DATE= 12/1/97
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-223474
TITLE=RUSSIA / U-S ESPIONAGE UPDATE (S ONLY)
BYLINE=PETER HEINLEIN
DATELINE=MOSCOW
CONTENT=
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///UPDATES WITH MAN'S IDENTIFICATION AND INFORMATION ON NATURE OF
HIS WORK///
INTRO: AN AMERICAN CITIZEN HAS BEEN DETAINED IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA
ON SUSPICION OF SPYING. DETAILS FROM V-O-A'S PETER HEINLEIN IN
MOSCOW.
TEXT: AN AMERICAN, IDENTIFIED AS RICHARD L. BLISS, WAS TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY NOVEMBER 25TH IN THE CITY OF ROSTOV. RUSSIA'S FEDERAL
SECURITY SERVICE SAYS MR. BLISS IS ACCUSED OF OBTAINING SECRET
INFORMATION ABOUT BUILDINGS WHILE DOING SURVEY WORK WITH A
SATELLITE RECEIVER ILLEGALLY BROUGHT INTO THE COUNTRY.
U-S EMBASSY SPOKESMAN RICHARD HOAGLAND SAID MR. BLISS WORKS AS AN
ENGINEER FOR A SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, FIRM, UNDER CONTRACT TO A
RUSSIAN COMPANY TO INSTALL A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK IN
ROSTOV.
///HOAGLAND ACT///
THESE ARE PRIVATE-SECTOR AMERICAN BUSINESS PEOPLE.
AMERICAN CITIZENS WHO HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH THE U-S
GOVERNMENT AND MOST CERTAINLY ARE NOT SPIES, AS IS
BEING CHARGED IN THE RUSSIAN MEDIA.
///END ACT///
MR. HOAGLAND SAID THE EMBASSY SENT A CONSULAR OFFICER TO ROSTOV
MONDAY TO MONITOR THE CASE. (SIGNED)
NEB/PFH/PCF
01-Dec-97 1:03 PM EST (1803 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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