Spy Ring Reportedly Sold NATO Secrets to Soviets for 10 Years
A newly uncovered spy ring had been supplying the Soviet Union with secret American military documents through a German-Hungarian connection for at least 10 years, the New York Times reported today.
Documents about North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans for the defense of Europe were believed stolen as well as U.S. Army contingency plans for a ground war in Europe against the Soviets, the newspaper said.
Investigators told the newspaper they believe that the West German-based spy ring, aided by couriers in Sweden, provided documents apparently obtained from U.S. soldiers to the intelligence agency of Hungary, a Soviet ally.
The newspaper quoted U.S. officials it did not name as saying that authorities in Sweden and West Germany detained eight people on Tuesday but that some of them were brought in only for questioning. Those detained included a retired U.S. Army sergeant who has been living in West Germany, the newspaper said.
Names of those involved and further details of the case have not been made public.
The spy network was uncovered by West German and U.S. officials, including agents from the FBI and the U.S. Army, the newspaper said.
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