-Caveat Lector- Euphorian spotted this on the Guardian Unlimited site and thought you should see it.
To see this story with its related links on the Guardian Unlimited site, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk MI5 link to royal plotter Tania Branigan Thursday January 02 2003 The Guardian A man who tried to shoot Edward VIII was in contact with MI5 and might have been the stooge of Austrian communists posing as Nazis. The dramatic assassination attempt was foiled by a bystander and police officers, who knocked the gun from George McMahon's hand as he levelled it at the King during a procession in London on July 16 1936. Ironically - in light of Edward VIII's contacts with the Third Reich - McMahon claimed to have been set up by Nazi agents who offered him £150 to assassinate the King. The Irish journalist said that he had been approached by agents who had discussed the injustices in Ireland and suggested he could help. He also claimed that he had never intended to fire the pistol, and had informed MI5 of the plot. Despite testimony that he had fascist sympathies, officials concluded that he was a liar who had invented the plot to gain attention. However, newly released documents show that McMahon's solicitor established that he had indeed been in touch with an MI5 agent. The police also overlooked his friendship with an Austrian emigre, whose close friends included a communist party member who was later investigated by MI5 following espionage activities at a London arsenal. It raises the possibility that communists could have posed as Nazis to win over McMahon for their own ends. He was sentenced to 12 months hard labour for "wilfully producing a revolver near to the person of the King with intent to alarm His Majesty", after the judge said that he had not intended to kill the King. Copyright Guardian Newspapers Limited <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
