In MI5 files the symbol @ is used to indicate an alias, and repetitions of @ indicate a variety of aliases or codenames. I have followed this practice in the text.

Glossary

Abwehr	German military intelligence, 1920–45
active measures	Black propaganda, dirty tricks
agent	Individual who performs intelligence assignments for an intelligence agency without being an officer or staff member of that agency
agent of influence	An agent who is able to influence policy decisions
ARCOS	All Russian Co-operative Society, London, 1920–7
asset	A source of human intelligence
BSA	Birmingham Small Arms Company
C	Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
case officer	An officer of an intelligence agency responsible for operating a particular agent or asset
Cheka	Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage, USSR, 1917–22
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency, USA, 1947–
CID	Committee of Imperial Defence, London, 1902–39
CIGS	Chief of the Imperial General Staff, London, 1909–64
Comintern	Third Communist International, USSR, 1919–43
CPGB	Communist Party of Great Britain, 1920–91
CPUSA	Communist Party of the United States of America, 1921–
cut-out	The intermediary communicating secret information between the provider and recipient of illicit information; knowing the source and destination of the transmitted information, but ignorant of the identities of other persons involved in the spying network
dead drop	Prearranged location where an agent, asset or case officer may leave material for collection
double agent	Agent cooperating with the intelligence service of one nation state while also working for and controlled by the intelligence or security service of another nation state
DPP	Directorate of Public Prosecutions, UK
DSO	Defence Security Officer, MI5
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation, US law enforcement agency, 1908–
FCO	Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 1968–
FO	Foreign Office
Fourth Department	Soviet military intelligence, known as the Fourth Department of the Red Army’s General Staff, 1926–42
Friend	Source
GC&CS	Government Code & Cypher School, 1919–46
GCHQ	Government Communications Headquarters, 1946–
GPU	State Political Directorate, USSR, 1922–3
GRU	Soviet military intelligence, 1942–92
HUAC	House Un-American Activities Committee, USA, 1938–69
HUMINT	human intelligence
illegal	Officer of an intelligence service without any official connection to the nation for whom he is working; usually with false documentation
INO	foreign section of Cheka and its successor bodies, USSR, 1920–41
intelligence agent	An outside individual who is used by an intelligence service to supply information or to gain access to a target
intelligence officer	A trained individual who is formally employed in the hierarchy of an intelligence agency, whether serving at home or abroad
legal	Intelligence officer serving abroad as an official or semi-official representative СКАЧАТЬ В начало < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 > В конец e-mail: [email protected]

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