Turkey in the 1970s - Istanbul, Gallipoli and the Black Sea coast
06/07/20 • 54 min
This episode capture the conversation between Jane Craigie and her father, Iain Craigie, about three precious years based in Istanbul in the 1970s. Iain’s time was as a more senior intelligence manager with GCHQ, their ‘target’ was Russia. Iain explains the start of using satellites for intelligence gathering - courtesy of the Americans who owned them. Discussions include how the British diplomatic service viewed British intelligence in postings like Turkey where there was so much of interest and at stake.
This episode capture the conversation between Jane Craigie and her father, Iain Craigie, about three precious years based in Istanbul in the 1970s. Iain’s time was as a more senior intelligence manager with GCHQ, their ‘target’ was Russia. Iain explains the start of using satellites for intelligence gathering - courtesy of the Americans who owned them. Discussions include how the British diplomatic service viewed British intelligence in postings like Turkey where there was so much of interest and at stake.
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India 1969-70 And 2020 and Holidaying in Afghanistan
In this episode, father and daughter, Iain and Jane Craigie talk about life in India from 1969-72, holidaying in India’s hill stations, into the Hindu Kush and Afghanistan. Their return to India in February 2020, and why GCHQ had, and still has, an interest in the region.
The conversation spans who the intelligence ‘targets’ were - India and Russia - and how the terrain made ‘listening’ extremely challenging. Iain and Jane also talk through the Indian caste system, the religious tensions, which still exist, and how you identify a spy at a cocktail party!
NB - addendum - East Pakistan became Bangladesh (not West as Jane said in the podcast).
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Unlikely connections - the Hindu Kush and Pine Gap
In this episode, Jane Craigie talks to Iain Craigie about the instability of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the coming together of the international intelligence community to create the facility at Pine Gap in Australia to understand and mitigate this threat.
The discussion also covers Iain's views on how power might shift towards countries like China as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. "China is in a very strong position," he said.
Iain talks about the value of diplomats and international intelligence community. terrorism, about truly feeling for a country, its land and its people.
"Terrorists are looking to bring humanity to a standstill."
The Spy Who Raised Me Podcast - Turkey in the 1970s - Istanbul, Gallipoli and the Black Sea coast
Transcript
Welcome to the spy who raised me podcast conversations between the daughter and her father. Yes, you've guessed it, he was a spy.
UnknownHi, I'm Jane Craigie and I'm with my dad on zoom. My dad's called Ian Craigie. And he spent most of his working life as a spy. And
Unknownone of the things that is an enduring part of my my dad is that he's got a real sense o
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