In retaliation, the CIA assisted journalist John Barron in writing his book KGB: The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents, the appendix of which named 1,600 alleged KGB and GRU officers posted abroad under diplomatic cover.
In response, the CIA aided journalist John Barron in writing his book KGB: The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents, which included an appendix listing 1,600 alleged KGB and GRU officers operating abroad under diplomatic cover.