The Angel (45 page)

 Dovecote defense plan, 225–27

 Marwan's initial contact with military attaché, 34–35

 military defeat at Suez Canal at the beginning of the Yom Kippur War, 224–27

 and Suez Canal issue, 57, 86

 in War of Attrition, 55

 Zamir and, 44, 46, 47

 
See also
Military Intelligence (MI), IDF

Israeli Air Force (IAF), 112, 113

 air superiority, 56, 57

 and Egypt's war plans, 116, 119, 178

 French aircraft for, 116–17

 SA-7 Strela antiaircraft missiles for, 187

Israeli Air Force Intelligence, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65

Israeli embassy, London, 32, 33–35, 56, 125, 216–17

Israeli embassy, Washington, DC, 36

Israel's Wars, 1947–93
(Bregman), 294–95

Italy

 Black September plot against Israel, 184–88

 Italian intelligence, 150

Jackson, Henry “Scoop,” 136

Jahani, Tawfik al-, 228

Jalloud, Abdessalam, 98, 134, 140–44

Jordan, relations between Egypt and, 245

Kabir, Mubarak al-, 22

Kahana, Ephraim, 293

Kaniazer, Zusia, 61, 123

Karmi, Eitan, 233

Katz, Shmuel, 290

Kazakov, Vladimir, 249

Kennedy, John F., 37

Khashoggi, Adnan, 139, 274, 278

Khashoggi, Essam, 139, 274

Khashoggi, Samira, 274

“Khotel” (general code name for Marwan) reports, 74, 131–32, 171

Khrushchev, Nikita, 28, 30

Kissinger, Henry

 in aftermath of Yom Kippur War, 241, 242, 243–45

 in Egyptian-American relations, 136, 152, 153, 161, 246–47, 248, 250, 252

 in Israeli-American relations, 110

 and Marwan,244–45, 248, 255

 Meir's meeting with Nixon and, 107–8

kontzeptzia
(Concept), Israeli, 111, 116, 118, 153, 157–58, 159, 162, 164, 170, 171, 175, 289, 325

Kosygin, Alexei, 241

Kroft, Steve, 5

Kulthum, Umm, 16–17

Kurdish rebellion, 247

Kuwait

 the Al-Sabahs, 22–25

 oil production between Saudi Arabia and, 135

Langotsky, Yossi, 337

le Carré, John, 52, 284

Levran, Aharon, 120–21, 123, 190

Libya

 downing of Libyan aircraft Flight 414, 182–84

 French Mirage fighters from, 149, 165, 174, 177, 257, 261

 Marwan as Sadat's liaison to, 133, 184, 243

 Marwan's relations with, 134, 140–44, 149, 184–88, 194

 Sadat in Libyan-Egyptian relations, 140–44, 183–84, 243

Libyan air force, 117

Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 414 crash, 181–84

Lior, Israel, 108, 199, 219, 220

London and Rhodesian Mining and Land Company (Lonrho), 270–71, 272, 273, 275, 276

London, England

 House of Fraser affair, 272–74, 275, 276–78, 281

 Marwan's London exchange stock purchases, 148, 149

 Marwan's relocation to, 21–25, 269–74

Machel, Samora, 252

Malhin, Zvi, 215

Mandler, Albert, 224–25, 227

Manhattan Project, 27–28

Mansour, Anis, 83

Mansour, Hassan, 139

Marei, Sayed, 95

Marenches, Alexandre de, 250–51

Margalit, Dan, 296

Marwan, Abu al-Wafa (father), 7–8, 14, 146

Marwan, Ashraf “the Angel”

 and the Al-Sabahs, 22–25

 alleged academic achievements, 253–54

 Blackhurst and, 279–80

 business acquisitions, 270–74, 282, 283–84

 chemistry degree, 9, 41

 childhood and early years, 7–9

 death, 123, 297, 301–4, 307–17

 declining health, 287, 288, 299

 early income, 20

 Egypt and Marwan's death, 317–25

 final moments in life of, 300–301, 305

 funeral of, 1–3, 4, 323

 gambling, 22, 23, 25, 32

 and House of Fraser affair, 272–74, 275, 276, 277, 278, 281, 283

 marital problems, 129

 marriage, 15–18

 memoir, 311–16

 murder theories, 307–16

 planned trip to US, 300, 305, 312

 relocation to London, 21–25, 268, 269–74

 retirement, 288–89

 return to Egypt, 25

 secrecy after death of, 324–25

 in Shazly crisis, 26

 
60 Minutes
episode on, 5

 suicide suspicions, 303, 304–7

 Ubichem ownership, 298–301

 unreliability of, 280–81

 wealth from business transactions, 269–70, 282–83

Marwan, Ashraf “the Angel,” acts of treason, 27, 100–132, 144–51

 access to Egypt's military secrets, 40–41, 71–73, 75, 101, 102–32, 157–75

 “the Angel” code name, 54

 and Black September plot against Israel, 184–88

 code names in the Mossad, 53–54

 complaints about, 148

 corruption and scandals, 98, 138–39, 146–47, 148, 149

 declining status with the Mossad, 263–67

 double-agency suspicions, 3–4, 49, 68, 73, 121, 123, 202–3, 237, 263, 289–90, 293–94, 295, 296, 310, 314–15, 318

 ends relationship with the Mossad, 286–87

 financial opportunities and social circles, 137–40

 identity as Mossad spy, 4, 289–97, 309, 310–11, 316–17, 319, 320

 income and compensation, 51–52, 58, 124–25, 144, 146, 236, 252, 265–66

 and Israel's military intelligence, 59–75

 known as Babel in the press, 310–11, 317–18

 “Khotel” reports 74, 131–32, 171

 London exchange stock purchase, 148, 149

 and May 1971 conspiracy against Sadat, 88–91

 and the Mossad, 29, 30, 32, 33–44, 48–54, 150–51

 Mossad code name for, 53–54

 Mossad handling of, 52–53, 57, 58, 64, 66–70, 124–30

 Mossad's first meeting with, 55–60, 100

 motives for becoming a spy, 29–32, 150–51, 266–67

 Nasser's death and, 79–80

 order to eliminate, 4–5

 and other foreign intelligence agencies, 150–51

 as presidential secretary, 96–99

 real estate ventures, 138–39, 149, 252–53

 recruitment by the Mossad, 36–44, 48–54

 relationship with Sadat, 80–81

 relations with Libya, 134, 140–44, 149, 184, 194, 243

 relations with Saudi Arabia, 98, 134, 137–40

 report on Sadat's war intentions, 1, 240–41, 242

 reports on Egypt's war preparations, 157–75, 176–77, 179–81, 188–89, 194–97

 reports on Soviet weaponry for Egypt, 103–4, 114–15

 revelations about espionage career, 289–97

 rise and fall of, 237–68

 risk-taking and recklessness of, 125–27

 on Sadat's military strategy, 57, 58

 warnings and war, 194–205, 209–15, 220–21, 222, 227–28, 232–36

 warnings on Sadat's readiness for war, 158–75, 176, 179–81

 wealth, accumulated, 149, 252–53, 282–83

 weapons acquisitions from Arab states, 149

Marwan, Ashraf “the Angel,” under Nasser

 contentious relationship with Nasser, 19–20, 25, 30

 employment in President's Office, 18, 19–20

 marriage to Nasser's daughter, 15–18

 in Shazly crisis, 26

Marwan, Ashraf “the Angel,” under Sadat

 alliance with Sadat, 92–96

 appointed as Sadat's personal liaison, 133

 appointed to manage Arab affairs, 246–47

 chairman of AOI, 254, 256–60

 and Corrective Revolution, 88–91

 depiction as spy for CIA, 248–49, 252

 end of political career, 254–56

 KGB's plots against, 248–50

 out of Sadat's inner circle, 249, 252

 as presidential secretary, 96–99

 President's Office director general, 92, 93

 Republic of Egypt medal, 263

 Sadat's death, 268

 Sadat's dismissal of Marwan from President's Office, 249

 as Sadat's liaison for Libyan and Saudi affairs, 133, 184, 237–38, 243

 as Sadat's liaison for Syrian affairs, 243–44

 Safari Club involvement, 251–52

 on secret missions for Sadat, 243–44

 as secretary to the president of the republic for foreign relations, 245–46

Marwan, Azza (sister), 8, 13, 305

Marwan, Gamal (son), 3, 19–20, 22

Marwan, Hani (brother), 3

Marwan, Mona Abdel Nasser (wife), 185, 201, 284

 at
Al-Ahram
, 18, 20

 attraction to Marwan, 13–15

 childhood and early years, 10–11, 12, 13

 loyalty to Marwan, 96, 145

 marriage to Marwan, 15–18

 and Marwan's death, 305, 308–10

 and Marwan's funeral, 1, 2, 3

 relationship with her father over Marwan, 25, 30, 79, 94

 relocation to London, 21–25

 Sadat and, 258, 262, 268

 and Ubichem, 299–300

Marwan, Mona (sister), 8

Marwan, Muhammad Ahmed (grandfather), 7

Marwan clan, 7

Masiri, Ahmad al-, 147–48, 256

Meir, Golda, 58

 and Egypt's war preparations, 159–60, 161, 162, 170–71, 192, 199, 200

 and Israeli intelligence reports to US, 107, 108–9, 110–11

 and Marwan's expenses, 124

 and Marwan's reports, 74, 130, 131, 132

 meeting with Nixon and Kissinger, 107

 quest for peace, 244–45

 and Sadat's talks in Moscow, 105, 107

 and Suez Canal issue, 57

 and Syrian war deployment, 190

 warnings and war, 199, 200, 207–8, 219, 223–24, 235, 239, 240, 241, 242, 315

 Zamir and, 48

Meir, Gita, 63, 65, 69

Meir, Meir, 60–75, 164

 and Egypt's war plans, 106, 119

 meetings/discussions with Marwan, 100–101, 103, 104, 113, 126

Melman, Yossi, 290

Middle East, Soviet influence in, 250–52

Military Intelligence (MI), IDF, 85, 101

 Alert Level 3, 206, 208, 210

 ascertaining Marwan's worth as spy, 61–63, 65

 assessment of Egyptian-Soviet relations, 105–6

 Blue-White Alert, 172–73, 176

 cooperation between Mossad and, 59–60

 
dismissal of Egypt's war preparations, 157–75, 178, 188–89, 191–92, 197

 Dovecote defense plan, 225–27

 and Egypt's attack plans, 109, 111, 116, 119–20

 and Egypt's impending attack, 179, 192–93

 and Egypt's shift in war plans, 116

 and handling of Marwan's intelligence reports, 130–32

 intelligence failures, 118, 203

 Intelligence Unit 11, 59

 Intelligence Unit 848 (Sigint), 119, 191, 192, 193, 209–210

 “Khotel” reports, 74, 131–32, 171, 189

 
kontzeptzia
(Concept), 111, 116, 118, 153, 157–58, 159, 162, 164, 170, 171, 175, 289, 325

 Marwan's access to Egypt's military secrets, 71–73, 75, 101, 102–32

 Marwan's contribution to, 118–19

 and Marwan's cooperation with, 59–60, 70–75

 MI-Research and Marwan's reports, 130–32

 MI-Research Branch 3 (Great Powers), 193

 MI-Research Branch 5 (Syria), 193

 MI-Research Branch 6 (Egypt), 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 73, 82, 106, 121, 123, 129, 164, 170, 193, 222

 Night of the Ducks incident, 213, 215

 Research Division, 59, 60

 and Sadat's talks in Moscow, 103–5, 107, 114–15

 and Syrian war deployment, 190

 warnings and war, 158–75, 176, 179–81, 197–210, 219–36

 
See also
Egyptian military

Miniæ, Miloš, 238

missiles.
See
aircraft/missiles

Mitrokhin, Vasili, 248

Mobutu Sese Seko, 251

Mohieddin, Zakaria, 16, 18–19

Monopolies and Mergers Commission, British, 272

Morris, Benny, 290

Mossad, Israeli, 3–4

 “the Angel” code name for Marwan, 53–54

 and Black September plot against Israel, 186–88

 briefings on Marwan, 63–64

 compensation for Marwan, 51–52, 58, 124–25, 236, 252, 265–66, 283

 cooperation between MI and, 59–60

 and Egypt's war preparations, 159–61, 171, 195–200

 first meeting with Marwan, 55–60, 100

 and handling of Marwan's intelligence reports, 130

 headquarters building, 63

 Human Intelligence (Humint) operations, 35, 46

 intelligence reports to CIA, 107–9

 “Khotel” reports, 74, 131–32, 171

 and Kurdish fighters, 247

 Marwan ends relationship with, 286–87

 and Marwan's access to Egypt's military secrets, 40–41, 71–73, 75, 101, 102–32, 157–75

 Marwan's contact with, 33–44

 Marwan's continued service to, 283–84

 and Marwan's death, 308–11, 316–17

 Marwan's declining status with, 263–67

 Marwan's handler for, 52–53, 57, 58, 64, 66–70, 124, 125–30

 Marwan's identity as spy for, 4, 289–97, 309, 310–11, 316–17, 319, 320

 Marwan's motives for spying for, 29–32, 150–51

 Marwan's report on Assad, 244

 Marwan's war warnings, 158–75, 176, 179–81, 194–200

 Nasser's death and implications for the, 79, 80

 other intelligence sources besides Marwan, 106

 recruitment of Marwan, 36–43, 48–54

 and relations between Israel and US, 107–9

 revelations about Marwan's espionage with, 289–97

 and Sadat's talks in Moscow, 103–5, 107, 114–15

 and Sadat's war intentions, 57–58

 Signal Intelligence (Sigint) operations, 46–47

 and Syrian deployments, 190

 Tzomet branch, 35, 45, 53

 and Yehuda Gil affair, 284–87