8 OCT 1993 8 October 1993 REVELATIONS HIGHLIGHT LEEDS UNIVERSITY'S MILITARY CONNECTIONS I MI5 HUNTS FOR CAMPUS SPY ritain's top spy-catchers priority for MI5 bosses a research the end of the clandestine Communist links. notorious recruitment have launched a desperate to eliminate the last contract worth By Marlyn Beauchamp Cold War. It was most of whom tend to stick operations ut institutions such Bnational hunt for a vestiges of Cold War over 1:260.000 was not launched together in a tight-knit circle. as Cambridge University.He Leeds academic who is believed espionage. part of the MoD's biological simply as a desire to get the The files reveal that Sender also alleges that a former to have spied fur East The mole hunt mirrors warfare programme. The record straight but in response was handled by a Stasi officer Leeds professor, who is now a Germany during the Cold similar operations under way Forensic Medicine Department to claims that certain former called Hirschfeld or Stasi alor academic in the North of War. in other Western countries. at Leeds University carried out Stasi agents are now Department 15. That England, was responsible for Secret files obtained by the The MI5 hunt conies at a research at the Porton Dawn freelancing for Russia and the department oversaw internal regional MI5 recruitment CIA from a Russian military time when Leeds University's laboratory. Middle East. where VVestern security in the city of Leipzig when he was at Leeds intelligence officer and reliance on military research In 1990 the university commercial and scientific and specialised in the I Mversity. acquired by The Times grants is coming under awarded an honourary degree secrets are still very sensitive recruitment of academics. A senile'. lecturer at Leeds newspaper have revealed the increasing scrutiny. to Casper Weinberger. the and highly valuable. According to Stasi files, the t. n iv er'Sity Department, who mole to be one of three leading An investigation by Leeds controversial former U.S. The fear is that some spy Leeds informant would have has an interest in espionage British academics employed by Student has revealed that in Defence Secretary. networks in East Germany been recruited by East German said: "Spying for the East East Germany during the 1989 the university held fifteen Accusations were levelled may have been taken over by intelligence officers working certainly still exists - and there 1480s. military research contracts, that the university was new masters and there are ostensibly as diplomats in the is no reasnn why it shouldn't The actual identity of the three of which were on behalf attempting to sell itself to the concerns that Western security London Embassy. involve an academic at Leeds spy has still not been of the U.S. defence department. Pentagon as an establishment services are recruiting former An expert in International University. discovered but MI5 knows it to In just one month the able and willing to undertake Eastern bloc agents. Studies has told Leeds Student The hunt has wider be an academic who either University was awarded military research on behalf of Sender is believed to he one that espionage occurs not only implications. The Security lives or works in Leeds and research grants and contracts the United States. of the freelancers. A Leeds at institutions in Leeds but in Service is also keen to acquire knows the codename attributed from the Ministry of Defence According to a British political expert said the city the North of England as 'mobilisation files' whichi i to the spy by Stasi: 'Sender'. totalling nearly £100,000. Intelligence officer the hunt for has. for decades, contained a whole, thereby deflecting contain the real names of noire Identifying the spy is now a It has also been claimed that 'Sender' is important despite 'caucus' of academics with attention away from the more than 500 top agents. LEEDS UNIVERSITY PLANS "PUT JOBS AND PAY AT RISK" "ngserving staff at Leeds life." LUniversity face an By Richard Fletcher Sutcliffes currently run the uncertain future following a catering service at Goldsmiths decision by university bosses UNISON Branch Secretary College. University of London. to contract out their catering Phil Booth said: Students and staff at Goldsmiths services, according to union "Some of the staff have been were critical of the service. officials. working fur the University for Administration worker. Christine University bosses plan to over 20 years. This proves that it Higgins said: contract out the catering is a myth that the University is a "I think it is too expensive for service. which employees over caring progressive employer. It students, the food is horrible. you 140 workers. to Sutclifle shows that the University are not getting quantity or quality Catering Services. hierarchy are following the Tory for your money. Their is no Although the University parties philosophy of cheap or filling food. in fad the have stressed that there vs ill he commercialism and privatisation." pub is cheaper." no redundancies. UNISON. Annette Lawson, who as Carl Potter. Director of the public service union, claim Worked for the University fur Residential and Commercial that initial investigations have over fifteen years said: "I am services said that the plans were revealed that the employment very loyal to the university. I at an early stage and had to pass record of Sutcliffe and have been here for fifteen years. through various committees associated companies is 'poor'. I don't know about the future. but before being finalised. He also They also claim that Sutcliffe I would like to think our jobs are stressed that Sutcliffe's would L. has a poor history of service. safe. This has become part of my recognise current contracts. Annette Lawson, fifteen years of service for Leeds University Pic: Harriet Walker INSIDE: SPOTLIGHT EXAMINES THE GOVERNMENTS REFORM OF NUS UNUENSITY OF LEM 2 News Batteries not included Briefly T eeds University Union Exec has agreed Drunk floods hotel Law subsidise an underwear and sex toy party in the student union, Isrites Helen titan, don. believing a fire had NEW SHOP Crossley. The Ann Summers party will take A ,tudent at Leeds started. had turned on two AT place during Sexy Health Week, 15th - 19th ..Metropolitan University IL inn Turner water valves on the sixth floor BECKETTS November, and all proceeds will go to AIDS has been found guilty of and one on the seventh. The charities. causing over E26,000 damage Square. on March 29 last year. resulting flooding had caused Facilities for The proposal was put forward by Cori at a city centre hotel when he DIGEST The evening passed without 26 rooms to he evacuated and students at LMLas Nershaw, WU Welfare Secretary. and met turned on three water valves. incident. and the bar closed at £17.0110 worth of direct Beckett Park site with no objection front Exec members. Russell Phillip Snowdon. a 12.30am. However, at around damage to the hotel. have improved In her presentation to the Exec council. third year engineering student. NEWS 2,3,4,5 2.10am, the night manager was Snowdon admitted that he with the Nershaw said: "The aim is not to promo( was ordered to du 20(1 hours called to deal with Snowdon had been drinking and had installation ot women as sex objects. but that sea as fun. and COMMENT 6,7 community service after who was hanging on a door on told the police that he was: new shop. th cr women should enjoy it as touch as men." denying the charge of criminal ARTS 8,9 a second floor room. The "just playing the hero", three times the The party will be for women only, and a, damage. manager then left to deal with although he denied having any size of the sale sex message will pervade throughout., MUSIC 10,11 The incident occurred at a a lire alarm on the sixth floor. recollection of turning on the previous shop, it Attempts to find a similar event for men have CLASS/JAZZ 12 Ball at the Queens Hotel, City The court was told that valves. is designed to so far proved fruitless, BOOKS 13 cater for the Amanda Newman. 2nd year year 14,15 increased number Management Studies student, said: "It sounds' FOCUS of students. A lilt like a good way to raise money fur a CULTURE 16 Graduating fifty years on tor disabled worthwhile cause, but I'm not sure I'll he THE GUIDE .. 17-23 students will also going." he installed later Nershaw is currently awaiting permission , well as the usual parents this term. tor the erection of at seventy blot aglatable CLASSIFIEDS 24 gushmg with pride at their A condom outside the union building during TRAVEL 25 c utlet's graduation ceremony in providing access to the meeting healthy sex week. July, there were also a number of rooms, Exec SPORT ... 26, 27, 28 sons and daughters who turned up to applaud their Offices. the Rag success advice service mother/fathers success. writes • •••••••••••••• tudents from the too Leeds universities I POLICY 1 Helen Cr,PASICV. and of course the new shop. have become Britain's top rag fundraiser* Ten graduates. now in their S at their very first attempt. a riles Claudia J 70s. finally gut the chance to don Leech Student is an independent Brawn. Newspaper sertina %haling, ai their cap and noun 51) years or LLB DEM Leeds Rag raised 1:10.940 whale touring Leeds Fait ersity. I eeds more alter leaving unit ersay Manchester. Preston. Penrith, Glasgow., Metropolitati Lam (ashy and The students, who, graduated visa Edinburgh.