DATE= 12/5/97
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-223712
TITLE=RUSSIA / SPY CASE (S-UPDATE)
BYLINE=MICHELE KELEMEN
DATELINE=MOSCOW
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
/// EDS: THIS REPORT UPDATES CR 2-223708 ///
INTRO: RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE FORMALLY CHARGED AN AMERICAN
ENGINEER WITH SPYING. V-O-A CORRESPONDENT MICHELE KELEMEN
REPORTS FROM MOSCOW.
TEXT: RUSSIA'S SECURITY SERVICE CHARGE RICHARD BLISS GATHERED
SECRET INFORMATION WHEN HE WAS DOING LAND SURVEYS IN THE CITY OF
ROSTOV. SECURITY AGENTS SAY HE USED SATELLITE RECEIVERS THAT
WERE BROUGHT INTO RUSSIA ILLEGALLY. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH
ESPIONAGE.
THE 29-YEAR-OLD WORKS FOR THE SAN-DIEGO CALIFORNIA BASED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY QUALCOMM, WHICH HAS CONTRACTS TO
INSTALL CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS IN ROSTOV AND OTHER CITIES.
THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE SAYS HE ADMITS USING THE
ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT FOR HIS WORK, BUT HE DENIES BEING INVOLVED IN
ESPIONAGE.
MR. BLISS HAS BEEN IN CUSTODY SINCE HE WAS ARRESTED NOVEMBER
25TH. THE U-S EMBASSY INSISTS HE HAS NO TIES TO THE U-S
GOVERNMENT AND IS NOT A SPY. (SIGNED)
05-Dec-97 10:22 AM EST (1522 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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