US OFFICIALS HAVE CLAIMED the next Wikileaks document release could contain some highly sensitive information which may harm diplomatic relations.
Britain’s government was briefed by US authorities as the leak may contain cables relating to UK secret intelligence operations, the PA reports.
Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesperson would not discuss the nature of the information which Wikileaks could be about to leak, but it is thought to include reports from a variety of diplomatic posts regarding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
America’s former ambassador to Russia, James F Collins, told CNN that the leak could prove detrimental to “building the trust among officials necessary to conduct effective and productive diplomacy”.
Collins speculates that the anticipated leak will contain “analysis, records of discussions or reporting on confidential conversations” between officials.
The US State Department has undertaken an extensive review of its documents in preparation for the leak.
The Guardian reports that the office’s spokesperson PJ Crowley said: “These revelations are harmful to the US and our interests. They are going to create tension in relationships between our diplomats and friends around the world”.
The Wikileaks release is expected to happen within the next few days.
The site has already released 77,000 classified US documents regarding the war in Afghanistan. Al Jazeera reports that the next release will be seven times the size of the 400,000 Iraq War documents released last month.
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