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Re: And how is this surprising

I think everybody would expect that the French were spying on the Soviet military. The surprise for many is that they were (and no doubt still are) carrying out commercial espionage against their own allies. I sat "for many" because certainly the UK security services made sure that large companies and those working in sensitive areas were well aware of the threat t posed by our friends across the Channel.