LEADER 03747nam 2200673 450 001 9910780688703321 005 20231206203828.0 010 $a1-282-00946-X 010 $a9786612009464 010 $a1-4426-7302-8 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442673021 035 $a(CKB)2420000000003940 035 $a(EBL)3251299 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000291828 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11211500 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000291828 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10254934 035 $a(PQKB)11669285 035 $a(CaPaEBR)417818 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600201 035 $a(DE-B1597)464327 035 $a(OCoLC)979911420 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442673021 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671352 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257068 035 $a(OCoLC)666907906 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/3vk4s3 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/6/417818 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671352 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3251299 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000003940 100 $a20160926h19981998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClosely guarded $ea life in Canadian security and intelligence /$fJohn Starnes 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d1998. 210 4$dİ1998 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 225 0 $aHeritage 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8020-8455-9 311 $a0-8020-0975-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-241) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tPart One: Intelligence Officer 1939-1945 -- $tPart Two: External Affairs 1945-1969 -- $tPart Three: Rethinking Security 1970-1994 -- $tEpilogue: Security and Democracy -- $tAppendices -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aClosely Guarded is written by a man who was privy to some of the most closely guarded state secrets in Canada. From 1942 to 1973, John Starnes was engaged in such areas as communications intelligence and, during his tenure as the first civilian director-general of the RCMP Security Service, in counter-espionage and counter-subversion. His recollection of these confidential activities and the part he played in them is supported by a wealth of formerly classified official documentation recently released under the Access to Information Act.This is a highly personal narrative, brought vividly to life with excerpts from the letters that Starnes wrote home from London during the Second World War, when he moved in intelligence circles and met many prominent diplomats and policy-makers. His story recalls several of the key political moments of this century, including the creation of the United Nations, the glory days of External Affairs, the Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, and the October Crisis in 1970.Starnes's memoir offers a fascinating look at Canada's security and intelligence work from the point of view of an official deeply involved in many covert government activities. It provides an insider's perspective on both the little-known world of the Canadian intelligence community and the international security and intelligence network in which Canada has participated. Written by the author of five spy novels, it will interest those who follow the history of Canada's undercover operations. 606 $aIntelligence officers$zCanada$vBiography 615 0$aIntelligence officers 676 $a363.20924 700 $aStarnes$b John$01574255 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780688703321 996 $aClosely guarded$93850404 997 $aUNINA