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‘Never admit anything unless you have to’: Thatcher and Intelligence Secrecy

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Agent Double A

Legendary British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (October 1925 to April 2013), who would have turned 89 this month, was convinced that Britain’s intelligence services should remain absolutely secret, and tried repeatedly to protect them from the gaze of public scrutiny. … Continue reading →

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