One of the foundation directors of ASIO, Robert Frederick Bird Wake, in his son's biography " No Ribbons or Medals " about his father's work as a counter espionage officer, is credited with getting " the show " started in 1949 . Wake worked closely with the then director general Judge Geoffry Reed.
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On other budget matters, Ashcroft said there would be significant spending increases to ease a 32 percent overcrowding of federal prisons, fight a growth in Internet crimes, counter espionage, add security in schools and prosecute gun crimes . tag1 : To reach Kevin Murphy, a Washington correspondent, call ( 202 ) 383-6009 or send e-mail to kmurphykrwashington . com.
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Gareth McLean stated " rare is the returning British drama that gets you giddy but, back for its seventh series and resolving last year's big cliffhanger, Spooks returns triumphant, " adding " it's no secret that Ros is back, Adam is leaving and new boy Lucas North has been rescued from a Russian prison, but how it all plays out is a delight . " Vicky Frost from the media blog " Organgrinder " felt that although the storyline was decent, " it did seem to be about three different episodes stuffed into one . " She also noted the it was generally " ridiculous, but it isn't nearly as ridiculous-or ridiculously bad-as its spin-off [ Spooks : Code 9 ] was . " Leigh Holmwood however, believed " it was good to see the spy drama return for a seventh series with a high octane episode mixing Islamic terrorism and Russian counter espionage, even if it did overdo the'for Queen and country'bit . " Holmwood also stated he was " tempted to watch the second episode, " which was broadcast a day after the first episode on BBC One.
