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A threat of the first magnitude, FBI counterintelligence & infiltration from the Communist Party to the Revolutionary Union--1962-1974, Aaron J Leonard & Conor A Gallagher

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [204-208]) and index

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A threat of the first magnitude

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Aaron J Leonard & Conor A Gallagher

FBI counterintelligence & infiltration from the Communist Party to the Revolutionary Union--1962-1974

"A threat of the first magnitude tells the story of the FBI's fake Maoist organization and the informants they used to penetrate the highest levels of the Communist Party USA, the Black Panther Party, the Revolutionary Union and other groups labelled threats to the internal security of the United States in the 1960s and 1970s"--Back cover

Preface -- Introduction : counterintelligence & informants -- Prelude : the shadow of Roman Malinovsky -- Morris Childs & His handlers -- The FBI's Maoist sect -- Richard Aoki : the reliable source -- The infiltration of "America's Maoists" -- Don Wright's rise in the Revolutionary Union -- The FBI's representative on the national liaison committee -- The never-ending campaign against James Forman -- The wrecking of the national liaison committee -- Aftermath -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Appendix : select FBI documents -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgements

FBI counterintelligence & infiltration from the Communist Party to the Revolutionary Union--1962-1974FBI counterintelligence and infiltration from the Communist Party to the Revolutionary Union--1962-1974