Appendix 4: the Conflict Between MI5 and MI6 in Northern Ireland

Robin Ramsay; Stephen Dorril

Wilson, MI5 and the Rise of Thatcher Covert Operations in British Politics 1974-1978 The conflict over the cease-fire negotiations was part of a struggle between MI5 and MI6 for control of the intelligence activities in Northern Ireland. MI6 had been called into Northern Ireland by Edward Heath, thus extending its normal area of operations, Northern ... Read more

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