Giliana was Chilean born
But served as
an agent for the SOE
She
had worked as an actress in Paris
Where
she met and married
Victor
Gerson, a dealer in fine rugs
The
couple escaped to England
On
18 June 1940 and both joined
The Special
Operations Executive
To
facilitate ways to more easily
Enter
and exit occupied France
Giliana
volunteered to go
In
order to reconnoitre the territory
She
was the first female SOE agent
To
be sent to occupied France
Seemingly
on holiday she travelled freely
On
her Chilean passport in France,
During
her three weeks in Vichy France
She
compiled a long list of names
And
addresses of those willing to help
And
who she believed could be trusted
She
also collected timetables,
Details
of bus and railway controls
Required
Administrative documents
Ration
cards, and identity papers
Which
could be reproduced by SOE
She
returned to the England via Spain
And
the British base at Gibraltar
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