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As Austrian ambassador to Athens in [[1985]], [[Herbert Amry]] uncovered the illegal export of weapons to the warring state [[Iran]] from neutral [[Austria]]. This, known as the [[Noricum scandal]], caught the attention of the public, parliament and courts in Austria. Amry then died of a sudden heart attack - or poisoning.
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(Ambassador to Greece)

Austrian ambassador to Greece

As Austrian ambassador to Athens in 1985, Herbert Amry uncovered the illegal export of weapons to the warring state Iran from neutral Austria. This, known as the Noricum scandal, caught the attention of the public, parliament and courts in Austria. Amry then died of a sudden heart attack - or poisoning.


 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

NameFromToDescription
Herbert Amry198311 July 1985start date uncertain
Ludwig Steiner19641972Also to Cyprus.
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