0 secret action taken by a country to prevent another country from discovering its military, industrial, or political secrets --
They were really furious when the counter-espionage discredited the reports—furious because it implied that their town did not deserve a spy.
There have been about four directors of the counter-espionage branch in the past 10 years.
They are not engaged in espionage, industrial espionage or counter-espionage.
We make criticisms of the low priority given to counter-espionage.
We cannot risk a divulging of the secrets either of espionage or counter-espionage.
Now we are told that the counter-espionage services are catching quite a bag of spies.
I am sure that there is some need for a continuing specialised agency to deal with counter-espionage.
It was not operated on by the counter-espionage service.