Moran, Christopher R. (2011) Intelligence and the media : the press, government secrecy and the ‘Buster’ Crabb Affair. Intelligence and National Security, Vol.26 (No.5). pp. 676-700. doi:10.1080/02684527.2011.604204 ISSN 0268-4527.

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Abstract

This article explores the official cover up of the mysterious disappearance of naval frogman Lionel Buster Crabb in 1956. Existing histories of the affair have tended to focus on the manner of Crabb's death, advancing a series of plausible and suitably implausible explanations. Using recently declassified sources, this article, in contrast, seeks to use the Crabb affair as a window onto government secrecy and relations between the press and the intelligence services. It is argued that the affair was a climacteric for the intelligence community and its relationship with Fleet Street, rupturing long-standing taboos about secret service work and bringing to the fore a brand of investigative journalist determined to make front-page news of intelligence shortcomings and failure.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	Intelligence and National Security
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0268-4527
Official Date:	2011
Dates:	Date Event 2011 Published
Volume:	Vol.26
Number:	No.5
Page Range:	pp. 676-700
DOI:	10.1080/02684527.2011.604204
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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