Article: Der Spiegel withdraws legal action against Sir James Goldsmith.

LONDON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Sir James Goldsmith and Rudolf Augstein, publisher of Der Spiegel, today released a statement announcing that Der Spiegel has withdrawn its legal action against Sir James.

The suit was based on statements made in 1981 by Sir James concerning KGB manipulation of Der Spiegel in 1962 to discredit German Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss.

In addition to the statement, Sir James issued the following personal comment describing the background to and the public significance of the agreement:

"The allegation that the 'Spiegel Affair' -- that cause celebre of the 1960s -- was orchestrated by the KGB was of course ...

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