ɐpˈɑːɹt fɹʌm tˈɜːki, blˈʌmkɪn hæd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd tə sˈɛt ˈʌp "ɪlˈiːɡəl" spˈaɪ nˈɛtwɜːks ɪn sˈʌtʃ kˈʌntɹiz æz sˈɪɹiə, pˈæləstˌaɪn, hˈɛdʒæz ænd ˈiːdʒɪpt.
Apart from Turkey, Blumkin had started to set up "illegal" spy networks in such countries as Syria, Palestine, Hejaz and Egypt.