James Church - Bamboo and blood

As for O, he might bear watching, though I feel sure we will never develop him. His brother has already been assigned a Yam Suph file. That will require considerable effort to maintain, but it must, at all costs, be kept current.

Ahmet's death should cause us no regret. I always thought he should have been vetted more thoroughly. If nothing else, his false teeth were too good. Where did he get the money? Moreover, it should never have come as a rude shock to learn that he had such a pathological hatred for Koreans. There was a note in his file that he fought in the Korean War, and none of us bothered to give that a second thought. It turns out his unit was overrun and suffered rough treatment, which Ahmet never forget. His daughter has been given a small stipend that should keep her in dancing shoes. An appropriate foreign service will keep an eye on her, and she will undoubtedly get frequent visits.

Most important, the effort to stop cooperation between the North and the Americans will have to be abandoned. There is no political stomach for it here any longer. The Americans say their own talks will succeed. This I doubt.

The surgeon's daughter has decided to stay where she is, driving cabs. Her father is not happy, but then, who is?

In the meantime, we have gained access to site BAMBOO. It is not the world's best piece of real estate, but it may yield some returns worth having. Work has been under way for several months. Moving dirt around can accomplish a lot if you know how to do it. The activity will no doubt eventually be noticed, especially because we have started putting the information in the usual channels, where it will find its way to where it will do us the most good. Once this seed is planted, it will grow, thanks to the fertile ground along the Potomac.