Historian who explored MI6 secrets
Keith Jeffrey, professor British history at Queen's, Belfast, was picked to write the inside story of MI6
Keith Jeffery, author of the first – and possibly only – official history of MI6, said today he had made a "Faustian pact" that had in some cases "overridden the imperatives of historical scholarship". But he was given an offer he could not refuse – "the holy grail of the British archives".
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 21 September, 2010
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