The human spy, in terms of the American espionage effort, had never been terribly pertinent.
Jews have been in Egypt since Biblical times, and Alexandria had once been, at least partially, a Jewish city.
I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night.