US counterintelligence. And he told me later the story that they wanted to know who was escaping from Hungary, who was an agent, and who was escaping from the country that was really escaping. And he pointed out to them that if he had no family with him, he was an agent. If the family was with him, he was escaping. Very simple. And that my father taught me, be stupid. All the Americans are very smart. That's their problem. If you're stupid, you can obviously see the thing. Can you elaborate on that exactly? What do you mean by be stupid? Don't be so sophisticated. Think about the people as they are. Would a refugee come alone? Most of them have families. Would they bring their families if there were agents? No. If they come across as alone, they probably left their families behind and they're in danger. If they come with their families, it's a real escape. So it was a story told and I think it was true. The problem with the Americans were they were so complex in their thinking, they (6/44)
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