Having read most of Ian Fleming's(Bond) books these are definitely not racial terms, they come from old Judeo-Christian terminology that has been used to descri

Having read most of Ian Fleming's(Bond) books these are definitely not racial terms, they come from old Judeo-Christian terminology that has been used to describe a person's intent/persona/soul and which side a person is on. Think black-hearted as a cruel/wicked person for a familiar reference. Most literary authors mid 20th century and back use these terms usually to describe a persons character. So he is most definitely referring to the latter example. That being said Ian Fleming being from the British upper class and in his time period I don't think he was particularly enlightened in how various races were treated and portraying them only as side characters who usually died off or disappeared into the background.