The Brits Come Clean
SNOOZING M.P.S PERKED UP WHEN BRITISH PRIME Minister John Major made an unexpected disclosure last week. During a parliamentary speech, Major declared the existence of MI6, Britain's international espionage agency. Although volumes have been written about the 83-year-old spy ring, bureaucrats have always maintained the polite pretense that the organization didn't exist. Major also named Sir Colin McColl as the division's long-standing head. Britain's Who's Who currently lists the MI6 chief as a counsellor in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who enjoys cycling, tennis and the classics.
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