— According to your instructions, I've planned for SPECTRE to steal from the Russians their new Lektor decoding machine. For this we need the services of a female member of the Russian
Cryptograph section in Turkey and the help of the British Secret Service. Naturally, neither the Russians nor the British will be aware that they are now working for us.
— Number Three, is your section ready to carry out Kronsteen's directives?
— Yes, Number One. The operation will be organized according to Kronsteen's plan. I've selected a suitable girl from the Russian Consulate in Istanbul She's capable, cooperative, and her loyalty to the state is beyond question.
— And you're absolutely sure she believes you're still Head of Operations for Soviet Intelligence?
— It is unlikely she would know I'm now working for SPECTRE. Moscow has kept my defection secret from everyone but a few members of the presidium.
— For your sake, I hope so. Kronsteen, you are sure this plan is foolproof?
— Yes, it is, because I have anticipated every possible variatio of counter-move.
— What makes you think that M, the Head of British Intelligence, will oblige you by falling in with your plan?
— For the simple reason that this is so obviously a trap. My reading of the British mentality is that they always treat a trap as a challenge.
