Clockwork Orange existence admitted

Title

Clockwork Orange existence admitted

Genre

Interview

TX Date

31 Jan 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:08

Description

Interview with former Northern Ireland Secretary Merlyn Rees following the MOD admitting they did have an operation in the 1970s in Northern Ireland codenamed Clockwork Orange and army officer Colin Wallace was involved with it but not that it was working to destabilise Harold Wilson’s Government as alleged. For Update programme. Interviewer/reporter not heard.

Contributors

Merlyn Rees

Keywords

Politics; Government; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Conspiracy; UK; Propaganda; Espionage; Intelligence service; Army; Army personnel; Cabinet ministers; Ministry of Defence; Colin Wallace; Update (radio programme)

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