Georges Pâques

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Georges Pâques (29 January 1914 – 19 December 1993) was a French civil servant and spy. He was the deputy head of NATO's press service until he was arrested in 1963 for passing secret information to the Soviet Union.[1][2]

A five-member jury convicted him in Paris and sentenced him to life imprisonment; he was freed after seven years in prison.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Pâques Affair". North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  2. ^ "Georges Paques, 79, French NATO Aide Jailed for Espionage". The New York Times. 3 January 1994. pp. A24.
  3. ^ "Declassified: The Pâques affair". NATO. 1963-09-25. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  4. ^ "Georges Paques, 79, French NATO Aide Jailed for Espionage". The New York Times. 1994-01-03. Retrieved 2024-02-23.