THE FACE OF THE BRITISH GLADIO? (The 'running man' of the Hilda Murrell murder) NEO FASCISTS. GREEN SURVEILLANCE IRELAND, SPOOKS, MI5 A2 AND THE LABOUR MOVEMENT

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Lobster 95 Page 2 JulianPutkowski,historianandresearcher Sneering class traitors, of whom the late headquarters of the ASE [Amalgamated for the BBC series The Monocled Mutineer and unlamented Harry Newton is but one Society of Engineers]... getting no publishes the third part in his series on of thebetter-known,performaninvaluable satisfaction they cameaway disgusted and 'A2"andforthefirsttimesheds light on the service for Her Majesty's spymasters. went along to the Herald Office and were work of afield agent However, their anonymous contributions then directed to the office of the ASE to intelligence summaries are collated and London District Committee where they written up. by, intelli~ence- officers who received adequate satisfaction. It is our rarely acknowledge the original sources. business to see to it that the soldiers in mechanical units are not used to do The text-bites thereby produced also mechanics work for soldiers pay." (2) acquire a glossy veneer which conceals imperfections. They are polished in order Ralph Isham, reporting about Kempton to conform with whatever covert editorial Park, drew particular attention to Gray's policy demands. The original material is role. Sent to Colonel C.B. Bevis on 24 destroyed, partly to secure the identities of February, it stated: the informantsbut also to avoid the creation of discontinuities - flaws arising from "Everything appears to be proceeding inconsistencies between the raw data and normally. There is however a strong the handlers' collated reports. Enemies are undercurrent amongst the men of the thereby unequivocally identified and R.A.S.C .... in the men's Canteen this government policies are shaped by a morning, [sic] Grey was seated at a table, clandestine bureaucracy and the enrolling men as members of the Sailors's, intelligence collators' perspective usually Soldier's and Airman's Union. The fee of prevails. 1/6 was being paid and each man who paid was given the usual membership of Surviving scraps of turncoats' testimony the Union." (3) testify to class treason but also serve to expose discontinuities which fracture the Isham also mentioned Gray had been active ideological inexactitudes often peddled as in securing legal representation for an un- truth by military intelligence. What follows named soldier facing court martial for is almostwholly unique - it is alabour spy's insubordinate behaviour. (4) hithertounpublished record of tenmonths' work for A2.(1) When news of Gray's posting was announced his rebellious comrades may On 13March 1919 Routineorders for Royal have been fearful about their comrades' Army Service Corps Motor Transport staff future welfare. However, their concern serving at the Vehicles Reception Depot, would have been misplaced - for Gray had Kempton Park, Sunbury, Middlesex secretly reversed his allegiances and the featured the following entry: order signified his debut as a British Army SPY. "53 POSTING The undermentioned man will proceed to General Headquarters, Gray had been recruited on February 24th. Horse Guards, London on Friday the 14th Colonel Cecil Lucas subsequently inst, for temporary duty, S/-420635 Pte. explained: GRAY G." "Acting on my instructions, Captain (now The soldier, George Raymond Gray, had Lieutenant Colonel) R.H. Isham R.E. been the leader of a week-long mutiny at proceeded to Kempton Park, investigated the depot. The dispute was far from being the cause of the trouble there and made an isolated event and occurred in the certain recommendations of action to be aftermath the wave of demobilisation taken regarding the solution of this mutinies that convulsed the British Army problem. Among these recommendations in early January. Unlike the short-lived ~olonel~shamsubmittedaplan to eliminate protests elsewhere, grievances were more Gray, the instigator and leader of the sustained at the AF~~motor transport trouble, in such> way that no connection depots of Battersea, Camberwell and between Gray's removal and his activities Kempton Park. The "Masses" explained: could be apparent. - This plan was sanctioned and was successfully carried "They refuse to do mechanics work as out. Since this time there has beenno trouble conscript labour. These workers are at KemptonPark and private Gray is doing organised into the Soldiers and Sailors very valuable work under Lieutenant Union and most of them are also members Colonel Isham." (5) of different engineering unions. Efforts are being made to extend the strike to all Ralph Isham recorded a series of cryptic garages throughout the country. We are remarks about his initial interview with also given top understand that the Soldiers Gray on 26 or 27 February. In civilian life, and Sailors Union are protesting against the private appears to have been a the use of armed forces in strike areas. pickpocket and a fairground showman, Many of the strikers visited the operating "Gypsy Gray's Carousel". He

Lobster 95 Page 3 acknowledged responsibility for having opportunity of 'letting go' at him for all I'm here just now as such important events fomented the strike at Kempton Park but worth on a subsequent occasion. One thing are impending and your advise and help insisted that he had kept within the law. seemsobviousand that is that~haveafar would be invaluable. Any rate, I am Gray also asserted that he was apatriot and more intelligent knowledge of the real sending you along in the course of the would not "play second fiddle" and history of the Union than the others ... he next dayorsoafullanddetailed statement arrogantly declared his comrades to have seems to have received monies ostensibly of events and all details re Donisthorpe as been "a lot of ignorant fools who follow me for the purpose of benefiting the Union, & our enquiries are not yet quite completed. blindly". Of the mutineers' sympathisers hasdisposed of themina waywhich doesn't Very best wishes and rest assured that outside Kempton Park, it was noted that satisfy you or anyoneelse. Therefore Iwould your services to 'the cause' are very Gray "Knows & is in intimate touch with be glad if you can furnish me with the gratefully acknowledged by us all. By the all labour leaders". Though Ishamevidently particulars possible (not forgetting what way, for heaven's sake be careful and considered that Gray would prove a useful amount he received from the Shop Stewards just at present." (12) hireling he also concluded that his latest in the Chandos Hall meeting). I hope you recruit was vain, ambitious and had a realise the importance of getting the To the disaffected Donisthorpe, Gray "restless mentality". (6) information because it carries far more wrote a letter on 28 March. Suggesting weight at a meeting when one is in that they meet in London, Gray had a Afterjoining Isham, Gray's formalmilitary possession of the facts beforehand than it proposal: identity became rather confusing, perhaps would if we were simply there to listen deliberately so. He continued to use his indifferently to odd phrases caught during "I can perceive that youwill undoubtedly RASC number and was paid accordingly. the moments when no interruption or sever your connections with the new However, his expenses were defrayed by disordered talking takes place." (10) element that has manifested itself in the A2 and he also appears to have been Union during your absence; and I was identifiableasNo.16865G.R.Gray, Military Graywroteagain toMacdonaldon 17March: wondering what co-operation on my part Foot Police. (7) could beoffered you for the furtheranceof "I hope to be operating quite a few days your original objects. It might beas well to Gray's letter-writing skills were employed around about the various Mechanical add that this communication is in no way by A2 against the SSAU, fulfilling what Transport Depots, and the Clubs and the known to anyone connected with the Isham termed, "my hope to cause adivision YMCA's. This will give me a splendid Union; and that any subsequent in the Unionn.(8)Gray was also deployed opportunity of getting amongst the acknowledgement will not be disclosed on a peripatetic basis, promiscuously Tommies. Most of the MT Depots are in or to them. 1n;iew of developments, I do not spying on left wing organisations outside adjacent to the large industrial centres such propose to take any active part in the London. In theseactivities, Gray was closely as Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield etc., etc. propaganda now adopted by the Union, supervised, often on a daily basis either by At present there seems to be no SSAU either on, or for their behalf; hence my Major O.P.L. Hoskyns or by Isham himself branches or the project of them on foot approaching you to ascertain what co- and reported, usually in writing, with around thispart of thecountry. I understand operation would be appreciated for the similar frequency. it is the intention of the SS & AU to establish furtherance of any plans you have in these branches and that the co-operation of view." (13) Based for a few days in the Piccadilly other bodies would be sought. So let me YMCA, Manchester, Gray's first covert know if there is anyone around about these FromDonisthorpethere came no response. investigation tookonly a few days and was centres with whom I can get in touch. Of Gray enquired about Donisthorpe's directed at a person known only as "0°.(9) course I fully appreciate there are many whereabouts from Macdonald and Nothing further is known about this initial who would not care to be seen associating declared that Eden Paul had been sure operation but documentary evidence of with a man in uniform, considering it Donisthorpe had secured substantial Gray's role in the A2's covert offensive disadvantageous to the carrying on of funds from theshop Stewards at Chandos against the SSAU is quite complete. This is propaganda. I, in common with many, am Hall. Gray's letter, dated 4 April, because Gray's contacts with A2 were looking forward to demobilization, and I concluded: mainly conducted by post and copies of the shall beglad to donmy 'civies' which by the correspondencewere preserved by Lt. Col. way are at hand ... in order to make "There must be plenty of money Isham. interviews successful, do you think an somewhere at the back of the movement, introduction of some kind would be an which would readily find its way into the Gray began to carry out Isham's plan to advantage? and if so - do you think you coffers of the Union and enable the fracture the SSAU leadership by writing could arrange it." (11) propaganda to be carried out on a large two letters in swift succession to the scale. Ostracised as it were from yourself London-based SSAU activist, ex-Rifleman Gray's letters arrived too late to make any and the comrades, through duty's call, I H.T. Macdonald. The first, written from significant contribution by way of should be glad if some particulars of the thesoldiers' and Sailors' Club, Lime Street, exacerbating the abrasive confrontation actual business were communicated to Liverpool on 16 March, was crudely which had developed within the SSAU me, and thus enlighten me upon matters provocative: Executive. However, they achieved an in which I still hold a keen interest." (14) alternative objective, Macdonald's Corresponding in a similar fashion to the "Expect your esteemed friend [sic] endorsement of dray's radical status. The manner in which he had engaged Donnisthorpe feels a bit sore after the dust former expressed pleasure when he replied Macdonald's interest, Gray also tried to up you gavehim on Friday evening last. Of to Gray on 18 March. Writing on "Herald" tease indiscretions from Jack Byrnes, the course I've been otherwise engaged lately notepaper, he began by enthusing: newly-appointed SSAU General Secretary and consequently not able to come to and (unbeknown to Gray) fellow SSAU meetings. To my way of thinking, "You are to be heartily congratulated on the spy. (15) On 1 April Byrnes replied to Donnisthorpe has not acted by any means accomplishments you have already Gray's overtures, informing the latter of straight regarding the financial & achieved. Now about Donisthorpe. he is the new Charter of the SSAU, bemoaned organising affairs of the Union. Friday's still active and doing us a great deal of harm. the parlous financial state of the Union meeting did not prove successful, in so far Events are moving very rapidly now and and counselled caution: that the impression created upon the new within thecourse of thenext day or so I shall members seemed far from favourable. have some very important news to send "The question of propagandising the Unfortunately there was only yourself to you. I will arrange that you have the provinces is also in my mind,but owing to oppose the Captain with any real effect introduction necessary, either some printed finances, we must do what we can with and I suggest that you enlighten me a little cards or letter. Which do you favour most? members already in the provinces. I am as to thereal facts, so that it willgiveme the I should very much like to have had you up sending on what stuff I have to members

Lobster 95 Page 4 already on the books. we areat the moment introduced Gray to two local radical orators, recommended as a real rebel deserves all organising London, and I think J. Maddenand WilliamSorby, whoretailed help possible (signed) H.R. Goldstone ... immediately we are organised here the the "Worker's Dreadnought". Then they and a membership card of 'National Shop funds will come in to permit us to launch all went to a midday meeting of around 70 Stewards & Workers Comtees' saying it out. You will think I am an old croaker, but men at West Bar, at which, Gray would get me into any of the private you know the old Zulu proverb, 'softly, commented, nothing of a "startling nature' meetings without any difficulty."(26) softly catchee monkey'." (16) was said. Yet, on the basis of this two-hour long encounter, Gray insisted he was on Thereafter, Gray strove to become "one of This bizarre correspondence between the "familiar terms with the 3" and concluded: the boys", spending his evenings at the two spies, each acting out their radical BSP club and attending meetings.(27) The personae, continued with a further letter "These men hold very extreme [sic] apparent ease with which he consolidated from Gray. On 3 April, he expressed Bolshevic views, and are likely to commit his spurious radical credentials was assisted disappointment at not having been kept themselves by utterances in public at any not only by the testimonials of Goldstone up to date with the latest SSAU activity in moment." (20) and Johnsonbut also via Major Maples, the London. Provocatively, Gray added: Sheffield Assistant Provost Marshal. Early Urged to join the Workers' Suffrage on the morning of April 10, Maples men "The financial side of the Union must be Federation, Gray paid Carford a 1/- raided the YMCA where Gray was staying giving you considerable anxiety; and I am membership fee and was inundated with a and rounded up all the residents. Gray had somewhat surprised that support was not mass of literature "for free distribution little difficulty in regaining his liberty after forthcoming from those connected with amongst troops". The latter consisted of: his "special duties" had been verified via a the 'Shop Stewards' movement; more 500 copies of "The Truth About Russiafl;50 phone call to London and he reassured especially as these people are directly "Workers' Dreadnought"; 6 WSFleaflets, 5 Isham, "Being arrested in presence of other concerned with a propaganda of national "To the Toiling Masses" and (on loan) men is more to my advantage than &supreme moment, and the [sic] objects of Robert Tressell's "The Ragged Trousered otherwise."(28) the SSAU are in sympathy." (17) Philanthropists". (21) For the following four months, in addition Gray ended with an enticement: Presumably because he felt that A2 may attending meetings of the SSAU in London, have been less than impressed by this feat Gray filed a succession of rather trivial "Should there be any intention to seek co- of espionage,Gray supplemented his report reports from the North of England. The operation (financial or otherwise) from this with gossip: latter included noting the rhetoric of source, please let me know; and also if I socialist speakers at places like Liverpool's could be of any service in approaching "Carford States - Miss Norah L. Smyth Clarion Club; the alleged arrival at Bradford anyone directly connected with the 'Shop (Hon. Tres.) is living with E. Sylvia Reform Club of #2,000-worth of literature Stewards' in the provinces." (18) Pankhurst and gives funds liberally to "the "from the States"; a thin account of May cause", out of her private income." (22) Day revelry in Sheffield and gossip about Perhaps the effort of so much abortive ways in which the BSP might disrupt a letterwritingfromsheffield YMCA caused He added: forthcoming visit by the King to Sheffield Gray to neglect his attention tovery genuine Royal Infirmary. With hindsight, the expressions of military discontent at nearby "Carford is so enthusiasticinrecruitingme absence of any references to substantial Greenhill. At 10 a.m. on 4 April, 300-400 as a new comrade, that he has promised direct action, civilian or military, is quite NCO's and RAF men from the Greenhill more literature, introductions to 'leaders', striking. Instead, Gray's reports are replete Aircraft Repair Depot marched on Sheffield and any advice that may be helpful to the with references to revolutionary rhetoric to attract publicity and present their cause." (23) expressed by speakers at gatherings of the grievances to the city's Lord Mayor. The BSP, ILP, Liverpool Anti-Conscription protest, which wascaused by the summary Carford was as good as his word. Within League and other socialist organisations. institution of early morning drill parades twentyfour hours, he introduced Gray to by the Depot's Commanding Officer, the comrades of the British Socialist Party Not only wasconspiratorial activitywholly already unpopular forhis miserly allocation club at 198, West Street. These included absent from Gray's summaries but there of home leave for the men and his insistence two prominent left-wing activists, H.R. was little upon which he remarked which on WRAF personnel performing "Physical Goldstone, "a Jew, age about 36 or 37, could not be discovered from reading the

Drill".-- - speaks English well, about 5ft 7in, eyes and local press. This notion is reinforced by his Gray's report of the incident makes no eyebrows of Chinese type (unmistakable) tendency, whenmailingreports, to append reference to his palpable failure to forewarn clean shaven" and J.H. Johnson, "a news clippings from provincial A2 of the Greenhill ~rotest.Nor was he anv Bolshevic of the most undesirable type. He newspapers. As a counter-revolutionary more successful in his covert efforts to find simply breathes & emits 'poison"'.(24) agent combatting the Bolshevik offensive out more details than those which were Johnson, had previously known Gray as a in the North,Gray seems generally to have published in the local press. Gray managed "red hot rebel" when they had both been a failure. to identify and talk to a couple of the previously been temporarily employed at marchers but failed to secure an interview the National Shell Factory,Templeborough, Of thosewhose protests hechronicled, only with any of the men's elected delegates. He Sheffield. one was jailed. He was a young Liverpool promised A2 that he would forward a radical pamphleteer named Arnold Yates, detailed account of the grievances placed According to Gray, Johnson, "a fugitive who was imprisoned for printing a leaflet before the mayor and felt consoled that, from Military Service" was, " delighted to entitled "To British Sailors". (29) "hardly a man I spoke to could quote a havemet me, and has offered every support sentence in the manifesto which was in my endeavours for the cause. He has Of course, Gray might have been unable to presented1."(19) promised plenty of literature, the 'real discover hard evidence of subversion stuff'(as he calls it)".(25) Goldstone because widespread, left-wing, subversive This abject failure prompted Gray to volunteered more than Johnson's goodwill: plots did not exist. However there was exercise, if not renew, his efforts in seeking nothing similarly ephemeral about out localsubversives. Thus, on the morning "He furnished me (without any request on Government harassment or the spying it of Sunday 6th April he visited a small shop my part whatever) with names and orchestrated against working class owned by Mr and MrsCarford at 183 West addresses of several comrades, whom he organisations. It follows that the climate of Street and bought a couple of issues of said would be glad to meet me. On the mistrust thereby generated would have "The Worker". Mr Carford, Secretary of reverse side of card bearing names and created obstacles for Gray in foraging for the Workers' Socialist Federation, addresses ... he wrote: Comrade Gray fresh contacts.

Lobster 95 Page 5 This is hinted at in his report about the ILP "A feeling now exists amongst the advance notice of duration of overseas' Rally held on 4 May at St. Martin's Hall in 'comrades' that it is unwise to be seen too postings and no victimisation of strikers. Liverpool's Scotland Road. The meeting much with me in uniform. Carford spoke (36) was addressed by a number of speakers, of the raid on the BSP rooms &at his house, incensed at the recent arrest of Arnold stating that a soldier had given the show H.T. Macdonald's "Tommy's Troubles" Yates. Gray referred to what the Australian away, but whilst not suspecting me, is column in the "Daily Herald" charted the socialist and Liverpool ILP organiser, J. under the impression that I was seen in his manner inwhichthe authorities had treated Wilson had to say about secret state company by both theMilitary &civilpolice. the strikers: activities: This will undoubtedly handicap my chances of obtaining useful information." "June 29 - A Letter from General Murray "Wilson, in a wild and frenzied speech (33) read to themen. They still refused to parade. declared there was not a meeting but what was attended by government spies, "You Isham evidently agreed and appeared June 30 - NCO's and men surrounded by know" - he added - "the Alec Gordon type, ready to have Gray start up again in twocompanies of the Manchester regiment in the Wheldon case, those nasty crawling Coventry. However the publication of and placed under arrest; 250 men involved. things who got amongst us so the reports by the "Daily Herald" during June government know our anticipated actions. and July about strikes in Army camps July 1 - At 3 a.m. armed sentries placed There are some in the Hall tonight; I don't caused A2 to direct Gray's attention back over each 'prisoner' while in bed, the know who they are, and I don't give a tospecificallymilitary affairs. It seems most strikers were turned out on to the barrack damn either, but I know they're here." (30) likely that A2 hoped Gray would be able to square. Thereskeletonbattalionsof infantry identify not only subversives but more numberingabout 3,000 men, awaited them For this outburst Wilson was denounced importantly also establish who was leaking in the form of a hollow square and by Gray as, "a most dangerous and stories about Army unrest to the "Daily immediately closed in on them. Ten lorries undesirable dissident, capable of Herald". The newspaper's almost unique were waiting and 63 NCOs and seven corrupting & disaffecting his hearers". He readiness to publicise the many gunners were pushed into them under suggested that Wilson's speeches be, contemporary grievances being expressed strong guards, taken to Aldershot and "openly takenby reporters, and thussupply by soldiers had already caused the confined in the guardroom." (37) a reliable & accurate record of Wilson's authorities to suppress it's circulation in seditious utterances, if any". Somewhat the Army. (34) Gray arrived while the arrested men were ironically, Gray also recorded: being court-martialled for mutiny and Gray therefore found himself in Aldershot began eavesdropping on conversations "Inthe courseof conversationwith Wilson, en route to Bordon Camp. During his brief between off-duty soldiers in military he (knowing that I was supplied with stay in Aldershot he fraternised with the canteens. To Isham, he boasted: pamphlets "To British Sailors" by Yates) Assistant Adjutant General's staff, advised me to 'be quiet' and 'keep my including an Army clerkand former teacher "Have become of familiar terms with the mouth shut', adding that I needn't worry, named Pte. Atherton. While reading the 'right' sort of men, and have created a because Yates wouldn't 'split' on me". "Daily Herald" on the morning of 2 July, 'friendship' with them resultant from an (Gray to Isham." (31) Atherton chatted to Gray about the intimate knowledge of Leeds; the native newspaper's policies. Gray duly recorded town of several, who imagine I also hail Thereafter,theSSAUExecutive Committee highlights of the conversation for A2: form there. The'subject' is freely discussed, proved less trusting of Gray's radical and if there hasbeen any 'outside influence' credentials than Wilson. Gray's demise as "He has not written to the paper himself, at work, there should not be any great a self-appointed SSAU delegate came on but said:- 'It's a bit extreme I know, but its difficulty ingettingright to the verybottom 15 May. His own report of the meeting, just the sort of paper that's wanted, and a of the facts." (38) which he attended at Chandos Hall, soldier will never get his rights with the London, contains no hint of unease. Government we'vegot innow. It's the only From a subsequent report by Gray, it was However, Gray had left the meeting, paper which published the secret document clear that the Bordon mutiny owed more to another A2 spy noted: you know, and Churchill had to admit in boozy bravado than bolshevism: theHousethat thedocumentwasgenuine ... "The opinion is freely expressed after the I suggested it was hardly cricket for a man "Getting at the rock bottom of the cause of meeting that Gray is a traitor; this is in the Army tobedisloyalenough todivulge the incident forming the subject of strengthened by the fact that: such things to a newspaper. To this investigation, I find that a drinking bout Atherton remarked:- "Well, its the only took place at the R.G.A. wet Canteen 4 or 5 a) He could not give a definite statement as way to let the public know what's going nights previously. That whilst in an to where he is attached for pay, discipline on, besides a clerk in the Army handles all 'elevated' condition, reckless talk flowed etc. sorts of confidential stuff, but still he won't freely, the party concerned banding be sworn to secrecy. I shouldn't be above themselves together as delegates, boasting b)Hegave acrackbrained story of travelling doing it myself." This man is a member of toeach other in their semi-intoxicated state the country. the National Union of Teachers, and from of what each dared to accomplish. The the conversation he appears one of the following day some of the delegates c) During the meeting he made copious "militant' members." (35) 'simmered down', but noticing the leaders notes. reluctant to do so, goaded them on by jeers What subsequently happened to Atherton and dared them to accomplish the action d) He was very anxious to obtain inwriting does not appear in the A2 papers but a boasted about. The suggestion by Leman the names and addresses of the soldiers reliable account of Gray's work at Bordon [the chief mutineer] that troops from other present. Camp has been preserved. The specific centres were going to take sympathetic reason why Gray was sent to Bordon was action, appears to be without foundation, He also offered a subscription of lo/- but to do with restive soldiers at the camp's and is considered by the men here as this was not forthcoming." ( 32) Louisburg Barracks, going on a 24-hour absolute 'bluff' by Leman. The 'Daily strike on 28-29 June. The incident involved Herald' with its column 'Tommy's Unsurprisingly, Gray never attended 1st Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery Troubles' was talked of by Leman, and its another SSAU meeting. His spying career demanding a substantial increase in leave vivid colouring and gross exaggeration of suffered a similar setback soon after he prior to overseas' service; improvement in various incidents lent support to a rumour returned to Sheffield. On 12 June he war gratuities' payment arrangements; that "everywhere in the Army there's reported:

Lobster 95 Page 6 trouble. There seems no suggestion that wearing the Silver Badge. The newcomer from serving men. Even though the Leman had dealings directly or indirectly shewed various pamphlet to the soldier ... authorities have a secret service, Lansbury with the "Daily Herald"'. (39) whom he addressed as 'Abe', afterwards doesn't want us to stoop to anything so drawing him aside, and indulging in a mean and despicable." (44) Nevertheless, Gray concluded that the men whispered conversation." (42) Although almost everything Gray reported of the brigade were "fairly contented", suggested that the "Daily Herald" was adding: Claimingto have heard the civilian establish simply chronicling rather than instigating a rendezvous outside the Trocadero, Army unrest, A2 and Field Marshal Haig "Many of them show great resentment at Shaftsbury Avenue and promise toprovide remained unconvinced. Haig raged at: the occurrence and feel that the right men more pamphlets. Gray discreetly followed have been 'rounded up'. General "Abe" and one of the soldiers to the "The harm which is daily being done to the disapproval & resentment is felt that the confectioner's Necchi & Co., 6, Berwick discipline of the Army by articles which leaders should have gone to such an Street, where they picked up a mysterious appear in the 'Daily HeraldU'.(45) unwarrantableextreme inrefusingGenera1 brown parcel and were joined by a further [sic]Murry a hearing, a profound feeling of civilian. They went to Shaftsbury Avenue, He added: respect is displayed by the men in this where Gray decided to exercise his brigade, to this GOC in C." (40) deviousness, though with embarrassing "Such articles are practically of a daily consequences: occurrence, and much of the unrest and But what of the reviled "Daily Herald"? dissatisfaction in the Army in the past is Before departing for Salisbury, Gray tried "I got into conversation with the soldier on traceable to the wilful distortion of official to find out the how much influence might the pretext of asking for a 'light' and statements by this paper, and to the be wielded via the local circulation of the endeavoured to find outwho he was. I told dissemination of utterly false information "Daily Herald". A straightforward enquiry him1 was in Londonfora few days, shewed on matters affecting Army life revealed that W.H. Smith &Sons sold only him my pass (which he did not examine) generally ."(46) six copies of the "Daily Herald" - including but on suggesting he should shew him, the one to Gray himself. second civilian took the parcel and 'made A2 fuelled Haig's dissatisfaction by off'. The soldier asked me if I was an MP, I drawing Haig's attention to an article And undesirables? Gray mentioned two. said no, whereon the remaining civilian published in the "Daily Herald" on 12 One was a man from Leeds, Pte. Bradley, wanted to argue with me. I left them August. Wired the newspaper's Glasgow who wisely seems to have avoided immediately and proceeded downcharing correspondent, the piece hinted at unrest developing more than a passing Cross Road and was a few minutes later by conscripts of 2nd Bn. Highland Light acquaintance with Gray. The other was an approached by a Police constable who said Infantry on hearing they were to be sent to anonymous postman who drove the he had received a complaint that I had fight theRed Army in Russia. (47)Afurther Petersfield mail van. Though unable to asked a soldier for his pass. The constable item, entitled "Why Conscription is discover the man's name, Gray stated that asked me for mine which I produced -but Necessary", published on 19 August, gave the fellow was a: on asking me further questions I would not what Field Marshal Haig insisted were: and could not satisfy him. I accompanied "Life-long resident of the district. Socialist. him to Vine Street Station." (43) "False and distorted details regarding Argues at the top of his voice in various promotion, leave, and theattitude of officers public houses when soldiers are present. Yet again, Colonel Bevis was called tovouch and warrant officers towards the men, Frequents Station Hotel, East Liss, for Gray's credentials and the A2 spy was which must be detrimental to recruiting." considered a nuisance, treated released from police custody. After this (48) accordingly." (41) fiasco, Gray was granted a few days' compassionate leave to visit Leeds, where Haig was also incensed because: Whether this depiction of the postman his wife, Sarah was critically ill. resulted in the him being barred from "Law officers of the Crown have decided playing cards and gambling with soldiers However, he was briefly back in action in there arenot sufficient grounds uponwhich at nearby Longmoor Camp, as Gray London on 6 August, when he engineered a prosecution could be sustained with a recommended, remains unknown. a meeting with the former SSAU activist certainty of success, and that, in these Nevertheless, on the basis of such casually and compiler of "Tommy's Troubles", ex- circumstances, they do not consider it expressed opinions the unlucky target of RiflemanH.T.Macdonald. Their encounter advisable to prosecute." (49) Gray's poisonous attention gained a place tookplace during Macdonald's dinnerhour in A2 records. and Appears to hive been quite unplanned. Accordingly, Haig considered that "some As far as A2 was concerned. there was little counter propaganda should be instituted Having thus smeared the postman, Gray that Macdonald could relate that was new without delay" and recommended that the was detailed for covert surveillance in about the SSAU but what Macdonald had Army Council publish official denials of Salisbury for a few days before being to relate about the "Daily Herald" the newspaper's allegations. (50) This task whisked back to London to carry out a confirmed the success of the authorities' seems to have been taken out of A2's hands similar task in the East End. harassment of the newspaper: and Gray's palpable failure to produce sufficiently potent material with which to Heappearsto havelittledifficulty in finding "Letters from serving soldiers addressed smear the "Daily Herald" appears to have some subversives to spy on, commencing to "The Herald" are coming in less been reason enough for A2 to send him off with a suspicious quartet of soldiers, "two frequently, roughly about two-fifths of the to Scotland. of whom were Jews" who were drinkingin number, four months ago. On occasional the "Three Nun's Hotel", Aldgate on 27 days none whatever. Nothing fresh seems Gray's activities north of the border began July: to come along, over which a 'stunt' could in Glasgow, from where he despatched be made. Lansbury has given instructions reports to London during the latter part of "These men were discussing that nothing more of the 'secret circular' August. From these, it appears he was Demobilisation, one of the Jewsremarking must be handled or sought for because (it primarily engaged in gathering left-wing that the activities in Russia were a disgrace was stated by H.T.M.) the authorities are publications, initiating contacts with and the British Army had no right to under the impression that we've got some socialists and attending radical meetings interfere in purely political affairs... These sort of 'secret service' amongst the troops, to observe those "in the know". Those 2 Jews remained for some time (after the and on that account we've lived a life of whose names featured in Gray's other 2 soldiers left) and were subsequently persecution ever since. We shall therefore correspondence, bar one ex-soldier, were met by another Jew in civilian dress, only publish the pithof the letters received all civilians. They included the publisher

Lobster 95 Page 7 of the Socialist Information and Research and willing tool for the 'undesirables', more F00hotes: Bureau newsletter; anarchists like Henry especially as he is now out of employment Almost, because the first published reference to Sara; Labour MP Neil Maclean MP and & drawing out of work pay." (54) Gray was made in Bemard Porter's "Plots and James Cox, Secretary of the International Paranoia" (Unwin Hyman: London: 1989),p.14. Union of Ex-Servicemen.(51) All of these 2. The Masses [ed. W.F. "Billy Watson] vol. 1, No. 1, D~~~~~~ later introduced G~~~ to a man Feb. 1919, p.6. See also Daily Herald, 1.2.19, p.5; individuals were well-known public named Breen. The latter was a friend and 15.2.19,p.2; Memo: A2 to Field Marshal C. in C., figures so even when Gray appended their G.B., pp 2-3, Isham Papers 2/17. fellow lodger at Dempsey's home, 32 Ochil home and organisational addresses he was 3. ~0.5to Bevis, 24.2.19, kham Papers 2/32. hardly achieving an intelligence coup. Rosy lh. Of the pair' Gray :: zko:Lucas to Robertson, 22.5.19,1shamPapers commented: -,2/17 -. . 6. Private Note, undated, Jsham Papers 2/ 17. Failing to discover any subversive plots, 7. WO 329 Medal Roll, PRO, Kew. Gray was reduced towretchedly expressing "These men are both Irishmen and are 8. Memo: A2,22.3.19, Isham Papers 2/16. assurances that there were at least some keenly bent on any mischief of a 9. Possibly Sceilig (a.k.a. J.J. O'Kelly), editor of the "Catholic Bulletin",TD in first Dail Eireann spoke vague whispers which hinted at revolutionary character. They profess an at Liverpool Irish Societies' Festival on 16.3.19. conspiracies. On August 26 he confided to intimate knowledge of the 'doings' inside Telegram:Gray to A2,22.3.19,JshamPapers, 1/10. Isham: thedockyard, and would be themost likely 10. Gray to Macdonald, 16.3.19, Jsham Papers 1/11- l? ones to know of any plots or schemes Gray to Macdonald, 17.3.19, ibid. "Have 'got in' well amongst the likely anticipated. I have gained their confidence Macdonald to Gray, 18.3.19,ibid. people along the Clydeside. The toneof the &will easily glean any valuable information Gray to Donisthorpe, 28.3.19, ibid. conversation more than suggests the Gray to Macdonald, 4.4.19, ibid. they possess." (55) Bymes to Gray, 24.3.19, 28.3.19; Gray to Bymes, probability that certain of these men take 31.3.19, ibid. part in some shady business. I particularly 16. Bymes to Gray, 1.4.19, ibid. Rather more confidently, Gray was also 17. Gray to Bymes, 3.4.19, ibid. observe an occasional cautiousness and 1A- - . -hid - lowering of voices at moments when I most able to report on the activities of the local 19. Gray toA2,4.4.19,Isham Papeal/ 11-13;Yorkshire expect to hear something important. branch of BSP. He attended an open-air Telegraph &Star, 4.4.19. BSP meeting outside Farr's provision shop 20. Gray to A2,6.4.19, Isham Papers 1/11-13. Patience will not be relaxed. The stoppage 21. bid. of work at several shipbuilding yards in the Garden City: 22. bid. consequent on the Government Economy 23. bid. 24. Gray to A2,8.4.19, Jsham Papers 1/11-13. move, has given me a chance to find "The attendance was very poor - 19 only 25. bid. sympathy as an unemployed & have been attending. The speakerwas 'Dick' Symons, 26. Ibid. treated to an occasional drink by some of 27. Gray to A2,9.4.19, Jsham Papers 1/11-13. one of the oldest residents in the 'garden 28. Gray to A2,10.4.19, ibid. the men. Will report fullest details of city', he took a principal part in the recent 29. GraytoldA2aboutYates'activitiesandhisaddress information immediately such come to rent-strike movement here together with but it is unlikely his was the only government spy hand." (52) to report such information to the authorities. Gray Sylvia Pankhurst. That movement proved to A2, 15.4.19; Major GS for DAG to Director, a failure and I find that Symons was one of Naval Intelligence, Admiralty, 17.4.19;Gray to A2, Since it was evident that Gray was failing 1.5.19, Isham Papers 1/11-13. to discover anything startling in Glasgow, the first to pay his rent in spite of the policy 30. Gray to A2,5.5.19, Jsham Pavers 1/11-13. he advocated. This is authentic and on 31. bid. A2 ordered him to go to Rosyth, where 32. Gray was attached to 793 Coy. RAX, Kensington there had been unrest amongst account of the fact leaking out he is now for pay. Memo: A2 to OC, 793 Coy. RASC, 22.4.19, minesweeper crews of the Grand Fleet in greatly mistrusted, even by his former Isham Papers 1/10; Gray to A2, 16.5.19, Isham Papers 1/11-13; No.5 to A2,16.5.19, JshamPapers early January. (53) However, unless A2 adherents." (56) 3/42. was indirectiy engaged in carrying out 33. Gray to A2,12.6.19, Isham Papers 1/11-13. work for the Director of Naval Intelligence, Gray continued to scour Rosyth for 34. Gray toIsham,23.6.19,Isham1/12.InBritain3Bn. West Yorks, Salisbury Plain and other hoops in it seems that Gray'svisitwas moreliEely td evidence of subversion but was Staffordshire refused to embark for India;Gordon have been occasioned by the more recent disappointed. Dempsey was, "ready for Highlanders mutinied at Aberdeen; Labour Corps activities of local civilians. Around five anything that may come along but confesses at Belmont Camp struck work; Canadian hoops weeks before Gray's arrival there had been rioted at Witley, Ripon and Epsom and there was there is nothing on foot"; Dick Symons trouble reported at Bordon and Aldershot camps. a local rent strike in Rosyth's Garden City On 23.6.19 Brigade Post Offices in Germany were and Sylvia Pankhurst had visited the area concurred; the Naval Ratings were ordered to bum the newspaper. See Daily Herald, "decidedly loyal" and nothing untoward 3.7.29; 4.7.19; 8.7.19. to lend her support. 35. Gray to A2,3.7.19, Jsham Papers 1/11-13. emerged from Gray's surveillance of 36. Daily Herald, 3.7.19. Gray acknowledged that most Dockyard dockyard workers.(57) By 12 September, 37. Daily Herald, 24.8.19. Gray concluded: 38. Gray to A2,3.7.19, Jsham Papers 1/11-13. employees were "loyal subjects" but he 39. Gray to A2,5.7.19, ibid. tried to associate himself with "some most 40. Gray to A2,7.7.19, ibid. undesirable characters", amongst whom "A more settled state seems to prevail, 41. Gray to A2,8.7.19, ibid. 42. Gray to A2,27.7.19, ibid. was James Dempsey. Dempsey, an consequent on the good of 43. Gray to A2,27.7.19; 28.7.19, ibid. unemployed crane driver who had served employment.Themalcontents seem to have 44. Gray to A2,6.8.19, ibid. 45. Letter:HaigtoArmyCouncil,27.8.19,JshamPapers in Army Service Corps, bulked large in met with a reverse and are even 'infected' 2/16. Gray's initial report from Rosyth: with the loyal spirit of enthusiasm which 46. &id. now prevails in anticipation of Admiral Sir 47. Officially, all British soldiers fighting in Russia were volunteers. "Scottish Conscripts forRussia", "I have been unable up to the present to get David Beattv's visit here on Sat. 13th. No Daily Herald, 12.8.19;Letter:LucastoHaig,29.8.19, the names and addresses of others. This plots, schemes, or literature have come to Isham Papers 2/16. 48. Letter: Haig toSecretary,WarOffice,27.8.19,Isharn particular man however appears my notice, and I certainly consider the Papers 2/16. particularly dangerous. I spoke to him ~osmo~olitancrowd here would be 49. bid. 50. Ibid. quietly & showed him the pamphlet perfectly peaceful & contented at all times, 51. Gray to A2.21.8.19; 22.8.19; 23.8.19, lsham Papers 'Soldiers - Comrades', whereon he were it not for the occasional incursions of mi-13. expressed a most keen desire to possess Gray to A2,26.8.19, Isham Papers 1/13. the professional agitators, whose visits are On 3.1.19 the ratings, principally auxiliaries one, stating that he could reproduce 'any for no other purpose than causing disorder aggravated by slow demobilisation and low pay, amount'ofcopies if unable to procure more and discontent." (58) went on strike. Carew, T., The Lower Deck of the Royal Navy 1900-39 (MUP: 1981), p.4. than one original. The whole of his Gray to A2,4.9.19, Isham Papers 1/11-13. conversation is most revolutionary, and With that, Gray departed for London and 55. Gray to A2,5.9.19, ibid. 56. Gray to A2,8.9.19, ibid. although not an official or active member re-commenced undercover work within 57. Gray to A2,9.9.19; 10.9.19; 11.9.19, ibid. of any organisation, would become a ready the Army. (to be continued) 58. Gray to A2,12.9.19, ibid.

Lobster 95 Page 8 In two articles which were held overfiom It's always nice toget close to the truth. The ministers. (ST, & loS, 28.11.93) the last issue, Steve Dorril looks at the closing line of the chapter on Ireland in my contacts between the IRA and the British book, The Silent Conspiracy,whichappeared According to sources, one purpose of the government, and more information on the in May 1993, reads'after twenty three years meeting was to introduce a new activities of Brian Nelson. of intense security and intelligence representative who took over in January operations, which have resulted in a failure 1991 (G, 3.12.93). ThesameMI6 officer had to defeat the terrorists. Perhaps it is time apparently been the contact both in 1974/ for the "sensible chaps" in MI6 to resume 5 and in 1980/1. their political initiatives'. The identity of this 'Foreign Office' contact The Observer's disclosure of British had been taxing some journalist's minds. I government secret links with the Sinn Fein/ told the Evening Standard and Siinday Times IRA leadership brought forth a welter of that as far as I could see there was only one information in the newspapers about the candidate, former MI6 officer, Michael 'clandestine corridor' which had been set Oatley. The Siinday Telegraph (12December up (BBC2 Newsnight, 29.11.93), Sir Patrick 1993) confirmed the identification the Mayhew and 'officialsources' inattempting following week. As deputy to James Allan, to get themselves out of a deep holelaid the Oatley was involved on the ground in blame for 'unauthorised' meetings on MI6 setting up the 'incident centres'whichwere (1, 29.11.93). The sources were said to be designed to provide channels of 'unusually forthright' in commenting on communication to local IRA leaders in MI6. 1974/5. He also made arrangements for the house on Landside where senior The 'clandestine corridor' had involved officials met with the IRA. Oatley was both contacts' (a liaison to a government available in 1980 before moving to a senior representative) and actual representatives position in Zimbabwe the following year stretching back to the early 1970s. Sinn to play a part in the hunger strikes. Oatley Fein's Martin McGuinness has said that retired in 1991 and joined the investigation the line of communication ran from the firm, Kroll Associates. breakdown of the 1974/5 truce until the IRA hunger strikes in 1980/1. The hunger Following the Telegraph disclosure [itwould strikes would appear to be the model for be interesting to know who disclosed what followed. There were two sets of Oatley's name, besides myself], the negotiations with some approaches being government once again attempted to fairly routine through the use of West distance itself from the MI6 initiative. A Cliibs) and Noel Lyttle,former UDR soldier el fast priests who maintained dialogue sourcemade theludicrous claim that Oatley and DUP candidate, one of three arrested in with the Sinn Fein and Catholic was 'acting on this own'. 'He was retiring Paris trying to exchange missile parts for businessmen (BBC Panorama, 29.11.93). and thought he'd have one more go.' weapons with Soiith Afican diplomats, at an The other channel was more covert and Ulster Resistance rally. involved MI6 officers. The same line was broadcast on Panorama (21.2.94)by Peter Taylor who did not name According to the BBC's Timezuatclz Oatley, but refered to MI6's head of programme, during the hunger strikes Sinn operations in Europe working without Fein leader, Gerry Adams, met with a official authorisation who transferred the contact from the Foreign Office. Through pipeline to an 'official' and not an MI6 another channel, the strikers' officer. representatives were meeting with 'The Angel', a clergyman who acted as a go- The IRA'S offer of a two week cease-fire (or between with a Catholic businessman. He, response to a British initiative) inMay 1993 in turn, received instructions form a was apparently discussed at a 17 May 'Foreign Office' contact known as meeting which included Foreign Secretary, 'Mountain Climber'. Douglas Hurd, Northern Ireland Secretary, Sir Patrick Mayhew, John Chilcot, For the next decade, the channel to the permanent under-secretary at theNorthern government remained dormant but not Ireland officeandsir Roderick Braithwaite, dead. A Whitehall source told the Guardian foreign policy advisor to John Major and that 'the message" then from ministers to chairman of the Joint Intelligence was "Keep the channels open; tell us if you Committee (G, 3.12.93). The Prime hear anything useful" (G, 1.12.93)'. Minister's main advisor on Northern ~ommunicationwas re-opened in mid- Ireland was, and is, Rod Lyne, his foreign 1990. McGuinness revealed that there had policy adviser who was a Foreign Office been a 'three hour' meeting in October nominee. Lyne's line rarely deviates from 1990 in a 'quiet residential area' of Northern that of his former employers, unlike Sir Ireland 'between a representative of the Charles Powell under Mrs Thatcher who Foreign Office and myself. It was a went native (1,29.11.93). The negotiations discussion;itwas a meeting at their request with the IRA would, therefore, appear to which I agreed to do after consultation havebeenlargely a Foreignoffice initiative. with my colleagues'. He said that the contact was known to senior Cabinet There were apparently 'signs of tension

Lobster 95 Page 9 within the NIO' over this peace initiative. planted in small newspapers such as the such as Nelson - the army agent who was According to the Independent, senior NIO Cork Examiner which are then picked up intelligence officer of the banned Ulster officials were excluded from the process and used by the major newspapers on the Defence Association - are, ingeneral, only with only key ministers and officials aware mainland. skimmed over by the British media. To his of what was going on. (1,29.11.93). There credit,Panorama'sJohn Waredid say that are parallels with the hunger strikes and On 22 August 1993, the Sunday Times this was 'one of the biggest and least what happened in the 1974/5 period when exposed a 'Ministers' secret IRA peace publicised security scandals in recent hardliners in the army and MI5 set out to plan'. The army GOC in the province, Sir years'. With regard to the shipment of break the truce which MI6 had set up with John Wilsey, at the request of the NIO had arms from South Afnca to the loyalists, the IRA. drawn up si~t~-~ointplan setting out a 'Why did not intelligence stop it?' policy of deceleration between the IRA According to the recent BBC2 Timewatch and the security forces - a step by step Informal contacts between loyalists and programme on the 1980/1 hunger strikes, move towards a cease-fire. Communication South Africa were first established in the when it appeared that the Cabinet Office of these details was said to be through mid-1970s when some former UDR men was seen to be wavering, members of a intermediaries (G, 17.11.93). The plan had went there as mercenaries.(l) By 1989, special committee at the NIO dealing with been drawn up in late 1992 and was however, the situation had changed the strikes which included a senior MI5 intended to encourage the IRA to extend its considerably "the Pretoria link with the officer - presumably Patrick Walker - regular three-day ~hristrnascease-fireinto Ulsterman has been developed over some threatened to resign if the British a more permanent peace. Wilsey presented considerable time and was (sic) a well Government caved in to IRA demands. In the plan, in October 1992, to the Northern established two-way traffic0.(2) fact, three days after the strikes ended, Ireland security minister, Michael Mates, with little publicity, all of the demands at a meeting of senior figures in the The starting point for this new relationship were conceded. However, officials did not province. What was interesting about the was thevisit to Belfast in 1985 of a 48-year- resign because they believed they had Sunday Times story was that it said that the old ex-merchant seaman originally from achieved their objectivewhichwas to finally plan had been prepared 'following Portadown, who had gone to live in South smash the idea that hunger strikes could be information from a highly placed mole Africa.(3) used as a political weapon. within the IRA that its leaders were prepared to scale down their activities'. In Dick Wright's Ulster connectionsmade him The Sunday Times story came only five the light of the later revelations it is clear a useful intermediary - he was the uncle of days after the IRA met with their contact in that there was no mole; information was Alan Wright, leader of the Ulster Clubs London, a meeting which turned out, coming direct from the intermediaries. and co-founder of Ulster Resistance. He according to Sinn Fein, to have been was also an agent for Armscor, the South 'disastrous' as the contact totally The plan was opposed by senior RUC African state-owned company which, in misinterpreted what was being put officers and Northern Ireland Office civil defiance of the 1977 United Nations arms forward. A week later, based on this servants (G, 1.12.93) which explains its embargo, set about making South Africa misinterpretation, John Major gave a talk leaking, which was no doubt designed to self-sufficient in military hardware. at the Guildhall which the IRA took to be a expose the then current contacts with the mistake and a betrayal of the previous IRA. Two days after the Slrttday Times Within a decade it had made the country contacts. article, ITV's Cook Report broadcast a one of the world's top ten arms exporters.(4) programme alleging that McGuinness was It was particularly anxious to acquire a According to Panorama, the IRA's army responsiblefor directingthe IRA's bombing missile system for use in Angola and council had wanted Gerard Kelly to take campaign. Namibia. Israel (which had given South apart with McGuinness in the talks with Africa its start in the arms business, the British Government. Interestingly, on Who leaked the details of the 'clandestine supplying designs for ships, missiles and 7 November 1993, before the full story of channel' to William McCrea, the small arms)(5) was equally keen to get negotiationsbroke, the Sunday Times'James Democratic Ulster Unionist MP? He later details of the most advanced missile Adams wrote that'BritishIntelligence' had said that a 'very serious witch-hunt' was available - the Starstreak being developed identified Kelly as the key figure behind being carried out to identify his source. No by Shorts in Belfast. the recent wave of IRA bombings and doubt conducted by NIO officials and MI5 killings. Kelly was said to have aligned officers, was it a case of them investigating Wright visited the home in East Belfast of a himself with 'hardliner' McGuinness. themselves? senior UDA leader and offered to supply 'These are the men whowill fightwhatever guns; the order would have to be worth at the circumstances. They simply do not least a quarter of a million pounds, but believe in peace with Westminster.' Sources missile parts or planes would be an said that the IRA had split at the end of 1992 Thefollowing article is a reprint of part of acceptable alternative to cash.(6) with Adams willing to negotiate a cease- a pamphlet, British Intelligence: Brian fire while McGuinness/Kelly were not. Nelson and the Re-arming of the Loyalist The offer was taken seriously by the UDA. Death Squads, which was published in John McMichael sent UDA intelligence There is some evidence that a new Northern Ireland in early 1993. It does not officer Brian Nelson to South Africa to 'Information Policy' - style propaganda have any publishing details (which is investigate the possibility of a deal.(7) The unit which, by necessity, is more illegal) but because it has a forward by crowds travelling from Belfast to London sophisticated thanits seventiescounterpart Gerry Adams, I presume that it is a Sinn over the weekend of 7/8 June 1985 for the has been operating at the Northern Ireland Fein publication. Despite .its provenance, McGuigan/Pedroza boxing match Office. Twoofficials, Ian Woods and a man itisworth publishingas an article because provided cover for the first part of Nelson's named North, where allegedly behind the it coiitaiizs infomation which has not journey.(8) damaging briefings against the Box previously been mentioned on the Productions programme on the so-called mainland. As will be seen, it is footnoted During the two weeks in South Africa, Inner Circle of loyalist terrorist and with Irish newspaper reports and Nelson was shown warehouse full of businessmen. Stories are said to have been illustrates yet again tlzatimportaizt topics weapons by Dick Wright, the Armscor

Lobster 95 page 10 agentrepresentingtheSouthAfricanstate. by the PLO in Lebanon where they had was a dummy Blowpipe, stolen form The conditions of the deal offered by his been captured by the Israelis and sold to Newtownards, where Quim served. host becamedecidedly more attractive: the loyalists were to supply South African InApril 1989, the three- Noel Lyttle, Samuel agents with secrets or parts - if possible, a The shipment had not been let in through Quim and James King - were arrested in complete Shorts missile system - in return negligence, mistake or oversight. The Paris along with arms dealer Douglas for a substantial shipment of arms and decision to allow it to go ahead had been Bernhardt and a South African diplomat, finance of up to El million.(9) taken (presumably at the highest levels) Daniel Storm. months before. Nelson states in a prison By 1985, Brian Nelson had been a British journal: "ln 1987 1 was discilssitlg with my Storm claimed diplomatic immunity and agent for at least ten years.(lO) Official handler Ronnie the South African operation was expelled from France. A diplomatic knowledge of the South African when he told me that because of the deep row blew up - but there was more noise negotiations however may have gone far suspicion the seizure wo~lldhave arouse d, to that genuine surprise on the part of the beyond the reports of Nelsonon his return. protect me it had been decided to let the first British authorities, who were well awareof Private Eye claimed in February 1992 that shipment into the county ~lnto~lched."(20) Bernhardt's activities. A naturalised Nelson'svisit had beencleared not only by American citizen, born in South Africa the Minster of Defence by an unnamed Nelson's involvement in setting up the married to an Englishwoman, he had government minister.(ll) The DPP's deal UDA's transport system meant he, and operated a gun dealership, Field Arms, in with Nelson at his trial was intended to therefore British Intelligence, knew the Mayfair for three years - it had received ensure that no mention would be made of location of the farmhouse where the assistance from the Department of either the visit or the minister. (In 1987 a weapons would be stored initially after Employment.(22) US State Department report named Britain landing. as one of the countries which had violated The security services knew of Bernhardt's the UN arms embargo.)(l2) In January 1988 Davy Payne, an ex-British loyalist connections;they knew he was the paratrooper and a UDA Brigadier was US dealer involved in the January 1988 In June 1987 the robbing of the Northern arrested outside Portadown as he arms shipment. They would also have Bank in Portadown provided the money transported 60 assault rifles, rockets and beenaware that Armscor agent Dick Wright for the deal to go ahead - £150,000 of the handguns - most of the UDA's portion of had been employed as a marketing £300,000 taken in the raid was spent on the shipment. At the time the arrest was executive by Field Arms. Noel Lyttle later South African arms.(l3) This bought more attributed to good luck and keen admitted that he had known Dick Wright weaponry that the UDA could handle, so observation. Payne's arrest drew attention as Armscor agent represented the South the UVF and Ulster Resistance were made to Ulster Resistance - a telephone number African state "quite a few yearsU.(23) 'partners' in the enterprise. A top secret written on Payne's hand turned out to be unit responsible for developing channels that of Noel Lyttle, a civil servant, former No request for the extradition of the three of communication on behalf of several member of the UDR and close associate of was made. Although the Swiss authorities loyalist paramilitary groups were set up. Ian Paisley and Peter Robinson. Lyttle had began an investigation of Bernhardt's stood for the DUP as a candidate in local Geneva-based container-leasing company Roy Metcalfe, a member of the unit, government elections. Agencia Utica, the British made no request represented Ulster Resistance in the for an examination of Bernhardt or his negotiations. When he and Thomas Gibson Lyttlewas warned on twoor threeoccasions company.(24) The Ulster Resistance were executed by the IRA in October 1989, that he was under surveillance by the crown members were released on bail. Following Ulster Resistance claimed that they had forces.(21)Even his questioning and release the 'revelation' of contacts between the been 'set up' by British Intelligence.(l4) without charge did not interrupt Ulster South African government and the Paris Resistance's attempts to re-negotiate with trio the British government expelled the The deal was completed and final the South Africans. three South ~fricanembassy personnel. arrangements were made in December They were Staff Sergeant Mark Brunwer, 1987. Military Intelligence had been The Starstreak, being developed under a who did not appear on the diplomatic list informed by BrianNelsonof developments £225 million Ministry of Defence contract and was described in the press as a "technical atevery stageof theproceedings; he passed at Shorts was what the South Africans oflicer": the First Secretary at the embassy, on all the details including the method to wanted. A fully operational unit had been JanCastleyn;and EtiemeFourie. Although be used to smuggle in the weapons.(l5) No on display until afew hours before a raid in the Foreign Office emphasised that they action was taken. 1987 in which Ulster Resistance had stolen had been chosen at random, it must have a Javelin aiming unit. The extraordinary been just another coincidence that one of At the end of December 1987 Joseph coincidence did not raise any suspicions: them Etienne Fourie was considered the Fawzi(l6), a Lebanese intermediiry Lyttle's questioningand thewarnings were 'eyes and ears' of the Londonembassy had employed by a US arms dealer working for ignored and three Ulster Resistance worked as a journalist in the North in the the South Africans, dispatched a huge members travelled to Paris to negotiate 1970s.(25) consignment of armswhichlanded without with the South Africans, who had already difficulty inJanuary 1988somewhere along made a down payment of £50,000. Two-thirds of the arms shipment landed, the County Down coast.(l7) Two hundred with the full knowledge of British AK47 automatic rifles, 90 Browning pistols, They were offering not only the parts Intelligence, on the County Down coast around 500 fragmentation grenades, 30,000 (which though not operational could be almost five years ago remains unaccounted rounds of ammunition and a dozen RPG7 used for research purposes) but expertise for. The other third was seized at a road rocket launchers disappeared without in firing the weapons - one of the three, checkpoint. The results of its arrival, trace, the haul having apparently been Samuel Quim, was a senior NCO in the however, are unmistakable. In 1985 the divided into three parts shortly after its Ulster Air Defence Regiment of the UDA and UVF between then killed only arrival.(l8) If discovered, the arms would Territorial Army. Quim trained recruits three people. Since January 1988 more not have revealed their true origin, many in the use of the Blowpipe missile. One of than 160 people have been killed by were Czech-made weapons initially used the weapons offered to the South Africans loyalists, The AK47 assault rifles were

Lobster 95 page 11 used in the killing of five people at the exposing the activities of a South African theUDA,UFFand Ulster Resistance, where Ormeau Road bookmaker's shop in police death squad, the Civil Co-operation he was introduced by Simpson to arms February 1992; and the killings in Murray's Bureau, with which he had worked. In dealers. Nelson was there to negotiate a bookies on Belfast's Oldpark Road in 1991, an exiled South African academic £150,000 arms contract which involved the December 1992; Michael Stone attacked had been the target of a botched transfer of information on the Shorts the mourners in Milltown Cemetery in assassination attempt, in Belfast, by Blowpipe missile system and, more March 1988 with Russian-made RPG5 gunmen belonging to the Ulster Freedom importantly, Starstreak - an anti-aircraft splinter grenades and a Browning pistol Fighters. The UFF said the attack was a missile which was desperately needed by from the same arms consignment.(26) case of mistaken identity. the South African Defence Force to combat the Russian MiG fighters being used in The weapons created a secure base for a Flores had been betrayed to British Angola. South African intelligencebelieved renewed (and sustainable) campaign of Intelligence by Charlie Simpson, a London that Simpson was working for MI6 during sectarian violence by loyalist paramilitary Transport manager and informant for MI5/ this period. For whatever reason, British groups. If his handler's explanation is tobe 6, following a tip-off to MI6 from a Intelligence allowed the shipment to believed, Brian Nelson must have been an concerned officer within the South African proceed forward to Ulster. extraordinarily valuable agent if his safety police,. had to be paid for in hundreds of lives. This was unlike the major publicity coup in How many more BrianNelsons does British Flores and his colleague, Captain Pamela November 1993 when a combination of Intelligence have operating within the du Randt, had arrived in London with a MI6/5, HM Customs and Poland's Office various loyalist paramilitary groups? cover story, known as Project Echoes. The of State Protection intercepted a huge plan was to provide information to a shipment of arms and explosives which The above chronicles one episode of Conservative MP and chair of the Northern was landed at Teesport. This received loyalist/British Intelligence gun-running Ireland Committee, Andrew Hunter, who massive press coverage, coming as it did in activity. How many other shipments have was looking for information linking the the middle of the Northern Ireland peace been secured since then? ANC to the IRA. The MP later admitted initiative, with the implication that the that had known Simpson since 1988 and loyalist militants were 'on a war footing'. It 1 Irish News 26 April 1989 that he 'assumed that he was providing turned out, though, that everything was 2 Observer 30 April 1989 information to the British intelligence not quite what it seemed. The whole 3 Irish News 12 December 1989 services'. Hunter hit the headlines in July operation from beginning to end had been 4 Sunday Times 30 April 1989 1992 - after Flores' departure - when he a sting operation, financed by MI6. 5 Sunday Times 30 April 1989 claimed to have evidence establishing such Although the Ulster Volunteer Force 6 Independent 22 October 1991 a link. A 10,000 word dossier was said to admitted that it bought the arms, a number 7 Sunday Tribune 24 March 1989 have been sent to the Prime Minister. of questions were left unanswered, such as 8 Sunday Tribune 22 January 1989 Hunter, who had made several trips to why theshipmentwas not allowed toreach 9 Irish Times 17 July 1992 South Africa, said that he had received its intended destination - an address in 10 Irish Times 11 January 1992 most of the evidence from the Institute for Northern Ireland? 11 Irish News 10 February 1992 the Study of Terrorism and its research 12 Sunday Times 30 April 1989 director, IanGeldart. TheISTwas set up by David McKittrick, in the Independent, 13 Sunday Tribune 12 January 1992 Lord Chalfont and Jilian Becker, a well- worried about the source of the funding - 14 Irish News 28 November 1989 known apologist for the South African said to be £250,000 - because the loyalist 15 BBC Panorama quoting Brian Nelson's regime. groups had been previously hard-pressed journal to raise much smaller amounts. Like many 16 Independent 29 October 1991 Flores and du Randt were introduced by other writers, he thought that if the 17 lrish Times 18 March 1988 Simpson to what they took to be loyalist explosive had reached the UVF then it 18 Sunday Tribune 12 January 1992 paramilitaries in London, and arranged to might have been used to bomb Dublin. He 19 lrish News 26 April 1989 meet them in Ulster (said by Private Eye to specifically referred to the 1974 bombings 20 BBC Panorama Nelson's Journal be 'three rogue officers form the Royal which cost more than thirty lives. However, 21 lrish News 12 December 1989 Ulster Constabulary). In London they were he did not mention Yorkshire Television's 22 Sunday Times 30 April 1989 under the surveillance of MI5 and Special First Tiresday programme which provided 23 Irish News 30 April 1989 Branch. On the way to Holyhead, the trio evidence that the bombs had been the work 24 Sunday Times 30 April 1989 had a crash and Simpson was breathilysed of British Intelligence. Despite repeated 25 Independent 6 May 1989 (he was later convicted of drinking and warnings that the loyalists had access to 26 Irish Times 17 July 1992 driving). Curiously, Flores was allowed to bomb-making expertise, they have drive the car, although he had no licence. singularly failed to use it and have not, as In Northern Ireland, loyalist paramilitaries far as I am aware, used it since those 1974 of the UVF demanded weapons and bombings. It was left to a 1993 BBC Northern Ireland explosives (primarily Semtex) as the price Spotlight programme, Spies, Stings and for the assassinationof Coetzee; providing In June 1995, Gerry Adams asked President Doliblecross, to probe some of the another example of the Ulster/SouthAfrica Nelson Mandela to set up a judicial background to the South African arms arms pipeline- in which one of the linkmen investigation into the supply of weapons deals. was Charlie Simpson. by South Africa to loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland. No doubt In April 1992, Lean Flores, a member of As a teenager, Simpson had been involved there will be a lot of pressure on him from South African Military Intelligence, was with William McGrath's Tara. In the the British not to do so. deported from Britain for his role in seventies he spent three years in the attempting to set up a contract murder Rhodesian Army, before leaving for South Sources: 1, 15.7.92, 25.11.93; G, 8.1.93; ST, using an Ulster loyalist 'hit team'. The Africa in 1981 to work as a transport 28.11.93;T,25.11.93; DT,23.11.93; TimeOut, intended target was Dirk Coetzee, who manager. In 1985, Nelson made a trip to 23.11.92. See Lobster 16 on IST. Phoenix, was living in London, in asylum, after Johannesburg as part of a delegation form 17.12.93.

Lobster 95 page 12 Irecently had the opportunity togo through JCM Vivian - Assistant Political Adviser to 1953. the Foreign Office Diplomatic Lists from the C-in-C Middle East Command Aden Richard Evans - B. 15.4.28.3rd Sec. Peking, 1946 to 1965 and managed to identify a [cover post], 1963-67. 1955. large number of MI6 officers previously HJ Collins - Head of Co-ordination Division George Harding - B. 18.1.27.2nd Sec. Paris, missed. By reading the biographies of [cover post] British Middle East Office, 1956. officers already positively identified, I Cairo, 1952-53, Cyprus, 1954-55. Donald Gurrey - B. 15.12.19. 2nd Sec.

, spottedan easy wayto uncovermorenames GG Cruickshank - Deputy Head of Co- Singapore, 1957 (a process which I will reveal at a later ordination Division (BMEO) Cyprus, 1954. Ian Clunas - B. 15.3.22.2ndSec. Sofia, 1954- date). I also uncovered a number of MI6 FW Williams - ditto, 1955. 56. 'cover posts: A Rosslyn Penny - Civil Liaison Officer DouglasBolam -B. 10.10.16.2ndSec.Beirut, [cover post] Graz, 1951-52. 1956. One point of interest which emergesfrom Henry Rider Latham - B. 4.7.18. Economic RolandCarter-B. 29.8.24.3rdSec.Germany, the following naming of names is the large Survey Section [cover post] Hong Kong. 1956. percentage serving in the Far East during Derric Stopford-Adam - 2nd Sec. Saigon, David Brookfield - B. 21.8.20. 2nd Sec. the fifties. I believe that this may have 1951-52. Resigned 1954. Singapore, 1956. something to do with the assessment made John Debenham Taylor (OBE, 1959) - B. William Beale - B. 21.1.20. 2nd Sec. by MI6 in the late forties that Stalin had 25.4.20. South East Asia specialist. Singapore, 1956. abandoned the goal of Communist Anthony Russell Milne - B. 22.7.23. 2nd RH MacDonald - 1st Sec. (Visa) Argentina, domination in Europe and had decided Sec. (Visa) Brussels, 1954-55. 1956. instead to support nationalist movements Kenneth Parsons (OBE, 1962) - B. 9.1.21. JDM Blyth - 1st Sec. Leopoldville, 1964. in the Far East, a view which certain Two terms in Tokyo, 1953 and 1963. PGB Martin-Smith - 1st Sec. Leopoldville, members of the Service (principally John Flett Whitfield - B. 1.6.22. Junior 1965. In SOE during the war in Italy and Oldfield) had themselves abandoned by Attache (Info) Helsinki, 1955. Resigned Austria, during period of repatriation of the beginning of the sixties. 1957. Cossacks etc. to the Soviets. In 1947, deputy Michael Wrigley - B. 30.7.24. 1st Sec. to George Kennedy Young in Vienna. Singapore, 1961. (T. obit 21.2.95) FLDempster (OBE) - 1st Sec. (Visa)Madrid, 1962-64. (See Lobster 26). David Seymour Collet - B. 14.6.24.1st Sec. Aden, 1958. One aspect of the Iraqgate scandal which John Peter Davies - B. 26.2.23. Consul has been of interest has been the large Munich, 1962. number of businessmen recruited by the Noel Hedley Marshall - B. 26.11.34. 2nd security services. A new one seems to pop Sec. Moscow, 1963. up every other week. Here are those that I Christopher Willy - B. 12.4.29. Middle East have noticed. Centre for Arab Studies, 1956. Douglas Spankie - B. 20.5.29. 3rd Sec. John Taylor - Surrey businessman who Bangkok, 1956. was involved in 'Arms for Iran' trial and Duncan Stuart - B. 1.7.34. Senior officer eventually acquitted of the charge. until recently served as Counsellor in Reported to MI6 (1, 13/15.5.94). Washington. David James - head of Eagle Trust, which Godfrey MartinEllis (CMG, 1959) - 1st Sec. owned Walter Somers. Involved in Rome, 1961. Supergun Affair. Claimed to have been AT Battagel - 2nd Sec. Burma, 1957. reporting to MI6 (Bllsiness Age, September John McKibben - B. 17.6.22. 2nd Sec. 1993). Belgrade, 1953-55. Frank Machon- Glasgow road-haulier who Peter Lloyd Morgan - B. 16.3.23. 2nd Sec. blew the gaffe on Allivane. Also informer Bucharest, 1955-56. for MI6 (G,1.12.92). Richard Le Sueur - B. 2.3.25.2ndSec. Rome, Paul Grecian - British Military engineering 1957. firm Ordtec which was involved in Iraq JG Coates - 2nd Sec. (Visa) Moscow, 1957. sales. Informer for Special Branch, MI5/ John Pedler - B. 19.8.28. 3rd Sec. Phnom MI6 (Channel Four profile). Penh, 1956. Mark Gutteridge - Matrix Churchill, Michael Pike - B. 4.10.31.3rd Sec. Seoul. reported to MI5,1978-1991. A good profile, Edgar Hawkins - B. 18.5.24.2nd Sec. Berlin, A Good Spy, by David Leigh in Esquire, 1957. December 1993. And, of course, Paul James Hobson - B. 20.3.24. Fifties South Henderson, whose star appears to be East Asia specialist. rapidly falling. Philip Hodgson-B. 24.8.21.2ndSec.Saigon, Ephraim Margulis, 'Marg' - Chair of SW 1956. Beresford, sugar group, an off-shoot Anthony Hurt - B. 5.11.25. Vice-Consul involved in Iraqgate. Alleged to have the Salonika, 1954. MI6 paymaster in Eastern Europe (loS, Edward James - B. 18.1.17.1stSec. (Comm) 19.1.92). Rome, 1955. Stuart Blackledge - SRC executive who Ronald Kidd - B. 19.6.22. Vice-Consul provided MI6 with intelligence on the Macao, 1956. Supergun (see my own The Silent John Cranmer-Byng - B. 18.3.19. 2nd Sec. Conspimcy). Singapore, 1954. Roy Ricks - Mead International, linked to Maurice Firth - B. 28.1.11. 1st Sec. Vienna, MI6 (ibid.).

Lobster 95 page 13 George Kieffer - senior executive of Brent a last tour of the province. Had been passed Jack Cole (MI5). Stationed on the Isle of Walker, worked for MI6 supplying over forthe DG's job becauseof the Bettaney Manas part of the 18b episode(TomBower, information on business trips to Eastern fiasco. Tiny Rowland, p. 22). Europe and Libya (1987-91). Had been in the Royal Observer Corps (0,22.5.94). Stephen Rickard, aged 35. DCI Northern Evelyn Anthony, the spywriter and now Brian Perry - Worked for Russian Ireland. High Sheriff of Essex, was approached by ,companies for ten years and at the same Michael Maltby, aged 57. The key person MI5 recruiters for a career in the Service as time reported to MI6 about the Russian of the six and a totally irreplaceable loss to a young woman (DT, 6.4.94). Mafia (0,11.9.94) the Service and the countering of the IRA Jocelyn Hambro - Chairman of Hambros in particular. As I understand it, Matlby - Tom Driberg (MI5).According to Jonathan Bank, died 1994 - M16. I was told that there on his second tour of duty in the province Haslam, historian of Soviet foreign policy was a secret military sales unit at Hambros, - ran the unit monitoring the IRA'S at Corpus Christi, Russian archives show rather like the Midland Bank, which was collectingand launderingof funds. During that the KGB told the Comintern to warn under the control former SAS officer the seventies, when MI5 had no the Communist Party of Great Britain that Alastair Morrison but I have seen no responsibility for the IRA, only the Loyalist Driberg was working for MI5 (1,17.6.93). confirmation. terror groups, Maltby ran a one man Sir John Stevens - Morgan Grenville, 60s - operation keeping track of IRA funds. It BrunoPontecorvo.Obits. DT,G &1,28.9.93. MI6. would be difficult, if not impossible, to Interesting divergenceof views on whether replace such an institutional memory. It is Pontecorvo was a spy working for theKGB fortunate for MI5 that the cease-fire has or simply an ideological defector. Telegraph made that, for the moment, unnecessary. - 'recent KGB defectors have insisted that Pauline Neville-Jones. Much toeveryone's John Haynes, aged 58. Pontecorvo was a significant spy'. The surprise, the high-flying Ms Neville-Jones Martin Dalton, aged 37. Independent concluded that 'theevidence is only lasted one month as Chair of the Joint Anne James, aged 42. only circumstantial', with Pontecorvo not involved in weapons research. Letter from Intelligence Committee before leaving to - the last three would appear to be Security Ted Cranshaw in the Guardian (7.10.93) take up the post of Foreign Office director Liaison Officers in Northern Ireland. stated that Pontecorvo worked on cosmic on Political Affairs. She was replaced in radiationwhichwas 'unclassified'and that January 1994 by Paul Lever, a long-serving Richard Dennis (MI5). Dennis, who is he did not spy for the Russians. diplomatwho was previously Ambassador Welsh, is currently serving in the Director to- the conventional arms control General's Secretariat. Paddy Meehan, Obit. G, 16.8.94. Petty negotiations in Vienna, where he no doubt criminal who claimed that he had been set met many members of MI6. He then became Laurie Mayston(MI5).Obit. Bookdealer,No. up for the conviction for the murder of the Assistant Under-Secretary of State 1143,24.2.94 -thanks to Barry Buitekart for Scottishpensioner Rachel Ross in July 1969. (Defence) FCO. reference. WW2 intelligence officer This was undertaken, Meehan claimed in attached to General Montgomery's staff a book which he published himself and GeorgeCarey-Foster.Obit. DT25.1.94. Not during D-Day. Served in MI5 at the end of sold on the streets of Glasgow (has anyone a spook but someone who played a key the war. Joined the Ministry of Health a copy?), because of his supposed role, in the Cold War having established ending up as an Assistant Secretary.Retired involvement in the escape of George Blake. thesecurity Department in 1946.From1953, in 1980 to deal in second-hand books. Strange case never fully explained - a straight diplomat - though he did return Meehan's fantasies or something else. to the Security Department in 1965. I am John Thompson (MI5). Security Liaison told that one of the deputies in the Officer Mauritius, 1963 (Roger Faligot/ department is always an MI5officer - is this Pascal Kop, La Piscine, Basil Blackwell, 1989, currently J. Kerby? p. 183.) Patrick Whinney (MI6).B. 1912, WW2- Lt. RNVR, NID2 Admiralty. Worked under Lt. Col. Vivian H. Seymer (MI5) wrote Deputy Director of Operations (Irregular) report on the British SS Legionof St. George (DDOD(1) - Frank Slocum - in Corsica Thedeathof six senior officers in thecrashed in 1945 (Adrian Weale, Renegades: Hitler's (Whinney, Corsican Command: A Dramatic Chinook helicopter on the Mull of Kintyre Englishmen, Weidenfeld &Nicholson, 1994, First Hand Account of Clandestine Operations in June 1994 was indeed the 'catastrophic pp. 205-7). in The Western Mediterranean 1943-4,Patrick loss' as described by thenewspapers. What Stephens, 1989). David Herbert, another the papers seemed to have difficulty with Clive Calif (MI5?). Involved in computer member of DDOD(1) in WW2. The second was describing what jobs the six did inside work and programming, trained with son of the 15th Earl of Pembroke involved the Security Service. In particular, in GCHQ. Father worked for the service. in 'hush hush work' - 'collecting tired spies discovering who was the Director and Co- from France and replacing them with fresh ordinator of Intelligence in Northern Lt.-Col. TA Robertson (MI5). Obit. DT, ones' (Herbert, Relations and Revelations: Ireland. This was solved when someone 12.5.94& T, 16.5.94.Architect of the double- Advice to Jermina, Peter Owen, 1992). pointed out to me the simple, and glaring cross system in WW2. Post-war worked in obvious fact, that the list of deceased was in GCHQ as head of security. SirNevilleLeigh(GCHQ).Obit.DT, 10.8.94. descending order of seniority. WW2Bletchley Parkon cryptographic and Lt.-Col. CAM Dunlop (MI5). Attached to other intelligence work. Treasury Solicitor John Deverell, aged 57. Deputy Director of Scotland Yard for interrogations, 1916-17. who was Clerk of the Privy Council for ten the Security Service. who was seconded to Sir Edward Radcliffe (MI5).Security Service years. the Province Executive Committee, WW1. (Study Group on Intelligence Northern Ireland's strategic intelligence Newsletter, No.2, February 1990). May Nakidimon Doniach (GCHQ). Obit. DT, and securitycommittee.Had been involved Cannan (MI5) Filing clerk at the Bureau 3.8.94. Lexiocgrapher and linguist, joined incounter-terrorismsincethe early eighties, Central Interallie in Paris, WW1 GCHQ in 1950 in the Foreign Office later head of K Branch. Therewere rumours (Intelligence and National Security, Vo1.5, technical language section teaching Russian that he was about to retire and was making No.4, October 1990). and Chinese, as well as producing a

Lobster 95 page 14 and Chinese, as well as producing a 'John' - (BBC Radio Four, 'Call Nick Ross' The Times and Independent were full but did Russian-English military dictionary for on Intelligence, February 1994). Seventy not mention that he had been a member in intelligence staff. Received an OBE in 1967. year old man said that hebeen recruited in the late forties of the British League for 1947 as part of 'a group' to gather European Freedom (BLEF),a spooky outfit Sir Leonard Hooper (GCHQ). Obits. DT, intelligenceandthen later as'anindividual'. which campaigned for the support of East 24.2.94 & T, 26.2.94. Director of GCHQ He was paid £4.00 per week for his work European exiles (see Lobster 19). A right- from 1965. Cabinet Office Security and during the sixties. He did not say which wing Labour MP, Bulmer-Thomas grew Intelligence adviser, retired 1978. organisation was involved but I suspect increasingly disillusioned with socialism, that he was working for the Economic opposed nationalisation, and eventually Air Commodore 'Tommy' John Marlow League. defected to the Tories. His membership of Thompson, airforce officer - Obit. 1,15.8.94. the BLEF is partly explained by his strong General Manager of Airwork Services, Four Britons of Chinese and Vietnamese advocacy of the Catholic wing of the Saudi Arabia, 1966-68 - possible front origin were arrested in early October 1993 AnglicanChurch (Catholicswereextremely company. in Sierra Leone, accused of being spies prominent in all the campaigns in support intent on fomenting a coup. No other details of the exiles). A fluent Italian speaker, he Richard Haggett - 'Literal Democrat' (ST, 24.10.93). worked for the Psychological Warfare candidate at the 1994 European Election. A Executive during the war, feeding black 'spoiler' candidate against the Liberal The Second Secretary in theYemen, Gerald propaganda into Musolin's final fortress. Democrats, he was reported asbeing 'a one Ryan, was arrested in early February 1994 He wrote a bookonpropaganda, Warfare in time intelligence officer' (1, 14.6.94). by British police from the International Words, in 1942. and OrganisedCrimebranchinvestigating Ian Spiro, who worked for MI6 to free a major fraud involving the disappearance Lt. Cdr. George Martelli. Obit. DT, 12.4.94. Terry Waite, was assassinated by former of over £500,000 and the illegal sale of visas WW2 head of the Italian section of the East German and Soviet hitmen working and passports at a consulate in the Gulf Political Warfare Executive. Holder of for the Iranians, according to Yossef (Daily Mail, 4 & 7.2.94). quirky extreme right views, he had been Bodansky, director of the Republican the Paris correspondent for the Morning Party's task force on terrorism, in his book Post, wherehehelped the Economic League, Terror: The Inside Story of the Terrorist later journalist and author. Conspiracy in America (S.Tel,19.12.93). Oh Professor Brinley Thomas. Obit. I, 31.8.94. yes! Economist worked in the Political CliftonJames Child - 1eadingfigureinPWE Intelligence Department at the Foreign in WW2 died in 1994 aged 81. Office during the war transmitting coded messages to agents in northern Europe. Sir Michael Levt. Obit. DT, 10.3.94. Former Governor of Gitish ~u~anaat the time of Milton Shulman, military historian, film/ overthrow of Dr Jagan. In Kenya 1954-57 Group Captain Peter Vaughan-Fowler. TV critic. WW2 MI 14B (German order-of- and in 1959 was responsible for cover-up Obit. DT, 27.4.94. WW2 SOE, 161 Special battle), 1944 Canadian Army specialist on of deaths of detainees at Hola camp. Duties Squadron at RAF Tempsford flying Nazi Intelligence agencies. 1945 Debriefed Lysanders into France. Sir John Prendergast. Obit. DT, 21.9.93. German generals (BBC Radio Four, Desert General Sir Charles Richardson. Obit. DT, During WW2 worked withMI5, afterwards Island Discs, 10.6.94). 11.2.94.1940GSOI (Operations) withSOE. employed in numerous counter-insurgency Jack Smith-Hughes. Obits. G, 21.3.94, 1, campaigns as head of Special Branch Dennis Potter. Obit. DT,8.6.94. Playwright. 17.3.94 & DT, 15.3.94. SOE in Greece, later Operations. The Independent obituary Undertook National Service in the lawyer. (30.9.93) included a long piece from Sir Intelligence Corps, undergoing a Russian Robert Bayne-Powell. Obit. 1,12.3.94. SOE, Stephen Hastings (MI6), clearly in breach course and seconded to the War Office 1945 Austria, later lawyer. of the Official Secrets Act, which detailed with MI 3(D) at the time of Suez. James Joll. Obit. 1,14.7.94). Worked in the operations in Cyprus. German section of SOE but refused 'to Colonel Peter'Puma' Earle. Obit. DT,6.1.94. haveanything to do withcovert operations Colonel Sir Guy Campbell, Bt. Obit. T, 1940, MI 14, German sectionof Intelligence which he regarded as totally unscrupulous'. 21.7.93.1952. Took command of the Kenya in the War Office analysing Hitler's plans Fellow of New College, Oxford. Regiment for operations against the Mau to invade Britain,. 1946 posted to the Lt.-Col. Denis De Grudy Lambert. Obit. Mau, organising 'pseudo gangs' (soldiers Political Intelligence Department of the DT, 7.3.94). 1943, GSI(2), in lndia on disguised as terrorists). Brigadier George Foreign Office and, in 1947, to the Joint intelligence work co-ordinating secret Taylor. Obits. DT, 25.7.93 & T, 20.7.94. Intelligence Bureau in the Cabinet Office. operations around the Caspian Sea of Kenya, 1953-55, Commanded 'Operation Burma with M16, SOE and OSS. Anvil' which apprehended2,OOO terrorists. David Ginsburg - Labour/SDP MP, 1959- Colonel Douglas Street. Obit. DT, 20.7.93. After retirement employed by Common 81. WW2 'Intelligence' specialised in SOE in Greece and Yugoslavia, 1944-45. Cause as a field director delivering lectures, interrogatingGermanPoWs. Obit. 1,28.3.94. Became head of the BBC's German and which 'sought to warn Western society of Austrian Service before joining the Foreign the insidious threat of Communist AidanCrawley. Obit. DT,4.11.93. Member Office in 1945, later freelance journalist. infiltration'. of the Balkan Intelligence Service in early Professor JM Cook. Obit. 1, 7.1.94. Officer part of WW2. Later Labour and with the British Military Mission in Greece Lt.-Col. Dudley Coventry. Obit. T, 28.9.93. Conservative MP of an anti-Communist withboth EDES and ELAS. Director of the Long career in special forces. 22 SAS in bent who published a number of political British School of Archaeology in Athens, Malaya, first CO of Rhodesian SAS, in 1970 tracts which appear to have used material 1945-54. joined thecentral Intelligence Organisation from IRD. where he formed the Mozambique-based Benjamin Cowburn. Obit. DT, 21.1.94. phantom terrorist group, Renamo. Later Ivor Bulmer-Thomas. Died 7.10.93., Parachuted into France as SOE agent, commanded Zimbabwe SAS. journalist and politician. The obituaries in remained in France after the war where he

Lobster 95 page 15 \\ 2.i pn'niinent in Res~stancecircles. Two unconnected events, the end of hostilities in Northern Ireland and a rise in (;eorgt~Astley. Obit. T, 22.12.93. Junior grass roots activism and Non-Violent Direct WE>tact ofiicer at Algiers and later Special Action (NVDA) by environmentalists, has C)~u.it~~-r~~sAustralia,inchargeofdropping meant that the role of British Security ,?.:en!. ~ntoenemy territory. services may well change in the next couple of years. There is already a fledgling history of surveillance and infiltration in the green movement, although it has not comesolely .-\ltl~i>~~fil~not strictly spooks the following fromspecial Branch by any means. It seems 1niii\.i~l~1~11~ lid lvork on the edges of the as if there are several interested parties in rn~~rk!.nether-\vorld of spookdom and blunting the growing influence of groups pI~!-ed a sni;lll role in influencing British such as Earth First!, who openly advocate and \\-orld Cold LVar politics. law breaking as a means to a more sustainable future. In this article I hope to Tarzie Vittachi. Obit. 1,19.10.93.JohnTusa catalogue some of these incidents and try managed to write at length aboutVittachirs to show that it is merely part of a very 'fearless journalism' and his 'journalist worrying trend towards the suppression values' without once mentioning the CIA of environmental dissent. and the various fronts towhich hebelonged. Frank Barnett. Obit. DT, 23.8.93. Cold War "Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't warrior, head of the National Strategy mean they're not out to get-. you."(l) So Informationcentre which he founded with read the e-mail message I received several William Casey in 1962. A Rhodes Scholar, weeks ago. This is indeed true, especially Barnett supported pro-Americanelements in the context of what the radical in the European trade unions and social environmental movement has been up to democratic parties. Long association with in the last three years. It remains an various CIA individuals and fronts. astonishing truth that a relatively small Anotherwarrior, edi tor of Survey, Leopold group of people has cost the government Labedz, Obit. DT, 30.9.93. many millions of pounds due to its

activities(2). , and has been behind such The following were not spooks at all [as far political embarrassments for the as I know] but their lives were of interest in government as the roof-top occupation of plotting the parapolitical world of Africa. the Houses of Parliament (4th November 1994), and the 400 strong occupation of Tom Kellock, died 12.1.93, a barrister who Michael Iloward's front garden. (21st ~vasa fighter for justice in British colonial November 1994), as well as many arrests co~~rts,later president of the Liberal around the country to herald the passing of International. Married to Jane Symonds, the Criminal rustice Act into the statute administrator of the Africa Bureau (and books. That month was by no means an Ariel?) which, while there is no evidence unusual or especially active one. Barely a that it was a direct MI6 front, was looked month goes by without the eviction of a most kindly upon by that Service (see major anti-roads camp or the starting up of Anthony Verrier's book on Zimbabwe). green grassroots activism in parts of Bri tain Eschel Rhoodie. Obit. DT, 29.7.93. The where previously there was none. The brains behind South Africa's massive message is spreading. Therefore, it is of no propaganda exercise in the seventies. He surprise thatthe that be" are intent neLrer did write that book revealing all, as on attempting to dilute the effectiveness of promised. the fledgling movement with a good old fashioned bit of Skulduggery. A lot of

Dalrid Williams, Obit. G, 17.9.93. Became what is to follow is supposed. . "hearsay", the editor of the London-based newspaper but allof the accounts Ibelieve tobegenuine 1Z'r.sf Africn when Cecil King acquired it in and accurate. 1948. Remained in post until 1978. In 1975 the paper had been purchased out of A defining moment in the modern history Rhoodie's 'information fund' though of "green monitoring" occurred at Twyford Willinins claimed that he was unaware of Down from 1992-94. Officials belonging tc> the South Afr~canconnection. the Department of Transport hired detectives from a firm called Brays to Sir Michael Blundell, the 'grand old man' compile information on protesters. It has ot Kenyan politics. Obits. I & DT, 3.2.93. been revealed that two women working for Brays were paid over £250,000 for their services.(3) According to the Labour MP John Denham, this hiring of private detectives by the government had never occurred before. There has also been major difficulties with Brays because they refuse to release any of the information that they hold on individuals. Public money was

Lobster 95 being used to film, photograph, follow and qualities of NVDA that makes it such a big of Greenpeace, (17 May 1995, following a intimidate protesters. This seems to have potential target. Special Branch made lots direct action on the ~tomicweapons beena precedent that has continued against of mistakes and committed many abuses Research Establishment at Aldermaston), the anti roads movement. There is evidence of rights whilst monitoring the anti- nuclear and on the offices of Green Anarchist of Brays also being used at the MI1 and movement in the 1970's and 1980's. A lot of Magazine in Oxford, a publication which Solsbury Hill campaigns.(4)It has also been the systemicproblems that caused this have openly condones the use of NVDA. alleged that a sizeable and mysterious not been properly addressed. The same 7 "Ken Mutton" was at a Green Revolution payment to the No MI1 Link Campaign mistakes will be made again this time, gathering in Bristol in 1992/3. It was a very was made by Reliance Security guards. It although the stakes are higher now. There small event and all of the participants knew does not seem possible that this actually are many other instances of phone tapping each other. The police had earlier been happened, but truthis sometimes, as history and other forms of surveillance of my down to thesite to harass the party, and the has taught us, a teller of taller stories than colleagues that have occurred, which the inspector was holding a photocopied fiction. confines of this article do not give license itinerary of events that was stapled in the for. Let us hope they are well collated in top left hand corner. When "Ken" arrived Another example is London Greenpeace, future, so that the trend can be fully he was holding exactly thesame document (unconnectedwith the "other" Greenpeace) identified, addressed and dealt with. stapled in exactly the same way. which campaigns against the activities of Coincidence? Surely not. McDonalds, has had a history of private Aside from the numbers of arrests under 8 Section 68, Criminal Justice and Public detectives, hired by the multinational to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, Order Act 1994. The maximum sentence attempt to disrupt the activists' activities. there has been an increase in the number of for this offence is three months These people followed prominent group people who have been given very harsh imprisonment and a £2500 fine. members home to find out where they bail conditions. It is becoming lived, important campaign correspondence commonplace for a campaign to have Peter Styles is an activist forManchester Earth has been stolen from offices, and activists who are held on remand for First! and the Lloyds and Midland Boycott. demonstrations at McDonald's branches breaking or not accepting these conditions Phone tappers shozild key in 0161 274 4665 to have been photographed and video-taped whereas six months ago it was very rare their voice decoders to get hold of him. E-mail: by mysterious onlookers who would not indeed. An No MI1 sympathiser, Jim [email protected].~ik. reveal their identities. This detective work Chambers, has now been held on remand was instrumental in the decision to for much of 1995, and is still awaiting a trial prosecute Helen Steele and Dave Morris date for alleged criminal damage. The for libel. The subsequent "McLibel" trial power of the government to destroy the has now been in session for nearly a year, lives of individuals is perhaps, even more and some of the detectives used are due to frightening than its ability to control the give evidence at the trial in late 1995.(5) activities of a whole movement.

The Lloyds & Midland Boycott (LAMB) My own personal bail conditions (acquired campaign attempts to improve the ethical due to three Aggravated Trespass charges standards and lending policies of the (8)) are that I am not to go on any aforementioned banks. One of the tactics construction site in the country, or to go of the Boycott is NVDA. During a bank within 1mile of any open cast mine. If these office occupation in November 1994, a conditions continue in this fashion, there computer disk and an internal directory will be very little land in Britain I can belonging to the bank allegedly went indeed traverse on!! These draconian missing. No more was heard on the matter measures are only bound to lead to trouble until February 1995when two plainclothes in the long term. If the same sentence is to police officers went to the LAMB offices in be given for trespass as criminal damage, Manchester demanding to see membership thenwhat is theincentive for a person to do lists and to have entry to the office. (6) the former rather than the latter. This will Entry to the office was denied, despite the lead to an escalation of the stakes as far as aggressive nature of the demands. LAMB violence against property is concerned and threatened Greater Manchester Police therefore a further increase in monitoring. Authority with legal action and the police IS it me, or is it perhaps true that thecriminal demands mysteriously went ceased. Justice Bill was a neat ruse to increase the However, LAMB activists have evidence employment of Special Branch!! (7) that a person who calls himself "Ken Mutton" is an infiltrator. He comes to the Notes: campaignofficeeveryweek,on the pretence 1 Extract from an e-mail message on that his work takes him from his home in gsn0ed.ac.uk. newsgroup concerning the Birmingham to Manchester. He usually issue of monitoring. sits around the office reading campaign 2 In December 1994, the DOT released information for a couple of hours and then figures showing that security on anti-roads leaves. protests is costing £500,000 a month. 3 Road Alert Briefing paper on Brays Mandarin NVDA activists fall very much within the Detective Agency. ISBN 0-7493-1094-4 (paperback) remit of surveillance under the Maxwell 4 Ibid. Five directive. This is even though NVDA 5 Interview with McLibel Support AvailableJrom all good bookshops is carried out without any threat of personal volunteer (May 1995) price L5.99 injury toanyone. It is theeconomic damage 6 In recent weeks there have also been and awareness raising and empowerment more high profile police raids on the offices

Lobster 95 page 17 The following is a statement made by an James Rlisbridger, who was an adviser to the The objective of these intelligence services unnamed senior MI5 officer for the trial of Smith defence team, speculated that the is to gather intelligence with the aim of GEC employee Michael Smith who was ananymolls MI5 officer may have been Mollie gaining political, economic and military eventually imprisoned for twenty-five Sllgden. In the mid-seventies, Sugden worked advantage for their apparent state. Included years for offences under the Official Secrets in the Registry and waspart oftheanti-Wilson in this aim is the intention to cause short or Act. As it is rare to read such statements I coterie. She apparently had possession of the long term damage not only to the Western thoughtthatitwouldbe worthpublishing. alleged KGB photograph of Wilson in Moscow State in which their intelligence is gathered Also, it so simplistic that one has to (informationfrom David Leigh). She was still but also to other Western States. There are question the level of intelligence which in the Service in the late eighties. a number of methods used by Soviet/ operates inside the Security Semice. Smith's Russian Intelligence Services to facilitate defence was to make much of the I have been employed by the Security such intelligence gathering activities; one similarities between the MI5 evidence, Service for 23 years. I have made a study of is to seek to suborn and recruit citizens of a which they regarded as being top secret, the techniques used operationally, by the Western state who have access toclassified and The Know-How Book of Spycraff Intelligence Services of the former Soviet information and persuade them to hand it (Usborne)fortenyearsolds availablefrom Union and of Russia whose intelligence over usually inreturn for money. It isinthe WHSmiths.No wonderseniorMI5 oficers services have inherited most of the Soviet interest of the intelligence officer and his have attempted to censor the report by the intelligence services resources and assets, agent that such activities do not come to Security Commission into the affair, which following the break-up of the Soviet Union the notice of the authorities in the Western was deeply embarrassing to the Semice. in 1991. State. To this end, Soviet/Russian MI5 had known for a number of years that intelligence services have developed over Smith was a member of the Communist This study includes information gained the years particular 'tradcraft' practices Party but allowed him to carry on working from the debriefing of defectors from the designed to ensure the security of their in top security positions. Soviet and Russian intelligence services operations, their officers and their agents. and from the Security Service's Meetings and other forms of observations of Soviet and Russian communication between the officer and intelligence officers in the UK. I am his agent are considered to be particularly thoroughly familiar with these techniques. vulnerable to the attentions of the security services in the host nation and there are many well established tradecraft practices designed to minimise this risk. Examples of these practices are:

- - Silent Signals

If yo11 :lnd your roiltact can see c:lcil oth~rbut cannot speak or pet close e~loug'nto pass a Ine3s;lge. signal with the Silent ;Ilpl;abe! ahown on the page on rhe right. Or blink the Morse Code (see page .?(I )as shown below. In a crowded room or busy street you and your contact can senci quick nlcssagPs or warnings with Silent Hand and Leg Signals.

Silent Hand and Leg Signals

1 One hand in pocket - yes. 2 Two hands in pockets - no. 3 Scratching head - can you meet me at the hiding place? 4 Scratching back of neck -be careful. You are being watched. 5 Crossing legs - leave your message at the 'drop'. 6 Both hands behind back - I cannot pass the message now. 7 Scratching ear - I will telephone you later. Y Standing on one lei - I'm going home now.

Lobster 95 page 18 Instructing an agent to follow a I have familiarised [sic] myself with the particular route to a meeting. A Michael Smith case and in particular have number of defectors have told us examined exhibits JS41-44 inclusive and that this is normal practice read the relevant parts of his interviews. I designed to enable the officer to am able to state that the notes contained in observe the agent and ensure he those exhibits are typical examples of the is not under surveillance.Douglas tradecraft referred to above, designed to Britten, convicted under the OSA ensure the security of clandestine meetings in 1968was instructed to travel to withan agent. I formed that opinionon the basisof the following:JS41 describes, marks meetings with his Soviet to indicate 'danger' a vertical lines and controller following a pre- 'come next day' - a horizontal line. It notes THE RISE & FALL OF arranged route. what appears to be a meeting at Horsenden The useof marks madewithchalk, Hill on 25 September with arrangements THE ECONOMIC LEAGUE drawing pins, stickingplasteretc. for further meetings if that meeting is not by Mike Hughes on walls, posts or similar or kept or contact is broken. I have visited placing at a specific place a Horsenden Hill, a popular open wooded particular object, often an item of 1 IN 12 Publications is proud to introduce its area with a large car park some 3 miles latest book in a totally new format - on DISK! rubbish e.g. empty cigarette fromsmith's workplace at GEC, East Lane packet, orange peel etc. to convey Wembley. It is typical of sites selected by messages. Both marks and objects intelligence officers for intelligence "Spies at Work" tells the disturbing history of are placed so as to be readily meetings. The other notes on JS 41 have no the employers clandestine and subversive visible to the passer-by without intelligence significance. JS 42 contains a "Secret Service" - THE ECONOMIC stopping. Different marks and notewhich appears torelate to a meeting at LEAGUE. 200 pages of carefully researched objects indicate different 'Roxeth REC' on a date in April. I have and detailed information on a single disk. messages to the agent and his visited Roxteth Recreation ground which controller and reduce the need is situated in a quiet suburban housing Drawing on a wealth of previously for personal meetings or other estate close to South Harrow railway unpublished, undiscovered and confidential communication which carry station. This is shown in exhibit PA4. It is information, "Spies at Work" traces the inherent risks. Dieter GEHARDT an open park area with restricted access Leagues origins from the anti-Labour Party and typical of sites selected by intelligence the South African naval officer activities of the Intelligence mandarins in the officers for clandestine meetings, this convicted of espionage in 1983 exhibit also notes arrangements for early 1920's,throughearlyfascistorganisations and Geoffrey PRIME, the GCHQ meetings at Perivaleor Sudbury town tube and the more disreputable fringes of officer convicted of espionage in stations if the contact is lost. The other Churchill's personal intelligence service, to 1982both received messages from notes on JS 42 have no intelligence conspiracies to undermine governments in their Soviet controllers by means significance. the '60', '70's and '80's. of chalk marks on telegraph poles and trees. An empty coca-cola can JS 43 contains notes which appear to relate The Disk comes complete with specially left in a specific place was also toregular contacts, possiblywith a previous developed software that will run on any IBM used by PRIME to convey unknown person - 'REC & GUARDIAN" compatible machine.* Everything you need messages. probably refers to using the Giiardian on one small disk - no other software needed. Selecting meeting places in open Newspaper as a recognition signal - You can quickly and easily read any part of areas away from city centres, carrying a particular newspaper is a the book; search effortlessly for key words, which are well used by the public common recognition signal. It also notes what could be signals for changed meeting names or phrases; print out any part or all of and where a meeting would not thebook; instantly crosscheck references and attract undue attention but arrangements, 'green for next day' and jot your own notes on a pop-up notepad. surveillance would be difficult 'red for next Sat pm'. The other notes have and easily detected. I know from no intelligence significance JS 44 contains All this at only £4.99 for each registered a number of defectors and from what appears to be arrangements for a my service's observations of clandestine meeting or meetings; details of package. And it's FREE to copy and pass on Soviet/Russian intelligence signals - a vertical line for 'danger' and a to others for their evaluation! horizontal line for 'comenext day to agreed officers that parks, quiet suburban place1-a symbol, possibly a fire hydrant or I * Run.ng DOS version 2 or later areas, particularly suburban tube notice board, for the location of the signal; or railway stations within the 25 details of another signal and location - mile limit are favoured. 'Abbotsbury Rd/Melbury coke can at Arranging in advance regular bollard'. I have visited this location and it timers, meeting places and is shown in Exhibit PA3; details of a arrangements if contact is lost or particular route dated 6 August, I have broken. Aswithmarks and signals visited Harrow and can say that the route this is a well established method described in JS 44 'from bottom of hill walk by which intelligence officers up and (round Church Hill) into Church' reduce the need for personal corresponds to the route up Peterborough contact with their agents and so Road from the junction with Kenton Road lessen the riskof discovery. Hugh turning right into Church Hill which leads Hambleton convicted of into St Mary's Church, this route is shown in Exhibit PA 1; details of meetings at espionage in 1982 and Harry Horsenden Hill; a list 'get old project notes, Houghtonconvicted of espionage biosensors, micromaching, micron-valve in 1961and Britten all had regular give details about cut-backs, HATS' which pre-arranged meeting times, appears to be a list of requirements on places and 'fall-back' which information is required. The other 1 IN 12 PUBLICATIONS arrangements if contact was notes in JS 44 have no intelligence 31 Manor Row, Bradford BD14PS broken and lost. significance.

Lobster 95 page 19 !Dorrilopensa veritablecan ofworms The uncovering of this bizarre story began academic, Peter Smith, who teaches in the lateeighties when a solicitor contacted International politics at the University of Searchlight's Gerry Gable. He said that his Teesside. He had been in receipt of the client, who was charged with involvement letter from prison and who has been in a series of armed robberies but claimed pursuing the case for the past five years that he had been 'fitted-up', was making with the help of two northern Labour MPs odd and serious claims, principally that he - Chris Mullen and Frank Cook. A Lobster had been connected to neo-fascist fieures" subscriber, I was aware of his interest and groups. The solicitor, who appears to through Robin, he remained tight-lipped have been out of his depth, thought Gable about his own investigation. I spoke to could make some headway with the Peter Smithon a few occasions about Gladio allegations. Gable cannot now remember - as he said, I probably knew as much as the details but he asked the solicitor for anyone about the British end - but he said more information as he felt the claims little, though he did let slip one or two contained little thatwas not already known. snippets which later proved to be crucial in Failing to come back with what he would understanding what was going on. regard as original material, Gable decided Although intrigued, I did no research on that the casewas not worth pursuing. In the matter. fact, he thought the whole story nonsense and continues to do so. (Telephone The next move came in 1991 from a totally conversation with Gable, 22.12.94.) different direction and was to remain unknown for another two years. The Not long after, when the word 'Gladio' daughter of an old friend of the murdered first began to appear in the media, the rose-grower and anti-nuclear campaigner person at the centre of this case, then serving Hilda Murrell, Trina Guthrie (Pascal), was a long prison for armed robbery, sent a a part time unofficial prison visitor, and a letter to Granada's World in Action publicationsmanager for theRoyal Society programme where it was taken up by Paul for Nature Conservation based in Lincoln. Lashmar, Andy Belland Ian McBride. They she was also a supporter of Amnesty carried out a short investigation into claims International. In November, Hilda's'niece' that the prisoner had knowledge of spoke to an ex-prisoner, who shared her involvement in a Gladio-style outfit in the interest in the Nagas, a tribe living in the late seventies/early eighties, which had Himalayas close to the Indian border who links into neo-fascist groups in the North had an ongoing--- dispute with the Indian of England. government over their right to self-determination. He told her that he I remember receiving a telephone call from knew of a current serving prisoner who Lashmar, who wanted to know if Lobster had 'considerable knowledge of the Hilda had any subscribers in prison. He said that Murrell affair'. She obtained his identity there was a inarked similarity between and made arrangements to visit him. what the prisoner was saying and articles (Murray, p. 201) which had appeared in Lobster about links between 'the private armies' of the early to She was 'astounded when he revealed that mid-seventies and the intelligenceservices. he had shared a prison wing with another He was concerned lest this person was long term prisoner who had stated that he making up the story based on material in had been in charge of a small group Lobster. responsible for surveillance of Hilda'. After contacting a private detective, Gary I passed the request on to Robin Ramsay Murray, who was particularly interested who dealt withsubscribers. For some time, in the Murrell murder, Trina then began I had no further contact with the story as visiting 'George' in prison to gather as Ramsay would become all mysterious much.information as possible, which she when it was mentioned, claiming that it did over a number of weeks throughout was too sensitive to discuss. I was later to 1991. It emerged that havingbeen moved to learn that Bell (as far as I am aware, a prison close to York, her informant had completely separate from the Gable shared a wing with a long term prisoner approach) and Ian McBride of WiA serving 15 years for armed robbery. They conducted a few inquiries into this became close friends, as a result of which 'sensitive' story. Bell interviewed the information came into the possession of person in prison and received a long letter her informant. (Murray, p. 201.) detailing the claims. With his background knowledge from working closely with There isaslight confusion inGary Murray's Searchlight, Bell dismissed them. He told account of Trina Guthrie's discovery in me that the specific information provided that he refers to her source where, in fact, it did not tally with his own knowledge of is her informant's source who is fascist goups and figures and they decided unknowingly supplying the information that it was all a fantasy. (Telephone to Trina. That source appears to have been conversations with Bell and McBride, the same man who had previously December 1994.) contacted WiA and Peter Smith.

Someone who did not was a north-east On 10 June 1992, on the advice of Gary

Lobster 95 page 20 Murray, Trina Guthrie signed a sixteen this was apparently was true and oneof the the police shot him to keep him quiet ' The page affidavit at the office of Lincoln alleged abductors turned out to be a prisoner, however, refused to say anything solicitor. It then appeared in anedited form part-time antiques dealer. (Murray, pp. about Hilda Murrell and her murder. (Peter Smith is wrong to say 'in full' - 203 & 205.) (Murray, p. 207.) Rarnsayhbster,28) inMurrayls1993 Enemies After weeks of debriefingTrinalsinformant of the State (Simon and Schuster), which provided further biographical details of With the release of Murray's book, West made various allegations concerning the the team. Mercia Police announced that they would murder of Hilda Murrell. be re-opening the investigation into the Team member 1 - Currently in prison Murrell murder in the light of the new 'The armed robber, whose identity and serving fifteen years for armed robbery. information. After taking legal advice, location have also been made known to Said to have done a deal inexchange for his Murray and Ms Guthrie wrote to Chief Gary Murray, stated that he had been in silence. Has been transferred to a prison Inspector Herbert on 25 September 1993. charge of what he described to me as a convenient to his family, and at the time of Finally, receiving an acknowledgement on "cell", a group of four men andone woman writing (1993) refuses to talk, or even to 1 November, Murray named to the police who had been engaged in regular freelance respond to Murray's letters requesting an all those allegedly involved in the break-in, work for some kind of secret intelligence interview (this was unusual as prisoners theceresliaisonofficer andGuthriels initial department. One of their assigmnents had very rarely refuse a visit but, unknown to informant. (Cook, p. 144.) been to search Hilda Murrell's house for Murray, this was the prisoner who papers or information relating to signals contacted WiA and was in;egular contact Murray'sbook wassubsequentlyreviewed intelligence, specific mention was made of with Peter Smith). the Belgrano and the Falklands. The most by Peter Smith in Robin Ramsay's version frightening aspect of the informant's story of Lobster (no. 26) in December 1993. 'It Team member 2 - Now serving sixteen is that the leader of the group was said to be turns out that the new material on Murrell reporting to the Cabinet Office via an MI5 years for armed robbery. Has been is based on a prison whisper. Murray is Liaison Officer and that the team, in committed to a secure psychiatric hospital convinced that "the person in charge of the addition to their government work, were where he has been receiving treatment for attack was a former MI5 agent who has left alsoengaged in all manner of illegal activity, severe depression after an incident that theservice to run a private detective agency including armed robbery for which they occurred while in the same prison as team (accusations made in the Staines and Eghanz were arrested some time after Hilda's member 1. News, 12 August 1993), and works five death.' minutes from Marble Arch (Outlook, July/ Team member 3 - A violent professional August, 1993)". Again, why not put this There followed a description of the killing criminal, who is said to have terrified all interesting assertion in the book? of Murrell which occurred after a member those who came into contact with him. of the team of three males and one female Now deceased after being accidentallyshot Smith went on, 'As to the Murrell murder panicked 'became very unstable and by his own gun during a police chase. "team", I smell a rat. The names and subjected Hilda toviolence and threatened backgrounds are easy enough to research her with a knife, accompanied by obscene Team member 4 - 'Helga' received a and Chief Inspector Herbert will have acts involving masturbation'. Hilda was two-year sentence, and after release tracked them down by now. I strongly subsequently moved from her house to vanished without trace. suspect that this prisonwhisper is meantto some kind of military base known as 'little muddy the waters and confuse the America', the location of which Murray Team member 5 - A former policeman, investigations of two quite separate but later managed to track down on the operating under the interesting code name still unsolved events.' Smith did not outskirts of Shrewsbury. (Murray, p. 202.) 'Demeter' (the Greek goddess of elaborate what was the second 'unsolved agricultural fertility). Is alleged to have event'. According to Ms Guthrie's informant, 'the been the direct link with the MI5 liaison other criminal activitiesof the team resulted officer attached to the Cabinet Office at the In February 1994, West Mercia police in one of them dying of gunshot wounds time of Hilda's murder. announced-after an eight month inquiry during a police chase. A second male that 'therewasnothing~articularlysinister member of the team was, and still is, Casual associate A 'low-life' known to about this tragic crime'. The police stood incarcerated ina securepsychiatric hospital. use German nicknames, his favouritebeing by their original inquiry and dismissed Spengler. The team leader is currently serving 15 Gary Murray's evidence and concluded years for armed robbery and is insisting he that the prisoner responsible for the original was "fitted up". The female operative The overall code-name said to have been claim (they do not specify which team received a two-year sentence on other adapted by this five hand team was 'Ceres' member this was) 'had confessed that he criminal charges and has now been (the Roman goddess of agriculture). This released. Nothing is known about the was said to be the northern extension of a had concocted the whole thing from a story whereabouts of the remaining member of network with the private security agency, in the Independent magazine in November the group, who has described as a Nazi Zeus, being the London extension of it. 1989, in the hope that it might help him enthusiast in the habit of adopting names (Murray, pp. 105-6.) appeal against his conviction for armed of German military colleagues of the late robbery1.-1f the team Murray named had Adolph Hitler.' (Murray, pp. 202-3.) Murray did manage to see 'team member been involved in the killing then it would 2' in a secure psychiatric hospital who, have been a relatively simple matter to Ms Guthrie gleaned further pieces of while 'apprehensive and frightened' did resolve since the police were possession of information which suggested that her remember clearly the events leading to his 'unmatched fingerprints from the car and informant's source was producing evidence conviction for armed robbery. He insisted from inside her hduse, casts of footprint, that could only have been known to that some events had been distorted or hair, semen, an artists impression of the someone inside Murrell's house at the time exaggerated by the prosecution and 'he suspect'. The only draw back being that of her abduction. One piece of evidence claimed that he was persuaded to admit to Murray did not know the true identity of was the allegation that a member of the offences which he and his associates had 'Spengler', though, as Smith suggests, it team had removed two antique statues of not committed. When questioned about would not have given much trouble for the dogs from Hilda's house at the time of the the accidental shootingof 'teammember 3' police to find him. (Guardian, 26.2.94 burglary. Although not generally known, by hisowngun, hereplied: 'That's not true, 21.3.94.)

Lobster 95 page 21 By the time Murray's book came out, I was the professional criminal, Team Member to a small circle. Thirdly, the semen found collecting material on Gladio for a book on no. 3. It was suggested that 'his amazing apparently came from someone who had M16. What Murray did not know, which I run of luck in not getting caught over the had a vasectomy. Finally, according to did, were the further claims by the prisoner years had not a little to do with the 'team member l', the end source for both in York of involvement with a Gladio assistance he gave to well placed security Cook and Smith, 'Team member 3' network. At least some of the people at the firms and his involvement with Ceres.' He apparently didvisit Hilda'sShackin Wales, centre of the alleged conspiracy which was apparently useful to them as an expert though when is not clear. Murray disclosed were the same as those breaker-and-enterer who could handle a the armed robber in prisonnamed as being range of weapons. 'Subsequent In herbook, Cookalsomade some progress investigation points to there possibly also involved in a Gladio-style network. The on identifying the various team members Murrell affair rumbled on and was having been an electronics expert' with the team sent to Shrewsbury. The leader of the and, in particular, the one who had died expanded upon in 1994 by Judith Cook in following a police chase. her second book on the Murrell murder, group of five was said tobe reporting to the Unlawfill Killing (Bloomsbury), and an Cabinet Office via Demeter. (Cook, pp. interestingprkisof thebookin theGuardian 139-140.) (17.9.94), 'True Lies'. There are already signs that the story is The murder of Sergeant John Speed took It was somewhat disappointing. Given a getting elaborated beyond the original place at 8.50 in the morning on 31 October chance to write what will probably be the information and there is some confusion 1984. Two men had been seen acting last book on the subject this should have surrounding the role of Demeter.However, suspiciously near a car park next to the been an in-depth look at the case covering it does not take much effort to realise that Parish Church in Kirkgate, Leeds. PC John all angles. This, Cook does not do and the 'agency' referred to is Zeus Security Thorpe questioned one of the men, who while the section which points toward the and that the'ex-MI5 operative1or'Demeter' pulled out a gun and shot Thorpe but did motive being the protection of signals refers to Jeremy Wetherell, though 'Nick no kill him. Tackled by a second policeman, intelligence is both plausible and the Greek' Vafiadis, a private security Sgt. Speed, the gunman again used his persuasive, the rest is mighty thin, lacking specialist who did tapping for Robert gun, killing Speed in what a third the necessary detail and thought to push Maxwell, has also been mentioned. I have policeman, PC John Raj, described as an the case forward. It is something of a missed inserted their names because I genuinely SAS-style 'cold-blooded execution'. opportunity. believe that these are post hoc inventions. Certainly, the gunman appeared to act in a Gary Murray has certainly had a thing cold,calculatingway, takinghis time tokill about them and he may be right to be In her defence it has to be said that some of Speed. Running away from the scene, the the faults do not lie with Cook. There were, worried about their activities but, as far as I can see, there was not a shred of evidence gunman fired a third shot at Raj which I understand, immense legal problems and missed. (The following account of thespeed thebookwasbadly edited as a result,which to suggest that they were involved indirectly or directly in theMurrellmurder. murder is based on BBC1, Crimewatch accounts for the mish-mash of some of the File, The Murder of Police Sergeant Speed, material. It was also badly promoted and As will be shown, Demeter refers to appears to have vanished without trace. someone else and Zeus was never ever 12.10.88, and the extensive accounts in the (Telephoneconversationwith JudithCook, mentioned by the original source. Yorkshire Post for the relevant period, May 1995.) complemented with reports in the Guardian According to the Cook account, 'only four and The Times.) Cook does, however, add more material to of the five entered the house with Team Murray's account based on further member no. 3 and the woman knowing The gunman then ran into a garage information from Trina Guthrie and her exactly what they were looking for. The forecourt where he hijacked at gunpoint a informant. Essentially, the 'core story' fifth person, allegedly in overall charge of van and made his escape. Police later being that 'in early 1984 there was the operation, was in the area but did not believed that the gunman had made his increasing anxiety in Downing Street over take part in the break-in.' At an early stage way to a nearby Post Office where he was the Belgrano leaks, culminating on 19 no. 3 discovered the existence of Hilda's still, we are led to believe by the police, March in what can only be described as a Shack at Llanymynech and with thewoman contemplating carrying out an armed panic. At about that time, or even a little decided to leave to search it. The other two robbery despite the manhunt which was before, the connection between the elderly were surprised by Hilda's return and she taking place. Sizewell protester, Hilda Murrell, and her was then tied up. 'Spengler' punched a nephew, Commander Robert Green, had grapefruit with a knife to show Hilda what With few leads, except a poor description been noted and the simplistic assumption he would do with her. He then inflicted from the seriously injured Thorpe and made that he might possibly have passed some minor wounds on her hand and then ballistic evidence from a Remington .38 raw signals data on to her ... It was decided half suffocated her with a wet towel. bullet which had been fired from a crude, to search her house. A high-powered Spenglerhad been apparently aroused to a roughly bored-out barrel of an old operation did not appear to be required state of sexual excitement by the violence fashioned Army-style revolver, the police and it seems that MI5 was bypassed and and he first tried to force her to have oral investigation made little progress. The the work put out to a major agency often sex and having failed, masturbated over massive inquiry eventually involved over used for official business. It was not her bed where she was lying. (Cook, pp. 250 officersover a period of two-and a-half expected that there would be any real 140-1.) years. Therewereover 10,000suspectswith problems. It was known, presumably over 18,000 'actions'; an indication that the through phone taps, that Hilda would be Afterbeing taken to'little America', Murrell police had no real lines of inquiry. out all day on 21 March, which should was dumped on the following evening in have given ample time for a thorough the copse where she was found. 'By which There was an investigation of two armed search of her house.' (Cook, p. 139.) time the official intelligence organisations robberies of Asda stores in Leeds in May had been contacted to help clear up the 1981 and September 1982 which involved 'The agency in question delegated the job whole mess.' (Cook, p. 14i.) similar typ& of bullets with the same to its northern offshoot, which operated marked characteristics. A impetus, though There were four interesting aspects to this a false one and one costly in time, was under the name Ceres. The liaison officer scenario. Wet towels were indeed given to the investigation when an between the main agency and Ceres was discovered in thehouseafterher abduction. anonymous informant told police to take a an ex-MI5 operative also given the name of A grapefruit was also found in the look at an Irishman named Anthony Kelly, a Greek god: Demeter.' Ceres employed a abandoned car which tookHilda to her last who was linked to a series of armed 'number of doubtful operatives' including restingplace. Thesewere'facts'only known robberies.

Lobster 95 page 22 Kelly, who was now in Dublin, was put heard coming from the car. The occupant take a .38 bullet, which was believed to under a four month surveillance operation crawledoutof thecar andwasimmediately have been the weapon used to kill Speed. which involved PC Thorpe travelling to grounded by police. He was then taken to Terence Gibb-Kirk, aged 48, from York, Ireland to try to identify him. Kelly had the police station where he became was charged with selling the gun to Willis. been in North Yorkshire in the relevant seriously ill. When his clothes where Gibb-Kirk later received a suspended period, visiting a man called Gerald Stone loosened, it was discovered that he had a sentence. (TMS, 28.2.87. YP, 14.5.88. who, it was discovered, had been gunshot wound. PC Richardson tried to Guardian, 27.3.287.) importing, over a period of fifteen years, revive the man but he died in custody. Irish criminals to carry out a series of The dead man turned out to be thirty-eight Rounding up Gricewith accomplices, the contract crimes in England. Circumstantial year old David Gricewith - 'team member police arrested Michael Tyreman, 'team evidence linked Stone, and Kelly, to the 3', a garage owner of Tholthorpe, near member 2', on Valentines Day 1987, who Asda store robberies and legal proceedings York, whom police would allege had been was found to have in his possession a for extraditionof Kelly was launched. This involved since 1976 in twenty-one armed number of bullets of the same type as used proved to be unsuccessful as Kelly was robberies and related incidents. in the murder of Speed and the raids on the arrested in April 1986 for the kidnapping Asda stores. Aged 50, from Sessay, North of the Guinness heiress. Kelly received a The police then mounted an intensive Yorkshire, Tyreman was described as a 'general dealer', who was said to be 'one of fourteen year jail sentence while Stone was investigation of Gricewith and his Gricewith's four-strong gang'. Hewassaid sentenced in England to eight years for a associates to prove his responsibility for series of unrelated jewellery robberies. to have lived in far of Gricewith who he the killing of Sgt. Speed. They soon had first met a North Yorks gun club. discovered that Gricewith, who had three Tyreman legally held eleven guns on a For two years Kelly was to remain the previous convictions,had been interviewed firearms certificate which were 'stashed in prime suspect though another line then by police aspart of the Speed investigation, an isolated North Yorks farmhouse'. being followed in the North East was to five weeks after the killing, but had been Yorkshire Police said that Tyreman 'was a lead to the real killer of Sgt. Speed. crossed off the suspects list when his member of more than one-gun club and girlfriend gave what appeared to be a held avariety ofweapons of variouscalibres Ten months after the killing, Leeds police cast-iron alibi. Gricewith told one of for use on approved ranges for practice had a lead following the robbery of an associates that one of the police had said to and competition and to control vermin on Asda store in Stockton during which a his partner: 'He doesn't sound like a cop land where he had authority to shoot'. He policeman tackled a man who carried a killer to me, does he to you?'. was reported as becoming a born-again handgun and who made his escape on a christian after his last raid. (TMS, 3.3.87. souped-up motorcycle. Twelve days later, A divorced, 'fun-loving man', Gricewith 27.10.87. YP. 28.10.87.) a robbery a Post Office in the area appeared 'was well-known, even envied in the North to involve exactly the same modus Yorkshire village of Tholthorpe where On 17February, a lorry driver of York, Paul operandi. The police later discovered the women found his charismatic personality. Guest, had gone to the police on his own abandoned motorcycle and followed the He boasted to underworld associates and initiative in what became clear as a ownership trail to Redcar. They could not the women in his life about his execution of pre-emptive move to try and distance however, discover the identity of the most Sgt. Speed but no one had the courage to himself from Gricewith. Guest told the recent owner. On the basis that the owner tell the police. (Guardia?~,27.2.87. TMS, police 'a pack of lies'. had made modifications to the bike, the 27.1.88.) police dubbed this new suspect 'the A day later, an 'associate' of Gricewith, Mechanic'. What was later to assume a greater Peter Sanderson 'team member l', was importance (see below) was the discovery arrested. He was said to embarking on a There then followed over the next 18 by the police of Gricewith's arsenal of fifty series of robberies with Gricewith and told months a series of robberies, eleven raids revolvers and weapons, including a the police that Gricewith had 'boasted' of of Post Office's and supermarkets which machine gun and over 4/6,000 rounds of Speed's murder. were believed to be linked to the same ammunition. Shotguns found buried or suspect or suspects (in one raid, which hidden in rivers were linked tocrimesgoing Sanderson, aged 41, a builder of Fulford, involved two robbers, a policeman was back 12 years. Recovered from nine York, was alleged to have been involved shot at). Over a period of six months, different hideaways in Cleveland, North with in 'a crime spree in the Teesside police mounted a massive rice with Yorkshire and Lancashire, portions of the North from 1976 until 1987'. He denied all surveillance operation, 'Vanguard', of arsenal, which included 'military issue' likely targets. It proved to be unsuccessful 13 charges which included four relating to arms, may have been stolen from his a £223,000 robbery at the Kirkstall Post and police changed tactics by using police Territorial Army unit. Members of the Office, in Leeds, in which he was alleged to personnel as a visible security presence Army's Special Investigation Branch were have fired a sawn-off shotgun which when money was being transferred, with called in and serving soldiers were to be wounded the Post Office employee. armed units in waiting in reserve in interviewed. (YP,7,8 & 21.2.87. TDY, 24 & supermarket car parks. These new tactics 27.2.87.) Apparently, Sanderson had been proved tobe a success when, on 12February interviewed by the police about two of the 1987, a PC Richardson made a suspect The haul included: crimes years previously and had been check of a suspicious looking vehicle. Alert arrested on suspicion of another robbery. to the police presence the robber made an 6 automatic pistols and two replicas/9 One charge, on which he was found not escape and a police chase ensued. revolvers/ 1 pen gun/ 1 single barrel guilty, was possession of a revolver 'with shotgun/l2 double barrel shotguns/2 air intent to endanger the life of Gricewith'. The occupant was corned at a playing field pistols/2 air rifles/2 silencers/9 double (TMS, 22.4.88. YP. 27.4.88.) where he fled with a gun and shotgun. barrels/l single barrel/16 shotgun stocks. Commandeering a police car, the robber Sandersonlater told the Court that he'only againescaped temporarily but was chased Another York man, Frederick Willis, aged co-operated with the police because of by a policevan which was given permission 48, was charged, and later released, for threats and inducements' and that he was to ram the car. The car eventually crashed selling Gricewith a revolver. Police were 'punched in the kidneysby one officer near into a wall. What happened next is open to looking for a turn of the century 8mm the River Ouse at York where a search was dispute but it appears that a gunshot was French revolver which had been rebored to being made for a revolver'. (YP,28.4.88.)

Lobster 95 page 23 On23 February 1987, Gricewith's girlfriend, informed us of this key player's long record it was, that there were similarities with my Adrienne Robinson - 'Helga', aged 36, of of drug offences, and his reputation as a own proposal on the plots against ~arold Northallerton, North Yorkshire, was "grass" after makingdealswithboth Police Wilson. IbelievethatSmith'sproposal(with arrested. After two days of avoiding police andcustom. Nevertheless, "George" tells Callum Macrae) failed. questions she admitted that Gricewith had an interesting tale. While somemembersof told her that he had killed Speed. Ms this 'team' are highly unlikely choices for My own interest in this story was revived Robinsonsaid that Gricewith's accomplice such a risky enterprise, it is just possible inearly 1995 when, out of the blue, at a talk 'in the murder was Paul Guest. She was that one or two could have been involved, on the tenth anniversary of the Miners' charged with the attempted robbery of a the most likely candidates being David Strike, Arthur Scargill, asked what the Post Office near Middlesborough. She Gricewith and one of his associates. As audience knew about Demeter, Gladio and received three years whichwas reduced on Gricewith is dead, having allegedly thesetting up of miners for violent offences. appeal to two. accidentally shot himself while being Revealing a few more details to a arrested as a suspected armed robber, and bewildered audience, Scargill outlined in She had been subjected to violence on a his associate [Tyreman]- "George's"source extremely vague terms what Peter Smith considerable scale by Gricewith whose - is serving a lengthy sentence for armed had been researching. Suddenly, a number ex-wife also said that he had used violence robbery, and is presently [sic] committed of disparate pieces of information came on her. His former wife said that she had to a secure unit of a special mental hospital, together. Now that the tale was out in the heard Gricewith, Sanderson and Tyreman confirmation is a touch difficult.' open, after five years I felt that it was time plan robberies. (YP, 21.7.88.) to reveal what my own sources had been There are number of points which should telling me. On 25 February, Guest, aged 42, was be made about this and criticism. arrested in York where he worked as a He criticises Murray for not naming names Among the various claims being made via lorry driver. Guest broke down and but then does exactly the same himself. Trina Guthrie's informant and from admitted being with Gricewith but denied Nor does Smith make clear his own Tyreman and Sanderson (I have another any involvement in the murder. When the involvement in investigating the story. source onsanderson), who, as I understand shooting happened he later told the Court More importantly, he confuses Guthrie's it claimed to have heard tapes of Gricewith that he had been 'mortified, petrified and initial contact with her informant. He also talking about his activities, were the welded to the spot'when hesaw Gricewith misleads in suggesting that 'George's' following: killing Speed. Thecourtwas told that there source was solely the psychiatric patient, appeared to be no explanation for Guest's Tyreman. Demeter was not a person but the involvement as he was 'a pillar of society, code-name of the northern section of a a man of totally unblemished character'. Conversations with Trina Guthrie about Gladio-style network known as 'Orion' He was a member of a clay-pigeon shoot. her informant, reveal that he claimed that which was involved in anti-subversion

~ - one dav2, Tvreman arrived on the same activities in the manner of the networks in Nearly a year later, on26 January 1988, the prisonwing assanderson. When herealised Italy. Based around Territorial Army charge of murder was dropped against that Sanderson was on the same win^, groups, there were supposed to be nine (?) Guest but he was sentenced to seven years Tyreman had something approachingva sections named after female Greek imprisonment for robbery. At the same break down as he fearedhim. Theinformant goddesses while therewerecorresponding time, Sanderson received fifteen years for was asked by Sanderson find out what sections in Northern Ireland, named after armed robbery, while Tyreman was Tyreman knew and he acted as a kind of male Greek gods. imprisoned for sixteen years for similar spy, trying to get information out of him, offences. In addition, charges and arrests based on questions and background which Gricewith was the main member from involved 30 people who had carried out 51 Sanderson provided. Thus the informant the team and his senior officer was a 'Capt. armed raids, 224 crimes unconnected with had two sources. Holland', followed by a senior policeman. Gricewith were investigated. Gricewith had introduced Sanderson to The informant was apparently unaware of the network. The 'casual associate' connected to the reason for ~~rema;l'sfear of sanderson. Gricewith was also among those arrested. As I understand it, Sanderson and Tyreman The arms found following Gricewith's His identity is known to me; it does not both claimed to have been innocent of the death were part of the Gladio dumps and require a great deal of effort to work out, charges against themand claimed that they hadbeen planted thereby Orion. Gricewith however, for legal reasons, he remains were systematically beaten up and was the security officer for the dumps. anonymous. ill-treated whilst in policecustody and were forced to sign confessions. Tyreman There were links to Column 88 via a It should also be stressed that the identity appears not to have recovered mentally relative of Gricewith's wife and to other of the team members is based on the from his experiences. In addition, fascist groups. The friend of the relative Murray /Cookbooks and was available for Sanderson's involvement invarious crimes had played some role in the network. anyone to work out themselves. I have no was based on the testimony of Tyreman reason or evidence to believe that they and his apparently false confessions. Sanderson was said to be a member of the were involved in any crime connected to Tyreman thus had good reason to fear local establishment. A Conservative Murrell. Sanderson. Tyreman later made an affidavit counsellor, a Freemason, who had been in recanting his confession in relation to theTA. Hewassaid to havelinks to Military Sanderson. Intelligence and had served in Aden (?) and Germany and had undertaken Peter Smith did another review in Robin Peter Smith had been quiet about his own surveillance work. investigation but he responded to the Ramsay's version of Lobster (no. 28) in Murray/Cookbookswithreviews andwas A name that came up during the police December 1994 in which he attempts to privately 'hostile' to their treading on his investigation into Gricewith was Barry attack the credibilityof Guthrie's informant. area of interest. But Smith revealed little in Prudom, a fantasist who had dreams of the reviews about what he had been joining in the SAS. He was gunned down - 'Much of the new material in Murray and researching. I knew in 1994, however, that by SAStrained RUC marksmen - in odd Cook hangs upon the reliability or a proposal on the British end of 'Gladio' circumstances in Malton, NorthYorkshire, otherwise of Guthrie's unnamed prison had been put to Channel Four's 'Secret in June 1982.There were a number of stories contact. But all we are told about "George" History' programme because the series which suggested that Prudom had links to is that he is interested in the Nagas people producer had remarked to me, without secret establishments. From my own of theHimalayas Bothwriters should have revealing any detail though1 guessed what inquiries it would seem that these were the

Lobster 95 page 24 result of over zealous iournalists who had According to the various sources, a plan for the robberies. Without some real detail, run out things to write about and had more had apparently been concocted between however - which brings us back to why to do with rumour than hard fact. the Demeter MI5-linkman and Gricewith World in Action dismissed it - there is to provoke an incident - two weeks after simply not enough evidence there to Another name which cropped up was O'Toole's speech - in the mining areas support the assertions. However, there are Leeds arms-dealer, John Longstaff, who which would cause a violent backlash, some odd and intriguing quirks in all this. was found dead in mysterious resulting in the arming of the police. The Maybe ..... circumstances his throat had been cut, in original idea was that a woman police March 1984, on a plane returning from officer(s)would be attacked or even killed. CODA: Germany. He had links to Loyalists in Such an incident did take place but did not Northern Ireland and had been approached lead to an attack because the target was There was a very odd case in March 1994 by the security services for co-operation. I changedfor a specific reason [known to me when an alleged burglar, Michael actually recallsuggesting Longstaffs name but so bizarre as defy belief and legal Teskowski, claimed that while in prison he to Peter Smith in the context of Gladio reason]. Instead, Sgt. Speed was chosen. had provided confidential information that following the discovery in 1991 of an arms Gricewith was said to have been provided two men called Gricewith and Guest had dump belonging to Longstaff beneath a by his Gladio contact with £10,000 and an killed Sgt. Speed with a gun which garage owned by Captain Adrian automatic pistol, plus a radio/telephone. originally came from senior West Yorkshire Thompson, a pilot then believed to be officers. In Court, Teskowski handed a working in Libya. Twominers, whose identities are known to sealed envelope to the presiding Judge in me, whohad played a key role in organising his case revealing the hiding place of the Someone involved in a was a senior level the flying pickets and whohad come across weapon used to gun down Sgt. Speed. He with the Gladionetwork 'Sir John Webster' Speed before, were deliberately chosen to further alleged Guest's trial was 'scrapped of Naval Intelligence. be set up for the Speed murder. Gricewith because of acover-up by the WestYorkshire was to be disguised to look like one of the serious crime squad. A disinformer? Yes, There was apparently a plan to kill John miners and the gun used in the killing was but why bother with something so Stalker, the former Deputy Chief Constable to be planted in the home of another. The ludicrous. (YP, 4.3.94.) of Greater Manchester, during his scenario never worked out in practice controversial Northern Ireland enquiry. because panic set in when another In an interesting aside and co-incidence, in There was even a connection to the killing policeman unexpectedly turned up on the February 1986, Denis O'Toole, who of PC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan scene. happened to be the police liaison officer to embassy though I have no idea what that M15, was appointed Assistant Chief was about. Following the Speed killing, Tyreman Constable for West Yorkshire. He soon ran alleged that Sanderson had the gun used in into trouble. The main claim was that the Gladio team the killing in his safe. Later, Sanderson, had been involved in the Miners Strike. who had a house there, and a Demeter On 30 November 1986, the widow of Sgt. linkman went toSpain tolielow. The Gladio Speed hit back at 'malicious gossips who Trina Guthrie's informant had told her bosses, h scenario goes, wanted to cut their had linked her with a senior policeman' ... more than had appeared in the affidavit. In ties to the group and on their return, the 'she was amazed by the rumours'. Mrs particular, she was told that during the linkman used Tyreman toset up Sanderson Speedwas speaking after a statement issued national Miners Strike the Ceres (Demeter) and Gricewith. In the case of the latter, his by West Yorkshire Police authority Chair, team, which used members of the same final demise had been a trap, with the Councillor Keith Wilson, spoke of rumours cell, had been responsible for various 'dirty police deliberately tipped-off about his which appeared to link Mrs Speed to a tricks'. Their brief as agent provocateurs whereabouts on that fatal day. breach of discipline by an assistant chief was 'to create scenes of such violence that constable ... Denis O'Toole ...whowas to be the Home Secretary would authorise the These claims are so immense and bizarre disciplinedby the chief constable,Mr Colin Sampson, over a "minor matter" arming of police officers'. They were that it is difficult to take them seriously. concerning his use of a police car, which he apparently involved in 'a number of Are they true? I remain ambivalent about the whole thing. It seems to me that the had been authorised to use after his own notorious, violent incidents'. (Murray, p. car was damaged.' Two-and-a-half years 205. Cook, p. 140.) Murrell allegations can easily be proved or disproved given the forensic evidence. If later, the Yorkshire Post (9.1.89) announced that Judith Speed was to marry O'Toole, Senior West Yorkshire policemen had been untrue, then can we take any of the other allegations seriously? The suspicion is who had had 'the distressing task of concerned about the violent turn of events breaking the news to her when he was during the strike. On 3 October 1984, Chief strong that Sanderson, said to be an intelligent man, made up the Gladio Chiefconstable at Millgarth ... In theweeks Superintendent Denis O'Toole, that followed, Mrs Speed faced a press allegations. I think it plausible that he commander of the Millgarth Division, interview duringwhich the thenchief Supt. constructed the whole thing from reading Leeds, and a veteran of threeMinerslstrikes tenderly held the shaking hands.' They the newspapers, particularly the Yorkshire told a conference of the Police married on 1 May 1989. Post, but I know that others, such as Peter Superintendent's Association annual Smith, who has conducted a great deal of Finally, this bizarre tale has one meeting in Harrogate that the police were research on this very question,do not. I am co-incidence which stuns. On 27November being forced to increase their response to very sceptical, partly because of my own 1984, following the Speed killing, the picket-line violence, which could have far research into Gladio; it just does not fit in YorkshirePost, carried an article about police reaching consequences. 'I say some people with what is known either about the widows with particular reference to Mrs who are master-minding the strike, think network here, or the examples abroad. It is Speed. It was written by Demeter where we are forcing the police to go. You to be admitted that Gladio networks did Messenger! Did Peter Sanderson read it? are forcing us to become a CRS [French riot not, in fact, follow a standard pattern - the police]. If that happens, I personally want one in Holland was based on social Tllattks are owed to variozis people who helped no part of it.' O'Toole urged the association democrats not extreme right-wingers - but to send a warning message to the people of this one if true appears to be so amateurish openly and anonyrnotisly on this little tale. In Britain and, in particular, to'certain political as not to be plausible. There is a feint partict~lar,Mike Htighes who has taken a keen leaders' about the increasing police possibility that the Gladio cover was, in interest in the Speed murder, noting that oneor response to picket line violence. 'It would fact, a cover for something else - Guthrie's two things simply do not hang together. He be asadday if wewere forced intoadopting informant said that corrupt policemen had wo~ildbe interested in hearing from anyone a paramilitary role.' (YP,4.10.84.) supplied Gricewith the necessary details who has any information in this area.

Lobster 95 page 25 Anna Bramwell is British. However, she Powellites, includingcarthew herself, later now lives in Paris, where she's employed joined the NF while it was under the by the Organisation for Economic Co- leadership of John Tyndall. He, of course, operation and Development (OECO) as has since gone on to found and run the the co-ordinator of their Environment British National Party. Action Programme for Central and Eastern Europe. Her latest book, The Fading ofthe During the early 1970s, Roy and Anna Greens: The Decline Environmental Politics in were also active in other right-wing Tory the West,was published by Yale University groups. Notable among these were the Press in Autumn 1994 toconsiderable press Society for Individual Freedom and the coverage. There were, for example, Monday Club. generous book reviews in the Telegraph (2nd Oct 94) and the limes (7th Oct 94) She George Kennedy Young, a former deputy was also the subject of a flattering half- director of M16, chaired SIF's executive page feature in the Guardian (15th Oct 94). committee during the late 1960s and early 1970s. With the influx of Kenyan and The book roundly blames left-wing Ugandan Asians, the issue of immigration influence and infiltration for the political was high on the political agenda throughout and ideological failings of the green this period. The Race Relations Act, which movement. Both reviews fail to mention became law in 1965, was revised and the right-wing politics of the author. And extended in 1968. In the Autumn of that the Guardian piece, written by Patrick year, five leading members of the Racial Wright'spositively misleading. It manages PreservationSocietywereput on trialunder to leave the reader with the distinct this new legislation. They'd been arrested impression that Anna Bramwell is for the door-to-door distribution of their somehow associated with the anarcho-left. racist newspaper. Among the five was We are told, for example, that "Her Edward Budden, who nowadays writes a grandmother had been a radical feminist, monthly column for the NF newspaper, and her mother, who came from a Russian the Flaq. Another was Alan Hancock, a Jewish background, was a vehement former member of Oswald Mosley's British communist ... young Bramwell read Union of Fascists, who ran a printing and progressive tomes from the Soviet Union". publishing business producing an array of She's portrayed as an unbiased and deeply racist and anti-Jewish literature. It objective author "wl~oseinterest is was G.K. Young who set up the so-called primarily in intellectual history". Wright Free Speech Defence Committee to fund- makes no more than passing reference to raise on behalf of the five. This committee what he calls "Scurrilous rumours. .. operated from the SIF office in Park Lane. suggesting that Bramwell might be just a However, all donations were to be sent to little partial to the black shirt". He then another address, that of the NF. proceeds to whitewash both the shirt and Bramwell's entire past. Anna Bramwell had become a member of the SF executive by the Autumn of 1972. The picture which Mr Wright paints is Roy Bramwell, whose own links with SIF quite simply riddled with omissions. Inhis went back to the late 1960s, was already Swiss cheese of a portrait, he can therefore associated with several racist groups. He'd mention that "she married at 16", but say been involved with the Conservative nothing further about either husband or Party's far-right Monday Club since the marriage. late 1960s.He'd alsobeenan active member of the Immigration Control Association, a Anna's marriage to property developer, late 1960s organisation similar to the Racial Roy Bramwell, lasted from the early 1960s Preservation Society. In 1970, he was a until his death in the late 1980s. Their speaker at a 'Pan Nordic' conference held relationship was a close one, politically as in Brighton by a neo-Nazi group called the well as personally. Indeed, anexamination Northern League. He was there again the of the affiliations of them both sheds following year, as were three former 55 considerable light on Anna's true politics. officers. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, they were bothinvolved in the Powellite Association. By 1972, Roy was chairman of the Monday This was a right-wing Conservative group Club's South-West Londonbranch. Among formed by Monday Club activist, Bee his fellow members were several leading Carthew, to support Enoch Powell's stance racist activists. There was, for example, on immigration. The extremism of the Ray Shenton who'd been admitted into Powellites is indicated by the fact that Bramwell's branch following his expulsion several members, among them Arthur from Chelsea Conservative Association. Shorthouse, Kay Tomlin and N.J. Store, Unlike Roy Bramwell and co., the CCA had were alsoin theNationa1 Front. Shorthouse taken exception to Shenton's activities in was even a member of the hardcore Nazi Battersea, where he'd been canvassing for group, the British Movement. Other the NF.

Lobster 95 page 26 In Patrick Wright's Guardian article we are Roy produced a further six pamphlets In discussing her books, the Guardiarl piece told that "in 1972 (Anna Bramwell) between 1976and 1979.All were published quite simply omits this one. It goes on, embarked on a Kropotkinite period". This by Birdwood, and all attacked multi- misleadingly, to explain her controversial is a patently ludicrous statement. Kropotkin culturalism and/or government policy on reputation among greens and fellow- was a leading Russian revolutionary non-white immigration in the UK. academics as "perhaps partly" due to her anarcho-nihilist while Mrs Bramwell was 1989 book, Ecology in the Twentieth Century, an active and committed supporter of far- Anna Bramwell doesn't appear to have protesting that "Bramwell found it right Tory opposition to black and Asian taken exception to her husband's extreme impossible to get the permanent academic immigration into Britain. Indeed, her views and activities. On the contrary, she post that her book was surely worth". chosen political environment was plainly continued to work in tandem with him. right-wing and racist. By 1972, she was not OnSaturday 25/10/86Anna Bramwellwas merely proving this through her In the Summer of 1981, for example, Roy one of six speakers at an international involvementwithSIF.She had alsoapivotal and Anna jointly submitted evidence to conference, Ecology: The Growing force within the Monday Club's Young the Scarman Commission, appointed to Dilemma, held at the Bonnington Hotel in Members Group, first as its membership investigate the 10-12/4/81 Brixton Riots. London. Hercontribution drew extensively secretary and later as its chairman. Theirs is hardly likely havebeen a statement on her Darre book. The conference of support for multi-culturalism. organisers were two leading members of Through her work in the Monday Club the NF, Richard Lawson and Michael office, she soon became one of the leading Towards the end of 1981, Roy Bramwell Walker. Lawson, a member of Southwark figures in the Monday Club's Halt attended a meeting of yet another anti- NF, was the long-time editor of the NF Immigration Now Campaign (HINC), immigration group, WISE (which stands newspaper, Britain First. He'd alsoworked which called for a programme of mass for Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English). Its on other key NF journals. Michael Walker repatriation of non-white British citizens. meetings provided a joint forum for far- was the organiser of Central London NF. HINC (which was operational 1971-3)was right Conservatives and leading figures At the 24/11/84. . AGM of the NF, Walker founded by the Tory MP and veteran had seconded a motion proposed by from the NF and even Hitlerian neo-Nazi opponent of non-white immigration, Lawson supporting the cultural organisationssuchas the British Movement Ronald Bell. Many of its activists were also preservation and revival of the native and the League of St George. Roy involved inSIF. Thus Anna Bramwell found peoples of the British Isles. Interestingly, distributed anti-immigration literature at herself again working alongside the likes both Lawson and Walker have. much like the gathering. of G.K. Young (HINC's prime-mover), Bee Mrs Bramwell, gone- on to play. . active roles Carthew, aid c era id Howard MP. in the field of pan-European ecological Around this time as well, the two Bramwells Incidentally, Howarth, a mainstay of SIF, politics. And, like her, they continue to do was the son of Mary Howarth. She had were attending meetings of the Libertarian so without renouncing any of their helped to organise the Racial Preservation Alliance, an organisation which had been extensive involvement with and Society and had co-founded the founded as the youth section of SIF, but commitment to racist politics. Immigration Control Association. had split from it towards the end of the 1970s. Chris Tame has, since its inception, According to Roger Scruton's controversial In 1973G.K.Young lost a bitter fight for the been the LA'S main organiser. According right-wing journal, the Salisbury Review to him, the two Bramwells were never chair of the Monday Club. He was beaten (to which Anna Bramwell has frequently made welcome in LA circles because of by the more moderate Jonathan Guinness contributed), 1986 was also the year in uneasiness about the overtly far-right (son of Lady Diana Mosley, the wife of which she was (briefly) appointed the political views of Roy in particular. Oswald Mosley). The new chairman director of studies at the Centre for Policy promptly set about purging the Club of its Studies. This powerful political think-tank extremists. Before the year was out, a Roy's views showed no sign of moderation. had been co-founded by its president, the number of members had either resigned or When the revisionist historian, David been expelled. G.K. Young was the first to Irving, founded his anti-Jewishand overtly British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. So- He set up a new ultra-right anti- racist Focal Policy Group in 1982, Roy Chris Tame confirms this story, saying that immigration group called Tory Action. Bee Bramwell became an active member. Anna Bramwell had been recommended Carthew and Roy Painterwerebothousted for the post by Max Bellof, the Principal of and went on to join the NF. Gerald Howarth The Guardian article, predictably, makes the right-wing and private University of and several other long-tern~opponents of no mention at all of Anna Bramwell's own Buckingham. Bramwell had beena student non-white immigration into Britain also right-wing affiliations during the 1980s. there. Tame adds that she was quickly and left. Anna Bramwell was among these very quietly replaced as soon as her far- deportees. In 1985, the Kensal Press published her right links surfaced. book Blood b Soil: Walter Darre b Hitler's In the Autumn of 1975, Roy Bramwell's 'Green Party. Darre was a leading Nazi, a The green movement has, for the past few pamphlet The White Man's White Paper on rabid racist, and an enthusiastic advocate years, become increasingly concerned of pan-Nordic Aryan purity. He stood for Racial Discriminatio~lwas published in about infiltration. However, contrary to London by the Anti-Immigration Standing a return to thevalues of an idealised peasant the views aired by Bramwell, this very real Committee. This was one of a host of culture. In the 1930s, he ran the Race and and growing threat has come from the far virulently racist and anti-Jewish Settlement Office of the 55 for Himmler. organisations run by veteran racist, Lady He was also Hitler's Minister of Agriculture right, not from the left. Indeed, Anna Jane Birdwood. She's a Tory who had long and Peasant Leader from 193to 1942.After Bramwell is herself a prime example. It's been highly public in her support for the WWII, he was jailed as a war criminal. extraordinary that shecan rise to a position NF and other racist organisations. In more Anna Bramwell's revisionisttome attemp ts of such influence while appearing to do a recent years, she's been a BNP candidate to separate this man's green politics from Kurt Waldheim with herpolitical past. And and has made a number of court his hardline Nazism. (He actively our national dailies, particularly the appearances for her extreme racist supported and promoted the genocidal Guardian, should not be providing ready activities. 'final solution'). platforms for such 'forgetfulness'.

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