![]() ![]() The hidden cameras and invisible ink, disguises, costumes and cardboard cutout car passengers sound almost farcical but did the job amazingly well. With the US officials under constant surveillance they had to come up with some fantastic ruses to shake off their KGB snoopers. One misstep by him or his American handlers would lead to an appointment with the firing squad. The stakes of course were astronomically high for Tolkachev. Was this offer of a meeting the genuine article or a trap dangled by Moscow Centre? After lengthily establishing Tolkachev's bona fides, the expert in radar technology went on to become one of the CIA's most valuable assets. It all started with a note passed through the window of the CIA station chief's car while filling up with petrol. ![]() That makes the tale of Adolf Tolkachev, a Russian engineer who provided thousands of top secret documents to the Americans right under the noses of the KGB, all the more incredible. With the Cold War at its frostiest, there were few tougher locations for western intelligence agencies to try and run an agent than 1970s Moscow. ![]()
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