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Code Name SEKRETÁŘ : Amílcar Cabral, Czechoslovakia and the role of human intelligence during the Cold War

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Telepneva, Natalia (2020) Code Name SEKRETÁŘ : Amílcar Cabral, Czechoslovakia and the role of human intelligence during the Cold War. The International History Review, 42 (6). 1257-1273 . doi:10.1080/07075332.2019.1678508 ISSN 0707-5332.

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Abstract

Since 1961, Czechoslovakia had been a key supporter of the liberation struggle in Guinea-Bissau, providing the PAIGC with arms, monthly financial assistance and scholarships for military training. The extraordinary extent of this assistance can be partly explained through the ‘special relationship’ developed between Amílcar Cabral and Czechoslovakia’s Ministry of the Interior. Based on newly released records from the Czechoslovak security archives, this paper examines this clandestine relationship, addressing Prague’s motivation for recruiting Cabral as a ‘clandestine contact’ under the code name of SEKRETÁŘ (‘Secretary’ in Czech), as well as ways in which the intelligence services sought Cabral’s help in making sense of African politics and engaging with leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah. Analysing the ‘give and take’ relationship between Cabral and Czechoslovak officials, the paper argues that in many ways it was Cabral who shaped the relationship with Czechoslovakia to benefit the PAIGC. By demystifying the relationship between Cabral and Czechoslovak Intelligence, the paper provides insight into the agency of so-called peripheral actors and of human intelligence in the Cold War.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on
D History General and Old World > DB Austria
D History General and Old World > DT Africa
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cold War, Guinea-Bissau -- Foreign relations -- Czechoslovakia , Czechoslovakia -- Foreign relations -- Guinea-Bissau , Cabral, Amílcar, 1924-1973, Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde, Intelligence service, Secret service
Journal or Publication Title: The International History Review
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 0707-5332
Official Date: 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
2020Published
20 October 2019Available
14 April 2019Accepted
Volume: 42
Number: 6
Page Range: 1257-1273
DOI: 10.1080/07075332.2019.1678508
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International History Review on 20/10/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/07075332.2019.1678508
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 5 June 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 20 April 2021
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