Beloved Enemy. (1981)

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First broadcast 10th February 1981.  A corporation decides to outsource one of their contracts to the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War.  Graham Crowden - Sir Peter Tony Doyle - Blake Oscar Quitak - Teddy Whitaker, M. P. Steven Berkoff - Kozlov George Pravda - Pervitsky Richard Bebb - Robbie Jerry Harte - Kettner Malcolm Ingram - Clive Edward Dentith - Bob Wendy Gifford - Barbara Laurence Herder - Boris (as Larry Hoodekoff) Czeslaw Grocholski - Vasin Jiri Stanislav - Russian Interpreter (as Jirí Stanislav) Philippa Jarvis - English Interpreter Eileen Helsby - Maggie Glenn Williams - Waters

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00:02:54constituency business.

00:02:56looks a bit full.

00:03:01I don't want to see him.

00:03:03on Thursday you're due to give the annual freedom of speech lecture at your old school

00:03:07followed by lunch with the boys.

00:03:08do you have to stay for lunch?

00:03:09you better book me a haircut I feel as if it's all over my shoulders.

00:03:17well it's already quite full and I'd like to keep rest at this time clear.

00:03:20I may have to go to Geneva on Wednesdays but be prepared to cancel that.

00:03:24have the Russians said yes to Thursday?

00:03:26yes they have.

00:03:27for lunch?

00:03:28yes.

00:03:28good.

00:03:31something traditional I think don't you?

00:03:33roast beef and Yorkshire putt perhaps?

00:03:34right.

00:03:42morning.

00:03:43morning.

00:03:43morning Robin.

00:03:45morning Mr. Blake.

00:03:46morning.

00:03:46I'll tell Sir Peter you're here.

00:03:47would you like some coffee?

00:03:48no thanks.

00:04:07how was Moscow?

00:04:08you didn't say much on Friday.

00:04:10impressive.

00:04:11I've put through a report.

00:04:12good.

00:04:13I don't think you should do a thing about it.

00:04:15I agree.

00:04:15they're paying the interest.

00:04:16had to fight my way through the Japanese.

00:04:18what else?

00:04:19Kozlov.

00:04:20working hard on our behalf.

00:04:22good.

00:04:23ready Robbie?

00:04:24ready.

00:04:27ready.

00:04:27ready Barbara?

00:04:28yes Sir Peter.

00:04:31all ready Mr. Waters?

00:04:33everything is clean this time.

00:04:35thank you.

00:04:43did you know incidentally the Chinese are doing great things with earthquakes?

00:04:46they're a big problem for the Chinese.

00:04:48they haven't got adequate warning systems.

00:04:50they need to know when to get the Chinese bums out of the Chinese skyscrapers before the whole damn shoot

00:04:54comes crashing down on the Chinese heads.

00:04:56which is a problem.

00:04:57I'll say.

00:04:58they've got over 10,000 people working on the project but they lack technology.

00:05:02we should move on it.

00:05:03I think so.

00:05:04perhaps you could raise it this morning.

00:05:07sounds like a good one for Kenneth.

00:05:11Mr. Scott is not here.

00:05:12he has something at the Treasury.

00:05:14and Mr. Ferguson is at the Anglo-Soviet Trade Council headquarters.

00:05:17good.

00:05:19now opening blurb.

00:05:20as you all know we've been contemplating some major modifications in our global strategy

00:05:24and we face some vital decisions on our new investment priorities.

00:05:28we've just seen the closure of two of our factories here and one in Eisenbach.

00:05:31they had to go.

00:05:32now this will follow.

00:05:33we've got some important negotiations in the pipeline

00:05:35and I wanted to grab the opportunity of a short confab

00:05:38with the benefit of Harry's presence before he does back to America.

00:05:41so let's get to it.

00:05:42now we have the Russians coming to lunch next Thursday.

00:05:46they're overhearing coach loads offering us a chance to get in in the next five-year plan.

00:05:51Robbie.

00:05:52well the British government's very keen to get in on the act.

00:05:54they had to provide financial backing in the form of credit to the Russians.

00:05:58yes it's a big deal to herald the whole thing.

00:06:00a lot of top boffos from the Treasury,

00:06:02the PM, the Governor of the Bank of England

00:06:04and the Russians imported an impressive display.

00:06:06or KGB that as it may.

00:06:08every man jack of them.

00:06:10sorry.

00:06:11do go on Robbie, the credits.

00:06:13yes Peter.

00:06:14so the Russians are now out shopping

00:06:16with two billion pounds worth of British credits in their back pockets.

00:06:19a lot of big contracts in the air.

00:06:21what's in it for us?

00:06:23well we haven't got an official shopping list.

00:06:25you get that 30 lunch time.

00:06:26but Jeff's been working on it.

00:06:28there's a good chance that we are shopping for a new tire production plant.

00:06:32long-term large-scale cooperation projects.

00:06:34that's still their main thrust.

00:06:36transferring Western technology to the USSR.

00:06:39Peter, before we move in on any deals with the Russians

00:06:41I think we should take some time to look at the alternatives.

00:06:43most definitely.

00:06:45taking up the Russian deal would not exclude alternatives.

00:06:48if we're talking about a tire production plant

00:06:49it could explode Brazil.

00:06:51which is beginning to shape up very well.

00:06:53yes, Brazil is a very strong contender.

00:06:55and Argentina.

00:06:56I think we have to move fast on this.

00:06:58the Japanese are all over Moscow.

00:07:00Germans, the French, and they're doing a lot of business.

00:07:02that's the same in Peking.

00:07:04let's take a look at Czechoslovakia.

00:07:05we have a new tire production plant over there just coming on stream.

00:07:08that's right, isn't it, Clyde?

00:07:09that's right, Sir Peter.

00:07:10it's a relatively small plant.

00:07:12but it's producing as many tires as the two factories we've recently closed down here.

00:07:16credit to our DM computer system.

00:07:19I also negotiated and concluded a contract

00:07:22to agent that Czech owned tires.

00:07:24their exports to the west.

00:07:25what's the deal with the Czechs?

00:07:27joint ownership.

00:07:2950-50 right down the middle, including personnel.

00:07:32it's good to know that we're moving on this so positively.

00:07:34but the Russians are not going to be so easy as the Czechs.

00:07:37no, but we have already negotiated two projects with the Russians.

00:07:41and they're going well.

00:07:42I can't see you getting any co-ownership deals out of them.

00:07:45the means of production belong to the people.

00:07:48it's one of the cornerstones of socialist ideological principle.

00:07:52they've got to stick to it.

00:07:53it's only the Russians who are holding out.

00:07:55the satellites could not have western-owned factories

00:07:57without the tacit approval of the Kremlin.

00:07:59I think we're going to see western-owned factories in Russia and soon.

00:08:02we're just a step away from co-ownership.

00:08:05sooner or later they're going to be forced to change the Constitution.

00:08:07let's change tack a bit.

00:08:10let's just look at the situation at home.

00:08:12whatever we do in the future

00:08:14we must keep our tails clean on the home front.

00:08:17we've already closed down two of our factories in England

00:08:19and there are others in the pipeline.

00:08:20they're in absolute need of replacement

00:08:22and there's political trouble there too.

00:08:24Bob, do you see any life for us here in England?

00:08:26not in the immediate future, no.

00:08:28we've had a lot of trouble with these plants.

00:08:30we have a strike in one today.

00:08:32there's a lot of militant labor.

00:08:34the shop-stuart movement is out of control.

00:08:36TUC can't control them.

00:08:37and there's a lot of trotskyite and communist entriism.

00:08:40one can only hope that legislation will bring tighter controls.

00:08:43so clotures are going to mean trouble?

00:08:45they could cause a lot of trouble, yes.

00:08:47so there's militant labor working in technically obsolete plants.

00:08:50if they're going to be viable

00:08:51there's got to be a major reinvestment program, right?

00:08:53yes, but in the current climate here, that's out of the question.

00:08:56but closures here are inevitable.

00:08:59I think we all accept that as a fact of life.

00:09:01and we must move on other projects

00:09:03to get tires rolling in to compensate for the closures.

00:09:07now this Russian setup is a very attractive proposition.

00:09:10it would enable us to continue our strategy of obsolete plant closures here.

00:09:15and we can use the credits being made available by the government and the banks

00:09:18to establish a new plant in Russia

00:09:20without digging into our own capital.

00:09:24we could then find ourselves with the option

00:09:26to put down another plant in Brazil.

00:09:30how do you feel about that, Harry?

00:09:34if that was possible, I'd feel I could do better.

00:09:37good.

00:09:38personally, I think we can live in hopes of a more stable situation here in Britain.

00:09:42the militants have to be controlled, don't they?

00:09:45however, our prime export is no longer the product.

00:09:48our prime export is our means of production.

00:09:50our technology, and wherever it goes, we must maintain our monopoly.

00:09:55South America, the third world, and Eastern Europe.

00:09:58last year, in the UK, we lost 10%, 10% of our working time in strikes.

00:10:05that's very bad business, and it's got to stop.

00:10:08an Eastern European future, where we won't have any worries about labour problems,

00:10:12disputes, strikes, closures, is to say the least an attractive proposition.

00:10:18I think we all agree.

00:10:20let's move on the project.

00:10:23yes.

00:10:26good.

00:10:28now, let's look carefully at Brazil, and China.

00:10:32this is a fine school.

00:10:35it is a British school.

00:10:37and I believe there is an essential affinity between these two facts.

00:10:43we are living through one of the most turbulent eras

00:10:47in the history of man.

00:10:50and some of you will soon be stepping out of this fine British school

00:10:54into that troubled world.

00:10:58from this you may have gathered that I am a patriot and a nationalist.

00:11:02I am a patriot and a nationalist.

00:11:06yes, and I am proud to be a nationalist.

00:11:09that is because I believe that we British have an important strategic role to play in the global arena.

00:11:19in a world full of Arabs, communists, and unpredictable foreigners,

00:11:25there is something deeply reassuring in the fundamental decency and loyalty among friends

00:11:31that is the hallmark of being British.

00:11:35but that is not what I came here today to tell you.

00:11:41I am here today to tell you that detente,

00:11:46what?

00:11:47the pursuit of peaceful coexistence between east and west?

00:11:53the pursuit of peace between iron curtain countries of the communist bloc in the east,

00:11:59and the freedom-loving democracies in the west?

00:12:01I am here to tell you that this detente is dead.

00:12:08Behind the peace-loving cloak of detente,

00:12:11the Soviet Union has built a mighty military empire.

00:12:16in Russia, the voice of freedom is dying in the gulags.

00:12:22And now the spectre of the Russian bear casts a dark shadow over our democracy

00:12:28and our individual freedom.

00:12:33Thank God you're here. I thought I'd have to stay for lunch.

00:12:37If we go for this one, we must know you'll stick with us.

00:12:40If you want to take advantage of our peaceful and well-ordered industrial relations,

00:12:44you'll have to join the queue.

00:12:46You're not going to get this from anywhere else, comrades.

00:12:48That's why you're with me now.

00:12:50It could be classified as sensitive.

00:12:53Nobody's going to offer you this kind of hardware

00:12:54because they simply haven't got it.

00:12:56So I don't think we should spend a lot of time playing footsie.

00:12:59What the hell is footsie?

00:13:01It's what Pavitsky does.

00:13:03And he wastes three hours arguing something you and I can settle in three minutes.

00:13:09Stop looking at your watch, you schmuck.

00:13:10What do you think this is?

00:13:12I have another appointment.

00:13:14They always have another appointment.

00:13:16It's more than a rumor, much more.

00:13:20Nobody's suggesting that the credits should be withdrawn.

00:13:23Not yet.

00:13:25The credits are secure.

00:13:27But the suggestion is that the government may demand better conditions for their guarantees of credit,

00:13:32which means the banks may have to demand a higher interest rate from the Russians.

00:13:35Demand?

00:13:37That was the word, was it?

00:13:38Demand?

00:13:39Yes, I believe it was.

00:13:41Typical.

00:13:42The Russians may not wear it, you know.

00:13:46Is anybody else contemplating such action?

00:13:49The Germans?

00:13:50French?

00:13:50No, not a murmur.

00:13:52Not a murmur.

00:13:53Not a murmur.

00:13:55We hardly need this, Teddy.

00:13:57Oh, no.

00:13:59Who's the culprit?

00:14:00I'm not sure who it's coming from.

00:14:02Well, it's coming from inside the cabinet.

00:14:04My bet's on Pillman.

00:14:06Hmm.

00:14:07Yes, Pillman.

00:14:07He's just that sort of fool.

00:14:09It's the publicity, Peter.

00:14:10He enjoys the publicity.

00:14:11But why doesn't somebody sit in him?

00:14:13If it is him.

00:14:14Oh, I'll bet he's a culprit.

00:14:16Once Pillman gets hold of the wrong end of the stick, he never lets go.

00:14:19Well, everybody's being rather sheepish about it at the moment.

00:14:22But if he's provoked, he might start shouting about it in the house.

00:14:25It's the last thing we want at the moment.

00:14:28If the banks are happy, then the government should be happy.

00:14:31He ought to know that.

00:14:33How was your do this morning?

00:14:36Well, the place looked different, but it smelled the same.

00:14:39Sweaty shirts and chalk.

00:14:41Something like that.

00:14:46What are we going to do about Pillman?

00:14:52If the cabinet let him loose on this, I shall certainly withdraw my support for the party's media campaign.

00:14:57Perhaps you could drop that in the right ear hole.

00:14:59And I could speak to Turner and Piercey at the house this evening.

00:15:01We really need a new recruit in Pillman's department.

00:15:04Ah, Geoff. Well done.

00:15:06Come along. Sit down.

00:15:07Thanks.

00:15:08Edward, hello.

00:15:09Hello, Geoffrey.

00:15:10You're very late, but we can still serve you some excellent lamb cutlets.

00:15:13Nothing for me, thank you.

00:15:14I think so.

00:15:15Mineral water.

00:15:16I'll do that.

00:15:21You can leave all that stuff just now, Andrew. Thank you.

00:15:29Teddy's healthy Pillman's been stirring it up in the cabinet, bullying the banks to up their interest rates to the

00:15:34Russians.

00:15:35We are going to arrange to have Turner and Piercey sit on him.

00:15:40How have you got on?

00:15:44It looks good.

00:15:46And they've got quite a shopping list and Kozlov is already very busy.

00:15:49Popular chap, is it?

00:15:50Clever of the month.

00:15:52What's on the list for us?

00:15:53Geoff's been discussing possible projects with Kozlov for some time.

00:15:56He's coming on strong for us to lay down a massive new tire production plant somewhere in the Ukraine.

00:16:01There's no doubt that they've been to Czechoslovakia and a damn good look at our factory there.

00:16:06I'm sure they've put their nosies all around it.

00:16:08Our new Czech factory just coming on stream, running very smoothly.

00:16:12Yes, good.

00:16:12They must have been impressed.

00:16:14Very impressed.

00:16:14I should damn well think so.

00:16:15They want theirs to be even better.

00:16:17Really?

00:16:17What are they after?

00:16:18They want the laser technology.

00:16:21Lasers?

00:16:22How do they know about the lasers?

00:16:25I told Kozlov about the new process.

00:16:27Not too much.

00:16:28Just enough.

00:16:31Good.

00:16:32They're very ambitious, aren't they?

00:16:33There was a time when all they wanted was technology.

00:16:35Any old tackle would do.

00:16:36But now they only want the best.

00:16:38Lasers?

00:16:38Tell me about the lasers.

00:16:39We can vulcanize by laser.

00:16:41A marvelous new process.

00:16:42A byproduct from our aerospace.

00:16:44So what's the layout?

00:16:45What's the proposed scheme?

00:16:46The project?

00:16:47We supply and install the technological means of production for a factory on-site internet.

00:16:51In Russia to manufacture our new steel with Mark III radial tire.

00:16:54And that would include laser technology, yes?

00:16:57And our DM computer system.

00:16:59That's what they were noting at in Czechoslovakia.

00:17:02But it's the lasers that they're after, yes?

00:17:04That's what they're hot for.

00:17:05It would make it one of the most efficient and up-to-date tire production factories in the world.

00:17:09We'll have to think very hard about the terms.

00:17:12Well, buyback would be essential.

00:17:14Are they to be trusted?

00:17:16How do you mean, Teddy?

00:17:18I mean, can you guarantee the quality of the tires?

00:17:20One hears the most appalling stories of their incompetence.

00:17:24We put in our own personnel, our own management.

00:17:26We demand that.

00:17:27That would be one guarantee of quality.

00:17:29And it's our technology.

00:17:30That's our biggest guarantee.

00:17:32The tire frames and moles will give a product mix identical in every aspect to tires produced in the UK.

00:17:37They will look and be exactly the same. Better.

00:17:38Totally acceptable on the home market.

00:17:40And the cost of manufacturing them would be considerably lower.

00:17:44Of course.

00:17:45Yes.

00:17:47Well, lasers could be on the prohibited list.

00:17:50Sensitive, you know.

00:17:51It could create a lot of problems.

00:17:53I'll have to check it out.

00:17:55Don't like that.

00:17:56Better not to ask any questions than not to have any questions on.

00:17:59Might be better to clear it and be safe.

00:18:02Correct me if I'm wrong, but once they've got the laser technology, couldn't they convert it to a military purpose?

00:18:07I mean one could have difficulties arguing around that.

00:18:10It's a damn long way from a weapon system.

00:18:12I think I could argue very eloquently around it.

00:18:14Mobility may not need it.

00:18:16So could you, if you think about it.

00:18:19Same sort of problem as the DM computer, isn't it?

00:18:22And that was rather sticky.

00:18:24We got it through.

00:18:25Oh yes, but it was difficult.

00:18:26Turner helped a lot, didn't he?

00:18:28But you do have one point, Teddy.

00:18:30It would be a pity to give them something they haven't paid for.

00:18:33If we don't go in there with lasers, you can bet your arse somebody else will.

00:18:36Quite so.

00:18:39I think it's good, Geoffrey.

00:18:42I like it.

00:18:46So what's your next move?

00:18:47We have an official meeting with the Russians tomorrow.

00:18:50The usual form.

00:18:51Dr. Povitsky pretending he can't speak English and that it's written on a piece of paper.

00:18:55The usual nonsense.

00:18:57One of the Russians' chief negotiating tactics is to bore the other party to death.

00:19:01But if we can go in there knowing that they want the project, then we sit tight and hold the

00:19:05advantage.

00:19:07We'll talk to Robbie straight away and get him to do a complete analysis on the whole setup.

00:19:14Putting up the prices.

00:19:15Inflation is an inbuilt part of the structure. Got it?

00:19:18Wages have nothing to do with it.

00:19:20Reduce wages by 20% you'd still have inflation.

00:19:22Wages have as much influence on inflation as my thoughts on space travel.

00:19:27Assets, monopoly.

00:19:29Control, that's where the power lies.

00:19:31Oh, you can't lose.

00:19:32Only fools fight to lose, comrade. Leave that to the workers.

00:19:36And the unemployed?

00:19:37Balls to your non-existent conscience, brother Kozlov.

00:19:41The unemployed are just a sign of our mutual prosperity.

00:19:46The tire plant. It looks good. Very good.

00:19:51It's the one we should go for?

00:19:52I see no point in discussing anything else.

00:19:55We can save a lot of time and get down to business.

00:19:58We've no time to waste.

00:19:59Good. Consider the contract signed.

00:20:04What's for lunch?

00:20:05Roast beef?

00:20:08Roast beef?

00:20:35Good.

00:20:41Still no time.

00:20:43I've had them do a thorough check.

00:20:45I get the lot.

00:20:46Partied after 10 and is expected here at 12.30.

00:20:48Where were they supposed to be before they came to us?

00:20:50They wouldn't say.

00:20:53Are you hungry?

00:20:54Back here, sure.

00:20:54Me too. I missed breakfast. I've not eaten a thing.

00:20:56I was a bloody cartel off.

00:21:05They're here. They've had their lunch.

00:21:08Lunch will not be served in here today.

00:21:09Good day.

00:21:36On behalf of my comrades, I would like to take this opportunity to

00:21:40extend to you our honest and sincere apologies for not having been able to take advantage of your kind invitation

00:21:46to lunch.

00:21:57We trust this will not cause ill will between your corporation and the Soviet Union.

00:22:18It was with great regret that we were not able to share your food with you.

00:22:22Particularly as I understand your roast beef is very delicious. Our apologies.

00:22:27Thank you, Mr. Vassin, for your kind words.

00:22:30As you say, the roast beef would have been delicious.

00:22:33I would like on behalf of you, K. Mouthimotive, to welcome you here.

00:22:36We are most encouraged by your presence.

00:22:38As we have done good business together in the past, I would like to suggest, with respect to being among

00:22:43friends, as it were,

00:22:44that we keep our formalities to a minimum and that we get right down to business.

00:22:51Welcome.

00:22:52I think he's right. I'm not going to be punished.

00:22:55I'm not going to be punished.

00:22:56I'll take the word and give it to you.

00:23:05Dr. Pavitsky, Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technology.

00:23:13Ladies and gentlemen, comrades,

00:23:16each time I come to Britain,

00:23:19I have met representatives of business circles of your country

00:23:23and, irrespective of different climates, favourable or cool,

00:23:28during my visit, I always get convinced

00:23:30that British businessmen are people of great experience and common sense.

00:23:35They are realistic.

00:23:37They are able, from my point of view, to remain calm

00:23:40when the world is in a changing situation.

00:23:44This creates a good basis for fruitful discussion

00:23:48and helps to reach mutual understanding and solutions

00:23:52which would best correspond to the interests of both sides

00:23:56and to contribute to the developing

00:23:59and strengthening of our business cooperation.

00:24:02There is a considerable competition in the world market

00:24:06and the Soviet Union will be viewing all potential agreements

00:24:10with a critical eye.

00:24:12If you happen to be visiting Moscow now,

00:24:16you will hear more French, German, Swedish and Japanese

00:24:19spoken than English.

00:24:21Nevertheless,

00:24:22the British government has been successful

00:24:25in negotiating an extension of credit to the Soviet Union.

00:24:29The extension of the credit

00:24:31is an opportunity for both our countries

00:24:34to develop further reciprocal trade.

00:24:37The signing of the contract

00:24:39will depend on many factors.

00:24:42The technological standard of the equipment

00:24:45is high on the list of our priorities.

00:24:47The Soviet Union is rich in raw materials.

00:24:52Therefore, we will be looking to purchase

00:24:54under license manufacturing processes

00:24:58in several priority areas.

00:25:00Food processing, the chemical industry,

00:25:04machine tools and engineering, aeronautics.

00:25:08Through negotiations with Mr. Vasi,

00:25:12my comrade from the Minister of Foreign Trade,

00:25:15we are seeking protocol agreements

00:25:17for the purchase of a large variety of consumer goods.

00:25:22The Soviet Union has a noble tradition in the sciences.

00:25:26Research for the furtherance of science and the good of mankind

00:25:30is one of the highest ideals of the people of the Soviet Union.

00:25:35To this great end,

00:25:37we are looking to sign cooperation agreements

00:25:40for research and development in the following.

00:25:44Health, biomedical and clinical studies,

00:25:48environmental protection,

00:25:50air pollution, earthquake prediction...

00:25:53What the hell is going on?

00:25:55What prompted the vice chairman

00:25:57for the State Committee of Science and Technology

00:25:59to deliver 35 minutes of non-technological verbal crap?

00:26:02The guy's a pompous arsehole.

00:26:04Remember that.

00:26:05I will.

00:26:05Remember who he is.

00:26:06He's not likely to let me forget.

00:26:08Don't fall out with him.

00:26:09He's your key.

00:26:10He's a very powerful man.

00:26:12And he knows it.

00:26:13And what's all this shit about the British government

00:26:14has been fortunate to negotiate credit terms

00:26:16at the USSR?

00:26:17It's us lending you,

00:26:18not the other way around,

00:26:19seven and one quarter percent.

00:26:21Do you know what interest I have to pay on the loan?

00:26:23I cannot urinate if you are banging me on the shoulder.

00:26:26If I default on the debt,

00:26:27the bank cuts my balls up for gravy.

00:26:28If Russia defaults,

00:26:29they'll lend them another billion bucks.

00:26:30Russia does not default on its debts.

00:26:34All right.

00:26:37I'm hungry.

00:26:37I need lunch.

00:26:38I'm not eating all day.

00:26:39Where the hell have you been?

00:26:40We were offered lunch in a previous appointment.

00:26:42We could not refuse.

00:26:44Corn on the cob,

00:26:45chicken Maryland,

00:26:46raspberry ripple,

00:26:47I'll bet my ass.

00:26:48You'd have done better here.

00:26:54Well, no surprises here.

00:26:55Very much in line with what we expected.

00:26:57That man, Povitsky,

00:26:58is an appalling pain in the neck.

00:27:00Just like my neighbours in Hampshire.

00:27:02He's already delivered that speech twice today.

00:27:04Probably going for his hat trick right now.

00:27:06I'm going to have an early drink and an empty stomach.

00:27:08Anyone care to join me?

00:27:08No, thanks.

00:27:09Thanks.

00:27:10Do we have to put up with him?

00:27:12As far as we're concerned,

00:27:13he is the State Committee for Science and Technology.

00:27:16He also ranks rather highly in the KGB,

00:27:18that is it may.

00:27:19Once we get past the State Committee for Science and Technology,

00:27:21of our serene,

00:27:22our possibilities open up

00:27:23ministries, committees, institutes, research bodies.

00:27:25Once we make a deal with Povitsky,

00:27:27we're free to negotiate with everybody else.

00:27:28Here's our ticket.

00:27:29I can see what Harry Kepner was driving at.

00:27:32Yes, he's a bastard.

00:27:34But we can get around, Dr. Povitsky.

00:27:37You mustn't let him get to you, Jeff.

00:27:38I can see your ears going red.

00:27:40One of his levers is to hook you

00:27:41into research and development agreements.

00:27:43That way they can take your technology apart,

00:27:44pinch it, copy it,

00:27:45like the Japanese.

00:27:46I'll leave you with no deal.

00:27:47That's something we can turn to our advantage, Jeffrey.

00:27:49We're not seeing the Russians again

00:27:50till a week on Friday.

00:27:52But that means we lose ten days.

00:27:54I made it ten.

00:27:55They wanted only six.

00:27:57We're not going to lose any of the good work

00:27:59you've done with Kozlov.

00:28:00We're still ahead.

00:28:02Our lot in North America

00:28:03are pushing hard in Brazil.

00:28:04I'd like to see their results

00:28:06and Kepner has got a lot going in China.

00:28:08We need the time.

00:28:10Robbie,

00:28:11get someone to do a total analysis

00:28:13on all our other Eastern Bloc deals.

00:28:15Shove it through the computer model.

00:28:17We have the advantage of knowing what they want.

00:28:20Damn them.

00:28:21Let them wait.

00:28:23Okay.

00:28:26Computers

00:28:27and lasers.

00:28:29Yes.

00:28:32Robbie's a bit worried.

00:28:35The lasers are sensitive technology.

00:28:38We know that.

00:28:39The Russians could easily exploit them

00:28:40for military purposes.

00:28:42Also, our aerospace division

00:28:44has a laser weapons development program

00:28:45with the Ministry of Defense.

00:28:47And there are people who may not like it

00:28:49if we export this technology to Russia.

00:28:52We will have to get round them.

00:28:55Bob.

00:28:57I think we should look at the situation very carefully.

00:28:59That's what I've just said, Bob.

00:29:01If we are going to transfer the stuff,

00:29:03we need a watertight procedure.

00:29:05Bob,

00:29:06could you do an exercise

00:29:07and present us with some possibilities?

00:29:09Is it on the prohibited list?

00:29:11There's a lot of pressure

00:29:12on this side of the Atlantic,

00:29:13particularly from the French and the Germans,

00:29:14to remove as many items

00:29:16on the prohibited list as possible.

00:29:18I think we could rely on them for support.

00:29:20So we don't know it's on the list

00:29:21at the present time.

00:29:22Well, if it is on the list,

00:29:24I think we can create enough pressure

00:29:25to have it removed.

00:29:26Don't let's stir sleeping dogs,

00:29:28or we could find ourselves

00:29:29with some very sticky balls in the air.

00:29:31The Americans would almost certainly move against us.

00:29:33Probably pick up the deal at the back door.

00:29:35Once we have made the basic technology available to them,

00:29:38there's no way we can stop them

00:29:39converting the lasers to a military purpose.

00:29:41The military may not need it.

00:29:43They do have a general

00:29:44sitting at the negotiating table.

00:29:45Always have a general

00:29:46sitting at the negotiating table.

00:29:48It's a situation

00:29:49full of serious implications for the company.

00:29:51We must proceed with caution

00:29:53over the next ten days.

00:29:54We have a handle on this technology

00:29:56and we shouldn't lose it.

00:29:57That's one of the points I'm making.

00:29:59Precisely.

00:30:00I think we should take some soundings

00:30:02from our people inside the government and soon,

00:30:05but generally keep a very low profile in this area.

00:30:10Whitaker is being very constipated about this.

00:30:13We'll have to stir him up.

00:30:15The market potential is enormous.

00:30:17If we don't do it, our competitors will.

00:30:20The laser technology situation is very sticky.

00:30:23You know that, don't you?

00:30:25There are people in the government

00:30:26who can push us into the deep end.

00:30:30If it comes to that, Teddy,

00:30:31let us hope that it doesn't.

00:30:33If anybody moves against us,

00:30:36you will have to persuade them

00:30:37that it most definitely will not be in their

00:30:40or the party's interests.

00:30:43And it doesn't matter a damn

00:30:44which party we're talking about.

00:30:47We must stop now.

00:30:52Sorry, Teddy.

00:30:56Keep in touch.

00:31:04Harry.

00:31:05Hello, Peter.

00:31:06Good of you to break your journey.

00:31:08My pleasure.

00:31:08Where are you heading?

00:31:10Geneva.

00:31:11Peter.

00:31:14I had an intuition I didn't want to put on the line.

00:31:18It's important.

00:31:19And the intelligence is more than reliable.

00:31:22Tell me.

00:31:24We talked about this in our last meeting.

00:31:26But the situation is moving so fast,

00:31:27I had to see you.

00:31:28What's on?

00:31:30It concerns the aerospace division.

00:31:32Most particularly, the laser weapon technology.

00:31:35Yes?

00:31:37My intelligence is that the competition in the States

00:31:40is moving fast.

00:31:41And I really do mean fast.

00:31:44It's the California gold rush.

00:31:46They're pouring money into their laser weapon research.

00:31:49And at their present rate of development,

00:31:51they could beat us into the market.

00:31:53Now, I know it presents problems for you here.

00:31:56But it's my firm conviction, Peter,

00:31:58that the company's aerospace program,

00:32:00and by that I really mean the laser program,

00:32:03must take the highest priority over all other investments.

00:32:06Yes.

00:32:09Detente was oversold.

00:32:10It's cooler now.

00:32:12There's a lot of smart money pouring into armaments.

00:32:14The situation is very positive.

00:32:17If our aerospace people could bring the laser weapon program

00:32:20out ahead of the competition,

00:32:21it will open up the entire military market for us.

00:32:25It's there for the taking.

00:32:26The dividends will be staggering.

00:32:29If they're under this in the States in a big way,

00:32:31they're quietly injecting massive amounts of capital

00:32:34into their research and development programs,

00:32:37upping their budgets by 200% and 300%.

00:32:40Here's some of the details that I've had passed along to me.

00:32:43A lot of this has come in in just the last few days.

00:32:46I'm sure it'll be useful for your guys.

00:32:50I appreciate your attention on this matter, Harry.

00:32:53Our research program is moving,

00:32:55but it's not moving fast enough.

00:32:56We've had the edge in all these fellows in California,

00:32:59and we may still have it.

00:33:00But to get the lasers onto the market,

00:33:03we need a massive boost of funds

00:33:04which neither we nor the British government can afford.

00:33:09They're not going to put any more money into our kitty,

00:33:12and we could lose the market,

00:33:14as you say.

00:33:17Mr. Ketner must leave now.

00:33:19Thank you, Barbara.

00:33:26I'd appreciate it, Harry,

00:33:28if you'll keep your ear to the ground

00:33:29on this and other matters.

00:33:30Sure.

00:33:31I'll be back through here in 10 or 12 days.

00:33:34Ask Robbie to come in.

00:33:43I think we have covered that this morning.

00:33:45I agree.

00:33:46I think this morning's session was extremely constructive.

00:33:49We've gained a lot of ground,

00:33:50and in my mind there is no doubt

00:33:51the tire production plant should be our prime target.

00:33:54I think we're all agreed on that.

00:33:56I think so.

00:33:57It is now 3.30 precisely,

00:33:59as we've gained a lot of ground.

00:34:00Perhaps this is a good time to stop.

00:34:04I think we should look at the arrangements once again,

00:34:07and then go home.

00:34:09Yes, fine, by all means.

00:34:10Perhaps it would be useful to recap the headlines.

00:34:13Can you go over for us, Clive?

00:34:15Okay, let's do that.

00:34:16I'm sorry, I'm not able to understand it.

00:34:18What it means to recap the headlines?

00:34:32Are we agreed?

00:34:33Is that what we're going to do?

00:34:34Yes, let's get on with it.

00:34:36Okay, let's go, let's go.

00:34:37The product, gentlemen,

00:34:38is our new steel whip mark 3 radial tire.

00:34:40You've already got our research and development statistics,

00:34:43and I think you will agree

00:34:44on the first-class quality of the product.

00:34:46Obviously, we've not yet had the opportunity

00:34:47to map out a production schedule,

00:34:49but I would anticipate a three-year run-up period

00:34:51from the signing of the contracts

00:34:53to the factory coming on stream.

00:34:54I think that's reasonable.

00:34:56We could start preliminaries

00:34:57for full-scale planning almost immediately.

00:34:59To carve the whole thing up into its basic units,

00:35:02we will be responsible

00:35:03for the provision of all the hardware,

00:35:05and you will be responsible

00:35:07for the provision of a proper site,

00:35:09that is, for the factory buildings,

00:35:11the infrastructure services,

00:35:12water, gas, electricity,

00:35:13and transport facilities.

00:35:15We will provide the technological means of production,

00:35:18including the machine tools,

00:35:20which we will transfer to your factory site in Russia,

00:35:22install, and bring the plant

00:35:23to full operational service.

00:35:25I think that's as far as we've gone.

00:35:27How long before you can provide

00:35:28a more detailed breakdown, Clive?

00:35:30In Russian, two days.

00:35:31That's fine, no problems.

00:35:33Excellent.

00:35:35Where are you contemplating siting the factory?

00:35:37It will be sited in a modern industrial complex.

00:35:41Yes, good.

00:35:44We haven't yet mentioned manpower.

00:35:48No, we haven't, have we?

00:35:51As the subject has been raised,

00:35:53I think the most sensible proposal

00:35:54would be to follow the basic terms

00:35:56of our last agreement.

00:35:57We provide the skills, manpower,

00:35:59to train your chaps,

00:36:00but unlike our path arrangements,

00:36:01we would require the permanent posting

00:36:03on-site in Russia

00:36:04of UKM personnel in all key positions.

00:36:08Not necessary.

00:36:09Not possible.

00:36:09Once our people have mastered the techniques,

00:36:13we don't need your personnel on our side.

00:36:15It would be a necessary expense.

00:36:17We can go into that in detail

00:36:18at our next meeting.

00:36:19What we ought to be discussing here

00:36:20is a joint venture

00:36:21such as we have in Czechoslovakia.

00:36:23What do you mean exactly by joint venture?

00:36:26I mean our company should maintain

00:36:28co-ownership of the means of production.

00:36:30What does he propose?

00:36:32He propose to raise money on my own.

00:36:35No!

00:36:36I think we would have to consult

00:36:38and take advice on that one.

00:36:39However, we are willing to consider

00:36:41a cooperation agreement.

00:36:43Yes, I'm sure you are.

00:36:44We would also offer you buyback facilities.

00:36:47Co-production could only become possible

00:36:49on a minimum basis of 50-50.

00:36:50No, no, no, no.

00:36:51I understand your banks may demand

00:36:53higher interest rates.

00:36:5450-50 is out.

00:36:56Once you have the technical details

00:36:58I think you will begin to appreciate

00:37:00the sophistication of this plant.

00:37:01In Russia we have good industrial relations.

00:37:04No strikes.

00:37:05You appreciate good industrial relations, I know.

00:37:08We are willing to produce in Russia

00:37:10tires for you, good tires.

00:37:11And we will not complain

00:37:13if it is we who are accused of dumping.

00:37:15That is out of the question.

00:37:16But you will make good profits, you know.

00:37:18You no longer need all your factories here.

00:37:20You will close them down.

00:37:21If we are forced to make pleasures here

00:37:23we shall have to compensate for these closers

00:37:25which means a 50-50 deal

00:37:27becomes of decisive importance.

00:37:29And I would stress

00:37:30that is our minimum requirement

00:37:32depending on other factors in the negotiation.

00:37:34Sir Peter, my friend,

00:37:36I appreciate what you are saying

00:37:37but this is something

00:37:39we cannot possibly agree to at this time.

00:37:41We have to check this one out.

00:37:43But at this time

00:37:44I think we can agree in principle

00:37:46to a cooperation agreement

00:37:48and to offer you facilities

00:37:50to buy back a percentage

00:37:51of the tires produced.

00:37:53We would also look

00:37:54to make an agreement

00:37:55whereby you will act

00:37:57as our distribution agent

00:37:59for the tires we export to the West.

00:38:01We will be willing

00:38:02to negotiate on that

00:38:03at our next meeting, all right?

00:38:18Tovarish Dr. Pravitsky wishes to raise the question

00:38:21of research and development.

00:38:23At our last meeting

00:38:25you proposed that we should sign

00:38:26a formal agreement

00:38:27for research and development

00:38:29into this project.

00:38:30I would like to confirm this

00:38:31before we go further.

00:38:32Sorry, could I just clarify?

00:38:35Are you referring

00:38:36to our last meeting?

00:38:37Is that correct?

00:38:37That is correct.

00:38:39Dr. Pravitsky,

00:38:40I think that what we're discussing here

00:38:42is technology

00:38:43that has already been

00:38:44researched and developed.

00:38:45Our aim is to go into production

00:38:47without delay.

00:38:48With regard to this project

00:38:49such an agreement

00:38:50is quite impossible.

00:38:52It will be difficult

00:38:53for the State Committee

00:38:54for Science and Technology

00:38:56to negotiate

00:38:57any kind of an agreement

00:38:58unless it includes

00:39:00research and development.

00:39:02Perhaps we have a language barrier

00:39:03difficult to hear.

00:39:04I believe that what I actually said was,

00:39:06it will be in a minute,

00:39:07I expressed the company's interest

00:39:09in your proposals

00:39:09for general research

00:39:11and development.

00:39:12Perhaps I did not make myself clear.

00:39:14I think it was very clear.

00:39:15Perhaps we should check

00:39:16in a minute.

00:39:17In the Soviet Union,

00:39:19our science is a collective achievement.

00:39:21It belongs to the people.

00:39:23It is our collective duty

00:39:25in the interest of peace

00:39:26in the town between East and West

00:39:28that we should strengthen

00:39:29the bond between us

00:39:31through the exploration

00:39:32of science and technology.

00:39:34I couldn't agree more.

00:39:36The USSR has the finest addition

00:39:38in pure science

00:39:39while here in the West

00:39:40we lead the world

00:39:41in the science of technology.

00:39:43A marriage of these two

00:39:44superstitious forces

00:39:45would be of substantial benefit

00:39:46to us all.

00:39:47But at this time,

00:39:48to cause any delay

00:39:49in exploiting this particular

00:39:51means of production

00:39:52would cost us

00:39:53the delicate lead

00:39:54we have achieved

00:39:54in the world market.

00:39:56I'm sure you will appreciate this.

00:39:58I would like to say

00:39:59that the Soviet Union

00:40:02is impossible to continue

00:40:04the future negotiations

00:40:05if the representatives of the company

00:40:08do not have the full

00:40:10access to research and development.

00:40:13you.

00:40:15Kamerad Dr. Perwitsky

00:40:16wishes to say

00:40:17it will not be possible

00:40:18for the USSR

00:40:19to proceed with further discussions

00:40:20with your company

00:40:21unless you concede

00:40:23total, total access

00:40:24to research and development.

00:40:27Pashli.

00:40:42Why do you always

00:40:43turn on this app?

00:40:43Christ knows.

00:40:44You never know who's listening.

00:40:45We're in your headquarters.

00:40:46This is your building.

00:40:47Must we always meet

00:40:48in the toilet?

00:40:48The only place you can

00:40:49have a straight discussion.

00:40:50But Perwitsky is an arsehole.

00:40:51You said that last time.

00:40:52When will we demand

00:40:53joint ownership?

00:40:53Then he's going to bust his files.

00:40:55You won't get it.

00:40:55A corporation deal.

00:40:56Be satisfied.

00:40:57Share the spoils.

00:40:58Why not joint ownership?

00:40:58And don't give me

00:40:59any of that crap

00:41:00about capitalist ownership

00:41:01contradicting the first

00:41:02principle of socialism.

00:41:03It does, but that is

00:41:04not the reason.

00:41:04Look, we are not offering

00:41:05first-generation rubbish.

00:41:06It's our best.

00:41:07Now, you know as well as I do

00:41:08that our technology,

00:41:09any technology,

00:41:10its mobile is constantly

00:41:11changing.

00:41:12In another three or four years' time

00:41:13there'll be better stuff

00:41:14pushing its way in.

00:41:15We have to go on it now.

00:41:16I agree.

00:41:17That's why we must have

00:41:18research and development.

00:41:19Screw the research.

00:41:20We have to capitalize on it now,

00:41:21otherwise we lose out.

00:41:22We're offering you the best.

00:41:24What more do you want?

00:41:24Look, does Perwitsky want a deal?

00:41:25I mean, what is he trying to do?

00:41:27Why don't you ask Sir Peter?

00:41:31What?

00:41:32Look, comrade,

00:41:33there is no conflict.

00:41:35Dr. Perwitsky wants a bigger deal.

00:41:37He wants total access

00:41:38to research and development.

00:41:40Ask Sir Peter.

00:41:46Shit.

00:41:53Shit.

00:41:54Shit.

00:41:58How much do you know

00:41:59about our aerospace?

00:42:00I knew what you told me.

00:42:02I said nothing about lasers.

00:42:03Neither did I.

00:42:05Don't be so paranoid.

00:42:07We know that your industrial technology

00:42:08is highly sophisticated.

00:42:10But why stop there?

00:42:11If your aerospace people

00:42:13are interested,

00:42:14tell them to get in touch.

00:42:16Don't forget to turn off the taps.

00:42:21Handbags to hang grenades.

00:42:26Millions to billions.

00:42:28Yes.

00:42:30Ketner tells me

00:42:31we could lose our aerospace sales

00:42:33to the US.

00:42:34The whole of our laser project

00:42:35with its nose in the dirt.

00:42:38The Americans are going forward

00:42:40by leaps and bounds.

00:42:41I've been chewing on that

00:42:43for the past few days.

00:42:45The old Pavitsky's very good,

00:42:47isn't he?

00:42:48Puts up a good show.

00:42:50I wish we could hire him.

00:42:54It's a very attractive proposition,

00:42:56isn't it?

00:42:57What do you think?

00:43:00If we don't,

00:43:01somebody else will.

00:43:05Uncharted waters,

00:43:06we'll have to navigate

00:43:07very carefully.

00:43:11It's a first for us.

00:43:14Others have done it.

00:43:17I'm sure we'll have no problem.

00:43:20There'll be acres of problems,

00:43:21but we can handle it.

00:43:24It makes a tyre factory

00:43:26into very small beer,

00:43:28doesn't it?

00:43:31What about Whitehall?

00:43:33That's what Teddy's for.

00:43:35And all the rest of them.

00:43:37Let's get Robbie into this.

00:43:40Is Whittaker secure?

00:43:42We do have others,

00:43:43but he knows about the deal.

00:43:44I think he can handle it.

00:43:46Find out where Kozlov

00:43:47will be over the weekend.

00:43:50Let Pavitsky know

00:43:51we're going to think seriously

00:43:53about research and development,

00:43:55but the plant must go ahead

00:43:58without delay.

00:43:59I think he'll agree.

00:44:02I'll talk to Boris.

00:44:09Barbara,

00:44:10get Robbie, will you?

00:44:18Oh, I like that one.

00:44:20Do you?

00:44:21Put it in myself, personally.

00:44:23Really?

00:44:24Pretty, isn't it?

00:44:25Beautiful.

00:44:27Beautiful.

00:44:28Does it have a name?

00:44:31Probably.

00:44:35Oh, it's so much lawn.

00:44:38You must have to spend

00:44:39a lot of time in the garden.

00:44:41Oh, we have a couple of chaps around

00:44:43to give us a hand, you know.

00:44:44It's in good shape.

00:44:46Must be a full-time job.

00:44:47You can't get too fussy about lawns,

00:44:49otherwise one spends one's life

00:44:51worrying about brown patches

00:44:52and pearl water.

00:44:53Good afternoon.

00:44:54Teddy, hello.

00:44:56Leave you, chaps.

00:44:57See you later.

00:45:00Hello, Teddy.

00:45:02Expected you to lunch.

00:45:03What kept you?

00:45:04I just thought of something

00:45:05extremely funny.

00:45:05Really?

00:45:06I've just had lunch with Foster

00:45:07from the Treasury.

00:45:08God help you.

00:45:09You'll probably need a stomach pump.

00:45:11Exactly.

00:45:11He's been collecting

00:45:12third-rate restaurants for years.

00:45:14Let's go to the pool.

00:45:15It's quiet there.

00:45:16Anyway, I had to have lunch with him.

00:45:18Hello, good afternoon.

00:45:19Nice to see you.

00:45:20God, no excuse me, they are.

00:45:23Havitsky and the rest of them,

00:45:24do they know you're here?

00:45:24Why should they not know?

00:45:26It was a collective decision

00:45:27that I should come here.

00:45:28All those in favor say aye.

00:45:30We are handling

00:45:31a lot of negotiations right now.

00:45:33We are interested

00:45:34to make a contract.

00:45:35We have lost too much time.

00:45:37I just want to know

00:45:38who I'm dealing with, that's all.

00:45:41How far are you authorized to go?

00:45:42What have you got to offer?

00:45:46We're in rather difficult water

00:45:47with our aerospace project, Teddy.

00:45:49It could flounder

00:45:50at the last minute

00:45:50through lack of support.

00:45:52You mean the Ministry of Defense?

00:45:54Them and us,

00:45:55although they've been bloody stingy

00:45:56all the way through,

00:45:57not to mention short-sighted.

00:45:59You did your best.

00:46:01But it's not just a matter of funds,

00:46:03it's also a question of facilities.

00:46:06We've pushed millions

00:46:07into our research and development

00:46:08and we need millions more

00:46:09before we can begin

00:46:10to capitalize on the arms market.

00:46:13It's an appalling dilemma, Teddy.

00:46:19The armaments industry

00:46:20is on the threshold

00:46:21of one of its most remarkable

00:46:22breakthroughs in history.

00:46:24In business terms,

00:46:25that means a bonanza.

00:46:27The US government research subsidy,

00:46:30all the private firms

00:46:31like ours,

00:46:32makes the British contribution

00:46:34to UKM look like

00:46:35a hand out of the dole.

00:46:37What can we do?

00:46:39The American-based companies

00:46:41sitting in that Californian sun

00:46:42are going to scoop the world market

00:46:44from under our very notice.

00:46:46And how does this affect your Russian project?

00:46:48They know we're using laser beams

00:46:50in industry

00:46:51and I'm sure they're very impressed

00:46:52by what we're offering them

00:46:53in that area.

00:46:54They are doing research

00:46:55into beam technology

00:46:56and they know that we are doing the same.

00:46:59It's rather obvious

00:47:00that they want to compare notes.

00:47:04We must have some kind of limitations agreement.

00:47:06Otherwise, you just rip off our technology.

00:47:08We can't just sign a research

00:47:09and development agreement

00:47:10and hope for the best.

00:47:11We must have some kind of guarantee of secrecy.

00:47:14You will sign a research agreement

00:47:16with the State Committee

00:47:17for Science and Technology, right?

00:47:18Maybe.

00:47:19And then you will sign

00:47:20a manufacturing agreement

00:47:21with the appropriate trade organization, right?

00:47:23Let us hope so.

00:47:24Then that is your contract.

00:47:26That is your guarantee.

00:47:27It's not enough.

00:47:28We're not just talking about car tires, you know.

00:47:31Stones, arrows, bullets, cannonballs, bombs, missiles, beams,

00:47:34particle beams, laser beams, beam technology.

00:47:37That's the great leap forward

00:47:38that's revolutionizing all our concepts of warfare.

00:47:41That's the bonanza.

00:47:43Our share in this

00:47:45would be a laser cannon's satellite potential,

00:47:47which means a laser can be mounted on a satellite

00:47:49and launched into space

00:47:51where it can knock out all the missiles

00:47:53the enemy cares to put up.

00:47:55The component could also be used

00:47:56and planes, tanks, guns, and so on.

00:47:58The U.S. hate us

00:47:59because we're ahead on this one.

00:48:01We've got the edge.

00:48:03But at your current rate of development,

00:48:05your lack of funds and so on,

00:48:06they're going to get there before you.

00:48:07And we'll lose millions.

00:48:10That's why we need the Russians.

00:48:13The Russians?

00:48:14Yes, they can't make a good refrigerator

00:48:16to save their backsides,

00:48:17but they do have wonderful facilities

00:48:18for military research.

00:48:20Mines, personnel, laboratories, everything.

00:48:23That's where they really spend their money.

00:48:25And they have satellite lifting.

00:48:27They've got hardware in space

00:48:29that we can use for testing,

00:48:31and so on.

00:48:32I see.

00:48:33Well, you certainly won't get that in the U.K.

00:48:35Impossible.

00:48:36We've got bagger all out there.

00:48:38But if we can put our heads together

00:48:40with the Russians,

00:48:41there's no doubt we'll come out on top

00:48:42and scoop the world market.

00:48:44I really can't turn down the offer.

00:48:47No, Ross, you can't.

00:48:52You don't like it, Teddy, do you?

00:48:56It's a matter of billions, yes?

00:48:59Yes.

00:48:59We've not done anything like this before,

00:49:02but I believe there are precedents.

00:49:05What about the press?

00:49:06Oh, once you've trained a dog to bark,

00:49:08you don't expect it suddenly

00:49:09to start squawking like a parrot.

00:49:11No.

00:49:13Whitehall.

00:49:14That's where we'll need our diplomacy.

00:49:16No embarrassing questions.

00:49:18I want you to look after it, Teddy.

00:49:22We can make a deal

00:49:22with one of your piddling little

00:49:24governmental trade departments.

00:49:25Keep it in the family.

00:49:26Secrets, right?

00:49:28Right.

00:49:28For the monumental state,

00:49:29USSR Incorporated,

00:49:31and come along and say,

00:49:31screw you and your secrets,

00:49:32we can do what the hell we want with them.

00:49:34It's set up more factories

00:49:35designed on our patents,

00:49:36our technology,

00:49:36and sell those products

00:49:37all over the world.

00:49:38Whereas our cut abuses the state

00:49:40and it stays up.

00:49:41You tell your factories

00:49:42go out of debt

00:49:42and you're back wanting more technology.

00:49:44No go.

00:49:44You're not in a good humor today.

00:49:46One state department

00:49:47cannot sign an agreement

00:49:49which guarantees secrecy

00:49:50from the state.

00:49:51That's ridiculous.

00:49:52What happens

00:49:53to the sovereignty of the state?

00:49:55Screw the state.

00:49:56And in my state,

00:49:57the means of production

00:49:59belong to the people.

00:50:00The people are the state.

00:50:01The technology belongs to them.

00:50:04Not my technology, brother.

00:50:06I'm a filthy capitalist, remember?

00:50:09Look, why make deals with the West?

00:50:11Why make deals with the capitalist system?

00:50:12We can't avoid

00:50:13having trade relations with the West.

00:50:15Damn right.

00:50:16But whatever we do

00:50:17is done in the interests of socialism.

00:50:19We are not buying capitalism.

00:50:21Whatever it is,

00:50:22once it is in the USSR,

00:50:24it belongs to the Soviet state.

00:50:26That's what I'm saying.

00:50:28Our trade relations with the West

00:50:29in no way

00:50:29impinge on the basic principles

00:50:31of communism in the USSR.

00:50:33There is no capitalism

00:50:35in the Soviet Union.

00:50:38What is the man saying?

00:50:40What about the manufacturing process?

00:50:42Would the whole laser cannon

00:50:44be put together in Russia?

00:50:45God Lord, no.

00:50:46Once we've perfected the component,

00:50:48it will be assembled here

00:50:49at our UK aerospace division,

00:50:51which means

00:50:52we can honor our contract

00:50:53with the Ministry of Defense.

00:50:54Jobs for all.

00:50:55There's no question

00:50:56of selling the Soviet Union

00:50:57an armament system.

00:50:59Don't look at it like that.

00:51:00All we will be doing in Russia

00:51:02is research and development.

00:51:04That's the way to think about it.

00:51:06Of course.

00:51:07Once we've negotiated the contracts,

00:51:08we can manage the whole transaction

00:51:10through the Beluchistan connection.

00:51:12What?

00:51:12Well, where's Beluchistan?

00:51:14Exactly.

00:51:15Just an easy reference

00:51:16for doing business

00:51:17through a subsidiary

00:51:17of which nobody's ever heard.

00:51:19Common enough practice.

00:51:21We'll do the whole thing

00:51:22through one of our subsidiaries

00:51:23in a country

00:51:24where these embargoes

00:51:25and questions of national interest

00:51:26no longer apply.

00:51:28Egypt, Turkey,

00:51:30Africa,

00:51:30somewhere like that.

00:51:33You'll stay to dinner, Teddy.

00:51:36Oh, yes, of course.

00:51:38There are some kinds of technology

00:51:40we just don't sell.

00:51:42It's ours.

00:51:43If you want it,

00:51:44you've got to take us with it.

00:51:48Who is that over there?

00:51:49Jeffrey Blake.

00:51:50No, no, no.

00:51:51Who is it with him?

00:51:52Mr. Kozlov,

00:51:53Russian trade delegation chap.

00:51:55Come over and say hello.

00:51:59I have not got the power

00:52:00to change the constitution

00:52:01of the Soviet Union.

00:52:03You know that.

00:52:03Maybe not.

00:52:05But you can carry the word

00:52:06to the right ears

00:52:08as you always do.

00:52:10That's why they trust you so much.

00:52:12Jeffrey!

00:52:16Here, play that

00:52:17at your next fundraising party

00:52:18for orphans in exile.

00:52:25Edward.

00:52:27Mr. Kozlov,

00:52:28Russian trade delegation,

00:52:30lives in Highgate.

00:52:31Charming spot, Highgate.

00:52:32Edward Whittaker,

00:52:33he's an MP,

00:52:35aren't you, Teddy?

00:52:36How's it all going?

00:52:37Had time for your chat, I hope?

00:52:39Rather busy here today.

00:52:40Yes, we've talked our way through it.

00:52:42Good.

00:52:42Tea!

00:52:45Tea.

00:52:46Let's go and find a cup.

00:52:49Sir Peter,

00:52:51you must understand

00:52:52we will try to give you

00:52:53some kind of guarantee

00:52:54to allow you control

00:52:56of your technology.

00:52:57That is the official word

00:52:59I can give in confidence to you.

00:53:02It is both welcome

00:53:03and necessary, Mr. Kozlov.

00:53:06You see,

00:53:06you're not the only company

00:53:07making this kind of demand.

00:53:09We are working on it,

00:53:11but it takes time.

00:53:13Understand that.

00:53:15Please.

00:53:23The Russians picked up

00:53:24on Pillman's move

00:53:25to up the interest rate.

00:53:28That's impossible.

00:53:29I'm telling you,

00:53:30they picked up on it.

00:53:31It may cost us a few points.

00:53:35The Pillman's dropped.

00:53:36I already told Peter.

00:53:36It was thrown out

00:53:37of the cabinet meeting

00:53:38last Wednesday.

00:53:38Took too long.

00:53:40You have to accept

00:53:41that in government circles

00:53:42things sometimes take longer

00:53:43than you expect.

00:53:44No, I don't.

00:53:45I don't have to accept

00:53:46that at all.

00:53:48And if you should ever hope

00:53:49to aspire above the rank

00:53:50of political dog's body,

00:53:51you should also stop

00:53:52accepting it.

00:53:54We could have lost

00:53:55the whole deal.

00:53:56But you haven't.

00:53:57We could have lost it.

00:53:58But you haven't lost it,

00:53:59Geoffrey,

00:53:59and the credits are secure.

00:54:00Nothing,

00:54:01absolutely nothing,

00:54:02must be allowed

00:54:03to interfere with

00:54:03the flow of those credits,

00:54:04and that includes Pillman

00:54:05and the rest of them.

00:54:06I think you've made that point.

00:54:07Any mention of laser technology

00:54:09inside Whitehall

00:54:10must be buried

00:54:11without trace.

00:54:12Nothing even

00:54:13mildly unfavorable

00:54:15must be allowed

00:54:15to reach the surface.

00:54:16It is done, Geoffrey.

00:54:18Sir Peter wanted me

00:54:19to make that

00:54:20perfectly clear.

00:54:21You've done that.

00:54:22Now drop it.

00:54:27Oh, yes.

00:54:30Word is

00:54:31that in another

00:54:32six months' time

00:54:34there's going to be

00:54:35mayhem

00:54:35in another middle corner

00:54:36of Southeast Asia.

00:54:38If you want to make

00:54:39some smart money,

00:54:40I think I can put your

00:54:41finger on some stock

00:54:41that's going to travel

00:54:42in a short time.

00:54:43If you're interested,

00:54:44let me know.

00:54:45You're devoid of conscience,

00:54:46aren't you?

00:54:48Devoid of what?

00:54:50You have no loyalty

00:54:52except your wealth

00:54:54and your overinflated

00:54:55sense of self-importance.

00:54:57That is only partially true.

00:55:00My loyalties are to myself

00:55:04and to the company.

00:55:07Where else would you

00:55:08have me place my loyalties

00:55:09with kings and queens?

00:55:11With governments?

00:55:13The company outlives them all.

00:55:15Your nationalism

00:55:15and your patriotism

00:55:16mean nothing to me.

00:55:18Perhaps you may not have noticed,

00:55:20but there's a deal of difference

00:55:21between car tires

00:55:22and laser weapons.

00:55:24Bet your ass I've noticed.

00:55:25You may not be aware

00:55:26of it, I wish to acknowledge it,

00:55:27but there is such a thing

00:55:28as the national interest.

00:55:29You are selling armaments

00:55:30to Russia.

00:55:31Now, Edward,

00:55:32that is not the way

00:55:33to look at it.

00:55:34You know that.

00:55:34You are dealing

00:55:35against the national interest.

00:55:36Now, don't you interrupt me.

00:55:37That is my opinion.

00:55:40I cannot be a party to this.

00:55:42I cannot help you.

00:55:44I'm not going to obstruct you,

00:55:46but in the matter

00:55:46of the laser weapons,

00:55:47I will not help you.

00:55:49We have enough problems

00:55:50funding our own defense budget

00:55:52without chipping in

00:55:52to help out Russia.

00:55:55I'm afraid I can't

00:55:55let you do that, Edward.

00:55:57That is my decision,

00:55:58not yours.

00:55:59Even a neutral stance

00:56:00would be obstructive to us.

00:56:03I have an investment

00:56:04to protect.

00:56:06The workers here,

00:56:07the British workers,

00:56:08they don't appreciate

00:56:09what they've got.

00:56:10I'm sure you agree with that.

00:56:12That is why we are

00:56:13taking it away from them.

00:56:16People must work for us

00:56:17on our terms,

00:56:19otherwise they won't work

00:56:21at all.

00:56:24They don't seem to get that

00:56:25into their thick skulls,

00:56:26can they?

00:56:27We've been telling them

00:56:28for years.

00:56:30They're going to have

00:56:31to come in line.

00:56:33They're going to have

00:56:34to settle for exactly

00:56:35what we give them,

00:56:36and no more.

00:56:40Those are our terms.

00:56:44I feel deeply compromised

00:56:45in this matter.

00:56:47I cannot help you.

00:56:50What we have in Russia,

00:56:51all over the Eastern Bloc,

00:56:52is an employer's dream.

00:56:54Russian workers keep

00:56:55their traps shut

00:56:56and get on with the job.

00:56:57They strike,

00:56:58they get knocked on the skull

00:56:59and locked up as criminals.

00:57:00Now, that's what I call

00:57:01a solid investment.

00:57:02Back it, put your money on it.

00:57:04Russia is an important investment

00:57:06from which the company

00:57:06reaps massive returns

00:57:09by courtesy of the state.

00:57:11and we have a clear-cut commitment

00:57:13and we have a clear-cut commitment

00:57:14to support and maintain

00:57:15that investment,

00:57:16to maintain the communist status quo.

00:57:17You have to realize that.

00:57:19The corporation is a defender

00:57:21of the state

00:57:21with no interest

00:57:22in the freedom

00:57:23of the individual.

00:57:24The gulags

00:57:25are an investment

00:57:26to be maintained

00:57:27and protected.

00:57:30So you see, Edward,

00:57:31you really can't back out

00:57:33at this time, can you?

00:57:36I have a creeping feeling

00:57:38in my gut,

00:57:39especially when I'm

00:57:40in your presence,

00:57:42that you are feeding

00:57:43the beasts

00:57:43that will devour us all.

00:57:46You're gunrunning.

00:57:48You're dealing with the enemy.

00:57:49There's no way around it.

00:57:50That is what they are,

00:57:51the enemy.

00:57:51Don't you forget that.

00:57:54I want you to go on

00:57:55saying that, Edward,

00:57:56loud and clear.

00:57:57Russia is the enemy,

00:57:59the beast

00:57:59that will devour us all.

00:58:01I'm afraid

00:58:01your sarcasm's lost on me.

00:58:03Oh, come on, Teddy.

00:58:04How can you have

00:58:05an arms industry

00:58:06without an enemy?

00:58:07You've got to have an enemy.

00:58:09You can't demand

00:58:10that a nation

00:58:11make economic sacrifices

00:58:12on the one hand

00:58:13and then convince them

00:58:14that it's in their interest

00:58:14to spend billions of pounds

00:58:15of their money

00:58:16on nuclear armaments

00:58:17because somebody's

00:58:18waving a stick at them

00:58:19in Chad or Ruga Booga.

00:58:21You've got to have an enemy.

00:58:23Thank God for Russia.

00:58:25She's the greatest enemy

00:58:26we ever had.

00:58:27Let's not forget that.

00:58:28You're a thug.

00:58:30I won't say a fascist

00:58:32that sounds like an excuse.

00:58:33You trade on decency.

00:58:36You're a thug.

00:58:40Understand,

00:58:43Whittaker.

00:58:46That life on this planet

00:58:48is not going to get any better

00:58:52except for the few.

00:58:55I recognised that

00:58:56as a reality long ago.

00:58:59And if governments

00:59:00and politicians

00:59:01want to stay in power,

00:59:02they are going to have to go

00:59:03with those who hold the power

00:59:05with us.

00:59:07They are going to have to

00:59:09join our organisations,

00:59:11our clubs,

00:59:12our councils,

00:59:13our commissions.

00:59:14Otherwise,

00:59:15they may as well forget it

00:59:16and join the Sally Army

00:59:20or start digging their pit.

00:59:27Now we've got a lot of work

00:59:29to tie up over the next few days

00:59:30and I want you

00:59:31to ring me

00:59:32on Monday morning

00:59:36just to let me know

00:59:37that everything's fine

00:59:38at your end.

01:00:05and I'll see you in the next few days.

01:00:06I'll see you in the next few days.

01:00:08Bye.

01:00:11Bye.

01:00:45UKM Aerospace leads the world.

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01:00:50From UKM Defence Research Laboratories

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01:00:54exploiting satellite potential

01:00:56on anti-ICBM missions.

01:00:58Scanning

01:00:59High-resolution remote sensing array

01:01:01plus laser lock-on

01:01:03and tracking device.

01:01:05Target survey

01:01:06constant.

01:01:09In this conceptual space battle scenario,

01:01:12a geostationary satellite

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01:01:18over an area

01:01:19of 22,400,000 square kilometres.

01:01:23The launching of hostile ICBMs

01:01:25from deep within enemy territory

01:01:27is detected

01:01:28by the high-resolution

01:01:29remote sensing array.

01:01:31Defensive counteraction is swift.

01:01:33The laser lock-on

01:01:34and tracking device

01:01:35is accurate

01:01:36over an Earth satellite distance

01:01:37of 36,600.

01:01:41Seconds after leaving their launch pad in Russia,

01:01:43the Soviet missiles

01:01:44are knocked out

01:01:45by the high-energy

01:01:46deuterium-fluoride laser cannon.

01:01:49For reasons of security,

01:01:51precise firing potential data

01:01:52is classified at this time,

01:01:54but we can reveal

01:01:55that the potential

01:01:56is in excess of 50

01:01:575.0 firings.

01:02:02details from UKM.

01:02:05Our technology

01:02:07is your security.

01:02:09We need to explain

01:02:11why I want to read

01:02:13those statements.

01:02:14and explain why I want to read

01:02:15So, you can avoid

01:02:16the wrong way.

01:02:18So, you can avoid

01:02:18explain why I speak

01:02:20poorly in English.

01:02:21Of course.

01:02:23Dr. Bavitsky feels it would be better if he could read his statement to you.

01:02:28That way he could be certain that his poor command of the English language

01:02:32will not cause any misunderstanding.

01:02:36By all means, Dr. Bavitsky.

01:02:43Sir Peter, I have understood your reluctance in the past

01:02:48to provide up-to-date technology without safeguards over your company's proprietary and commercial rights.

01:02:55Therefore, as Vice Chairman for the State Committee for Science and Technology,

01:03:01I appreciate the highly sophisticated nature of technology

01:03:04your company is now making available to the Soviet Union.

01:03:08Officially, it is not possible for the Soviet Union

01:03:11to recognize joint ventures entailing equity ownership by your company in the Soviet Union.

01:03:18But I am here to assure you

01:03:20that the Soviet Union is sympathetic to your situation

01:03:23and in the interest of further trade between us,

01:03:27we are working towards giving you the terms and conditions that you require.

01:03:31We therefore unofficially concede proprietary and corporate rights to your company

01:03:37concerning both your technology and the research and the development program.

01:03:43The presence of your company, including personnel, will be welcome in Russia.

01:03:51Thank you, Dr. Bavitsky.

01:03:58Let's go through, shall we?

01:04:08gentlemen, if you'd first care to sign the cooperation agreement.

01:04:11gentlemen, if you'd first care to sign the cooperation agreement.

01:04:30And this is the protocol agreement for general research and development.

01:04:36a few minutes.

01:04:38Let's turn it on.

01:04:45So.

01:04:46I'm going to first question.

01:04:58Let's go through.

01:04:59Let's go through.

01:05:00I don't want to.

01:05:02Let's go through.

01:05:05If it is the process, you will be required to work at the음�지를...

01:05:13Dr. Favitsky, ladies and gentlemen, friends from the Soviet Union,

01:05:17I consider the signing of these agreements to be something of a triumph for both UKM, our company,

01:05:23and those of us in industry who believe in the importance of trade between our two countries

01:05:28and Eastern Europe as a whole.

01:05:30The agreements we have signed today will help to strengthen the bond of peaceful coexistence

01:05:35between our two countries.

01:05:37They also mean more employment for our workers at home.

01:05:41And I would like to extend to you the gratitude of the British workers and trade unionists

01:05:46whose skilled labor will be employed to manufacture the technological equipment

01:05:51we are proud to export to the Soviet Union.

01:06:03Einstein, the scientist, was once asked, who will win World War III?

01:06:08Einstein replied that he did not know, but he could state with certainty there would be no World War IV.

01:06:16With this in view, we look to the future with optimism,

01:06:20certain in the knowledge that trade will always find a way of maintaining peace between nations,

01:06:26even in the coldest political climate and times of disagreement and strife.

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