Intelligence official participated in 1985 extraction of KGB double agent
A senior intelligence official took part in the 1985 operation that removed a KGB double agent from the Soviet Union. The operation occurred during the final years of the Cold War.
upi.comAn unnamed intelligence official participated in the 1985 extraction of a KGB double agent from the Soviet Union. The operation removed the agent from Soviet territory and brought the individual to safety outside the country.
Background on the operation The extraction took place in 1985, a period when relations between the United States and the Soviet Union remained tense. Details of the official's specific role in the extraction were not disclosed in the report. The same account noted that the official's tenure included participation in the operation.
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