MAN IN THE TRUNK, THE.See LOUK, MORDECHAI.MANOR, AMOS (1918– ). Born Arthur Mendelovich in Hungary,
Manor immigrated to Israel in 1949. He was introduced to the Israeli
Security Agency(ISA) by Ehud Avriel, who knew him from the
Briha(Escape) period. He was then a new immigrant and spoke He-
brew with a heavy Hungarian accent, but he had a brilliant mind end-
lessly filled with new ideas. He was also cosmopolitan and sponta-
neous by nature. Although he had a different character from Isser
Harel, the director of the ISA, Harel found it convenient to work
with him. Manor quickly rose through the ISA ranks, being appointed
head of its Soviet Bloc section. In 1953 he succeeded Izi Dorothas
director of the ISA. In this position Manor enjoyed regular access to
Prime Minister Moshe Sharett. Under Manor’s directorship the ISA
scored notable successes in detecting agents attempting to spy against
Israel. Manor bitterly opposed the Tiger Operation, the search for
Yossele Schumacher, unconvinced that this operation was a genuine
national mission. Manor resigned from the ISA in 1963.MARTINI, FULVIO.Martini was promoted to midshipman in the Ital-
ian Navy on 16 December 1944. During World War II he saw action
on the vessels Duilio, Driade, and Monzambano, participating in the
campaign for the liberation of Italy and earning two Crosses of Merit.
In his subsequent career, he was given command of numerous surface
ships and held important offices in the General Staff of the Italian
Navy. He interspersed intelligence work with seagoing commands.
From 1958 to 1962, and again from 1969 to 1978, he performed nu-
merous tasks at different levels for the Italian Naval Intelligence Ser-
vice. He also served as captain of the Vittorio Veneto(1972–1973)
and later commander of the 2nd Naval Division (1978–1979). On 14
April 1982, Martini was made chief of the office of the Italian secre-
tary general of defense and deputy director of armaments. He was
promoted to admiral in December 1982.
Martini was a close friend of operatives of the Mossad. When trav-
eling to Arab countries, he customarily carried a concealed camera to
photograph military installations for Israel. He became director of the
Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare (SISMI), the Ital-
ian military secret service, from May 1984 to February 1991. Martini178 • MAN IN THE TRUNK, THE06-102 (03) H-P.qxd 3/24/06 7:25 AM Page 178