It was no accident that Dulles chose the Herrengasse apartment; the house was located in the medieval section of old Bern that was constantly in a mist of vehicle traffic and pedestrians.
From his house on Herrengasse Dulles ran an intelligence organization that produced information on Nazi aircraft, V-1 and V-2 missiles, the July 20, 1944 attempt to kill Adolf Hitler, and even the surrender of German troops in Italy [REF].