ABSTRACT
We managed to remain independent, to be partners and not hired agents. In every aspect of our work we were guided by the idea of being regarded as an independent political entity and not just another contribution to the war effort... In every aspect of our military and industrial endeavors throughout the war, in every contribution we made to the war effort, we always strove to remain independent, to function as a partner, equal in degree if not in numbers. . . However, in the field [of intelligence] it was much more difficult to insist on our independence than in other fields of diplomatic activity... I believe we came through honorably in this test of our ability to act and to cooperate on operational matters, without turning into hired agents of the responsible bodies.
