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035			_a(DE-B1597)9781442673021
035			_a(DE-B1597)464327
035			_a(OCoLC)979911420
040			_aDE-B1597 _beng _cDE-B1597 _erda
072		7	_aBIO026000 _2bisacsh
082	0	4	_a327.12/092 _222
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aStarnes, John _eautore
245	1	0	_aClosely Guarded : _bA Life in Canadian Security and Intelligence / _cJohn Starnes.
264		1	_aToronto : _bUniversity of Toronto Press, _c[1998]
264		4	_c©1998
300			_a1 online resource (336 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	0		_aHeritage
505	0	0	_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
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_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.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Jun 2024)
650		0	_aIntelligence officers _zCanada _vBiography.
650		4	_aDISCOUNT-C.
650		7	_aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. _2bisacsh
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.3138/9781442673021
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442673021
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781442673021/original
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