"Vienna Is The World's Leader In Espionage" Topic
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| Tango01 | 01 Aug 2014 9:23 p.m. PST |
"Its reputation as a centre of espionage long predates its notoriety as the setting for the 1949 film The Third Man but only now can a figure be put on the number of spies operating in Vienna. A survey compiled by experts in spying activities in the Austrian capital shows that at least 7,000 agents work undercover in the city. As neutral country, Vienna was a Cold War spying hub where both sides were able to ply their trade and openly dealt with each other. Its allure was explained in the opening sequence in the Third Man when the narrator observed that Vienna allows agents a free run: "We'd run anything if people wanted it enough, and had the money to pay."…"
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link Spies are not stupid choosing a city! (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
 Legion 4  | 04 Aug 2014 8:16 a.m. PST |
Maybe it's the rolls … or those little sausages ?!? |
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snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.
