Sentence examples for cut off intelligence from inspiring English sources
British ministers could hardly argue that Riyadh, which is so dependent on Washington, would cut off intelligence links with America.
The US made it clear it was appalled and suggested it would cut off intelligence sharing with the UK.
It has cut off intelligence co-operation, which, for all its shortcomings, had led to a steady stream of arrests and killings of American targets.
The Bush administration claimed the material contained top-secret information and threatened to cut off intelligence sharing with Britain if it was released.
It would do so, he argued, because the US had warned it might cut off intelligence co-operation if the papers were released.
But the judges said they had no legal authority to overrule the Foreign Office, which they said took seriously the "gravity of threat" by the United States to cut off intelligence sharing.
The files said the UK was told it faced "another 7/7" and the loss of "British lives on British streets" if intelligence was cut off.
British authorities temporarily cut off U.S. intelligence officials after sensitive details of last month's Manchester terror attack were leaked to the American press. .
