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Michael Foot on Chapman Pincher allegations

Title
Michael Foot on Chapman Pincher allegations
Genre
Speech
TX Date
11 Apr 1981
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:01:46
Description
Speech by Labour leader Michael Foot at the annual press awards of Mirror Group Newspapers, in which he attacks allegations made by Chapman Pincher in his book, Their Trade is Treachery, that former Labour Party chairman Tom Driberg worked as a double agent for MI5 and the Soviet KGB.
Contributors
Michael Foot
Keywords
Books; Authors; Awards; Labour Party; USSR; Members of Parliament; Espionage; Spies; Intelligence service; Politicians; Political leaders; KGB; MI5; Their Trade is Treachery; Mirror Group; Chapman Pincher; Tom Driberg

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