Ex-FRU agent handler "Will Britten" (alias) actively ran and recruited agents in South Armagh, one of the most dangerous places to be a British soldier during the conflict, in the 80s and is the author of "The Deadly Game". We speak in depth about the recruitment methods of the FRU, how to successfully run an agent in such a dangerous area, the legacy of Robert Nairic and the story of how Dominic McGlinchey's INLA unit planned on setting a trap after discovering a "tout".
Due to security reasons he cannot appear on camera.. apologies for not having the usual experience.
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00:00 INLA find out about FRU source
16:20 Ideal type of agent-recruit
23:20 Ethics of running agents who murder
30:00 Robert Nairic
32:40 First arriving in N.I
41:00 Robert Nairic II
47:00 Thoughts on the IRA’s goal
54:00 South Armagh IRA & meeting Thomas Slab Murphy
1:07:50 Joining the FRU
1:14:50 Recruiting an agent
1:23:35 Motivation to become informants
1:32:25 Use of blackmail to recruit ?
1:37:45 Meeting up with a source
1:53:40 FRU Vehicles
1:59:00 What makes a good handler ?
2:10:45 What gets an FRU agent fired ?
2:15:50 Leaving N.I
2:22:00 Harry Breen & Bob Buchanan m*rders
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