espionage

kelley kwalker2 at gte.net
Mon Oct 2 01:53:49 PDT 2000


wanted: entertaining examples of industrial espionage!

thus far, i have

--one of the earliest known examples of espionage, agents posing as monks in order to steal silkworms and mulberry leaves, storing them in hollowed staffs. --italians pilfered maps from portuguese captain by sending servants to infiltrate the capt's home --france smashed china's porcelain monopoly by using their daughter's charms to extract trade secrets during pillow talk --Britain's Richard Foley dressed as a wandering minstrel in order to gain access to competitors factories and steal production process secrets.

anyone have other juicy stories?



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