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| Author | Anthony Grey |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Harold Holt |
| Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 0297784439 |
The Prime Minister Was a Spy is a 1983 book by British writer Anthony Grey. The book's premise is that Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia from 1966 to 1967, was a lifelong spy for the Chinese government, under both the Nationalist and Communist regimes.
Its most famous claim is that Holt faked his own death; specifically, rather than drowning, he boarded a Chinese submarine stationed off the Australian coast and lived the rest of his life in Beijing. The book was widely ridiculed upon its release, and has been identified as containing numerous factual errors.