SECRET said that it was difficult to assess the intelligence value of 'K' from the preliminary interrogation alone. The fact that he had led a life of crime inside the Soviet Union might be of some propaganda value. Some time would, however, be required to exploit him fully. BRIGADIER JOHNSTONE expressed the following views on the Foreign office proposal. There was, he said, considerable danger in establishing a precedent of bargaining for bodies. Such bargaining had been strongly resisted in the past and once established might lead to future repetitions.
- Collection ID
- CAB159
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Germany Soviet Union United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- CAB 159/11/13
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 159/11
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab159.0011.013
- Keywords
- Defectors Soviet Agents Intelligence Gathering Interrogation Anglo-soviet Relations Diplomatic Disputes Diplomacy Foreign Policy Exchange Of Prisoners
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Ministry of Defence Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- John Gardiner Stewart Menzies Patrick Reilly Eric Searight Percy Sillitoe
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- International Relations
