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| | Chatham House Rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | This could be seen most obviously in the emphasis it laid on its world famous 'Rule', which read as follows: 'In order that speakers may feel free to express their opinion, all meetings of the Institute shall, unless otherwise stated, be strictly private. |
 | | The Rule implied that important confidential truths, if not actual secrets, would be disseminated at Chatham House events. |
 | | It was, of course, hardly a deterrent to any serious hostile intelligence service who were not going to give two hoots about this Rule, but it made Chatham House sound mighty important. |
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