During the Cold War, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty beamed clandestine broadcasts to people living in communist nations. Accurate information on the stations' history and operations can be hard to come by. Most early records either no longer exist or cannot be located, and most persons who were responsible for the stations' development have long since died, leaving only fragmentary documentation of the formative years.
This book, written by a former director of security at the stations, focuses on the dangers and the security and intelligence problems between 1950 and 1989. Chapters focus on the murder of scriptwriter Georgi Markov, the 1981 bombing by Carlos the Jackal, and the subversive activities of Oleg Tumanov and other KGB agents. Appendices provide copies of security reports and documents which have never appeared in print, along with a summary of the hostile intelligence activities directed against the stations and their emigre personnel.
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Preface
1 Intelligence Underpinnings of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty 5
2 The 1950s: When the Cold War Was Hot 34
3 Piccadilly versus the Tramp: The Murder of Georgi Markov 58
4 Carlos the Jackal and the Bombing of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 92
5 Revenge of the Chief Architect: Ceausescu's War Against Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 122
6 Code Name Iago: The Murder Attempts on Emil Georgeseu 146
7 Aggression in the Ether: Oleg Tumanov and Other KGB Agents 171
8 Alpha, Waves, and Hornets 198
App. A East German Intelligence Report on Carlos 219
App. B Action Plan in Noel Bernard's Case, Code Name the Jackal 229
App. C Detailed Plan Used to Bomb RFE/RL 234
App. D Letter from Carlos to Johannes Weinrich 237
App. E Stasi Report on "Separat" 239
App. F Letter from Johannes Weinrich to Carlos 243
App. G West German Annual Report Excerpts 254
App. H 1992 SRI Report to RFE/RL 256
App. I 1985 Romanian Ether Report 259
App. J 1976 Joint Action Plan Against RFE/RL 264
App. K Selected Summary of Threats, Intimidations, Contacts, Intelligence Cases and Notes 269
Chapter Notes 287
Bibliography 297
Index 301
Overview
During the Cold War, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty beamed clandestine broadcasts to people living in communist nations. Accurate information on the stations' history and operations can be hard to come by. Most early records either no longer exist or cannot be located, and most persons who were responsible for the stations' development have long since died, leaving only fragmentary documentation of the formative years.
This book, written by a former director of security at ...