Richard P. Mitchell

Richard Paul Mitchell (1925–1983)^[1] was a history professor at the University of Michigan and a foreign intelligence officer.^{[2][3][4][Note 1]} He is the author of 27 works in 90 publications in 4 languages,^[5] and the award-winning book The Society of the Muslim Brothers.^[6][7]

References

1. California Digital Library. Register of the Richard Paul Mitchell collection
2. Wilford, Hugh. America's Great Game: The CIA's Secret Arabists and the Making of the Modern Middle East. 2013. Retrieved on August, 17, 2022.
3. Frampton, Martyn. The Muslim Brotherhood and the West: A History of Enmity and Engagement. Page 218. 2018. Retrieved on July, 17, 2022.
4. Soviet Covert Action (the Forgery Offensive): Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, February 6, 19, 1980. Pages 166 - 167. Retrieved on 23 March 2023
5. "The Society of the Muslim Brothers". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
6. Institution login (2009-01-29). "Richard P. Mitchell, The Society of the Muslim Brothers (London, Oxford University Press, 1969). Pp. 349. £3·15. | International Journal of Middle East Studies | Cambridge Core". Cambridge.org. doi:10.1017/S0020743800024569. S2CID 162380443. Retrieved 2022-07-17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. "The Society of the Muslim Brothers - Richard P. Mitchell, John O. Voll - Oxford University Press". Global.oup.com. 1993-11-18. Retrieved 2022-07-17.

Explanatory notes

1. According to Lawrence Martin-Bittman in his book The KGB and Soviet Disinformation, the letter was part of a Soviet disinformation campaign (note the "Richard B. Mitchell" typo)