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Garbo reached Britain in the spring of 1942, and operated as a double agent under the aegis of the [XX Committee]?. He purported to the Germans that he had recruited a large network of agents, including a number of influential people with 'inside' information. In order to foster this illusion, Garbo supplied them with a certain amount of collateral information. The Germans paid Garbo a large amount of money for this misinformation. |
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Garbo reached Britain in the spring of 1942, and operated as a double agent under the aegis of the [XX Committee]?. He purported to have recruited a large network of agents, including a number of influential people with 'inside' information. In order to foster this illusion, Garbo supplied the Germans with a certain amount of collateral information. The Germans then paid Garbo a large amount of money for this misinformation. |
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Garbo has the distinction of being one of the few people during World War II to recieve decorations from both sides, gaining both an [Iron Cross]? from the Germans and an MBE? from the British. |
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Garbo has the distinction of being one of the few people during World War II to receive decorations from both sides, gaining both an [Iron Cross]? from the Germans and an MBE? from the British. |
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