INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMITTEE

Report into the Security and Intelligence Agencies'
handling of the information provided
by Mr Mitrokhin

Contents

Letter from Tom King to The Prime Minister
Intelligence and Security Committee
Introduction
	Report Structure
	Acknowledgement
	How Mr Mitrokhin reached the UK
	What happened next
	Summary of key events
Prosecution of Spies
	Mrs Melita Norwood - HOLA
	Mr John Symonds - SCOT
	Recent Changes to the arrangements
Publication Method and Handling
	Why was The Mitrokhin Archive published?
	Why was Professor Andrew chosen?
	How was the publication project managed?
Ministerial and Senior Official Oversight
	Liaison
	Briefing the ISC
Conclusions and Recommendations

Annexes
	List of Annexes
	Annex A - Home Secretary's Statement
	Annex B - ISC Questionnaire
	Annex C - Home Secretary's Letter
	Annex D - Witnesses
	Annex E - Details of Events
	Annex F - What happened in the SIS
	Annex G - What happened in the Security Service
	Annex H - Security Service Procedures for Handling Investigative Leads
	Annex I - Standard practice for dissemination of information about investigations in the Security Service
	Annex J - Security Service Assessment of Mrs Norwood

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