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Closely Guarded is written by a man who was privy to some of the most closely guarded state secrets in Canada. From 1942 to 1973, John Starnes was engaged in such areas as communications intelligence and, during his tenure as the first civilian director-general of the RCMP Security Service, in counter-espionage and counter-subversion. His recollection of these confidential activities and the part he played in them is supported by a wealth of formerly classified official documentation recently released under the Access to Information Act.This is a highly personal narrative, brought vividly to life with excerpts from the letters that Starnes wrote home from London during the Second World War, when he moved in intelligence circles and met many prominent diplomats and policy-makers. His story recalls several of the key political moments of this century, including the creation of the United Nations, the glory days of External Affairs, the Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, and the October Crisis in 1970.Starnes's memoir offers a fascinating look at Canada's security and intelligence work from the point of view of an official deeply involved in many covert government activities. It provides an insider's perspective on both the little-known world of the Canadian intelligence community and the international security and intelligence network in which Canada has participated. Written by the author of five spy novels, it will interest those who follow the history of Canada's undercover operations.

Intelligence officers --- Intelligence agents --- Intelligence service --- Starnes, John. --- Royal Canadian Mounted Police. --- Canada. --- 加拿大. --- R.C.M.P. Security Service --- RCMP Security Service --- Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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"The years 1909-1918 can be regarded as formative for MI5, an era in which it developed from a small counter-espionage bureau into an established security intelligence agency. MI5's main roles during this period were counter-espionage and advising the War Office on how to deal with the police and the civilian population, particularly foreign nationals in Britain. Using hitherto neglected documents from official archives, intelligence specialist Chris Northcott examines how MI5 foiled the spies of the Kaiser during the First World War, paying particular attention to the preventive measures the organization instituted to 'frustrate' espionage and how its investigations to 'cure' espionage were conducted."--Back cover.

World War, 1914-1918 --- Secret service --- Great Britain. --- UK Security Service --- Imperial Security Intelligence Service (England) --- MI5 --- History

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Police, Private --- Private security services --- Police privée --- Services privés de sécurité --- Law and legislation --- Droit --- Private security service --- Codes --- Codes.

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Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character) --- Secret service --- Impersonation --- Secret police (Secret service) --- Police --- Detectives --- Intelligence service --- Spies --- Great Britain. --- UK Security Service --- Imperial Security Intelligence Service (England) --- MI5

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"Britain's domestic intelligence agencies maintained secret records on many left-wing writers after the First World War. Drawing on recently declassified material from 1930 to 1960, this revealing study examines how leading figures in Britain's literary scene fell under MI5 and Special Branch surveillance, and the surprising extent to which writers became willing participants in the world of covert intelligence and propaganda. Chapters devoted to W. H. Auden and his associates, theatre pioneers Ewan MacColl and Joan Littlewood, George Orwell, and others describe methods used by MI5 to gather information through and about the cultural world. The book also investigates how these covert agencies assessed the political influence of such writers, providing scholars and students of twentieth-century British literature an unprecedented account of clandestine operations in popular culture"--

English literature --- Politics and literature --- Intelligence service in literature. --- Espionage, British --- Right and left (Political science) in literature. --- British espionage --- History and criticism. --- History --- Great Britain. --- UK Security Service --- Imperial Security Intelligence Service (England) --- MI5 --- Arts and Humanities --- Literature