The Australian Security Intelligence Organization - An Unofficial History

List of contents

Origins of ASIO; the backgroung to establishing ASIO; embargoes, espionage and ASIO; the acceptance of ASIO in the USA; anti-Communism and ASIO; ASIO and the road to the Petrov affair; ASIO and the Petrov defection; ASIO and the Royal Commission on espionage; ASIO in the 1960s and 1970s; ASIO in the 1980s; ASIO and acountability.

About the author

Frank Cain

Summary

This book traces the history of Australia's highly secret Intelligence Security Organisation, which has been the subject of two Royal Commissions and in recent times several acts of Parliament have been passed to make it more accountable.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Cain, Cain Frank
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.1994
• EAN: 9780714634777
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-3477-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 720 g
• Series: Studies in Intelligence
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, military history, Politics & government, Politics and government, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Intelligence & reasoning