RULING SET IN CIA CASE
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP75-00001R000400180038-4
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
K
Document Page Count:
1
Document Creation Date:
November 11, 2016
Document Release Date:
February 22, 1999
Sequence Number:
38
Case Number:
Publication Date:
September 29, 1966
Content Type:
NSPR
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CPYRGHT
SEP 2 9 1966
Sanitized- Approved For Release : CIA
an an Agent Be Sued
u Se ~ C Cap
A Baltimore Federal Judge is
again - pondering whether do
throw out a $110,000 slander suit
against a CIA agent who is
charged with calling a former
Estonian freedom fighter an
agent of the Soviet secret police.
for calling Mr. Heine a,membor
of the Ii.G.B., the Soviet secret'
police, thereby ruining Mr.
Iloine's career as''an anti-:
communist lecturer.
The defense has not deified'
the statements wore made, but
' Judge Roszel Thomsen said instead has contended that Mr.'
,yesterday that he had neaed Raus - was privileged to make`
,,enough agrument in the case them as a Government agemt.
-and that it was time for him "to Mr. Heme's lawyers botlyj
stop in and ring the bell," by -claiming it is unfair to deny
,-preparing an opinion on the them to ?'ight of law suit on
unusual issues involved. even deny then the .right to
Erick join-has changed OIA j. cross-examine.
agent ? Juri 'Raus, also of
Esbonian origin,- with slader
Sanitized - Approved For Release : CIA-R?P75-00001 R000400180038-4