The James Bond 007 Dossier

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NAME OF AGENT: James Bond

NATIONALITY: British

SEX: Male

MARITAL STATE: Single

EDUCATION: Eton, Fettes College

SERVICE RECORD: Lieutenant in Special Branch of RNVR Achieved rank of Commander

HONOURS: CMG

PARENTS: Andrew Bond (Scottish), Monique Delacroix (Swiss)

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 1.83m Weight: 76 kilos. Scar down right cheek and right shoulder; signs of plastic surgery on back of right hand

INTERESTS: Gambling; fast cars; expensive clothes; sophisticated women; sailing; good food; music

HEALTH: Excellent

I.Q.: Far above average

RECORD IN SECRET SERVICE SO FAR: Apart from one or two failures has maintained remarkable success rate on operations, and looks set to be department head in time.

N.B. Bond has a double 0 number, giving him the right to kill in the course of his duties

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Confidential document prepared by ‘M’, head of the Secret Service:

James Bond, 007, is one of our top agents, both in performance and rank.

His good looks tend to give the impression of a man of delicate nature, but in situations demanding ruthlessness and animal courage there is no one better. Known and admired by the Secret Services of the western powers, he is the man they ask for when they want a helping hand on an exacting mission. He is an expert pistol shot, boxer and knife-thrower.

A professional spy has only himself to depend on when in the field, therefore he must be something of a lone wolf, used to finding his own way out of embarrassing situations without losing his ice-cold control. Bond has this essential attitude of mind, able to cut himself off from all petty emotions and concentrate entirely on the job in hand. Of course the few playthings we supply before he starts a mission do help him somewhat.

Regrettably, Bond does seem always to get tangled up with women on his assignments. But such is his control of the situation that invariably he manages to extract himself with the minimum of discredit—much to the fury of SMERSH and Spectre.

For relaxation he likes to have the occasional night at a casino, followed by a good meal and a bottle of wine . . . and then home to his collection of classical and blues records. He has few close male friends but when off-duty in London he has yet to be seen without a girl on his arm.

Unpredictable, exasperating, undisciplined—all these things Bond may be, but one thing is certain . . . we’re lucky he’s on our side.

M

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SECRET

[Source: James Bond "Moonraker" Annual, 1979. P.62-63]