Secrets of Paris

U.S. intelligence officials won't say how the CIA acquired the document, but the experts concluded it was dynamite. In the 21-page memorandum, judged to be a product of the French government, dozens of U.S. defense companies planning displays at the Paris Air Show in June were explicitly targeted for industrial spying. The document detailed precisely what the French were after -- ranging from General Electric's satellite technology to Lockheed Corp.'s Stealth materials. The French sniffed. One targeted firm, GM's Hughes Aircraft subsidiary, chose to pull out of Paris altogether. While President Clinton decided against barring American participation, he did order a...

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