Secret Spy File on Pierre Trudeau Was Almost Spared From Destruction: Memo

Secret Spy File on Pierre Trudeau Was Almost Spared From Destruction: Memo
Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is shown in Ottawa on Aug. 15, 1979. A secret spy service file on Pierre Trudeau came close to eluding destruction 30 years ago, newly disclosed memos reveal. Mike Van Dusen/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—A secret spy service file on Pierre Trudeau came close to eluding destruction 30 years ago, newly disclosed memos reveal.

However, a late October 1988 recommendation that the dossier on the former prime minister be preserved for at least another decade was nixed just days later, sealing its fate.