Encyclopedia of Intelligence and Counterintelligence

It is a paradox that at a time when the ordinary citizen of a democratic country is probably under more surveillance than ever before, he or she has access to more information than ever about the intelligence services. As the editor points out, this process, so essential to the compilation of a reliable reference book, has been greatly assisted by the recent declassification of so many documents in the USA and other countries. But he recognizes that even now, these sources may be tainted, and that differing views may be held about the same facts, though the accuracy of these...