It looked like there was a plan, but in reality, it was just as good as having no plan at all.
If they waited, who knew how long it would be before they could act. The Secret Action Bureau was willing and able to cooperate, but the question was how?
The first problem they faced was that the American Embassy was too large, covering 440,000 square meters with its own power station, swimming pool, and gymnasium, employing over 15,000 people. Of course, not all of them worked inside the embassy, but there were at least 5,000 people working inside.
The CIA and the American Embassy were inseparable. They had their own area within the embassy, and if they really needed to detain and interrogate someone, there was no problem—they had their own exclusive space.
