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We believe that the following British double agents were victims of SMERSH: Donovan, Harthrop-Vane, Elizabeth Duue: Section Q)

Conclusion: Every effort should be anization and destroy its operatives

CHAPTER 3 - NUMBER 007

Head of S (the section of the Secret Service concerned with the Soviet Union) was so keen on his plan for the destruction of Le Chiffre, and it was basically his own plan, that he took the looreen baize door and along the corridor to the end rooerently up to M's Chief of Staff, a young sapper who had earned his spurs as one of the secretariat to the Chiefs of Staff coe operation in 1944, and had kept his sense of humour in spite of both experiences

'Now look here, Bill I want to sell soood moment?'

'What do you think, Penny?' The Chief of Staff turned to M's private secretary who shared the room with him

Miss Moneypenny would have been desirable but for eyes which were cool and direct and quizzical

'Should be all right He won a bit of a victory at the FO this ot anyone for the next half an hour' She sly at Head of S whom she liked for himself and for the importance of his section

'Well, here's the dope, Bill' He handed over the black folder with the red star which stood for Top Secret 'And for God's sake look enthusiastic when you give it hiood code-book while he's considering it He may want some more details, and anyway I want to see you two don't pester hi else until he's finished'

'All right, sir' The Chief of Staff pressed a switch leant towards the intercom on his desk

'Yes?' asked a quiet, flat voice

'Head of S has an urgent docket for you, sir'

There was a pause

'Bring it in,' said a voice

The Chief of Staff released the switch and stood up

'Thanks, Bill I'll be next door,' said Head of S

The Chief of Staff crossed his office and went through the double doors leading into M's room In a ht burned the warning that M was not to be disturbed

Later, a triumphant Head of S said to his Nuraph He said it was subversion and blackot pretty sharp about it Anyway, he approves Says the idea's crazy, but worth trying if the Treasury will play and he thinks they will He's going to tell the into deserting Russian colonels who turn double after a few et at Le Chiffre, and anyway he's got the right man and wants to try him out on the job'

'Who is it?' asked Nuuess 007 He's tough and M thinks there unood with the cards or he wouldn't have sat in the Casino in Monte Carlo for twothat Roumanian tealasses He and the DeuxiŠme bowled them out in the end and 007 turned in a million francs he had won at shemmy Good money in those days'

James Bond's intervieith M had been short

'What about it, Bond?' asked M when Bond ca Head of S's -roomat the distant trees in the park

Bond looked across the desk into the shrewd, clear eyes

'It's very kind of you, sir, I'd like to do it But I can't promise to win The odds at baccarat are the best after trente-et-quarante - evens except for the tiny cagnotte - but I oing to he pretty high - opening'll go up to half a million, I should think'

Bond was stopped by the cold eyes M knew all this already, knew the odds at baccarat as well as Bond That was his job - knowing the odds at everything, and knowing men, his own and the opposition's Bond wished he had kept quiet about his s

'He can have a bad run too,' said M 'You'll have plenty of capital Up to twenty-five million, the same as him We'll start you on ten and send you another ten when you've had a look round You can make the extra five yourself' He set your hand in Have a talk to Q about rooms and trains, and any equip to ask the DeuxiŠme to stand by It's their territory and as it is we shall be lucky if they don't kick up rough I'll try and persuade theet on ith hi to tell Washington because of the NATO angle CIA have got one or two good ence chaps there Anything else?'

Bond shook his head 'I'd certainly like to have Mathis, sir'

'Well, we'll see Try and bring it off We're going to look pretty foolish if you don't And watch out This sounds an a to be Le Chiffre is a good man Well, best of luck'

'Thank you, sir,' said Bond and went to the door

'Just a minute'