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USFP Dismisses Claims of Moroccan Opposition Leader Ben Barka's Alleged Espionage
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USFP Dismisses Claims of Moroccan Opposition Leader Ben Barka's Alleged Espionage

The disturbing revelations made about the anti-colonial activist Mehdi Ben Barka , leader of the Third World and Pan-African movement, are eliciting reactions from the Union of Socialist Forces of the People (USFP). New archives confirm that the Moroccan opponent was a spy and that he provided information to the Czechoslovak secret services, Státní Bezpečnost (StB), in exchange for substantial payments, in cash or in kind.