Two weeks before, this memorandum had gone from Station S of the Secret Service to M, who was then and is today head of this adjunct to the British Defence Ministries:
To: M.
ToFrom: Head of S.
FromSubject: A project for the destruction of Monsieur Le Chiffre (alias ‘The Number,’ ‘Herr Nummer,’ ‘Herr Ziffer,’ etc.), one of the Opposition’s chief agents in France and undercover Paymaster of the ‘Syndicat des Ouvriers d’Alsace,’ the Communist-controlled trade union in the heavy and transport industries of Alsace, and as we know, an important fifth column in the event of war with Redland.
SubjectDocumentation: Head of Archives’ biography of Le Chiffre is attached at Appendix A. Also, Appendix B, a note on Smersh.
DocumentationAppendix AAppendix BWe have been feeling for some time that Le
