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(Canadian/UK Press Release follows)
CONTACT: Cindy Kwitchoff, 703-642-7450
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE VETERANS TO BE HONORED
AT “ESPIONAGE: THE UNKNOWN WARS” CONFERENCE
Veterans of the military as well as intelligence agencies will be honored at a special Veterans Day recognition dinner during a conference entitled “ESPIONAGE: The Unknown Wars” presented by the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies (CI Centre) of Alexandria, VA. The conference will take place November 8-13, 2005 at the historic Homestead Resort, Spa and Conference Center in Hot Springs, Virginia which is appropriately hidden away in the beautiful Allegheny mountains.
The conference will focus on the unknown “intelligence wars” that have taken place in secret yet have impacted the security and destiny of nations. Presenters who will shed light on these secret wars and were often intimately involved on the front lines include retired FBI counterintelligence specialist David Major; retired Russian KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin who headed KGB’s worldwide foreign counterintelligence; retired Canadian RCMP counterintelligence officer Dan Mulvenna who battled the Russian KGB in Canada; and renowned British military intelligence historian and author of over 25 books, Nigel West.
Conference attendees will hear from this international group who are accompanied by the CI Centre’s trademark dynamic multimedia presentations, bringing to life the unknown espionage wars. Morning lectures include (full descriptions on second page):
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Spies with War-Winning Implications: Inside the John Walker Spy Network
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The Canadian RCMP/KGB Wars
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Technical Espionage Wars: IVY BELLS, TAW, ABSORB
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Terror’s Espionage War
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The Israeli Intelligence War Against Terror
On Veterans Day, the CI Centre hosts the special Veterans Recognition dinner which salutes all veterans of wars, including the espionage wars. The dinner speaker will be Nigel West who will talk about the recently released top secret diaries of Guy Liddell, who was British MI5’s Director of Counterespionage during World War II. West will reveal the most secret and sensational operations of British intelligence in their war against the Nazis.
The special package for this five-night stay at The Homestead Resort and Spa includes lectures, a private reception and a private banquet. Price is $3,750 for double occupancy; $2,325 for single. More information about the “ESPIONAGE: The Unknown Wars” conference can be found on the internet at www.SpyRetreat.com or by calling 1-866-SPY-TREK (1-866-779-8735).
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Canadian/UK Press Release
BATTLE BETWEEN CANADIAN RCMP AND RUSSIAN KGB REVEALED
AT “ESPIONAGE: THE UNKNOWN WARS” CONFERENCE
Veteran RCMP counterintelligence officer Dan Mulvenna will recount the battles the RCMP fought against the Russian KGB during a conference entitled “ESPIONAGE: The Unknown Wars” presented by the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies (CI Centre) of Washington, DC. The conference will take place November 8-13, 2005 at the historic Homestead Resort, Spa and Conference Center in Hot Springs, Virginia, appropriately hidden away in the beautiful Allegheny mountains.
The conference will focus on the unknown “intelligence wars” that have taken place in secret yet have impacted the security and destiny of nations, like Canada which was often the first line of defense against KGB penetration of western intelligence. Presenters who will shed light on these secret wars include retired RCMP Security Service officer Dan Mulvenna who spent 21 years focused on Russian intelligence operations in Canada; his opposite--retired Russian KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin; retired FBI counterintelligence specialist David Major; and renowned British military intelligence historian and author of over 25 books, Nigel West.
Conference attendees will hear from this international group who are accompanied by the CI Centre’s trademark dynamic multimedia presentations, bringing to life the unknown espionage wars. Morning lectures include (full descriptions on second page):
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Spies with War-Winning Implications: Inside the John Walker Spy Network
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The Canadian RCMP/KGB Wars
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Technical Espionage Wars: IVY BELLS, TAW, ABSORB
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Terror’s Espionage War
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The Israeli Intelligence War Against Terror
On Veterans Day, November 11, the CI Centre hosts the special Veterans Recognition dinner which salutes all veterans, including veterans of the espionage wars. The dinner speaker will be Nigel West who will talk about the recently released top secret diaries of Guy Liddell, who was British MI5’s Director of Counterespionage during World War II. West will reveal the most secret and sensational operations of British intelligence in their war against the Nazis.
The special package for this five-night stay at The Homestead Resort and Spa includes lectures, a private reception and a private banquet. Price is $3,750 (US) for double occupancy; $2,325 (US) for single. More information about the “ESPIONAGE: The Unknown Wars” conference can be found on the internet at www.SpyRetreat.com or by calling 1-866-SPY-TREK (1-866-779-8735).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
Spies With War Winning Implications: Inside the Walker Network
John Walker, along with his best friend Jerry Whitworth, his brother Arthur and his son Michael were all arrested for espionage in the summer of 1985. He and eventually his network had been spies for the KGB since 1967. CI Centre Professor KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin supervised this case for the Soviets when it began and when it ended, John Walker was brought to CI Centre Professor David Major’s office in the Baltimore Office of the FBI. The story between these years will be explored as never before. Answers to such questions as: how was the case handled by the KGB, how important was the case to the Soviets, how could it last for so long, who was John Walker and members of his ring, what were they really like and what were the untold stories about how this extraordinary espionage case was uncovered. What was the damage to US national security that resulted from this profoundly important case? Even for those who have examined this espionage in the past will be surprised by the unknown wars behind this case.
The Canadian RCMP/KGB Wars
Marked by kidnapping, death, sleeper agents, penetration agents, moles, betrayal of friendships, double agents, and recruitments around the world - this war had international implications. For decades the secret warriors of the Canadian RCMP battled the KGB in the Northern most regions of North America. This war was waged by quiet and highly dedicated officers of the RCMP and Russian/Soviet officers with little or no knowledge by the Canadian or American public. This complicated story cut to the very depth of the espionage wars that are played out in secrecy with deception, and operational games. This is how the real unknown wars of espionage are conducted as told by those that lived in the midst of the battle.
Technical Espionage Wars: IVY BELLS/ TAW/ ABSORB
From sewers, buildings, bridges, basements, tunnels, railways to the very depth of the ocean floor around the world, technical collections espionage operations have been implemented with amazing secrecy and bravado. The battles were waged out of the sight and sound of the public. The KGB, CIA, NSA, and the US Navy have conducted some of the most successful, productive and imaginative technical intelligence collections conceived. The development, deployment, productivity and compromise of some of these highly classified projects represented some of the most daring unknown battles in the espionage wars. The details of these operations and how they were compromised will be revealed in this riveting session.
Veterans Day Recognition Dinner
In honor of Veterans Day, we salute all veterans of past wars, including those who fought in the espionage wars. Nigel West will talk about the newly released top secret diaries of Guy Liddell, MI5's Director of Counterintelligence, which give fantastic insight to unknown espionage operations against the Nazis during World War II.
Terror’s Espionage Warfare
In today’s world, intelligence and counterintelligence services are in the search for the secret sleeper cells waiting to attack the innocent. What intelligence dots could have been connected prior to September 11, 2001 to alert the United States of the impending attack? What dots have been connected and how are the terrorists being tracked down around the world since the world changed on that day? Example is the face of the Islamic Jihad’s espionage and terror war we face today.
The Israeli Intelligence War Against Terror
In Israel’s life and death struggle it has been in both a military and espionage war for the past 56 years. We examine how the Israeli intelligence and counterintelligence services operate worldwide and recruit support agents to fulfill highly risky and dramatic intelligence operations. The seminar examines the operational imperative of Israeli intelligence. Numerous high and low profile worldwide Israeli intelligence operations will be examined to illustrate the methods of operation and the aggressiveness of these services.
