l ived ; ▁the ▁" tiny , ▁in effect ive , ▁and ▁slightly ▁com ic " ▁section ▁was ▁soon ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Executive ▁( SO E ) ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Burg ess ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁September ▁for ▁d run ken ▁driving ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁fired , ▁while ▁Phil by ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁on ▁c land est ine ▁propag anda ▁at ▁the ▁SO E ' s ▁finishing ▁school ▁for ▁agents ▁at ▁the ▁Est ate ▁of ▁Lord ▁Mont agu ▁in ▁Be a ul ieu , ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁Phil by ' s ▁role ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁of ▁sab ot age ▁agents ▁again ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁J oint ▁State ▁Political ▁Director ate ▁( O G PU ). ▁This ▁role ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁conduct ▁sab ot age ▁and ▁instruct ▁agents ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁properly ▁conduct ▁sab ot age . ▁The ▁new ▁London ▁rez ident , ▁Ivan ▁Ch ich ay ev ▁( code - name ▁V ad im ), ▁re - est ab lished ▁contact ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁names ▁of ▁British ▁agents ▁being ▁trained ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁USS R . ▁Phil by ▁replied ▁that ▁none ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁and ▁that ▁none ▁were ▁under going ▁training ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁This ▁statement ▁was ▁under lined ▁twice ▁in ▁red ▁and ▁marked ▁with ▁two ▁question ▁marks , ▁clearly ▁indicating ▁their ▁confusion ▁and ▁question ing ▁of ▁this , ▁by ▁dis bel ieving ▁staff ▁at ▁Moscow ▁Central ▁in ▁the