Mask MI5's Penetration of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Auteur : West Nigel
MI5?s dramatic interception of secret signals to Moscow from a hidden base in Wimbledon uncovered the true extent of Soviet espionage in Britain.
Intelligence expert Nigel West reveals how MASK, the codename for one of the most secretive sources ever run by British intelligence, enabled Stanley Baldwin and his cabinet to monitor the activities of the Communist Party of Great Britain and track wireless traffic between the Soviet Union and its Comintern representatives abroad, in countries as far apart as the United States, China and Austria.
The Government Code and Cipher School was one of the most secret branches of Whitehall, under the command of the Secret Intelligence Service, and used its covert intercept station in Denmark Hill, South London to make vital advances in the intelligence war. This gripping account exposes for the first time how the Communist Party of Great Britain was infiltrated and the actual contents of its communications with the Soviets.
Glossary of MASK Terminology. Introduction 1. The Red Menace 2. The Personalities 3. The Great Game 4. The MASK Traffic 5. Krivitsky’s Defection 6. Bob Stewart 7. Dave Springhall 8. The Robinson Papers. Conclusion
Date de parution : 11-2012
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 07-2005
Ouvrage de 336 p.
15.6x23.4 cm
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Mots-clés :
Young Men; CPGB Act; Signals Security Agency; CPUSA; Top Secret; RAF Station; CPGB Member; Guy Liddell's Diary; CPGB's Leadership; MI5 Informants; ILO's Headquarter; KPD's Leader; World Committee; MI5 File; Indian Communist Party; Chesham House; KPD Member; Harry II; WOLSTEN CROFT; Robinson Papers; Left LONDON; Secret Intelligence Service; WANG Min; SOE