Gerald Brooke
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Gerald Brooke (born 1938 in Sheffield, England) [1] was a British teacher who taught Russian in the early 1960s at Holborn College for Law, Languages and Commerce in Red Lion Square, Holborn, central London.[2]
In 1965, during the Easter break, he travelled to the Soviet Union. Brooke and his wife Barbara were arrested on 25 April by KGB agents for smuggling anti-Soviet leaflets.[3]
Barbara was later released and returned to Britain, but Gerald was sentenced to five years' detention, including four years in
After four years in custody he was exchanged, on 24 July 1969, for
Brooke explained that he was suffering from an inflamed
Such exchanges had happened before. Notable examples included Soviet spy
Brooke later claimed he had passed on concealed documents, including codes, on behalf of the National Alliance of Russian Solidarists.[citation needed]
In later years, Gerald Brooke taught
References
- ^ Civil Birth and Registration Index 1916-2007 P.119
- ^ The Daily Mail 24 July 1969 p1
- ^ BBC report on the case, 24 July 1969.
- ^ RELEASE OF MR. GERALD BROOKE Hansard 24 Jul 1969
- ^ https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/anthony-lorraine-and-michael-parsons-prisoners-released-news-photo/522788655
- ^ Operation Whisper The capture of Soviet Spies Morris and Lona Cohen by Barnes Carr 2016.
- ^ Hansard