alliance in the world. >> basically, gchq and nsa are closer than nsa and cia. they've divided the world up into spheres of interest so that britain for example can collect against europe or russia a lot better than the united states can, so it's their area of focus. the u.s. can eaves drop on south america or to some degree a lot of the pacific area. >> reporter: the brotherly ties between british and american intelligence agencies often immortalized on the big screen. when james bond met up with his cia counterpart. >> that's what i like about u.s. intelligence, you'll lie down with anybody, including you, buddy. >> reporter: now they fear the fallout from the white house citing an unproven accusation. >> what the u.k. has is listening sites closer to the middle east. they have a listening site in