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...dreaded secret police; in Berlin. Rumored to be the model for John le Carr's shadowy Karla (a suggestion the author has denied), Wolf placed his 4,000 spies in such enemy territory as NATO headquarters, cannily converted West German agents to his team, and famously touted the "Romeo method"--the wooing of lonely government secretaries to gain access to confidential files. Among his best-known feats: placing an operative in the inner circle of West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, who retired in 1974 after the aide's allegiance was revealed...
...involved in its pervasive organs of domestic repression, though critics doubted this) ran as many as 4,000 agents at a time. They penetrated the top ranks of business, government, parliament, the military and the intelligence services in West Germany and beyond. Wolf developed a particularly effective line in "Romeo" spies, handsome men who would befriend lonely secretaries working for senior officials and spymasters. Immensely patient, he would carefully help direct his plants to jobs where they could be increasingly valuable. One "Romeo" spy worked her way, after a long career, into the office of the German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt...
...synthesizing the divergent elements of the work.After Shen went on stage to meet the audience’s applause, the HRO proceeded to display its ability to rouse listeners with tragedy. The orchestra performed selected movements from Prokofiev’s “Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet,” including the scenes “The Montagues and the Capulets,” “Juliet, Young Woman,” “Dance,” “Dance of the Girls from the Antilles...
...still largely in charge. The Fiat Group, which counts CNH tractors and Iveco trucks among its holdings, has been buoyed recently by strong numbers from its once suffering automobile division. Under the turnaround leadership of Marchionne, European sales of the auto group (which includes the Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo brands) jumped 23.2% in the first five months of this year, representing nearly half of the overall company's revenues. With Fiat rolling toward recovery--and his increasingly central role in the holding company's day-to-day management and the dynasty's long-term destiny--Elkann decided to give...
...counts CNH tractors and Iveco trucks among its holdings, has been buoyed recently by strong numbers from its once-suffering automobile division. Under the turnaround leadership of Marchionne, in the first five months of the year, European sales of the auto group (which includes the Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo brands) jumped 23.2% over 2005 numbers, to around 520,000 units, representing nearly half of overall company revenues. And that's at a time when economic uncertainty has many Europeans putting off major purchases such as cars. With Fiat now rolling toward recovery - and his increasingly central role both...