Ep65. Ambassador Rolf Sohlman and his ”Academic Friend” - Part 2

What secrets did Sweden’s long-serving Moscow ambassador, Rolf Sohlman, share with one of the KGB’s most ruthless agent recruiters? Was their so-called “academic friendship” a backchannel for diplomacy—or something far more dangerous? How did Prime Minister Tage Erlander and his government handle alarming intelligence reports on Sohlman and fellow diplomat Sverker Åström?

Were these men quietly reassigned to protect Sweden’s reputation, or was something more sinister at play? Why do key records from the Cold War years—documents that could finally reveal the truth—remain locked away in Sweden’s National Archives? What is the government afraid of?

And is it possible that eyewitness accounts of Raoul Wallenberg being alive long after his supposed death were confused with missing Swedish sailors from sunken ships or even the downed DC-3 crew captured by the Soviets? Join us as we uncover the shocking layers of secrecy, espionage, and political maneuvering that shaped Sweden’s Cold War diplomacy. Guest: Susanne Berger, author, researcher and founder of the Raoul Wallenberg Research Initiative (RWI-70).