The Spy Catchers

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Glossary

Chronology

Introduction

PART 1: FEDERATION TO THE COLD WAR, 1901-1949

1 Counterespionage or Political Surveillance? Australia's Early Security Intelligence Organisations, 1901-1945

2 Adapting to a New Threat: Postwar Security and Intelligence in Australia, 1945-1948

3 Reacting to the Leaks: British and American Concerns about Australian Security, February-July 1948

4 Under Irresistible Pressure: Chifley Forms a New Security Service, July 1948-March 1949

PART 2: ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSOLIDATION, 1949-1954

5 Building a New Security Service: ASIO under Justice Reed, 1949

6 Trying to Crack 'The Case': The End of Reed's Term as Director-General, 1949-1950

7 Reshaping and Consolidating: Charles Spry Becomes Director-General of Security, 1950-1953

8 Contesting the Cold War: ASIO Confronts the Communists, 1950-1954

9 Watching and Recording: Field Operations against the Communists, 1950-1953

10 Vetting, Checking and Advising: ASIO's Protective Security Role, 1950-1954

11 Keeping Out Undesirables: Overseas Liaison, Refugees and War Criminals, 1950-1955

12 Moving Beyond 'The Case': Counterespionage Operations, 1950-1953

PART 3: PETROV AND THE ROYAL COMMISSION, 1951-1955

13 ASIO's Triumph: The Defection of Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov, 1951-1954

14 Out of the Shadows: ASIO and the Royal Commission on Espionage, 1954-1955

PART 4: EXPANSION AND PROFESSIONALISM, 1956-1963

15 Strengthening the Organisation: Legislation, Politics and Administration, 1956-1963

16 Seeking Comprehensive Coverage: Counter-subversion Operations, 1955-1963

17 Disruption, Propaganda and Exposure: Broadening the Counter-subversion Approach, 1955-1963

18 Searching for Illegals: Counterespionage Operations, 1955-1959

19 Resolving Doubts in the Commonwealth's Favour: Protective Security, 1955-1963

20 Building a Worldwide Network: ASIO's International Connections, 1956-1963

21 Return of the Russians: A Counterespionage Success? 1959-1963

Conclusion

Appendix: Protecting the Identity of ASIO Agents: The Case of Mercia Masson

Bibliography

Notes

Index