TLS signed “yours ever, Ian F.,” one page, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, May 9, 1955. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry of the British Press Centre, in full: "Do you think you could find out the answer to this query for Atticus: 'A kindred spirit of von Luckners and another good German seaman of whose welfare under the Nazis I have often wondered, was Albert Pagels, the fisherman and otter hunter of Tierra del Fuego, who for two months and more after the battle of the Falkland Islands, kept the Dresden hidden away in the labyrinth of the Magellan Straits under the very noses of the British squadron, hid her, fuelled her, shifted her from inlet to inlet as necessary and finally smuggled her out into the wide Pacific. I heard that in 1939 Pagel's was given belated recognition of his services in the shape of a trip to his beloved Fatherland. Perhaps this was because the Nazis had some idea of using his matchless talents again. I wonder if any of your readers know what became of him?'" Fleming hand writes the salutation, "Dear Tony," and a brief postscript, "Wonderful performance of yours over the weekend." In very good to fine condition, with some corner creasing, and a staple-related tear/hole to the upper left corner.
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