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Ambassadors, Spies, and a Balkan War Plot Foiled
In Vienna a veteran diplomat-turned-spy, Louis Weissknopf, reunites with Bulgarian officer Nicholas Dimitrieff amid a tense prewar intrigue. A distractingly dressed Dimitrieff carries crucial papers, a hotel coat, and a plan to destabilize Bulgaria's rivals. The disguise unravels as a grease pot destroys a chase, revealing Austria’s broader syndicate backing Germany and Austria. The two reconcile, forecasting war within two years as they part at the train station.
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Lord Salisbury
Europe
Madrid
Edward Grey
Downing Street
M. X
Austria
Bosnia
Germany
France
Agadir
Jis
Vienna
Koenigstrasse
Mademoiselle Celeste
Dimitrieff
Sofia
Bulgaria
Berlin
Alexander
Stambuloff
Nicholas Dimitrieff
Turkey
Balkan
Metz
Ivanoff
Mein
Agram
Hotel Ramillies
Diplomats’ Club
Mets
Ivanof
Freschetti
Dimitrief
Nicholas
Louis Weissknopf
Weisknopf
Mademoiselle
Louis Welsknopf
Diwitrief
Dimitrioff
Dimitrios
Welsknopf
Hotel Metzvalet
Opera House
Dimiitrieff
Herr Weisknopf
Willy
America
Dimitries
Ringstrasse
Interna Onal
Syndicate
Teuton
Weisknopt
Kiel Canal
Gossips’ Club