...CODE NAME: WALLFLOWER
THE GUY LIDDELL DIARIES...
Between late August 1939 and mid-May 1953, Guy Liddell wrote his diaries, which covered WW2 and what is referred to as the 'Early Cold War' years. In all an astonishing 22 volumes tell of the activities of British MI5.
An ex-Royal Artillery officer Guy Liddell made a humble start in intelligence in 1919 via the London, Metropolitan Police, Special Branch as a counter-intelligence officer. Through the 1920s and 30s, he became very familiar with networks of German and Soviet spy networks in the UK.
'During the 1930s British intelligence produced increasing evidence of Russian and German spying in the British Isles. For Liddell, this came as no surprise. When British codebreakers broke Russian ciphers revealing Moscow-inspired espionage in Great Britain in the 1920s, Liddell was part of a team that raided the offices of ARCOS, the Soviet trading office in London, then at the heart of Bolshevik spying.' ......Dr. Ray Batvinis, historian.
MI5 In Australia
Our interest here is focused on the time of the Somerton Man, namely between the years 1947 to 1949. To that end, and whilst I do have copies of all 22 volumes of the Liddell Diaries, code-named WALLFLOWER, this post covers 1948 during that year, MI5 was particularly active in Australia from the time leading up to the Lapstone conference to the setting up of ASIO and onwards, senior MI5 officers were heavily engaged in Australian Intelligence operations. You will note many mentions of Roger Hollis and his role in the disclosure to Chifley of serious leaks within Doctor Evatt's, the Minister for External Affairs, Department.
For those versed in Intelligence matters, and if you have not read it before, the 1948 Diaries may shock you, an intriguing read.
1948 Diaries, parts 1 and 2
Part 1.
Part 2:
You may be wondering why these documents are appearing here at this time. Simply put, it's because, in the not-too-distant future, there may well be a good reason to consider this Intelligence background of the Somerton Man case. The question of whether the exhumed remains are those of the Somerton Man has yet to be resolved.
I will add to this post in the coming days.
