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By Gordon Corera
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image captionThe role of the US in Latin America and the Caribbean has been well documented but less is known about British ops
British intelligence engaged in a far more active programme of covert activity in Latin America in the 1960s than previously understood, it has been claimed.
While the work of US intelligence in the region has been widely publicised, the UK role is much less known.
But Prof Rory Cormac of the University of Nottingham says recently declassified files reveal attempts to influence elections and disrupt trade unions in a number of countries.