“Mainly, we’re going to listen to what it is they have to offer, and what their plans are for expanding their news-gathering operation, ” Mr. Marrison added.

Marrison接着补充道：“我们主要想听听他们目前能提供什么样的服务，以及打算如何扩大资讯采集业务。

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For the next twenty minutes, the mission shifted to an intelligence-gathering operation.

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Thousands of documents and hundreds of computer disks are being examined by 40 detectives who are working on the Castlereagh case and the alleged IRA intelligence gathering operation at Stormont.

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Mr McGimpsey made the comments after Acting Deputy Chief Constable Alan McQuillan said on Monday that the police had broken up a major IRA intelligence gathering operation in Belfast during their investigation.

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