Well, What Will It Be: Security or a Taxicab?
Associated Press
SYDNEY, Australia —
Classified security arrangements for Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger were accidentally broadcast over a taxi radio network, officials said Monday.
The security breach occurred when Australia’s Department of Communications gave U.S. security agents a radio frequency it thought was not used, said Joel Webster, a department spokesman.
However, the messages were clearly heard by the radio dispatcher of Sydney’s largest cab company, Taxis Combined.
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