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Record 1 2011-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

A prearranged fixed location, usually in a public place, on which an agent or intelligence officer can place a predetermined mark in order to alert the other to operational activity.

OBS

Such a mark may be made by, for example, chalk or a piece of tape; the operational activity signaled may be the fact that a dead drop has been "loaded" and is ready to be "cleared."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)

Spanish

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