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1	* InspirationForTheWork: The book was inspired by certain incidents that took place during Creator/IanFleming's wartime career at the Naval Intelligence Division (NID), or by events of which he was aware. On a trip to Portugal, en route to the United States, Fleming and the NID Director, Admiral Godfrey, went to the Estoril Casino. Because of Portugal's neutral status, Estoril's population had been swelled by spies and agents from the warring regimes. Fleming claimed that while there he was cleaned out by a "chief German agent" at a table playing chemin de fer. Admiral Godfrey told a different story: that Fleming only played Portuguese businessmen, and afterwards fantasised about playing against German agents.
2	* TechnologyMarchesOn: Inevitable; in particular a plot point where Bond is surprised that a contact radio can be made that small (huge by today's standards).

* InspirationForTheWork: The book was inspired by certain incidents that took place during Creator/IanFleming's wartime career at the Naval Intelligence Division (NID), or by events of which he was aware. On a trip to Portugal, en route to the United States, Fleming and the NID Director, Admiral Godfrey, went to the Estoril Casino. Because of Portugal's neutral status, Estoril's population had been swelled by spies and agents from the warring regimes. Fleming claimed that while there he was cleaned out by a "chief German agent" at a table playing chemin de fer. Admiral Godfrey told a different story: that Fleming only played Portuguese businessmen, and afterwards fantasised about playing against German agents.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Inevitable; in particular a plot point where Bond is surprised that a contact radio can be made that small (huge by today's standards).

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