Nathan was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge,[5] before joining the Indian Civil Service in 1888. He was appointed secretary of the Indian Universities Commission in 1902, for which he was created a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1903 Durbar Honours.[6][7] In 1905, he was asked to become Private Secretary to the Viceroy, Lord Curzon, but only two years later, in 1907 Nathan was made Chief Secretary to the Government of Eastern Bengal and Assam, and Commissioner of Dhaka Police.[8] In 1908, Nathan, then the Police Commissioner of Dhaka, was responsible along with the district collector H.L. Salkeld for uncovering the revolutionary organisation of the Anushilan Samiti, and for instituting the measures to suppress the organisation.[1]
Return to Britainedit
Nathan was appointed Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University in 1914, and the same year returned from India on account of ill-health.[3] He began his work for British intelligence against Indian revolutionaries in October 1914. After retiring from the ICS in 1915, Nathan joined the MI5's section dealing with the Indian seditionist movement in Europe, called MI5(g), that was formed at the time headed by Vernon Kell. Nathan's fellow officer at the time was another ex-Indian police official, H. L. Stephenson.[2] He headed at the time the political branch of the Secret Service,[9] and along with Basil Thomson who headed the Special Branch of the Scotland Yard, Nathan was closely involved in the interrogation of Indians who worked along with the Germans during the war.[10]
Later, on instructions from British secret service, Robert Nathan transferred to the Pacific coast of North America where the Ghadar Party worked closely with the German consulate at San Francisco to obtain arms and men for what came to be known as the Ghadar Conspiracy. Nathan successfully brought the Ghadarites and staff at the German consulate to trial following the Annie Larsen arms plot. He organised the Hindu–German Conspiracy Trial, which at the time was the longest in American legal history.[14] He was responsible for the arrest of Chandra Kanta Chakraverty and his subsequent interrogation, along with that Ernst Sekunna. Through March 1917, Nathan worked closely with William Wiseman, and negotiated with the US State Department the details of the case against the Indian conspirators. He strongly supported granting a guarantee to the United States not to be held responsible for violation of neutrality.[15]
Later lifeedit
Nathan returned to Britain at the end of World War I where he died in 1921.
Publicationsedit
Official History of Plague in India; Progress of Education in India, 1897-8, etc.[16]
Dictionary of Indian Biography. Charles Edward Buckland. 1906. p313
Ghosh, Suresh Chandra (1977). Development of university education, 1916-1920. Selections from educational records of the Government of India ;new series, v. 2. New Delhi: Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University : [Distributed by Sterling Publishers]. p. 359. hdl:2027/uc1.b3585846. OCLC 681130346.
Sir Horace Rumbold; Portrait of a Diplomat: 1869-1941. Martin Gilbert, Michael Gilbert. 1973. p52
Who's who: An Annual Biographical Dictionary. Henry Robert Addison, Charles Henry Oakes, et al. p1117
Skolnik, Fred; Berenbaum, Michael (1972). Encyclopaedia Judaica.
Popplewell, Richard J (1995), Intelligence and Imperial Defence: British Intelligence and the Defence of the Indian Empire 1904–1924, London: Frank Cass, ISBN0-7146-4580-X.
January 01, 1970
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Sir Robert Nathan KCSI CIE 1868 1921 was a British intelligence official notable for his work against the Indian revolutionaries in Bengal Britain and North America 1 2 3 4 SirRobert NathanKCSI CIENathan as the Police Commissioner of Dhaka 1907 Born1868Died1921 aged 52 53 Alma materPeterhouse Cambridge Contents 1 Early career in India 2 Return to Britain 3 Work in North America 4 Later life 5 Publications 6 Notes 7 ReferencesEarly career in India editNathan was educated at Peterhouse Cambridge 5 before joining the Indian Civil Service in 1888 He was appointed secretary of the Indian Universities Commission in 1902 for which he was created a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire CIE in the 1903 Durbar Honours 6 7 In 1905 he was asked to become Private Secretary to the Viceroy Lord Curzon but only two years later in 1907 Nathan was made Chief Secretary to the Government of Eastern Bengal and Assam and Commissioner of Dhaka Police 8 In 1908 Nathan then the Police Commissioner of Dhaka was responsible along with the district collector H L Salkeld for uncovering the revolutionary organisation of the Anushilan Samiti and for instituting the measures to suppress the organisation 1 Return to Britain editNathan was appointed Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University in 1914 and the same year returned from India on account of ill health 3 He began his work for British intelligence against Indian revolutionaries in October 1914 After retiring from the ICS in 1915 Nathan joined the MI5 s section dealing with the Indian seditionist movement in Europe called MI5 g that was formed at the time headed by Vernon Kell Nathan s fellow officer at the time was another ex Indian police official H L Stephenson 2 He headed at the time the political branch of the Secret Service 9 and along with Basil Thomson who headed the Special Branch of the Scotland Yard Nathan was closely involved in the interrogation of Indians who worked along with the Germans during the war 10 Nathan s efforts along with those of John Wallinger s Indian Political Intelligence Office with whom Nathan worked closely were key in the British counter espionage work 10 Nathan identified plans by Ghadar Party and the Berlin Committee to assassinate Lord Kitchener in 1915 through an associate of Har Dayal Gobind Behari Lal 11 He was also responsible at this time along with Basil Thomson to turn Harish Chandra who was associated with the Berlin Committee into a double agent 12 Nathan was also responsible for the plans made by British intelligence in late 1915 to assassinate Virendranath Chattopadhyaya through agent Donald Gullick 13 Work in North America editLater on instructions from British secret service Robert Nathan transferred to the Pacific coast of North America where the Ghadar Party worked closely with the German consulate at San Francisco to obtain arms and men for what came to be known as the Ghadar Conspiracy Nathan successfully brought the Ghadarites and staff at the German consulate to trial following the Annie Larsen arms plot He organised the Hindu German Conspiracy Trial which at the time was the longest in American legal history 14 He was responsible for the arrest of Chandra Kanta Chakraverty and his subsequent interrogation along with that Ernst Sekunna Through March 1917 Nathan worked closely with William Wiseman and negotiated with the US State Department the details of the case against the Indian conspirators He strongly supported granting a guarantee to the United States not to be held responsible for violation of neutrality 15 Later life editNathan returned to Britain at the end of World War I where he died in 1921 Publications editOfficial History of Plague in India Progress of Education in India 1897 8 etc 16 Notes edit a b Popplewell 1995 p 108 a b Popplewell 1995 p 218 a b Popplewell 1995 p 219 Ghosh 1977 p 359 Nathan Robert NTN885R A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge The Durbar Honours The Times No 36966 London 1 January 1903 p 8 No 27511 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 1903 p 3 Skolnik amp Berenbaum 1972 p 847 Popplewell 1995 p 232 a b Popplewell 1995 p 220 Popplewell 1995 p 224 Popplewell 1995 p 227 Popplewell 1995 p 229 Popplewell 1995 p 236 Popplewell 1995 p 250 Nathan Robert NTN885R References editDictionary of Indian Biography Charles Edward Buckland 1906 p313 Ghosh Suresh Chandra 1977 Development of university education 1916 1920 Selections from educational records of the Government of India new series v 2 New Delhi Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University Distributed by Sterling Publishers p 359 hdl 2027 uc1 b3585846 OCLC 681130346 Sir Horace Rumbold Portrait of a Diplomat 1869 1941 Martin Gilbert Michael Gilbert 1973 p52 Who s who An Annual Biographical Dictionary Henry Robert Addison Charles Henry Oakes et al p1117 The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia Isaac Landman Simon Cohen 1939 p111 Skolnik Fred Berenbaum Michael 1972 Encyclopaedia Judaica Popplewell Richard J 1995 Intelligence and Imperial Defence British Intelligence and the Defence of the Indian Empire 1904 1924 London Frank Cass ISBN 0 7146 4580 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Nathan intelligence officer amp oldid 1186646121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
