? ? ?Apart from these general considerations, which made SIS squeamish?of contact with SOE in the field, there was another more weighty?reason. This was the tragic disaster of operation 'Nordpol' which?made a deep and lasting impression on all who were concerned with?clandestine operations in Holland during the war. It started in March1942 with the arrest by the Germans of an agent and his W/T?operator, who had been sent to Holland by SOE to set up sabotage?networks.

【除去這些一般性的考慮，還有另一個更重要的因素。這就是“北極”行動的悲劇性災難，它給所有在戰(zhàn)爭期間關注荷蘭間諜行動的人都留下了深刻的印象。1942年3月，德國人逮捕了一名特工和他的線人，他們被特別行動局派到荷蘭建立破壞網(wǎng)絡?！?/span>

? ? ?It was accepted by the British intelligence services that too heavy a?burden would be put on agents if they were given instructions never to give?anything away under interrogation. It was well known that the?Gestapo used torture methods under which virtually no one could?hold out. Agents were therefore permitted, when forced, to give away?their personal code and transmitting schedule. This being so, it was?considered likely that the Germans would use their knowledge to?make the arrested W/T operator continue to transmit to London as if nothing?had happened. Such a game or 'Spiel', as it was called by the?Germans, represented serious dangers. If it was not noticed, radio?contact with the arrested agent would be continued with the result?that all information or material sent to him would fall into German?hands; if the W/T contact was used to make arrangements for new?agents to be dropped, these would either immediately be arrested or?allowed to operate for a while under surveillance so as to discover their?contacts in the underground. Thus entire resistance organisations?might be rolled up. Finally, the Germans could use this radio contact?to pass on misleading information.

【英國情報部門認為，如果特工被告誡在被審訊時絕不能泄露任何信息，他們的壓力就會太大了。眾所周知，蓋世太保使用的酷刑幾乎沒有人能堅持下去。因此，在緊急情況下，特工被允許提供他們的個人密碼和對接時間表。在這種情況下，人們認為德國人很可能會利用他們所掌握的信息，讓被捕的線人繼續(xù)向倫敦發(fā)送電報，就好像什么都沒發(fā)生過一樣。這種被德國人稱為“Spiel”的游戲，代表著十足的危機。如果沒有人注意到，情報機構將繼續(xù)同被捕的特工進行無線電聯(lián)系，結果是發(fā)給他的所有情報或材料都將落入德國人之手;如果線人被用來安排接待新的特工，這些人要么立即被逮捕，要么就會在被德國人監(jiān)視的情況下活動一段時間，以便發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的其他線人。因此，整個抵抗組織可能會被發(fā)現(xiàn)。最后，德國人可以利用這種無線電聯(lián)系傳遞誤導性信息?！?/span>

? ? ?It was in order to guard against this danger that so-called security?checks were devised. These consisted of the intentional inclusion in?the text of a coded telegram of certain, pre-arranged, small mistakes,?syllables or words. As long as the agent continued to include the pre-arranged mistakes in his telegrams all was well. Under pressure the?arrested SOE agent and his W/T operator agreed to continue sending?telegrams to London, but omitted the pre-arranged security checks as?a warning that they were under enemy control.

【正是為了防范這種危險，人們設計了所謂的安全檢查。這包括在編碼電報的文本中故意包含某些預先安排的小錯誤、音節(jié)或單詞。只要線人繼續(xù)在電報中包括預先安排的錯誤，就表明一切都是正常的。在酷刑下，被捕的特勤局特工和他的接頭人同意繼續(xù)向倫敦發(fā)送電報，但不帶有預先安排的安全檢查，以警告他們處于敵人控制之下。】

? ? ?Although the Dutch section of SOE noticed the absence of the?security checks it refused to draw the obvious conclusions, attributing?this fact to bad atmospherics. It continued radio contact with the?arrested agents under the impression that all was well. The Germans,?hardly believing their luck, then mounted a cleverly executed?deception operation to which they gave the code name 'Nordpol'.?They proposed new sabotage operations and asked London for more?agents and supplies. These were duly despatched and naturally fell?straight into the hands of the Germans. At one point the Gestapo was?in contact with London through no less than eighteen W/T?transmitters. The 'Spiel' lasted till November 1943, when two of the?arrested agents managed to escape from prison and make their way to?Switzerland where they warned the Dutch and British authorities of what?was going on.

【盡管特勤局的荷蘭分部注意到安全檢查的缺失，但它陰差陽錯的沒有得出明顯的結論，并將這一事實歸因于惡劣的氣氛。它在自以為一切順利的情況下繼續(xù)同被捕的特工進行無線電聯(lián)系。德國人幾乎不相信自己的運氣，于是發(fā)動了一次巧妙的欺騙行動，代號為“北極”。他們提出新的破壞計劃行動，并要求倫敦提供更多的特工和物資。這些貨物及時發(fā)運，自然直接落入德國人手中。蓋世太保一度通過不少于18個電報發(fā)射機與倫敦取得聯(lián)系。這場“騙局”一直持續(xù)到1943年11月，當時兩名被捕的特工成功越獄，前往瑞士，并向荷蘭和英國當局警告了正在發(fā)生的事情?！?/span>

? ? ?Official Dutch sources estimate that as a result of the 'Nordpol?Spiel' some 49 agents and 430 of their contacts in the Dutch resistance?were arrested and a vast quantity of weapons, sabotage equipment,?radio transmitters, as well as large sums of money fell into German?hands. In addition, twelve British bombers, used for dropping agents?and stores, were shot down.

【荷蘭官方消息來源估計，由于這次“北極行動”，大約49名特工和430名他們在荷蘭抵抗運動中的線人被捕，大量武器、破壞設備、電報發(fā)射器以及大量資金落入德國人手中。此外，12架用于投放特工和器材的英國戰(zhàn)斗機被擊落。】

? ? ?To put the record straight, it should be pointed out that the successes?achieved by the Germans with the 'Nordpol Spiel' were?never more than tactical. The British Double-cross Committee?booked real strategic successes against the Abwehr by managing to?arrest and turn virtually all German agents sent to Great Britain?during the war and using them in 'Spiele' which far exceeded the?'Nordpol Spiel' both in scope and duration. I have read everything on?'Nordpol', including the voluminous Dutch work and although my?personal knowledge of the operation is limited because I came in only?on the tail end of it, I feel that it went wrong as a result of genuine?mistakes rather than a conspiracy.

【為了呈現(xiàn)完整的事實，應該指出的是，德國人在“北極行動”上取得的成功從來都只是戰(zhàn)術上的。英國反間諜委員會在打擊阿博維爾取得了真正的戰(zhàn)略成功，他們設法逮捕并策反了幾乎所有在戰(zhàn)爭期間派往英國的德國特工，并將他們用于間諜活動，其范圍和持續(xù)時間都遠遠超過了“北極行動”。我已經(jīng)閱讀了所有關于“北極行動”的資料，包括荷蘭在的大量工作，雖然我個人對行動的了解有限，因為我只是在行動的最后才加入，但我覺得它的發(fā)生是工作紕漏而不是陰謀的結果。】

? ? ?SOE, this time with an entirely new team in charge of their Dutch?section, had to start building up its organisation in Holland again from?scratch. Fortunately, partly because its networks there were still very?small and partly because of the innate caution with which it had?always approached anything to do with sabotage, SIS activities were?little affected by this disaster.

【特勤局，這一次有了一個全新的團隊來負責他們的荷蘭分部，不得不重新開始建立它在荷蘭的組織。幸運的是，部分原因是秘密情報局在那里的間諜網(wǎng)絡仍然很小，部分原因是它在處理任何與破壞有關的事情時總是與生俱來的謹慎，秘密情報局的活動幾乎沒有受到這次災難的影響。】

? ? ?The officers in P8 were assisted in their work by four secretaries.?One, as in many SIS sections, was a middle-aged spinster, the other?three were young girls of my age.

【P8的工作人員由四名秘書協(xié)助工作。和秘密情報局的許多小組一樣，其中一個是中年婦女，另外三個是和我年齡相仿的年輕女孩?！?/span>

? ? ?If most SIS officers were of middle-class or upper-middle-class?origin, many of the secretaries were decidedly upper class and?belonged to the higher strata of the establishment. There were among?them daughters of Tory MPs and ministers, of bishops, of a Viceroy?of India, of court dignitaries and some were even related to the Royal?Family. Though often scatterbrained, they worked hard because they?were very conscious of their patriotic duty, instinctively equating the?interests of England with those of their own class. They had joined?mostly on the recommendation of friends or relatives who had?contacts in the Service. It was considered a good way for them to do?their national service for it enabled them to stay in London and join?the social round without exposing them to too intimate a contact with?the lower classes, inevitable if they had joined one of the Armed?Services. They were mostly pretty, some very beautiful, but inclined?to be vague and incompetent in varying degrees, though to this there?were exceptions. They were pleasant to work with and helped to?create a cheerful, friendly atmosphere in the office. I was a beneficiary?of this as I spent most of my time there.

【如果說秘密情報局的大多數(shù)官員出身于中產(chǎn)階級或中上層階級，那么許多秘書無疑是上層階級，屬于機構的較高階層。其中有黨派議員和大臣的女兒，主教的女兒，印度總督的女兒，宮廷要人的女兒，有些甚至和王室有親戚關系。盡管她們常常心不在焉，但她們工作努力，因為她們非常清楚自己的愛國責任，本能地將英國的利益與自己階級的利益等同起來。她們大多是通過在該處有熟人的朋友或親戚的推薦加入的。這被認為是她們服兵役的好方法，因為這使她們能夠留在倫敦，遠離下層社會，不會與下層社會有太親密的接觸，如果她們加入了武裝部隊，這種接觸是不可避免的。她們大多很漂亮，有些非常漂亮，但在不同程度上工作傾向于模糊和無能，盡管也有例外。和她們一起工作很愉快，有助于在辦公室里創(chuàng)造愉快、友好的氣氛。我是其中的受益者，因為我在那里度過了大部分時間。】

? ? ?The war was now in its last bitter months. For us in London they?were marked by the constant menace of V1?and V2?rockets.

【戰(zhàn)爭現(xiàn)在已進入最后的艱苦時期。對我們在倫敦的人來說，艱苦時期的標志是V1和V2火箭的持續(xù)威脅?！?/span>