Reasons of State
R.W. Johnson, 5 June 1986
The ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Affair
by Richard Shears and Isobelle Gidley.
Allen and Unwin, 215 pp., £2.95, January 1986,0 04 900041 1 Show More
by Richard Shears and Isobelle Gidley.
Allen and Unwin, 215 pp., £2.95, January 1986,
Sink the ‘Rainbow’: An Inquiry into the Greenpeace Affair
by John Dyson.
Gollancz, 192 pp., £8.95, February 1986,9780575038561 Show More
by John Dyson.
Gollancz, 192 pp., £8.95, February 1986,
La Piscine: Les Services Secrets Français 1944-1984
by R. Faligot and P. Krop.
Seuil, 431 pp., March 1985,9782020087438 Show More
by R. Faligot and P. Krop.
Seuil, 431 pp., March 1985,
“... director of the French secret service (and later Ambassador to Gabon), as recorded by Faligot and Krop in their excellent and well-researched book. It is difficult to accept such a verdict on the DGSE (originally the BCRA, then the DGER, then the SDECE). A more accurate summing-up would be that the service has proved both ruthless and frequently ... ”
