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a4 1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87MO0539R000901 190016-2 SECR ET Through the end of 1983, the woman communicated with Forbrich by telephone, and mentioned to him that she had a "present" to deliver to the German. Eventually, in March, 1984, Forbrich traveled to the United States to meet with the disgruntled "officer" and obtain his "present." Forbrich met with the UCA ina motel for a period of roughly two hours. In the course of this meeting the German, as voluble as ever, stated that he had been an agent of the EGIS in excess of 15 years. As the meeting closed, Forbrich paid the UCA $550 for the document and departed the scene of the meeting, whereupon he was placed under arrest. There were a number of spinoffs of the Forbrich case. The one which had the most tangible results was the neutralization and arrest by West German authorities of Michael Cameron, a U. S. citizen and civilian employee of the U.S. military, for supplying military documents to Forbrich. The general, major, and other military personnel who allegedly supplied documents to Forbrich admitted being acquainted with the German but strongly denied compromising any classified data. The most significant aspect of the case is its degree of sophistication, which demonstrated once again the high level of skill of which the Eastern Bloc services are capable. Forbrich operated, almost without detection, in excess of 15 years, and the precise number of servicemen compromised by the German will probably never be known. The modus operandi executed by Forbrich was SECRET - 32 - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901190016-2