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Hugh Wilford mentions that the early generation of CIA officers had all read Kipling's Kim and saw themselves in the same tradition of adventure and espionage, influencing how they approached their work.

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Discussed in the context of CIA cultural operations - the CIA funded the animation of Animal Farm as anti-communist propaganda, described as 'a CIA operation from beginning to end.'

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Dominic mentions this book written by the guest Hugh Wilford, which is about the CIA sponsoring cultural initiatives including the Congress for Cultural Freedom, Jackson Pollock, and literary magazines during the Cold War.

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Referenced in discussion of Fleming attending dinner parties with Allen Dulles and JFK, describing MI6 gadgets that appeared in his novels, which Dulles then tried to have CIA boffins replicate.