This time he had been flown by USAF cargo plane to an ancient fort in Malta, where the Agency kept a discreet paramilitary training base for its covert operators. Two weeks" worth of demolitions, small arms and surveillance training made him feel alive and he relished the thought of becoming an "action agent".
Halfway through the training his case officer came to him for a final preparation. “You"ll need some cosmetic work, toupee, new identification, and a new cover. You"ve operated in Africa with the Legion, we don"t want you running into old contacts and being caught out. Don"t worry about that we"ll take care of it.”
He had flown to West Berlin and from there direct to Leopoldville. His mission was to prepare a plausible cover for himself – someone mentioned a small retail business –
