US officials warn of new Snowden Docs. may embarass countries who dont want to be known for cooperating with US

US officoals say documents taken from military spy agencies by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden could, if disclosed, compromise the operations or embarrass countries that do not wish to be seen as cooperating with the United States

[link to m.washingtonpost.com] U.S. officials are alerting some foreign intelligence services that documents detailing their secret cooperation with the United States have been obtained by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, according to government officials.

Snowden, U.S. officials said, took tens of thousands of documents containing sensitive material about collection programs against adversaries such as Iran, Russia and China, operations that in some cases involve countries not publicly allied with the United States.

The process of informing officials in capital after capital about the risk of disclosure they face has been painful and delicate. In some cases, one part of the cooperating government may know about the collaboration while others — such as the foreign ministry — may not, the officials said. The documents, if disclosed, could compromise operations, officials said.

The notifications come as the Obama administration is scrambling to placate allies after allegations that the NSA has spied on foreign leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The reports have forced the administration to downplay operations targeting friends while also attempting to preserve other programs that depend on provisional partners. In either case, trust in the United States has been compromised.

“It is certainly a concern, just as much as the U.S. collection [against European allies] be

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