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to call a number here in San Francisco where there would be an exchange of

passwords. Verification that they were the right people. After that had been
established, they would be told where to go and whom to speak with . . .’
‘A sort of treasure hunt,’ Bond smiled.
‘Gee whizz, James, right on the bu
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him say, “then we start the treasure hunt. At the end we will be certain they are
the right people, and that they are loyal to their masters in Beijing, as well as
to us”. Yep, a nice little treasure hunt.’
‘You have surveillance on them?’

M gave one of his rare smiles which lit up his eyes. ‘You might say so, yes,
James. Would you call it surveillance, Commander Rushia?’
The American made a small puffing movement with his lips as though
playing an invisible instrument. ‘I’d call it, very close surveillance with
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chemical fringe benefits.’
‘Please explain, sir.’ Bond sounded irritated.
‘Well, you see, 007, we knew three things from Cuckoo. One, the time
frame; two, the port of entry; three, the fact that there were two couriers, a man

and a woman – the man a Caucasian, probably British, the young woman a
Chinese.’
‘From our own resources – our China watchers – and in a very short space
of time, we were able to identify the pair. Which is more than Brokenclaw Lee

has been able to do, and we’re naturally very proud of this. Shows we’re not
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the dinosaurs the press would have people believe. Anyway, the couple
arrived separately at JFK New York on JAL flight 06 a couple of days ago,
which, if you look in your diary, means right at the start of the time scale.

Lucky for us, eh, Rushia?’
‘Not a case of luck, sir. Just excellent work . . .’ Ed turned towards Bond.
‘We had ’em picked up. Very quietly, no scenes, no fuss, hooray for us.’
‘And?’ Slowly Bond was beginning to get the picture.

‘And, as I told you, they’re here.’ M was like a magician producing doves
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from the air.
‘Ah. You mean,’ Bond said, very slowly, ‘you mean literally here, sir. On
this ship?’

M nodded. ‘They’ve been spending time with some good friends of yours,
who, I think, have now got all the information we require.’
‘God help them.’ Once, with feeling, then again, for the insurance, ‘God help

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