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ref. DADAX0870528041New unknown
1980Author was a Ukrainian lawyer, a founder of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, and a long-term inmate of Russian prisons and concentration camps. He was arrested for intent to present the question concerning the secession of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1961. In this 40-page pamphlet he describes his ordeal after his arrest in 1961, which involved constant surveillance and tampering with his mail. He concludes by stating he would rather starve himself to death than "endure the total persecution, discrimination, cruel treatment, insult to my human dignity, and ideological and politcal terror, all resulting from absolute lawlessness and arbitrariness." - page 40. Unmarked with average wear. Text in English. A sound copy of this brave but grim account of the life of a dissident behind the iron curtain. Book
ref. DADAX0140284877New unknown
ref. 23531November 1972. Ten pages paginated 2-7 sm.fol. cyclostyled or similar good condition comprising: introductory page with information: reference date 1 December 1972 To Hong Kong From: Head Office .: Double Agents and statement "Attached are copies of a paper on KGB principles and methods of running double agents. This may be passed to appropriate .". Second page has Contents with number of paragraphs: I. Introduction II. Objectives III. Organisation and Procedures IV. Operational Practice Appendix A. The Introduction discusses the source without naming him Oleg Lyalin his defection work experience lack of formal training KGB operatives finding running a D/A double Agent "an unpopular task" giving reasons. 'Objectives' 17 paragraphs/points include "To feed the opposition with disinformation". 'Organisation and Procedures' 12 paragraph/points. It concludes with Appendix A giving an example of a S.C.D. annual report". Note: Lyalin's "defection led to the unprecedented expulsion of 105 Soviet officials suspected as being Soviet spies from Britain on 25 September 1971".No other copy traced. From the private papers of C. A. A. Nicol who was a 'Member of a joint FCO/MOD department in Hong Kong' between 1970 and 1975. Nicol joined the Malayan Union Police Force in 1950 and served in the Royal Malaysian Police between 1957 and 1967 'to assist in promoting and consolidating the successful transition to full independence. During this period the Special Branch played a vital role in maintaining peace and security in the country.' Throughout his career Nicol was involved in anti-Communist activities. November 1972. unknown