https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Donovan
James Britt Donovan (February 29, 1916 January 19, 1970 was an American lawyer, United States Navy officer in the Office of Scientific Research and Development and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS, predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency), ultimately becoming general counsel of the OSS, and an international diplomatic negotiator.
Born
James Joseph Donovan
February 29, 1916
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died
January 19, 1970 (aged 53)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
Fordham University, B.A. 1937
Harvard Law School, LL.B. 1940
Occupation
Military officer, lawyer, educator
Known for
Negotiating the 1962 exchange of Francis Gary Powers & Frederic Pryor for Rudolf Abel
Spouse(s)
Mary McKenna (19411970; his death)
Children
4
Donovan is widely known for negotiating the 19601962 exchange of captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, and for negotiating the 1962 release and return of 9,703 prisoners held by Cuba after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion.[4][5] Donovan was portrayed by Tom Hanks in the 2015 feature film Bridge of Spies.
Bridge of Spies.
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HUMMMM. We had some Q questions about a bridge. Don’t recall exactly what it is right now.
Thanks.
I read the Wikileaks article before I found the one I posted.
Interestingly, the Donovan story told in Spielberg’ s “Bridge of Spies” touches on Q drops about Bridge and Backstory:
Donovan receives a letter from East Germany, purportedly sent by Abel’s wife, thanking him and urging him to get in contact with their lawyer, whose name is Vogel. The CIA think this is a BACK-CHANNEL message hinting that the USSR is willing to swap Powers for Abel. They unofficially ask Donovan to go to Berlin to negotiate the exchange; he arrives just as the Berlin Wall is going up.
The exchange of Powers and Abel takes place at the Glienicke BRIDGE, with Pryor to be released simultaneously at Checkpoint Charlie.
Is it too far a reach to wonder if Spielberg’s name will be in the news soon?