Media report
Franz Josef Strauß offered himself as an informant for the USA
According to a “Spiegel” research, CSU politician Franz Josef Strauß has the United States “Information about political events in France and Germany” offered.
Published files of the US State Department suggest that Franz Josef Strauß in the 1980 Bundestag election campaign as a candidate for chancellor of the CDU/CSU den USA offered as a secret informant. “. Accordingly, Strauß called on March 27, 1980 at Zbigniew Brzezinski, then security advisor of US President Jimmy Carter, and offered information.
Strauss wanted “nobody denounced”
As the “Spiegel” reports, said bouquet According to the recording: “I get various information about political events in France and Germany. Some may be valuable for them. I would send them to you on the condition that my name is left out.”
BRZENSKI So replied that Strauß may send the information to his secretary. According to the magazine, Strauß said that he “did not want to denounce anyone”, but had a “special information network”. He didn’t want to worry Brzezinski, but there are things that – Strauß – “would worry”.
According to the media report, the documents do not show whether Strauss really provided information. Lost in November 1980 Carter The US elections and thus Brzezinski his post. Brzezinski died in 2017.
Until his death in 1988, Strauß was CSU chairman and Prime Minister of Bavaria. In 1980 he came for the Union as Chancellor candidate AN – Helmut Schmidt (SPD) remained a chancellor after the election.
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Source: Stern
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