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From: amitabha@rochester.UUCP (Amitabha Mukhopadhyay)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.india
Subject: Re: Recent Indian double agent story
Message-ID: <6531@rochester.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Feb-85 14:54:45 EST
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In article <141700001@uiucdcsb.UUCP> murthy@uiucdcsb.UUCP writes:
>
>   ... the spy scandal is more extensive and deep rooted than what
> is mentioned in the earlier response. 
>
>Govt. documents on every policy decision have been passed out
>-- including but not limited to Srilanka Tamils situation,
>Pakistan's Nuclear research, and Punjab & Assam situations.
>
>Also, the French diplomat was allegedly working for CIA.
>

 The spy scandal was described on BBC as one of the major espionage
 operations in modern history. What is despicable is that all these documents
 were passed out for sometimes as low as fifty Rs (5$) or a bottle of 
 whisky; in some instances, the documents would reach the foreign agent
 even before the intended officer had had an opporunity to see it.

 The details are is largely shrouded in mystery, since official
 releases are practically nonexistent. However speculation has it that info
 were being transmitted mostly to Eastern block nations and arms suppliers.
 Recent reports have stated that CIA may not have been involved.
 According to "Le Monde", Col. Bolley, the French Embassy Attache who
 was asked to leave, 'would never stoop to serve for the CIA' ... take that
 with a suitable allowance for French pride. However, France at least seems
 to have been particularly embarrassed by the whole incident.

 Also, there seems to be some dearth of hard evidence in prosecuting the 
 people involved. The case rests largely on the evidence of several 
 turned-witnesses. As the in camera case continues, the news agencies 
 are trying to reconstruct whatever details they can.

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