Secrets charge
Michael John Smith, 43, of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, a former manager for the defence company GEC Marconi, was remanded in custody accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act by obtaining plans and making notes and sketches which were prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state or which could be useful to an enemy.
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