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my love.

Why? Who do you think

you are fooling, my master spy?

Everybody in Washington knows

you are not a commercial attach.

Everybody in Washington knows

that the chief of Russian intelligence

is the chauffeur

who drives a car for -

Everybody in Washington does not

know these things.

And I would thank you

not to repeat them.

- Go to bed.

- Where did you hear that?

From my butcher.

I'll be glad when Michle gets here

and I can talk to someone

who is not looking over his shoulder.

Oh, is your daughter coming over

from Paris?

Her husband's reporting on

the opening of the United Nations.

We are going to see them in New

York and have a marvellous holiday.

And we are not going to see

a single, solitary spy.

You might stumble over a few

if you go to the United Nations.

We are not going there.

Michle and her husband are.

- We are going to have fun. Right?

- Right.

I seem to gather, Nicole, that you

don't care much for the work we do.

- How did you guess?

- You should be used to it by now.

The wife never gets used to it.

But I like you, Mike. For an

intelligence man, you are very nice.

Thank you. And thank you

very much for a beautiful dinner.

- Brandy?

- Yes. Thanks.

She wants you to quit.

- You thinking about it?

- No.

I understand

you have a Russian defector.

- What is his name?

- Boris Kusenov.

We have him at a safe house

outside Washington.

I did know what I was getting into

when I was asked to dinner.

Then why did you come?

To tell you

everything you want to know.

Provided I don't pass

the information back on to Paris?

Mm-hm. McKittreck says

I'm taking a big chance. Am I?

Mike, you and I have done things

for each other

that no other agents in this town

would do.

And I'd like to keep it that way.

Colonel Kusenov, we'd like to know

all you can tell us about Cuba.

Cuba?

The technicians.

The Russian technicians in Cuba.

- How many are there?

- I estimate 4,500.

By now, possibly five thousand.

- Military?

- Military, civilian.

Construction crew.

Mostly, technical and electronic

experts of the highest order.

What are they doing there?

They came bearing gifts

from Russia to Cuba.

What kind of gifts?

The KGB is carefully divided.

Cuba was never in my field.

I cannot give you facts.

Damn it.

Kusenov!

You made an agreement with me!

Yes, I know.

I made my bargain with the devil

for facts.

Yes, I will tell you

where you will find your facts.

There is a Cuban named Rico Parra.

You know him.

A leader of the Cuban government.

He was in the movement

from the beginning.

That's correct.

He was in Moscow recently

for conferences

and flew to New York as head of

the Cuban delegation to the UN.

I met him in Moscow.

- What were the conferences?

- To draw up an agreement.

Or call it a trade pact.

Or call it an aide-memoir.

An agreement

between the Soviet Union and Cuba.

Setting down exactly

what the Soviet Union

is now supplying

and will supply to Cuba.

Offensive weapons?

Have the Russians brought

offensive weapons into Cuba?

I told you, I cannot give you facts.

But Rico Parra has the trade pact.

He has the aide-memoir.

It's all there for you to read...

if you can obtain it.

Who else might handle

these papers, besides Rico Parra?

You have become smart.

Yes. There is another man.

Luis Uribe. Rico Parra's secretary.

He is a security risk.

How do you know?

I have used him.

The Cubans don't know.

He can be bought,

but he is of no use to you.

Why?

He hates Americans.

Does he hate American money?

He would never take it

from an American.

You can believe me.

So now I have given you

my information...

What will you do with it?

- Michle!

- Andr!

- Mother!

- Franois!

- Hello, Franois.

- Hello, Father.

- You look wonderful.

- You too.

You have done something

to your hair.

Do you like it?

My husband wants me to cut it.

- I like it.

- Agreed.

- When do you go back to Paris?

- In five days.

Then we will stay for five days.

There is so much to see.

New York is marvellous.

And we will do it all.

Hello, Nicole. Andr.

I hope you don't mind

my dropping in.

I wanted to be sure the flowers

were here when you arrived.

Michle,

you remember Mr Nordstrom?

Oh, yes.

It's been a couple of years.

Franois Picard.

Michael Nordstrom.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

The bags are in, sir.

- Andr.

- Yes.

Thank you.

I understand that you are here

for a Paris newspaper.

Yes. For the opening

of the United Nations.

Franois,

we have to change for dinner.

Oh, yes. Excuse me.

I do apologise, Nicole.

Thanks for the flowers, Mike.

Before you say, "Get out," I wouldn't

be here if I didn't have to be.

You can't do this to Nicole.

- I have to, Andr.

- How did you find us?

You both told me you

were going to be in New York.

Never mind! What do you want?

There is a written agreement

between Russia and Cuba.

We must see it. Rico Parra -

- I can't talk to Parra. He hates me.

- I know that.

Rico Parra has a secretary

named Luis Uribe.

Why don't you do this job yourself?

We can't. Uribe can't be approached

by an American.

No.

I am sorry.

Just one of your people here

to photograph those papers.

Just a taxi ride to Harlem,

that's all we're asking.

This Uribe can be bought.

Andr, do this for us.

You know I wouldn't be here

if there was any other way.

Franois, the sketches you made

at the United Nations.

- Did you do the Cuban delegates?

- Some, yes.

Did you make a sketch

of a man named Luis Uribe?

I'll see.

There he is.

Could we have this page?

Is it for a good cause?

I would hate to do it over.

- You'll get it back.

- OK, you can have it.

Could I ask you what this is about?

I am your son-in-law.

You are also a newspaper man.

Take care of the women.

- I'll get to the Colony soon as I can.

- You are going out?

Have your drinks. I will try to get

there before you start dinner.

- Tell Nicole not to worry.

- I'll let Michle tell her.

- Thank you very much.

- You're welcome.

The money.

You understand? This can't have

anything to do with us.

If anything goes wrong,

it's your operation.

- I know.

- I'll head back to Washington.

- Will you call me tomorrow?

- Yes.

I would like to see Mr Dubois.

Whom shall I say?

Franco-American

Finance Company.

Hello. Come in. Come in.

It's a long time

since you came yourself.

I have an urgent and vital job

to be done tonight.

- I hope you are free.

- I am always free for you.

Can we go into your office?

No, that is all open.

We had better go in here.

You might find it a bit chilly.

You remember his name?

Luis Uribe.

Why does he hate Americans?

I was told he lost his son

at the Bay of Pigs.

This is all pretty iffy. I won't have

much chance to organise anything.

- You just have to improvise.

- Oh, lots of luck!

- What about your camera?

- Always ready and loaded.

This way.

Be sure you let him know

you are French, not American.

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