▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Egypt ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁assass in ating ▁N asser ▁" on ▁the ▁t ac it ▁understanding ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁reach ▁a ▁negative ▁assess ment " ▁and ▁thus ▁" dis cou rage ▁any ▁British ▁attempt ". ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁C airo , ▁Mil es ▁immediately ▁conf essed ▁his ▁mission ▁to ▁N asser , ▁where up on ▁the ▁old ▁friends ▁began ▁g aming ▁out ▁possible ▁assass ination ▁plots . ▁" How ▁about ▁poison ?" ▁the ▁American ▁asked ▁the ▁Egypt ian . ▁" Supp ose ▁I ▁just ▁wait ▁until ▁you ▁turn ▁your ▁head ▁and ▁then ▁s lip ▁a ▁pill ▁into ▁your ▁coffee ?" ▁" Well , ▁there ' s ▁Hass an ▁standing ▁right ▁there ," ▁replied ▁N asser . ▁" If ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁see ▁you ▁Hass an ▁would ." ▁" But ▁maybe ▁we ▁could ▁b ri be ▁a ▁servant ▁to ▁poison ▁the ▁coffee ▁before ▁bringing ▁it ▁in ?" ▁" The ▁coffee ▁would ▁only ▁kill ▁the ▁t aster ." ▁And ▁so ▁the ▁conversation ▁carried ▁on — at ▁least ▁in ▁Mil es ' s ▁re collection . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁Cop eland ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁C IA ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁consult ing ▁firm ▁Cop eland ▁& ▁E ich el berger ▁in ▁Be ir ut , ▁Leb anon , ▁with ▁his ▁C IC ▁and ▁C IA ▁colle ague ▁James ▁E ich el berger ; ▁he ▁did , ▁however , ▁continue ▁to ▁perform ▁assign ments ▁for ▁the ▁Agency ▁on ▁request . ▁Cop eland ▁and