The twilight of the British Empire : : British intelligence and counter-subversion in the Middle East, 1948-63 / / Chikara Hashimoto ; edited by Rory Cormac.
This book reveals, for the first time, a hitherto unexplored dimension of Britain's engagement with the post-war Middle East: the counter-subversive policies and measures conducted by the British Intelligence and Security Services and he Information Research Department (IRD) of the Foreign Offi...
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Superior document: | Intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press Ltd,, 2017. |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021). |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Title page
- Imprint
- Contents
- Two-Part Tribute Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Fighting the 'Communist Menace' Overseas1
- 2 Security Training and Liaison in Anti-Communist Measures
- 3 The Defence of the Realm in the Middle East
- 4 Prerequisites of Intelligence Cooperation
- 5 Conflicting Interests in Anti-Communist Measures
- 6 The Use and Abuse of State Power and the Limits of British Influence
- Conclusion: The Twilight of the British Empire in the Middle East
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Appendix: Security Intelligence Middle East Charter
- Index.