CIA & Espionage

In a german weekly news magazine (Focus 34/1995, p. 178-181) I read an
article about industrial espionage. It is said that the secret
services have lost their main task when the east/west cold war had
gone. Their new task is the industrial espionage. The russian, french,
and american services were referenced in the article.

It was said that Pres. Clinton had given a speech while visiting the
CIA HQ in Langley/Virginia. He allegedly said in this speech that obtaining
industrial informations has the highest priority and this were the new
task for the spies.

Can anyone confirm the quotation?

Hadmut

>In a german weekly news magazine (Focus 34/1995, p. 178-181) I read an
>article about industrial espionage. It is said that the secret
>services have lost their main task when the east/west cold war had
>gone. Their new task is the industrial espionage. The russian, french,
>and american services were referenced in the article.

The cold war isn't so decisive. Much of espionage has always been industrial. It 
is an essential component of political espionage in any case. Millitary espionge 
may get the headlines but the bulk of the work is trawling through trade stats 
and various open networks in embassies etc.

In any case with the breakup of the USSR there are now more states to watch and 
because they are unstable more need to watch them.

	Phill

On Wed, 30 Aug 1995, Hadmut Danisch wrote:

> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 14:46:23 +0200
> From: Hadmut Danisch <danisch@ira.uka.de>
> To: cypherpunks@toad.com
> Subject: CIA & Espionage
> 
> In a german weekly news magazine (Focus 34/1995, p. 178-181) I read an
> article about industrial espionage. It is said that the secret
> services have lost their main task when the east/west cold war had
> gone. Their new task is the industrial espionage. The russian, french,
> and american services were referenced in the article.
> 
> It was said that Pres. Clinton had given a speech while visiting the
> CIA HQ in Langley/Virginia. He allegedly said in this speech that obtaining
> industrial informations has the highest priority and this were the new
> task for the spies.
> 
> Can anyone confirm the quotation?

Yes.

I've been told the same thing.  Moreover, I believe the quotation, not 
because of the source of confirmation, but because it fits right into the 
direction most of the intelligence agencies have been taking since the 
revelation that the French had won out a multi-billion $ contract for air 
traffic control because the French service had, through various espionage 
methods, determined the U.S. bidding position and such.

Sorry I can't give attributation for the confirmation.

> 
> Hadmut
> 
> 
> 

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