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Revision as of 16:04, 15 November 2016
Artist: Crispin Aubrey, John Berry, Duncan Campbell
Year: 1978
Date of Action: February 1977 - April 1987
Region: Europe
Location: Great Britain
Subject: Copyright, Government Secrecy, Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Film Video
Confronting Bodies: British Government
Description of Artwork: John Berry, former lance-corporal in the British Army, was outraged by the government's decision to deport two Americans, ex- CIA agent Philip Agee and journalist Mark Hosenball. Berry wrote a letter to their defense committee offering to help the case.
The Incident: Berry's letter had been opened and his apartment bugged by the government. Journalists Crispin Aubrey and Duncan Campbell had a meeting with him and all three were arrested due to the Official Secrets Act.
Results of Incident: Ten years later, Campbell made a film series, Secret Society, which he was not allowed to screen until April 1987 because it revealed some government secrets.
Source:
• Green,
• Jonathon. The Encyclopedia of Censorship. New York,
• NY: Facts on File "NY" has not been listed as valid URI scheme.,
• 1990. Print.
