Hi J
An intriguing poem, though I'm not sure I fully understand it. I knew nothing about Klaus Fuchs, so thanks very much for the wikki link. It made fascinating reading.
Pub lunch: two men debate political philosophy. One creed - one country - one loyalty - one master.
all pretence, lies, obviously Klaus turned his back on the country he adopted, had a different creed and was not in the least bit loyal.
A beer; a kinship? Questions: sister? agents? mad? bad? sane? good? depends on perspective.
perspectives. How differently we see and view the same questions, words, life.
Harwell needs this man - I’m your friend, Klaus - help me to keep you there. We need to convince them. subterfuge, the MI5 Investigator pretending to be his friend to get him to talk and trip himself up into revealing that he is a spy, sealing his own fate.
perspectives - only things which matter.
Your side; my side; our side. Fighting Nazi Germany - but today? Today... different perspectives.
again you mention perspectives. I find Klaus' change of perpective quite hard to understand. He was welcomed into Britain in the 1930s, having fled from pre-war Nazi Germany. He got his doctorate here and apart from being interred as a German citizen, Britain was good to him. What happened to loyalty?
What price a pint? Nine years - that’s post-war inflation.
so having the pint with the MI5 investigator cost him his freedom.
Mental-partition wall: made of what? Those same brain cells which have divided loyalties? How does one cope with neuron osmosis? Protect job; freedom; lover? mental-partition wall makes me think of the iron curtain.
Come on Klaus; I’m your friend. Your welfare is my chief concern. Now, hand me the keys to your gaol cell...
very smooth operator, pretend to be Klaus' friend and get him to give himself away, thus sealing his fate and putting himself in prison
...Good man, Klaus.
I have to say that I have no sympathy for Klaus. He should have remained loyal to the country that in effect saved him from death in a Nazi Concentration camp. What loyalty did he have to Russia? What drove him to treason? Money? Greed?
A couple of suggestions for you to take or leave as always your choices. [add] {delete}
A beer; {a} kinship? Questions: sister? agents? mad? bad? sane? good? depends on perspective.
Harwell needs this man - I’m your friend, Klaus - help me {to} keep you there. We need to convince them.
thanks for the read
Nina
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