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General Reinhard Gehlen is a professional military andintelligence officer. Until his retirement on 30 *April 1968,he was President of the Bundeanachrichtendienst (BED), theWest German Federal Intelligence Service, as well as chiefof its predecessor organizations formed at the end of WorldWar II. General Gehlen was born 3 April 1902 in Erfurt. He

curreztly lives in Berg on the Sternberg Lake near Munich.He finished his formal schooling in 1920 and entered the mili-tary- service directly. He received his commission as secondlieutenant in 1923 and served his initial tours of duty inthe horse artillery. He married in 1931 afid.in 1935 he at-tended the War Academy-in Berlin. At that time he held therank of captain. By 1939 and shortly before the outbreak ofWorld War II, he was promoted* to major. Be participated inthe 'Polish campaign, but 'by 1940 he Was transferred toeheadquarters post. At 'that time he became an aid 'to.Genera/ Helder,. who.Was Chief of the General Staff. :Be waspromoted to lieutenant colonel in 1941 and became thief ofFremde Heere Oat in 1942, '(rremde 'Heere 06 .t/Toreign ArmiesEasf7 .was that section of the German High Command chargedwItEresponsibility for charting the' enemy order of battleon the eastern front. It was, essentially an evaluation unitand worked closely with the Abwehr. It did engage in linecrossing operations as' the war progressed, however.) Gehlenreceived his promotion to colonel soon after taking overFremde Heere .Ost and by 1944 was promoted .to .brigadier gen-eral. /.32 the course of preparing estimates on enemy orderof battle, he reached the conclusion as early as 1943 thatthe German cause'on . the . eastern front was lost,;AliThis con-tinued pessimistic evaluations led to a reprimand from Hitler,'and in the last days of the war he wee relieved of commandby order of Hitler, Long before that day General Gehlen had

already consulted with senior members of hia staff and madeplans to continue their efforts against the Russians after- the inevitable capitulation of the German Army, but in co-operation' with the American Army; General Gehlen conse-quently cached his files in the Bavarian -Alps and withdrewto that area in 'the final days of the war. He subsequentlysurrendered to the Americans, and after his initial POW de-briefings, he presented his plan for the continued collectionof order of battle information of the Soviet Armies.General Gehlen was motivated by his strong view that the po-sition of the Soviet Army so deep in Europe constituted a

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real threat to Western civilization. His views were sostrong that he was able to convince his captors of theseviews. He was then flown back to Washington in 1946 forfurther debriefings, and the decision was made at the G-2level to allow General Gehlen to reform his unit and to per-mit him to engage in a collection effort against the SovietArmy in Eastern Europe. Somewere appropriated for this effort. --erSfieral Gehiciii)hil6666didin reforming his unit and retrieving most of his files. Heoperated under G-2 sponsorship from 1946 until 1949 when.CIAassumed responsibility for the.Gehlen .organization as it wasthen known. From 1949 until 1956 General Gehlen devoted hisfull energies to legalizing his organization as the WestGerman Federal Intelligence Service. He achieved this goalin March 1956 and thereby became its first president. Hebecame directly responsible to the Chancellor's officer.After legalization he strove to develop his organizationinto a world-wide intelligence service having collection ca-pabilities and ltaison on a world-wide basis. He has gone alohg way toward accomplishing this goal.

As a personality General Gehlen still remains essentiallya professional military officer in habits and attitudesthough he never entered on active duty after World War II.He is, however, a lieutenant general in the reserve. At onetime he was an accomplished horseman though he no longer per-mits himself this luxury, primarily because of time consid-erations. He is a family man and has four children. It isbelieved General Gehlen leads a quiet life outside of hisOfficial duties. In all things he is essentially conserva-tive, He rarely entertains, and he does not drink. HisEnglish is fluent, and he is socially poised and very muchat ease among senior American officials. Since his retire-ment he has been engaged in writing his memeirs and compil-ing a history of the END.

General Gehlen was succeeded on 1 May 1968 by GeneralGerhard Wessel, his adjutant in Fremde Heere Ost, who wasinstrumental in assisting in the formation of the Gehlen or-ganization. Wessel has served with the BND, the West GermanMinistry of Defense, and the NATO Military Committee inWashington and Brussels.

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5) mottorFail names' . Katherina Geblen, nee von VaernenyokDate of births 12 June 1881Date of &ceases 1921Nabionraitis aerman

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1908 1920 liumnistisohen Gymnasium Drees:len, vith graduation.

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Tntared military service (artillery)Promotion to LieutenantPromotion to ?fret lieutenantGeneral staff &widowPromotion to CaptainGeneral Staff ataignmontBattery commanderPromotion to Nader. Chief-of-staff 2134 Inf. Div.Chief of livaifttest/oni Section. General staffAdjutant to Chief of Omura staffsection chief loielin the Paperhaelot for Plane and

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Reinhard OMEN was born the on of German Army First Lieutenant Wal4rOMEN. His father left the military service a 'few years after Reinhard -was born and became a itterately successiU business mans and spent theleapt...LW of his years as Director of a Pablisking House in *Dreslau untilhis death in 1943.Up until 194a Reinhard OEHLER followed a routine career pattern .similarto other professional. army officers: His promotions can be .consideretconsistent with other officers. His highest tactical comaand. Aviation was

that of a company commander.

In April of,1942 GEHLEN, then a Colonels was assigned to take over the lintelligenae group "Frende-Ileere Oat" or ',Foreign Armies East' under the'High . Cesatiand of the !rely. Hiimission with this unit at that tiese was: to

.obtainall:possible intialligence malarial dealing with the militery,.politioal.andmoonomic situation existing in the USSR andthe-southeistern.European countries. He gave an a1le'deioni4ation:op :hiesseIf yntp. in_ . .

April 1916 be was relieved of his poet upon the persona/ order Of--. AIMEE..

OEMEN.reportedly has never been a member of any political party or faction.e . feli: end hatred for Oramennism. According to the 7th fray interrOgm.

..-tienTreiOrtlitedll June . 1.9451ERLEN was reported to anticipate a RusSiiiallied conflict.

professes to stand for a xmitsd western Europe built around a Franoo ..

;Gerrates:;',14S;- for collaboration with Fogland and the United States, for sodiWieiOri but not socialialas for the review of such Dociapation end

.ininstices n as Vor Criminal Trials. and seme aspects. of 'delimit-lie does .not favor the rexalitarization of Demon except as

of Western European Defense, In the intelligence field he believes

easill: country such as Germany ahould have a unified service, .

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Refernces to General Galilee

rage 10 re launching of Russian Offensive 12 January 1945,,

The Gemara Staff of the German Army built up no illusions

for itself concerning tho scale of this oplasive. General Gehlen,',.

head of tho &astern Amy, Whec2=e1SOM:thrteCtl Who consolidated the

reports concerning the eastern roc, was both a slcila1111 and a

conscientious man in his work, vitlesc estimates of the deployment

of Soviet Troops and the Soviet plans for attack carried an in-

contostible weight. Onderian had no reason to question the reliohn ity

of his colleague. The Soviet dispositions were allre alarming

Inasmuch as now only the ra:inants of the areas conquered during 19141

and 1942 separated the Soviet armies fro:. German;,. itself. In East

Prussia, Ruseism troops already were on German territory, and the

Late of the German civilians who were overtaken by surprise in t.t

late autumn of 19/414 in Mccriersderf ad oldie), includir murder, rape,

looting and deportation, forced corisideratiol! of the inLinent develop-

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The reports v4dak Gallen pre:JoLAd since novanLor in regard

to the numerical strength of the Soviet forces arid thoir artillery,armor and planse, had at first impressed Guderialss improbable.However, they were repeatedly demonstrated as being true and as early

as December 1244, the numerical ratio had risen to 9:1 between theRussian ead German divisions on the Vistula front; to 61 betwoon theRueeian and German armor; to IOU between the Russisi and German artilleryand in some sectors had even reached a ratio of 151. The ratio of airpaaer between the two could net any longer be gauged in terms of =aerie&ratios

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page "Guderian was stared out of his trend of thought as the door of

the compartment opened. In the doorway stood General Gallon. He hal;Oome in once moro to discuss the general presentation of thc situationto the Ftihrer.

"Gehlen i s sharply chiselled face was pale, with a yellowish under-tone. He suffered from stomaeh ulcers, the occupation disorder coamon tonumerous overworked General Staff officers.

Herr Generaloberst", he said, "I have completed an additionalspecial report concerning the respective ratio of military strengthof the area surrounding the Baranov bridgehead, which takes into con-

aideration the very latest substantiating data. According to this informa-tion the enemy is deployed on a 90 kilometer front with five infantryarmies, six armored corps, two self-contained armored corps sad ilve

ftssimsarmored brigades. The ratio of infantry strength now amounts to 11:1in favor of the enemy; in armor it is 7:1 and in artillery it is 20:1.The Russian artillery deployment at many points amounts to 250 artillory4=0'pieces per kilometer. The conclusions are so evident that they Should Ej3.11

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convince even the Fahrerof the fact that we are facing a catastrophe

at the Daranov bridgehead uilless something is done....

"Ouderian looked uquare into Gehlen t s face. Even Gehlen still

judged the situation on the basis of reasoning. He had no contacts

with a world in which decisions are reached on the haois of instinct,

inspiration and moods. Guderial L4244.To sad began to pate back andforth.

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etill could arrive in time to avert the worst....,

"In his mind's. eye he still saw the Christmas Eve of 1944, in

which he had resumed the 1-.attle for the armored units in the Ardenno.

The Ardenne Offensive had begun December 16th. Chi the 22nd of December

it was already clear that the offensive had been alai. cred.

"For this reason, on Christmas Eve, the 24th of December, Ouderiah

had attempted to effect with Hitler the immediate transfer to the Eastern

Front, a move promised in this event, of the assault divisions which were

no longer revired for a defensive action in the West.

"Hitler's attention, however, with the obstinacy of the fruetrated,

had remained fixed on the Ardenna. He insisted that the inithtive

remained in his hand both now as heretofore. He (Ouderian) bad mis-

represented the magnitude of the daager from the East. The statistics

concerning the Russian concentrations were simply invented. 'Allusions

to the fate threatening the Ynst German populace he had at first ignored,

then refuted with A remark thAt the Prussians in the days of Frederick

the Great had also been called an to make sacrifices, and that he also

could demand that the Germans make sacrifices for his so. Tho Atmosphere

of that Christmas EV3 still were vivid in Guderian i s memory - Along with

the willfully desired leek of fmailiarity with conditions in the East, not

only on the part of Hitler, but also in the case of Jodi, who had never

visited one of the P.ents; their clinging to long chsolted concepts, and

;D Guderian felt intlitivelyin Jodi's case, with a lack of comprehemaion

on the part of the Smith Germans for the fate of the Sast.

"During the same night, dudcrian had returned to Zoseen. Enr,uto ho

received the news that Budapest had been lost. Arriving in Zossan,he received a further communication to the effect that the Panzerkorpe

which had been stationed as an aassult reserve farce behind theVistula front in accordance with a direct order from Ziegonberg, had beenordered transferred to Hungary for . purposes of recspturing a foreign

capita. This, however, VMS the roan point of the defeat (for Oudoriaa),

to have a part of tho Reserves, which had been palatally retrieved fromthe Eastern Front, simply transferred, by order originating Wove Marian,

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"Then the contest had started. As on Christmas Eve, Hitler refusedto aeknowledge the threat from the East. he refused to recoehize that

his bitterly hated oppotiont, Stalin, had the power to order o such

great forces. With the lack of re5traint of someone mho inwardly senses

his error, he still expounded the illusion of the insufficiency of the

Russian armies, which had been pursuing him since 1941. He had never

relinquished the belief that Stalin l e reservoir of manpower must someday

run dry. Now he again was of the opinion that this had occurred. Again

he spoke of the orandomly conscripted rabble" and of the uPlunderdivisionewhich Stalin still could mustor up. He screamed that General Gehlen, incompany with his estimates, belonged in an insane asylum. Ho ignored

Onderian l e objections that Hitler, on that basis, could have him, Guderian,committed to the saic asylum, since he concurred in Gehlen i s opinion..

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"Guderian stOTed his ...racing. 'We must achieve it todw l , hereiterated, 'This-is the last chance left. for LIB. Gehlen, don't letywrself be swayed by anythinz during aur conference. Reuain calm.and collected, even if the Fahrer permits timself.to be drawn intoinsulting the General Staff ond you personally..."

"Gohlen urderstood. He spread out ido cards and pK)ors. While

ho was thus occupied, Guderlon continued his pacing up and down. IIIrepeat once -more, the most important points of our presentation,' ho &aid.

1. Iumediato relingguichment of the Kurland Front.2. Transfer of the armored forces from the West to the faSt befanothe

night is over.

3. In event of refusal, a miniMum of Withdrawal of the overextendedsector of the 4th Army in cast Prussia .and saving of some divisions

89 reserves.

4. Operation "Schlittenfahrt" of Hoorosgruppe A withdrawal of our curved

frontal position between the Vistula btidgeheads at Pulawy and Daranovand the Vistula, shortly before the Russian attack, Assault type.

defense before the PulaRy bridgehead. A fending offof defenie

from the Daranov bridgehead to the Silesian tord

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"Gudorim, with a face revealing the inner en:Alen wicli now grippedhim, took his place at Hitler l s loft aide, a practice that had been adoptedsince the bomb explosion of July 20th, YrUch had destroyed Hitlertcright eardrum. Durin,:,, this time, Hitlor gazed across at Odhlen, whojust stood upright with an uncomunicative expression on his face. Hitler.sensed in Jehlen the porconIficatiol: of cold, unyielding reality, Uhich hodid not want to hoar or recognize, or to which he did not want to surrender.before it finally engulfed him and his pans paid the price of his obstinacyin the East, South or ?iest. His face took on an expression of rejection.Then he heard Guderian l a voice....

Ahrer, "began GUderian, "I came back here again today to present

the facts to you personally, since it has been established with certainty,.according to all our information, that the Russian winter offensive, target.Berlin, will open in three days . On the 12th of January. I should like once'

again, as on the 24th and the 31st of December, to report to you in fullcandour, the detailn of the situation eg,the eastern front and for thispurpose, hme brought with me General Gehlen himself, who can present to you

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motor number 2,51,52-09000, license number B 55-3563. This vehicle VW

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representatives shall designate at its discretion this vehicle shall be

returned into the possession of the United States Government, and that

, neither I, nor ny estate, nor my heirs, shall have any claim upon it.

It is further understood And agreed that this vehicle may not be sold,

pleda64:er otherwise obligated by me or my representatives or agents for

,a0;reaioii , .whatsoever, without specific authorization in writing from the

:.:,,EriaAcl'Stat'es:Covernment or its authorized representatives.

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construed to grant to me, or my agents or representatives any righLs or

privileges not specifically stated herein; and that I shall be personally

responsible and liable to the United States Gevernnent for the proper

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in the G. n oi-ornm the h cellor, itxx on th

German P s, on the orman Radio etc...

3. Utility considers himself a political realist who, though an Eastern German

himself and an officer whose format i ve years were spend under the von Seeckt

influence,-o.no 4 der8 iiim-txtsgratinn wi th the WEEitsxstaar.efer.rattiAir

.Gerraanyls integration-in a. Nostern-defence alliance- as an.4444.4.44.4.1rri-e40-/c44./.41--"--8-

absolute prorequi.site for negotta ions with the Soxie,te...tbsmoomquarazaa.^.: .always attached the utmost mportentre to French/German understand i ng and reco6n i zed

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incapable for takimg a detached and disinterested view of irdernal german eventseither -

uPciii the issue of . (a) Germany's fore!gn policy or (b) mmunist. :---- --in -th e--Fe de ,a3: -ltepubli c . P

.4, ._.,.,, . : b i.no.._:he,is_aman_with, political- 4 de as -of- h 4 w-own7and-because he-:fears7th-tit-th-6".------a one ..

. ...4,;;F;,4.-- : . Western. -cause -Aould be lost in Germahy_.t hough polittcal_infiltrati kmomildaudoccice'..

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;Idmud6Efx. Utility laucirrntarldstocbrEmbadddoctilsodilentxxxEMs .. V nds_j_t_di 411._Cp_1&_.to____.. .

A . stick_tp the business of quietly building a GIS that will eventually find a placevst7.1PtA .1A,Lot-11.*A2 in an unpenetliated and integrated End unpenetrated Federal Republic.. __L

..1N*a - 4. In this connects on, we xiiixxxsit have credited ' E:a . with 'completely. !rgl i-111,--1.'accurate-rpoe . rting- of -recent' . internal ttr iiiilitii-Cil iii-eCTisaiona .....::-:.--.--: -- 5.-.... i.:

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Froisit on the political : advh s era surrounding t.DTRIIUS.T...had_not.. come-to- our -attention--5:8 :-that .

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Utilityxgxxsointaxxxxxxxaboyea. o-f-f-erod a gratuttbus. analisis of the SPD fo re5 gn, experts.

This seemed to bet.?_n appropriate macex moment to seek confirmati on of the 'C-

. r eport ; Utility's xixiammicsuonsucErmcrubc reply aitabcasx . prov i ded thie . but did not .!.... .

.. i-1c-lacie7the-ilatabc-fabt --tl-i -lit ....diri ridef)ende-rit iirs.p-r-o-a-c-n -" if a the Bavar i an ":Cabiics was-

i nv.olved,_Recent.-tntercepts avail-ablo -to -us provi.ded-i.nfortriatibiitcif -aThiee-tTfig between

whi_ch. may be related to-this. move.

5. UTILITY has in the past respondend xxabarActutrzizsixxxx to our specific

recommendation i.n the poll.tical fi.eld. Novorthess, I am not optimistic that

general reproaches and warn i ngs on the dangers inherent in the LUDRIZZLY,.

and related political matters will smxxxxx.wg seriously effect his actions and might,

on the other hand, XXXXW result in our being dented information of h i s activiti es in

this fi eld. There have been and will be in the future specific political matters

in which Utility will seek and probably be influenced by our mtbdonucrii informationand advise.

6. Several years back in the KURARK policy file on arm is a clear cut statementthat we would never admit respons i bil i ty for ZIPPERi s political :activiti es. I think

1,--) this was a wise dedision at the time and one that should conti nue to govern.oUr

position via a via Utility and his organitation. I realize, of course, that there.

are sramvery definite . limits to our capability of ahed the political responsibility.with.definite4Olitical.aspects_fraabox that, in the final analysis, KUBARK Hoes have an overall respcineibliiti.

for akix.both . the direct and indirect effects of ZIPpER .'s exLstence:xii**4,15dbrx...._

to .refuse either recogn i tion or support to Spec i fic poli tical activitieOthiebwe Tea

3Iiii844 ciaubdibtxxxthsritim are inimicable to hmkitaxx . our inelligence and political

..our:own.interests. Mail( Witinin the'existing . world-poliktia In the existing

Political atmosphere at home and in Europe, a justification of KUBARK paruncx1

.: .p.a:TIsi.imyx of ZIPPER divoccxxiocapixardrcan0.We. fe4,:.be-Made.

.- The '.. individUal lpolitical. acts of Utaity and other Zi pper personalities -should._as they arise and Supported or denounced as our Own interests:..:

..,. , .'ecognition and acceptance of this fact does not, however, deny KUBARK:the right

5.Not long ago Utility noted that several members of the U.S. Commissioners

staff had expressed to Germans in Bonn the i r apprehension xmx regarding Zipper. Utility

recalled that, following his own meeting reth bodixg the deputy MaxxMigk Also

Commission abomicxxxymxxxxga noted that, dome months ago, following Walter Dowling's

visit to Munich and his dinner .with Utility at r. .1's home, a German acquaintance of

Utility's quoted Dowling as having labelled Utility a "man who, under certain'

-Circumstances, might be z dangerous imam". I pointed out to Utility that many

nintelligentGermans and Americans undoubtedly turned this thought over in their

Minds fromAime . tO time; that 174 . 1,1140* 41 , 4 . V* 11 .1 .:1.3.t*4trl'. 0 .0 41411, IP .1 01P Pi - a 4144 til -hadbeen .

the:political,wisdom of KUBARK's ZIPPER policy mms . a subject of continuing debate;'

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Ah 'iiUoUr;:iiippOrt of ZIPPER as a project and Utility as an individual had not, however,- - --.

-Wwiered:. 1 4rhile I-doubted that Mr. Dowling had ever made such a,remarkv.Ixmmulix.. . . Be +11.4 1210 11, .1141111 ,1-1/ 111 14 .pl AS (41114.4.1 ,.. IPS. I d .0, 6 . 1,

to a.GerMan, I Cduld-well

ithiginethathia sentiments are as' expressed.. . .

...Utility reminded me that I should:not forgetAllat KUBARK has in its files

doCuments . aigned by him which unequivocally align him the West against 'the USSR and .. :.-. :..- :- . ,World Communism, that. .what .ever other doubts we - Might. have 'about hiorais him, he .0 :.. - .,trusted th at:onthis,issue his position.was:xikiiaccepted4 .

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.88eeted to be an . appropriatemoment:to . isk.Utility just what-hiaperional

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DIRECTOR INFO BONN, FRANKFURT, MUNICH,g3 LirKEYWAY

I. DISCUSSED DEFECTOR HANDLING QUESTION IN SOME DETAIL

DURING THREE QUARTER HOUR MEET WITH UTILITY 7 NOV. ATTADED

BY ALIAS .WENDT,, ALIAS CAESAR AND2. KEY POINT WHICH EMERGED AND DOMINATED ENTIRE DISCUSSION

WAS UTILITY'S VISIBLE PLEASURE WITH NEW STATE SECRETARY

APPOINTMENTS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PARTICULARLY CARSTENS IN

' CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND DUCKWITZ IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ALTHOUGH

ALSO INDICATED PERSONAL SATISFACTION IN APPOINTMENT VON HASE TO

DEFENSE .... BROAD GRIN WITH WHICH UTILITY RESPONDED TO MY

COMPLIMENTS ON THESE APPOINTMENTS SUGGESTS UTILITY MAY WELL HAVE

HAD HAND IN THEM AND CERTAINLY ANTICIPATES GOOD SUPPORT FORCATUSKi.

3. ' ALIAS WENDT OUTLINED JOINT CATUSK/CAVATA/ASBW POSITION

RE DEFECTOR HANDLING IN FEDREP TO BE THAT CATUSK SHOULD BEAR

RESPONSIBILITY ON FEDERAL SIDE'FOR CONDUCT OF PROGRAM JOINTLY

WITH WOFIRM, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AGENCY

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IFCRITPAGE 2 VIENNA 4035SECRET

FOR ISSUING VISAS TO DEFECTORS BROUGHT INTO GERMANY FROM

OTHER . COUNTRIES IN ORDER MAKE THEIR PRESENCE ACCORD . WITH GERMANLAW, AND FINALLY,THAT PROGRAM SHOULD CONTINUE UNDER PRIMARY

AUSPICES OF AMERICANS FOR PRESENT. (IT MY UNDERSTANDING

FROM DISCUSSION WITH STATION OFFICERS BONN THAT THIS

RECOMMENDATION NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION AT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

LEVEL ALTHOUGH HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY KNOWN EXACTLY WHAT SUBSTANCE

OF JOINT RECOMMENDATION WAS).

4.- IN DISCUSSING POLITICAL ASPECTS UTILITY STATED IT

HIS LONGSTANDING PRINCIPLE AVOID DEALING POLITICAL LEVEL

MORE THAN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. (HE CITED . c3 CASE AS

EXAMPLE NOTING HE: RESPONSIBILITY UPON HIMSELF AND

DID NOT: INFORM FOREIGN OFFICE.) IN RESPONSE MY REQUEST

HOWEVER, IN VIEW .EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION DEFECTOR MATTERS WHICHHAD ALREADY OCCURRED AT GERMAN AND AMERICAN POLITICAL LEVELS

BONN, UTILITY . STATED WOULD UNDERTAKE TO HAVE DUCKWITZ, AFTER

HE HAS COMPLETED CURRENT ROUND OF EXTENSIVE BRIEFINGS INCIDENTAL

TAKING OVER NEW JOB, MAKE STATEMENT TO L._2 TO EFFECT THAT

.FoREIGN OFFICE AWARE OF AND SATISFIED WITH DEFECTOR PROGRAM

IN FEDREP. UTILITY BELIEVES CAN GET DUCKWITZ.D0 THIS IN

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ABOUT SIX WEEKS TIME.

5. EXPLAINED TO UTILITY WE WISHED ELIMINATE TERM

"CENTER" TO GET AWAY FROM IMAGE OF PHYSICAL INSTALLATIONAND INSTEAD REGARD e--3 AS GROUP SKILLED INTERROGATORS

CAPABLE HANDLING DEFECTORS ON AD HOC BASIS. INDICATED WE

WILLING DISCUSS ANY CHANGES/RECOMMENDATIONS UTILITY MIGHT

WISH MAKE RE c-a AND/OR DEFECTOR HANDLING BUT HE INDICATEDCATUSK DID NOT NOW HAVE QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TO ADD TO PROGRAM

AND HE SATISFIED CONTINUE AS AT PRESENT WITH ALIAS LORING RE-

PRESENTING CAT USK . a a MADE SPECIAL POINT OF EXTENSIVE

BACKGROUND BOTH COB FRANKFURT AND CHIEF3 POSSESS INDEFECTOR HANDLING QUEST IONS AND SUGGESTED CATUSK STAFF OFFICERSREVIEW PROGRAM WITH THEM FOR ORIENTATION PURPOSES (WHICH

UNDERSTAND ALIAS CAESAR PLANS DO IN NEAR FUTURE).

6. ON LEGAL/POLITICAL QUESTION OF ALLIED RIGHT TO

CUSTODY SOVIET DEFECTORS ENTERING FEDREP DIRECTLY ALIAS WENDT

STATED FEDREP LAW REQUIRES (UNDER PRINCIPLE OF FREIZUEGIGKEIT )

THAT DEFECTOR WHO REQUESTS AMERICAN ASYLUM BE PERMITTED BE

TAKEN OVER BY AMERICANS. IF HE REQUESTS FEDREP ASYLUM MUSTUNDER GERMAN LAW BE SENT TO D.P. CAMP WHERE CATUSK WELL

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REPRESENTED BO WILL COME.CATUSK ATTENTION * UTILITY DISMISSED

QUESTION WHETHER TURNOVER SOVIET ' . DEFECTORS TO AMERICANS'

:REPRESENTED INFRINGEMENT GERMAN SOVEREIGNTY STATING SUCH

CONCEPT NOTHING BUT POLITICAL TOOL, AND HE THOUGHT IT LIKELY

BE TO POLITICAL ADVANTAGE FEDREP FOR SOME TIME TO COME TO

TURNOVER SUCH DEFECTORS. ALSO

AGREED HUEBNER/MALININ AGREEMENT CONTINUES HAVE IMPORTANCE

TO FEDREP IN VIEW RECIPROCAL ASPECT OF HOLDING SOVIETS

RESPONSIBLE IN EAST GERMANY FOR AMERICAN DEFECTORS.

7. IN ADDITION STRONG SUPPORT FOR CONDUCT DEFECTOR

PROGRAM IN GERMANY INDICATED ABOVE, IT OF INTEREST THAT ALIASREICHLIN DURING SIMILAR DISCUSSION WITH G2 ON 6 NOV.STRESSED THAT FROMHCATUSK IS STANDPOINT PRIMARY INTEREST LAY

PRECISELY IN THOSE SOV BLOC DEFECTORS WHICH WERE BROUGHT TO

FEDREP AFTER REQUESTING AMERICAN ASYLUM IN OTHER COUNTRIES

AND WHICH REPRESENTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION CATUSK WOULD

PROBABLY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE. (REICHLIN NOTED THAT CATUSK

,CLEARLY COULD OBTAIN ACCESS TO SOV BLOC DEFEPTORS WHO CAME

DIRECTLY TO FEDREP SO THAT COLLABORATION WITH WOFIRM INDEFECTOR MATTERS PRIMARILY TO ACHIEVE DIRECT ACCESS TO CASES

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COMING INTO AMERICAN HANDS WORLDWIDE.)

0, IN SUMMARY, OUTLINED TO UTILITY OUR INTENTION BE

MORE SELECTIVE IN DEFECTORS WE PROPOSE BRING FEDREP FOR

EXPLOITATION, AND AGREED WOULD DISCUSS HANDLING EACH CASE ON AD HOC

BASIS TO INCLUDE ON OCCASION ULTIMATE RESETTLEMENT WHEN FEDREP

APPEARED BE GOOD RESETTLEMENT POSSIBILITY IN SO FAR AS

CATUSK MIGHT BE ABLE ASSIST. UTILITY LITERALLY EXUDED

CONFIDENCE HIS ABILITY OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR CATUSK ACTIVITIES

VIA DUCKWITZ AND CARSTENS AND CLOSED MEETING ON NOTE THAT

HE EXPECTED "BE AROUND FOR NEXT YEAR OR TWO."

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Russian Experts of German Intelligence Service

1. In October it was ,learned that the Office of the ,AssistantChief -of staff, G-2, USFZT, had in .protective custody severaleforMerstaff officers of Fremde Heere Ost. This office was naturally in-terested and through discreet inquiries learned some oetails of thesituation.-

. 2.alepears that the Frem6e Heere Cst staff under. General)-1y KanThehien_retreated successful-y from 'arSaw through Eastern Germany 3outn toemminghem end -thence to the vicinity of obersderf near the

Austrian frontier. Von Gehlen, heving hed control ef Prelude Feere Ostintellieence echelon resronsinde for German intelligenee on the Easternfront from the Baltic to the Black Sea, decided tc turn himself in toths :nee:jean forces rather than risk capture by the Russiens. Thishe managed to do, togetherseven of his staff officers, most ofwhom were eeperts on Ressian order of battle !oth of the Ground Forcesand Air Forces.

3. e hen his American captors sungesteC that be leave Ge.-=nycome to the United States to work with the eeperts on the Russian Army

/of thear Department in '::eshington, he promptly egreed to do so, rethat

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e?cmm' 'oendingnt the nhief of his secret intelligence :. perations, ;.ajor(

Herman Baun (subject, unnumbered SEeeF card, copy ettaehed), 'oho hedreceme separated with e few other officers from the old Stab V:ell]i, becontacted to join the perty. Active efferts r:ereniade to locate Saunto no avail and the criginaa grnup set off eith-von Geh:tenfor V:eshingtonvihere it is presumed they still 'ere.',4. 133.un hqc'. meennhile esce7ed tn the ,e7, of seuthwestern Gee eny..which ultiMeteely oecame the Frenche:one. then he realized this, hearrunged 'through a contact* with the . American Censuler authorities *in .

tserle.nd te turn himself in to the CIC in MEON. This was done andthe CIC processed him like e normal automatic arrestee through theTnird Army cage at PrE:ising, pubaishing his neme on the 'elly arrestsheets and ivine the PIR the normal eieseminetion.

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5. The arrival of the Pi R :et ITFET caused a ,nnn i,.:er!e:e uproarand im.,.ediate efforts . .ere , 7nCerteken te eet 3uun to Oberu r se l under ena =e,,umed name ;T:(, t o eover v.hp t os free: G-2 M717f,T point of vlee: obreech of security involved in publicetien of the news cf c.e2ture.

h:!A been ;.one and it is unCerstecid tht the RussianLiaison Offieer wee: immediately y his sueerior officers toask for transfer of Eaun, von Gehlen end several ether members o r thesame command, to.Russian custody for interroacien. Needless to say,this reeuest was not Franted.r*

6. Baun had with him I, t. Colonelesel (7;U)three oriour Min ,Jr non-coms formerly belonging to Stab-77-Mi. These ; men ere now1ivizu :t Oberursel in a .9rivete house 'under cover nemes. They have notPeen inLerrogated by any CI tlersonnel and every effort has been madeto keep their presence e secret not only from outsiders but also rromofficers of Co:Inter-InteIliFence Brench, 135FLT. They are in the custedyof three junior officers of thesection, who are using !,hem as ed-visors on incoming intefli,eence vihich concerns the Russien . Army or . in-telligence .tructure.

7. Also at Oberursel out strictly part from Baun end his col-._eagues ere several other former Russicn officers, including General

Malisnkin is likeeaiee diving. exert" advice on the Russianmilitary situation.. Jr. examp le of the type of material being.r.rovided

Baun is the attached Appendil A, Which was furnished at the requestof Ge2 as a check on , Melishkin by Baun himself.

3. It seems a pparent fr2m freeuent conversations ith theofficers res7.%ensible for liaun, thnt 6-2 originally contemplated settinghim up v,ith funds and p ersonnel to ren an intelligence net ageinstSoviet Russia. They s poil rea1i7ed, hoever, that they hnd neither thafeciiity nor eYperieneed officers comeetent to run such .en enterpriseand have therefore F, sked on a very informal level for the advice ofX-2 3rench as to vhat they should do net. Since ehe whole situation,xas a rielicate one, -ve heve kept our contect.ith the resnonsibleoffice r s in G-2 in this matter on sn informal level and have advisedthem to interrneete Baun :it length an have re7:thin,e torith hisschemes for further intelligence activit:,.. G-2 has so far not folloeedthe first ee: our recommendations but I believe they will follo theseeend.e .h.ve further , recommen6ed that ;:icaln tri-IW up e list of hisprincir)al ,2.:liFtants whom he now beiieves Lo be in LA .LoN and that effortsbe mede to contnct these wen i.th a viev. to interroeating themdiscovering if they have any joelments. This vs one in e:ir1y Decemberbut the results sO far are not Known here.

9. Fro= the eolnt of view or the X-2 Branch, the most important-eeTbe.- of L;tnbnot 3aun nor in fact any Of nis colleeteueshutther Obeest;eut.eentikALC;ERF-t.:..LII.R (subject C:W17:17card e .4056), ,hohead of Section 3 71-i e;z.ab ai U.efter Alv,u,-;t 1941.Yreeuent rumor stated th .,.t he had been captured ny the er i tish, butthrourh c cintectthe 'eunich erea he vies di,,cvered-noennmed name in Nnrnburc. He was taeen Co ,Junich ...leve he -ets 'Interco-.::,tea at leneth by 0 , t. floltse.len end u good eeal of veluable inf,..?rmotion

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- 3 -was extracted. (See MALT material.) Schmalschlaeger has now beenarrested by the CIC owing to an -inc:iscretion of his in visiting hishome in Nurnburg, and he is now in an internment camp in the Nurnburgsection. Efforts are being wade, however, to obtain his transfer toOberurscl where he will be subjected to athorpugh interrogation. Thereason for, his not being sent to Oberursel in 'the first place was thatwe were anxious not to get him mixed up with the Baun group, and thatthe original contact with him was made With the understanding that hewould not be immediately sent to an internment camp; it was felt thatcertain documents .belonging to Fremde . Heere Ost, which have been re-covered and are mentioned in the MALT reports, might be jeopardized, if he were not carefully handled.

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The "Yremde Herr Ost" staff rAreated successfully from Warsawthrorlell E. Germany to Memmingham and thence to the vicinity ofObersdorf. Solject, having had'oontrol of the intelligenceechelon responsible for German intelligence on the Eastern frontdecided to turn himself in to the American forces rather thanrisk capture by the Russians. Be agreed to leave Germany and .come to the U. S. to work with the experts on the Russian armyin the War. Dept., Washington, where he is now preEromed to be.

Sdbject was last heard. ' of by SCHKALSCRLAEGER shortly before themend of the warp'Cham/ Bavaria where he stayed with his relativeSubject state that be wanted to try to. make some kind of a . deal.with the British (not the Americans). .Might have left his paperswith his 7elatives.Poss. id/w Subj. this.cable: "Please contact soonest Capt.=NMI logginav NISO Pranktrt 22685 Intorno 133 reedingBenz MILLEN or GEBILI3AUN arrested by CIO in Gorizia 16 October.GEHLEN says WOW will11 vouch for him. If WAIMAITdoes not remremember mention Berndt and TON LOSSOW to him. .

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GONTARD durchgefuehrt, den Pass auf meinen Klarnamen bishernicht benutzt.

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Ich benutze folaende Decknamen:1. In Verbindang mit deutschen Papieren:

a. Dr. Richard SCHNEIDER - geboren 4.3.1905b. Richard . GARNER - geboren 3.4.1902c. Robert GONTARD - geboren 4.3.1905

2. In Verbindung mit einer AGO-Card (D-147996):Hans HOLBEIN - geboren 21.1.1905

Dies en Namen benutze ich nur in Einzelfaellen, z.B.bei den aeusserst seltenen Reisen nach Oesterreich.

Gelegentlich ohne Aasweispapiere:Dr. GROSSDr. ERNST

Beide Namen werden dort benutzt, wo besondere Vor-sicht notwendig 1st und gegebenenfalls Verwechslungenmit einer Reihe anderer Persoenlichkeiten, welche diegleichen Namen benutzen, erwuenscht sind.

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Von einer Slate, deren Oleubwu qrdigkeit eohwer aubetrteilen let, gingen Nachriohten ueber die Erriahtung eines.eowjetieohen YD-Nate in 018TERREICR sin.

Mitlestatellunmeitraum Mitts Mai'bia Ends1949 wurde berichtet:

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Die Sowjete errichten in OUTERREICH ein0 RD-Organi-.tuition sus solcheaftutaaben undbesterreichischenAbwehrengehoerigen, die nooh nicht ND-maeseig gegendie Bowjetunion teetig waren.Ziel dieaer Orgenieation: Bei einem etwsigen Abzug

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alt, 178 om grona, wager, dunkleAugen, greue Beare, epriohtflieeeend douteoh.

2.4 sowjet.Mejor, oe.54 Zahre alt,175 em grose, kahl, graue Augen,spricht perfekt deuteoh,Adjutenti:. oe.35 Jahre alt,etwa173 cm gross, schwerz, helle Au-gen.

III.Oesterreiohieohe Gruppe:,/.1.)Mitg1.ioder:\.;1 e

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fb) DrA*OSCH,

1.2.)Aufgebengebietp

a) Dr. RIEDL,ehem.deutecher Abwehrangehoeriger o09.55-60 Jahre alt, mittelgroes,beleibt, sehuetteree- Bear, graueAugen, het .Tiele Deoknemen, u.s.Dr.PAULUS. - Wird ale Faohloiter der Gruppe be-athne t. ?:;13c

Rebhteanwelt t wohnhaft WIENSsChwerzenbergetr.8/1.:

ebmm.deuteoher Abwehrengehoeriger,

. -a) Allgemeing ..-DurchfuehrUng der ND-Faohauftrege,.4;%Deokung der Materiellen,Beduerfnisee der oeeterr.

und jugoelewinohen Gruppe,.-Bezahlung und Selohnunz.

b) Spazielle Auftreege der oeeterreiohiechen Gruppe:Feetetellung der amerirenischen ND-Gruppen,Feetatellung der Agenten dieser Gruppen, welohe -sue Reum SALZBURG naoh WIEN und in die Setelliten-eteaten erbeiten. .Verbindungeaufnehme mit dieeen Agenten, aie ent;,.weder zur Mitarbeit gewinnen, Odor yerniohten(es soll Agenn,ten gebeeuf deren Kopf 100000Schilling gesetzt eind).

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Ilserung der in die KP und in die sowjetieonen.. :.,:.1 1.Dienetetellen

erung der Verbineingebauten

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Einbeu von Miterbeitern bet CIO. --.

Eleerung,der Teetigkeit des-CIC hinsiohtliah1 :: : *:1 1 Y1Erfassung von Agenten4 :: ..::: t3.:., z.-;A;

w1muaktionen . , ./1;X I

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1Auf die Tsetigkeit der Prenzosen wird weniger Wert .1;;;:!gelegt, de deren Taetigkeit duroh sowjelieohe Agenten.. , ia

!,gek/aert ercoheint.4.IV. igkeelewieohe Grappes

'1.) Leiter: D4B0EHM,ehem.deuteoher Abwebrangehoeriger, .;;Ailoa 180 on groes, sohwers, dunkle- - .:- ' ' O'Auzen, Ireegt nteondig einen Le-!, -:.:.,: ,.I!dermentel.- Jurist,. hoohintelli-gent, het angeblioh in MOSKAUon einem dreijeehrigen Ausbil-dungskursuuteilgenOmmen.

'":1,..2.) AuEgaben: ND-Teetigkeit in JUOSLAWIEN:.

4V.Snezielkommendol-.,1.) Leiter: ifejorIPUEHRER,

wohnhnft in WIEN, sehr intelli--ehem.deutsoher-Abwehrengehoerigero. c .

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.,..,....,;:::^:gent und sehr gefeehrlioh.2.) Aufgeben:

a)- Ausbildung von Partisanen cue deutnohen undoeeterreiohisohen Abwehrleuten. Umeiedlung dieserneah Deutschland-, dealt diese in Kriegsfelledie Pertieenenerbeit 1eiten tnd Sebotageektionen.durohfuehren kOennen.

b) Aufbeu einer ND-Gruppe in OBEROESTERREICH, die.Angehoerigen dieser Gruppe,iollen sioh nur susdeuteohen und 6esterreiohisohen Abwehrangehoerigen -und SD-Angehoerigen mindestene im Range eines

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VI. Trefforte mit der Puehrungegruppe:=Die unter II gsnannte eowjetioohe Direktionagruppe trifftaz 7. und 24. jeden Moneta suit dem tinter III/la genonnten

"Dr.RIDL in WIEN I, Opernring 12, II.Stook reohte in einerfZweizimmerwohnung.

Verhendlungemeit: 11 - 16 Uhr und von 19 Uhr bis indie Morgenotunden.

13ei , 6iseen Beeproohungen waren bisher nur die Mit-glieder der sowjetisohen Direktionegruppe und Dr.RIEDL an-

y weeend.Bin weiterer Treffort int WIEN II, rreterstf. (Haus-

nr. unbekennt).

- VII. NountegenttAle ether der Hauptagenten der oesterreiohteohen GruppeWIEN wird em n gewiveer ErimineIkommieser (Rauptmenn ?)MATTL gonennt.'

Mit Peetitellungiseitreum Anfang bie Mitte Juli 49worden ergoenzende und weitere Angaben mitgeteiW

I. Des Kontor den Dr.POSCH befindet sioh ebenfells in WIEN 14:Sohwarze4bergatr.8.'Tel.: R-26-4-19.

Am Telefon meldet eich die Sekretberin, eine Preu1 nemens SVOBODA.

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II. . Dr.RIEDL:' 1.) Im Kontor des Dr.POSCH haelteich auf und verhandelt

Dr.RIEDL unter darn Deoknemen'Dr. BOJEOV.2.) Dr.RIEDL ist beetrebt, mit'der Zentrale des . Westeuro7_

pasisohen Neohriohtendienstte Irerbindung eufzunehmen..Zr beebsiohtigt,. einige Agenten in die ND-Orgeniie-tion der Westmeeohta einzubauen, odor bereitz'arbei-tende Agenten zu gewinnen. Diese-sollen-dann Thin Mel-

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dungen ueber JUGOSLAWIEN ihm, Dr.RIEDL, uebergebenund die ND-Organisation der Weatmeeoht ce Bonen suesus dieeen Meldungen nur des erhalten, was or suernotwendig eraohtet.

3.) DrAIEDL ist bestrebt, in TRIEST eine Exportfirmazu erriohien. Sie ist alalarnfirma der gegenJUGOS1LWIEN arbeitenden SPionagezentrale gedaoht.

4.) tin Treffpunkt des Dr.RIEDL mit :seinen Agenten istin .WIEN4 Cafe 1.' 'PRUECKEL" '(riaehere Aneohrift unbe-kannt).

III. Aufgeben der Gruppe odes Dr. RIEDI:1.) Feetetellung der genauen Antiohriften, Lebeneverhnelt-

niece und Gewohtheiton folgendar - wuhrocheinlioh inamerikenieohen ND stehender - Personen:a) in OBSTERBEIOH:

ikRTNE1, Xerl.Baron Dr.1SAAR,

PURANKA, Aribert,

EleonoriNAGY,1HARSHEGYI,

Ing. KAJERS

wh. TRA/GAU b.SAUBURG,Bezirksrichtor, wohnh.TRALGAUb.SALZBURG,wohnh.MAXGLAN, Keiser Karl GeeseNr.2wohnh. SALZBURG,wohnh. SALZBURG, Iinzergesse 32.whhnh. SAIZtURG, Rotel Gabler-brae, DR.(Decknene KLATT), wohnhAt.GIL-GEN, Aaim 38 und Kontor in SALZ-BURG, Sohwarz-Str.30.

;b) in DEUTSCHLAND:Oberst SENSBURG

KRASSO

wohnh. WIESBADEN, leitet sinangebliches ND-Netzl.angebl.Rauptegent von SENSBURGiwohnh. TRAVNSTEIN (?).

2.) Aufkleerung der Anlaufetelle der laph der OM er-beitenden CIO -Agonten. Die Anleufetelle eon engeblioh

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tb, IT.Mitarbeiter des D. RIEDL:iin Mitarbeiter doe Dr.RIEDL tat emn Outsbeeitser JosefaDUERPELD, wohnhaft MORZG bet SALZBURG, etwa 40 Jahre alt,174 am gross, greue Augen, epeerliche blonde Ream,meger, sahleohte schwerze Zeehne. Treegt dauernd kurzeLederhoee und faehrt immer mit Pahrred.

Von ondorer, ouTorineenigor Smite ging mit Peet--4-istellungessitraum Ende Juni, Anfang Juli folgende Nachricht-ein:

Ein gewisser Johannes BERGER, wohnhaft MUENCHEN,*.,!4.Eattmeierstr. 75-IV b.BAADER, het einen'frueheren Angehoerigen.der kbwehr II engelaufen. Er berief sioh.hierbei nut zweiPersonen, welche jedoch nicht erreishbar . sind, de der nine,noch in ruas.Kgf. und der andere vermutlioh in der Ostzonewohnhaft ist. Pereoenlioh war .BERGER dem . angelaufanen II-Mann

nicht bekonnt.*Als lagende hit'BERGER TerwechalUhg mit sinerenderen Person engegeben.

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1./ Luut 61 i:t der Leiter do Kominforaburor in nalzburgFrofetqnr:GRIMM,VorsiLzender, der de Jowjetunion und Re-dukteur des KP-Tagblattes in :..;lalzburg.

2./ Die Preund:n des GRIMM ivt Fraulein MargitINESSLER,die aleBuchhalterin bei den Amvikanern bercn gftigt it und'in der Lege iutfUr die KP intermantes Material von den Amcvikantrn zu beschaffen

3.1-Deir Verbinduncsmann zwiNchen Kominform-Bdro und ProreuaorGRIMM it te Judo/ORONBit i deluen ilibz in Wien lut I der aber viol4.im Ausland,wie z.B. :Schweiz und Frankreich herunkommt.

Betrifftt Neue Bohrungen in Zinterudorf

I'M Mire 194 5 hatte cm n ruuoluoher Major don Aurtrag die.genau-.-en Plane flber 12 news Bohrungen in Zistersdorf,die sich damala inHanden der deutochen Verwaltung ' in Zisturodorf bofanden zu erlangen..for Auftrag miDlang,der Major wurde erschouc .en.Nun soil angeblichGRONDERG diese Plane habenau beglorken lat I douo mur Urund dieuerneurn PlUne dor Nrtrag in Zioterodorr uAdas 54ache gec.telgertwarden k6nute.Bei Gehelmverhandlungen in London Opielen didsePlane tine groBe Holle.GRONBERG . eoll die Absicht haben,diese-pItinean die ;chweiz um den .Detrag . von 2o.000 Schilling 4U verkuufen.Von-.der :;chweix sun sollen vie'dann den Husain angeboten werden.Derfranzel nische Nachrichtendienst 1st dieiier .: Sache,auf der lpur.Einehemaliges Mitglied der 'Verwaltung Zist ..rsdorf Dr. NILIPROVIGH -(arbeit4 angeblich Cdr . die Hus4:en) int der Meinung,dasc GrUnberg..die rikne nicht hut,sondern nur cute NuazahMungen , derselben an denMann bringenwill.Zurzeit sind tdle Agenteniruueichcrueito damit

tbe:chAftigt die PINne in die Hund zu bekommen.Angeblich hat derRue . 2o.000 Ochillinge geboten.

GrUnberg soll auch nit den CIC . zulmtamensoielen und-sich mehruuf diene jel.te fixieren0a man Juden gegenither von iten der Run-:en eher miBtrauisch ist.Laut 61 hat aber Ortnberg noch rphr vie'

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1r1) ,:m sius:(n J:t bukunnt,s'u,s Dr. KRAUj mit dem Amerikanururbeitet.(t;iche Dr. W)211.)

4./ Die Rus:en lit!ric:n Dr. Kniw nicht unter: tutzen,.wean er seine.e .,...ichungen rn CIC nicht dufgibt.Der Vurburh de Dr. Kraus utichit ilen '%tsen auf- cinen uten F.& ZU kommen,1:t vorliiufig y,ezchei.

tert.Die , Lit..sen Nollen die leriniun.;Or. K1*.ille 4l1 Otto vonkennenlurnri.

Be,rifft: Dr. .11t ii'rrL

1./ Dr. mint VrTL,.:n ::turmbunnfUhrer,Lelter dea Amtes . VI E(Ungarn und Blikun).Chef len HEitti Narvositeichnsicherh itnhauptamt.Wittl . 1:t politircher Ratgeber des Dr. RUAUO.;;e1n :'.1tz int , Gmundun,Villa LOI'E.H6ttl . hat d. Bestruben dku -Ieut:ctivn und 6 :terreichischen Gruppen,die nuchrichtundienrtalcharbeiten in einen europiiii,.chun d.D.. zusammentufausen.Engterlab-;:trbeiter ivu Witt! 15t Eric l'KERNMEra_.Kernmeyer hat im'Jahre 1945vielu Nazi denunziert und i:t heute emn sehr unverlalicher,aber

cehr gut bezahlter Agent des CIO.. :, 2:, ;tie ,der ruasiSche N.D. 61 glitteilte'und wie.auch'61 vonAgentenkollegen in WienweiB,fahren . russische Agenten . des Ofterennach , Gmunden und erhalten tort das:fUr den Amerikatier beStimmteMaterial in Durch chrift fdr Geld! 3.1 litittl . ist nit um= in Verbindung,den er hin und wieder .an der ;;chweizer Grenze trifft.NOttl wird bei dienen Gelegenheitenvon franz#55ischen N.D. beobachtet.'

B trifft: Legitimisten4,./:'!Der. Ruace will wissen,was LOVREK macht,wie ort et. nuch.Paria.., .

zu Otto von Hubnburg fart und was dieser macht und welcheVerbindungen er hut.?

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Aet.r .ifftt :vterrticllochez, Bunimaheer

Der Fen4 onalreferent dea ri:INdvoheereo uoll MajortGEDLI .ZKI rein??ehemu116er Adjuiant General VAGGOIN.Die Rusen interesAcren mienfar die hler bekunnten Leute',die Cur dau Bund.uheer arbeiten.

Betrifftt Pole roralen,; 7?

61 hat Auftrag uinen bedeutendeu Foleri,der zurzeit in Gulzbuygi:t Jun Ruanen auAUliefern,er hcyft,das:. er diesen mittels HilfeX-seibes CIC-Verbindungsmannes undllem franziisil:chen Ni) (Die werdenuber falrch unterrichtet) fuseen kin. \\'

Betrifftt Triecter Firma

61 arbeitet zurzeit un der Triester Bache,einer Im- und Export-firma des Dr. POSCH,welche von den Engl gndern finanziert werden:!oll.Besprechungen finden zurzeit in Inm:bruck :;t,att.

(0.etritft: Inc. KAUDERS (KLATT),Galzburg,-chwartctra.ce .3o,WOhnung,It. Gilgen,Leim 38 mit reiner Freundin IByola KALYIANO.

Klatt arbeitete btu April dieseu Jahrer nit d n Amerikunern,,s,wurtte aber danr . von dieren herauegeworfon...:

Gein Chef wur OberuCHAGNER (DELIUS wur d .onul. :win Deckname).'Auf lieuen"q3ben die 'uu em beaondero viel geoetzt.Grund: Klatt war derjenie,der mittelt: EunksprUchen in rusvdechenText di %u:wen in Rumg nien und Bulgurien zum Nurren gthalten ha..Er r.ab rusvi . che Order durch,wodurch 'die ittlli en verschiedentlich .an vollic.mmen faVechen -tellen angegriffen haben und in ihrerTaktlk . irregeleitet wurden.Mun wolk,ducs ex' nit einen ND arbeitetund ru,siechtrseits wird verrutet,daon er jetzt wieder mit OberstWAGNLIR arbeitet,der in LORACH in Baden ritzc und nit den Franzorenurbeitet. '

Betrifft: SiegfriedtKAHN,geb. 17.8.194o in Lechheim,Deutschlandneutr. Amerikaner

KAHN 1.it bekannt durch :einen Hass gegen all