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A 97-Year-Old Uruguayan Revealed that She Did Espionage Tasks in Mar Del Plata for Britain in the Falklands War

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The story never told of Ruth Morton, a woman from Montevideo and British parents, who compromised the defense of Argentina during the war

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The story never told of Ruth Morton, a woman from Montevideo and British parents, who compromised the defense of Argentina during the war

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The Gold of the Rhine was the scene of the interview. What better place than the traditional coffee in downtown Montevideo to talk about espionage? During the years of World War II, spies from different countries gathered there to drink something and stare over the strudel dishes. “My dad used to bring us here when we were girls,” says Ruth Morton, the interviewee. It makes sense. His dad and his older sisters, he says, were also spies. Like her…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Recently, Ruth Morton, a 97-year-old Uruguayan, confessed that in 1982 she carried out spying tasks in Mar del Plata for Britain during the Falklands War. In this regard, the woman gave details about the activities she carried out and her family’s link with the European country. Ruth Morton’s revealing confession about her link with England Based on her testimonies, the Uruguayan confirmed that she had watched Argentine naval movements from a ru…

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In an interview, Ruth Morton exposed the maneuvers that Britain used to compromise the Argentine defense and spoke of the family legacy of espionage that led to it. The entry A 97-year-old British ex-agent confessed that she spyed on the Argentine Navy during the Falklands War was first published in #BorderPeriodism.

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Ruth Morton, a 97-year-old Uruguayan, confessed that she carried out espionage tasks for Britain from Mar del Plata during the Falklands War. The woman kept it silent for 43 years, but now she gave a note to Penguin News and told the details of her involvement in the war conflict. Ruth is the daughter of the British and her own daughter did not know about the espionage tasks entrusted to her in 1982. Morton was a key part of Britain's actions in…

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la Nacion broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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