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date: 28 March 2025

Robert Armstrong 1927– 
British civil servant 

  1. It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
    referring to a letter during the ‘Spycatcher’ trial in New South Wales
    in Daily Telegraph 19 November 1986; see Burke, Clark, Twain