After hearing that the French Army deployed "Mine Sweeping Tanks" on the battlefield, Baker immediately flew to London, knowing that Shire would win this battle, and win beautifully and decisively.
Baker was looking for the Minister of Military Supplies.
Although the Minister of Military Supplies was no longer in the most important position, because he had promoted the Royal Navy's "coal to oil conversion," he remained an undisputed authority in the Navy and even all of England.
(Note: Before World War I, most warships burned coal or mixed coal-oil, but in 1912, the Minister of Military Supplies initiated the full conversion to oil power, rapidly turning petroleum into a key strategic material.)
The meeting was held at the Minister of Military Supplies' villa because neither Baker nor the Minister wanted the matter of "England and the United States conspiring behind France's back" to get out.
