March 10, 2022
The Spy and the Traitor - 17
Summary num. 17.
This is a real story.
On 24 September 1971, the British government expelled 105 Soviet diplomats due to their “involvement in activities not related to their official duties"; in other words, they were spies. This mass expulsion had been brewing* for some time. MI5 had been aware of KGB operations in Britain, but decided to bide its time to inflict the most damage possible. The break finally came with the defection of a senior KGB officer, Oleg Lyalin. He was at the forefront of the 13th KGB’s department, which was responsible for drawing up contingency plans in the event of war with the West. These plans, of course, included sabotage operations in enemy countries, such as: targeting strategic infrastructures, neutralising enemy leadership and vip, activating the so-called sleepers, and so forth. All of this was greeted with concern by the few briefed British. However, it was also the perfect pretext MI5 had been waiting for to “legitimise” even more the mass expulsion. The impact it had on the KGB was massive. The KGB London station, one of the largest KGB station in the world, had been reduced overnight. The KGB would spend the next two decades struggling to restore it.
*Can I say “looming”?
The Spy and the Traitor - 17
Summary num.o. 17
17.
This is a real story.
On 24 September 1971, the British government expelled 105 Soviet diplomats due to their “involvement in activities not related to their official duties"; i. In other words, they were spies.
This mass expulsion had been brewin the making* for some time.
"Brewing" sounds unusual here. Usually, we would say something like conflict or a scheme, something that might suddenly "explode" or boil over, when using "brewing".
MI5 had been aware of KGB operations in Britain, but decided to bide its time to inflict the most damage possible.
The break finally came with the defection of a senior KGB officer, Oleg Lyalin.
He was at the forefront of the 13th KGB’s department, which was responsible for drawing up contingency plans in the event of war with the West.
These plans, of course, included sabotage operations in enemy countries, such as: targeting strategic infrastructures, neutralising enemy leadership and vipVIPs, activating the so-called sleepers, and so forth.
All of this was greeted with concern by the few briefed British.
However, it was also the perfect pretext MI5 had been waiting for to further “legitimise” even more the mass expulsion.
The impact it had on the KGB was massive.
The KGB London station, one of the largest KGB stations in the world, had been reduccrippled overnight.
The KGB would spend the next two decades struggling to restore it.
*Can I say “looming”?
No, that sounds a bit unnatural.
March 11, 2022
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On 24 September 1971, the British government expelled 105 Soviet diplomats due to their “involvement in activities not related to their official duties"; in other words, they were spies. On 24 September 1971, the British government expelled 105 Soviet diplomats due to their “involvement in activities not related to their official duties" |
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This mass expulsion had been brewing* for some time. This mass expulsion had been "Brewing" sounds unusual here. Usually, we would say something like conflict or a scheme, something that might suddenly "explode" or boil over, when using "brewing". |
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MI5 had been aware of KGB operations in Britain, but decided to bide its time to inflict the most damage possible. MI5 had been aware of KGB operations in Britain |
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The break finally came with the defection of a senior KGB officer, Oleg Lyalin. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He was at the forefront of the 13th KGB’s department, which was responsible for drawing up contingency plans in the event of war with the West. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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These plans, of course, included sabotage operations in enemy countries, such as: targeting strategic infrastructures, neutralising enemy leadership and vip, activating the so-called sleepers, and so forth. These plans, of course, included sabotage operations in enemy countries, such as |
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All of this was greeted with concern by the few briefed British. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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However, it was also the perfect pretext MI5 had been waiting for to “legitimise” even more the mass expulsion. However, it was also the perfect pretext MI5 had been waiting for to further “legitimise” |
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The impact it had on the KGB was massive. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The KGB London station, one of the largest KGB station in the world, had been reduced overnight. The KGB London station, one of the largest KGB stations in the world, had been |
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The KGB would spend the next two decades struggling to restore it. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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*Can I say “looming”? *Can I say “looming”? No, that sounds a bit unnatural. |
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