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The Big Breach; From Top Secret to Maximum SecurityCompliments of http://www.192.comÌf you like,' Kiddie replied, Ì'll ring him right now and you cantalk to him - he told me he would be in Tehran this week.' She reachedup to a bookshelf above her desk, pulled out the project file, foundFahd's Tehran number and dialled him up. Unbeknown to her, she wasdialling not into Fahd's purported company in Tehran but straight intothe headquarters of the Iranian intelligence service, and I couldn'twait to get on the line. Disappointingly, he was not at the office andshe just got his ansaphone. `Never mind, we'll call him next timeyou're up.'Kiddie talked enthusiastically about her charitable work. She ran athrift shop in Cambridge and some of the proceeds went to a project toprovide schoolbooks to impoverished children in a favela in Rio deJaneiro. I had been planning a trip to Brazil for some time becausePTCP section had an Argentine nuclear scientist on the books, codenamedGELATO, who was overdue for his annual debriefing. Her charity workthere presented an opportunity to ingratiate myself further withKiddie: Ì'm going out to Rio in a couple weeks on business. Is thereanything I could do for your project while I am out there?'`Sure,' she replied, `there are always things to do.' She described theproject enthusiastically and detailed how I could be of assistance. Theconversation was interrupted by a popping splutter as an old motorbikepull up outside. Àh, that must be my husband, Len. Would you like tomeet him?'We went outside to find Len parking up his leaky Triumph and lookingadmiringly at my Fireblade. `They're fearsome machines,' he grinned,holding out his gloved hand in greeting. `Careful you don't killyourself.' We chatted for a few minutes about motorcycles while Kiddiebusied herself in the kitchen getting a snack together.We spoke for several more hours in the study over tea and sandwiches,about Fahd, the charity project and motorcycles. By mid-afternoon,Badger's objectives for the first meeting had been met and exceeded.Kiddie and Ingles were taken in by my cover and were keen for me tomeet Fahd as soon as possible. We were winding up the meeting when thedoorbell rang. Len went out to the hall to answer it and by the heartygreetings the visitors were male. Len poked his head around the door ofthe living-room where Kiddie and I were sitting. Ìt's Paul and Roger,'he hissed.Kiddie stood up urgently. `Quick, follow me,' she whisperedconspiratorially, ushering me into the kitchen to leave the sittingroomfree for Ingles and his guests. `They're business friends of Len -best you avoid them,' she explained as we bade goodbye at the backdoor. Unbeknown to her, I knew more about Paul and Roger than she did.They were the SB officers who had been tasked to keep an eye on thefamily.Back in London, Badger was delighted that the meeting had gone so well.Èxcellent work. I heard Kiddie trying to ring Fahd, shame she couldn'tget hold of him,' Badger chuckled. A few days later he chucked anotherreport on my desk. Paul and Roger described me as a `suspicious visitoron a motorbike who Kiddie was obviously keen to hide'.page- 139 - To purchase the original limited edition hardback version of this bookplease call 08000 192 192 or go to http://www.192.com
The Big Breach; From Top Secret to Maximum SecurityCompliments of http://www.192.comBecause the objective of meeting Kiddie had been accomplished, therewas no further need for me to cultivate Constantine. One last visit toBari Trading was enough to say goodbye to Constantine, Patricia andFazad, with the excuse that for family reasons I had to return urgentlyto South America.GELATO was a nuclear scientist who had worked during the 1970s and '80son Argentina's nascent nuclear weapon's programme. He was recruited inthe mid-'80s by one of the station officers in Buenos Aires and wassubsequently run by VCOs. Argentina was regarded as having fairlyefficient counter-espionage capabilities, so the debriefing meetingstook place in Rio de Janeiro and GELATO was paid a couple of thousandpounds per meeting into a secret account in Luxembourg. He providedsome good CX over the years but his usefulness dwindled after Argentinaabandoned its nuclear weapons programme at the end of the '80s. My taskwould be to see him one more time and, assuming he had nothing moreuseful to offer us, discontinue him. I sent a telegram to Buenos Airesasking the station to notify him via the agreed method - a note slippedinto his locker at his country club - that he should ring `DavidLindsey', an alias of my predecessor. A couple of days later he rang,the number was patched through to me by the MI6 switchboard and wearranged to meet on the evening of the 12 April 1995 at the HotelPresident on Copacabana beach.The second objective of the trip was to build my credential with Kiddieby visiting the small orphan school in a Rio favela that her charitysupported. After several phone calls to Kiddie and to Brazil, I had anappointment for Friday, 21 April, nine days after my meeting withGELATO. Ìt's hardly worth coming back, between the meetings, is it?' Iasked Badger, hopefully.He laughed, Àll right, you can stay out there - just don't getyourself into any trouble. You deserve a break as you've done some goodwork in the section. Here's your SAF.' Badger tossed over the staffappraisal form that he had just completed for submission to personneldepartment. I read it with satisfaction. It was glowing with praise forthe success of BELLHOP and would be a solid basis to request anoverseas posting, though this time a normal posting like the rest of myIONEC colleagues.The meeting with GELATO in Brazil went smoothly. He wasn't upset to bediscontinued, and telephone intercepts showed that the head of thefavela orphanage reported my visit positively to Kiddie. The timebetween the meetings provided an opportunity to explore Rio de Janeiroand the surrounding hills, and to lunch with H/RIO, who told me thatthere was a vacancy in the station. The job sounded interesting, thelocation agreeable, so I decided to put in a request on my return toVauxhall Cross.Monday, 24 April dawned with spring rain. Waiting their turn at thesecurity doors, there was already an impatient and bedraggled queue ofpeople, folding away umbrellas and overcoats. When my turn came, Islipped my swipe-card down the groove, typed in my PIN code, six-ninetwo-one,and awaited the familiar green light. But it flashed an angryred. Presuming that I'd mistyped the PIN, I tried again. Same result.The third attempt, and the intruder alarm went off, lights and sirenspage- 140 - To purchase the original limited edition hardback version of this bookplease call 08000 192 192 or go to http://www.192.com
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