▁organization ▁aim ing ▁at ▁re building ▁and ▁supporting ▁a ▁friendly ▁relationship ▁between ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁Ang lo - G erman ▁Fellow ship , ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁was ▁supported ▁both ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁German ▁govern ments , ▁and ▁Phil by ▁made ▁many ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Phil by ▁travel led ▁to ▁Se ville , ▁Spain , ▁then ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁blo ody ▁civil ▁war ▁triggered ▁by ▁the ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁of ▁F asc ist ▁forces ▁under ▁General ▁Francisco ▁Franco ▁against ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁government ▁of ▁President ▁Manuel ▁A za ña . ▁Phil by ▁worked ▁at ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁journalist ; ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁first - hand ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁The ▁Times , ▁reporting ▁from ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁pro - Fran co ▁forces . ▁He ▁also ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Soviet ▁and ▁British ▁intelligence , ▁which ▁usually ▁consisted ▁of ▁posting ▁letters ▁in ▁a ▁cru de ▁code ▁to ▁a ▁fict it ious ▁girl friend , ▁M lle ▁Dup ont ▁in ▁Paris , ▁for ▁the ▁Rus si ans . ▁He ▁used ▁a ▁simpler ▁system ▁for ▁M I 6 ▁deliver ing ▁post ▁at ▁Hend aye , ▁France , ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Paris . ▁When ▁visit ing ▁Paris ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁shock ed ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁the ▁address ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁for ▁M lle ▁Dup ont ▁was ▁that