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Internment of enemy aliens means that many existing German spies are put in camps. |
| November |
Fougasse is asked to design a series of posters for the "Careless Talk Cost Lives" campaign. |
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August |
British intelligence starts to intercept German intelligence signals. |
| June |
Government introduces fines of up to £50 for spreading panic rumours about spies. |
| 3 September |
The first German 'invasion spies' arrive in Britain. All are captured within hours. |
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MI5 now employs 868 people (an increase of over 700 since 1938). |
| January |
The XX Committee is established to run the British 'double cross' agent system. |
| December |
Codebreakers at Bletchley Park are able to break German code. |
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Early 1942. The freelance double agent GARBO arrives in Britain. He leads many successful operations. |
| October |
The London Reception Centre is established. Its job is to identify spies entering the country disguised as refugees. |
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Germans fail to realise that their spies are now double cross agents working for the British. The missions given to their spies reveal German military plans. |
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Study of German intelligence records shows that all 115 agents sent to Britain were identified and caught. |