In chapter 36 of George Washington's Secret Six, the spies take precautions such as using local, inward, converted, doomed, and surviving spies to protect their identities and gather intelligence.
In chapter 36 of George Washington's Secret Six, the spies take several precautions to further protect their identities and intel. Some of these precautions include:
- Using local spies: This involves employing the services of inhabitants of a district to gather information.
- Employing inward spies: This means making use of officials of the enemy to gather intelligence.
- Utilizing converted spies: By tempting enemy spies with bribes and leading them away, they can be converted to provide valuable information.
- Implementing doomed spies: By doing certain things openly for deception purposes and allowing spies to know and report them, false tidings can be sent to the enemy.
- Using surviving spies: These are spies who bring back news from the enemy's camp.
These precautions help the spies gather essential knowledge about the enemy without arousing suspicion. The converted spy, in particular, plays a crucial role in acquiring and employing local and inward spies.