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Oreste Pinto (9 October 1889 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 18 September 1961 in London, England) was a Dutch counterintelligence officer and Lieutenant-Colonel. His activities during the Second World War, in which he worked with MI5 interrogating refugees to England, resulted in the capture of eight spies. In 1952, Pinto published two books, ''Spy-catcher'' and ''Friend or Foe?'' These formed the basis of the 1959-1961 BBC television series ''Spycatcher'', in which he was portrayed by Bernard Archard. A further book, ''Spycatcher 2'', based on the series, was published in 1960. The 1962 Dutch programme ''De Fuik'', in which Pinto was portrayed by Frits Butzelaar,〔(De Fuik ), at Beeld en Geluid; retrieved May 23, 2012〕 was also derived from them. Dwight Eisenhower once described Pinto as "the greatest living authority on security". The ''Daily Telegraph'' referred to him as a "human bloodhound".〔(Pinto, Oreste (1889-1961) ), by B.G.J. de Graaff, in ''Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland'' (archived at Utrecht University; published 05-09-2003; retrieved 23-05-2012〕 Conversely, Guy Liddell stated in 1942 that he had been told that Pinto had "a thoroughly bad record".〔(The Guy Liddell Diaries: MI5’s Director of Counter-Espionagein World War II (volume 1, 1939-1942) ), by Guy Liddell (edited by Nigel West); published 2005 by Taylor & Francis〕 Pinto's career in intelligence began in 1913, when he was recruited by the Deuxième Bureau. ==Works== * Spycatcher. Werner Laurie, 1952 * Friend or Foe? Werner Laurie, 1953 * Spycatcher 2. Four Square, 1963 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oreste Pinto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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