WORLD : France Expels 3 S. African Envoys
<i> From Times wire service</i> s
PARIS —
France expelled three South African diplomats today for contacts between Ulster Protestants and the South African Embassy over negotiations to sell stolen parts of Britain’s Blowpipe missile, the Foreign Ministry said.
The Quai d’Orsay said the three were being expelled “because of activities incompatible with their status”--diplomatic language for spying. The diplomats were not identified.
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