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CONTACT MAN [2 records]

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Record 1 1987-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
DEF

a person serving as a go-between, messenger, agent, or source of special information especially in a secret activity.

CONT

Houghton was followed, as was his contact (Lonsdale) in London.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
CONT

le correspondant habituel de Houghton fut remplacé par un nommé Alex Johnson, qui se présenta comme "attaché naval américain à la base de Portland" et qui n'était autre que Lonsdale.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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