COPY 1. (i) OPC might be interested in defectors with propaganda value even though without intelligence value. Such defection might be most useful. NOTE: OPC might favor using defectors from all Communist run countries even though some of the defectors might be of comparatively low rank in the military economic or administrative set-up because wide publicity regarding defection might improve morale of anti-communists and might undermine Communist morale --as FBI infiltration in Communist ranks in the U.S.
- Collection ID
- CAB176
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 176/22/46
- Document Types
- Memorandum Correspondence
- File Reference
- CAB 176/22
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab176.0022.046
- Keywords
- Defectors Intelligence Gathering Propaganda Morale Deserters Repatriations
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Central Intelligence Agency Foreign Office Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- John Gardiner William Hayter Stewart Menzies Percy Sillitoe
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Operations Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare International Relations
