As prime minister, Erlander stated in 1956 that Swedish police investigations had not proven Horney to be a spy: "That does not necessarily imply that she was innocent."
Som statsminister udtalte Erlander i 1956, at det ud fra svenske politimyndigheders undersøgelser ikke var bevist, at Horney var spion: "Därmed är givetvis icke sagt att hon skulle vara oskuldig."