But I was replying to the thought, which I quoted, that "to support another country's foreign intelligence service is nothing short of treason on an organized s

But I was replying to the thought, which I quoted, that "to support another country's foreign intelligence service is nothing short of treason on an organized scale". (I mean official support and cooperation, that both services know about, like James Bond and Felix Leiter, his American counterpart who sometimes makes an appearance, in the films.)