TLS signed “IF,” one page, 8 x 10, July 9, 1951. Carbon copy of a letter to Michael Parker, a writer seeking employment with the Sunday Times of London, part of the Kemsley Newspaper Group, sent to journalist and spy Antony Terry under a separate cover letter. In part: "As I think I mentioned, we are already handsomely represented throughout the British Zone and have no further accreditation available for that territory. As I understood from your letter to Neville Berry and our later correspondence, you had suggested representing us in Munich and the United States Zone where we could do with some additional coverage in case of emergencies. In the circumstances i think the best course would be for you to ascertain first of all if there is any hope of obtaining authority to work in the United States Zone, bearing in mind that the British accreditation is, in fact, of no interest to the American authorities and would give you none of the facilities without which you find it out of the question to represent us. Perhaps on your next visit to Berlin you would like to have a talk with Antony Terry, our chief representative in Germany. He will at any rate be able to explain to you our coverage in the British Zone and perhaps give you some hints on how to penetrate into the American sector." In fine condition, with two file holes, staple holes to the upper left corner, and a stray ink mark to the right edge.
As foreign manager of the Kemsley newspaper group's Sunday Times, Fleming hired Terry to be posted abroad. Meanwhile, Fleming ran an intelligence outfit known as Mercury which used foreign correspondents to gather information in sensitive foreign zones.
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