Counterspy · April 25, 1950 · 24 min · 2,954 words
The transcript of “(xxx) Case of the Hijacked Country”, an episode of Counterspy first broadcast April 25, 1950. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Counterspy plays Counterspy free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Chief David Harding was addressing a counters by training group of over a hundred young men and women Lecture 17. Technique of Modern Revolution. In years to come, many of you will serve in foreign posts, and I want you to know how a few daring individuals can seize an entire country.
In former times, pitched battles were fought. In modern times, control is cleverly seized by shrewdly planned actions. Battles come later. Maybe. Now this technique of revolution may also be used for other purposes. As we learned when I recently sent my assistant Harry Peters to Costa Guana in South America, where as you know the United States is interested in Las Rosa's pitch blend mines for uranium.
Ah, Peters. Yes, the starting. With that map will you tell the group something about Costa Guana? Well, Costa Guana lies on the east coast of South America, neighboring on Puerto Blanca. Spanish is the language of the population, mostly farmers and ranchers, of a million 200,000.
A close friend of the United States, Costa Guana has no army, only a national police force of some 800 men. Las Rosas, pitch blend mines are in the mountains, here. And that was where I reported to the administrative officer, one Colonel Juan Martino.
Easy, too, easy boy. Hi, Peggy Pardon. Colonel Martino. Yes, and you? I'm Harry Peters United States counterspies my credentials and orders to report you sir Oh, and your Peter is welcome to Las Ross's mind. Did you have a good journey?
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