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Last update - 13:32 24/05/2007 Pre-war photos of Hitler taken by British spy published By The Associated Press Photographs of Adolf Hitler taken by a British secret agent just before the start of World War II were published on Thursday. Charles Turner, a music composer who was recruited as a spy, took the photos at the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, Germany, in 1939, where he joined Hitler's entourage, his son David Turner said. He was one of the last Britons to speak to the dictator before Nazi forces invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Advertisement The composer first participated in the festival in 1934, which Hitler also attended anually. In 1938 - when war seemed imminent - Turner was recruited as a spy, his son said. "The miraculous happened. My father was invited to join Hitler's entourage for the day, Wednesday, July 26. He was given carte blanche permission to photograph the fuehrer," David Turner said. The composer met with Hitler and senior Nazi officials - including propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, Turner's son said. Afterward he sent a detailed report back to London that remains classified. The photos include images of the leader getting out of his car, in a relaxed conversation with a fellow Nazi and collecting flowers from children at the festival. Charles Turner died in 1977 and the photos were kept as family mementos after his death. His son, a teacher, decided to make the photos public now after he began researching his family's roots. He has sold the syndication rights to the photos to a small British photo agency. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Under probe Olmert stays focused on work despite new allegations. Taxi Hamas Hamas police cars serve as taxis in fuel-starved Gaza.   1.   Can`t help but wonder why Turner`s report is still classified 02:28  |  Wonderer 25/05/07   2.   Spy photos of Hitler 13:42  |  Oliver 05/05/08

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