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MASK : MI5's penetration of the Communist Party of Great Britain /

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...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: West, Nigel
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
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Résumé: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 an.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xii, 324 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317) and index.
ISBN:9780203696866
0203696867