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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emily Smith

RARE PHOTOS: Mi5 reveals never before seen spy secrets in national archives exhibition | Vintage Vibes

A briefcase left behind by infamous Cambridge spy Guy Burgess as he fled to Moscow in 1951 is among never-before-seen MI5 artefacts going on display at The National Archives in Kew, South-West London.

The MI5: Official Secrets exhibition, which features objects from MI5’s private collection alongside declassified documents, marks the first time the intelligence agency has ever collaborated to display its files to the public.

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