Danish ex-minister confesses to spying on Poland during communist era

Former Danish Foreign Affairs Minister, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, has admitted to acting as a spy in Poland, on behalf of the Danish secret service. The former Danish politician has confirmed he used to visit Poland and the former East Germany on a tourist visa, posing as a journalist, while in fact gathering secret information on Polish military units. Danish intelligence was interested in Poland's military infrastructure because according to the Warsaw Pact's strategic plans, Denmark was earmarked as a training ground for Polish military operations. The former minister claims to have no regrets. "I agreed to perform this task without any compensation and I am proud of what I have done", he said. (Rzeczpospolita p. A6) A.K.