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World Service,26 Jul 2012,9 mins

The Farewell dossier

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How a mole in the KGB sent secrets to France and the USA in 1981. His codename was 'Farewell' - and the information he gave to the West helped helped to hasten the end of the Soviet Union. Photo: Francois Mitterand and Ronald Reagan outside the White House. AFP

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