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Tuesday, September 1, 1992
Volume:
8
Issue:
9
Pg. 344
Abstract:
On August 25, 1992, Swedish authorities released from custody Edward Lee Howard, the only former Central Intelligence Agency officer to defect to the Soviet Union, thereby frustrating again the efforts of the U.S. Government to capture and try Howard. Reportedly Howard left Sweden for an undisclosed country, most probably Russia. The incident illustrates the difficulty of obtaining custody for a fugitive who is wanted for espionage charges, especially from Sweden…[more]