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French officer on trial. SALE OF* SECRET ARMY PLANS* TROOPS GUARD THE COURTROOM DREYFUS CASE RECALLED. ■ V (United Press Association—Copyright 1 ) (Received This Day, 12.13 p.m.) " PARIjS, October 26. For the first time since the Dreyfus case, troops are guarding the Law Courts at Belfort owing to> fears of disturbances o.t the trial of Captain Froge, a French officer with a distinguished record,, who is accused 1 of' l having betrayed secret army plans to a foreign Power. £■■ Froge's lawyer is demanding that the British Secret Service disclose documents revealing f hat the principal witness against Froge was a spy in the service of various governments and for this reason was unreliable.
Feeling in the Army is very high, as Captain Froge has hitherto been blameless and it is felt that this may !be another Dreyfus ease. * : ■ -'/'" ..-• • "The led herring is a . pretext ;fco cover the machinations of the French intelligence service.," declared. Froge's counsel. "There are obvious forgers on the French General Staff, which fears an open debate because the dossier is riddled with improper proceedings. The General) Staff does not want 4|o- let daylight on to its doings."
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 14, 27 October 1934, Page 5
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