MI5 Officer: IRA spy's reports of 'mixed reliability'

Intelligence provided by an IRA informer known as Infliction was regarded as of “mixed reliability”, a senior MI5 officer claimed today.

MI5 Officer: IRA spy's reports of 'mixed reliability'
Fri, 09 May, 2003 - 15:51

Intelligence provided by an IRA informer known as Infliction was regarded as of “mixed reliability”, a senior MI5 officer claimed today.

The former boss of disgraced spy David Shayler told the Saville Inquiry in London that she got that impression by talking to colleagues within MI5.

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