The "how" he was caught was the odd thing in what was such a devious and complex scheme he had devised for the espionage side to his life. For example, he was not caught at any meetings he had in Berlin, or Vienna, or Dublin where he met with his Soviet handlers. Nor was he caught using empty Coca-Cola tins to pass microfilm at dead-letter drop-off points. It"s arguable that, without a psychological disorder being his Achilles heel, his downfall would never have happened. He was allowed to indulge in both his treasonable pursuits and what was diagnosed as a psychological disorder, by the inefficient safeguards to the safety and welfare of the public that were in place during this time. In fact, it could be said—nobody cared.
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