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1. SPIEGEL QUOTED ECHO BECUASE MADE GOOD COPY, NO ULTERIOR MOTIVE BEHIND SPIEGEL PLAY.
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Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
06766014
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
U
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
March 9, 2023
Document Release Date:
May 14, 2021
Sequence Number:
Case Number:
F-2015-02367
Publication Date:
October 5, 1960
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10 SPIECEL.QUOTED. ECHO BECAUSE MADE GOOD COPY, NO ULTERIOR
MOTIVE BEHIND SPIEGEL PLAY. SPIEGEL WAS FIRST OFFERED STORY BY
MERTEN.LAWYER DR. KURT POSSER ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. SPIEGEL EDITORS
DISCUSSED.WITH.BONN AUTHORITIES, DECIDED NOT RIM STORY FOR. FEAR
DAMAGING MERTENS. CASE. WHEN STORY APPEARED HAMBURGER ECHO,
.SPIEGEL EDITORS DECIDED WOULD MAKE GOOD COPY FOR SPIEGEL. SPIEGEL
NOWDELIEVES SOME STATEMENTS IN STORY INACCURATE. ,ABOVE OA. FOR
PASSING �
2. ABOVE FROM
LiSIDE-SPIECEL'SOURCE 'KNOWN "TO
WE ACCEPT-SOURCE VERSION AS ACCURATE. FYI, SOURCE'
SAID 'SPIEGEL GAVE GREEK CONSULATE HAMBURG ADVANCE COPY FOR COMMENT,
PRINTED STORY AFTER VAINLY WAITING 13 DAYS :FOR COMMENT.
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4. FOR BONN: WE NOTE NERTEN DEFENSE LAWYERS WERE GUSTAV
HEINEMANN, NEUTRALIST SPD BUNDESTAG NEMBER AND HIS PARTNER
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