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The Diplomat and the Bulgarian Spy Conspiracy
In Vienna, a former ambassador-at-large recalls an intricate espionage case. Nicholas Dimitrieff, Bulgarian war minister, hides papers on a dress coat linked to Mademoiselle Celeste. A risked pursuit, a tar trap, and a telegrammable chase reveal a broader plot tying diplomacy to looming war.
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Lord Salisbury
Europe
Madrid
Edward Grey
Downing Street
Ava
Austria
Bosnia
Germany
France
Agadir
Vienna
Koenigstrasse
Diplomats’ Club
Wimitrieff
Sofia
Joan
Mademoiselle Celeste
Dimitrieff
Dimitrie
Bulgaria
Tode
Berlin
Alexander
Stambuloff
Nicholas Dimitrieff
Turkey
Balkan
Metz
Ivanoff
Chaitrieff
Mein
Agram
Hotel Ramillies
Freschetti
Dimitri
Nicholas
Louis Weisknopf
Weisknopf
Hotel Metz
Mademoiselle
Herr Direktor
Mademoiselle Céléste
Opera House
Dumitrieff
Dimitries
Hotel Metzvalet
Herr Weisknopf
America
Balkan League
The
Teuton
Dimitrrieff
Kiel Canal
Gossips’ Club