Quote by John le Carre

I worked for MI6 in the Sixties, during the great witch-hunts, when the shared paranoia of the Cold War gripped the services.

I worked for MI6 in the Sixties, during the great witch-hunt

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In this quote, the author reveals that they were employed by MI6, the British intelligence agency, during the 1960s. They describe this period as the "great witch-hunts," referencing the heightened sense of suspicion and fear that permeated the agency due to the Cold War. The quote suggests that this collective paranoia consumed the services, potentially affecting their operations and decisions during that time.

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