Alan Nixon (alias)

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This article is part of the Undercover Research Portal at Powerbase - investigating corporate and police spying on activists



Part of a series on
undercover police officers
'HN340'
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Alias: Alan Nixon
Deployment: 1969-1972
Unit:
Targets:
International Marxist Group, Irish Solidarity Campaign

Alan Nixon is the cover name used by a former undercover officer with the Special Demonstration Squad who was deployed into the International Marxist Group and the Irish Solidarity Campaign from 1969 to 1972.[1] For the purposes of the Undercover Policing Inquiry and Operation Herne, they are also referred to by the cipher HN340 (for the N cipher system see N officers).


In the Undercover Policing Inquiry

  • 15 Jan 2018: 'Minded-to' grant restriction order over real name; no application in relation to cover name which will be published in due course.[2] Mitting stated that HN340 was deployed against one group 1969-72, and reported on others, that there was no known allegation of misconduct, and that HN340 is currently a widower in his 70s.[3]
  • 26 June 2018: cover name and targets published.[1]
  • 9 July 2018: provisional decision to restrict real name.[4]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Email to core participants, '20180626_UCPI_to_all_CPs_publishing_HN80_HN88_HN90_HN106_HN340', Undercover Policing Inquiry, 26 June 2018, referencing update of the webpage UCPI.org.uk/cover-names.
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ucpi.pr2.15Jan2018
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named mindedto3.mitting.15Jan18
  4. Publication of documents relating to anonymity applications: National Public Order Intelligence Unit & Special Demonstration Squad, Undercover Policing Inquiry, 9 July 2018.