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Old 23-08-2008, 01:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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End of the Cold War ......

Reading about the death of the East German spy swap fixer

BBC NEWS | Europe | East German spy swap fixer dies

I decided to look up KGB agent Rudolf Abel and Gary Powers .... it was interesting to read that Abel was born in England !!

Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Francis Gary Powers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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I always found the 1960/70s spy novels and films far fetched until I started reading snippets about the real goings on - then the novels and films seemed insipid in comparison
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I always found the 1960/70s spy novels and films far fetched until I started reading snippets about the real goings on - then the novels and films seemed insipid in comparison
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Born - Devonport Devon England 1911 Died - 30 Aug 1963 Moscow Russia

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