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	He had served as a junior minister in ]'s governments, as ] in the ] from 1969 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1975, when he was appointed to the ]. From 1976, under ]'s premiership, he was ] at the Foreign Office until Labour was defeated at the ].		He had served as a junior minister in ]'s governments, as ] in the ] from 1969 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1975, when he was appointed to the ]. From 1976, under ]'s premiership, he was ] at the Foreign Office until Labour was defeated at the ].

	In a debate on the ] on 3 April 1982, Rowlands revealed that the British were reading Argentine diplomatic traffic.<ref name="jacobs2020">{{Cite journal \|last=Jacobs \|first=Bart \|year=2020 \|title=Maximator: European signals intelligence cooperation, from a Dutch perspective ~~\|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2020.1743538~~ \|journal=Intelligence and National Security \|doi=10.1080/02684527.2020.1743538 \|issn=0268-4527\|doi-access=free }}</ref> Rowlands was criticised (but not prosecuted as per ]) for revealing this intelligence source, as the likely result of his disclosure was that the Argentinians would secure their systems and the intelligence would dry up.		In a debate on the ] on 3 April 1982, Rowlands revealed that the British were reading Argentine diplomatic traffic.<ref name="jacobs2020">{{Cite journal \|last=Jacobs \|first=Bart \|year=2020 \|title=Maximator: European signals intelligence cooperation, from a Dutch perspective \|journal=Intelligence and National Security \|volume=35 \|issue=5 \|pages=659–668 \|doi=10.1080/02684527.2020.1743538 \|issn=0268-4527\|doi-access=free }}</ref> Rowlands was criticised (but not prosecuted as per ]) for revealing this intelligence source, as the likely result of his disclosure was that the Argentinians would secure their systems and the intelligence would dry up.

	{{quote\|Argentine embassies used the same, top of the line, Swiss Crypto AG machine systems as their armed forces, so this was the precise equivalent of publicly announcing, during World War II, that the Allies had broken the ] system used by the Nazis. It is unlikely we shall ever know how much damage this betrayal of trust did to national security, but if anyone else than an ] had given the information to the Argentines they would have been prosecuted.''<ref>Bincheno, Hugh: ''Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War'', page 121. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. {{ISBN\|978-0-297-84633-8}}</ref>}}		{{quote\|Argentine embassies used the same, top of the line, Swiss Crypto AG machine systems as their armed forces, so this was the precise equivalent of publicly announcing, during World War II, that the Allies had broken the ] system used by the Nazis. It is unlikely we shall ever know how much damage this betrayal of trust did to national security, but if anyone else than an ] had given the information to the Argentines they would have been prosecuted.''<ref>Bincheno, Hugh: ''Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War'', page 121. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. {{ISBN\|978-0-297-84633-8}}</ref>}}

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The Right HonourableThe Lord RowlandsCBE

Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Merthyr Tydfil (1972–1983)
In office 13 April 1972 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	S. O. Davies
Succeeded by	Dai Havard
Member of Parliament for Cardiff North
In office 31 March 1966 – 29 May 1970
Preceded by	Donald Box
Succeeded by	Michael Roberts

Personal details
Born	(1940-01-23) 23 January 1940 (age 84)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	King's College London

Edward Rowlands, Baron Rowlands CBE (born 23 January 1940) is a Welsh politician, who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament for over thirty years and as a junior minister in the 1960s and 1970s.

Education

He attended Rhondda Grammar School and Wirral Grammar School, and then King's College London where he obtained a BA in History in 1962.

Political career

Rowlands was first elected to the Commons at the 1966 general election as Member of Parliament for Cardiff North, but lost his seat at the 1970 election. He was elected to represent Merthyr Tydfil at the 1972 by-election called after the death of the long-standing MP S. O. Davies. Rowlands served as Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil until the constituency boundaries were redrawn and renamed for the 1983 general election, when he was returned for the new Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency. He was returned at three further elections before he stepped down at the 2001 general election.

He had served as a junior minister in Harold Wilson's governments, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Welsh Office from 1969 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1975, when he was appointed to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. From 1976, under James Callaghan's premiership, he was Minister of State at the Foreign Office until Labour was defeated at the 1979 general election.

In a debate on the Falklands War on 3 April 1982, Rowlands revealed that the British were reading Argentine diplomatic traffic. Rowlands was criticised (but not prosecuted as per parliamentary privilege) for revealing this intelligence source, as the likely result of his disclosure was that the Argentinians would secure their systems and the intelligence would dry up.

Argentine embassies used the same, top of the line, Swiss Crypto AG machine systems as their armed forces, so this was the precise equivalent of publicly announcing, during World War II, that the Allies had broken the Enigma system used by the Nazis. It is unlikely we shall ever know how much damage this betrayal of trust did to national security, but if anyone else than an MP had given the information to the Argentines they would have been prosecuted.

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2002 Birthday Honours, and on 28 June 2004 was created a life peer, as Baron Rowlands, of Merthyr Tydfil and of Rhymney in the County of Mid-Glamorgan. In the House of Lords, as of July 2019, he is a member of the EU Justice Sub-Committee and the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee.

Lord Rowlands sat on the Richard Commission which reported on 31 March 2004 on whether the National Assembly for Wales should have additional legislative powers.

References

Jacobs, Bart (2020). "Maximator: European signals intelligence cooperation, from a Dutch perspective". Intelligence and National Security. 35 (5): 659–668. doi:10.1080/02684527.2020.1743538. ISSN 0268-4527.
Bincheno, Hugh: Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War, page 121. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. ISBN 978-0-297-84633-8
"No. 56595". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2002. p. 8.
"No. 57342". The London Gazette. 1 July 2004. p. 8203.
"Parliamentary career for Lord Rowlands - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byDonald Box	Member of Parliament for Cardiff North 1966–1970	Succeeded byMichael Roberts
Preceded byS. O. Davies	Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil 1972–1983	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 1983–2001	Succeeded byDai Havard
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Lord Young of Norwood Green	Gentlemen Baron Rowlands	Followed byThe Lord Haworth

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	He had served as a junior minister in ]'s governments, as ] in the ] from 1969 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1975, when he was appointed to the ]. From 1976, under ]'s premiership, he was ] at the Foreign Office until Labour was defeated at the ].		He had served as a junior minister in ]'s governments, as ] in the ] from 1969 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1975, when he was appointed to the ]. From 1976, under ]'s premiership, he was ] at the Foreign Office until Labour was defeated at the ].

	In a debate on the ] on 3 April 1982, Rowlands revealed that the British were reading Argentine diplomatic traffic.<ref name="jacobs2020">{{Cite journal \|last=Jacobs \|first=Bart \|year=2020 \|title=Maximator: European signals intelligence cooperation, from a Dutch perspective ~~\|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2020.1743538~~ \|journal=Intelligence and National Security \|doi=10.1080/02684527.2020.1743538 \|issn=0268-4527\|doi-access=free }}</ref> Rowlands was criticised (but not prosecuted as per ]) for revealing this intelligence source, as the likely result of his disclosure was that the Argentinians would secure their systems and the intelligence would dry up.		In a debate on the ] on 3 April 1982, Rowlands revealed that the British were reading Argentine diplomatic traffic.<ref name="jacobs2020">{{Cite journal \|last=Jacobs \|first=Bart \|year=2020 \|title=Maximator: European signals intelligence cooperation, from a Dutch perspective \|journal=Intelligence and National Security \|volume=35 \|issue=5 \|pages=659–668 \|doi=10.1080/02684527.2020.1743538 \|issn=0268-4527\|doi-access=free }}</ref> Rowlands was criticised (but not prosecuted as per ]) for revealing this intelligence source, as the likely result of his disclosure was that the Argentinians would secure their systems and the intelligence would dry up.

	{{quote\|Argentine embassies used the same, top of the line, Swiss Crypto AG machine systems as their armed forces, so this was the precise equivalent of publicly announcing, during World War II, that the Allies had broken the ] system used by the Nazis. It is unlikely we shall ever know how much damage this betrayal of trust did to national security, but if anyone else than an ] had given the information to the Argentines they would have been prosecuted.''<ref>Bincheno, Hugh: ''Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War'', page 121. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. {{ISBN\|978-0-297-84633-8}}</ref>}}		{{quote\|Argentine embassies used the same, top of the line, Swiss Crypto AG machine systems as their armed forces, so this was the precise equivalent of publicly announcing, during World War II, that the Allies had broken the ] system used by the Nazis. It is unlikely we shall ever know how much damage this betrayal of trust did to national security, but if anyone else than an ] had given the information to the Argentines they would have been prosecuted.''<ref>Bincheno, Hugh: ''Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War'', page 121. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. {{ISBN\|978-0-297-84633-8}}</ref>}}