"V-men" In reply to m0sDmcW-0006

[PNOTESBD at cnsvax.uwec.edu]

Wimpe is the V-man in GR.  V-man stands for Verbindungmann (apologies if I've
misspelled the German).  These were international salesmen/agents/spies of IG
Farben; therefore, the reference to them as intelligence agents makes perfect
sense.  The only difference is that it appears from the studies out there on
IG Farben that the V-men swore company allegiance before country--which, of
course, fits into the cartel structure that Wimpe tells Tchitcherine about.

Duffy