| ID | 153008 |
| Title Proper | Joe spencer’s ratcatchers |
| Other Title Information | British security intelligence in occupied Persia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | O’Sullivan, Adrian |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | During the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Persia (Iran), the Tehran-based Defence Security Office was responsible for protecting from Nazi subversion and sabotage three potential strategic targets: the vital oilfields, pipelines, and refineries of Khuzistan; the Lend-Lease supply route between the Persian Gulf and the Soviet Union; and the security of the Persian polity itself. Against all odds, under the command of Lt Col E.L. ‘Joe’ Spencer, this small but effective British/Indian security-intelligence unit succeeded in neutralising the Nazi threat, in capturing all German operatives on Persian soil, and in maintaining the security of a territory five times the size of Britain. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Affairs Vol. 48, No.2; Jul 2017: p.296-312 |
| Journal Source | Asian Affairs Vol: 48 No 2 |
| Key Words | Security ; Intelligence ; Iran ; Soviet ; Occupation ; World War Two ; Persia ; Nazis ; Defence Security Office ; Counter-Espionage |