Colin Wallace affair to be investigated

Title

Colin Wallace affair to be investigated

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

7 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:43

Description

Peter Spencer reports from Westminster that the Colin Wallace or Clockwork Orange affair (undercover campaign in the 1970s over Northern Ireland) is to be investigated by the all party Commons Defence Committee. Includes comment from Labour’s defence spokesman Martin O’Neill; Tam Dalyell MP (Lab); Bruce George MP, committee member; committee chairman Michael Mates MP, reluctant to reveal anything.

Contributors

Tam Dalyell; Michael Mates; Bruce George; Martin O’Neill

Keywords

Politics; Northern Ireland; Espionage; Intelligence service; Official Secrets Act; MOD; Colin Wallace

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