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~from‘within the Only one man a ene cee SEER STIS SE ene ent te ae te tare “masters...” : ~ That N CASE doubt should lurk in devious minds, a plain statement of the facts is perhaps called for. In early manhood ! _ became an _ accredited member of “the Soviet. Intelligence Service. Ican therefgre Claim to have been a Soviet Intelligence officer for some thirty-odd years, and wil) no doubt remain one until death or senile decay forces my retirement. But most of my work has tain in fields normally covered, in British and American practice, by agents. I will therefore describe my- self henceforth as an agent. ‘Some writers have recently spoken of me as a double agent, or even as a@ triple agent this {s taken to mean that T was working with equal zeal for two or more sides at once. it's Seriously misleading. All through I have. a my | career. straight penetrat! work- MILLIONS of words have bee written about. Kim Philby, wr for 20:-years: spied for Russ British: Secr: | Service. Much has bee second-hand, speculative stu’ really knov how and why Philby assume his double role, and service’’he: gave “his Russic what preci: man is Philby. Now | tells his story—the spy story the century, perhaps of all tin Lregardea my 5.18. purely in the iiht o tw be carried Well w ensure my attair Gons in which mv sc the Sonet Union wou-c effective My connec: S18 must be seen az rior total commitmen joviet Union which 1 then. as L do now, the : tress of the worid mov: re tn ine orst year penetrated very. e that period } was intelligence probavione Took back with wond Infinite patience show seniors 1D the service. + matched only by the gent understanding Weer after week, ° meet in one or othé temoter open spaces in week after week I wv the rendezvous emo and leave with a load -taxing advice, admon encouragement 1 ¥ despondent at my 1 achieve anything wor > but the lessons wen sank deep. When the for serious work. I fou endowed with much required menta) equip: Mv reward came ¢ Smgtspenmuer whan T ie