The secrets of Secret Service

G.D.C. WEERASINGHE

The fourth part of the serialisation of the book ‘Conflict Resolution Lessons for Sri Lanka’. The third part was published on March 7.

During the same time, the Western Secret Services infiltrated China and created NGOs as they normally say in the name of democracy and freedom.

Most of these NGOs were led by students and the youth. Probably these students were unaware as to who were behind these and who financed them. Gorbachev was to visit China in 1989. These NGOs organised a huge rally in Tiananmen Square.

This huge rally was organised to call for freedom and democracy in China. Its real purpose was to overthrow the Government of China which would have resulted in the installation of a puppet government and the dismemberment of China.

Strong action

The Chinese government saw through the design and reacted with strong action in the course of which a large number of students got killed. These students may have been unaware that they were pawns in the hands of Western Imperialists. If this uprising succeeded and the government was overthrown, the Western Imperialists may have done to China in 1989 what they did to the Soviet Union in 1991.

The western propaganda machine referred to the Tiananmen Square episode for many years during its anniversary for the purpose of discrediting the Chinese Government. The idea of the Western Imperialists was to Balkanize China. This was thwarted by the Chinese government.

In the late 1980s and the 1990s, the Secret Services of the Western Imperialist Secret Services were able to create unrest in the Soviet Union. As a result, there was unrest in the politburo of the Soviet Communist Party. When Gorbachev went on a holiday to Sochi, some of these elements in Sochi kept him under house arrest. After a few days he was released and he returned to Moscow.

There was turbulence in the country. Utilizing this turbulence, Boris Yeltsin who obviously had been an agent of Western Powers together with some elements of the army, seized power. He did it by shelling the Duma (Parliament) while it was in session.

This was an act of treason. Gorbachev, who was Head of State should have arrested Yeltsin and charged him for treason. But he did not do that and history will hold him responsible for that.

Borris Yeltsin who was a drunken traitor, soon after carried out instructions given by the western masters. The Western Powers were most interested in destroying the Soviet Union. He dissolved the Soviet Union immediately on assumption of power. The Soviet Union consisted of fourteen Republics.

The decision to dissolve the Soviet Union was approved by only two Republics - Russian and Ukranian. The other 12 Assemblies of the Republics did not approve of the dissolution. Nevertheless, Yeltsin dissolved the Soviet Union.

This was his first implementation of the orders he got. He then reintroduced Capitalism and handed over state assets to his cornies and stooges. These cronies and stooges could not have bought these assets because they were not capitalists who could have purchased them.

The Russian people as a result were made paupers. It is only under Vladimir Putin that Russia has been able to gain dignity as a World Power. The only country that was able to stand up against US hegemony was the Soviet Union. Any country standing against the US was subjected to economic or political pressure, destabilisation or regime change.

The Soviet Union had enough nuclear weapons and delivery systems to destroy the US if it attacked them. In these circumstances, to subvert the Soviet Union from inside, various governments with diverse interests united to destroy the Soviet Union. This was of adverse interest to the Third World countries. The part played by Mao Tse tung in this matter was odious.

Resources

In addition to destroying the Soviet Union, Western Imperialists were keen to lay their hands on the oil in places such as Kazakhastan etc. These southern Republics had large resources of oil and gas. Americans have now built a pipeline bypassing Russia to Turkey.

The instances cited above clearly illustrate as to how useful the NGOs were in achieving the strategic objectives of the USA.

The Role of the Secret Services

The input made by the Secret Services into the deliberations made by the Government functionaries especially of the World Powers is not known. The advice given by the Secret Services may be of critical importance in ensuring solutions. In time of war information of vital importance may lead to victory. When peace prevail, it can have far reaching repercussions.

Equal

I can do no better than quote the words of Winston Churchill, the high priest of British Imperialism.

“In the high ranks of the British Secret Services the actual facts that surfaced in many cases were in every respect were equal to the most fantastic inventions of romance and melodrama.

Tangle within tangle, plot and counter plot, ruse and treachery, cross and double cross, true agent, false agent and double agent, gold and steel, the bomb and the dagger and the firing party were inter woven in many a texture so intricate as to be incredible and yet true. The Chief and the High Officers of the Secret Service revelled in these subterranean labyrinths and pursued their task with cold and silent passion.”

During the Second World War, the leader of Britain Winston Churchill, the leader of the Soviet Union Stalin and the leader of U.S.A. Roosevelt, met in Tehran in 1943 and held an important conference. At this conference Churchill told Stalin “the truth is so precious that it must be protected by a bodyguard of lies.”

When Churchill was making this statement, he was referring to many deception plans that they were making.

This was in order to deceive the Germans as to the time and place where they were to land in Europe in order to liberate Europe. This was an enormous Secret Service plan which successfully deceived the Germans and was greatly instrumental in the successful landing of the forces in Europe at that time.

In order to explain the activities of the Secret Services, I wish to give a few illustrations.

One of the greatest engagements in navel history was the Battle of Trafalgar. In this battle, the British Navy engaged the Sanish Armanda and defeated them conclusively in October 1605. This victory established Britain as a leading power and consolidated British supremacy in the seas, which lasted over a century.

This supremacy of the British Navy enabled them to establish a British Empire spread out all over. The Admiral who led the battle Lord Nelson is an icon of the British people even today. To achieve this victory, a great deal of Secret Service information was provided to the authorities by the Secret Service.

The movements and the strength of the Spanish Amanda were conveyed to the Naval authorities by the Secret Service. There is more information on this in the book “History of the British Secret Service” by Richard Deacon.

Facts

These facts about the contribution of the Secret Services which is of vital importance are not written in history books. Why is it so? It is because Secret Service activities are carried out in secret, in stealth and under cover. The heroes of these Services are not known to the public. Similarly, I wish to bring to your notice a few other instances where the role of the Secret Service resulted in important victories for those countries. The First World War started in 1914.

The British and the French were engaged in battle in France and were suffering heavy casualties, with the death of thousands of young men. The British were able to crack the German diplomatic code.

The Americans had annexed the states of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico to the United States in 1850. The German Foreign Minister Zimmerman in a telegram sent to the Mexican government stated that if they align with the Germans they would regain the above three states.

Success

The British, who intercepted the telegram, and broke the code passed the information to the United States. The Americans as a consequence, entered the War on the side of the allies. Upto that time the War was a stalemate. This success of the Secret Service had epochal consequences to the world. The allies won the war as a result of the Americans entering the War. The Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire ceased to exist and the Germans lost the colonies.

Similarly, in the Second World War which started in 1939, Britain and France were fighting Germany. Till 1941, Britain was fighting a lone war after the fall of France in 1940. All the British supplies had to be brought by ship including food and raw materials. The President of the USA was supporting the British war effort. But the efforts of the President were blocked to certain extent by the Senate.

The German Secret Services had infiltrated the U.S.A. and were carrying out propaganda to the effect that America should not get involved in European Wars. This campaign was successful and America did not declare war on Germany.

Hitler declared war on USA in 1941, after Japan successfully attacked the USA on the 7th December 1941. Churchill sent a very able agent, William Stevension to carry on the Secret War on behalf of Britain in the USA. It was his efforts that enabled supplies from America to reach Britain during the crucial period, of 1941-1942.

If supplies did not reach Britain during this period, the British Government would have had to evacuate to Canada. And Britain would have been occupied by the Germans. The spy ring that enabled Britain to be supplied with information during this period was headed by William Stevenson, whose code name was Interpid.

This spy ring enabled Roosvelt to supply Britain with essential goods, which enabled Britain to survive. There are many books written on this subject.

The names of the great agents are unknown to the public.

As to how the Americans broke the Japanese code is explained in the book “The Broken Seal”. And the methods the German Secret Services used to carry out their spying in the USA and financed the opponents of Roosevelt in the Presidential election in 1940 is contained in the book “The Game of the Foxes” by Ladislas Farago. There is more information on this in the book “The CIA And The Cult Of Intelligence” by Victor Marchetti and D. Marks.

The book “Veil” by Bob Woodward, illustrates as to how the CIA was carrying covert operations to destabilise and affect regime changes.

A vivid example of the operations of the Secret Service is the history of our own country. The British Secret Service operating under the direction of Sir John D’Oly was able to successfully obtain the loyalty of the Kandyan chieftains. When the British armies marched into Kandy in 1815, not one shot was fired in defense of our country. The British had launched a systematic propaganda before their final assault on the Kandyan Kingdom.

Horror stories

Merchants from coastal areas and spies disguised as monks spread horror stories in the kingdom about the tyranny of their king. Together with the disgruntled chieftains, the British were able to take over the kingdom without a shot being fired. They were able to take over our country in the guise of saviours. This is a lesson for the present generation.

A similar situation is seen today. Foreigners are attempting to follow the acts of the British of many centuries ago.

Fortunately for us, we are not of great strategic importance for the Western Powers. I am referring to these instances to illustrate as to how foreign funded NGOs act as mere blips in their foreign operations. If we were of more importance the foreign Secret Services would be more active in our country.

The Chinese have banned NGOs excepting those dealing with the environment. The Russian Government is considering banning all NGOs.

But if our government bans foreign NGOs we will be subject to great foreign pressure. Under such circumstances, the activities of NGO should be closely monitored.

To be continued.