Declassified UK intelligence files detail confessions of Cambridge, palace spies
ABCQueen Elizabeth II was not told about her long-time art adviser's double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials did not want to worry her, newly declassified documents reveal. The files about royal art historian Anthony Blunt are among a trove from the intelligence agency MI5 released on Tuesday by Britain's National Archives. He admitted he had passed secret information to Russia's KGB spy agency while he was a senior MI5 officer during World War II In one of the newly released files, an MI5 officer notes that Blunt said he felt "profound relief" at unburdening himself. New details on Philby's confession Files held by Britain’s secretive intelligence services usually remain classified for several decades, but the agencies are inching toward more openness. The declassified files include Philby’s typed confession and a transcript of his discussion with Elliott, whereby Philby admits he had betrayed KGB officer Konstantin Volkov.
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