SIS, Grigori Tokaev, and the London Controlling Section: New perspectives on a Cold War defector and Cold War deception

TY - JOUR

T1 - SIS, Grigori Tokaev, and the London Controlling Section

T2 - New perspectives on a Cold War defector and Cold War deception

AU - Dylan, Huw

PY - 2019/9/13

Y1 - 2019/9/13

N2 - This article examines British deception during the early years of the Cold War, and how a Soviet defector named Grigori Tokaev contributed to British plans and operations. Tokaev provided valuable insights into the Soviet Union, allowing British intelligence to craft more intricate deception operations, political and military. The manner in which he was used, and the extent to which his idiosyncrasies were tolerated, underline the difficulties the British authorities faced as they attempted to apply the lessons of the Second World War deception to the Cold War environment. The case offers new perspectives on both the relatively under-examined subject British deception operations against the USSR, and the history of one of the most prominent Cold War defectors.

AB - This article examines British deception during the early years of the Cold War, and how a Soviet defector named Grigori Tokaev contributed to British plans and operations. Tokaev provided valuable insights into the Soviet Union, allowing British intelligence to craft more intricate deception operations, political and military. The manner in which he was used, and the extent to which his idiosyncrasies were tolerated, underline the difficulties the British authorities faced as they attempted to apply the lessons of the Second World War deception to the Cold War environment. The case offers new perspectives on both the relatively under-examined subject British deception operations against the USSR, and the history of one of the most prominent Cold War defectors.

KW - Cold War

KW - London Controlling Section

KW - Tokaev

KW - deception

KW - intelligence

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85047403495&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/0968344517731121

DO - 10.1177/0968344517731121

M3 - Article

SN - 0968-3445

VL - 26

SP - 517

EP - 538

JO - War in History

JF - War in History

IS - 4

ER -