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<div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div style="white-space:normal"><p dir="auto">This is not particularly surprising. The two were friends in Washington during World War II, both as British agents. See <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Irregulars-Roald-British-Wartime-Washington/dp/0743294580" style="color:#3983C4">https://www.amazon.com/Irregulars-Roald-British-Wartime-Washington/dp/0743294580</a>. It is a pretty good book as I recall.</p>
<p dir="auto">—Barry</p>
<p dir="auto">On 7 Sep 2020, at 17:48, Steve Smith wrote:</p>
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\- Steve<br>
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