Pug said to Slote, “Look here, Leslie, if we’re going to plan for convoys to Murmansk and Archangel, and for possible joint operations, we’ve got to swap hydrographic dope and operational codes. Hell, we’re not asking for secret combat channels. This is the stuff we need for seamanship and piloting.” “Russians are obsessed with secrecy,” Slote said. “Be persistent and patient.”
