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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday september 20, 1985 Greece accuses 3 of spying for soviets Athens a Greece made a formal protest to the soviet Union following the arrest of two greek electronics experts and a greek Navy officer for allegedly Selling de sense secrets and computer equipment to soviet diplomats Here a government spokesman said thursday. The spokesman Colas Laliotis told greek reporters that soviet charge d affairs Vladimir Pushkin was summoned to the foreign ministry wednesday night. His attention was drawn to preliminary material collected on this Case Laliotis said. The spokesman did not say whether the government planned to expel any of the 30 diplomats attached to the soviet embassy Here but indicated that greeks la Lions were unlikely to be affected by the Arra the government will decide  to take after judicial authorities have Mcd the affair he added. The . Came after the Ameri can Cla  authorities with a list of soviet contacts in the greek capital from a senior Athens based soviet Diplomat who defected last May. The Diplomat Sergei Bokjanc 50, posted to Athens in 1982, reportedly served As Deputy chief of soviet military intelligence Gru Here. Last july . Official closed he was in the United states. Western diplomats speaking on c said thursday the arrests Ummil Ticomi sign that Premier Andreas Pam Ali socialist government had decided to Crad Illel nigh technology leakages Here. S about soviet espionage activity in Are said to have delayed signing of a billion Dollar contract for 40 .-made f-16 Jet fighters for the greek air  Greece last week announced it is now prepared to sign a special bilateral agreement with the United states on preventing High technology leakages. A team of Ameri can officials will arrive sept. 23 for talks on such an Accord. The two electronics experts Michael Megal Ikonomou 37, who worked for two Are a Pbyk Powlics companies and Nikolaos Pill  of a greek electronics. A map Craig cd before a District attorney night on espionage charges. The naval officer identified As it. Vassilios ser Pissios 35, was being held at a naval prison near Athens the defense ministry said. Minister of state for defense Antonis dross Yannis said wednesday that ser Pissios 35, was not in a position to pass classified information on nato to the soviets. He denied greek newspaper reports that other officers had been arrested on espionage charges. A Western analyst who declined to be identified said there was Little Chance the arrests would upset Greece s warming relationship with the soviet Union. The two countries last week signed a contract for a $550 million aluminium Plant to be constructed in Greece with soviet technical assistance and equipment. Medical command control Andry was 51j of Pajion. That command has to be a beast not a collection or a commit something that s coordinated Back and Forth across a communication  rep. Frank Mcclosky d-ind., called the situation outrageous and demanded it be fixed in 72 hours. He suggested that subcommittee chairman rep. Bill Nichols d-la., ask for a meeting with Weinberger if the mat Ter is not disposed of within a week Mayer said it is not objections from the services that Are causing the problem. He said the difficulty is that there Are too few general officers in the medical services and too Many jobs for them already. He said that the european coat  
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