The Clandestine Cold War in Asia, 1945-65: Western Intelligence, Propaganda and Special Operations

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A range of clandestine Cold War activities in Asia, from intelligence and propaganda to special operations and security support, is examined here. The contributions draw on newly-opened archives and a two-day conference on the subject. Contents List of Illustrations Foreword • Brigadier Sir John Anstey Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Introduction: The Clandestine Cold Warin Asia, 1945–65 • Richard J. Aldrich, Gary D. Rawnsley, and Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley PART I: CHINA AND THE CHINESE PERIMETER 2 US Humint and Comint in the Korean War: From the Approach of War to the Chinese Intervention • Matthew M. Aid 3 A Mission of Espionage, Intelligence and Psychological Operations: The American Consulate in Hong Kong, 1949–64 • Johannes R. Lombardo 4 Taiwan’s Propaganda Cold War: The Offshore Islands Crises of 1954 and 1958 • Gary D. Rawnsley PART II: SOUTHEAST ASIA 5 The SIS Singapore Station and the SIS Far Eastern Controller • Philip H. J. Davies 6 Legacies of Secret Service: Renegade SOE and the Karen Struggle in Burma, 1948–50 • Richard J. Aldrich Bombs, Plots and Allies: Cambodia and the Western Powers, 1958–59 • Mona K. Bitar 8 Late Imperial Romance: Magsaysay, Lansdale and the Philippine-American ‘Special Relationship’ • Eva-Lotta E. Hedman 9 British and Malaysian Covert Support for Rebel Movements in Indonesia during the ‘Confrontation’, 1963–66 • David Easter PART III: THE MALAYAN EMERGENCY 10 Corpses, Prisoners of War and Captured Documents: British and Communist Narratives of the Malayan Emergency, and the Dynamics of Intelligence Transformation • Karl Hack 11 Content, Credibility and Context: Propaganda, Government Surrender Policy and the Malayan Communist Terrorist Mass Surrenders of 1958 • Kumar Ramakrish 12 Winning in Malaya: An Intelligence Success Story • Brian Stewart Abstracts Untitled Index