3 International relations
Official Secrets Act 1989 (1989 c 6) | Legislation

3  International relations

(1)     A person who is or has been a Crown servant or government contractor is guilty of an offence if without lawful authority he makes a damaging disclosure of—

(a)     any information, document or other article relating to international relations; or

(b)     any confidential information, document or other article which was obtained from a State other than the United Kingdom or an international organisation,

being information or a document or article which is or has been in his possession by virtue of his position as a Crown servant or government contractor.

(2)     For the purposes

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