MI5: Official Secrets – Opening soon
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🔎 Coming this spring… Step inside the extraordinary world of MI5 at a groundbreaking new exhibition at The National Archives. Never-before-seen exhibits from MI5’s history will be on display to the public in a major new exhibition, made possible through an unprecedented partnership between MI5 and The National Archives. Explore the ever-changing world of espionage and security threats through original case files, photographs and papers, alongside the equipment used by spies and spy-catchers over MI5’s 115-year history. From daring double-agents in the Second World War, through to chilling Cold War confessions and the counter-terrorism of recent times, this historic exhibition will take you behind the scenes of some of MI5’s most significant moments. Learn more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mi5-official-secrets/
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