Title

Open government lets out details of espionage agencies

Genre

Interview

TX Date

1 Oct 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:58

Description

A new Government brochure details the work by MI5, MI6 and the monitoring Centre, GCHQ. And for the first time, the detailed role of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), which assesses reports from the security services, and passes them on to the cabinet. The minister responsible for open government, William Waldegrave, says it’s important the public should know how the system works. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

William Waldegrave

Keywords

Right to information; Espionage; Intelligence service; Government policy; Dissemination of information

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