IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

ABC committed for trial There should not be any public discussion of Britain's SIGINT activities at all'

Socialist Challenge No. 23, 24 November 1977 · p. 7 of the scan · 249 words

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GREENE, who attended the hearings, reports.

A defence lawyer described the ottenham magistrates court la eck The is little comtort ti rho have been committed for trial under Ine Dial Secre convicted, Campbell and Berry could face up to fourteen years in jail.

the three men — Campbel Aubrey are journalists Berry in a former army corporai charged sither cating information which coul be harmful to the 'safety or interests of the state'. Aubrey is charged with aiding and abetting Campbell SUBJECT CLASSIFIED lates norme existence tor SIGINT, the army's electronic signais intelligence network, whose very existence was secret before these hearings. Al one witness, who was until recently in Anny's SIGINT effort, a Colonel B, pur TAny reference to SIGINT in the media is damaging — and the things I have said i think are also There bould not be publie scussion of Britain SIGINT sctivities al all. The whole subject is classified."

Although SIGINT is supposed to be secret — indeed, the tule As Merlyn the Arsonist plotted against the firefighters last week, an episode from earlier in his wretched career returned to the news with the committal of the ABC Three to the Old Bailey on secrets charges. JULIAN that it's secret is itself secrett some light was thrown on this The statement, which was read by the prosecution in open court Caimed that SIGENT makes u MISSu SI SE 10 1701 gence corps, and that it is and a huge budget.

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