CIA Approved Portfolio Recorder
While it is much easier to carry a voice recorder with you these days, it was much more difficult to record top secret conversations in the 1950s. Here is the CIA’s decision.
It’s hard to know who exactly makes the briefcase, but inside is a reel-to-reel tape recorder that can be turned on with a switch attached to the outside of the briefcase. This particular setup was probably used to record Soviet diplomats’ visits during the Cold War.
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