| In 1978, Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov was killed in London, stabbed by a poisoned umbrella point wielded by an unknown secret agent. |
| Each prisoner or defector was literally milked for every scrap of information the intelligence community wanted, or needed. |
| It is believed that Kim Jong Il has ordered North Korean security organs to infiltrate the defector network in China and elsewhere. |
| It is unclear whether Ahmed is related to Manaf Tlass the most high-profile defector so far. |
| Reasons for investigation included: defector reports, records of prior intelligence activities in Canada, and reports from allies. |
| At the time, Elisse Hategan, a prominent defector from the Heritage Front, slammed the report as a whitewash. |
