Oren (spy)
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Oren was the
British Intelligence during World War I
.
Identity
Although his true identity is unknown, he is believed to be a man of Swedish descent. Author Nigel West states that he was a Baltic German.[1]
Espionage
Oren's intelligence passed on to the British Consul in
Narendranath Bhattacharya with German ministers in South-East Asia, and of Jatin's plans for revolt in the Indian Army in Bengal
in August 1915.
Based on Oren's intelligence, the Maverick was seized.[Mauser pistols made a last stand on the banks of the river Burha Balang. Seriously wounded in a gun battle that lasted seventy five minutes, Jatin died the next day in the town of Balasore.[3][4][5][failed verification][6]
Oren's true identity was never disclosed by Beckett.
References
Footnotes
- ^ N. West, Historical Dictionary of World War 1 Intelligence, "Christmas Day Plot" entry, p 55; Scarecrow Press.
- ^ Alec Gordon article, "Rising Profits and Fears of Forfeiture in Neutral Netherlands East Indies during World War One", Social Scientist Vol. 42, No. 7/8 (July–August 2014), pp. 47-61
- ^ Gupta 1997, p. 12
- ^ Strachan 2001, p. 802
- ^ Popplewell 1995, p. 291
- ^ Dignan 1983, p. 63
Notations
- Gupta, Amit K (Sep–Oct 1997), "Defying Death: Nationalist Revolutionism in India, 1897-1938", Social Scientist, 25 (9/10): 3–27, JSTOR 3517678
- Strachan, Hew (2001), The First World War, vol. I: To Arms, Oxford University Press, USA, ISBN 0-19-926191-1
- Popplewell, Richard J (1995), Intelligence and Imperial Defence: British Intelligence and the Defence of the Indian Empire 1904-1924., Routledge, ISBN 0-7146-4580-X
- Dignan, Don (1983), The Indian revolutionary problem in British Diplomacy, 1914-1919, New Delhi, Allied Publishers
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