Overview

• Westdeutscher Rundfunk obtained BND files showing Scholl-Latour was classified as a Gelegenheitsquelle under codenames “Frank,” “Pedro” and “Scholar.”
• He supplied the BND with details of his travels and contacts and granted access to his Afghanistan film material before broadcast.
• Scholl-Latour aided the agency in identifying an East German individual slated to work for the International Red Cross in East Africa.
• The BND maintains he was never a regular source, received no payment and held no standing intelligence assignment.
• ZDF has stated it has no record of his alleged 1980s cooperation and confirms it follows strict editorial and press code guidelines.