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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emily Smith

Classified files and MI5 spy artefacts to be exhibited for the first time

The Krogers' 'flash transmission' radio equipment, 1960 - (Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

A briefcase abandoned by infamous Cambridge spy Guy Burgess as he fled to Moscow in 1951 is among the never-before-seen MI5 artefacts going on display at The National Archives in Kew, south-west London.

The exhibition "MI5: Official Secrets" marks an unprecedented collaboration between the intelligence agency and The National Archives, offering the public a first-ever glimpse into MI5's classified files and private collection.

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