29-06-2011
targetBRUSSELS spoke to Mr X, a former top officer of the Belgian Sureté. Mr X (‘I’d rather not give you my name –what difference would it make?') has been active in intelligence for about 40 years, until his pension in 2009. He started as an inspector at the Sureté, worked for over two decades in counter espionage and ended his career as director of Operations.
Mister X, how many foreign spies have been active in Belgium during the Cold War?
X: ‘To give you an idea of the magnitude: in the period 1980-1985, between 40 and 45 Soviet intelligence officers were active in Belgium. They operated under the cover of the Soviet embassy, trade representation, Aeroflot, InTourist, Transworld, Consulate General, media… And that number just...
17-06-2011
According to the Sureté, espionage in Belgium reaches Cold War levels again. 'The only difference with the Cold War era, is that the...
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15-05-2011
Here’s an old school spy nest in the port of Antwerp: the Soviet shipping agency Transworld Marine Agency Company NV. It was set up in August...
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30-04-2011
During the Cold War, several Belgian politicians were among the targets of the Czechoslovak secret service. According to documents from the Prague...
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28-04-2011
A counterespionage practice that has lasted until the end of the 1990’s: all inscription forms of foreign hotel guests in Belgium were sent...
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