
Algeria's War of Independence
The History Hour
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The Soviets and the Servia Diplomatic Corps
In 19 71, britoin took an unprecedented step expelling 90 soviet diplomats from london. Every single person ordered to fly back to moscow is considered by the security services of this country to have had some part in activities organized by the russian intelligence service. George walden worked on the soviet desk in the foreign office in the 19 seventies. We were troubled by what was going on at the embassy. And the trade delegation, which was also large, welcomed into the u k. In an idealistic spirit of raprochement. The serviet spies ruthlessly use their position as an opportunity to recruit informants and gather military and commercial intelligence. A
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