Excerpt From Summary of Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins's The Like Switch
#1
The author was sent to befriend a foreign diplomat who could be a valuable asset to the United States. He was told to establish a relationship with Seagull, and not to approach or speak to him until he was ready.
#2
Charles, the FBI agent, spent a lot of time and effort befriending Seagull, a highly trained intelligence officer. It was not by chance that their first meeting occurred so gradually; it was part of a carefully orchestrated psychological operation to establish a bond of friendship between the two men.