MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Peter Mandelson was granted access to highly classified government information before completing formal security vetting, according to a second tranche of documents released Monday detailing his appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States.
The three volumes of emails, WhatsApp messages and official correspondence show Foreign Office officials warning intelligence agencies that Mandelson was being treated as a “rather unique case” as plans were made to provide him with sensitive briefings before he received security clearance.
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