Colonel Cohn jumped up and slapped Moe on the shoulder. “Good boy” he said. “And you’ve made a good decision.”
Abe shocks Annie when he tells her he’s enlisted as a paratrooper. Colonel Cohn offers Moe a top-secret post in the army, and Moe accepts
Colonel Cohn jumped up and slapped Moe on the shoulder. “Good boy” he said. “And you’ve made a good decision.”
He walked over to a corner of the room opened a brown briefcase and pulled out several papers. “This is an Official Secrets Act document from the British government. Since this project is under the aegis of Britain you will have to sign it. And here ” he said holding out another paper “is the American equivalent the nondisclosure agreement.” His voice was low and serious. “Both of these documents say the same thing: Everything you see and hear during your posting is top secret and not to be shared by anyone who is not part of the project. That includes family members. This is not for the duration — this is forever. Breaking that silence renders you liable to criminal charges and imprisonment. Is that understood lieutenant?”
Moe’s voice too was somber. “Yes sir.”
The colonel pulled a Shaeffer military clip pen from his pocket and handed it to Moe. Moe carefully read through each paper and scrawled his signature on the bottom line.
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