Operation Cauldron
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| Date | 1952 |
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Operation Cauldron
The incident was dealt with at the highest levels of government, going through the First Sea Lord to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rab Butler, who was deputising for the absent Winston Churchill.
Exposure
Whistleblower Clive Ponting exposed Operation Cauldron in 1985 after discovering a file about it in his safe. He confidentially told The Observer newspaper about it.
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