A threat of the first magnitude : FBI counterintelligence & infiltration from the Communist Party to the Revolutionary Union--1962-1974 / Aaron J Leonard & Conor A Gallagher.
"A Repeater Books paperback original 2018"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages [204-208]) and index.
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction : counterintelligence & informants -- Prelude : the shadow of Roman Malinovsky -- Morris Childs & His handlers -- The FBI's Maoist sect -- Richard Aoki : the reliable source -- The infiltration of "America's Maoists" -- Don Wright's rise in the Revolutionary Union -- The FBI's representative on the national liaison committee -- The never-ending campaign against James Forman -- The wrecking of the national liaison committee -- Aftermath -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Appendix : select FBI documents -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgements.
Summary:
"A threat of the first magnitude tells the story of the FBI's fake Maoist organization and the informants they used to penetrate the highest levels of the Communist Party USA, the Black Panther Party, the Revolutionary Union and other groups labelled threats to the internal security of the United States in the 1960s and 1970s"--Back cover.
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