British code name for joint British and CIA operation in 1953 to remove Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh as Prime Minister of Iran. The U.S. code name was Ajax.

Burn

Slang for the deliberate sacrifice of an intelligence agent in order to protect a more important spy or mole. Frequently an agent will be burned when there are indications that he has already been compromised or blown, often in such a manner as to reinforce the credibility of a mole.