1949-06-25 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1949

A British Spy-Saboteur is

launched into France

HOW ARMAND WENT

TO FORM

A SPY

OH BOY

BLUE BAND MARGARINE

Delicious on Sand- wiches, nutritiva In cakes and all cooking--it must be BLUE BANDI

RING IN ORLEANS

Fitting him with a new identity: Forgotten bus ticket that might have trapped him: Last dinner in England...and the emergency pills he declined.

Lieutenant John Smith, R.A., a fluent French speaker,

Pas invited to volunteer for certain "secret and dangerous work for H.M. Government.” Under the name "Felix" he was trained in the arts of anbotage, and how to divert、 Gestapo suspicion in an enemy occupied country.

His training finished, he is sent on a week's leave and told to report to Major Maurice Buckmaster, then head of the branch of the Special Forscs dealing with British agents in France, at Orchard 'Court; Portman square.

by JERRARD TICKELL

EI EX arrived to find Buckmaster

A. "Non, Monaleur, Depuis le By the way, as you debut de cette terrible querre, don't know Diega. je ne fume plus." "No, sir. Suarez, you are to Since the outbreak of this terri- meet a chap who has ble war, I do not smoke."] Rved there all his life Ons last word: Do not rush and he will briet you at this job. Bulld your c'rcult nlowly and wisely

Iis chief value to us will be in ita reliability. Observe the rules of security at all times.

After lunch Armand had a further talk. with the Operations Officer. The job, he said, suited him perfect- ly.

"Good.

Now we'll run over your cover story,"

Your name is Jacques Del- court. You were born on April 28, 1810, in Beauvais-where the Records Office recently had a fire, in which the original of

nately destroyed. Pity"

and the Operations Officer awaiting him "You-will-be-sorry-to-hear" Through the your certinente was unfortu

said Buckmaster cheerfully, "that Felix

name used to

is dead. It was only a cover your identity while training.

back door of Orchard Court they ali passed that kufy.

THIS

was his carcer

to auch things 4+ cafes, night-clubs, num- bers of tram-routes, local scandals, etc. Now learn your cover story bockwards and-BE- LIEVE IT YOURSELF.

T

Within 48 hours Armand knew the difference between a mainspring, n_hair. spring 4 balance- staff and a ruby-pin.

He spent a painful hour in a dentist's chair off Wigmore street where the British All- inga were removed from his teeth and Allings French substituted.

He was meticu-

*You will ไมย known and there contact M. Henri

lously examined Your father died in the in- by a doctor for henceforth to this office as Lebrun, le Fox Bar, rue guenza epidemic of 1910, and any physical ab "Armand,” but, of course, in d'Amsterdam.

your mother of boredom n normality and France you will have an

1932 other

All clear, Armand?"

name.

You will give M. Lebrun a means of communicating with you in Orleans.

of

heard of how one You then went to Madagascar agent had a tat- toood design of a vin Marseilles (you forget the name of the boat) and you lived bulldog and two Union “Yes.”

We will send a courier to In Diego Suarez, working as an crossed

Гого M. Lebrun's address on apprentice jeweller and watch-Jacks

on his for "Now here ure your December 10, and he will maker with your Uncle Henri. arm changed to a

wreath

Joses, orders. Rend them very

You returned to France in July an arrow-pierced leave an envelope for you See you carefully. lunch and we'll decide then marked “Monsieur Armand." 1939 la S.S. Ile de Sercq-which, heart and a stroll

between ourselves, has since saying "L'amour - if it's a job you want to This message will tell you been sunk-you were unwilling- c'est tout." tako or not."

how to contact a wireless opera- tv called to the colours in August tor in Paris and thus send and fought at Sedan in Moy,-

1940 with the 15th Regiment and direct messages to us.

Armand departed read his orders slowly.

TOP SECRET

Destination: Orleans.

after

of Infantry.

If our courler Ands that you, have not arrived by December 13 he will recontact M. Lebrun made your way to your birth- one week later.

Armand, British then strolled in to, in- agent,

terview "Winic," head of the tailor- ing department. Some hours later M. Jacques Del- court walked out.

SABOTAGE...a railway line after the

wreckers had finished with t

CHANGES

in his shirt

The man facing him in the mirror didn't look like Jacques Delcourt, watchmaker. He

ALBERTINE, the fiancee he never knew

Armand and his conduct- ing officer got into a staff car driven by an attractive F.A.N.Y. and set off for an English springboard to Oc- cupied France.

He had said good-bye to his wife and son some days ago. Now he was saying goodbye.to himself.

At dusk the car stopped at the guarded gate of a country house.

AND

now the take-off

After tea came the business of changing clothes and checking kit. When he was once more metamorphosed, Into Jacques Delcourt, Armand was fitted with his zipped flying suit and a crash helmet.

He was offered certain Was

cap*

"When France collapsed you place and were demobilised in the market square of Beauvais Final instructions: You In case M. Lebrun has been will be dropped by parachute caught or is not available, Our

"Since then you have taken up alternatively con your old prófession of itinerant at a point approximately 8 courler will

ond, .on your kms. W.S.W. of Orleans. taet M. Jacques Morel, 16 rue Watchmaker

Saint Velentin, Paris xv, bicycle, you circulate reasonably where he will leave an envelope freely in the Octupled Zone.

Every slitch of his clothing Jacques Delcourt, even to the aules, which he said he preferred Ho lested "You are a bachelor, engaged had been changed, for nothing Abre suitcase with half-obli- not to have on the whole, thank to a delightful girl called Alber- escaped Willie's needle glance.

"terated labels of a Madagascar you very much...

out his Colt .45 on a row of jam- hotel. Broad lines of mission: Youtine Rossignol, daughter of a

•pots and reloaded,.. should recruit a limited num Here are your papers."

leather-goods merchant in Diego. Gaston will help you to circuit which we can use as fol- ber of people and form a reliable establish yourself in Orleans. lows:

Once established, you will communicate with Gastou

You will be received by with identical Instructions, but members of our-organisa-marked "Monsieur-Andre." tion who will assist you to contact "Gaston."

To net as reception committees, who will find and pinpoint

modities and

GAVE

him love-lettars

▲ Continental sult, hat, and shoes were easy

enough. But danger lay not in the vizibics, but in the Invisibles.

He was provided with a foun-

"Witlio" wns satisfied.. Then he passed to the section by "Alexandre-Scarlet Pimpernel of the forties-a

within

run

secret organisation.

By now it was time for a glass of sherry and the quite admir- able dinner always set before those about to leave.

It was dark when they reach..

only by means of a postbox, suitable parachute grounds, re photograph of Armand, was

The identity card, bearing a tain-pen of common French secret organisation Mme. Yvonne Declas, news- ce've stores, weapons, explo- masterpiece. With violet ink. French key-ring.

a mako, a.cheap French wallet, - a agent, 12, rue du Poirier, sives, clothing, or other

As long as the agent was un- ed the airfield. In a little hut com- Armand Impressed tho.necessary Orleans.

conceal them; thumb print.

suspected and unfollowed he had between two hangars he was There are no fower than 13 organise and carry out sabotage He was given his ration card minute differences

no need of Alexandre and his smilingly searched by the con- between a General briefing: You will as directed by London; recolve (coupons for last week

Were French and a British-mada shirt, henchmen. But once the breath ducting officer. have the following means of now arrivals coming by para- thoughtfully cut out) and his and all of them were incor- of the Gestapo was on the back

In the top waistboat pocket of communicating with us :-

chute, Lysander, or any other certificate of demobilisation.

porated in the garments given to of the agent's heck, Alexandro his French suit was a forgotten, means, (1) At first via Mme.

He was then presented with a Armand, even the buttons being leaped into activity, attached an crumpled 31 bus icket-an item bundle of ardent, if dog-eared sewn. on with Continental Declas, from whom mes.

love-letters from his fance and stitching.

lavisible label marked "passen- which, as the conducting officer sages will be picked up by

a tattered photograph of the

ger to Baker-street, London," to said, was more likely to get him those who have, their own

Jady, a languishing, Bloc-eyed His socks were French type, the hunted, and got him out-by' to Buchenwald than to Notting bourl with brass car-rings and methods of communicating

so also were his cock-suspenders, sen, land, or air. a pronounced bust

his braces, his toothbrush, soap, with London.

Tomorrow." sold the Opera razor, and towel. (2) By wireless telé-

tions Officer, “we're turning you Q. "Est-ce que vous avez du over to a watchmaker who will graphy: Once established in feu, Monsieur?" ["Have you a teach you the rudiments of the haircut, and moved in a faint He submitted to a French Orleans, you will go to Paris match, sir?"]

nurn of French brilliantine.

DON'T

rush at this job The passwords of your circuit will be:-

RECOGNITION

"BLESS MY SOUL, IT'S THE

SAME PEOPLE AS BEFORE...!

business and the patter.

Hill Gato.

The bomber looked gigantle in Alexandre was a lieutenant-

sincerely hoped that colonel in his early forties. Ho. the dim light. Armand climbed

Armand Into Its hollow; echoing belly. would have no occasion to make A signal was given, England use of his services. On the other fled with increasing speed from hand, while Armand's death under the bomber's singing tyres. would be regretted, so would his capture.

A line of pin-point lights If Around got into serious twinkled from the darkness trouble and had to make a get- of France. Armand watched avoy, he should bolt for Blois, the dispatcher, as he slowly go to a certain house, and say raised his arm. He only half-

that his Aunt Louise, had hér spectacles. That's all,

lost

"From the moment you knock on the door of that house of Blois," said Alexandre, "you come under my orders and you simply do what you're t

BRING them back alive'

told.

"Our moito is "Bring 'em back alive; and we do!

--- It was on the sixth day that, Armand was fold: "You're on tonight"

At three that afternoon he turned up at Orchard "Court. Duckmaster made a bilet, hearts; | warning apdéch land - presented him with a fold penell--with the

heard the shout of "Go," and saw the despatcher's arm flash downward.

The next second, he was swinging down the sky and the bomber cllinbing sleeply,

He hit the ground with a bone. shak'ng bump; gasped painfully and stood up, sliding back the safety-catch of his Colt

There was silence for a full minute. Then, from a ditch, a Voice, sald

mand?".

welcome to Occupied France,

World copyright)

compliments of ilib, section. What ha btwarzaåld Bückmaster delishisthe

not only it mark of the section's

esteem, but also a highly

mble object, LL WIT")

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