WORLD IN BRIEF : EUROPE : Code Expert Held as E. German Spy
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A code expert from West Germany’s mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels has been seized on suspicion of spying for East Germany. The case may have done enormous damage to the Western Alliance, officials said. The officer, whose name was not given, is being held in West Germany on suspicion of having passed alliance secrets to East Germany for more than 20 years.
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