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Surveillance and espionage in the Cold War
The case of US marine Clayton Lonetree accused of espionage in Moscow reminds Cooke of how electronic surveillance was feared at the founding of the UN in 1945.
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Fri 3 Apr 198721:00
BBC Radio 4
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The BBC and the Cold War
100 Voices that Made the BBC
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- Fri 3 Apr 198721:00BBC Radio 4
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