81 “Janie is … Bohemienne”: ibid.
84 “Young lady, may …”: UL, p. 121.
84 “a little bit …”: Vicki Constantine Croke, The Lady and the Panda (New York: Random House, 2005), p. 133.
85 “as it was forbidden …”: UL, p. 70.
85 “Mrs. Harkness would emit …”: ibid.
85 “fascinating …”: FAP, p. 7.
85 “She was terribly funny …”: ibid.
86 “probably the most beautiful …”: Ziegler, Mountbatten, p. 279.
86 “Lovely Louis …”: UL, p. 123–124.
86 “the mangy British lion”: ibid., p. 125.
87 “He had the …”: ibid., p. 123.
87 “the jolliest girl …”: Fitch, Appetite for Life, p. 101.
87 “having a genius …”: UL, p. 134.
87 “bagging the beasts …”: PC, carton 2, folder 49.
87 “an Oxford don …”: ibid.
88 “When the waters …”: UG, p. 144.
88 “For use in salt …”: ibid., p. 145.
88 “mad scientist”: UL, p. 116.
88 “the fascination of a …”: ibid.
90 “by drinking …”: PC, carton 2, folder 50.
90 “to undermine the …”: UL, p. 118.
90 “a phenomenal memory …”: ibid.
90 “I would look …”: ibid.
91 “could have cared …”: UL, p. 119.
91 “We would parachute …”: ibid.
91 “Why don’t we …”: ibid.
91 “wasting the taxpayers’ …”: ibid., p. 118.
92 “disconcerted …”: Carleton Scofield, University of Missouri at Kansas City Archives, Carleton F. Scofield Papers, diary, August 14, 1944.
92 “wiles of the …”: Reynolds, Thailand’s Secret War, p. 229.
93 “the contagions of …”: Taylor, Awakening from History, p. 352.
93 “little more than …”: ibid.
93 “Damn it, why …”: Scofield, diary, August 19, 1944.
93 “It may be …”: SS, p. 212.
94 “At present …”: ibid.
94 “tactless …”: ibid, p. 213.
94 “uncoordinated …”: UG, p. 133.
94 “To those red-blooded …”: ibid, p. 132.
94 “Oh, What a …”: Eldridge, Wrath in Burma, p. 263.
95 “put their imagination to work …”: Alexander MacDonald, My Footloose Newspaper Life, p. 85.
95 “Madison Avenue ad men …”: ibid.
97 “Each side cheated …”: Taylor, Awakening from History, p. 351.
97 “high-echelon personnel”: UG, p. 121.
97 “easy targets …”: UG, p. 121.
98 “OK, Alec …”: UL, p. 126.
98 “hell-raising …”: PC, carton 2, folder 50.
5. Instant Fame
100 “Donovan’s here …”: Alexander MacDonald, My Footloose Newspaper Life, p. 86.
100 “quasi-royal procession”: UL, p. 122.
100 “It meant we …”: ibid.
100 “Sounds promising …”: Alexander MacDonald, My Footloose Newspaper Life, p. 86.
100 “How about …”: ibid.
101 “They’re messages …”: ibid.
101 “It seems a …”: ibid.
101 “instant fame”: SS, p. 220.
102 “Jane, really!”: ibid.
102 “the same freckled …”: UG, p. 132.
102 “on a boondoggling …”: ibid.
102 “so clean it …”: ibid., p. 133
103 “reached the saturation point”: Fitch, Appetite for Life, p. 100.
103 “by holding a …”: UL, p. 124.
103 “Stilwell knew …”: ibid.
104 “the old sourpuss”: ibid., p. 124.
105 “fantastic”: PC, carton 2, folder 51.
105 “as a casual …”: ibid.
105 “though where she …”: ibid.
105 “of course, I am not …”: ibid.
105 “except that all …”: ibid.
106 “And there’s …”: UG, p. 141.
106 “I took this …”: ibid.
107 “Chop says he …”: ibid., p. 134.
107 “the care and training”: ibid.
107 “shield them from …”: ibid.
107 “Hindus no beef …”: UL, p. 120.
107 “so no one’s …”: UG, p. 136.
108 “wilted when …”: ibid.
108 “He says he’s …”: ibid., p. 137.
108 “the mute …”: ibid.
108 “They don’t like …”: ibid.
109 “The subs go over …”: UG, p. 144.
109 “subversive bone …”: ibid., p. 135.
109 “they never knew …”: ibid., p. 136.
110 “It could be just …”: Alexander MacDonald, My Footloose Newspaper Life, p. 87.
110 “When the station …”: UG, p. 144.
110 “The Thai foreign …”: Alexander MacDonald, My Footloose Newspaper Life, p. 88.
111 “nerve center”: Fisher Howe, interview by the author.
111 “fool-proof locator system”: SS, p. 217.
111 “one of those you have …”: ibid.
112 “If you don’t …”: ibid.
112 “exuberant and …”: Fitch, Appetite for Life, p. 98.
112 “Julia was so …”: EM.
112 “It was already …”: EM.
113 “Wish I were …”: Fitch, Appetite for Life, p. 98.
113 “Julia, the 6′2″ …”: PC, carton 2, folder 50.
113 “a warm and witty …”: ibid.
113 “she says …”: ibid.
114 “heavily in love”: PC, carton 2, folder 51.
115 “best birthday …”: ibid.
115 “Your confusion …”: ibid.
115 “but not one of …”: UL, p. 130.
116 “a bit of an …”: ibid.
116 “be true to each other”: ibid.
116 “unevenly, of course”: ibid.
116 “There was a lot …”: EM.
116 “No one else …”: UL, p. 130.
116 “fleet-footed couriers”: Manly Fleischmann letters, FBI case file 100-35543, Jane Foster Zlatovski.
116 “I can hardly tell …”: ibid.
116 “the U.S. armed forces …”: UL, p. 130.
117 “It is not necessary …”: Manly Fleischmann letters, FBI case file number 100-35543, Jane Foster Zlatovski.
117 “red-and-white dressing gown …”: UL, p. 130.
117 “the only child …”: Windmiller, International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 8 (1955), p. 111.
119 “straight-backed Groucho …”: UL, p. 127.
119 “Two years …”: Lord Louis Mountbatten, Personal Diary … 1943–1946 (London: Collins, 1988), p. 61.
119 “a useless organization”: UL, p. 129.
120 “modestly advised Mountbatten …”: Geoffrey T. Hellman, “Curator Getting Around,” The New Yorker, August 26, 1950.
120 “never forgave …”: UL, p. 129.
120 “Get the Commander …”: ibid.
6. The Great White Queen of Bali
122 “a sad, ugly …”: UL, p. 132.
122 “cesspool …”: ibid.
123 “Something was always happening …”: ibid.
123 “I’m sorry …”: ibid.
123 “purple with rage …”: ibid., p. 133.
124 “the war would …”: ibid.
124 “negligence and/or …”: ibid.
125 “Rumors were …”: ibid., p. 134.
125 “Oh, Gregory …”: ibid., p. 135.
125 “mostly devoted …”: UL, p. 136.
126 “a vast eyeball-searing …”: ibid.
126 “I’m writing …”: ibid.
126 “How we celebrated …”: ibid., p. 138.
126 “I quickly …”: ibid., p. 139.
127 “The Indonesians were in full …”: ibid.
127 “What could possib
ly happen …”: ibid.
128 “confidential plan”: UG, p. 145.
128 “peace-time covert …”: E. Bruce Reynolds, “Staying Behind in Bangkok,” Journal of Intelligence History 2, no. 2 (Winter 2002), p. 24.
128 “covert development …”: ibid.
128 “Here’s luck!”: UL, p. 140.
129 “cherished wish …”: ibid., p. 139.
129 “He made the …”: ibid., p. 29.
129 “1.1 billion enemies …”: Geoffrey Gunn, “Origins of the American War in Vietnam,” Asia-Pacific Journal: JapanFocus, May 9, 2009.
130 “the Draconian Thailand …”: UL, p. 140.
130 “the quiet shelving …”: ibid.
131 “It was a bittersweet …”: UL, p. 141.
131 “sat on the beach …”: ibid.
131 “Well, kid …”: Manly Fleischmann letters, FBI case file 100-35543, Jane Foster Zlatovski.
132 “a lovely surprise”: UL, p. 141.
133 “Jane, those …”: ibid.
133 “How could you …”: ibid., p. 142.
133 “She was pure …”: ibid., p. 86.
134 “We could distinctly see …”: ibid., p. 142.
134 “the dreaded Japanese …”: ibid.
135 “occasionally seemed …”: ibid., p. 143.
135 “explosive”: OSS/FIR, Jane Foster, “Current Political Situation,” September 20, 1945.
136 “That’ll l’arn ’em”: UL, p. 143.
136 “The pilots had …”: ibid., p. 144.
136 “The prisoners were”: ibid., p. 143.
137 “case in point”: ibid.
138 “Some of the …”: ibid., p. 145.
139 “You’re not …”: ibid.
140 “the only flag …”: OSS/FIR, Jane Foster, “Current Political Situation,” September 20, 1945.
140 “Americans were the only …”: UL, p. 145.
140 “In the event …”: ibid., p. 145.
140 “increasingly tense”: OSS/FIR, Jane Foster, “Current Political Situation,” September 20, 1945.
141 “The city is …”: ibid.
141 “the great mass …”: ibid.
142 “to resist by force …”: ibid.
142 “With a supreme lack …”: UL, p. 146.
142 “ambiguous …”: OSS/FIR, Jane Foster, “Current Political Situation,” September 20, 1945.
143 “It looks as if …”: ibid.
143 “precarious”: ibid.
143 “waiting (like dopes)”: OSS/FIR, Operational, Jane Foster to Lloyd George, September 25, 1945.
144 “All in all …”: ibid.
144 “would drive …”: Frederick E. Crockett, “How the Marble Began in Java,” Harper’s Magazine, March 1946, p. 281.
144 “The broadcast was …”: ibid.
144 “no authority …”: ibid.
145 “liked the Dutch”:
146 “status quo ante bellum”: UL, p. 149.
146 “no information …”: Crockett, p. 282.
147 “Her days were …”: Timothy Lindsey, The Romance of K’Tut Tantri and Indonesia (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), p. 165.
148 “sounded like the …”: UL, p. 149.
148 “war wounds”: ibid., p. 190.
148 “What the hell …”: Crockett, p. 283.
148 “The lieutenant insisted …”: ibid.
149 “swilling whiskey …”: UL, p. 151.
149 “in light of …”: OSS/FIR, Military Attache Report, Colonel Kenneth Kennedy, Military Intelligence Division, October 11, 1945.
149 “We are of the opinion …”: ibid.
150 “salivating at …”: UL, p. 150.
150 “Incidents continue …”: OSS/FIR, Jane Foster, Situation Report, October 15, 1945.
150 “an undisguised …”: ibid.
150 “quite appalled …”: ibid.
151 “a complete stalemate”: ibid.
152 “brutal conduct”: Crockett, p. 283.
152 “The peoples of …”: ibid.
152 “the rattle of …”: UL, p. 152.
152 “Jane, have …”: ibid.
153 “fat Dutch sergeant”: ibid.
153 “GET FOSTER …”: UL, p. 152.
153 “Public opinion …”: ibid.
153 “OK, Jane …”: ibid.
154 “HAD NOT …”: UG, p. 298
154 “PEACE OF WORLD …”: ibid.
7. Chickens Coming Home to Roost
156 “the remnants of sugar …”: UL, p. 153.
158 “apparently enjoying …”: Archimedes L. A. Patti, Why Vietnam? (Berkeley: University of California Press), p. 317.
158 “Cochinchina is …”: ibid., p. 320.
159 “mistaken identity”: ibid., p. 322.
159 “not doing their stuff”: OSS/FIR, Memorandum for the President, Representative in Kandy to Donovan, September 28, 1945.
159 “Basically, the situation …”: UL, p. 154
160 “[Miss Foster] felt …”: Department of State Memorandum, “Conditions in Saigon,” December 12, 1945.
160 “It was apparent …”: ibid.
160 “Boycotts and …”: ibid.
161 “The general situation …”: Gunn, “Origins.”
161 “the single immediate …”: ibid.
161 “on the par …”: UL, p. 154.
161 “to get the French back …”: Vietnam: A Television History, “The Roots of War (1945–1953),” written and produced by Judith Vecchione for American Experience. WGBH Educational Foundation, 1983/2007.
162 “the best journalist”: UL, p. 154.
163 “practically all”: ibid.
163 “If there is anything …”: Edgar Snow, “Secrets from Siam,” Saturday Evening Post, January 12, 1946.
164 “as secret as La Guardia …”: Reynolds, Thailand’s Secret War, p. 303.
165 “But I had …”: UL, p. 155.
165 “stern self-discipline …”: ibid.
165 “Of all the …”: ST.
166 “There was no …”: UL, p. 155.
166 “to swipe …”: ibid., p. 154.
167 “A sixteenth-century …”: ibid., p. 155.
167 “We are all slightly …”: OSS/FIR, Operational, Jane Foster to Lloyd George, September 25, 1945.
168 “it was so fitting”: UL, p. 155.
168 “although he, too”: ibid.
168 “physically push”: UL, p. 156.
168 “It showed …”: ibid., p. 159.
169 “Darling, do you …”: ibid., p. 160.
169 “the heavy-duty thinkers”: ibid.
169 “No longer in …”: ibid.
170 “The Japanese …”: ibid.
171 “a gentleman of …”: UL, p. 161.
171 “there are …”: ibid.
171 “Sukarno is a traitor …”: ibid.
172 “I’ve just come …”: ibid.
172 “Don’t you remember …”: ibid.
8. Whispers in the Willow Trees
174 “more icicle than …”: PC, carton 2, folder 56.
175 “Balm in Gilead …”: ibid.
175 “It’s dirty beyond …”: ibid.
175 “bawling like …”: ibid.
176 “of becoming magnificently …”: ibid.
177 “dangerous thinker”: SS, p. 230.
177 “with an eager mind …”: PC, carton 2, folder 56.
177 “a great solace”: ibid.
178 “Paul Child …”: Thibaut de Saint Phalle, interview by author.
178 “the underside of …”: ibid.
178 “incandescant …”: ibid.
179 “slightly disintegrated”: ibid.
179 “The atmosphere is …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
180 “appeals from …”: ibid., p. 170.
180 “The warlords …”: EM.
180 “the Chinese …”: UG, p. 162.
181 “ambush discipline …”: ibid., p. 164.
181 “Lack of patriotism …”: ibid.,
p. 165.
181 “The warp and woof …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
183 “struck off into …”: ibid.
183 “Perhaps you will …”: ibid.
184 “love at first sight …”: ibid.
184 “Marjorie continues …”: ibid.
184 “A good many …”: ibid.
185 “We were pulled …”: EM.
185 “We talked …”: EM.
185 “how could it be …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
186 “So now, as before …”: ibid.
186 “These prison wires …”: ibid.
187 “We talked about …”: ibid.
187 “morale-building …”: ibid.
187 “He was terribly …”: UG, p. 149.
187 “It was fortunate …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
188 “Do you realize …”: ibid.
189 “They were an …”: Thibaut de Saint Phalle, interview by author.
189 “running a very complicated …”: Calvin Tomkins, “Good Cooking,” The New Yorker, December 23, 1974.
189 “A wonderful ‘good scout’ …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
189 “The China theater …”: EM.
189 “They were always …”: EM.
189 “never liked the idea …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
189 “He sort of …”: EM.
190 “plunge headfirst …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
190 “a great whisper …”: UG, p. 218.
190 “to be light for …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
190 “placidly hoeing …”: ibid.
190 “rather stay alive …”: ibid.
191 “something terrible …”: UG, p. 220.
191 “Until that time …”: ibid.
191 “All the toilets …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
192 “as a purely …”: ibid.
192 “That’s a big rat …”: ibid.
192 “melting like …”: UG, p. 221.
192 “a tough people …”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
192 “The sudden ending …”: ibid.
194 “Never mind …”: Maochun Yu, OSS in China (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996), p. 289.
195 “a lack of good …”: ibid., p. 240
195 “keeping order …”: ibid.
195 “It discourages …”: PC, carton 2, folder 58.
195 “victory hullabaloos …”: ibid.
196 “perhaps the God damned war …”: ibid.
196 “important work …”: National Archives, OSS Records, Julia Child
196 “There was a sudden …”: UG, p. 227.
196 “I was in love …”: EM.
197 “pitch-fork out”: PC, carton 2, folder 57.
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