THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, September 9, 1995 TAG: 9509090278
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B5 EDITION: FINAL
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The military judge in the espionage case of Lt. Cmdr. Michael Schwartz has set a trial date of Nov. 14, after a hearing Thursday at the Navy Legal Services Office.
Schwartz, 43, has been charged with mishandling classified material that he allegedly passed to members of the Saudi Arabian military from November 1992 to September 1994 while he was assigned as a liaison officer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
According to official papers released by the Navy, Schwartz allegedly passed message traffic, a series of military digests, intelligence advisories and tactical intelligence summaries to the Saudis.
The documents were classified ``secret,'' not ``top secret,'' and specified that no disclosure to foreign governments was authorized.
Schwartz, who is not in custody, has been reassigned temporarily to Norfolk.
KEYWORDS: SPYING SECURITY CLASSIFIED MATERIAL by CNB