ESPIONAGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00965R000302410013-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2012
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: July 12, 1985
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/15: CIA-RDP90-00965R000302410013-1
RADIO TV REPORTS, IN<
4701 WILLARD AVENUE, CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND 20815 [phone]
PROGRAM Channel 4 News Live at 6:00 STATION WRC TV
DATE July 12, 1985 6:00 PM CITY Washington, DC
SUBJECT Espionage
BOB MCBRIDE: Yesterday's arrest of CIA clerk Sharon
Scranage (?) on spying charges brings now to 12 the number of
U.S. citizens accused of espionage. In fact, never before have
so many Americans faced spying charges at the same time.
Well, today Jack Cloherty talked to intelligence experts
on this apparently growing problem of intelligence security.
Jack?
JACK CLOHERTY: Bob, there is clearly a lot of concern
in the intelligence community about case after case of apparent
American betrayals. Ten years ago many spy cases were dealt with
quietly and the public didn't hear much about them. But today
the security problem is all too visible.
One U.S. intelligence source says the case of CIA clerk
Sharon Scranage represents just the tip of the iceberg concerning
penetrations of the CIA. Scranage was charged with turning over
secrets to her Ghanian boyfriend.
ROY GODSON: This case exemplifies the problem, the fact
that there are literally hundreds of foreign intelligence
services that are targeted, to one extent or another, on Ameri-
cans, Americans here in the United States and Americans serving
abroad. The biggest single service targeting us is the Soviet
intelligence service.
CLOHERTY: The Soviets apparenty have had some impres-
sive intelligence coups in the last few years. Arthur Walker and
three of his family members allegedly sold secrets to the KGB.
And this FBI undercover film shows former FBI agent Richard
Miller allegedly turning over secrets to a Soviet agent.
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