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and by five more

through Czechoslovakia,

lead to total victory in five days

against any possible defence scenario!

This is absolute madness!

We know where it will end.

NATO will counterattack

with nuclear weapons.

Never!

The West is decadent and divided.

It has no stomach

to risk our atomic reprisals.

Throughout Europe, daily demonstrations

demand unilateral nuclear disarmament.

I see no reason to risk war

to satisfy your personal paranoia

and thirst for conquest.

We must turn our energies

to pressing domestic problems.

- General Gogol, let me remind you...

- Comrades, sit down!

- I wish to tell you...

- Both of you!

World socialism

will be achieved peaceably.

- Our military role is strictly defensive.

- Da.

Is that understood, General Orlov?

General Gogol, would you continue?

Thank you, Comrade Chairman. I will

now turn to the specifics of my report...

Tell him I will be there

as quickly as possible.

Please! Please!

- I am trying to concentrate!

- (Orlov) Lenkin!

- What is it?

- It's terrible news, Comrade General!

The reproduction

has been stolen in transit.

The thief was dealt with,

but the egg was lost in the river.

Your incompetence will destroy us all!

- We'll have a replacement made.

- There is no time, Comrade General!

I have just been informed of

an unscheduled inventory in two days!

Control yourself, Lenkin!

I'll tell our London people

we must have the genuine egg back.

I hope we can reach them in time.

(bangs gavel) Sold to Busoni!

The next lot is number 48.

A superb green-gold

lmperial Easter egg by Carl Faberg.

Enamelled in translucent green,

enclosed by gold laurel-leaf trellis.

Set with blue sapphires and

four petalled gold flowers with diamonds.

- How much should it fetch?

- 250-300,000. Anything more'd be crazy.

...used by Tsar Nicholas

in 1897 in Moscow.

Property of a Lady.

Well, there are quite a few ladies here.

She wouldn't have to be here in person.

She could be represented by proxy.

I'll start it at 150,000.

- Any more?

- Now there is a lady.

220,000!

James, stick to the business in hand.

260,000.

300,000!

And 20?

Are you bidding, sir?

320,000. New bidder!

- That's interesting.

- You know him?

- Mm. Kamal Khan. Usually a seller.

- 340,000. 360.

Marginal quality from dubious sources.

380,000.

- 400 in the centre.

- Well, that should do it.

- Kamal has gone over the top.

- Your bid, sir. 400,000.

- 425! New bidder.

- (gasping)

Thank you, sir.

- 425!

- Have you gone mad?

Let's see how badly he wants it.

The bid is 450. 475?

Against you, sir. No more than 450.

- Er, Jim?

- The bid is 450,000.

(gasps)

I have 475.

- 500,000.

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