According to the file I was allowed to see, C8, a section of MI6 devoted solely to the interpretation of reactions shown to particular words, thought it was the mention of a terrorist group named Daesh, along with its acronym of ISIS, that spooked Bottomly into keeping the download of the file he had from Burns. Even though it was circumstantial, it was a reason that could not be discounted.
Another circumstantial involvement was that of Hugh Pickering. The name of his private bank appeared on an appendix where the Central Intelligence Agency was mentioned as controlling two operatives in a group known as Islamic State of Iraq, the Islamic State of Syria, and the Islamic State of the Levant, with highlighted payments going through a London private bank named Pickering’s.
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