“I have been told to tell you, Natasha, that as Youriko you may claim to be whoever you please. You can say you’re Kazakh, Russian or Japanese. You may also be a student, or employed, in any nationality, just don’t tell anyone your true purpose because it would defeat the object”.
“Thank you, comrade, I would never disclose our operation to anyone, I can promise you that. Were you able to get me a Japanese passport or identity card to complete the disguise?”
“I have been told that they will supply you with a document that will pass for a Japanese identity card, but which will not stand up to scrutiny by the Japanese authorities. It will arrive in about two weeks”.
He obviously hadn’t known where she had worked and that she would have spotted that, but she didn’t mention it.
She liked t
