The Art of Betrayal  The Secret History of MI6  by Gordon Corera
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Programming. How?  Book Summary  A security correspondent for
the BBC offers insight into the secret world of the agents and
spies in Britain's MI6. The Art of Betrayal covers MI6 history
from the early days of the Cold War through the rise and fall of
the Berlin Wall to the September 11 attacks.  Read an excerpt of
this book   Excerpt: The Art of Betrayal  The signal Gordievsky
was to give to MI6 when he was ready needed to be precise and
sufficiently unusual in order to avoid the entire complex escape
procedure being kicked off by some innocent action
misinterpreted. In practice, this meant the signal was mildly
absurd, which did not necessarily induce confidence on the part
of Gordievsky. A man wearing a particular type of trousers,
carrying a particular ba