Security Research Ltd Address: 1 London House, High St, Ripley, Surrey GU23 6AA Andrew Bowden MP was host at a reception given by Security Research at the House of Commons. (Times 14th July 1983). Among those present were members of the diplomatic corps, Dept.of Industry, Ministry of Defence, Met. Police and the defence […]
[…] for democratic accountability exist to rein in the activities of the intelligence agencies and secret police. It is a sorry story. The minute the flag of ‘national security’ is raised we are supposed to no longer think rationally and to refrain from asking questions. According to Mr Bush ‘the war on terror’ is a […]
[…] Policy Issues Relating to Encryption Technologies, prepared in 1996 by the Australian Attorney General’s department, and written by Gerard Walsh, a former Deputy Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO, equivalent to our MI5). The report was suppressed by the Australian government, which later released a censored version. An uncensored copy was obtained […]
[…] to join the Foreign Service soon after coming down from Oxford in 1960 and was firmly rebuffed, despite a recommendation from Sir Roger Hollis, of the rival Security Service, MI5.” (2) Waugh was close to the Hollis family. Roger’s brother Christopher was a godfather to Waugh and the two lunched together. (3) Waugh perhaps […]
[…] of academia are the only real flaw in an ambitious and potentially very useful book. Gill aims to provide the groundwork for an inquiry into the British security intelligence agencies, the Security Service and police Special Branches. To that end he reviews what is known about the operations and the remit of British security […]
[…] to Shayler case and human rights David Shayler went on trial at the Old Bailey in October/ November 2002 for disclosing information and documents relating to security and intelligence, under s1(1) and 4(1) of the Official Secrets Act 1989. During the trial he was not able to utilise a public interest defence (previously […]
[…] Affleck On November 10 2000 the Freedom Forum’s European Centre in London, in association with Article 19, Index on Censorship and Liberty, hosted a debate on National Security. (1) Three panels spoke on The Nature of National Security, British State Security in Northern Ireland, and The Internet – Circumventing Censorship? The first session, on […]
[…] a study of their career biography. MI5: such as Attached War Office (Ministry of Defence), Civil Assistant War Office, Lt Col Intelligence Corps, ‘Special Duties’ etc Defence Security Officer or Security Liaison Officer on staff of the Security and Defence Departments of the Colonial and Commonwealth Relations Office. MI6: Passport Control Officers. Visa posts. […]
[…] reliable evidence. The first is the theory that the Soviet KGB, acting through a chain of intermediaries, including the surrogate Bulgarian KDS (later DS, Committee for State Security), a branch of the Turkish mafia headquartered in Sofia, and elements of an extreme right-wing Turkish paramilitary organisation, the Grey Wolves (Bozkurtlar), recruited Agca and arranged […]
[…] are technically inept. It also aims to offer honest computer and internet users advice on the practical steps they can take to maintain their privacy, safety and security in the presence of the oppressive powers introduced by this legislation.’ The Spy in Your Server http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4049750,00.html By Duncan Campbell (Guardian Online August 10 2000) Electronic […]
