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Hugger-Mugger

Term of unknown origin meaning secret or stealthy. It also means confused or disorderly, a description of some intelligence operations.


Nugget

British term for the "bait" to be offered to a potential foreign defector--money, political asylum, sex, or a career opportunity in the West.


Tourists

U.S. intelligence term during World War II for a team of agents placed behind German lines.

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