The body was transported from London to Scotland in a container designed to keep it in preserved condition. The container was loaded onto the Seraph, and the boat made the voyage south to the Spanish coast.
F. THE WALLET LITTER IN DETAIL — WHAT WAS ACTUALLY THERE
The personal effects that the planners assembled for Major William Martin are sometimes described loosely as “wallet litter,” but the phrase can obscure the careful thought that went into each item. Each object in Martin’s pockets or briefcase was chosen to serve a specific purpose in making the identity convincing, and each came with its own story.
The most discussed single item is the photograph described as being of Martin’s fiancee, addressed to him as “your Pam.” The photograph was actually of Jean Leslie, a young woman who worked as a clerk in MI5. Leslie’s photograph was used because she was available and willing, and because the planners needed a photograph that looked like the kind of informal photograph a young woman might give a soldier boyfriend, not a formal portrait. The photograph was not posed to suggest it was a pin-up or anything other than an ordinary personal photograph.
The love letters supposedly from Pam were composed to suggest a recent engagement. They refer to shopping for an engagement ring, to the difficulties of wartime separation, and to the ordinary concerns of a couple planning a future together. The letters were written by an intelligence officer named Hester Leggett, who worked in the relevant section and had the task of producing convincing personal correspondence that would suggest a real, ongoing relationship without including anything that could be independently verified or falsified.