In Spies We Trust: the story of western intelligence by Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones
[PDF file]: […] secret service to prevent America from ‘falling into the hands of capitalist robber barons.’ Clearly that did not altogether succeed; and it is doubtful whether either the FBI or MI5 could be tasked with a similar duty today. (The last I heard on this from a senior intelligence officer – ‘Chatham House rules’ prevent […]