European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse By James new York times 14 the stars and stripes a n undulating Waul of Cement steel find barbed wire separate West and Germany but spies ibo Frontier is the most in a divided fur Opo. Sov Emiil thousand nge is of the ens Gorman Minatry or Security me thou nil to spy on mint Stilios and in West Germany pursuing an estimated three fourths of the writ saw pact s espionage on nato s Roost important european member. Sharing n common 1,-Inguage and culture with Wesl Germany they operate with Lille fear of select on or arrest try authorities. A closed door i Esti alive commission meeting in Bonn in december exposed some of the vulnerabilities of an open society in East West espionage. Secrel testimony disclosed thai Hans Joachim Tiedge. A senior counterintelligence official who detected o last Germany in August hid betrayed two Western agents who had infiltrated he inner Circle of the ruling communist establishment in East Berlin. This revelation Mas Quick cry passed to the press provoking what amounted to an unusual confirmation of its veracity. This is Why we did t want to have an inquiry in the first place said Michael Bulz an Interior ministry spokesman in Bonn. Too much information can be leaked the Chain of spy scandal thai has agitated Bonn Ira the last six months has highlighted the Oculi Grilies of a sundered Germany. It is one of the curiosities o Germany s postwar division that the strivings of Bonn governments to Kaep five the idea of a United Germany have made i easier for communist agents to conduct their work of Polh Clai military and Industrial espionage. In 1984, the government of Chancellor Helmut Kohl congratulated itself that some 40,000 East germans had been legally allowed to emigrate Westward. Vet West German counterintelligence of slicers consider it inevitable that a new generation of so called perspective agents whose work will not show Resu ils Tor a decade has been seeded among the immigrants. I is not thai we have More spies than the United Stales or France said a Bonn Cabinet minister. It is just thai Heie suspicion extends Over Miji ions of people. In an american City you might write Down the Nam sol All spy suspects in a notebook. You can t do that Here there am three million germans from Ine d. D. A living in West said an american intelligence of ulcer using the German initials for the German oem Coralic Republic. How Are you supposed to keep Trach of Sll of them Bonn also presses East Berlin to take Steps that will make it easier and cheaper for West germans to visit friends and relatives in the East. Yet yearly according to intelligence officials sever of Hundred visit ing West germans Are crudely blackmailed by East German operatives who try to convert them to agents when hey return Home. Through staged traffic accidents or threatened reprisals against East German relatives the visitors Are pressured to sign compromising commits. Some Reluse others sign and denounce their actions on choir return to the West. Bui a Lew succumb. The ministry for slate Security also lures unsuspecting University students through innocent sounding advertisements in Wesl Berlin newspapers for freelance research undertakings that slowly Nemesh them in espionage. And so called Romeos have had astounding Success in wooing Middle aged Bonn secretaries into betraying stale secrets Georg Pool who Heads a Bonn based association that advises businesses on combating espionage said a bundle of motives draws West germans into spying Lor the Bast. He cited resentment at missing a promotion alcoholism or other Persona Debili ties thai invite blackmail and the elementary wish to Lead a More exciting life . Ministry for slate Security does t pay As much As la should Lor what it to temm said thai people through a a Broad i experts at Jar become spa the 36-Yea bad Noah Long became spi Befi firt los but a itly officer
