Soclalist Challenge, 328/9 Upper Streat, London N1. WHEN paraded outside Mily depending on their age, badges which read "Mid, It was u joke at the expense of the British security service.
But the real MIs is not a joke Curzon Street, Mayfair, haven't only been involved in vetting the ernment ministers. also active in the arrests of three people ILMOST Official Secrets Act The official secrets prosection, nanes of the three accused, is already turning into a marathon legal toodings are now due to lake place this November, and expectunlikely to he heard, at the Old Bailey, until next summer at the almost certainly ask for much of the evidence to be heard it normation from/Donations toe Aubrey Berry Campbell Defence C o Time Out, 374 Grays Inn Roari, London WC1, Telephone: 01:278.237 chlidren excluded and to warn any their eyes only.
They were TERSECUTE *in Cut maRuzine Rises in Ветту arrested camera", with press and public charge scick Aitken and Behind the veil of secrecy, however, lies a simple attemp by the authorities to smother any IDE 14 TCHES, deprhs of organisations Like MIS governatent employees that if they do have "secret" information, it is for boncan Campoen porn and now experied from the country AUBREY, BERRY, CAMPBELL DEFENCE COMMITTEE The original arrest of Crispin Aubrey, John Berry and Duecan ary. Aubrey is a reporter on Time Campbell is a freclance journalist who special.
communications, whilst Herry is a former porporal in the InteLligence Corps.
had contacted Aubres through the defence committee of Philip Agee and Mark Hoset ball, saying simply that he had MOTESUORO THE USE light on Home Secretary Merlyn Rees' decision. An interview wal arranzed but before a word of i could be published the three were and charged under the Ofbaal Secrets ACt Although initially they were charged under Section 2 of the ALL WEICH COYCES BAG ESPEARE of any official information, however minor, this bas since heer reserved for spying. The decision was clearly based on the faihire against Jonathan the Sunday Telegraph in 1970. The result of this is that Aubrey, Berry and Camp bell could each now go lo prison Unfortunately, the conditions of the three men's bail makes it THENCE BOID WAL L formation was described at the Interview. But it's worth noting Wing that Berry left the army 7 years ago and never reached a highor position than corporal, by te same token, if ABC are spies, why are they allowed to walk the streets freely while awaiting their What has emerged is that the ABC arrests were just part of a careful surveillance against the Agee-Hosenhall def A series of mysterious break-ins and burg laries took place over a number of months, none of which can be explained as ordinary thefts, and all showing the hall mack of MIS. Somewbat belatedly, the Home Office has admitted that these break-ins did take place, tbough it has not so far agreed to an investigation The ABC case raises severa important issues. First, if jour malists are not even allowed to talk to people without heing clamped in jail, then the so-called freedom of the press is yet again exposed as a sham. Secondly, the activities of the Special Branch MES, are not just a threat to reporters but to all socialists and permanent barrier to the public's Government policy. Rocent cer -lations about Mis nnd the CI are only the tip of the weberg.
An ABC Defence Committes has been charges. It is already working to up to fight the buikd up suppor in the trade unions, and the issue is due to be CHASTITC ILL MAYOR You can heip by raising the case in your organisation or by to tell Me You Drea stickers. *Tell Me Your Secrets SARCA carries bags (both 15p cach) from: mittee, c/o Time Oar, 354 Grays ABC Defer : ComInn Road, London WC1 (Tel: 01-278 2377).
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