Picnics and Wet Stuff THOUGH operatives of the CIA are cautioned not to use professional slang lest they be identified as spies, the argot of espionage has become part of the language around the world. Herewith a glossary of current spy terms, most of them used in the West but some international: BAG JOB: In the U.S., an illegal search of a suspected spy's residence to obtain incriminating information. Also, sending secret data back home through the diplomatic pouch. BLACK BAGGING: Delivery of funds to an undercover agent or network by a courier....
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