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Italy, Switzerland
Ambassador Friedrich's Hidden Agenda

An official from the Italian secret service has confirmed that Swiss ambassador Peter Friedrich worked for the CIA. [...]

Published on 29/08/2002 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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