A Web of Deception by Pincher Chapman

Author:Pincher , Chapman [Pincher , Chapman ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lume Books
Published: 2021-05-19T00:00:00+00:00

The Director General of the Security Service has reported to me that, over the last four months, he has conducted a thorough investigation into all these stories, taking account of the earlier allegations and of the other material given recent currency. There has been a comprehensive examination of all the papers relevant to that time, including officers whose names have been made public.

The Director General has advised me that he has found no evidence of any truth in the allegations. He has given me his personal assurance that the stories are false. In particular, he has advised me that all the Security Service officers who have been interviewed have categorically denied that they were involved in, or were aware of, any activities or plans to undermine or discredit Lord Wilson and his Government when he was Prime Minister.

The then Director General [Sir Michael Hanley] has categorically denied the allegation that he confirmed the existence within the Security Service of a disaffected faction with extreme right-wing views. He has further stated that he had no reason to believe that any such faction existed.

No evidence or indication has been found of any plot or conspiracy against Lord Wilson by or within the Security Service; or any misuse of information obtained in the course of their investigations. Further, the Director General has also advised me that Lord Wilson has never been the subject of a Security Service investigation or of any form of electronic or other surveillance by the Security Service.

As David Owen pointed out, Sir Anthony Duff was not a professional MI5 man and was, therefore, unlikely to be doing a cover-up job for old colleagues.

What did this comprehensive statement imply for Wright? It meant either that he had told lies in order to increase interest in his book, or that what he had reported as a serious ‘plot’ had been no more than idle office gossip that came to nothing. Such action as had been taken had not been illicit because it had been done in the normal course of MI5’s duties with the agreement of the management.

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