The final testimony of George Kennedy Young Introduction When this was published we believed that it had been written by a close friend of his. Subsequently we learned that it had been written by Young himself. As far as we were able to judge, it is accurate. But this is by no means the whole […]
Francis Beckett London House, 1999, £20 John Beckett has always been an enigma: the fiery left wing Labour MP who became one of Mosley’s fascists, an unrepentant anti-Semite and war-time internee. How to explain this trajectory? Francis Beckett’s new biography is of particular interest because it is an attempt by the man’s son, a left […]
[…] asked to see the Duke of Hamilton because he had a message for him from Haushofer. Medhurst had also discovered that on Sunday 11 May Prime Minister Churchill and Air Minister Sinclair had sent for Hamilton. It was as a result of Sinclair’s enquiries that Medhurst was trying to find out what more could […]
[…] changes in the Tory leadership, after Heath goes, includes this list of “likely key figures”: Whitelaw, St. John Stevas, Pym, Wall, Mather, Knight, Mitchell, Boyson, Goodhart, Biggs-Davison, Churchill, Maude, Fox, Soref, Amery, Carlisle, Onslow, Buck, Baker and Powell. Of this group, 10 – Neave, Wall, Mather, Knight, Goodhart, Biggs-Davison, Churchill, Maude, Soref and Amery […]
[…] either not shown or did not use.’ (Brook-Shepherd clearly implies in his letter that material was not shown to Bennett.) David Stafford raised the suggestion that Winston Churchill was probably involved. ‘The report mentioned the involvement of Joseph Ball and Sir Desmond Morton, but did not mention their intimate relationship with Churchill. Stafford says […]
Part One A to B See also: Part 2: British Spooks “Who’s Who” (Lobster 10) Intelligence Personnel Named in ‘Inside Intelligence’ (Lobster 15) Philby naming names (Lobster 16) First supplement to A Who’s Who of the British Secret State (Lobster 19) Spooks (Lobster 22) Georg Simmel said ‘The purpose of secrecy is above all protection. […]
A Look Over My Shoulder: A Life in the Central Intelligence Agency Richard Helms and William Hood (New York: Random House, 2003) The Lost Crusader: The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby John Prados Oxford University Press: Cary , 2003 The Man Who Kept the Secrets Thomas Powers (New York: Knopf: 1979) Honorable Men […]
[…] of Zion. Spence shows convincingly that throughout 1919-21 Reilly was a very influential figure in British diplomatic circles, mixing quite easily with the likes of Balfour and Churchill, as ‘Special Consultant on Russian Affairs’ to the Secret Intelligence Service. The longevity and depth of his dealings with Churchill are of particular interest and seem […]
[…] Europe.’ There are obvious parallels here with Wilson’s support of increasing trade with the Soviet bloc. This had been encouraged by the then Conservative Prime Minister, Winston Churchill — but Wilson was attacked for it, not Churchill. Prittie (1979) pp. 168/9. Hohne and Zolling pp. 265-79. Ibid. p. 250. Ibid. p. 264. Ibid., p. […]
[…] been one of the two greatest loves of Shaw’s life (the other being William Formyduval with whom he lived). Sir Michael introduced Shaw to London society, to Churchill, and may even have introduced him to Peter MONTGOMERY, Anthony Blunt’s lover. As to Sir Michael’s two addresses, Vaynol was his country estate near the town […]
