in material things." Value, actually I don’t want too much, material things are not important compared to you.”
"Don't make excuses for me, Vivian. Sometimes men value money not because of the money itself, but because the thing that measures value in this world is money. What I want to hold on to is this sense of security. There was no trace of drunkenness in Alan Wilson's eyes anymore, "For this goal, I will do anything. I don't care about the fate of other people."
McCarthy and Reagan currently just hope that Chaplin will leave the United States and never come back. That would be enough for them, and it would be an explanation to the American conservative community.
But Alan Wilson believed that this was not enough. The two Americans just wanted to let Chaplin go. As an Englishman, his attitude towards this compatriot who could be called a great man was simple. He wanted to let Chaplin die. .
Of course, this must be done after the shares of United Artists are acquired. As for the safer way, of course it is to make it look like an accidental death on the surface, but if you look closely, you feel that the death is suspicious.
The candidates are readily available, and there are plenty of people in Northern Rhodesia who are suitable for such a thing. If it was Alan Wilson in the past, he would not wait a day. Even if the action was a year later, he would still look for an opportunity to go to Northern Rhodesia and make advance preparations.
But that time McCarthy spoke the truth while drunk,
It gave Alan Wilson a new perspective. Living in the United States has advantages and disadvantages. The advantages and disadvantages are not in the same aspect.
Even if the U.S. intelligence agencies find out about his promiscuous relationships, they won't take it seriously. Because he is not a stakeholder.
But if you kill a public figure with a high social status, you will eventually succeed in hiding it from the public. He will also become a person of concern to the FBI, so he cannot arrange this matter right away. He must find a suitable time.
I won’t contact Northern Rhodesia for now, but I can keep in touch with old friends, such as MacLean who works at the South African Embassy.
After all, the Cambridge Five are talents with all the necessary conditions from birth to academic excellence. Although they were previously recruited by Alan Wilson from the Cabinet Secretary, one was brought to Ceylon and the other to Burma, turning two good internationalist fighters into colonial officials.
But gold always shines, and the two returned to their familiar jobs. One went to Australia and the other to South Africa. McLean worked at the South African Embassy.
South Africa is actually already in a state of de facto independence. Maclean's job is actually very simple, just general diplomatic work. But because South Africa stands out in Africa with its strength, it can be regarded as the focus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' work in Africa.
This was due to Alan Wilson's misjudgment. Maclean's reply stated that the South African government had just implemented a system in the past few days that separated whites and blacks into rule.
"Learn from the apartheid system in the United States!" Alan Wilson looked at the telegram and understood immediately that the ruling party in South Africa enacted the apartheid system that would be criticized around the world for decades to come.
In fact, relevant systems have been in place in South Africa since last year, but the most iconic system of apartheid is definitely interracial marriage and love. The official promulgation mentioned in Maclean's telegram refers to this.
"South Africa will definitely be criticized by the whole world because of this system. If the British colonies are still there, South Africa may still have a certain protective role. Once the colonies of European countries become independent one after another, South Africa will only become more and more important in Africa. Isolated." Alan Wilson sent a telegram asking, "I don't know, I don't know what the situation is like in Northern Rhodesia? What do the local white immigrants think?"
"I don't know much about it yet. If Allen wants to know, I will contact the local commissioner." McLean replied in the telegram. "As you said, South Africa has almost no choice. In order to maintain the descendants of European immigrants, This is the only way they can choose to rule."
"There is another one, partition. It just depends on whether the people in power in South Africa can bear it. The partition I mean does not mean giving up a small piece of land to fool the international community, but giving up at least half of the land. Let me give an explanation to the international community. In fact, even if this is the case, European immigrants still take advantage. White people only account for one-fifth of the population of South Africa. And the more backward the ethnic group, the higher the fertility. The longer this problem is delayed, the more unsolvable it becomes. "
Through telegrams, two people, one in Los Angeles and the other in Johannesburg, discussed the apartheid system in South Africa. In fact, partition was not a new thing. First it was the British and then the Netherlands, in British India and the Dutch East respectively. The Indies adopted partition.
If the ruling party in South Africa really has the courage to cut off its own strength, it will stop trying to crack down on those pocket states that cannot fool anyone. Directly setting aside half of the territory to make it independent may seem like a huge loss, but it is still an advantage.
Alan Wilson knew that Maclean was one of the Cambridge Five, but the issue of South Africa was not undiscussable. After all, it was certainly impossible for the two major ethnic groups to live in harmony. Talking about partition was also to solve the problem.
Of course, Alan Wilson still expressed in the telegram that he had something to ask for. He hoped that Maclean would inform the colonial government of Northern Rhodesia and ask Mihajlovic to send someone to the United States to contact him.
Ingrid Bergman and Hedy Lamarr in Paris are running Woodpecker Pictures with unprecedented energy. For the two people who have traveled across the ocean, they heard that France will hold an international film festival this year, and they both prepared grand dresses and prepared to appear on the red carpet of the Cannes International Film Festival.
At this moment, a telegram arrived from a man whose status was intended for his husband. The two Woodpecker Pictures signboards looked at the contents of the telegram face to face.
"What does Allen mean?" Hedy Lamarr asked, tilting her head.
"She wants us to be in Paris and hopes that this film festival will send an invitation to Chaplin." Ingrid Bergman sighed softly, "But that's not a bad thing. The environment here in France is more relaxed than in North America. too much."
Both men were well aware of the criticism Chaplin was facing in the United States, which had been under attack for two years.
"But inviting Chaplin to come would be a huge encouragement for this film festival. The French have no reason to disagree." Hedy Lamarr turned to talk about the benefits, and Ingrid Bergman also agreed. , nodding frequently.
The two walked out of the Woodpecker Pictures headquarters hand in hand, preparing to communicate with the organizer of this film festival. In fact, the two are planning to invite a group of friends in the United States to come to France to participate in this grand event.
After all, there are not many such opportunities. Although the Cannes International Film Festival was re-organized after the war, it was suspended last year due to France's financial problems. It was not easy to start preparations for this year.
After communicating with people from the Paris Industrial and Commercial Bureau, the Ministry of Education, and the Film Federation, several departments that also wanted to expand the influence of the Cannes International Film Festival jointly issued an invitation to Chaplin, along with some of their friends. , Lana Turner, Joan Bennett, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Pauline Godard are also among them.
Soon, the invitation letters sent from France arrived in the hands of the invitees one after another. Why did Ellen Wilson know about this? Because Vivien Leigh also received the invitation letter, but the current state of the British treasure obviously made it impossible to make the trip. .
"I think if you appear on the red carpet in Cannes, you will be more sensational than the film festival." Holding Vivien Leigh's invitation, Alan Wilson looked at the British treasure's bulging belly and teased.