FRENCH SCERETS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12533, 20 April 1935, Page 5

FRENCH SCERETS

STOLEN BY GIGANTIC SPY GANG

RUSSIA CHIEF BUYER ALSO GERMANY.

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) fV.cc, April 18, 8.30 P.m ; PARIS, Ap r il ' =

A spy gang i s stated to have conducted a regular '»u.s ness in the selling of military secrets to the high cat bidder.

The chief revenue has been derived from Russia but in’ > vt:.in documents are understood o> have been sold to Germany.

'ihcqang is sai l to have employed 2CO persons throughout Europe. ■ More, than 301 • detectives worked Tor a yr-or to unravel the network and tho British Intelligence Service had a large share of success.

Ainopg the documents believed to have been betrayed. i« the whole scheme of industrial mobilisation in the Paris district and the text of secret lectures at the French military academy. (U.P.A. by Elec. Teh Copyright.) (Received. April 19. 8 p.m.) LONDON, Apr.l 19. The Daily Express Paris correspondent says that an angry crowd confronted Airs Switss when she was released and ’followed her in cars and cabs to her lawyer s fiat where she narrowly escaped, the mob. She said,: "I think J went into the affa'r for excitement. I am now completely cured ’’ Switz, who is an • ex-American airman, said he lock up espionage three years ago because he was tired of doing nothing.