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Outed Soon: Australia's Soviet Spy?
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Last month the Australian
government asked Israel
to recall a diplomat who, if
the stories about him are
true, was quite the ladies' man.
The reason for the request is
secret, but the episode has the
capital twittering with gossip
about espionage and sex. It's
also a reminder of the Cold-
War days when John Symonds,
the kgb's so-called "Romeo
agent," visited the country. "I
did a lot of damage down there
in Australia," says the former
Scotland Yard detective,
contacted by Time at...