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Mozambique Mystique
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As Tony and Annika walked around the far side of the Sphinx, they
came upon a heavy-set individual wearing a dark hat and a jacket pulled up
almost covering his face. He looked at
Annika and Tony, pulled out a Luger pistol from under his jacket and said,
"You were supposed to do this Annika."
"No wait Hans." Annika cried out and walked towards Hans
between him and Tony. Too late, Hans
fired and Annika took the bullet meant for Tony. Hitting Annika distracted Hans
just long enough for Tony to instinctively pulled out his 45 automatic and fire
back, with two rounds hitting Hans in the chest and head. The impact pushed Hans back about ten feet,
falling lifeless to the ground, never knowing what hit him. Tony then realized Annika had been
shot. She was leaning against Tony but
slumping to the ground.
"Annika, Annika," Tony shouted at the top of his voice,
"Get a doctor, call an ambulance, please. ......Somebody help me."
He took his jacket off and laid it under Annika's' head and again
yelled, "Help, help somebody help me" while he cradled Annika's head
in his lap. Finally, one of the
attendants came running up.
Tony asked, "Where's the nearest hospital?" He looked at Tony and muttered "no
English." Tony pointed to Annika
and said, "You take to hospital "
"Hospital" the attendant repeated.
"Yes" Tony said "you come with me and show the way,
ok?"
"Ok" the attendant said. With that Tony picked up Annika, carried her to her, car gave the
keys to the attendant and said "Hospital...you drive."
Ten minutes later they arrived at the hospital, the attendant
still there with Tony while the doctor
on duty attended to Annika.
In the meantime, the police arrived and the questions began. Tony had to give a complete description of
the incident. Lucky for Tony the same
attendant who was at the other end of the Sphinx, saw the whole thing and
corroborated Tony's statement.
Tony then made a phone call to the Attaché's office and asked for
Dan.
"This is Dan Linde, can I help you?"
"Dan, Tony here, there's been an attempt on my life and
Annika has been shot."
"Oh shit," said Dan, "How is she?"
"I don't know, she been in emergency for the past half hour,
she's lost a lot of blood, I really don't know. Pray for her Dan, I don't want to lose her."
"What's the name of the hospital? I'll come over."
"I don't know, but wait a minute." Tony turned to a nurse and asked "the
name of the hospital?" He then
repeated the name to Dan and hung up.
Fifteen minutes later the doctor came out, looked at Tony and
said, "You are husband?"
"Yes" Tony said still in a state of shock and not
realizing what he said. The doctor said
in broken English,
"She died, she lost too much blood."
Tony's knees buckled and the doctor caught him.
"Are you alright?"
The doctor asked Tony.
"Yes, but I have a broken heart, can you mend that
doctor?"
He looked at Tony very perplexed, not understanding what Tony
meant. Tony walked over to a chair, sat
down and started sobbing uncontrollably.
A short time later Dan walked in carrying a letter that the police had handed him, addressed to Tony. It was in Annika's writing.
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About the Book
Mozambique Mystique shares for the first time, a little known tale
of a young American plunged into the world of espionage, intrigue and hunted by
the Nazi's as he tries to accomplish his mission. The story takes the reader from Washington, D.C. to Brazil;
across north Africa to Cairo, Egypt culminating in Lourenco Marques, Portuguese
East Africa.
The great war stories of D Day and Omaha Beach have been told and
retold. As the stories about escapades of World War II slowly shrivel, joining
their authors in the grave, Gone forever will be untold tales of bravery,
espionage and adventure.
A new story has emerged, a little known mission at that, but one
of great importance to our nation. Had the war continued for another year, this
mission could have made the difference between winning and losing.
The Japanese gained control of the world's hemp supply and the
U.S. hemp reserves began to dwindle due to the excessive number of merchant
ships being sunk by German submarines. It put us at risk of survival without
hemp to create the necessary dock lines to tie up our ships unloading
munitions, personnel and supplies.
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) combined with the Office of
Naval Intelligence received the government's top priority assignment to acquire
sisal as an alternative to hemp. A large plantation in Mozambique, Portuguese
East Africa was the destination for what would become quite a dangerous
adventure.
The story within Mozambique Mystique is not fabricated, the
adventures are real, I lived them. At the young age of 83, I intended
Mozambique Mystique to be a memoir for my grandchildren, but what emerged
instead was a book to be read by all.
About the Author
George Morales was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York
City. While a senior at Columbia
College in New York City, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the
office of Naval Intelligence and subsequently to the Office of Strategic
Services (OSS) during World War II. He
served in the Navy for over 20 years.
He married a Navy WAVE and had 3 children one of whom recently retired
as a Navy Captain. After his wife of 53
years died his daughter suggested he write a short story of his experience in
Naval Intelligence and the OSS. He did
and she thought the story was too good to be left untold and suggested he write
a book.
This is a true story with a few embellishments and told from
memory so the dates may not be exact, but the facts remain. It happened to me.