The World : Italy Ousts 2 as Soviet Spies
Italy has expelled a Soviet diplomat and the Rome manager of the Soviet airline Aeroflot after accusing them of spying, Italian Foreign Ministry sources reported. The Soviet Embassy in Rome said First Secretary Viktor Kopytin and Aeroflot official Andrei Chelukhin were told to leave Italy “without any valid motive.” The expulsions followed France’s announcement Saturday that four Soviet diplomats in Paris had been told to leave. Moscow has ordered out four French diplomats in retaliation.
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