13 - Spyclopedia #1, William Stephenson pt. 2, or, FBI Foot Guys
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William Stevenson and the British Security Coordination
william stevenson was setting up not only intelligence network, but also what amounted to a private police force. J edgar hoover was betting that the interventionists would win over the isolationists. Hoover also let stevenson use the fbi wireless channel,. which was at least for several months, stevenson's only safe means of communication with london. The british security coordination or b s c is an organisation dedicated almost exclusively to the special protection of british property. In doing this, he had to work very closely with j edgarHoover. It was hoover who suggested the name for his organization in the united states -b s
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