Operation Berlin

Recently one of our leading Nuclear Scientists, a Professor Wolff, made the breakthrough N.A.T.O. had been looking for in terms of developing a new and more efficient nuclear-powered engine. For the past two years Wolff had been working on the Isotope XIV project. He has discovered that this particular Isotope of uranium, under certain conditions, can provide as much as 10% more motive power when used in the standard nuclear drive units as fitted to N.A.T.O.'s present K9 class submarines. He has also designed a new prototype engine which can provide an increase of over 30% in motive power, if it were to be fitted to our present submarines.

Two days ago Wolff flew to West Berlin for some top-level talks, to discuss his findings with his American counterpart and other members of N.A.T.O. Wolff was due to leave Berlin today; however, we have just received a double agent's report from East Berlin informing us that Wolff has been kidnapped by KGB agents at Tegal airport, and has been smuggled into East Berlin - exact means unknown. He is being held in the KGB top security headquarters. The agent has also informed us that the snatch did not go quite according to plan and the vehicle used was involved in an accident which left Wolff critically injured. Fortunately the accident occurred fairly close to the KGB headquarters, which is fully equipped with hospital facilities.

Naturally Wolff was carrying the plans for the prototype but they are in a Cipher format for which only Wolff knows the key. The implications of this are that if Wolff were to recover from his injuries he will be 'persuaded' to decode the plans. If the Soviets were able to install the prototype in their own submarines coupled with their superior strength of numbers, it would be a crushing blow for the West. On the other hand if Wolff were to die, it will only be a matter of time before the Soviet intelligence forces were able to crack the cipher. It is of the utmost importance, then, that these plans be recovered.