George Ronald Richards
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George Ronald Richards was a British-born Australian police officer and intelligence operative. In 1953 he was closely involved in Operation Cabin 12, arranging the defection of Vladimir Petrov from t
George Ronald Richards
Ron Richards (centre) with defectors Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov in 1954
Richards with Charles Spry during the Petrov Royal Commission
Petrov Affair
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The Petrov Affair was a Cold War spy incident in Australia, concerning the defection of Vladimir Petrov, a KGB officer, from the Soviet embassy in Canberra in 1954. The defection led to a Royal Commis
George Ronald Richards
…September 1985 (aged 79) Victoria Park, Perth, Western Australia Occupations police officer, intelligence operative Years active 1928–1969 Known for Petrov Affair Deputy Director-General of ASIO George Ronald Richards (27 November 1905 – 25 September 1985) was a British-born Australian police officer and intelligence…
Evdokia Petrova at Mascot Airport, Sydney, being escorted across the tarmac to a waiting plane by two armed Soviet diplomatic couriers (19 April 1954).
Campaign material used by the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) at the 1955 federal election, referencing the Petrov Affair