Richard Gott Guardian and KGB Connections --- ===
defense of Pol Pot, the brutal Cambodian dictator.
Richard Gott - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gott
Richard Willoughby Gott (born 28 October 1938, Aston Tirrold, England) is a British journalist and historian. A former Latin America correspondent and features editor for the British newspaper The Guardian, he is known for his radical politics and a connection to Che Guevara. He resigned from The Guardian in 1994 after claims that he had been a Soviet 'agent of influence', a tag Gott denied.[1]
Work for the KGB[edit]
In 1994, Gott admitted KGB contacts beginning in 1964,[7] and to having taken Soviet money, which he called "red gold."[8] One of his controllers was Igor Titov,[9]who was expelled by the U.K. in 1983 for "activities incompatible with his diplomatic status," i.e., espionage,[10] but who left while denying he was a spy.[11]
defense of Pol Pot, the brutal Cambodian dictator.
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Richard Gott - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gott
Richard Willoughby Gott (born 28 October 1938, Aston Tirrold, England) is a British journalist and historian. A former Latin America correspondent and features editor for the British newspaper The Guardian, he is known for his radical politics and a connection to Che Guevara. He resigned from The Guardian in 1994 after claims that he had been a Soviet 'agent of influence', a tag Gott denied.[1]
Work for the KGB[edit]
In 1994, Gott admitted KGB contacts beginning in 1964,[7] and to having taken Soviet money, which he called "red gold."[8] One of his controllers was Igor Titov,[9]who was expelled by the U.K. in 1983 for "activities incompatible with his diplomatic status," i.e., espionage,[10] but who left while denying he was a spy.[11]
Resignation[edit]
After his period as features editor, Gott became literary editor of The Guardian, but resigned from the latter post in December 1994 after it was alleged in The Spectator that he had been an "agent of influence" for the KGB, claims which he rejected, arguing that "Like many other journalists, diplomats and politicians, I lunched with Russians during the cold war". He asserted that his resignation was "a debt of honour to my paper, not an admission of guilt", because his failure to inform his editor of three trips abroad to meet with KGB officials at their expense had caused embarrassment to the paper during its investigation of Jonathan Aitken.[12][13]
The source of the allegation that he had been an agent was KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky. In his resignation letter Gott admitted: "I took red gold, even if it was only in the form of expenses for myself and my partner. That, in the circumstances, was culpable stupidity, though at the time it seemed more like an enjoyable joke". One issue was whether during the 1980s, the KGB, would have thought Gott's information worth £10,000. Phillip Knightley, biographer of the KGB agent Kim Philby, highlighted the limited value of outsider Gott as compared to insider Aldrich Ames concluding that Gott would have been lucky to get his bus fare back. Rupert Allason pointed out valuable activities such as talent-spotting and finding people who did have highly classified access.[14]
'Guardian' journalist recruited by the KGB | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/.../guardian-journalist-recruited-by-the-kgb-1386978....
Dec 9, 1994 - Richard Gott, literary editor of the Guardian, resigned yesterday following allegations that he had worked for the KGB. Mr Gott, 56, met the newspaper's editor, Peter Preston, after an article in the Spectator claimed that he had been recruited by the KGB in the late 70s and ...Richard Gott, literary editor of the Guardian, resigned yesterday following allegations that he had worked for the KGB.
Richard Gott | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/richardgott
Richard Gott is a writer and historian. He worked for many years at the Guardian as a leader-writer, foreign correspondent and as the features editor. He is the ...
Corbyn, the spy and the cold war's long shadow | Politics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/.../corbyn-czechoslovakian-spy-cold-war-long-shadow-lab...
Feb 25, 2018 - The claims about the Labour leader's meeting with a Czechoslovakian agent are rooted in the conflicted politics of the UK left in the 1980s ...
Richard Gott: The future of the revolution in the hands ... - The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/apr/18/comment.cuba
Apr 17, 2006 - Richard Gott: Like the Queen, Fidel Castro is in his 80th year, but he knows the legacy of his rule depends on its constant reinvention.
Britain's Empire: Resistance, Repression and Revolt by Richard Gott ...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/07/britains-empire-richard-gott-review
Dec 7, 2011 - Richard Drayton endorses a portrayal of violence at the heart of British colonialism.
HOW THE KGB RAN THE GUARDIAN FEATURES EDITOR » 10 Dec 1994 » The Spectator Archive
archive.spectator.co.uk/article/10th-december-1994/9/how-the-kgb
Dec 10, 1994 - RICHARD GOTT has enjoyed a distin- guished career on the Guardian newspaper as a leader-writer, foreign correspon- dent, features editor ...
UK journalist quits over KGB contacts - UPI Archives - UPI.com
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/12/09/UK-journalist...KGB.../4029786949200/
Dec 9, 1994 - A senior journalist of The Guardian newspaper has resigned after admitting ... editor Richard Gott accepted 300 pound ($468) payments from the KGB ... Gott admitted in his resignation letter, published in the Guardian Friday, ...
Holdover Sniping From Cold War Claims a Victim - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/.../holdover-sniping-from-cold-war-claims-a-victim.html
Jan 8, 1995 - ... month when Richard Gott, the literary editor of The Guardian, one of ... dozen "agents of influence" recruited by the K.G.B. during the 1970's ...Did left-wing writers and other opinion makers in Britain accept money or favors from Soviet intelligence agents seeking to advance the Kremlin's propaganda efforts?
After his period as features editor, Gott became literary editor of The Guardian, but resigned from the latter post in December 1994 after it was alleged in The Spectator that he had been an "agent of influence" for the KGB, claims which he rejected, arguing that "Like many other journalists, diplomats and politicians, I lunched with Russians during the cold war". He asserted that his resignation was "a debt of honour to my paper, not an admission of guilt", because his failure to inform his editor of three trips abroad to meet with KGB officials at their expense had caused embarrassment to the paper during its investigation of Jonathan Aitken.[12][13]
The source of the allegation that he had been an agent was KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky. In his resignation letter Gott admitted: "I took red gold, even if it was only in the form of expenses for myself and my partner. That, in the circumstances, was culpable stupidity, though at the time it seemed more like an enjoyable joke". One issue was whether during the 1980s, the KGB, would have thought Gott's information worth £10,000. Phillip Knightley, biographer of the KGB agent Kim Philby, highlighted the limited value of outsider Gott as compared to insider Aldrich Ames concluding that Gott would have been lucky to get his bus fare back. Rupert Allason pointed out valuable activities such as talent-spotting and finding people who did have highly classified access.[14]
'Guardian' journalist recruited by the KGB | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/.../guardian-journalist-recruited-by-the-kgb-1386978....
Dec 9, 1994 - Richard Gott, literary editor of the Guardian, resigned yesterday following allegations that he had worked for the KGB. Mr Gott, 56, met the newspaper's editor, Peter Preston, after an article in the Spectator claimed that he had been recruited by the KGB in the late 70s and ...Richard Gott, literary editor of the Guardian, resigned yesterday following allegations that he had worked for the KGB.
Mr Gott, 56, met the newspaper's editor, Peter Preston, after an article in the Spectator claimed that he had been recruited by the KGB in the late 70s and reactivated in 1984. Reportedly based on information from former KGB officers and not serving or past members of Britain's security services, the article claimed Mr Gott received pounds 600 as a ''welcome back'' payment and pounds 300 for each subsequent meeting.
However, with no significant sources inside the British Government and unable to provide any secret information, the magazine said Mr Gott, a former features editor and foreign correspondent, proved a ''serious disappointment''.
In his resignation letter to the editor, which is published in full in today's Guardian, Mr Gott admitted that he had many meetings with members of the former Soviet Embassy, mainly over lunch, at which they discussed foreign affairs. ''But I should state quite clearly and unequivocally that I did not receive money from the Russians that I met.''
Richard Gott | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/richardgott
Richard Gott is a writer and historian. He worked for many years at the Guardian as a leader-writer, foreign correspondent and as the features editor. He is the ...
Corbyn, the spy and the cold war's long shadow | Politics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/.../corbyn-czechoslovakian-spy-cold-war-long-shadow-lab...
Feb 25, 2018 - The claims about the Labour leader's meeting with a Czechoslovakian agent are rooted in the conflicted politics of the UK left in the 1980s ...
Richard Gott: The future of the revolution in the hands ... - The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/apr/18/comment.cuba
Apr 17, 2006 - Richard Gott: Like the Queen, Fidel Castro is in his 80th year, but he knows the legacy of his rule depends on its constant reinvention.
Britain's Empire: Resistance, Repression and Revolt by Richard Gott ...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/07/britains-empire-richard-gott-review
Dec 7, 2011 - Richard Drayton endorses a portrayal of violence at the heart of British colonialism.
HOW THE KGB RAN THE GUARDIAN FEATURES EDITOR » 10 Dec 1994 » The Spectator Archive
archive.spectator.co.uk/article/10th-december-1994/9/how-the-kgb
Dec 10, 1994 - RICHARD GOTT has enjoyed a distin- guished career on the Guardian newspaper as a leader-writer, foreign correspon- dent, features editor ...
UK journalist quits over KGB contacts - UPI Archives - UPI.com
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/12/09/UK-journalist...KGB.../4029786949200/
Dec 9, 1994 - A senior journalist of The Guardian newspaper has resigned after admitting ... editor Richard Gott accepted 300 pound ($468) payments from the KGB ... Gott admitted in his resignation letter, published in the Guardian Friday, ...
Holdover Sniping From Cold War Claims a Victim - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/.../holdover-sniping-from-cold-war-claims-a-victim.html
Jan 8, 1995 - ... month when Richard Gott, the literary editor of The Guardian, one of ... dozen "agents of influence" recruited by the K.G.B. during the 1970's ...Did left-wing writers and other opinion makers in Britain accept money or favors from Soviet intelligence agents seeking to advance the Kremlin's propaganda efforts?
resigned in the face of published allegations in a conservative magazine that he was one of as many as two dozen "agents of influence" recruited by the K.G.B. during the 1970's and 1980's in Britain.
sympathizers, Mr. Gott is depicted less as the villain of a cold war morality play than as the unwitting character in a tragicomedy: a well-bred graduate of Oxford who never made any secret of his sympathy for even the most unpopular left-wing causes, including his defense of Pol Pot, the brutal Cambodian dictator.
Oleg Gordievksy, a former K.G.B. station chief in London who defected in 1985, has acknowledged in several interviews in the last month that Mr. Gott was among several agents whom the Soviet Embassy regarded as agents of influence.
may be the first journalist in the West to acknowledge taking what he called "red gold" from the Soviets, others, including some Americans, have been publicly described as having been sympathetic or helpful to Moscow. Gott case shows that the Soviet pattern of using sympathizers in a secret fashion to serve their policy ends did not end with the Stalin era,
british journalist resigns over secret meetings with kgb - Deseret News
https://www.deseretnews.com/.../BRITISH-JOURNALIST-RESIGNS-OVER-SECRET-...
Dec 9, 1994 - A senior journalist of The Guardian newspaper has resigned after ... that the Guardian'sleft-wing literary editor Richard Gott accepted 300 .
t he did take money from a Soviet Embassy contact to pay for travel expenses to visit Vienna, Cyprus and Athens to meet a Soviet official sent from Moscow.
In a country that is volubly obsessed with betrayal, there is an almost a visceral reaction to the notion that the Soviets might have managed once again to win the indulgence, if not the loyalty, of members of Britain's political and intellectual elite. Britain, after all, has had to face up to the treachery of Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Anthony Blunt, who were recruited at Cambridge University in the 1930's by Moscow, and the core of a Soviet spy ring inside British intelligence after World War II.... but was just a journalist did not spill any top secrets...
sympathizers, Mr. Gott is depicted less as the villain of a cold war morality play than as the unwitting character in a tragicomedy: a well-bred graduate of Oxford who never made any secret of his sympathy for even the most unpopular left-wing causes, including his defense of Pol Pot, the brutal Cambodian dictator.
Oleg Gordievksy, a former K.G.B. station chief in London who defected in 1985, has acknowledged in several interviews in the last month that Mr. Gott was among several agents whom the Soviet Embassy regarded as agents of influence.
may be the first journalist in the West to acknowledge taking what he called "red gold" from the Soviets, others, including some Americans, have been publicly described as having been sympathetic or helpful to Moscow. Gott case shows that the Soviet pattern of using sympathizers in a secret fashion to serve their policy ends did not end with the Stalin era,
british journalist resigns over secret meetings with kgb - Deseret News
https://www.deseretnews.com/.../BRITISH-JOURNALIST-RESIGNS-OVER-SECRET-...
Dec 9, 1994 - A senior journalist of The Guardian newspaper has resigned after ... that the Guardian'sleft-wing literary editor Richard Gott accepted 300 .
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