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Britain's MI5 spied on NHS founder Bevan, secret documents show
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LONDON, Oct 22 - British spies monitored Nye Bevan, the much lauded architect of the National Health Service, for three decades because of his links to the Communist Party and criticism of Britain's government in World War Two, newly released papers show.
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Britain's MI5 spied on NHS founder Bevan, secret documents show
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