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67
“problems”: PC, carton 1, folder 28.

67
“designed to test …”: UG, p. 40.

68
“It took all …”: UL, p. 109.

68
“from the hip …”: UG, p. 51.

69
“We had been …”: ibid., p. 52.

69
“the professionals …”: UL, p. 107.

69
“Foster, here's …”: ibid., p. 111.

70
“several boxes …”: UG, p. 52.

70
“wouldn't hear …”: ibid.

71
“did not mind paying …”: UL, p. 112.

71
“OSS girls bound …”: UG, p. 53.

71
“wishful packing”: ibid.

71
“disemboweled …”: ibid., p. 54.

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“recalled the era …”: ibid., p. 56.

72
“One of them …”: UL, p. 112.

73
“The following will …”: UG, p. 60.

73
“The prospect of …”: ibid., p. 61.

4. A Fine Sort

75
“Breakbone fever”: UL, p. 78.

75
“Toonerville Trolley”: ibid., p. 113.

76
“cubbyhole …”: ibid., p. 114.

78
“red from head …”: ibid.

78
“the drains of …”: ibid.

78
“Delhi Belly …”: PC, carton 2, folder 49.

80
“lonely …”: ibid.

80
“Zorina”: ibid.

81
“a new and interesting …”: PC, carton 2, folder 50.

81
“Janie is … Bohemienne”: ibid.

84
“Young lady, may …”: UL, p. 121.

84
“a little bit …”: Vicki Constantine Croke,
The Lady and the Panda
(New York: Random House, 2005), p. 133.

85
“as it was forbidden …”: UL, p. 70.

85
“Mrs. Harkness would emit …”: ibid.

85
“fascinating …”: FAP, p. 7.

85
“She was terribly funny …”: ibid.

86
“probably the most beautiful …”: Ziegler,
Mountbatten
, p. 279.

86
“Lovely Louis …”: UL, p. 123–124.

86
“the mangy British lion”: ibid., p. 125.

87
“He had the …”: ibid., p. 123.

87
“the jolliest girl …”: Fitch,
Appetite for Life
, p. 101.

87
“having a genius …”: UL, p. 134.

87
“bagging the beasts …”: PC, carton 2, folder 49.

87
“an Oxford don …”: ibid.

88
“When the waters …”: UG, p. 144.

88
“For use in salt …”: ibid., p. 145.

88
“mad scientist”: UL, p. 116.

88
“the fascination of a …”: ibid.

90
“by drinking …”: PC, carton 2, folder 50.

90
“to undermine the …”: UL, p. 118.

90
“a phenomenal memory …”: ibid.

90
“I would look …”: ibid.

91
“could have cared …”: UL, p. 119.

91
“We would parachute …”: ibid.

91
“Why don't we …”: ibid.

91
“wasting the taxpayers' …”: ibid., p. 118.

92
“disconcerted …”: Carleton Scofield, University of Missouri at Kansas City Archives, Carleton F. Scofield Papers, diary, August 14, 1944.

92
“wiles of the …”: Reynolds,
Thailand's Secret War
, p. 229.

93
“the contagions of …”: Taylor,
Awakening from History
, p. 352.

93
“little more than …”: ibid.

93
“Damn it, why …”: Scofield, diary, August 19, 1944.

93
“It may be …”: SS, p. 212.

94
“At present …”: ibid.

94
“tactless …”: ibid, p. 213.

94
“uncoordinated …”: UG, p. 133.

94
“To those red-blooded …”: ibid, p. 132.

94
“Oh, What a …”: Eldridge,
Wrath in Burma
, p. 263.

95
“put their imagination to work …”: Alexander MacDonald,
My Footloose Newspaper Life
, p. 85.

95
“Madison Avenue ad men …”: ibid.

97
“Each side cheated …”: Taylor,
Awakening from History
, p. 351.

97
“high-echelon personnel”: UG, p. 121.

97
“easy targets …”: UG, p. 121.

98
“OK, Alec …”: UL, p. 126.

98
“hell-raising …”: PC, carton 2, folder 50.

5. Instant Fame

100
“Donovan's here …”: Alexander MacDonald,
My Footloose Newspaper Life
, p. 86.

100
“quasi-royal procession”: UL, p. 122.

100
“It meant we …”: ibid.

100
“Sounds promising …”: Alexander MacDonald,
My Footloose Newspaper Life
, p. 86.

100
“How about …”: ibid.

101
“They're messages …”: ibid.

101
“It seems a …”: ibid.

101
“instant fame”: SS, p. 220.

102
“Jane, really!”: ibid.

102
“the same freckled …”: UG, p. 132.

102
“on a boondoggling …”: ibid.

102
“so clean it …”: ibid., p. 133

103
“reached the saturation point”: Fitch,
Appetite for Life
, p. 100.

103
“by holding a …”: UL, p. 124.

103
“Stilwell knew …”: ibid.

104
“the old sourpuss”: ibid., p. 124.

105
“fantastic”: PC, carton 2, folder 51.

105
“as a casual …”: ibid.

105
“though where she …”: ibid.

105
“of course, I am not …”: ibid.

105
“except that all …”: ibid.

106
“And there's …”: UG, p. 141.

106
“I took this …”: ibid.

107
“Chop says he …”: ibid., p. 134.

107
“the care and training”: ibid.

107
“shield them from …”: ibid.

107
“Hindus no beef …”: UL, p. 120.

107
“so no one's …”: UG, p. 136.

108
“wilted when …”: ibid.

108
“He says he's …”: ibid., p. 137.

108
“the mute …”: ibid.

108
“They don't like …”: ibid.

109
“The subs go over …”: UG, p. 144.

109
“subversive bone …”: ibid., p. 135.

109
“they never knew …”: ibid., p. 136.

110
“It could be just …”: Alexander MacDonald,
My Footloose Newspaper Life
, p. 87.

110
“When the station …”: UG, p. 144.

110
“The Thai foreign …”: Alexander MacDonald,
My Footloose Newspaper Life
, p. 88.

111
“nerve center”: Fisher Howe, interview by the author.

111
“fool-proof locator system”: SS, p. 217.

111
“one of those you have …”: ibid.

112
“If you don't …”: ibid.

112
“exuberant and …”: Fitch,
Appetite for Life
, p. 98.

112
“Julia was so …”: EM.

112
“It was already …”: EM.

113
“Wish I were …”: Fitch,
Appetite for Life
, p. 98.

113
“Julia, the 6′2″ …”: PC, carton 2, folder 50.

113
“a warm and witty …”: ibid.

113
“she says …”: ibid.

114
“heavily in love”: PC, carton 2, folder 51.

115
“best birthday …”: ibid.

115
“Your confusion …”: ibid.

115
“but not one of …”: UL, p. 130.

116
“a bit of an …”: ibid.

116
“be true to each other”: ibid.

116
“unevenly, of course”: ibid.

116
“There was a lot …”: EM.

116
“No one else …”: UL, p. 130.

116
“fleet-footed couriers”: Manly Fleischmann letters, FBI case file 100-35543, Jane Foster Zlatovski.

116
“I can hardly tell …”: ibid.

116
“the U.S. armed forces …”: UL, p. 130.

117
“It is not necessary …”: Manly Fleischmann letters, FBI case file number 100-35543, Jane Foster Zlatovski.

117
“red-and-white dressing gown …”: UL, p. 130.

117
“the only child …”: Windmiller,
International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
8 (1955), p. 111.

119
“straight-backed Groucho …”: UL, p. 127.

119
“Two years …”: Lord Louis Mountbatten,
Personal Diary … 1943–1946
(London: Collins, 1988), p. 61.

119
“a useless organization”: UL, p. 129.

120
“modestly advised Mountbatten …”: Geoffrey T. Hellman, “Curator Getting Around,”
The New Yorker
, August 26, 1950.

120
“never forgave …”: UL, p. 129.

120
“Get the Commander …”: ibid.

6. The Great White Queen of Bali

122
“a sad, ugly …”: UL, p. 132.

122
“cesspool …”: ibid.

123
“Something was always happening …”: ibid.

123
“I'm sorry …”: ibid.

123
“purple with rage …”: ibid., p. 133.

124
“the war would …”: ibid.

124
“negligence and/or …”: ibid.

125
“Rumors were …”: ibid., p. 134.

125
“Oh, Gregory …”: ibid., p. 135.

125
“mostly devoted …”: UL, p. 136.

126
“a vast eyeball-searing …”: ibid.

126
“I'm writing …”: ibid.

126
“How we celebrated …”: ibid., p. 138.

126
“I quickly …”: ibid., p. 139.

127
“The Indonesians were in full …”: ibid.

127
“What could possibly happen …”: ibid.

128
“confidential plan”: UG, p. 145.

128
“peace-time covert …”: E. Bruce Reynolds, “Staying Behind in Bangkok,”
Journal of Intelligence History
2, no. 2 (Winter 2002), p. 24.

128
“covert development …”: ibid.

128
“Here's luck!”: UL, p. 140.

129
“cherished wish …”: ibid., p. 139.

129
“He made the …”: ibid., p. 29.

129
“1.1 billion enemies …”: Geoffrey Gunn, “Origins of the American War in Vietnam,”
Asia-Pacific Journal: JapanFocus
, May 9, 2009.

130
“the Draconian Thailand …”: UL, p. 140.

130
“the quiet shelving …”: ibid.

131
“It was a bittersweet …”: UL, p. 141.

131
“sat on the beach …”: ibid.

131
“Well, kid …”: Manly Fleischmann letters, FBI case file 100-35543, Jane Foster Zlatovski.

132
“a lovely surprise”: UL, p. 141.

133
“Jane, those …”: ibid.

133
“How could you …”: ibid., p. 142.

133
“She was pure …”: ibid., p. 86.

134
“We could distinctly see …”: ibid., p. 142.

134
“the dreaded Japanese …”: ibid.

135
“occasionally seemed …”: ibid., p. 143.

135
“explosive”: OSS/FIR, Jane Foster, “Current Political Situation,” September 20, 1945.

136
“That'll l'arn 'em”: UL, p. 143.

136
“The pilots had …”: ibid., p. 144.

136
“The prisoners were”: ibid., p. 143.

137
“case in point”: ibid.

138
“Some of the …”: ibid., p. 145.

139
“You're not …”: ibid.

140
“the only flag …”: OSS/FIR, Jane Foster, “Current Political Situation,” September 20, 1945.

140
“Americans were the only …”: UL, p. 145.

140
“In the event …”: ibid., p. 145.

140
“increasingly tense”: OSS/FIR, Jane Foster, “Current Political Situation,” September 20, 1945.

141
“The city is …”: ibid.

141
“the great mass …”: ibid.

142
“to resist by force …”: ibid.

142
“With a supreme lack …”: UL, p. 146.

142
“ambiguous …”: OSS/FIR, Jane Foster, “Current Political Situation,” September 20, 1945.

143
“It looks as if …”: ibid.

143
“precarious”: ibid.

143
“waiting (like dopes)”: OSS/FIR, Operational, Jane Foster to Lloyd George, September 25, 1945.

144
“All in all …”: ibid.

144
“would drive …”: Frederick E. Crockett, “How the Marble Began in Java,”
Harper's Magazine
, March 1946, p. 281.

144
“The broadcast was …”: ibid.

144
“no authority …”: ibid.

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