Georges Pâques Explained
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
- Web site: The Pâques Affair . North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- News: 3 January 1994 . Georges Paques, 79, French NATO Aide Jailed for Espionage . . A24.
- Web site: Declassified: The Pâques affair . NATO . 1963-09-25 . 2024-02-23.
- Web site: Georges Paques, 79, French NATO Aide Jailed for Espionage . The New York Times . 1994-01-03 . 2024-02-23.