SWEDISH REGIME WINS IN SPY CASE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000800040037-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 1999
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: May 30, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

Approved For Release 2000/08/03 : CIA-RDP75-00149R0
NW YORK TIMES MAY 3 0 1964
'SWEDISH,REGIME
WINS IN SPY CASE
?Opposition Drops Censure
,1 Effort Over Wennerstrotn :;'
STOChHOLh[, May 29 A'
;bitter two-day battle in Pa: 1a=
!merit over the handling of tile,
By 1%EfNER %%'ISKATI.
Soviet spy ease involving Sttg'
Wpnnerstrom, a former air:
force colonel, ended today *ith;
a victory for the Social Denio-.I,
cratic Government.
Parliament madc clear,, itsi
!confidence in Defense Minister'
Sven O, M. Andersson, who had,
ibeen accused by the Oppo itiori!
of gross negligence.
Faced with the crumblii.g of
its ranks, the Opposition, ,deli
,by Prof. Bertil Oltlin cital-i inn,
iof the Liberal party, ciroppcd
ipreviously indicated plans toi
try for a vote of censure.
Parliament thus acceptcd~
without a vote a report irotn
fits Constitution Committee that,
it hat: found no reason td cCn-
,sure the Defense Minister.
Premier Ta e 2 rla.nder hart`
said he wowid retard --tr vote'
of censure as k. gnostion ct eon,
:fidence in hi, r>nf.ire C?abinet.j
In another a.c?tion, 'the lower!
chamber voteii, 1 l6 to. 10% 'to!
clear former ' Cot et? tr . ;t[inatcr!
Osten Under ~. Op,ioritinn~
charges that the hrttd b