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- ↑ Fielding, Nick (11 September 2013). "Secret files expose Cyril Smith's 'special school for child abuse'". Exaro. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ↑ "Defending the Realm: MI5 and the Shayler Affair: Mark Hollingsworth, Nick Fielding: 9780233996677: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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