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6 de mai. de 2024 · John Cairncross (born July 25, 1913, Lesmahagow, Scotland—died October 8, 1995, Herefordshire, England) was a British literary scholar and civil servant who was identified in the 1990s as the “fifth man” in the notorious Cambridge spy ring that included Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, and Anthony Blunt.
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13 de mai. de 2024 · John and Thomas Cairncross were twins from Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. They had joined the army in October 1943 – on their 19th birthday – and enlisted initially with the Black Watch before transferring to the 1st Battalion (London Scottish) Gordon Highlanders.
13 de mai. de 2024 · From the BBC Archive. Originally broadcast 18 October 1990. 2 minutes ago. KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky and author Christopher Andrew discuss evidence supporting the theory that former British...
Há 2 dias · The Soviets verified the intelligence via their spy in Britain, John Cairncross, at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, who clandestinely forwarded raw decrypts directly to Moscow. Cairncross also provided Soviet intelligence with identifications of the Luftwaffe airfields in the region.
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25 de mai. de 2024 · Christopher Burgess / May 25, 2024. Intelligence. The espionage tales of the Cold War are not complete without reference to the Cambridge Five which included Kim Philby (codename Sonny/Stanley), Guy Burgess (codename Hicks), Donald MacLean (codename Homer), John Cairncross (codename Liszt), and Anthony Blunt (codename Johnson).
13 de mai. de 2024 · BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter. 13 May 2024. There are new efforts to remember 48 Allied servicemen who took part in a secret mission to disrupt Adolf Hitler's bid to build a nuclear...
Há 5 dias · Summary. John Cairncross was among the most damaging spies of the twentieth century. A member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring, he leaked highly sensitive documents from Bletchley Park, MI6 and the Treasury to the Soviet Union – including the first Atomic secrets and raw decrypts from Enigma and Tunny that influenced the outcome ...
