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43
His birth certificate: Juárez p. 39

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44
who worked for them as a cleaning lady: Javier Juarez interviewed in RNE documentary

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45
his estranged wife’s death: Arxiu Municipal de Barcelona

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45
on 3 November 1915: ibid.

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45
‘the most honest’: Pujol and West p. 10

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45
‘He despised war’: ibid. p. 11

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45
One of Pujol’s earliest memories:
Interviú
435

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private French classes:
Interviú
435

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46
death from the flu: Talty p. 8

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47
His sister and mother were arrested: Juárez p. 54

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47
Pujol’s brother Joaquín:
Interviú
435

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48
Elena, Pujol’s younger sister: ibid.

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52
‘Don’t shoot’:
Interviú
436

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53
lice races: Juárez p. 73

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54
one Spanish writer: Fraguas p. 80

6. Spain and Portugal, 1939–41

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57
‘I wasn’t thinking about spying’: TV3 interview 1984

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58
‘fairly confused’: Pujol and West p. 49

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58
Later he said that the possibility: TV3 interview

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59
The German who greeted him: Juárez p. 99

7. Lisbon, 1941

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63
they moved into another, larger villa:
Interviú
437

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66
It was a good plan: Harris p. 54

8. Eastern Front, Southern Sector, 25 December 1941

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73
free of Jews entirely: Westemeier p. 64

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74
the Holy Grail:
www.lainsignia.org/2004/enero/cul_022.htm

9. London, Spring 1942

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77
he had not eaten bacon: Talty p. 67

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77
‘he is obviously Arabel’: Bristow p. 42

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78
‘square, bare and cold’: Bristow p. 43

10. London, Spring–Summer 1942

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80
‘Harris and Pujol worked’: Sarah Bishop interviewed in RNE documentary

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81
‘These novels depict as a rule’: Brenan p. 174

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81
‘On the contrary’: Harris p. 77

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‘He jealously examined’: ibid. p. 77

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82
Pujol’s translator, assistant and close friend: Juárez p. 211

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84
MI5 paid Pujol £100 a month:
Interviú
438

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‘best friend’:
Interviú
438

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84
‘the most remarkable’: Masterman,
Chariot
p. 219

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85
It was never properly explained to him: Harris p. 77

11. Britain, Summer–Autumn 1942

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87
‘a one-man espionage disaster area’: Macintyre,
Mincemeat
p. 160

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88
‘one of the most creative intelligence operations of all time’: Philby p. 17

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90
‘any spy novel’: Harris p. 313

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91
‘If an agent had notionally’: Masterman,
Double
p. 19

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93

I have often wondered
’: Harris p. 91

12. London, Glasgow and Madrid, March 1943

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97

Inside the cake
’: Harris p. 128

13. London, 1943

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99
‘It read like a scene’: Harris p. 172

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100
‘Tommy and Garbo’: Montagu p. 113

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100
‘[Harris] “lived” the deception’: Blunt

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101
‘The enemy is still proud’: Gilbert p. 328

14. Germany and the Eastern Front, July 1942–March 1943

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110
he was made commander of the III Battalion: Westemeier p. 67

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111
‘the more women will be left for me’: ibid. p. 69

15. London, March–June 1943

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114
a limp brought on by polio:
Interviú
438

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‘all Gibraltarians’: Harris p. 115

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115
‘We trust’: Harris p. 132

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115
‘the most important development’: Harris p. 132

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‘hysterical, spoilt and selfish’: Harris p. 327

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117
‘I am telling you for the last time’: Harris p. 328

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Harris’s wife Hilda: Liddell Vol. II p. 80

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‘no parallel trouble thereafter’: Harris p. 332

16. Britain, Summer 1943

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‘the most inefficient, credulous gang of idlers’: Hugh Trevor-Roper, quoted in Elliott p. 265

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122
Operation Kremlin fooled the Red Army: Ambrose,
Ike
p. 80

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122
‘deceiving the enemy’ Masterman,
Double
p. 58

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‘a very important role’: KV 2/42

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‘without a doubt the most important’:
Interviú
438

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‘far from beautiful and rather dowdy in her dress’: KV 2/67

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‘You must let me know’: ibid.

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‘always constituted by far’: Harris p. 147

17. London, Early 1944

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‘the greatest combined operation in history’: Hastings,
Hell
p. 533

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‘the ability of the attacker’: Hesketh p. 8

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133
‘institutional superiority’: Hastings,
Hell
p. 73

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133
‘They were convinced of Germany’s’: Beevor,
D-Day
p. 205

18. Britain, Winter–Spring 1944

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136
only three were to play a critical role: Hesketh p. 186 ff.

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137
‘Garbo was the man who developed’: Montagu p. 110

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137
‘The double agent who contributed most’: Andrew p. 297

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‘the most highly developed example’: Masterman,
Double
p. 114.

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138
‘The procedure at the beginning’: Harris p. 176

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138
a figure that never dropped below 400,000: Giangreco and Moore p. 15

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141
‘an enormous film lot’: Ambrose,
Ike
p. 85

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‘because responsibility still lay with a handful of men’: Howard p. 110

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‘with speed and informality’: ibid.

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142
Garbo’s disinformation was being used: Harris p. 190

19. Britain, Spain and Algeria, 1936–44

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144
‘The performance was impressive’: Blacker p. 58

pages 145

7
Granell’s story is told in Mezquida.

20. Britain, France and Germany, Spring 1944

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ammunition production had risen: Reynolds,
Steel
p. 41

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148
‘At the best’: quoted in Beevor,
D-Day
p. 14

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‘proof that we could repel any invasion’: quoted in ibid. p. 33

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‘the sole decisive factor’: Ambrose p. 76

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‘There was, I think, no British tank commander’: Captain Charles Farrell, quoted in Hastings,
Hell
p. 540

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reaching a near-capacity: Reynolds,
Steel
p. 30

21. London, Lisbon and Berlin, Spring 1944

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157
Araceli forming an attachment to an Allied naval officer: Liddell, Vol. II p. 284

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159
‘Unless steps are immediately taken’: KV 2/855, quoted in Macintyre,
Double
p. 206

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160
‘Don’t endanger your position’: Liddell, Vol. II p. 192

22. England, Northern France and Southern Germany, 5 June 1944

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162
She and Keith had tried to hide their relationship: Mavis Batey, conversation with author

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165
chauffeur-driven Horch car: Beevor,
D-Day
p. 126

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165
‘The main front’: Cave Brown p. 638

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166
He was in bad shape: Holt p. 567

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166
It was a starlit night: Beevor,
D-Day
p. 140

23. London, 1 May–5 June 1944

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167
Garbo had ‘signed’ the Official Secrets Act: Harris pp. 195–6

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168
Enigma traffic showed: Ambrose,
Ike
p. 87

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The answer came to Harris: Delmer p. 171

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171

Still no word from 3(3)
’: KV 2/69

24. Northern France and Southern Germany, 6 June 1944

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‘the most complex’: d’Este p. 12

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‘How stupid of me’: Cave Brown p. 666

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‘If [the Panzer Lehr and 12th SS Panzer divisions] assemble quickly’: Cave Brown p. 659

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‘The main landing’: Beevor p. 141

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‘It couldn’t be better’: Irving, Part 5

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177
‘While the Anglo-Saxon enemy’: Cave Brown p. 668

25. London, 6 June 1944

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‘Pujol, Harris and Haines took turns’: Juárez p. 315

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‘I have to announce to the House’:
http://www.churchill-society-london.org.uk

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181

He said he did not think
’: KV 2/69

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182
Harris and others in MI5 laughed:
Interviú
439

26. Northern France, Southern Germany and Belgium, 6–9 June 1944

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‘The great expansion’: Cave Brown p. 680

27. London, 9 June 1944

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192
‘our main basis of information’: Macintyre,
Double
p. 308

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192

Speaking of the Second Front
’: Harris p. 199

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193

I have had an extremely agitated
’: KV 2/69

28. Madrid, Germany and Pas-de-Calais, 9–10 June 1944

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The Abwehr itself ceased: Kahn p. 209

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201

In all probability major landing
’: Cave Brown p. 685

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Krummacher was Hitler’s personal intelligence officer: Hesketh pp. 204–5

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203

After personal consultation on 8th June
’: KV 2/69

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204

As a consequence of certain information
’: Howard p. 188

29. London, 10 June 1944

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‘It was a frightful moment’: Sir Ronald Wingate, quoted in Cave Brown p. 687

30. London, 13 June–29 July 1944

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211

It is of the utmost importance
’: KV 2/69

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211

I am proud
’: ibid.

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212

I do not think
’: ibid.

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215

I cannot at this moment
’: ibid.

31. Normandy and Belgium, 8 June–18 July 1944

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‘They don’t seem very frightened’: Blacker p. 61

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‘He motored up the hill’: ibid. p. 68

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‘Small and slight’: ibid. p. 55

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‘I do indeed believe C Squadron’: ibid. p. 70

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‘We could soon see the tail’: ibid. p. 74

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‘I don’t think we have’: ibid. p. 74

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‘transfixed, speechless’: ibid. p. 76

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