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‘Nobody realised how advanced this particular piece of skulduggery had

become, and after seeing the amount of computerised detail hidden in
Brokenclaw’s vaults, it would appear that we put a stop to the business just in
time. I should add that the ladies and gentlemen of Wall Street and the London
Stock Exchange have, at our instigati
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eventually, prevent anyone from tampering with the system. We all know that
while computers have made our lives easier and can provide instant access to
information, they are also a danger, particularly when operated by skilled
people who are able to interfere with information stored in corporate data

bases. Computer fraud could lead to terrible financial chaos.’
Lastly, on the profit side, he talked about the rescue of the five Naval experts
taken hostage. ‘They undoubtedly provided huge amounts of classified
intelligence concerning the Anglo-American projects Lords and Lords Day.
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Happily, we’re ninety-nine per cent sure that we’ve recovered all the existing
material, due to the work of Ms Sue Chi-Ho and Captain James Bond.’
Before passing on to the loss side of the balance sheet, M said he would like
to call on his Service’s special expert, Mr Franks, to say something about

Brokenclaw’s manipulation of the hostages.
Franks stood, his twitch becoming more and more pronounced as he talked
at some length on how Brokenclaw had elicited the vital and classified
information from the hostages.

‘We are only in the very early stages of debriefing, as you can imagine,’ he
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started, ‘but already a picture is emerging which is both sinister and a cause
for future concern.’ He said that if Brokenclaw alone had carried out the
hostage-takings and the manner of their interrogation, he had been very highly

trained. So far, all five of the hostages had admitted to the same kind of
treatment.
‘There are several unique and vital steps, known well to psychiatrists and
ruthless interrogators, which if followed, lead inevitably to the breaking of a

victim. Contrary to popular belief, these breaking techniques can sometimes be
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used to manipulate very quickly. Fiction nowadays claims that the most
dependable fast interrogations have to be performed with the assistance of
mind- and mood altering drugs. Under some circumstances, the drugs are a

hindrance. Manipulation and coercion can be achieved with the body alert and
the mind clear, though possibly bewildered.’
He went on to outline the steps required to accomplish this. First, the

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