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Interrogation nation : refugees and spies in Cold War Germany / Keith R. Allen.

Van Pelt Library DD257.4 .A5886 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Allen, Keith R. (Keith Richard), author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
International relations.
Internal security.
History.
Questioning.
Spies.
Refugees.
Germany--Politics and government--1945-1990.
Germany.
Politics and government.
Germany (West)--Politics and government.
Germany (West).
Germany (East)--Politics and government.
Germany (East).
Refugees--Germany--History--20th century.
Spies--Germany--History--20th century.
Questioning--Political aspects--Germany--History--20th century.
Internal security--Germany--History--20th century.
Cold War--Political aspects--Germany.
Cold War.
Western countries--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Western countries.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Western countries.
Soviet Union.
Physical Description:
xxxii, 276 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Summary:
"Drawing on newly declassified espionage files, Keith R. Allen reveals long-hidden interrogation systems that were set up by Germany's Western occupiers to protect internal security and gather intelligence about the Soviet Union as the Cold War brought millions of refugees and tens of thousands of spies to Germany"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Migrants, spies, and security in Cold War Germany
Part I. Places
The Allied enclave of West Berlin
Debriefing in West Germany
Part II. Personalities
British initiators : Scientific, Technical and Intelligence Branch
American liberators : the Counter Intelligence Corps
West German administrators : the Federal Intelligence Service (BND)
Part III. Practices
Westward migration and East Germany's Stasi
Shared approaches to security questioning
Conclusion: Refugee screening : the past as prologue
Appendix: The changing state of archival access.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Allen, Keith R. (Keith Richard), author. Interrogation nation
ISBN:
9781538101513
1538101513
OCLC:
967186686

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