84 • CAMILLA
andJames Klugmann. Other spies educated at Cambridge Univer-
sity before the war includeAllan Nunn MayandJ. B. S. Haldane.CAMILLA.Code name for the first majordeceptionoperation of
World War II in the Middle East conducted in January 1941 byDud-
ley Clarke. The objective was to divert attention away from General
Wavell’s intended offensive in Libya by pretending he was planning
an attack in Somaliland. Rumors were circulated inCairo, dummy
wireless traffic was transmitted between Aden, Nairobi, Pretoria, and
Delhi, and bogus maps and pamphlets about the area were distributed
to the troops. The deception succeeded too well, because the Italian
commander-in-chief, the Duke of Aosta, decided that Somalia could
not be defended in the face of such overwhelming odds and withdrew
his forces to Libya.
CAMP 020.The official military designation for Latchmere House,
MI5’s wartime interrogation center at Ham Common, Richmond,
where suspected enemy agents were detained and questioned in se-
cure accommodation. Commanded by the fearsome Colonel
R. W. G. Stephens, Camp 020 was a former asylum and home for
shell-shocked officers. It played a significant role in persuading Ger-
man agents to cooperate with their captors and isolated other spies
who could not be brought to trial. When Camp 020 reached capacity,
a further facility, designated 020R, was constructed at Huntercombe
in Oxfordshire. Later in the war, additional Camp 020 satellites were
established at Diest in Belgium andBad Nenndorfin Germany.
CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT (CND).Created
in February 1958, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament became
of focus ofMI5’s attention because it was regarded as aCommunist
Party of Great Britainfront organization funded by theKGBand
led by Sovietagents of influence.
CANADIAN SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE.British Intelli-
gence, and especially the Security Service, has always enjoyed the
closest relationship with its Canadian counterpart, which was created
as the Intelligence Branch of theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police
(RCMP) in 1936. It was initially coordinated by a staff of six in Ot-