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🇸🇰 Postoj
National & Local

Karel Köcher was a native of Bratislava who infiltrated the CIA for the ŠtB

The article discusses Karel Köcher, a significant figure in Czechoslovak espionage, who infiltrated the CIA for the ŠtB and was involved in a famous spy exchange.

Feb 15 • 06:45 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

The CIA was interested, but he remained loyal to the KGB. A journalist presents the story of agent Köcher

Karel Köcher, the only known spy to penetrate the CIA, faced skepticism upon his return to Czechoslovakia after a prisoner exchange in 1986.

Feb 11 • 07:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

The CIA was interested, but he remained loyal to the KGB. 40 years have passed since the exchange of agent Köcher

The article reflects on the 40-year anniversary of the exchange of agent Karel Köcher for dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, highlighting Köcher's loyalty to the KGB despite being a CIA infiltrator.

Feb 11 • 04:30 UTC

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