European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 19, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 Tiedge May have warned suspected spies officials deny Secretary had Access of Osfar wars Dafa Bonn a a Secretary in the Chancellor s office and her husband who led to East Germany under suspicion of being spies could have been warned by a top counterspy who knew they were under investigation Security officials said. Kurt Rebmann the chief Federal prosecutor said tuesday that Horta Astrid Willnor 45, a Secretary in Chancellor Helmut Kohl s office and her 59-year-old husband Herbert had defected to East Germany and were suspected of being spies. Government officials said mrs. Willnor had Access to classified material but they denied a report she May have seen secret information about the Star wars mis Sile plan. The defection of the couple raised to six the number of West germans who fled to communist East Germany and were sub sequently accused of spying in the past six weeks. One of the six Hans Joachim Tiedge was one of West Germany s top counter espionage agents when he fled aug. 19. West German Security officials con firmed that Tiedge who was responsible for counterintelligence operations against East Germany knew the Willners were under suspicion. They had left for a vacation in Spain aug. 12 and did not return said Hans Juergen for Star. A spokesman for the Federal prosecutor s office. When you look at the dates you Sec Tiedge could have warned the couple to flee Foerster told the associated press. The Cologne based express newspaper Herla Astrid Willnor said Allied Security experts complained to West German officials in 1982 that Willner then a Security expert for the free democrats the Junior partner in Kohl s coalition was posing too Many questions to military  West Germany s mass circulation Bild newspaper said several counter espionage officials had demanded increased Obser vation of the Willners after Tiedge s defection. Chancellors officials stopped the observations though. We just did not have enough Evi Dence in hand against her Bild quoted Herbert Willnor one unidentified Security official As say ing. Wolfgang Schaeuble state Secretary in Kohl s office said in a television interview tuesday night that mrs. Willnor Natu rally had the Chance to glance at minutes of Cabinet meetings a few of them Classi fied but few Security relevant documents passed through her department. West German radio earlier had quoted Security sources As saying mrs. Willner had Access to information on the . Space based strategic defense initiative Anil a european High technology project. Officials denied both claims. Mrs. Willnor. A 12-year employee of the Chancellor s office worked in the internal political Section said for Star. Television reports said the Section handled Domestic social research and science pol icy. Her husband worked in the Naumann foundation which is closely tied to the free democrats according to Rebmann. Axel a Crit. An opposition social Democrat who is chairman of the parliament s Interior committee said the latest espionage Case would cause consid Erable damage to West Germany. It followed a string of spy probes that has rocked Kohl s conservative govern ment reached the president s office and resulted in the dismissal of he Riberl Llyl Len Broich the counter espionage chief. The current spy scandal began aug. 6 when Sonja , 60, a longtime aide to economics minister Martin bang Mann was reported missing and accused of spying for East Germany. On aug. 17. Lobbyist Ursula Richter and a Friend  bct7ing, 53. Were reported missing and officials said they suspected the women defected to East Germany. The Case is under investigation. On aug. 28. Margarct a lock a Secre tary in president Richard von Sci Saeck or s office was arrested on suspicion of spying for  Germany.  years ago. Chancellor Willy Brandt a s