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1982 Nov 26 - 1984 Mar 27
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1386
Security (Case of Intelligence Corps Lance Corporal Philip Leslie Aldridge convicted of passing secret information to Soviet Union; Security Commission investigation)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Top Secret
Page count: 82
Any docs withheld? 2
Themes: Labour Party & socialism, Judiciary, Parliament, Law & order, British relations with the Soviet Union, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Defence (general), Security services & intelligence

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Date Value Title
82 Nov 26 Fr Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 (breach of intelligence: Lance Corporal Aldridge) [background to case] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Nov 29 Mo Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Lance Corporal Aldridge") [background to case; line to take for questions in Parliament] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 14 Tu Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Lance Corporal Aldridge") [referral to Security Commission] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 15 We Major Security: MT letter to Michael Foot MP (referral to the Security Commission: Lance Corporal Aldridge) [background; rationale for referral] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 16 Th Major Security: Michael Foot MP letter to MT (referrals to the Security Commission: Lance Corporal Aldridge) [request for clarification of criteria for referrals] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 23 Th Major Security: MT letter to Michael Foot MP (reference of the Aldridge case to the Security Commission) [rationale for timing of the referral; officer charged with breach of Official Secrets Act 1920] [declassified Jan 2014]
82 Dec 23 Th Major Security: MT letter to Lord Bridge (referrals to the Security Commission: Lance Corporal Aldridge and Rhona Ritchie) ["formally to ask... [you] to investigate and report"; breaches of Official Secrets Acts 1911 & 1920] [declassified Jan 2014]
83 Dec 21 We Major Security: Lord Bridge letter to MT (Security Commission Report on the Aldridge case) [submission of Report: officer charged with breach of Official Secrets Act 1920] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Feb 15 We Major Security: Cabinet Office minute to MT (Security Commission Report on the Aldridge case) [amendments; publication: officer charged with breach of Official Secrets Act 1920] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Mar 27 Tu Major Security: MT letter to Neil Kinnock MP (Security Commission Report on the Aldridge case) [publication of report on officer charged with breach of Official Secrets Act 1920] [declassified Jan 2014]