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GDR secret files: How James Bond was targeted by the State Security

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Video. Spies on spy: Stasi files reveal James Bond surveillance operation

Updated: 24/02/2026 - 8:00 GMT+1

Stasi files show that 007 violated the GDR border four times at Checkpoint Charlie in divided Berlin. The whole thing happened during filming for 'Octopussy.' A dangerous scandal in the middle of the Cold War, observed and documented by the Stasi.

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