espionage Reference library
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)
‘In the early years of the operation of the Vienna Convention [on Diplomatic Relations 1961], suspicion of spying was
official secrets
For the purpose of the Official Secrets Acts 1911–89, information that is categorized as a secret code or password or that is intended to be (or might be) useful to an enemy. Under the Acts it is an ...
Official Secrets Act
In the UK, the legislation that controls access to confidential information important for national security; the Act itself was passed in 1889.
spies Reference library
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)
Spies, i.e., secret agents sent abroad for the purpose of obtaining clandestinely information on military, political or, increasingly, industrial, and
