GENERAL CARRINGTON HAS SUPPLIED US WITH THE FILES OF ALL THE MEN WHO PASSED THROUGH THE SPECIAL TRAINING CAMPS WHO FIT THE AGE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF NUMBER XIII. HE HAS FOUND 26.

OF THESE 26 INDIVIDUALS, 22 ARE STILL SERVING WITH MILITARY UNITS OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THEY CAN BE EASILY FOUND AND IDENTIFIED.

THREE OF THE REMAINING FOUR ARE DEAD. I HAVE LOCATED THEIR GRAVES AND AM WAITING FOR EXHUMATION ORDERS TO COME THROUGH TO DEFINITIVELY RULE THEM OUT, PROBABLY BY DENTAL RECORDS.

VERY SENSITIVE…

THAT LEAVES THE FOURTH, AND IN MY OPINION, THE MOST INTERESTING MAN. HE'S CALLED - OR WAS CALLED - ROSS TANNER.

ACCORDING TO THE DOSSIER, HE WAS BORN THIRTY YEARS AGO IN THE NORTH WEST, FROM EAST EUROPEAN PARENTS. HE WAS A FIRST CLASS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RECRUITED BY THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WHO SENT HIM TO THE WHITE SANDS TRAINING CAMP. HE WAS REMARKABLE FOR EXCELLING IN ALL DISCIPLINES. THERE IS ONE INTERESTING DETAIL: TANNER SUFFERS FROM ACUTE CLAUSTROPHOBIA.

DURING THE WAR, HE WAS SECONDED TO MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. HE UNDERTOOK SEVERAL MISSIONS BEHIND ENEMY LINES. BRIEFLY, HE WAS A KILLING MACHINE WITH A BRAIN.