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Sir Anthony Blunt er sandsynligvis en af de bedst kendte spioner i nyere engelsk historie. I trediverne studerede han på universitetet Cambridge. Her blev han meget interesseret i Stalins marxisme. Han mente oprigtigt , at marxismen kunne bruges som et effektivt våben mod hitler. Sammen med nogle af sine allerbedste venner fra universitetet blev han derfor hurtigt overtalt til at blive russisk spion.

I begyndelse af fyrrerne var Blunt involveret i kontraspionage, og i den periode sendte han regelmæssigt værdifulde oplysninger til russerne. Fra 1945 til 1978 arbejdede Blunt hårdt og pligtopfyldende i kongefamiliens tjeneste, - eller i hvis tjeneste? Hans arbejde var at passe de kongelige kunstværker. Han udførte dette arbejde godt, og han skrev ofte meget kyndigt om kunst i aviserne.

Sir Anthony Blunt blev første gang mistænkt for at være spion i 1951, og i løbet af de næste otte år blev han afhørt ikke mindre end elleve gange. Men til trods for at man stillede ham meget ubehagelige spørgsmål, holdt han stædigt fast ved, at han var fuldstændig uskyldig. Og bevismaterialet imod ham var ikke godt nok til, at han kunne retsforfølges. Myndighederne tog derfor i 1964 den overaskende beslutning at love Blunt frit lejde, hvis han samarbejdede loyalt med dem i deres undersøgelser. Blunt tilstod derefter modstræbende sin forbrydelse. Dronningens privatsekretær fik det usædvanlige råd at lade Sir Anthony Blunt beholde sin høje post i hendes majestæts tjeneste. Det kan synes mærkeligt, men på den måde undgik man fuldstændig, at >>muldvarpe<< (spioner) kunne hoppe af til sovjetunionen eller ødelægge en videre efterforskning i sagen.

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Sir Anthony Blunt is probably one of the best known spies in recent English history. In the thirties he studied at the university in Cambridge. Here he became very interested in Stalin’s Marxism. He genuinely meant that the Marxism could be used as an effective weapon against Hitler. Therefore he was quickly convinced to be a Russian spy, together with some of his very best friends from the university.
In the beginning of the forties Blunt was involved in counter-espionage and in that period he regularly sent valuable information to the Russians. From 1945-1978 Blunt worked hard and conscientiously in favour of the royal family, or in the favour of whom? His job was to look after the royal works of art. He did this job well and he frequently wrote very knowledgably about art in the papers.
Sir Anthony Blunt was the time accused of being a spy in 1951 and during the next eight years he was interrogated none less than eleven times. But despite the fact that they asked him some very unpleasant questions, he stubbornly insisted that he was completely innocent. And the evidence against him wasn’t good enough to prosecute him. Therefore, in 1964 the authorities took the surprising decision to promise Blunt a safe-conduct, if he cooperated loyally with them in their further investigations. Afterwards Blunt confessed reluctant his crime. The queen’s private secretary received the unusual advice to let Sir Anthony Blunt keep his high post in her majesties service. It may seem strange, but in that way they completely avoided that >>moles<< (spies) would leap for the USSR or damage a further investigation in the case.
 

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