THE D NOTICE AFFAIR.
Pp. 144, 16 plates; demy 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in gilt, fore-corners of boards and bottom edge of lower board slightly bruised, the spine lightly faded, a couple of faint scratches to bottom edge of lower board; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, earlier owner's inked signature at head of upper free endpaper, the free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Michael Joseph, London, 1967. First edition. *Lacking the dust wrapper. The D notice system is a voluntary one, designed to alert news media to stories that might damage national security if published. In February 1967, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson accused the Daily Express newspaper of breaching two D-notices, after they published an article by Chapman Pincher alleging that private cables and Post Office telegrams were being scrutinised by security authorities. Item #181768
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