▁cam eras ▁and ▁rad ars ▁to ▁track ▁Al lied ▁supply ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Mediter rane an . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁British ▁counter - int elligence ▁efforts , ▁of ▁which ▁Phil by ' s ▁I ber ian ▁sub section ▁formed ▁a ▁significant ▁part , ▁the ▁project ▁( code - named ▁Bod den ) ▁never ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 4 3 , ▁Phil by ' s ▁respons ib ilities ▁were ▁then ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁Italy , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁deput y ▁head ▁of ▁Section ▁Five ▁under ▁Major ▁Felix ▁Cow g ill , ▁an ▁army ▁officer ▁second ed ▁to ▁S IS . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁as ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁once ▁more ▁prove ▁a ▁significant ▁advers ary ▁to ▁Britain , ▁S IS ▁re - activ ated ▁Section ▁N ine , ▁which ▁de alt ▁with ▁anti - comm un ist ▁efforts . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Phil by , ▁on ▁instructions ▁from ▁his ▁Soviet ▁handler , ▁man eu ver ed ▁through ▁the ▁system ▁successfully ▁to ▁replace ▁Cow g ill ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁Section ▁N ine . ▁Charles ▁Arnold - B aker , ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁German ▁birth ▁( born ▁Wolfgang ▁von ▁Bl ument hal ) ▁working ▁for ▁Richard ▁G at ty ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Norwegian / S wed ish ▁border , ▁vo iced ▁many ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁Phil by ▁and ▁Phil by