Coup possible.US must back down." He replied: "Cabot dead.This is Ryan.Our plutonium stolen 1968.Where did it go?" Spinnaker replied: "Israel." Ryan learned that the US stole the plutonium, and gave it to Israel for their nuclear weapons program.The screenplay by Ernest Tidyman about a crackdown on a multi-million dollar international dope smuggling ring was based on Robin Moore""s best-selling 1969 bookThe French Connection.It said that if I went to the police or told anyone else, he would show the letter to my husband").When Mark excitedly asked to see he letter (printed all in capitals), she retreated to her back bedroom to retrieve it from a drawer.It received five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Rod Steiger), Best Screenplay (Stirling Silliphant), Best Sound, and Best Film Editing.Before leaving on their 3-day journey, they spoke to Mandemus (Lew Ayres), keeper of the armory, and requested issuance of weapons "for self-protection in the pursuit of knowledge.