Government Response
In November 1973, then Swedish prime minister Olof Palme denied any link between IB and the Social Democrats. However, according to the memoir of ex-security service chief P.G Vinges, Birger Elmer had regular contact with Palme and made his reports regularly to the Social Democratic Party secretary, Sven Andersson.
Defense minister Sven Andersson denied that Sweden had spies abroad. He also denied that IB was involved in burglaries and documenting citizens' political opinions.
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