Although the Ministry of National Defense today denies all knowledge of this unit, others say it did indeed exist.

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To be sure, some were traders, but most were IT, finance and administrative staff with unique knowledge of the unit's systems.

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The BBC has seen documents prepared by senior managers at the CQC that clearly indicate knowledge not only of problems in the maternity unit at Furness General but across the trust.

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With Mitterrand's full knowledge and approval, if not at his actual behest, the unit illegally tapped the telephones of some 200 worthy citizens, including judges, politicians, lawyers, journalists, even a leading actress, Carole Bouquet.

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This is part of the problem, according to the Medical Research Council, which recently established the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Unit to help write policies that would benefit those in this sector.

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