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Czech defector slips coding machine to ‘garbagemen’ hotographs, might enabl. the NSA to reak the cade. Two sources said that the FBI actually smuggled out ar entire coding machine about fiftecn vears ago. Borrowing a truck and uniforms from a garbage- collection company, avents drove into -the yard of the Czech Mmbassy in Wash ington aud waited near an open window, through which a Czech defector passed not only the machine but nearly a truck- foad of files. “They were so cacited that they forgat to pick up the garbage,” said one source. The nest niorning, the FBE filmed the results from a hidv-out. “One of the funniest things vou'd ever see,” the souree s: aid, a GSA Czech deputy chiei of security going to the Saviet Embassy with his hat in his hand. The Czechs coulda't even wire Prague to tell them what had happened. They had lo xo to the Soviet Embassy “ay “aN ihe Filan of the and WAL the S Sov ict thachines. Salute: This same souree and another agreed that in the late 1930s and early 1960s the FBI also broke into the Polish and Yugoslav embassies in Washington. At Jeasi three separate bureau sources agreed that there was “no way” for agents to penctrate the Soviet Embassy, so instead they tarected Sovict satellite countries. Even allies, such as France or Japan, were occasional targets, as were the Arab states. “All the Arab embassies were casy,” said one bureau source. “The only problem was tripping ever the Issachis aligady inside.” Le said Gaal in at least ane case FBI avents breaking inte an Arab missiau found thowasebves face to faee with Esraeliaeents, What lanes in such cases? “You salute and walk away,” the suorce sic. body wiints any trouble.” VYhere were enough problems ay it was. Once, inanoeb he ach quasirte re inthe Mikbwest, an agent vhintinn He phone slippe sloua joist in the attic and thrast his foot dhreugh the cediag al the roan beluw. Che agents had ta wake up each other “No- Newsweek, Jufy 28, 1975 — Se =e : ey - ke te Tn the owner ol hantwar' store. sand get plaster to repair the ceiling before dawn. During the late 1950s, two sources said, an agent had a heart attack and died while help- ing with a bag job in one pf the Eastern European em- * bassies. And sometimes local « Dolice stunbled aute an FBI break- in. When that hap- pened, * ‘You hit the cop and you rin,” said one former agent. Said another: “There were, some nitty conlronta- tions in back alleys.” Two .ources recalled a case ten years ago in which FBI agents had earticr plant- eda bug in the office ofa mob attorney and had “gone back in to juice it up.” Oue agent dropped something that he shouldn't have been carrying anyway—either his creden- tials or a report with his name on it—dnd when the lawyer came in next momiing, it was clear the FBI had been there. As the ‘sources recalled it, the agent was fired. There were cases in which local police concealed the FBI's tracks. More than a decade ago, a former New York City policeman recalled, the FBI broke into the apartment of a Soviet diplomat as- signed to the United Nations. As usual, there was an agent on watch in the lobby of the apartment, but the Russian—-who had forgutten some theater tickets— somehow returned without being spot- ted. When he discovered the agents, their only recourse was to pretend that The sit hiirm they really wer bural: ars. They hit him, knocked him down and hurriedly rans sacked the room. The Russians called the cops, who came to investigate, but later that night the FBI told the detectives not to probe too hard. The detectiv es were unhappy about it because they had io fill out monthly status reports on the “un- solved” case. On one occasion, however, the FBI unwittingly helped the —: New York police. An FBPagent | was breaking into the apartment ofa mobster while alookoutand — : a petaway man waited in sepa- | rate cars, The plan was-for the | “burglar sto come outand signal «4 tu the lonkout, who would huuk — , twice; the getaway car would / drive up and speed the “hur- iar” away. “Olt they went at QU miles per hour,” said a former went, “About six blocks away, thes abvis ana savs, “Who the (-- are vou?" i The passenger looks at the driv. i erand answers, Whothe f--are | vou?" The passenger, it 8c vemed, was a police “burgh Ta whose birget was anothers apart ment inthe sane Dcrideliseye—irsvel whose gelaway sisal was alse two hooks ofa horn, teow diab at thas reeweeeeer fante eer ee ——_ es Tus :peerer. ao Heame and Flyan: A mutter of peaehelogy? ? mW YORK: \ . WiAC the [Cnife Two crises ago—as New Yack, reckons time these days—Cov. I Carey and the New York State Le: ture created the Municipal Assit Corporation te help the Bie Apple ¢ bankruptcy. Phat was back in Jie Big Mac, as it was immediately dul quickly prepared to take on part o city’s staugering 86 billion burde short-term debts. ‘Fhe MAC was te long-term bonds of its awn—Dacke specially eannarked city sales tay while watching over the traditic: gimunick-ridden City Hall bre viaking process. Politicians, union cl Maaneial Per eat leaders he "itt al sich relicf—but that proved premature. cily resumed its ginmickry, Big Mix a tepid welcome in the bond marke and New York was faced last week: the most distasteful dose of fiscal m cine it has vet had to swallow. image: Wiih its first SI billion f issue not completely sold and snot billion still to offer, Bis Mac hac Mayer Abe Beame to the City Hails Only weeks before, Beame had ork massive layoffs of city workers.» 19.000 of which were still supposed! effect despile additional taxing po authorized for the city to help ease crisis (NEWSWEEK, July 14). But painful experience—including vt dav garbage strike—had done mure h than good! to the city’s fmuge w ith pe ial investors, Beame was told by * chairman T hamas D. Filann and board directors. “The Big Mac direc ame lack froin thei shea sliuge CUMS QECK MTOM Cay Tee Srey eR and discouraged about the city’s jm around the country,” one city off; said. “They couldn't belicve the hest) to the city and its life-stvlo—trom tuition at City University ta veur: capitulation to city unigns.” ulfic “wing anise Without Big Mac's bouds. ssa alana aD oe ae ut 7% wn ao Wiles 5 _ : re cade te ee ftree