A Closed Book? British Intelligence and East Asia, 1945–1950
This article focuses on British intelligence in China, Japan, and Korea from the end of the Second World War to the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. It seeks to ascertain whether the collection of secret intelligence and its subsequent interpretation provided an accurate picture of Soviet and local communist intentions in East Asia. Since the war against Japan began, the region was largely an American responsibility and remained so after 1945 when they occupied Japan, Korea below the 38th parallel, and sent forces to China. Much of the intelligence effort for East Asia also devolved upon the Americans. Yet, the British retained an intelligence interest there not least because of their extensive commercial assets in China and the region's proximity to Britain's imperial position in Southeast Asia. That interest gathered pace after growing Communist threats inside China and Korea. However, the available intelligence resources for the Far East as a whole were scarce, making it difficult to piece together a clear picture of fast moving events in East Asia.
Containing the Cold War in East Asia: British Policies Towards Japan, China and Korea, 1948-53
Part 1 Japan: Britain, MacArthur and the occupation the road to a Japanese peace treaty Dulles visits London - the climax to Anglo-American negotiations the San Francisco conference and the end of the occupation. Part 2 China: the fall of the Kuomintang recognition of the communist government and the fate of Taiwan economic sanctions and trade Taiwan, aircraft and the future prospects. Part 3 Korea: Britain and the emergence of two, Koreas rollback the repercussions of Chinese intervention and the dismissal of MacArthur negotiations to end the Korean War.
The incidence of dead and dying fish in the Moray Firth, September 1963
Dead and dying fish were reported from the Moray Firth during a period of 15 days in September 1963. The initial mortalities were in the inner Firth, but they later spread outwards, especially eastwards along the southern shores of the Firth. Mass mortalities of the lugworm (Arenicola marina) also occurred in Scottish waters in 1962 and 1963, and at Balintorein Easter Ross fish and lugworm mortalities were contemporary.