Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence

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Hogg, MP, that Wodehouse would not face charges, and George Or-

well published an essay, ‘‘In Defence of P. G. Wodehouse,’’ after he

was introduced to the creator of Wooster, Jeeves, and Barmy Fother-

ingay-Phipps in Paris by Muggeridge. Wodehouse moved to St. Ger-

main-en-Laye, and in 1947 took up residence in New York, later

moving to Long Island. Wodehouse’s genius was eventually to re-

ceive official recognition in the New Year’s honors list of January

1975 when, aged 94, he was awarded a knighthood. Barely six weeks

later, he was dead.

WOLFE, JAMES.In September 1759 at the age of 32 and a veteran
of Culloden, General James Wolfe captured the French fortress of
Que ́bec by conducting his own reconnaissance mission, alone and in
disguise, by boat down the St. Lawrence River. Combining his own
observations with reports from intercepted letters, spies, French de-
serters, native scouts, and his own force of rangers, Wolfe landed
troops at the Anse on Foulon, where he knew the commander of the
local regiment had been disciplined, and seized the fortress with only
1,700 men.

WOLKOFF, ANNA.The 38-year-old daughter of the last czarist naval
attache ́in London, Anna Wolkoff was the subject of anMI5investi-
gation in 1940 when she was involved in the preparation and distribu-
tion of pro-Nazi, anti-Semitic literature. Wolkoff had become a
naturalized British subject in 1935 and was an active member of the
Right Club, as well as the proprietor of the Russian Tea Room in
South Kensington. She was seen visiting the Italian assistant naval
attache ́, Colonel Francesco Maringliano, andTyler Kent,acode
clerk at the U.S. embassy. Arrested in May 1940 and convicted of
two offenses under theOfficial Secrets Act, Wolkoff was sentenced
to 10 years’ imprisonment.

WOODHOUSE, MONTY.After a brilliant war career operating with
Greek guerrillas in enemy-occupied territory forSpecial Operations
Executive(SOE), Monty Woodhouse reopened the Athens Station of
theSecret Intelligence Service(SIS) and later joined SIS’s postwar
War Planning Directorate, preparingstay-behind networksacross
Eastern Europe in anticipation of a Soviet invasion. The younger son