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1980 May 13 - 1981 May 8
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/594
Security (Prosecution of John Wagstaff under Official Secrets Act; investigation by Security Commission)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2012 Feb 22
Classification: Secret
Page count: 123
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80 Jun 4 Wed Security: MT letter to Jim Callaghan (MT to refer case of J.B. Wagstaff to the Security Commission) [suspected breach of Official Secrets Acts] [declassified 2011]
80 Jun 9 Mon Security: Jim Callaghan letter to MT (MT to refer case of J.B. Wagstaff to the Security Commission) [suspected breach of Official Secrets Acts] [declassified 2011]
80 Jun 23 Mon Security: MT letter to Lord Diplock ("Security Commission: Mr. J.B. Wagstaff") [suspected breach of Official Secrets Acts] [declassified 2011]
80 Jun 24 Tue Security: Lord Diplock letter to MT ("Security Commission: Mr. J.B. Wagstaff") [suspected breach of Official Secrets Acts] [declassified 2011]
80 Aug 28 Thu Security: Havers minute to MT ("Wagstaff - Official Secrets Act") [Havers receives information that "the damage assessment upon which I based my decision to prosecute was now unreliable"] [declassified 2011]
80 Aug 28 Thu Security: Pattison minute to MT (case against J.B. Wagstaff to be dropped) [suspected breach of Official Secrets Act] [declassified 2011]
80 Sep 2 Tue Security: Pym minute to MT ("Wagstaff: Official Secrets Act") [suspected breach of Official Secrets Act] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 20 Thu Security: Bancroft minute to Whitmore ("Security Commission: Wagstaff") [suspected breach of Official Secrets Act] [declassified 2011]
80 Nov 25 Tue Security: MT letter to Foot (announcement of referral of case of J.B. Wagstaff to Security Commission) [suspected breach of Official Secrets Act] [declassified 2011]
80 Dec 29 Mon Security: Leader of the Opposition's Office letter to No.10 (announcement of referral of case of J.B. Wagstaff to Security Commission) [need to look again at procedure for announcement] [declassified 2011]
81 Apr 2 Thu Security: Lord Diplock minute to MT ("Report of the Security Commission") [investigation of case of J.B. Wagstaff: possible breach of Official Secrets Act] [declassified 2011]
81 May 1 Fri Security: Bancroft minute to Whitmore ("Security Commission: Wagstaff") [arrangements for publication of Security Commission report] [declassified 2011]
81 May 1 Fri Security: Bancroft minute to Whitmore ("Security Commission: Wagstaff") [comments on Security Commission report] [declassified 2011]
81 May 6 Wed Security: MT letter to Foot (publication of the Security Commission's report into case of J.B. Wagstaff) [declassified 2011]