dubok

Definitions

A dead drop.

Examples

“And then there are the duboks. Every Red Army intelligence agent abroad is assigned the task of finding duboks in the city where he is stationed. A dubok is a hiding place⟳ for anything that may be exchanged in espionage work⟳ […]”

“Meantime, in addition to the active agents, scores of others wait⟳ expectantly, always on the alert; scores of yavkas operate⟳; scores of duboks are maintained; exchange⟳ of personnel goes on constantly.”

“[…] was unable to remember⟳ the spy's cover⟳ name⟳ but he did not attach much importance to this, since, as he pointed out, cover⟳ names, like⟳ duboks, were changed from time to time.”

“His couriers should communicate with him through duboks – hiding places where messages could be left or collected, also called 'dead letterboxes' […]”

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