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- ↑ Mark Hollingsworth's review of Stephen Dorril's history of MI6
- ↑ MI6. Fifty Years of Special Operations, David Skea
- ↑ Mandela denies being MI6 agent 24 Mar 2000
- ↑ Mandela and MI6, 23 Mar 2000
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, "The Not Very Secret History of MI6," The Times, 30 Mar 2000, page 19
- ↑ Christopher Andrew, "The Not Very Secret History of MI6," The Times, 30 Mar 2000, page 19