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BY WAY OF DECEPTION 297sort did not cater to groups at all, the logic being that groups <strong>of</strong>tenknow each other already and so are more curious about what'sgoing on around them.The resort was constructed in about a month. Besides the mainbuildings for the tourists, the kitchen, the bedrooms, and so on,there were several sheds to house communications equipmentand weapons. (The Mossad wouldn't go into a place like thatunarmed.) They also sneaked in all the gear needed for lighting upimpromptu airfields in the desert: beacons, lights, sidelights,controls, wind-direction finders, and laser distance finders.Food and other necessary supplies were brought in on Israelimissile boats that came within a few yards <strong>of</strong> shore about half amile down the beach. Because a half-dozen locals were working inthe place, their whereabouts had to be known before a shipmentcame in so that they wouldn't accidentally chance upon an Israeliship being unloaded.While all this was going on, the other Mossad operation, involvingthe Belgian charter, was also working, with Mossad <strong>of</strong>ficialspaying enormous sums to bribe Sudanese <strong>of</strong>ficials. One <strong>of</strong> those,General Omer Mohammed Al-Tayeb, a former vice-president whobecame chief <strong>of</strong> security for Sudan under President al-Nemery,would receive two life sentences and a fine <strong>of</strong> 24 million Sudanesepounds in April 1986, for his part in helping the Falashas escape.During this period, word filtered back to Mossad headquartersthat one <strong>of</strong> the senior Sudanese <strong>of</strong>ficials wanted a 10-speed bike tohelp expedite moving documents for the Falashas. Because thingsare usually not what they seem in this business, Mossad <strong>of</strong>ficialswere perplexed by the request and sent a message back to theircontact asking for clarification. Again, the message came that the<strong>of</strong>ficial wanted a 10-speed bike. Mossad <strong>of</strong>ficials tried to figure outwhat this meant. Did he want the weight <strong>of</strong> a bike in gold? Wasthis a code they didn't understand? Still confused, they sentanother request for clarification and were told again that hewanted a 10-speed bike, period.They finally realized that he actually wanted a bike, so they senthim a Raleigh, which was the least they could do.

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