National Archives release documents from the 1980's Thatcher era

What was Oleg Gordievsky's role during the Cold War?

• He was a British spy who helped prevent a nuclear conflict.

• He was a double agent working for the Soviet Union.

• He was a diplomat negotiating peace treaties.

• He was a KGB officer who defected to the US.

How did Gordievsky confirm his message was received by MI6?

• By meeting an agent in a café.

• By making a phone call to London.

• By sending a coded letter.

• By seeing an MI6 man with a Harrods bag.

What did Margaret Thatcher do in response to Gordievsky's situation?

• She offered him a new identity in the UK.

• She arranged for his family to be smuggled out immediately.

• She applied pressure on the Kremlin to release his family.

• She ignored his pleas for help.

What was the outcome of Thatcher's efforts to help Gordievsky's family?

• His family was released immediately.

• His family was never released.

• His family was released in 1991.

• His family escaped on their own.

What personal cost did Gordievsky face after his defection?

• He was imprisoned in the UK.

• His marriage failed after his family returned to Moscow.

• He was never recognized for his services.

• He lost his job in the UK.