TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian F.,” one page, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, April 5, 1955. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry of the British Press Centre in Germany, in full: "Just a note before I forget it. Admiral Godfrey, the famous war-time D. N. I., who was my Chief, may be in your neighborhood some time towards the end of June or July and he would very much like to meet you. He was particularly impressed by your short dispatch on the Schlitters in which he happens to know you took the right line. He is now retired and directs the affairs of various London hospitals. Apart from other considerations you will find him a charming and highly intelligent companion and I know you will enjoy meeting him. I am sending him your address and if and when he is anywhere near you he will get in touch. While in Jamaica I was greatly impressed by your German coverage. 1955 seems to have given you a new authority and assurance. Have no fear, you are by far the best correspondent in Germany and all you have to do is to write what you think and not be afraid of it." Fleming handwrites the salutation, “My dear Tony." In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light creasing to the lower left corner area. As foreign manager of the Kemsley newspaper group's Sunday Times, Fleming hired Antony Terry to be posted abroad. Terry had experience and expertise in German culture from his youth there and his service in World War II, making him an ideal man for the job. Utilizing this legitimate news organization as a cover, Fleming also ran an intelligence outfit known as Mercury which used foreign correspondents to gather information in sensitive foreign zones. A highly desirable letter from the career that later inspired the spy writer's world-famous stories. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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