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and Kocjan quickly rushed to the Bug River to photograph the V-2 and hide it with foliage to avoid its discovery by German patrols. Kocjan's new mission was to steal key parts of the V-2 to be sent to the
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in London at the time was informed of the rocket in Sweden and upon knowledge of its German authenticity, immediately began negotiations with
Swedish administrators to retrieve the rocket. An agreement was finally made that in return for the rocket, the British were to supply the Swedish army with
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asking if they could send a V-2 rocket, or even parts of one. Although a brazen demand, coincidentally a V-2 rocket that was launched at the
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and had failed to explode. The missile was found and reported by a farmer who lived by the Bug River. This news was sent to the
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