MI5 reveals information about its objectives

Title

MI5 reveals information about its objectives

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:38

Description

Report on the campaign by MI5 to make itself more open to the public with a brochure listing its main roles and budget and head of MI5 Stella Rimington poses for cameras (heard). Comment from Professor Peter Hennessy, intelligence service expert; Home Secretary Michael Howard on not allowing Rimington to appear before the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee. Phil Edwards reports.

Contributors

Phil Edwards; Peter Hennessy; Michael Howard; Stella Rimington

Keywords

Budgets; Right to information; Espionage; Spies; Intelligence service; Committees; Military intelligence; MI5; Stella Rimington

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