The Rhodesia Solution - Yes Minister

I don't think you realize just how real a fix you're in this letter arrived today from major Saunders mr. hacker thank you for seeing me I'm under das such a relief to have told you about this Gustav business of the supply of British weapons the Italian terrorists I know you will act upon this information as you promised and I look forward to seeing some action taken you see now what will you do a major Saunders tells the world that he told you about this scandal and you did nothing it's a photocopy he's got the original and it was recorded delivery so you can't say you didn't get it I'm trapped completely trapped I can't tell appear I'm I can't not till the p.m. let's see I was just wondering Minister if we may not use the railroad easier solution bad luck you excel yourself of course Minister the Rhodesia solution what you're talking about oil sanctions remember a member of the government was told about the way British companies were sanctioned busting what did you do he told the Prime Minister what if he did he tell the Prime Minister in such a way that the Prime Minister didn't hear him would you mean I should mumble it or something in the division of its do you write a note very faint pencil these impractical Amina says awfully obvious you write a note which is susceptible of misinterpretation I see dear Prime Minister it has come to my attention that the Italian red terrorists are getting hold of British top secret bomb-making equipment how do you misinterpret that you can't well exactly so you don't write that you use a more circumspect style you avoid any mention of bombs or terrorists or any of that something let me rather difficult is that what is all about you say Burnet write this down my attention has been drawn on a personal basis to information which suggests the possibility of certain irregularities under Section section 1 of the import-export and customs powers Defense Act 1939 C Thank You van you then go on to suggest that somebody else should do something about it prima facie evidence suggests that there could be a case for further investigation to establish whether or not inquiries should be put in hand and then you smudge it all over it should be stressed that available information is limited and relevant facts could be difficult to establish with any degree of certainty I see then if there were an inquiry you'd be in the clear and everybody would understand that the busy p.m. might not have grasped the full implications of such a letter certainly would that's most unclear thank you then you arrange for the letter to arrive at number 10 on the day the PM leaves for an overseas summit so there's also doubt about whether it was the PM or the acting PM who read the note and so the whole thing is written off as a breakdown in communications everybody's in the care and everybody can get on with their business including the Reg terrorist exactly

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Keywords: The, Rhodesia, Solution, Yes, Minister

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Length: 2min 54sec (174 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 31 2012

Reddit Comments

[u/TheRoyalGooner]

"Dear Prime Minister, it has come to my attention that the Mugabe red terrorists are plotting to destabilise the country when they take over".

[u/TheRoyalGooner]

"Dear Prime Minister, it has come to my attention that the Mugabe red terrorists are plotting to destabilise the country when they take over".