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E2k acknowledges, with thanks, the receipt of Newsletter 42 from WOYG.
Bill Sparkes was one of two survivors of Operation Frankton mounted in December 1942 against German shipping in the Gironde area near Bordeax, France. [The others involved in Operation Frankton either drowned or were executed by their captors]. This gallant attack called for ten commandos to be disembarked from a submarine, HMS Tuna, in the mouth of the Gironde, paddle downriver 91 miles and carry out a limpet mine attack against enemy shipping.
For his part in this action Mr Sparks was awarded the DSM; sadly he was forced to sell his medals in 1995 due to a tax liability concerning his pension. The purchaser respectfully made the medals available when Mr Sparks required them.
[The others involved in Operation Frankton either drowned or were executed by their captors].
After the war Mr Sparks joined the newly federated Malaysian Police Force, serving through the emergency and upon returning to Great Britain worked as a London Transport bus driver and garage inspector for 30 years.
Bill Sparks helped with the production of a film called Cockleshell Heroes and published two books of Operation Frankton memoirs: The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes [1992] and Cockleshell Commander [2002].
In June 2002 Bill Sparks made a 60th anniversary visit to places on his escape route. This route is now called the 'Frankton Trail' and is a tourist hiking attraction.
Bill Sparks DSM a Royal Marine Corporal and wartime commando, was born on 5th September, 1922 and died on 30th November, 2002 aged 80. ©P.Beaumont 2002
[P.Beaumont gratefully acknowledges receipt of the Order of Service from the Funeral of Bill Sparkes at St Andrew's Church, Alfriston and enclosed video record of his service].
Defence worker Ian Parr, 45, has appeared at the Old Bailey to answer nine charges of spying involving the gathering of information concerned with the HALO [Hostile Artillery LOcation System] project from BAe Avionics, Basildon. Parr, of Tylney Avenue, Rochford, Essex also answered one charge of stealing documents relating to the British Stealth project. He was subsequently found guilty and will be sentenced later.
Parr was a team leader in the design department and was the test coordinator. The prosecution alleged that Parr was spying for the Russians before his arrest on Friday 22nd March involving Essex Police and the Security Services.
Ian Parr, who had previously served in the British Army and whose nickname was 'HAZARD' attempted to commit suicide in Belmarsh Prison where he has been held since his arrest.
He ingeniously wired his metal framed spectacles to the electricity supply in his Prison cell. He only managed to burn the outline of the frames onto his face. [This is an excellent experiment to illustrate the heating effect of electricity. Wonder if his credit card was wiped by the magnetic lines of force around his frames]? [Tnx Rob of Essex].
On 27th October China launched the second in its Zi Yuan-2 (ZY-2) series of photo-reconnaissance satellites from the Tai Yuan centre using a CZ-4B launch vehicle. The first ZY-2 satellite was previously launched on 1 September 2000.
The break up of a spy ring which Israeli authorities say was run by Hizbullah and headed by a highly regarded Bedouin army officer, Lieut Col Omar al-Kheib, indicates the extent to which the Lebanese movement has been able to infiltrate Israel. [Have the E25 transmissions anything to do with this]?
A US Lawyer said "This was a grave intrusion into a vital military computer system at a time when we, as a nation, had to summon all our defences against further attack."
He referred to the hacking of more than 90 networks run by the US Military and NASA. A 36 year old unemployed programmer from Hornsey, North London could be extradited to face seven counts of 'cyber-crime'. Two of the systems claimed to have been caused to crash were inside the Pentagon.
The British Hacker is said to have causing damage estimated at £560000 in 14 states. 300 computers in a New Jersey Naval Base were hacked and 950 passwords were stolen immediately after the 11th September attacks. The Hacker faces a maximum sentence of 5 years in gaol and a £160000 fine if found guilty.
Germany's foreign intelligence service intends to promote and liven up its image by selling baseball caps, T-shirts and underpants bearing the service's logo.
The Russian civilian intelligence service [SVR] has received an order to radically step up foreign intelligence gathering activities.
With a large Russian émigré communities abroad the SVR and FSB use coercive methods to ensure that selected persons are recruited. This coercion even goes to the lengths of fabricating prosecution cases against those targeted for such espionage duties. Those that refuse face extradition charges on trumped up charges.
Those targeted appear to be the Russian entrepreneurs who operate the businesses that are key to the transformation of Russia's suffering economy into a successful one and the formation of a functioning democracy.
Two Russian Diplomats were expelled from Sweden after being linked to what appeared to be industrial espionage. The company involved was Ericsson which is the world's leading manufacturer of equipment used on mobile phone networks. However Ericsson is also a defence contractor worldwide. It makes radar systems for the JAS-39 Gripen fighter plane [SAAB] and also for Britain's BAe Systems. No information is available and there can only be speculation as to whether the two diplomats were interested in radar development or commercial wireless technology.
AnonMW rang in to say that he had discovered a German ENIGMA2000. This offering is a company founded in Herford on 20th January 2001, thankfully your E2k was founded in Sept 2000 and produced its first newsletter on 26th October 2000.
With the mention of Herford both our memories went into overdrive, there was immediate talk of SOXMIS, something that every serviceman who served BAOR would be aware of. [Remember BBCs Forces Favourite's Jean Metcalfe and Cliff Michelmore? 'In Britain it's 12 o'clock and in Germany one o'clock, and hello Gunner Smith who has been in BFPO 47 for the last 11 months with no leave. Here's a special message from your wife Agnes, who is just about to give birth to your first child, " Looking forward to seeing you shortly Bert, I've really missed you.'' And the record for you Bert is Vera Lynn's 'We'll meet again'?.! ]
[BFG FORM 66 (Rev Apr 75)].
Part of the instruction reads "If you see a SOXMIS vehicle, contact as quickly as possible:
HERFORD Mil nnnn
If using a German Civil Phone, dial:
in HERFORD Code nn then nnnn.
Elsewhere Code 05221-nn then nnnn
[Soviet Missions in GDR were not peculiar to the Soviets, BRIXMIS was the Britsh forces forays into the DDR, whilst the French had their FMLM, the Americans their USMLM. It is interesting to note that the Robertson-Malinin Agreement of 16 September 1946 allowed British forces and Soviet forces similar reciprocal 'liaison missions'. For reasons unknown agreements between the French and American forces and the Soviet side resulted in much smaller liaison staff from the French and American forces being permitted access. That meant the British presence was as big as the total fielded by the French and American forces].
Interestingly the German dialling prefix hasn't changed in 27years [BT could learn something here] and the close of the webpages that provide contact details the prefix can be seen and compared directly with your SOXMIS card if you have one.
Fur weitere Informationen ist das Unternehmen erreichbar unter:
[For further information the undertaking can be contacted at:]
T HEIDEL GmbHE-Mail: Info@HeidelGmbH
The German ENIGMA2000 uses the binary figure1110101111 as part of its logo; is the converted figure 943 relevant?
The 'about us' section states 'The company of T Heidel GmbH was founded in Herford on 20.01.2001. The undertaking develops and markets cryptographic software [Do CESG know about this? They do now].
The company's founder and Business director Toralf Heidel ------------- a single, non-mathematically key. This newly developed key enciphering system was transferred to PC CD-ROM as a software solution. In respect of this key-enciphering system, there are two patents pending at the German Patent and Marketing Bureau.
The software solution ENIGMA 2000 was revealed in 2001 and showed itself to be a competent solution for secure data encryption. The product is in German language.
With the ENIGMA 2000 password generator, the second software solution was revealed in the year 2001. This program generates passwords [large/small letters, numbers and special symbols] in a length of between 5 to 20 digits and can produce in excess of 90e36 [too lazy to type 36 zeros] different passwords.
Both programs are suitable for private and also business use. The issue of multi-place licences is possible.
For further information, the undertaking can be contacted at:
The sites URL is http://www.heidel-gmbh.de/Unternehmen.htm
For BRIXMIS look at http://www.brixmis.co.uk/
[Tnx for your help AnonMW ]
Despite claims that no spying was being carried out during the last inspections, four years ago, UNSCOM was embarrassed when a safe containing technology designed for SIGINT work was discovered. This time around Iraq's Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan has accused the weapons inspection team of being spies working for the CIA and Mossad.
Once again E2k has received a 419 letter. This masterpiece of deception is written by none other than Dr Bella Musa who states that he is the chief accountant of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation. Not surprisingly this one has a sum of US$69million to dispose of. Surprisingly they discovered E2k by recommendation [who from, SB, MI5, MI6 or GCHQ]?
Dr Musa asks that if we are not interested we let him know so he can scout for someone else. However if we have an interest we are to observe the highest confidentiality and 'send the required documents: One blank letterhead, one invoice sheet and bank particulars'. He needs these urgently and asks for them to be sent by Email for security,<drbello_mu@omaninfo.com>. Who in their right mind does not see this for what it is; a scam.
First we had reds under the beds but now, thanks to the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee, we have the possibility of terror groups joining in post grad research courses to acquire 'lethal germ warfare agents'. Iraq's head of bioweapons program studied in Britain we are told.
It would appear that the FCO had worked overtime to produce a dossier of nastiness, concerning Iraq, on the Rt Hon PM's behalf. First we had Weapons of Mass Destruction that read like a second rate copy of Frederick Forsyth's 'Fist of God' ; now we have this.
Can't think of any author who could produce this nonsense but the cockney rhyming slang 'Jackanory' comes to the fore adequately.
The Times Newspaper 05/12 in its Parliamentary Sketch [Ben Macintyre] noted a question placed by Tam Dalyell MP about the claimed caning of the Iraqi football team for failing to qualify for a World Cup Football match. [Saddam Hussein, Crimes and Human Rights abuses Page 7 -- outlines how Udayy Saddam Hussein ordered the said caning]. Tam Dalyell MP further stated that "FIFA has made a statement that there is no truth in it whatever." The PM's immediate answer was "Leave aside that incident'. The reader of course can make their own minds up as to the truth of the report. Bear in mind that the report covers all things dear to a clean living human: Family ties, husband, wife, child. Offences against women committed in the sight of the husband, confiscation of a child and of course the abuse of the Iraqi football team. [They forgot to mention abuse to the family cats, dogs, budgies or hamsters].
Iraq managed to place their 11807 page weapons declaration document outlining the weapons of mass destruction projects etc into the hands of the UN inspectors. Iraq maintains they have nothing to hide, Mr Bush and Mr Blair suggest otherwise. Surprisingly the US took the document to copy [do they have the only photocopiers in the world?] and Iraq accused the US of piracy.
The excuse given was so that the US can remove all the sensitive bits that might enable others to make weapons of mass destruction.
[It's all on the internet: Nuclear weaponry, Nerve gases -- including the binaries and hallucinants. Biological weaponry is also readily available, as well public order items such as photic drivers, shock sticks and the like]. What it really means is the US get the first look at it; if it is the only copy how can anyone prove it hasn't been altered to give proof that WMD's exist so that a US led fiasco can persecute those in Iraq? Very fishy this.
The subsequent suggestions of military build up by US allied forces [probably only GB is assisting] now pervades Britain's December newspapers. Of course the World, Iraq and the Arms inspectors await the 'intelligence' that will point out exactly where these awful WMD's are secreted.
[The popular word on the 0620 train to Victoria is 'propagandist' when applied to this well knackered story [note use of word 'story'] that the papers are all too pleased to attempt to force feed us].
Professor Christopher Andrew [Modern and Contemporary History at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University] has been appointed to research and write an official history of the Security Service MI5. Professor Andrew has been appointed a part-time member of the Security Service, allowing full access to its material, enabling him to write its history to mark its centenary in 2009.
David Shayler was released from Open prison on 23rd December after serving seven weeks of his sentence. He will be tagged and has a curfew between 1900 and 0700. His release occurred on his 37 th birthday.
In closing; let us hope that this New Year brings some sense to all Nations. On one hand we are told that it is necessary to control terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Like the Arms Inspectors the rest of the world waits to see proof that these WMD's exist in anything other than British and US propaganda. [What about the Iraqi Nuclear Physicist code named 'Leone' outlined in a past BBC 'Correspondent' TV programme (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/correspondent/1191203.stm)? Gun or Implosion type initiated weapons tested under the south west shore of Lake Rezzazza situated near Kabbala]? The programme was broadcast at 1815z 03/03/02. There was even a page or two on the device in the Sunday Times.
New statutes are suggested in Great Britain to allow the forced containment of those in an area affected by Nuclear, Chemical or Biological attack. Is this about helping those inside that cordon, or, keeping them there so that they cannot seek treatment on the NHS? Do CBW's infect others? Not in the understanding of the author.
A Happy New Year to all our readers. [The rest, which outlined the meddling of certain politicians, in other country's affairs, and who have declared themselves the worlds policemen has been censored].
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