Word: letterbox
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Soviet embassy in Stockholm. Through switches in Soviet contact men and changes in his own jobs Enbom kept the secrets flowing to Moscow. There were elaborate cloak & dagger arrangements -code messages that looked like simple shopping lists, a rusty tin can hidden in an isolated spot as a "letterbox," hairpins hung on a wire fence in Stockholm in various shapes to convey various messages. To improve communications, one Russian agent equipped Enbom with a radio transmitter, which unfortunately burst into flames the first time the key was touched. To cover up for his numerous espionage trips, Enbom explained...