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Spycatcher by peter wright, first edition abebooks. Memoirs of a highranking mi5 operative, written in 1987 on his retirement to tasmania. Wright also accused the late mi5 director sir roger hollis of being a soviet agent, a claim the government said was never substantiated. Wright, peter spycatcher published in australia 1987 by william heinemann australia a division of heinemann publishers australia pty ltd 85 abinger street, richmond, victoria 3121 reprinted 1987 first published in the united states of america 1987 by viking penguin inc published in canada 1987 by stoddart publishing co limited. Spy catcher the candid autobiography of a senior intelligence officer by peter wright 1987 0703.
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Peter wright, on the basis of his interviews with sir dennis proctor and his friends, also alleged in his book that proctor, former permanent secretary at the uk ministry of power, was at the very least, by proctors own account, an unwitting source of secret information to the soviets via his close friend and soviet spy guy burgess, from whom he had kept no secrets which, in proctors opinion, obviated the necessity to recruit him. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. But mr wright said there was nothing wrong with the book, which recounts his 20 years working in the uks secret service. Wright, pamela darr wright and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Explore books by peter wright with our selection at. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The candid autobiography of a senior intelligence officer 1987 is a book written by peter wright, former mi5 officer and assistant director, and. Peter wright relates a particularly poignant anecdote of klop ustinov actor peters father, who had served british intelligence so faithfully and effectively at great peril throughout world war ii, and who was living in penury without a pension until wright brought the matter to the attention of the director wright was cheated out of most of his own promised pension at the end of his career, and desmond bristow of mi6 also tells of similar ingratitude on the part of the intelligence.
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