Cigar gave England a false alarm I
Cigar gave England a false alarm I
The Cigar become a hot potato
March 27, 1941, Sir George Ogilvy Forbes learned that the Cuban National Tobacco Board has prepared a gift for Churchill, the British ambassador to Cuba. This gift is one made from mahogany, exquisite appearance of the cabinet, which has a 2400 fine Cuban cigars.
In Havana, the official gift ceremony on April 8, Sir, Forbes shines, smoked, such as life, Winston Churchill really was a “gift”: lockers are crafted boutique to open the door. there are six shelves, each shelf placed four wooden box, marked the inside of the cigar brand: Wupu Man, Pol – Lara Niagara, Ramon – A Vance, Romeo – Juliet, Aye Er Leiyi – Del Monte and multi-Oyo – Germany – Monterey.
In the memorandum from the personal assistant to John Colville, Churchill learned regarding Cuba gifts cigars. However, Colville warned that Scotland Yard is recommended not to smoke cigars as a gift sent: “They said, toxic substances can be mixed with cigar during processing, can be detected only by chemical means which is toxic in addition to Churchill I, the British Government’s everyone hope he will not touch these cigars. They do not worry about Cuba, but worried about German spies in these cigar tricks. Because at the moment, the gift of cigars in Cuba loaded in a Red Cross vessels, the Americas are shipped to the United Kingdom. British officials, was full of anxiety, but the face of German soldiers arrives, they have no time to take into account the detailed inspection of the cigar.
Colville an emergency meeting with a close friend of Churchill, is also a personal assistant, Brenda Bracken to discuss countermeasures. Bracken frankness to speak has always been not beat around the bush. He said that should hide the gift of cigars in Cuba. If Churchill is not clear where they are in, that is certainly out of the reach. Colville, disagreed with this approach.
The next day, Churchill’s personal assistant director Eric Hill sent a handwritten note sent to Churchill’s close friend, in the hands of his scientific adviser Professor Lin Deman, note the last, wrote: “To make a long story short, if we can rely carries out testing, to ensure that these cigars without any problems? “Professor Lin Deman did not grasp, so ask to Victor Rothschild, which is the security agencies to prevent the intentional destruction of department director.
June 18, that is, Churchill heard carried out by British troops in the African desert, the first large-scale counter-attack Tomahawk action to defeat the British 91 tanks were destroyed news day, Colville depressed mood in order to a solution of the boss can not wait to Cuban cigars is about the news arrived in the United Kingdom told him. Colville did not forget to remind: “I have talked the matter with Sir Andrew Burns Professor Lin Deman and Military Intelligence Roth Hill, they insisted that, regardless of the source of these cigars, how precious are can not guarantee their security. cigar mixed with particles of deadly poison is not impossible, even though the Roth Hill, Sir Andrew Burns will arrange for them to X-ray detection, but he was only after a careful analysis of each a cigar in order to ensure their safety. To do this, you would definitely put the cigar damaged. ”
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Installed Cuban cigar cabinet arrived in Britain on August 20, temporarily stored in the Red Cross in 伦敦霍巴特 housing bonded warehouse.
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September 23, shortly after the Cuban cigars delivered to the Prime Minister’s Office, Winston Churchill that is, to know, come up with an assistant from each box sent to the laboratory testing of the Rothschild. Colville reminded Churchill Never to taste the rest of the cigar: “I hope your test results come out before, do not touch them. Cuba lurking unwelcome hostile elements there are indications that Cuba has a large number of Nazi agents and Nazi sympathizer. The people at the event. “whether out of 10 days, Churchill sent assistant went to ask analysis, but got a negative reply.
Military Intelligence was recruited Gerald Roche Lynch to assist in the analysis work. Roche Lynch is 伦敦圣玛丽 Medicine Chemical Pathology director, senior analyst of the British Home Office. Military Intelligence 47 cigars to Lynch. His deft hands and feet, a few put the cigars are all cut from the middle. A result, three contain the debris of the cigar was detected: one containing a small amount of black material and flattening of vegetable debris, and vegetable debris in the part of the starch and two hair, hair mouse hair characteristics: it is almost certainly mice fecal particles. Another contain a small amount of uncooked corn kernels consolidation matter. third branch containing vegetable debris, oval-shaped particles: it is clear that insect droppings. “Rothschild laboratory each cigar deliberately cut, mixed with unique nutrient broth (nutrient broth), after “nutrient broth” of approximately 0.6cc were injected into laboratory mice.
After careful testing, the laboratory found that quantitative “broth” to allow a mouse into a muscle weakness of the state, this state, lasting nearly an hour, during which there will be a stoned feeling. Later, the mice will recover as usual eating. Lynch also several experiments to conclusions on the results obtained may be interpreted as “pathogenic bacteria”, that is, evidence of alleged murder plot.
The second test is the smoke of the mice breathe cigar lit. A cigar continued to burn for 25-30 minutes; smoke slowly been put rats in a glass tube, and then the mice began to appear similar to the carbon dioxide poisoning symptoms. The two tests reached a number of results, including the two dead rats. However, after anatomy mice entities, did not find the clue of the assassination plot, but added in mice, there are signs of food poisoning. In order to find the final answer, Lynch, in disregard of their own safety, cigar slice placed under the tongue. He told Rothschild: “detection cigar in toxicology and bacteriology is normal, I am quite satisfied with this outcome.”
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