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F 4 Be y . . . Jy * Political ‘Religions = Our opportunity lies in discovej-~ ling either these “sources” or thost - agents in our midst to whom they: \ wansmit their information, and. in | _ using these discoveries for our own. , ends. This is the task of countir- { espionage. Having gained some | i nig ® . Le experience in this field in the couse |.) Full. Moral ‘Backing ;* of -bringing about the defection of | | How suitable scientists and otier Petrov, | would hike to submit.someé |. intellectuals are th be induced ko genera} thoughis on the matter. =| devote their time * to. countér. - The tradition of our intelligence espionage work is no easy question. cearypires was shaped heffrea the clave Rut what je quite awe fe that the Gara Tek. Wee AeA Ue ee ue Wao aches Fis, be Apiesite GUE 2D Lake palit of ideological politics.~ These politi-: kind of men who have the necessary : cal religions have : brought, into ‘imaginative gifts for success in this’ espionage work a morally and in-, ‘field will be individualists, and -the tellectually higher type of person’, ; work itself will call far individual | than was previously engaged in such . initiative. Unless these men are work. To-day, the Communists : | hagdled with a proper appreciation’ find available to then scientists and et their works good ee caanot’ overnment officials of top quality ' be expected—and we should in all : : who are willing to epee in,’ modesty admit bow few defections: wy Fa te eee ae cothusiasm. | qe espionage because of sympathy for have been achieved and how late: egperts-of this calibre, ther 2 h rdly the Communist faith. - + | We have'been in detecting important any justification in m vatainin 4 These men can be detected and | Spurces. . = 2. connter-espionage | service ase + countered only by people of equally |. | Not only does the agent. need full. separate entity—a special branch of gh intellectual quality, and, 4n., moral backing -and intellectual: the police can do the ordinary job: rticular, by those who appreciate ; ugderstanding, The loss he suffers, of watching suspects. I ho O dee the nature of the political faith that! through pursuing his devious cohrse’ - whatever efficial inquiry is made into: stains the Soviet “source” pr: can be very great. It can cost im! 9 counter-espionage service as a | a - ~ ‘friends, and the chance of builging’ —refult of the Burgess and Maclegn agfnt’” Both “those who diregt™ up any career of his own. , affair will not look only for db- intflligence : work and those op >r The . Australian — Intelligence | rok tick! i . ee TN PN tn © enemy agents in our midst and ich them in intellect, education, J i i ‘lopalty: it should also Jook cagry it out must be men of a high Security Organisation (A.18.0.), |“ irexpertise.” . f J order of ability and of poli * hexpe a Ofecr Gi aoiry j which I served. was patterned on understanding, And they ust - F M.1.5, and Sir Percy Sillitce visited respect one another--men . of the. necessary high calibre wall not be - obtained unless the task is recog- * nised as being more significant than | the work-of the old-fashioned “spy ” Of pre-ideological days. 9 <7 - 7 * “What kind of: “expertise” is - .\ needed for counter-espiosage work ?°. The -essential is a knowledge of , Marxism and, jf direct contact with © . Soviet personnebis invelved, a know: , ledge of the Haussian language and ! way of think Reading and under- | ‘ standing - ist literature is aj. labour, ang #learning to speak _ Russian fluently is difficult, which “no doubt explains why not every}. -eounter-intelligence officer, has the’ owledge—but it is the essentidl “Starting point, of operations aim emher: at. Communist“ 50 af Soviet personnel, Australia specially to advise on its. ‘formation. In my experience of the Petrov .defection—which, without boasting, one must point out was ~one of the very. few Soviet defec- “tions that have been achieved by’ our positive effort-—serious defects in * our service greatly added to the’ difficulties of the work. There was a lack of expert knowledge of Soviet. ; ways of thought among the staff-’ ; Officers, and a lack of understanding the true difficulties confrorting eagent. , -We need people—staff offers id “Agen}s—-who Can undersfind ate tee