There are certain facts which I must admit. There is
in the first place the fact that the Germans have since 1933 and before devoted a large proportion of their immense organising-power and their limited income to the perfection- ing of an internal and external spy-system. There is the fact that Herr Hitler himself has all the cunning of the Central European peasant and that he delights in the. ingenuity of ruse. There is the fact that one of the main elements in his "broadened strategy" is the device of the Trojan horse, and that his aim is to destroy the health of his intended victim before he seeks to touch his throat. There is the fact that the German Secret Service is one hundred per cent. more efficient than it was in 1914, and that great sums have been spent during the last nine years in creating a spy and propaganda network in every country. And finally, there is the astonishing fact that, even with a people as incorruptible and as sturdy as the Norwegians, his methods have met with inconceivable success. I admit these facts ; and I remain sceptical.
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