Nato confidential nc this security classification is applied to information the unauthorized disclosure of which would be damaging to the interests of nato. Next to the cpc, a second secret ar my command center, labeled allied clandestine committee acc, was set up in 1957 on the orders of n a t o s supreme allied commander in europe saceur. Did the us media reflect the reality of the kosovo war in an objective manner. Several years before turkey joined nato on april 4, 1952, a secret staybehind army was set up in the country under the codename counter. But evidence shows these leftwing terrorists were really part of a rightwing network of secret armies set up by nato.
The ethos and moral code set forth principles and ideals. Background the central us registry cusr is the us governments sole central distribution point for nato north atlantic treaty organization documents. Report by the italian military secret service sifar on operation gladio. From natos vantage point, russia poses a serious military threat to its eastern flankand to.
Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Next to the cpc, a second secret army command center, labeled allied. The intelligence officers bookshelf central intelligence. In england prime minister winston churchill creates the secret staybehind army special operations executive soe to set europe ablaze by assisting resistance movements and carrying out subversive operations in enemy held territory. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Projekt26, best known as p26, was a staybehind army in switzerland charged with. This public document was automatically mirrored from pdfy. Since that never occurred, these secret armies ended up taking part in numerous falseflag terrorist operations they blamed on the left. What were nato up to, and do their secret armies still control europe.
The amn is operated as a single security domain in order to facilitate information sharing between participating nations without security boundaries. The cia and the british secret service mi6, in collaboration with the military alliance nato and european military secret services set up a network of clandestine. Certain nato information is further classified in a specific category as atomal which can be either restricted data rd or formerly restricred data frd. This memorandum establishes policies and procedures for the information security. Once members agree, by consensus, to engage in an operation, they contribute forces on a voluntary basis. After the cold war had ended, then italian prime minister giulio andreotti confirmed to the italian senate in august 1990 that italy had had a secret staybehind army, codenamed gladio the sword. The existence of such staybehind networks remained europes best kept secret until 1990. The organization implements the north atlantic treaty that was signed on 4 april 1949. What i think is pretty cool is how estonia has developed an estate. Mar 14, 2018 but evidence shows these leftwing terrorists were really part of a rightwing network of secret armies set up by nato.
Operation gladio and natos staybehind armies introduction after the cold war had ended, then italian prime minister giulio andreotti confirmed to the italian senate in august 1990 that italy had had a secret staybehind army, codenamed gladio the sword. Gladio was controlled by natos clandestine planning committee. The oas carried out terrorist attacks, including bombings and assassinations, in an attempt to prevent algeria s independence from french colonial rule. When the insurrection failed, the oas turned to terrorism. On top of this, nato tends to deem much of its communications either secret or con. Nato defense college cataloguing in publicationdata.
Resource nato secret army of the cold war 315p document. He will attempt to do this by regaining his control over ukraine, expanding his interests in the. Peer henrik hansen, a scholar at roskilde university, wrote two scathing criticisms of the book for the international journal of intelligence and counterintelligence and the journal of intelligence history, describing gansers work as a journalistic book with a big spoonful of conspiracy theories that fails to present proof of and an indepth explanation of the claimed. Building on this data and secondary sources from numerous european countries, nato s secret armies confirms for the first time that the secret networks spread across western europe, with great details on networks in. Nato s secret armies available for download and read online in other formats. Its all about building resilience against, and deterrence to, russian action. Natos secret armies pdf adobe drm can be read on any device that can open pdf adobe drm files. On deployment the nsw is extended into the nrdc cps from. Dod guide to marking classified documents t l april 1997 assistant secretary of defense for command, control, communications and intelligence. These secret soldiers were trained on remote islands in. Classified information is material that a government body deems to be sensitive information that must be protected. Cosmic top secret cts this security classification is applied to information the unauthorized. Operation gladio is the codename for clandestine staybehind operations of armed resistance.
Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe contemporary security studies 1 by daniele, ganser isbn. It is a federation of networks with the amn core provided by north atlantic treaty organization nato and national network extensions provided by contributing nations. Access to information by non nato entities is permitted when such access would not be detrimental to nato. Although there has been pretty good macro level open source disclosure of efforts nullifying the secret army bit. Dec 17, 2004 it s the story of secret rightwingnazi armies setup by the u. It was appropriate that the documentaries should be made by the bbc, since britains mi6 and sas were key movers and trainers, along with the cia, in the gladio operation. Documents about the author documentary on the book launch of natos secret armies. Intending to be legally bound, i hereby accept the obligations contained in this agreement in consideration of my being granted.
Nato secret nato secret item 1 ace responses to an intervention in poland nc the chairman drew attention to saceur s letter1 containing proposed ace responses to an intervention in poland. Dod guide to marking classified documents, dod 5200. After the creation of nato a year later the wucc is being integrated. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe contemporary security studies. The historical record is fragmentary, because almost all documents of the resistance. This document proved that a cia and natolinked secret army codenamed gladio had existed in italy during the cold war, yet further original documents were very hard to come by. In terms of military leaders, results from the task group s survey of 172 nato and partnershipfor. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Terrorism in western europe parallel history project. Security committee psc regularly, both in formal berlin plus format and.
These secret soldiers were trained on remote islands in the. The next day nato explains that the denial of the previous day had been false while refusing to answer any further questions. Nato has an integrated military command structure, allowing the alliance to implement political decisions that have military implications. Jun 03, 2014 natos secret armies daniele ganser this fascinating book shows how the cia and the british secret service, in collaboration with the military alliance nato and european military secret services, set up a network of clandestine anticommunist armies in western europe after world war ii. An agreement between and the united states name of individual printed or typed 1. North atlantic treaty organization nato security briefing upon being granted authorization to access north atlantic treaty organization nato classified information, i acknowledge by my signature below that i am aware of the following requirements, which must be followed regarding the use of nato classified information. Nato has no plans to provide military support to turkey in. Abner introduction russian president vladimir putins overarching goal is to create a multipolar world in which russia is a leading entity. There is no requirement to copy this format or literary style. These are the nato secret wan, missiontheatre classified wan and nato unclassified wan. Army nato brigade, mentors a soldier in basic marksmanship during a recent german armed forces proficiency badge competition.
This mi litary structure provided for significant us leverage o ver the secret staybehind networks in western europe as the saceur, t hrough o u t nato s history. Staybehind operations were prepared in many nato member countries, and some neutral countries. Central united states registry nato north atlantic treaty. In some countries the secret army linked up with rightwing terrorist who in a secret war engaged in political manipulation, harrassement of left wing parties, massacres, coup detats and torture. It s the story of secret rightwingnazi armies setup by the u.
Nato countries will not support the invocation of article 5 over the death of turkish troops in. Army training and doctrine command tradoc memorandum. At the height of the cold war there was effectively a front line in europe. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe contemporary security studies daniele, ganser on. Operation gladio natos secret wars operacion gladio. Twenty years after confirmation of their existence by giulio andreotti, the network gladio and natos secret armies, are generating a lot of questions left unanswered, but the existence of gladio has been confirmed by several heads of state, by three parliamentary inquiries in italy, belgium and switzerland, and in particular a strange.
Kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. My favourite book on the subject, and the most authoritative in my view, is dr. Ganser natos secret armies operation gladio and terrorism in western europe. This fascinating new study shows how the cia and the british secret service, in collaboration with the military alliance nato and european military secret services, set up a network of clandestine anticommunist armies in western europe after world war. S if this paragraph contained secret information, the portion would be marked with the designation s in parentheses. Nato unclassified nu this is applied to official information that is the property of nato, but does not meet the criteria for classification. Ownership of the group was then successively assumed by the naval operational medicine institute, defense health board, and, now, the joint trauma system, which is part of the u. In some countries the secret army linked up with rightwing terrorist who in a secret war engaged in political. The cia and the british secret service mi6, in collaboration with the military alliance nato and european military secret services set up a network of clande, isbn 9780714656076 buy the natos secret. Nato secret ns messages and other documents received during an exercise will be. The cusr, established under the secretary of the army by dod dir 510055 operates under the policy guidance of the. Journalist allan francovich in his bbc documentation on gladio and natos secret armies asked former cia director william colby on the sinister fm 3031b directives, whereupon colby denied that the united states had engaged in such operations in europe. Dig deeper, and you will find out what went on behind closed doors. Nato has no plans to provide ankara with military support if turkey launches a military operation in northern syria, a diplomatic source from a nato country told tass on monday.
Winston churchill once called it the iron curtain and said it ran from szczecin on the baltic sea to trieste on the adriatic sea. Military mobility and the eunato conundrum clingendael institute. In natos secret armies ganser states that gladio units closely cooperated with nato and the cia and that gladio in italy was responsible for terrorist attacks against its own civilian population. Cosmic top secret cts this is the essentially the same as u. Nrdc phq is connected to the nsw allowing the nrdc staff to exchange information with other nato staffs. After the end of world war two the staybehind armies are created on the experiences and strategies of soe with the involvement. In belgium on november 5 nato categorically denies the allegations of prime minister andreotti concerning nato s involvement in operation gladio and secret unorthdox warfare in western europe. Nato also distinguishes official, unclassified information. This document proved that a cia and natolinked secret army codenamed gladio had existed in italy during the cold war, yet further original documents were. A case study of the washington post and the washington times jing ke, beijing foreign studies university in 1999, nato unprecedently involved itself in the kosovo war by bombing the.
About the same time, then italian prime minister giulio andreotti acknowledged that italy had established what ganser calls a secret army coordinated by nato 1. Access is restricted by law or regulation to particular groups of people with the necessary security clearance and need to know, and mishandling of the material can incur criminal penalties. Copenhagen, denmark ap a man who duped the swedish military for 18 years by using forged credentials and who even worked at nato headquarters and was a contact for russia s security services did not divulge any secret information that could harm sweden s security, the country s top military commander said thursday. The eu and nato european union institute for security studies. This super secret army was operating in all western european. Pdf nato s secret armies download full pdf book download. John thomson assumes command of landcom in a ceremony held august 3, 2018. Safeguarding classified nato information 30 november 1999. No security clearance is required for access to nato restricted information. This fascinating book shows how the cia and the british secret service, in collaboration with the military alliance nato and european military secret services, set up a network of clandestine anticommunist armies in western europe after world war ii. The president pushed ahead nevertheless with his search for a settlement with read more. This document proved that a cia and nato linked secret army codenamed gladio had existed in italy during the cold war, yet further original documents were very hard to come by. The eu and natos military mobility challenges mainly fall into two categories.
Nato secret ns this security classification is applied to information the unauthorized disclosure of. Dw examines its strategic role amid a spat prompted by. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe contemporary security studies kindle edition by ganser, daniele. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe, daniele ganser described their clandestine cold war operations, run by european secret services, collaborating with nato, the cia and britain s mi6 and secret intelligence service sis against a possible soviet invasion, internal communist takeovers, or others on the political left gaining power. A document dated 1 june 1959 from the italian military secret service, sifar. Gladio timelines a chronology of natos private army. In the advent of a 3rd world war, they will prepare the way for an attack on western europe and, perhaps. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe 2004.
Several years before turkey joined nato on april 4, 1952, a secret staybehind army was set up in the country under the codename counterguerrilla. Secretrel to usa, nato srel nato russia is a robust, multidisciplinary cyber actor with proven access and tradecraft which can conduct the full scope of operations, including computer network exploitation, insiderenabled operations, supplychain operations, and computer network attack. The first commander of this secret unit was divisionar franz wey. Cosmic top secret, nato secret, nato confidential, and nato restricted.
Did the us media reflect the reality of the kosovo war in. Nato s secret armies operation gladio and terrorism in western europe by daniele ganser operation gladio the unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia by paul l. The purchase of the harpoon equipment linked to nato command centres in. During the cold war, turkey guarded a third of nato s total borders with warsaw pact countries and operated the largest armed forces in europe and the second largest in nato after the united states. You must be a registered user to use the imdb rating. The north atlantic treaty organisation nato is founded and the european headquarters is established in france. Air force project to build a supersonic flying saucer to a nowfamous world war iiera research program that produced the first atomic bombs to a plan to train domesticated cats to spy on the soviet union, here are 22 declassified military and cia secrets. Handbook of russian information warfare nato defense college ndc fellowship monograph series fellowship monograph 9 by keir giles isbn. In italy the secret staybehind army gladio is involved in a silent coup detat when general. The existence of these clandestine nato armies remained a closely guarded. From berlin to washington, germany s role in the transatlantic alliance has taken center stage. Discover the untold stories of nato, from its birth onwards. Operation gladio is the codename for clandestine staybehind operations of armed resistance that was planned by the western union wu, and subsequently by nato, for a potential warsaw pact invasion and conquest in europe.
During the cold war, turkey guarded a third of natos total borders with warsaw pact countries and operated the largest armed forces in europe and the second largest in nato after the united states. In sweden cia agent william colby based at the cia station in stockholm supports the training of staybehind armies in neutral sweden and finland and in the nato. Fm 3031b, stability operations, intelligence special fields. The cia and the british secret service mi6, in collaboration with the military alliance nato and european military secret services set up a network of clande, isbn 9780714656076 buy the nato s secret armies ebook. Building on this data and secondary sources from numerous european countries, natos secret armies confirms for the first time that the secret networks spread across western europe, with great details on networks in. Natos secret armies isbn 9780714656076 pdf epub ganser. Jun 21, 2019 recentcurrent us led nato efforts in the 3 baltic states would qualify. Full text of ganser nato s secret armies operation gladio and terrorism in western europe 2005.