Spy Scandal: the story of Bill Sutch

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Sep 26, 202400:55:10Technology

On 27 September 1974 New Zealanders woke to the news Dr Bill Sutch, a famous economist, historian, and former senior government official had been arrested and accused of spying for Soviet Russia. He was later found not g...

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