21.   A Greenpeace statement said Russian law did not classify information on the ecological situation as secret and only one of the activists interrogated had had access to secret information.

22.   A retired German couple was jailed for five years here Wednesday for passing on classified information to the former East German secret service, the Stasi.

23.   Meanwhile, US officials were concerned that a briefing Gutierrez received on US anti-drug operations could be used in retaliation against informants and compromise classified information.

24.   Meanwhile, US officials are concerned that a briefing Gutierrez received on US anti-drug operations could be used in retaliation against informants and compromise classified information.