Summary
THE UK government has been briefed by the American ambassador about the imminent release of highly embarrassing diplomatic files by the whistleblower website Wikileaks with the potential to damage relations between the two countries. Politicians and officials in the UK and US were last night on tenterhooks as they waited for the release of the documents, which are understood to contain American officials' candid assessments of governments that the US would rather keep secret including claims of alleged corruption in foreign administrations. During a frantic day of diplomatic activity, the US briefed several foreign governments, including the UK. Turkey, Israel, Canada, Russia, Norway, Italy and Australia have all been warned that unflattering remarks about them may be included in the leaked documents.
Until the files are released, it is not possible to say whether they simply contain embarrassing revelations or reveal important details of national security.See the full content of this document
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The Gathering Storm - Leaks Leave Us with Few Friends
Wikileaks has somehow got hold of millions of classified state department cables leading to the US State Department warning that their release would "create tension" between US diplomats and "friends around the world". The cables are internal documents that would include a range of secret communications between US di...
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