Anti-Espionage Poster Draws Sex Complaint
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COLOGNE, West Germany — An anti-espionage poster by the West German counterintelligence service that depicts a pretty blonde smiling seductively over her shoulder has sparked complaints of sexual discrimination.
The public service union said it demanded the withdrawal of the poster after receiving a complaint from a female customs officer who was offended by the depiction of woman as seductress.
A spokesman for the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (counterintelligence service) rejected the complaint, saying the sexual “honey-trap’ was a well-known Communist espionage tactic.
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