The author is a former employee of the powerful British intelligence agency MI6. The book reveals the methods of recruiting and training MI6 secret agents, methods of planning and conducting secret operations of British intelligence both in England and abroad. The appearance of this book, which was destructive to the reputation of the British intelligence service MI6, was preceded by incredible activity by the intelligence services of several countries, newspaper revelations and litigation. The publication of the work was banned for a long time in England, Switzerland, the USA, Australia and other countries. Representatives of official London seriously discussed the possibility of sending a note of protest through diplomatic channels to the Russian authorities in connection with the publication of a book edition on its territory.

August 1976. Northern England.

Friday, June 8, 1984 .Gonville and Keyes, Cambridge.

Monday, September 2, 1991, Century House, Lambeth, London.

Monday, December 9, 1991, Portsmouth, England.< /p>

Sunday 23 February 1992 Heathrow Airport

Monday 30 March 1992 Century House, London

Wednesday 11 November 1992 Mirror Hall of the Metropol Hotel, Moscow.

Wednesday, June 2, 1993. Danube Cafe, Belgrade.

Friday, November 26, 1993. In the center of Sarajevo.

Friday, November 26, 1993. In the center of Sarajevo.

Monday 6 June 1994 85 Prince Albert Embankment, London

Monday 25 March 1996 Cafe Lavender, Kennington Road, London

Thursday, March 20. Manchester, airport.

Wednesday, November 5, 1997, Belmarsh, NMR prison.

Friday, May 1, 1998, London.

Saturday, August 30, 1998 John F. Kennedy Airport, New York.