 Apart from obvious James Bond references such as "Ambassador Moore"  and "Prince James", the Oddjob like henchman is named Fröbe after  _Goldfinger (1964)_ (qv) actor Gert Fröbe (qv), "Ensign Maxwell"  is named after the original Miss Moneypenny, Lois Maxwell (qv) and  "Miss Trench" refers to the character of Sylvia Trench from  _Dr. No (1962)_ (qv) and _From Russia with Love (1963)_ (qv).