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No 10 contacted Guardian over Edward Snowden secrets
Source: BBC
No 10 contacted Guardian over Edward Snowden secrets
Guardian offices
The Guardian was approached by Britain's top civil servant Sir Jeremy Heywood
No 10 'knew of Miranda detention'
Number 10 was involved in discussions with the Guardian about material it had obtained from American whistle-blower Edward Snowden, it has emerged.
Prime Minister David Cameron ordered Britain's top civil servant Sir Jeremy Heywood to contact the newspaper.
It came after the Guardian published details about secret US and British surveillance programmes.
Editor Alan Rusbridger said it was later forced to destroy the computer hard drives storing the information.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23776063