 The National Broadcasting Company presents COUNTER SPY Washington calling David Harding COUNTER SPY Washington calling David Harding COUNTER SPY Harding COUNTER SPY Calling Washington United States COUNTER SPY especially appointed to investigate and combat the enemies of our country both at home and abroad Commencing Sunday, November 5th COUNTER SPY reports to the American people will be brought to you on Sundays consult your local newspaper for the exact time Tonight, the case of the Carbon Console Oh come on Horace, must you walk so slowly Lydia, this African sun's the hottest I've been under during the whole world cruise I'm not going to run in it Well we'll never see the native quarter at this rate I didn't want to see it in the first place except the bottom of a high bowl glass Well what's so wonderful about this section it's dirty, hot and the natives aren't exactly smiling at us Oh, you're just imagining things Besides, this is atmosphere Yeah, so I smell I still say, watch where you're going Oh, excuse me, I didn't know where I was going It doesn't the white lady have eyes What, I was just Perhaps the walks of my native to Barcelona are not wide enough I should step in the streets to allow the client lady to pass Look, my wife, a polish How gracious to a poor, humble native that the American should demean himself so Well, I never... Come on, Lydia, let's get out of here Yes, Lee, this is our land Africa for the Africans Well, I never... Horace, are you going to let him get... Quiet and keep walking I told you the natives weren't really smiling But it was just an accident Yeah, that fellow was looking for trouble See, he's got a crowd around him, Lydia He's haranguing them He's pointing at us Come on, Lydia We've got to get the American consulate Horace, they're coming after us Watch out, Lydia, they're going to throw things Horace! Come on, Lydia, this way One! That's just the way it was, Mr. Burton The whole thing started from Mrs. Waters bumping into the native I see And then the brute started shouting at me as though I'd attacked him I was never so frightened in my life I still haven't got my breath back And the stress... I'll see that restitution is made for the damage, Mrs. Waters The devil were that man You're the American consul here in this heaven-forsaken country Can't you see that American citizens afforded some protection? We do our best, Mr. Walters If we hadn't reached the consulate grounds we might have been killed Mr. Walters, I'll enter a formal protest to the government of Tobasaland All right, and by gosh you tell them that if they can't keep law and order here we'll come over and do it for them I know how you feel Mrs. Walters, I'll want you to dictate a formal statement of what happened to my secretary I certainly will, and I remember everything You're right, Mr. Burton She's one of them Mrs. Walters, please Orissa, there's been another anti-American outbreak Mr. and Mrs. Walters here were the targets of it I want you to take down their statement of the incident Yes, Mr. Burton I'll make several copies I'll want one each for the authorities here President Denard and police chief Menaka And, of course, be sure to send a copy to the African desk of the State Department, Washington They may want to take drastic action Mr. Peters is in the counter-spice statistical department Will he please report to Mr. Harding immediately? If Mr. Peters is in the counter-spice statistical department will he please... I didn't think you'd gotten back from the State Department so quickly Everything happens quickly these days, Peter More trouble overseas? Yes Asia This time, Africa But it's all part of the same picture Tabasso land, one of the few non-colonial countries on that continent Oh, yes The paper is yesterday Anti-American riots Yeah Bad for us The State Department going to take any action, chief? Well, they may have to eventually But first they want to get a better picture of what's happening in that country So? So, Peter, I want you to go through the personnel records of all our counter-spice agents Extract the records of all our Negro agents Get them here as soon as possible Okay, chief We've got to work fast The State Department wants to find out whether this anti-American feeling is foreign inspired before they're forced to make any more protest to the government of Tabasso land Mr. Denar My country has asked me as council to hand you as head of the government of Tabasso land this note formally protesting the treatment of our nationals in your country I accept the note, Mr. Burton with regret and to show you that we will do all in our power to apprehend and punish the instigators of this disorder And now, Mr. President may I presume to be less formal? Yes, of course, Mr. Burton And, uh, unofficial? Yes While awaiting your arrival I've been talking to your state police chief, Manaka here He has some interesting ideas I'm sure he has I have only tried to be helpful, Mr. President I see, Manaka Now these, uh, interesting ideas Uh, what are they? I prefer that you hear them from the lips of Mr. Burton He may give them more weight than a mere police official can Your modesty is most unusual, Manaka Uh, go on, Mr. Burton Well, as your chief explains it, Mr. President the main difficulty of law enforcement here is one of, uh, tools Weapons, you mean? Yes, Mr. President I can hardly agree, Manaka It was one man who incited this riot Surely, if you find him it will take no more than one weapon to arrest him Admitted, Mr. President But one man is but a single grain in the sands of unrest that surround us Had I weapons and efficient police force I would soon quell this anti-Americanism in our country Your force quells nothing Or do you agree with my chief, Mr. Burton? Well, after all when I came here to take up my consular post a year ago, I was kidnapped held for five hours by insurgents Yes, that is a painful reminder, Mr. Burton It might well have developed into a serious international incident if it hadn't been for my prompt liberation by Chief Manaka here and his officers I know that, Mr. Burton and I was grateful to you for minimizing the affair to your government Then why not listen to Mr. Burton's advice now? You both urge me to request the United States government to send us arms and possibly even advisers to help us administer the internal security of Tabasu land Is that it? Exactly, Mr. President Do that and we will be able to cope with any disorders that arise No matter how grave they may be I'm afraid I must still disagree with you gentlemen But I am well aware that there is much discontent in the country and that in some manner that discontent has been channeled against America, Mr. Burton In that case, why won't... Importing American arms and advisers would do nothing but crystallize the unrest Put your country in the light of an invader No No, Mr. Burton, before I take any such step I want to discover the reason for this sudden upsurge This hatred many of my people have for all that is American If you or your government can assist us in this I will gladly accept your help That, Mr. Burton you can report to Washington This way, Carter Right behind you, Mr. Peters Mr. Harding, this is Agent Lincoln Carter How do you do, Carter? Hello, Mr. Harding, have a seat Thank you Will you want me to? No, Peters, I'd rather have you set about arranging the details of Carter's transportation, if you will It doesn't sound as though I'm going to be in Washington very long, Mr. Harding No, you won't be, Carter Not if you're the right man for this job we have I hope I am, sir Now, let's see According to your personnel record you went to Howard University got a B.A. and M.A. there That's right Then you did postgraduate work at Columbia Earning the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Yes, sir Your thesis for your doctorate was on African languages and dialects Is that correct? Correct, Mr. Harding, but then... You speak these various dialects? Many of them, the study of African culture and history has been sort of a hobby with me Something like a Mayflower a descendant tracing his antecedents Well, tell me Do you know much about the country of Tabasu land? If it doesn't sound too immodest quite a bit, as one of the few Negro republics outside of Liberia have actually been interested in it Yes, so is the State Department Yes, I know I've been reading in the papers about the recent outbreaks of anti-Americanism there You have any opinions on that? Well, frankly I've been puzzled the history of that country has always oriented it toward America We've helped and aided her in many ways Why this sudden outburst should occur is beyond me Come over here, Carter Take a look at this map Let's consider the question from the viewpoint of geography What do you mean? Well, Tabasu land could be the eastern doorway to Africa a foothold there and any power from the east could gradually spread throughout the entire continent Oh, you think Russian... Now, thinking is unimportant, it's knowledge that counts As if the State Department's suspicions are true it means a reformulation of our policy in that area of the world And it's going to be up to you, Carter to find out if those suspicions are true The job you were speaking of Yes Your work under cover among the citizens of Tabasu land I want you to find out and report where this anti-American feeling is arising from and whether it's being provoked deliberately I see, sir Now, because of the nature of communications in the country, you'll have to transmit your reports by diplomatic pouch Through the consul there he'll be notified to allow you the use of the pouch Well, what about identification? Will I carry any with me? No, except for one simple device to establish your first contact with the consul What will that be, sir? This pencil Now, wait, I'll break it There You take this half Right, sir I'll see that our consul in Tabasu land gets the other half When you present the matching half that will be your identification Then I take it I'm not to report to the consul immediately No In fact, don't get in touch with him until you've compiled as complete a report as you can on the situation Yes, sir Frankly, Carter, if what we suspect is true your usefulness will be very short lived after that first report because the other side has espionage agents as well I understand, Mr. Harding I know I don't have to stress the importance of this mission to you, Carter So, good luck And remember, take no unnecessary chances You may be facing a crafty and dangerous enemy You are listening to the case of the carbon consul on Counter Spy This Sunday marks the premiere of the big show on NBC Not just any big show, it's THE big show NBC's hour and a half of comedy, music and drama The best of each The big show will be heard every Sunday evening over most of these stations with Tallulah Bankhead as the mistress of ceremonies The stars for this Sunday's broadcast include Jimmy Durante, Fred Allen, Ethel Merman, Frankie Lane, Mindy Carson, Meredith Wilson, Danny Thomas and a host of others All this and Tallulah too No wonder it's the big show Now, back to Counter Spy Yes? I would speak to the American consul Just like that Do you think the American consul speaks to any native who walks in from the street? He will speak with me, woman Indeed Then in that case, what name shall I announce? None None? You haven't even got a name No one much less tongue than you have Take this to your master, woman He will see me at once Hey, stub of a pencil Hardly an impressive introduction Must I beg you to take it into Mr. Burton? I would not Please, woman Take it to him It is most urgent Very well Sir? Yes? In here Well, thank you This is the man, Mr. Burton Thank you, Arisa You may leave Your secretary is a very efficient watchdog, Mr. Burton Arisa, a treasure A native girl who went to college in the States Indispensable to me I'm sure she is But, enough of that It's a relief to learn that you've finally arrived, Mr. Carter I've been here into Baseland Nearly four weeks Well, since I got that pencil stub And the note from Mr. Harding Has attracted you for every day of those four weeks I had no reason to contact you before You have now? I think so I've made a report of my activities these past four weeks And as Mr. Harding undoubtedly explained I am to submit it to Washington Through your diplomatic pouch Yes, I know I have dispatchers to send out myself I'll have Arisa bring it in now It'll be leaving in the morning I'm glad of that, Mr. Burton You were uncovered something of importance I think so You, of course, are free to read the report, Mr. Burton Thank you, I shall You rang Mr. Burton? Yes, bring in the diplomatic pouch, please Yes, Mr. Burton Now, Mr. Carter, is there any other way I can be of assistance to your mission? At the moment, no Well, suppose I have occasion to get in touch with you You shouldn't have, but if you do I'm staying at a small shack, number 13 Garden Alley The pouch, Mr. Burton Oh, thank you, Arisa In the future, when this gentleman calls He's to be admitted immediately Yes, Mr. Burton I'll make certain he's admitted in the future That is, if I come anymore So tell me, your first call is to be your last It may well be, Mr. Burton It may well be Hello It is Police Chief Monaco who speaks Oh, yes, I see He knows much Bad What you know is excellent The address? 13 Garden Alley It will be taken care of immediately Goodbye Banara Yes, Chief Monaco There is work for you Amore Americans arriving in our land? Yes It will be simple Each successive riot becomes easier to incite I only hope they are as up-target As those Walter's tourists were This is not work for a sharp tongue But a sharp blade Yes, this American is no tourist But a spy and of our color Oh He must die There will undoubtedly be a great uproar on his death So it will be best if you take to the jungles After the job is done Yes, Monaco I will get word to you when it is safe to return As you say Now take your blade and call on the man His address is 13 Garden Alley Kerosene lamps There Only Well, I brought only two feet in with me Yet I see two more peeking from beneath that curtain Very tiny feet too I suggest the owner of them come out before I put a bullet through that curtain Or is it? Such a pleasure and a surprise Seems I won't need my gun after all Hardly Come a little closer to the lamp please Though flickering kerosene lights scarcely does you justice Too, what do I owe the pleasure of this visit? Curiosity A woman has much of that still You were expecting somebody? No Well, I certainly wasn't We shall see Watch out Cut your heart out The lamp is falling Or is it? Mr. Burton That man who called on you today What about him? What are you doing here at this time of night? I passed the place where he was staying His shack is in flames The whole native quarters going up I thought... You thought right girl, come in I didn't know whether or not Call Chief Menaka Tell him about the fire Say I'll meet him there and explain everything This may have grave international repercussions Chief Menaka Mr. Burton What happened? Larissa said there was a fire But this whole block burnt to the ground Our native quarters do not resist fire very well An obvious statement Fortunately we have it under control now The drums, the chanting, what are they for? To appease the fire gods Many of my countrymen still place their fate In the ancient customs of their fathers I myself prefer water to fight fire Well at the moment the drums are useful I think we can talk safely under their cover We can Burton And we have nothing to fear The counter spy agent is dead? Yes, we recovered his body Banada's knife deep in his heart You have a most efficient sergeant Menaka Your country, and I don't mean America Naturally We'll pay well for this I hope Extremely well What about the report you told me about over the telephone? Will that reach the counter spy chief? I shall see that it does But it'll be my version of what's happening in this country Not his agents Good And that couple with the death of this agent Will force President Denard to request American arms and men And that should provide you with a revolutionary situation That you can exploit to the utmost And I shall, Mr Burton As long as you continue to make it worth my while I'll continue With good fortune and a little effort We may be able to turn this incident into a long and costly guerrilla war Involving the great United States Mr Burton Oh, Arisa, I'm glad you waited here The fire was anyone... His body was found in the shack Of the man who was here Oh Get a pencil and paper, please I want to dictate a cablegram immediately The address is Mr David Harding Counter spy headquarters, Washington, DC Mr Harding Mr Harding Oh, you made good time, Peters Did you get all the material? Here it is in this envelope, chief The complete personnel records of all employees At our Devoncelan consular office Good Now, I don't know how long I'll be gone So you take over from me here Right, chief Anything urgent comes up Get in touch with me through the consulate All right, sir And good luck I hope you manage to make someone pay for Carter's death I intend to, Peters Mr Harding Yes, that's right Mr Burton Yes, sir I have a car right over here We'll go direct to my office Unless you'd rather pay your respects To the foreign office of Tabasso Lanford No, Mr Burton Your office first I want to interview all the employees there Before taking any other action And this, Mr Harding Is the only employee left to interview My personal secretary, Orissa How do you do, miss? Do you be seated? Thank you I, uh, imagine you want this to be private If you don't mind, Mr Burton Not at all, Mr Harding I'll be outside if you want me Now, Mr Orissa Let's talk about how you were so Opportunally on hand for the fire That killed our counter spy agent Mr Carter Mr Burton Yes? I've finished here I wonder if you could arrange an audience for me With the president and the police chief To Basso Lanford Right away, Mr Harding Will you, uh, want me there? Yes, Mr Burton I definitely want you there Mr Harding, I can only express My deep regret at the death of your man It will only add more fuel to the strain Between our two countries Perhaps not, Mr President Oh? You're aware of what Mr Carter's mission here was To investigate the rise of feeling Against the United States among my countrymen Yes, that's right Had he made any reports to you Before this tragedy? One, which I read just this morning May we inquire as to his findings, Mr Harding? Of course, chief Menaka He reported that the hatred of the United States Arrows out of local circumstances That there was no outside provocation And recommended that the United States Aid your country in dealing with this By sending weapons and advisers You see, Mr President It is as I and Mr Burton have been saying I cannot believe it I know how you must feel, Mr President But when his conclusion is the same as ours Nothing remains for you but to take our advice I wouldn't say that, Mr Burton What do you mean? You see, the report I read Was not written by my agent Carter What? That's right, chief Menaka Then who was it written by? Mr Burton, our eminent American consul Me? That's right, Mr Burton And I've got two witnesses to that fact All right, Orissa Come in and bring the gentleman with you Hello, Mr Burton Carter That's right, Mr Burton Mr Harding Burton's got a gun Look out, chief No, you don't Carter, say about him He's out cold, Mr Harding You attacked him, your own consul Yes, Mr President But he was not the real American consul I don't understand You remember, Mr President Burton was abducted briefly when he first arrived here I guess And rescued by your chief Menaka Mr Harding The game's up, Menaka You're assisting another foreign power The power whom the so-called Burton was spying for You sent that man to kill me, chief Menaka Orissa recognized him as Sergeant Bernada A member of your own police force And when Carter killed him instead And the fire started He decided to use that fact as a trap For you and Burton But how did Carter know Burton Was on the other side? Because Burton was the only one Besides Orissa who knew Carter's address You will never Stop him Carter You're not getting away Let go You've got a nice right there, Carter Mr President Menaka is a citizen of your country I'm sure you'll know how to deal with him I will, Mr Harding But please, one more point If Menaka and Burton Were the instigators of the anti-Americanism Why did they keep insisting on my Seeking your country's aid In suppressing that feeling Because they were aware, Mr President That once such a policy was started We would have to keep sending more aid And more arms It would have been another drain on America's might And there's nothing the power he represented Would like better than drain off our strength To weaken us for any major conflict That may eventually come Well, this at least is one spot Where they failed in that strategy And we'll see that they fail again Tune in this Sunday Sunday, November 5th And every Sunday thereafter for Carter's Spy Please consult your newspaper for the exact time Listen this Sunday for the exciting Case of the Metal Murderer The secret tip was correct The hostile secret agents Planned to destroy the sanity Of a certain American Who that man was And how we combatted the scheme Is the subject of our next report Listen on Sunday To Case of the Metal Murderer On Counter Spy Tonight's Counter Spy program Originated in New York was directed By Marks B. 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