Operation Witchcraft
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Operation Witchcraft is a covert British intelligence operation central to the plot of John le Carré’s spy novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," involving a high-level source inside Soviet intelligence.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional intelligence operation
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plot device ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
betrayal
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deception ⓘ intelligence tradecraft ⓘ |
| centralTo | main plot of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInFiction | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | narrative tension and intrigue in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | not a real historical operation ⓘ |
| genreContext | spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationContext |
film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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television adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ⓘ |
| hasCreator | John le Carré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalAdversaryOrganization |
Karla’s Moscow Centre network
NERFINISHED
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Soviet intelligence ⓘ |
| hasMedium | novel ⓘ |
| involvesFictionalCharacter |
Bill Haydon
NERFINISHED
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Control NERFINISHED ⓘ George Smiley NERFINISHED ⓘ Karla NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Alleline NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Bland NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby Esterhase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesFictionalConcept |
double agent
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high‑level Soviet mole ⓘ |
| isCoverFor | Soviet penetration of the Circus ⓘ |
| isInvestigatedBy | George Smiley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo | search for a mole inside the Circus ⓘ |
| isUsedByCharacter |
Bill Haydon
NERFINISHED
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Percy Alleline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedTo | elevate Percy Alleline’s position in the Circus ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
covert intelligence operation
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source of high‑level Soviet intelligence ⓘ |
| operatedByInFiction |
British intelligence
NERFINISHED
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the Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuringFictionalTime | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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