German spies seduce secretaries for information

Title

German spies seduce secretaries for information

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Mar 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:22

Description

Interview with Sunday Telegraph journalist Ronald Payne, about recent cases of East German spies seducing West German secretaries to try and extract classified information. The report follows the defection of West German Helga Roediger, 44, to East Germany. Female interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Ronald Payne

Keywords

Data protection; Germany; Espionage; State security; Spies; Intelligence service; Security measures; Germany FR; German DR

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