41. It rejected the journalists'right to protect their sources because violation of official secrets is a crime. 42. It rejected the journalists'right to protect their sources because disclosure of official secrets is a crime. 43. Britain's Official Secrets Act places a 30-year minimum on the release of state papers. 44. The official British file as it stands says he is wanted for breaches of the officials secrets act. 45. The official British file as it stands says he is wanted for breaches of the Official Secrets Act. 46. Shayler was charged with two counts of breaking the Official Secrets Act and released after surrendering his passport. 47. This may have been deliberate, so as to avoid problems with SIS and the Official Secrets Act. 48. In his book Winter makes virtually no mention of this period, perhaps under the Official Secrets Act. 49. But he was not allowed to use this knowledge in his novels because of the Official Secrets Act. 50. He was tried in the United Kingdom, under the British " Official Secrets Act ".
