Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Distribution of Forged "British Cabinet Paper" June 1960 - March 1961
- Title:
- Distribution of Forged "British Cabinet Paper" June 1960 - March 1961
- Alternate Title:
- Distribution of Forged "British Cabinet Paper"
- Collection:
- Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Helms, Richard
- Date:
- 1961
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 1365.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_1365_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1960 - Present
- Subject:
- Communism & Cold War
Politics & Government
- Measurement:
- 28 x 21 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- In June 1961, Richard Helms testified before a Senate Subcommittee concerning the use of forged documents as Communist propaganda. This map illustrates Helms' testimony as to the widespread distribution by the Soviet bloc of a forged "British Cabinet Paper," purporting to be a secret memorandum supporting the infiltration of African trade unions by Western-oriented individuals.
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- Source:
- Helms, Richard, Assistant Director, Central Intelligence Agency, in Communist Forgeries, Hearing Before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate. 1960. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.
