Colonel B identified

Title

Colonel B identified

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:55

Description

The anonymous British intelligence officer and expert witness dubbed "Colonel B" during the ABC Trial (an Official Secrets Act trial) was named by 4 MPs in the House of Commons yesterday as Hugh Johnstone. Speaking in the Commons are: Geoff Rooker, Jo Richardson, Robert Kilroy-Silk, Christopher Price, Ron Thomas, Graham Page, Bill Molloy. Male reporter not identified (poss. Ed Boyle).

Contributors

Jo Richardson; Robert Kilroy-Silk; Jeff Rooker; Ed Boyle?; Bill Molloy; Christopher Price; Ron Thomas; Graham Page; William Molloy

Keywords

Legal procedure; Freedom of the press; Trials; Army personnel; Military intelligence; Official Secrets Act; Colonel B (pseudonym); Hugh Johnstone; ABC Trial

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