Blofeld tucked the cachou under his tongue and began to talk in a soft, resonant4, and very beautifully modulated6 voice.
?I have a report to make to members about The Big Affair, about Plan Omega.? (Blofeld never prefixed his words with ?Gentlemen,? ?Friends,? ?Colleagues,? or the like. These were fripperies.) ?But before I proceed to that matter, for security's sake I propose to touch upon another topic.? Blofeld looked mildly round the table. The same pair of eyes evaded8 his. He continued in a narrative9 tone of voice: ?The Executive will agree that the first three years of our experience have been successful. Thanks in part to our German section, the recovery of Himmler's jewels from the Mondsee was successfully accomplished10 in total secrecy11, and the stones disposed of by our Turkish section in Beirut. Income: ￡750,000. The disappearance12 of the safe with its contents intact from the M.W.D. headquarters in East Berlin has never been traced to our Russian section, and the subsequent sale to the American Central Intelligence Agency yielded $500,000. The interception14 of one thousand ounces of heroin15 in Naples, the property of the Pastori circuit, when sold to the Firpone interests in Los Angeles, brought in $800,000. The British Secret Service paid ￡100,000 for the Czech germ-warfare phials from the state chemical factory in Pilsen. The successful blackmail16 of former S.S. Gruppenführer Sonntag, living under the name of Santos in Havana, yielded a meager17 $100,000- unfortunately all the man possessed-and the assassination18 of Peringue, the French heavy-water specialist who went over to the Communists through Berlin added, thanks to the importance of his knowledge and the fact that we got him before he had talked, one billion francs from the Deuxième Bureau. In round sums, as the Special Executive knows from our accounts, the total income to date, not counting our last and undistributed dividend19, has amounted to approximately one and a half million pounds sterling20 in the Swiss francs and Venezuelan bolivars in which for reasons of prudence-they continue to be the hardest currencies in the world-we convert all our takings. This income, as the Special Executive will be aware, has been distributed in accordance with our charter as to ten per cent for overheads and working capital, ten per cent to myself, and the remainder in equal shares of four per cent to the members-a profit to each member of approximately ￡60,000. This amount I regard as a barely adequate remuneration for members' services-￡20,000 a year is not in accordance with our expectations- but you will be aware that Plan Omega will yield sufficient to provide each of us with a considerable fortune and will allow us, if we wish to do so, to wind up our organization and transfer our respective energies to other pursuits.? Blofeld looked down the table. He said amiably21, ?Any questions??
The twenty pairs of eyes, on this occasion all of them, gazed stolidly22, unemotionally back at their chairman. Each man had made his own calculation, knew his own mind. There was no comment to be extracted from these good, though narrow, minds. They were satisfied, but it was not a part of their harsh personalities23 to say so. These were known things that their chairman had spoken. It was time for the unknown.
Blofeld slipped a second cachou into his mouth, maneuvered25 it under his tongue, and continued.
?Then so be it. And now to the last operation, completed a month ago and yielding one million dollars.? Blofeld's eyes moved down the left-hand rank of members to the end of the row. He said softly, ?Stand up, No. 7.?
Marius Domingue of the union Corse, a proud, chunky man with slow eyes, who was wearing ready-made, rather sharp clothes that probably came from the Galleries Barbes in Marseilles, got slowly to his feet. He looked squarely down the table at Blofeld. His big, rough hands hung relaxed at the seams of his trousers. Blofeld appeared to answer his gaze, but in fact he was noting the reaction of the Corsican next to No. 7, No. 12, Pierre Borraud. This man sat directly facing Blofeld at the far end of the long table. It was his eyes that had been evasive during the meeting. Now they were not. Now they were relaxed, assured. Whatever the eyes had feared had passed.
Blofeld addressed the company. ?This operation, you will recall, involved the kidnaping of the seventeen-year-old daughter of Magnus Blomberg, owner of the Principality Hotel in Las Vegas and participant in other American enterprises through his membership of the Detroit Purple Gang. The girl was abducted26 from her father's suite27 in the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo and taken by sea to Corsica. This part of the operation was executed by the Corsican section. One million dollars ransom28 was demanded. Mr. Blomberg was willing and, in accordance with the instructions of SPECTRE, the money in an inflated29 life raft was dropped at dusk off the Italian coast near San Remo. At nightfall the raft was recovered by the ship operated by our Sicilian section. This section is to be commended for detecting the transistorized radio transmitter concealed30 in the raft which it was intended should allow a unit of the French Navy to direction-find our ship and hunt it down. On receipt of the ransom money, and in accordance with our undertaking31, the girl was returned to her parents apparently32 suffering from no ill effects except for the hair dye that had been necessary to transfer her from Corsica to a wagon-lit in the Blue Train from Marseilles. I say `apparently.' From a source in the police commissariat at Nice, I now learn that the girl was violated during her captivity33 in Corsica.? Blofeld paused to allow this intelligence time to sink in. He continued. ?It is the parents who maintain that she was violated. It is possible that only carnal knowledge, with her consent, was involved. No matter. This organization undertook that the girl would be returned undamaged. Without splitting hairs about the effect of sexual knowledge on a girl, I am of the opinion that, whether the act was voluntary or involuntary on the girl's part, she was returned to her parents in a damaged, or at least used, condition.? Blofeld rarely employed gestures. Now he slowly opened the left hand that lay on the table. He said, in the same even tone of voice, ?We are a large and powerful organization. I am not concerned with morals or ethics34, but members will be aware that I desire, and most strongly recommend, that SPECTRE shall conduct itself in a superior fashion. There is no discipline in SPECTRE except self-discipline. We are a dedicated35 fraternity whose strength lies entirely in the strength of each member. Weakness in one member is the deathwatch beetle36 in the total structure. You are aware of my views in this matter, and on the occasions when cleansing37 has been necessary you have approved my action. In this case, I have already done what I considered necessary vis-a-vis this girl's family. I have returned half a million dollars with an appropriate note of apology. This despite the matter of the radio transmitter which was a breach38 of our contract with the family. I dare say they knew nothing of the ruse39. It was typical police behavior-a pattern that I was expecting. The dividend for all of us from this operation will be correspondingly reduced. Regarding the culprit, I have satisfied myself that he is guilty. I have decided40 on the appropriate action.?
Blofeld looked down the table. His eyes were fixed7 on the man standing-on No. 7. The Corsican, Marius Domingue, looked back at him steadily41. He knew he was innocent. He knew who was guilty. His body was still with tension. But it was not fear. He had faith, as they all had, in the rightness of Blofeld. He could not understand why he had been singled out as a target for all the eyes that were now upon him, but Blofeld had decided, and Blofeld was always right.
Blofeld noted42 the man's courage and sensed the reasons for it. He also observed the sweat shining on the face of No. 12, the man alone at the head of the table. Good! The sweat would improve the contact.
Under the table, Blofeld's right hand came up off his thigh, found the knob, and pulled the switch.
The body of Pierre Borraud, seized in the iron fist of 3000 volts43, arced in the airchair as if it had been kicked in the back. The rough mat of black hair rose sharply straight up on his head and remained upright, a gollywog fringe for the contorted, bursting face. The eyes glared wildly and then faded. A blackened tongue slowly protruded44 between the snarling45 teeth and remained hideously46 extended. Thin wisps of smoke rose from under the hands, from the middle of the back, and from under the thighs47 where the concealed electrodes in the chair had made contact. Blofeld pulled back the switch. The lights in the room that had dimmed to orange, making a dull supernatural glow, brightened to normal. The roasted-meat and burned-fabric smell spread slowly. The body of No. 12 crumpled48 horribly. There was a sharp crack as the chin hit the edge of the table. It was all over.
Blofeld's soft, even voice broke the silence. He looked down the table at No. 7. He noted that the stanch49, impassive stance had not quavered. This was a good man with good nerves. Blofeld said, ?Sit down, No. 7. I am satisfied with your conduct.? (Satisfaction was Blofeld's highest expression of praise.) ?It was necessary to distract the attention of No. 12. He knew that he was under suspicion. There might have been an untidy scene.?
Some of the men round the table nodded their understanding. As usual, Blofeld's reasoning made good sense. No one was greatly perturbed50 or surprised by what he had witnessed. Blofeld always exercised his authority, meted51 out justice, in full view of the members. There had been two previous occasions of this nature, both at similar meetings and both on security or disciplinary grounds which affected52 the cohesion53, the inner strength, of the whole team. In one, the offender54 had been shot by Blofeld through the heart with a thick needle fired from a compressed-air pistol-no mean feat55 at around twelve paces. In the other, the guilty man, who had been seated next to Blofeld on his left hand, had been garroted with a wire noose56 casually57 flicked58 over his head and then, with two swift steps by Blofeld, pulled tight over the back of the man's chair. Those two deaths had been just, necessary. So had this death, the third. Now, the members, ignoring the heap of death at the end of the table, settled in their chairs. It was time to get back to business.
Blofeld snapped shut the gold vinaigrette and slipped it into a waistcoat pocket. ?The Corsican section,? he said softly, ?will put forward recommendations for a replacement59 for No. 12. But that can wait until after completion of Plan Omega. On this matter, there are certain details to be discussed. Sub-operator G, recruited by the German section, has made an error, a serious error which radically60 affects our time table. This man, whose membership of the Red Lightning Tong in Macao should have made him expert in conspiracy61, was instructed to make his headquarters at a certain clinic in the south of England, an admirable refuge for his purposes. His instructions were to keep intermittent62 contact with the airman Petacchi at the not-far-distant Boscombe Downs airfield63 where the bomber64 squadron is under training. He was to report at intervals66 on the airman's fitness and morale67. His reports have been satisfactory, and the airman, by the way, continues to be willing. But Sub-operator G was also required to post the Letter on D plus One, or three days from now. Unfortunately this foolish man took it upon himself to become embroiled68 in a hotheaded fashion with some fellow patient at the clinic, as a result of which, and I need not go into details, he is now in Brighton Central Hospital suffering from second-degree burns. He is thus out of action for at least a week. This will involve an irritating but fortunately not a serious delay in Plan Omega. Fresh instructions have been issued. The airman Petacchi has been provided with a phial of influenza69 virus of sufficient strength for him to remain on the sick list for one week, during which he will be unable to accept his test flight. He will take the first flight after his recovery and alert us accordingly. The date of his flight will be communicated to Sub-operator G and he will by that time be recovered and will post the Letter according to plan. The Special Executive?- Blofeld glanced round the table-?will readjust their flight schedules to Area Zeta in accordance with the new operational schedule. As for Sub-operator G?-Blofeld bent70 his gaze, one by one, on the three ex-Gestapo men-?this is an unreliable agent. The German section will make arrangements for his elimination71 within twenty-four hours of the posting of the Letter. Is that understood??
The three German faces stood unanimously to attention, ?Yes, sir.?
?For the rest,? continued Blofeld, ?all is in order. No. 1 has solidly established his cover in Area Zeta. The treasure-hunting myth continues to be built up and has already gained full credence72. The crew of the yacht, all hand-picked sub-operators, are accepting the discipline and the security regulations better than had been expected. A suitable land base has been secured. It is remote and not easily accessible. It belongs to an eccentric Englishman the nature of whose friends and personal habits demands seclusion73. Your arrival in Area Zeta continues to be minutely planned. Your wardrobe awaits you in Areas F and D, according to your various flight plans. This wardrobe, down to the smallest detail, will be in accordance with your identities as financial backers of the treasure hunt who have demanded to visit the scene and take part in the adventure. You are not gullible74 millionaires. You are the kind of rich, middle-class rentiers and businessmen who might be expected to be taken in by such a scheme. You are all shrewd, so you have come to watch over your investment and ensure that not one doubloon goes astray.? (Nobody smiled.) ?You are all aware of the part you have to play and I trust that you have studied your respective roles with close attention.?
There was a careful nodding of heads round the table. These men were all satisfied that not too much had been asked of them in the matter of their cover. This one was a rich cafe proprietor75 from Marseilles. (He had been one. He could talk to anyone about the business.) That one had vineyards in Yugoslavia. (He had been brought up in Bled. He could talk vintages and crop sprays with a Calvet from Bordeaux.) That one had smuggled76 cigarettes from Tangier. (He had done so and would be just sufficiently77 discreet78 about it.) All of them had been given covers that would stand up at least to second-degree inspection.
?In the matter of aqualung training,? continued Blofeld, ?I would like reports from each section.? Blofeld looked at the Yugoslav section on his left.
?Satisfactory.? ?Satisfactory,? echoed the German section, and the Word was repeated round the table.
Blofeld commented, ?The safety factor is paramount79 in all underwater operations. Has this factor received sufficient attention in your respective training schedules?? Affirmative. ?And exercises with the new CO2 underwater gun?? Again all sections reported favorably. ?And now,? continued Blofeld, ?I would like a report from the Sicilian section on the preparations for the bullion80 drop.?
Fidelio Sciacca was a gaunt, cadaverous Sicilian with a closed face. He might have been, and had been, a schoolmaster with communist leanings. He spoke24 for the section because his English, the compulsory81 language of the Special Executive, was the best. He said, in a careful, expository tone of voice, ?The chosen area has been carefully reconnoitered. It is satisfactory. I have here?-he touched the briefcase82 on his lap-?the plans and detailed83 time table for the information of the Chairman and members. Briefly84, the designated area, Area T, is on the northwest slopes of Mount Etna, above the tree line-that is to say between the altitudes of two thousand and three thousand meters. This is an uninhabited and uncultivated area of black lava85 on the upper slopes of the volcano more or less above the small town of Bronte. For the purpose of the drop, an area approximately two kilometers square will be marked out by the torches of the recovery team. In the center of this area will be positioned a Decca Aircraft Homing Signal as an additional navigational aid. The bullion flight, which I estimate conservatively will consist of five Mark IV Transport Comets, should make their run in at ten thousand feet at an air speed of three hundred miles per hour. Having regard to the weight of each consignment86, multiple parachutes will be needed, and, owing to the harsh nature of the terrain87, very careful packing in foam88 rubber will be essential. The parachutes and the packings should be coated in Dayglo or some phosphorescent paint to assist recovery. No doubt?- the man opened his hands-?the SPECTRE memorandum89 of dropping instructions will include these and other details, but very careful planning and coordination90 by those responsible for the flight will be necessary.?
?And the recovery team?? Blofeld's voice probed softly but with an urgent edge to it.
?The Capo Mafiosi of the district is my uncle. He has eight grandchildren, to whom he is devoted91. I have made it clear that the whereabouts of these children is known to my associates. The man understood. At the same time, as instructed, I made him the offer of one million pounds for total recovery and safe delivery to the depot92 at Catania. This is a most important sum for the funds of the unione. The Capo Mafiosi agreed to these terms. He understands that the robbery of a bank is in question. He wishes to know no more. The delay that has been announced will not affect the arrangements. It will still be within the full-moon period. Sub-operator 52, is a most capable man. He has been provided with the Hallicraftor set issued to me for the purpose and he will listen on 18 megacycles in accordance with the schedule. Meanwhile he remains93 in touch with the Capo Mafiosi, to whom he is related by marriage.?
Blofeld was silent for a long two minutes. He slowly nodded. ?I am satisfied. So far as the next step is concerned, the disposal of the bullion, this will be in the hands of Sub-operator 201, of whom we have had full experience. He is a man to be trusted. The M.V. Mercurial94 will load at Catania and proceed through the Suez Canal to Goa, in Portuguese95 India. En route, at a designated cross-bearing in the Arabian Gulf96, she will rendezvous97 with a merchant ship owned by a consortium of the chief Bombay bullion brokers98. The bullion will be transferred to this ship in exchange for the equivalent value, at the ruling gold bullion price, in used Swiss francs, dollars, and bolivars. These large amounts of currency will be broken up into the allotted99 percentages and will then be transferred from Goa by chartered plane to twenty-two different Swiss banks in Zurich, where they will be placed in deposit boxes. The keys to these numbered boxes will be distributed to members after this meeting. From that moment on, and subject of course to the usual security regulations regarding injudicious spending and display, these deposits will be entirely at the disposal of members.? Blofeld's slow, calm eyes surveyed the meeting. ?Is this procedure considered satisfactory??
There were cautious nods. No. 18, Kandinsky, the Polish electronics expert, spoke up. He spoke without diffidence. There was no diffidence between these men. ?This is not my province,? he said seriously. ?But is there not danger that one of the navies concerned will intercept13 this ship, the Mercurial , and remove the bullion? It will be clear to the Western powers that the bullion will have to be removed from Sicily. Various patrols of the air and sea would be an easy matter.?
?You forget?-Blofeld's voice was patient-?that neither the first, nor if need be the second, bomb will be rendered safe until the money is in the Swiss banks. There will be no risk on that score. Nor, another possibility that I had envisaged100, is there likely to be danger of our ship being pirated on the high seas by some independent operator. I envisage101 that complete secrecy will be enforced by the Western powers. Any leakage102 would result in panic. Any other questions??
Bruno Bayer, one of the German Section, said stiffly, ?It is fully5 understood that No. 1 will be in immediate103 control in Area Zeta. Is it correct that he will have full powers delegated by yourself? Is it that he will, so to speak, be Supreme104 Commander in the field??
How typical, thought Blofeld. The Germans will always obey orders, but they wish to be quite clear where final authority resides. The German generals would only obey the Supreme Command if they knew Hitler approved the Supreme Command. He said firmly, ?I have made it clear to the Special Executive, and I repeat: No. 1 is already, by your unanimous vote, my successor in case of my death or incapacity. So far as Plan Omega is concerned, he is deputy Supreme Commander of SPECTRE, and since I shall remain at Headquarters to keep watch over reactions to the Letter, No. 1 will be Supreme Commander in the field. His orders will be obeyed as if they were my own. I hope we are fully agreed in this matter.? Blofeld's eyes, sharply focused, swept the meeting. Everyone signified his agreement.
?So,? said Blofeld. ?Then the meeting is now closed. I will instruct the disposal squad65 to take care of the remains of No. 12. No. 18, please connect me with No. 1 on 20 megacycles. That waveband will have been unoccupied by the French Post Office since eight o'clock.?
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