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Index ABC trial

R v Aubrey, Berry and Campbell, better known as the ABC Trial, was a trial conducted in the United Kingdom in the 1970s, of three men for offences under the Official Secrets Act 1911.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Attorney general, Central Intelligence Agency, Cold War, Crispin Aubrey, Dissident republican, Duncan Campbell (journalist), European Convention on Human Rights, Freedom of Information Act 2000, Freedom of speech, GCHQ, Geoffrey Robertson, Hugh Johnstone, John Willis (judge), Labour Party (UK), Libertarianism, Official Secrets Act 1911, Official Secrets Act 1989, Old Bailey, Public interest, Richard Nixon, Signals intelligence, Socialist Register, Special Air Service, Time Out Group, Watergate scandal, William Mars-Jones.

  2. 1970s in London
  3. 1978 in British law
  4. 1978 in England
  5. 1978 in United Kingdom case law
  6. GCHQ

Attorney general

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Crispin Aubrey

John Nicholas Crispin Aubrey (3 January 1946 – 28 September 2012) was a British journalist.

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Dissident republican

Dissident republicans (poblachtach easaontach) are Irish republicans who do not support the Northern Ireland peace process.

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Duncan Campbell (journalist)

Duncan Campbell (born 1952) is a British freelance investigative journalist, author, and television producer.

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European Convention on Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.

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Freedom of Information Act 2000

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that creates a public "right of access" to information held by public authorities.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction.

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GCHQ

Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is an intelligence and security organisation responsible for providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance (IA) to the government and armed forces of the United Kingdom. Primarily based at "The Doughnut" in the suburbs of Cheltenham, GCHQ is the responsibility of the country's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Foreign Secretary), but it is not a part of the Foreign Office and its Director ranks as a Permanent Secretary.

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Geoffrey Robertson

Geoffrey Ronald Robertson (born 30 September 1946) is an Australian-British barrister, academic, author and broadcaster.

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Hugh Johnstone

Colonel Hugh Anthony Johnstone (1 May 1931 – 30 June 2014) was a British Army officer who ended his career as the administrative head of Signals Intelligence during the 1970s.

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John Willis (judge)

Sir John Ramsay Willis (1908 – 29 October 1988) was a British barrister and judge.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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Libertarianism

Libertarianism (from libertaire, itself from the lit) is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value.

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Official Secrets Act 1911

The Official Secrets Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 28) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Official Secrets Act 1989

The Official Secrets Act 1989 (c. 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repeals and replaces section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911, thereby removing the public interest defence created by that section.

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Old Bailey

The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey after the street on which it stands, is a criminal court building in central London, one of several that house the Crown Court of England and Wales.

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Public interest

In social science and economics, public interest is "the welfare or well-being of the general public" and society.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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Signals intelligence

Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is the act and field of intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people (communications intelligence—abbreviated to COMINT) or from electronic signals not directly used in communication (electronic intelligence—abbreviated to ELINT).

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The Socialist Register is an annual socialist publication.

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Special Air Service

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army.

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Time Out Group

Time Out Group is a British media and hospitality company.

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Watergate scandal

The Watergate scandal was a major political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation.

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William Mars-Jones

Sir William Lloyd Mars-Jones, MBE (4 September 1915 – 10 January 1999) was a Welsh barrister and High Court judge.

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See also

1970s in London

1978 in British law

1978 in England

1978 in United Kingdom case law

GCHQ

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_trial

Also known as The ABC Trial.