District Court, D. Maryland November 3, 1969, Civ. No. 15952 (Heine v. Raus)

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

In this action for slander, defendant asserted the defense of absolute privilege on the ground that when he made certain defamatory statements he was acting within the scope and course of his employment by the Central Intelligence Agency on behalf of the United States, and had been instructed by the CIA to warn members of Estonian emigre groups that plaintiff was a