▁Ist an bul , ▁she ▁experienced ▁a ▁break down ▁of ▁this ▁nature , ▁st aging ▁an ▁accident ▁and ▁inject ing ▁herself ▁with ▁ur ine ▁and ▁ins ul in ▁to ▁cause ▁skin ▁dis fig ur ations . ▁She ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁clin ic ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁to ▁recover . ▁Upon ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁Ist an bul ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁badly ▁burn ed ▁in ▁an ▁incident ▁with ▁a ▁char co al ▁st ove ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Switzerland . ▁Short ly ▁after ward , ▁Phil by ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁job ▁as ▁chief ▁S IS ▁representative ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁Phil b ys ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Official ly , ▁his ▁post ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁First ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Emb ass y ; ▁in ▁reality , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁chief ▁British ▁intelligence ▁representative ▁in ▁Washington . ▁His ▁office ▁o vers aw ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁ur gent ▁and ▁top - secret ▁communic ations ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁London . ▁Phil by ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁l ia ising ▁with ▁the ▁C IA ▁and ▁prom oting ▁" more ▁ag gress ive ▁Ang lo - American ▁intelligence ▁operations ". ▁A ▁leading ▁figure ▁within ▁the ▁C IA ▁was ▁Phil by ' s ▁w ary ▁former ▁colle ague , ▁James ▁Jesus ▁Ang leton , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁once ▁again ▁found ▁himself ▁working ▁closely . ▁Ang leton