A surfeit of spies. (Soviet spy ring in Greece)

From: National Review | Date: November 15, 1985| Author: Carpenter, Richard C. | Copyright information

THE SOVIET ambassador to Greece, Igor Andropov, has not had many good days lately. Exposure of the soviety's well-entrenched espionage/subversion network in Greece has seriously damged their regional covert operations, hindred their acquisition of militarily significant technology, and left several key "diplomats" implicated in spying for the USSR.

Andropov's troubles began with the Westward defection of high-ranking Soviet intelligence officer Sergei Bokhan last May. B...

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