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Defector from Berlin: Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Tokaev (Codename EXCISE); Reports and Information

2 Jul 1948

A file of documents relating to the defection of the Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Tokaev (codename EXCISE) from Berlin during the early stages of the Cold War. Subjects discussed in the file include the colonel’s reasons for defecting; his objections to the repressive nature of the Soviet state and Soviet foreign policy; Soviet preparations for a future war, including work on atomic weapons; the strength of Soviet control of various sections of the U.S.S.R.; the reasons for the Soviet-Yugoslav split; the level of underground opposition in the Red Army; anti-Western propaganda; and a transcription of a tumultuous press conference given by the colonel which was repeatedly disrupted by Soviet journalists.
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Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Canada Ceylon China Czechoslovakia Denmark East Germany England Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Holland Hungary India Iran Iraq Italy Kazakhstan Korea Latvia Lithuania Mongolia Netherlands North Korea Palestine Poland Portugal Romania Russia Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America USSR Uzbekistan Yugoslavia
Document Reference
FO 1093/549/2
Document Types
Memorandum Report Other
File Reference
FO 1093/549
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0549.002
Keywords
Swedish Neutrality Swiss Neutrality Defectors Soviet Society Ideology Soviet Foreign Policy Intelligence Distribution Classified Documents Threat Of War With The Ussr Scientific Research Atomic Warfare Soviet-yugoslav Relations Propaganda Red Army Subversion Soviet Renegades Release Of Information Newspapers
Languages
English
Organizations
Communist Information Bureau Foreign Office United Nations Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
Pages
175
Persons Discussed
Ernest Bevin Francisco Franco William Hayter Adolf Hitler Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
International Relations Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare

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