The Secret Cold War by John Blaxland

Author:John Blaxland
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2016-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

Other priorities of the royal commission

Beyond the high drama associated with the Combe–Ivanov proceedings, Hope addressed a wide range of substantive issues concerning Australia’s security and intelligence organisations. Richard St John, the Secretary to the royal commission, wrote to Barnett with a list of ‘issues on which the Commission would like to obtain the views of ASIO’, including a number of organisational and procedural changes that Hope envisaged recommending to improve ASIO’s accountability and responsiveness to government direction.29 Barnett duly sought the views of his senior staff in response.30

Hope’s team also explored the possibility of releasing previously unpublished documents relating to the Soviet defector Vladimir Petrov, and information relating to ‘Venona’ intelligence transcripts.31 The firm belief among the American agencies, it seems, was that Venona still needed to be protected.32

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