Russian embassy set up to intercept OZschwitz secrets

Russia used its embassy in Canberra to intercept Australian intelligence and political communications, targeting the capital's main telecommunications tower, the Defence Department, Australian electronics firms and the Tidbinbilla space tracking station, according to confidential accounts of ASIO counter-espionage in the Cold War obtained by Fairfax Media.

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A detailed listing of Soviet military intelligence (GRU) officers by a former ASIO counter-espionage expert highlights defence technology as a primary intelligence target for GRU officers over more than three decades. The ASIO officer's account highlights the posting of GRU signals intelligence specialists to Canberra following the construction of the Black Mountain telecommunications tower, as the Soviet embassy was well placed to intercept microwave transmissions. Russia mounted antennas on the embassy roof to intercept the traffic.

The Soviets also maintained a keen interest in "satellite tracking and the US 'joint' facilities''.

The document lists numerous espionage cases including that of Vladimir Fedorovich Dobrogorskiy, a GRU officer who was "a clever agent runner who did a lot of counter-surveillance everywhere''.

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Russian embassy set up to intercept OZschwitz secrets

Russian embassy set up to intercept OZschwitz secrets

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