▁true , ▁were ▁" in app ropri ate ▁and ▁un accept able ". ▁An ▁EU ▁deleg ation ▁was ▁to ▁meet ▁officials ▁in ▁Washington ▁to ▁convey ▁their ▁concerns . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal , ▁data ▁alleg edly ▁collected ▁by ▁the ▁NS A ▁in ▁Spain ▁was ▁actually ▁collected ▁by ▁Spanish ▁intelligence ▁ag encies ▁outside ▁Spain ▁and ▁then ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁reported ▁that ▁an ▁anonymous ▁" sen ior ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁official " ▁had ▁also ▁described ▁such ▁an ▁arrangement ▁with ▁Spain . ▁ ▁UK ▁ ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁William ▁H ague ▁admitted ▁that ▁Britain ' s ▁G CH Q ▁was ▁also ▁sp ying ▁and ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁the ▁NS A , ▁and ▁def ended ▁the ▁two ▁ag encies ' ▁actions ▁as ▁" ind isp ens able ." ▁Meanwhile , ▁UK ▁Def ence ▁officials ▁issued ▁a ▁confident ial ▁DA - Not ice ▁to ▁British ▁media ▁asking ▁for ▁rest raint ▁in ▁running ▁further ▁stories ▁related ▁to ▁surve ill ance ▁le aks ▁including ▁the ▁PR IS M ▁program ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁invol vement ▁there in . ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Camer on ▁issued ▁a ▁ve iled ▁threat ▁to ▁resort ▁to ▁prior ▁rest raint , ▁through ▁high ▁court ▁inj unction s ▁and ▁DA - Not ices , ▁if ▁The ▁Guardian ▁did ▁not ▁obey ▁his ▁dem ands ▁to ▁stop ▁reporting ▁its ▁revel ations ▁on ▁sp ying ▁by ▁G CH Q ▁and ▁the ▁NS A , ▁a ▁development ▁that ▁" al ar med " ▁the ▁Committee ▁to ▁Prote