As the plane sets down, Vikki tries to push Jason to safety but is shot.

Upon learning of Jason's plight, MacGillivray arranges for the craft to be sidetracked to Canada. He is snatched from his perch by a Russian helicopter, the 'Dove of Peace,' which ostensibly is on a global goodwill mission. Although Jason thwarts the assassination attempt, he is forced to climb to the top of a castle to avoid an angry mob. Once in Beirut, he and another British agent learn that communists plan to assassinate the pro-British Prince of Zahlouf, thereby threatening Britain's Eastern oil treaties. After watching his scheduled plane explode shortly after takeoff, Jason realizes the seriousness of his mission. En route to Lebanon, he meets a beautiful model, Vikki, and decides to catch a later flight. Having done a bit of undercover work during World War II, Jason eagerly anticipates a little adventure in the sunshine.

Rosser, a British intelligence agent, is murdered by communists in Beirut, whereupon Intelligence Chief MacGillivray persuades mild-mannered country doctor Jason Love to go to the Middle East and learn what information Rosser had discovered.

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