▁im pressed ▁by ▁his ▁advent ures . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Supp ly ▁offered ▁him ▁what ▁he ▁later ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁fun ny ▁job ▁in ▁London ". ▁ ▁W art ime ▁experiences ▁ ▁Official ly , ▁F ras er - Smith ▁was ▁a ▁temporary ▁civil ▁servant ▁for ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Supp ly ' s ▁Cl othing ▁and ▁Text ile ▁Department ▁( De pt . ▁CT 6 ). ▁ ▁In ▁reality , ▁he ▁developed ▁and ▁supplied ▁g ad gets ▁and ▁other ▁equipment ▁for ▁section ▁XV ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁intelligence ▁organisation , ▁the ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Executive . ▁ ▁Tra v elling ▁by ▁train ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁H ert ford shire ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁cl othing ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Supp ly , ▁near ▁St . ▁James ' s ▁Park ▁in ▁London , ▁F ras er - Smith ▁was ▁actually ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁M I 6 ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁Min im ax ▁House . ▁ ▁Perform ing ▁a ▁job ▁so ▁secret ▁that ▁neither ▁his ▁secretary ▁nor ▁his ▁b oss ▁knew ▁what ▁he ▁was ▁doing , ▁F ras er - Smith ▁invent ed ▁numerous ▁ingen ious ▁g ad gets ▁intended ▁to ▁help ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁to ▁escape ▁and ▁to ▁aid ▁SO E ▁agents ▁gather ing ▁information ▁on ▁Naz i ▁activities ▁in ▁occupied ▁Europe . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁order ▁was ▁to ▁counter fe it ▁Spanish ▁Army ▁uniform s ▁for ▁a ▁proposed ▁SO E ▁plan ▁to ▁in fil tr ate