“A most extraordinary and mysterious business”: The Zinoviev Letter of 1924

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Introduction Chapter I: The Context Britain in 1924: the first Labour The ovitt Union in 1924 The Intelligence world

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British Intelligence ovitt Intelligence

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Chapter II: The Letter

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In earch of the Zinoviev Letter: the 1m Thurn tory The Zinoviev Letter and the Foreign Office: prote t and publication Gregory the Zinoviev Letter and the Francs scandal The unanswered question Chapter III: The Investigation The search for truth: the Lcndon angle

The search for truth: the Riga angle Conclusion

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Annexes Annex A: Text

of the Zinoviev Letter as received by '], on 8 October 1924 Annex B: 1Yrillic text of the Zinoviev Letter as received by '], on 12 December 1924 Annex C: Facsimile of the Foreign )jfice ote to M. Rakovsky, 24 October 1924 signed by J.D. egory Annex D: opy of a document found at 'F 'B Headquarters when raided by the police on 14 October 1925: memorandum of 26 March 1924 on TIe ituation in and the Immediate asks of the British ommunist Party Annex E: eeret ervice ommittee Report 1925 Annex F: Report of the Board of nquiry appointed by the Prime Minister to inve tigate certain tatements qffecting ivil ervants

Bibliography List oj previousfJ published F 0 History

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