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.
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.
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.