On the other side of the exchange, the Soviet leadership found out that despite the demands set forth by Stalin, British intelligence was retaining a number of anti-Communist prisoners with the intention of reviving "anti-Soviet operations" under orders from Churchill.
Di sisi lain pertukaran, kepemimpinan Soviet menemukan bahwa meskipun tuntutan yang ditetapkan oleh Stalin, intelijen Inggris itu mempertahankan sejumlah tahanan anti-komunis dengan tujuan menghidupkan kembali "operasi anti-Soviet" di bawah perintah dari Churchill.