▁ ▁London ▁and ▁Spain ▁In ▁London , ▁Phil by ▁began ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁journalist . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁a ▁month ly ▁magazine , ▁the ▁World ▁Review ▁of ▁Re views , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁articles ▁and ▁letters ▁( s ometimes ▁under ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁pseud onym s ) ▁and ▁occasionally ▁served ▁as ▁" act ing ▁editor ." ▁ ▁Phil by ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁however , ▁Phil by ▁and ▁Lit zi ▁separated . ▁They ▁remained ▁friends ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁following ▁their ▁separation ▁and ▁divor ced ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁just ▁following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁When ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁threatened ▁to ▁over run ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁then ▁living ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁arranged ▁for ▁her ▁escape ▁to ▁Britain . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁trade ▁magazine , ▁the ▁Ang lo - Russ ian ▁Trade ▁Gazette , ▁as ▁editor . ▁The ▁paper ▁was ▁failing ▁and ▁its ▁owner ▁changed ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁role ▁to ▁covering ▁Ang lo - G erman ▁trade . ▁Phil by ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁concert ed ▁effort ▁to ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁Germ ans ▁such ▁as ▁Jo achim ▁von ▁Rib b ent rop , ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁German ▁amb assador ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - G erman ▁Fellow ship , ▁an