ɐsˈiːoʊ səspˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌv kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst tˈaɪz, ænd æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt spɹˈɪɡ wʌz sɚvˈeɪld fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈɛn jˈɪɹz.
ASIO suspected the organization of communist ties, and as a result Sprigg was surveilled for some ten years.