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identified the coffin-sized torture chambers where each of the men had been

kept after their abduction.
‘I defy anyone not to give up even stratospherically classified material under
these circumstances,’ Franks finished. ‘I am certain, also, that all these men
will suffer only a court of enquiry. None will be required to go through a court
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martial.’
During Franks’ long explanation of how the kidnapped officers and men had
been separated from the classified information, the CIA man, Grant, had taken
two telephone calls and spent a short time whispering to M, who now told

them that he could fill in the debit side of the balance sheet ‘Indeed, I am in a
better position to do that, for Mr Grant’s colleagues have come up with certain
pieces of new intelligence.’
Soberly, M said that the news was not good. ‘First, it appears that both the
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Chinese General H’ang, and his associate, Brokenclaw Lee, have vanished
into thin air.’ The helicopter which had undoubtedly brought H’ang to what M
referred to as Brokenclaw’s lair, had been found abandoned only five miles
north of San Francisco.

‘H’ang came into this country posing as a Hong Kong businessman. That is
now certain. We have details and records. The passport, visa and other papers
were impeccable forgeries. Our CIA friends have yet to discover how he came
to be provided with a helicopter, but doubtless the Lee fellow could tell us

that, if we could find him. Naturally, all ports and airports are being watched.
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There is a police alert out for both men, but H’ang in particular.’
He went on to say everyone was convinced that Lee was essentially the
leading Chinese Intelligence resident in the United States. ‘As such, he is

undoubtedly privy to the identity and whereabouts of every single Chinese
agent at large in the United States. Therefore, it is essential that Lee is caught,
sooner rather than later. I would go as far as to say that he is America’s and
Britain’s most wanted man.’

Bond said nothing. Already he thought he knew where Brokenclaw Lee
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could be found, but he was battered, bruised and very tired. He put the thoughts
on hold. There would be time enough to follow up his theories which were
more than mere hunches.

‘Sadly,’ M continued, ‘we see no reason for keeping the Curve team
operational, but we’re going to wait until Monday in case anything else turns
up. All of you are welcome to take the rest of the weekend off and reassemble

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