Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Ian Fleming 's spy , James Bond , a commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve ( R.N.V.R. ) was fictionally decorated with the CMG in 1953 ( mentioned in the novel From Russia , with Love ) .
Simplified: Ian Fleming 's spy , James Bond , was appointed to the CMG in 1953 ( mentioned in the novel From Russia , with Love ) .