MI5 TO INVESTIGATE WEAKNESSES IN DEFENCE SECURITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96B01172R000300020024-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2005
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: March 30, 1984
• Content Type: NSPR

Overhaul
of ~ defence
S~CUrlty
The ~ove~n~t'lias.'ordgi;ed
tl}e:.~curif~'t~,-1rXt~ i~~Xs~?;.to.
cbnduC~?arcpmpreherlsive over;
hauY,;,o~ ,se'ct}rifyt,r }aside :~e'
T)efe~i~gl,Yntell~,enc~ faf~' after,
an ipv"~figatioin bty,~tfi'et'Sect}rify
Cbiiimission; lytiiich ,lprodii;~ed
its report yester.~ay,,,disclosed'
we sses and ~nadec),t}acies in
! prrrs'~~anpe . , QAt~~: ~..: . .
I ;;ecur}fx..rf~l~ggs~,l,inside,,,the,
Minstry;,o Dyfgiice's , intelli-
' gGpce,gpRraUgn carne to, light as
the coi~imis`sign+inqu}red.into~
tl>.e: case ;of a?;:yi%>;rig.- lance
corporal.;in, the; Ai~iiy:. Intelli-,
getice Corps who r;at4empted;
unsuacessfully.,4o pass?secrets;
gained 'j;wlii~e:, on,,,, mpor~ry,
seep ?}{~ent~to,~te Mtpt~tiy, to
thF~us.~tan ,ai x tcP r++ ?,
In:,,{ts rPpor~# `~pt;c)'ie ,13nme
li~inister,, tbe,=, .cp~>rgission,;
chaii?ec~ feb?Y; :..---1?~ ,~T~d,Be ,.41f,
Harwic~, ,, .yxpressed;;a~concei?n
over ;,~ "geri~a(,i;~laxi~y, ;of.
tificatesb c ?-,; ?"f;tr.ci'i'i
'It alsc~.,rai~dagu irons. aver
the ;i't}les.g'iige gi~'dest;uc-
tibii bf classified"dooti'inents and
I the : compl-ez 'secuii4y-~ instriic=
~tionsgPveii~to? ~nd.:3r}ade
cle2i its . vi w ?t a~ an' i'titet4ial
.. investigation., by~ the Ministry
since ";t~e~ t,ca'se; ~ }tad been
inadequate:' t:'s
' `? 'flie` critical commission
report c~t>`b on `;the' 'same day
that the illibister'ad"milted that'
British"milit tseciets? had
.?~Y''' . , .. .
fallen into-, , un2uthorized"
hands in Cyprus..- '
This followed allegations that'
' young soldiers',had been black-
r
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Philip W ebster, Political Reporter '
mailed into giving informatiq$_ secret document, believed to b~
' :Lord Trefgarne, Under Sec= a weekly assessment produce