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Monday, 30 0ctvber 200 0

Sir John Stevens QP M . LL.B .,
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Metropolitan Police 5eryice,
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Dear Sir Sotui,

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ll~~~~ just fint~kti~ meriting the `Brits' book of the television series and ~~it[ see that
you L.- t a w o g y for your collection when it is published some time next spring . Like
vma :Lnqairy : .ne confliCl isn't OVt:1" vet !

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Sam Cnliyvis and I are now embarking upon our next series which will probably be
!razisinirtedin ?&~`? 1 think that Peter Horrac 4cs mentioned it when he came to talk to
-uu durir,4 the susnmer . Like `B ; its', it won't be easy 'Ale are looking at the way in
which the state through 1 1. 5 ti'arious agencies has responded to the threat po :sed by
subversive` froM t he 19605 to th e 1990s, examining th e ques tion of how f ar the state
1s justified in inf-~nging freedom in ❑ rderto preserve it .
as tends to happen at the

outset of any new series,

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brad . iN'e will ❑bviou5!y examine `subversives' from the politically motivated groups
oi'the left (inchidin- trade unionists) and right (including racists) as well as threats o f
a le,-, obvious kind posed by animal rights activists, hunt saboteurs and other s
Clearly Special Branch has payed a vital role in many of these areas over the year .
At this stake, we will probably exclude the IRA and its dissident splinter groups as we
feel it may b e time to give Ireland a break !

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~ 5ain and [ would much appreciate the oppo rtun ity to come and talk to you about the
ser ies .- as u°;e 'did -~~th Sir Rennie Flana gan at a simi lar stave during the preparation
of the ' I3rsts' se ri es -find hear your thoughts an d ideas in this sens itive but important
sea .
We look foruarti to hearing from you .

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