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The Big Breach; From Top Secret to Maximum SecurityCompliments of http://www.192.comspun around, scowling with hostility. `Nein, Ich bin nicht HerrTomlinson.' It was about the limit of my German.A stone-faced uniformed police officer and two civilians, one male inhis mid-40s, one a blonde female, stood before me. Àusweis, bitte,'ordered the uniformed officer.`What?' I replied impatiently and rudely.`Your papers, please,' interpreted the civilian male.Òh fuck off,' I replied and picked up my luggage. I couldn't help mylanguage. The Swiss must have tipped off the Germans and now, Ipresumed, I was about to be arrested. If they wanted to arrest me, Iwould not make it easy for them.`No, no, wait, you're not under arrest, Herr Tomlinson.' The civiliangrabbed me by the shoulder, as if to get my attention rather than torestrain me. `We just want to talk to you, Richard,' the female spokefor the first time, smiling sweetly.I shifted to face my interlocutors squarely, still suspicious. Ì amHerr Kugel, from the BfV (Bundesamt fr Verfassungsschutz), and this ismy colleague, Fr„ulein Gajabski.'`We guess you must be tired after your journey, and as it's so late,we've booked you into a hotel for the night,' Gajabski said in flawlessEnglish.`We'll help you with your luggage,' added Kugel. He dismissed theuniformed police officer with a short command and whistled up a railwayporter who scuttled over with a baggage trolley.`Don't worry, you are not in any trouble,' Gajabski assured me. `We'lljust have a quick drink tonight, then if it is OK with you, we'll havelunch tomorrow.'Kugel and Gajabski escorted me in the drizzle over to the Halm Hotelopposite the station, the porter struggling behind with my heavyluggage. Kugel checked me in, paying the bill in advance, whileGajabski tipped and dismissed the porter. `We guess you'll want to goup to your room for a few minutes. We'll meet you at the bar at 11p.m.,' Kugel said. It was more of a firm request than a direct order,but in any case I was intrigued to know what they wanted. Also, Ineeded a beer.`Fr„ulein Gajabski and myself are from the BfV,' explained Kugel oncethree bottles of Becks had been served, with glasses. Òur duty is toprotect the German constitution, particularly against the activities offoreign intelligence services. We've read about your case in thenewspapers, and we think that you may be able to help us with ourinvestigations into British and American operations against Germany.'The Swiss Federal police must have tipped them off about my arrival inKonstanz. Jourdain had previously questioned me about ORCADA, the spyin the German ministry of finance that Markham had run in Bonn, evenoffering me money for his identity. The Swiss Federal police workpage- 225 - 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.comclosely with their counterparts in Germany, particularly on the bankingand finance sectors, and it was inevitable that Jourdain would tip offthe Germans. The two BfV officers did not push me hard at the firstmeeting, but they asked me to reflect on their request overnight andinsisted that I take lunch with them the next day.`So, have you decided if you are going to help us?' asked Kugelhopefully. We were nearing the end of a long lunch in the Seerestaurantof the Steigenberger Inselhotel overlooking Lake Constance. Kugel andGajabski used all the cultivation tricks on me that I learnt on theIONEC. They were sympathetic to my situation, flattered me on my verylimited German, assured me that any information that I gave them wouldbe treated with the utmost confidentiality and offered me help insettling in Germany. Now, as the meal was ending, they were putting tome their final recruitment pitch. I could imagine how eagerlyanticipated my reply would be and how they must already be mentallywriting up their contact report.`No, I am sorry, I really can't help you,' I replied. I could see thedisappointment in their eyes. They would have to report back negativelyto their line-manager, and would not get the pat on the back they werehoping for. Ì could go to jail for 40 years in Britain under theirOfficial Secrets Act, and it is just not worth it.' The 1911 OSA, whichstops Britons `collaborating with a potential enemy', was enacted justbefore the First World War to stop British naval engineers helping theGermans to rebuild their navy. I could just imagine èxpert witnesses'like Redd taking the witness stand to argue that Germany was still apotential enemy.`But we can assure you, Richard, that your identity will never gobeyond the two of us at the table,' Gajabski argued.It was just what we had been trained to say to potential informers too,and I knew that it was not true. `But even if I do help you,' I argued,`how do I know that you will help me? I helped the Swiss police withtheir enquiries and where did that get me?'Kugel and Gajabski had no reply.Though I had arrived in Konstanz with the intention of quickly movingon elsewhere, the meeting with the BfV persuaded me that I was betteroff staying put in Germany. They would be unlikely to bother me atMI6's request after they had tried to recruit me. As there was alanguage school in Konstanz, I decided to study until my German wasgood enough to look for a job. I found a bedsit and started anintensive four hours per day language course. Living in a EuropeanUnion country had other advantages. Unlike Switzerland, I needed nowork permit or residence permit because my British passportautomatically gave me those rights. I registered as a resident, openeda bank account, obtained a phone-line in my own name and even bought acar. The little second-hand BMW I got from a dealer in Hamburg gave memobility and so if I had to move again suddenly, I would not have tothrow away most of my possessions as I had done in Switzerland.Kugel and Gajabski contacted me several times over the next few monthsand took me out to two further lunches at the Tolle Knolle restauranton the Bodanplatz in Konstanz to persuade me to talk about ORCADA orpage- 226 - 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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