“14-00000 The Subject claims that after.he casually learned of his friend's arrest 7 * he fled to the Spanish border. He had not foreseen or had prepared himself for such a consequence and he implies a conflict as regards. leaving France. In any event, he was captured and imp”
“believe that he was. more, important than . ^,: 6 rothey: had figured. He hope d that such a tactictand belief on their/part 7 - would bring him certain advantages. Although he realized that he could-coi / have been shot for only half what he had done .and. thatit-mayhave ”
“work. During or this time, while inta bar, Subjectowan talking to the barnaid, who toldo tody Subject about her brother who was a prisoner of warain Germany. Subject told her that it wasn’t very difficult toget out, and said that be, would try and see whether he could do it h”
“Subjectastated that he told the Chief Warden in the prison of his (Subject’s) invention, and the Warden told Subject to write a letter tre special Cermar service which was incharge of this type of information. Subject believes p that it was known as S rvice Dienstelle 000U. “A”
“East Berlin he escaped immediately. However, SANDERS refused to make more detailed statements about his escape to West Berlin. Allegedly it was unknown to him how his friends had managed to place him into the tourist group., AM We would be grateful if any communications or”
“0ox*7/2/ 7 7.40. When be was Jalled by the French police he was somewhat de- "."" pressed by the fact that he had greatly disappointed his close relatives and because he was looked upon as a noisy and rash fellow rather than as “a man capable of carrying out a crime.-.o 41. Su”
“0000 nrngEF StontL sFrench francs, and the Belgians, thinking Subject tobe an escaped prisoner wif war, helped him withth instructions on how to proceed, and Subject took .. the train to the French-Belgian frontier, arriving in the vicinity of : 2 XE Valenciennes. While st”
“of : Pau. There they proceeded, on foot, to Moleon on the border of Vichy France. They crossed over and met two gendarme and told the gendarme that they (Subject and Pascal) wanted to join the Foreign Legion. At the- Igendarmerie, they were given an official travel order to pr”
“14-00000 However, it would appear .to the examiner that there is more to this story than meets the eye. 'One would suspect that, since he obtained mild treatment at the hands of the Gestapo, he probably collaborated , more than he is willing to admit at this time. It may be ”
“A TEE4R — (disadvantageous for him to exaggerate inorder to mix the treks and con- n6- an.fuse the German authorities, thishgave him a chance not to mention certain - coopartners whom he made it appear as negligible. He continued this game ionee until he saw that the end was nea”
“belts for the proper size, by using a hand gauge. Subject built a jig which greatly speeded up the inspection work, and the management of the factory decided that Subject was a great German patriot. 23. In Berlin, Subject met a Frenchman by the name of Pascal, who was also ”
“their efficiency and ability to act decisive ly whether the problem be tactical or strategic. An extended period of German encarcerat ion (until war's end) did nothing to alter his opinion. Wars' end left Subject bored and unfulfilled. The excitement and thrill of "the game” ”
“implying the existence of a large •British-run set of whichhe was a part. In 1945 he was liberated by the US Army and returnedto Paris in the summer of that year. He was unable to find a suitable job, and between 1945 and 1948 he did odd jobs as a draftsman, and tried to mark”
“prison, interrogation, "invention"89 - 96 20-21 Transfer to Wolfenbuttel, release, 97 97 -- 99 99 21 D. Explanations to Activities during WW II,1- 7 21-22 E. The Period After WW II. 1 - 22 23-24 II.ANALYSIS. F. Additional Qistions 26-33 G. Characteristic Traits in His Acti”
“speaking, of the organization. Its only purpose was to solve financial problems. However, it is true that the black market reached such a magnitude that a person who was interested only in making money would have found it quite satisfying and sufficient in itself. ■ As a whol”
“yiM^!^ explained that he had played with a fountain pen which had burst. They took cognizance of his decorations and advised him never to pick up .objects dropped_by the enemy. The Red Cross cared for his wound. The Subject does not regret the fact that he tried to dismantle ”
“14-00000 1 CT - 3 - an automatic weapon, while "the people were frozen solid", gathered up the money and was away quickly. Subject said the scheme failed because his accomplice went to the cache-site to get some of the money to spend before it was safe to do so. His acc”
“hepiee, would atteept to beg off at the last moment. He is no physical coward. However, Subject is willing for REDSOX because in it he sees a way out of the bind he is now in. He can‘t leave France because there is nowhere to go. Because he has a criminal record he is unable ”
“and an attempt was made to interest Subject inm lothissorganization. However, nothing ever cane of this: o-omnwsoriamensoA 17. Subject advised that he was getting more dissatisfied working in the factory, and a few weeks following his original visit to Stettin Sub- ject asked f”
“pitfalls. When he was -35 O. jailed.by the French Police he was somewhat depressed by the facts that’s =*‘e he had failed in his planning and also that he had greatly disappointed his " relatives who looked down upon him as a noisy and rash fellow rather = - than as a man who”
“-00'000 to 1 /14/ -available to rational.analysis, or even awareness. In this respect he is - propelled by an uncontrollable force. This is an important point of conslderation as regards his utillzation in this project. - ^9- Subject's .left index finger and .thumb are m”
“black- . Mumarket activities and the circumstanceawlending to his arrest, and alsotoym, woknow about his subsequent prison term.: Guivy even-participated in some...... of Bubjeet’s blackmarket deals, and Othar came to see Subject while he was in the Plotzen Bee Prison." 45. Th”
“in a synthetic gasoline plant in Boclitz near Berlin. .Later he was employed as a driver for the NSEK. During this time, he began :f his carcor in black marketing and document forging. He claimed that he forged L passes into and out of Germany and did it to help imprisoned Fre”
“0 language, and said that he was a representative of the Armistice Caumission. :Subject crossed the border, > however, on the occupied side: Subject was stopped 2 —by the German border guard. Subject shoved therguard his (Subject’s) pass-wn A S ^ P ^ lit MAXk port and was t”
“had not kept the appoint ment, and. she replied, "You are going to be arrested. At this moment the German Police converged on the platform where 8 bject, SCHMIDT, and KATZ were standing, and arrested them. - 40. Subject stated that on this day he was, leaving on a trip to Pa”
“him of the necessity to make more money. IThey decided to commit robberies. One was successful. Unfortunately for |Subject, the other was not. His friend was apprehended and confessed. Subject Ispent the next five years in various rather notorious prisons in France. CROSS REF”
“participate in the bank attack. Apparently the other fellow trusted Subject because he knew of Subject's war activities and he figured that because Subject had been able to accomplish certain illegal activities that he was quite capable of attacking a bank. The attack was care”
“Oinn.T SEUME . center. Subject was interrogated by the French Security Officer, , whores-ha : - . tablished Subject’s true identity. Subject then stated, to the Security ■ Officer, that he (Subject) had been deported to Germany as & forced laborer. ‘. The Security Officer bel”
“Ich vorsteckto nich wieder und wartete bin sumiA/bond. .- Ich gins ochlleflllch wieder ino Whcoor und sehwa-m nun.. : der Klinto entlnng. Ich muhte mich wieder die ganze Nacht : ; ab, ohno das ich genau wufits, wo loh nich bofand. Im Morgen—’ grauen ging ich wiedor an Land. I”
“Subject N - attended the Eeolo Cindratographique. The course here lasted for only two- years, and Subject almost made it all the way. Subject stated that he was: da good student in those courses in which he was interested, but he would never submit to discipline or authority ”
“Ich hOrte schlieGlich auch noch westliche Sender, um mich su orientieren. Krino feindlicha Sinstellung sum Kommunismum wurde imier stirker und es wurde fur mich immer sohwioriger, " mich mit meinon Redensarten zu kontrollieren und diesen GefUhlen nicht offen Auedruck su verle”
“Foucver, it seems that he never got i-i around to doing anything about this ambition. He said jokingly that combers of the resistance wore not listed in telephone directories, and therefore she did not know how to make contact with them. . in the other hand it appears that he”
“intended marriage. Subject agreed that this would be the last Job. They cased the joint very .carefully and then committed the act. The other fellow apparently threw ,his money around, was arrested, and squealed. The police came to Subject’s place, found a , and he was arrest”
“electric wires to the house. The driver then asked Subject whether lie (driver) could bring his girlfriend to the house, and Subject agreed. This went on for several days, and finally the driver's girlfriend remained to live at the house. The driver then brought some of his c”
“for Cinematography. It was from these past studies at the Technicum that Subject was able to develop techniques to apply to photo-mechanical forging of documents, stamps, and■ cachets. Subject was betrayed to Germans, arrested, and sentenced - to death for espionage. Subj”
“achieve his aim of acclaim, success and recognition, possibly this time to family and .friends in France. F. I do not believe that Subject could ever be physically intimidated. He lost half his front teeth to German inter rogators and the other half to French prison guards. ”
“* -203 Teng 8 ;They got along fairly well with one another but did not live very com- fortably. He did not feel there - was -any - evolution in the marriage and he admits to his debit that he married his wife because: he wanted to ex perience what it meant to have children. ”
“cross the frontier and return to France. Subject made inquiries as to how to proceed into France, and . he was told to go and see the Gestapo to obtain authorization to cross the frontier and was told to return to Berlin. Instead, Subject decided to proceed, on foot, toward th”
“E DHAND THERESULTS. -* Field traces thru Paris Station reveal Subject was imprisoned in 1936 for a brief period after which he was released in the : custody of his Mother. Imprisoned in 1950 for roevery and presently on parole from prison in custody of his Brother.. 2. mbicA”
“*5 %> ar : . 24.7 Sometime during the spring of 1943, Subject and Pascal returned to % * Paris, and both decided that there was no point in remaining in France under the German occupation, . and they made plans to go to Brazil. They took the :- train and proceeded to the Span”
“run without gasoline. Eo also made it known that although be was able to draw one part of this motor, the other essential part was with his father, who in turn had cached it somewhere. Subject knew that his father could not be contacted bocauso the part of Austria be was in ”
“Lyons, France, where he was issued 000 francs and given a travel order to proceed home to Paris. When Subject arrived in Paris, he was required to go to the gendarmerie on Boulevard Exelsms, which was the demobilization center for 'the Paris area, where he was issued an additi”
“We also discussed future contact and in-DW . structed him to have a full medical examination done, > including a ;. .chest x-ray, and sent to us as soon as convenient. - Likewise Subject was instructed to write us a detailed autobiography running not less. ”than 200 pages or ”
“DISPATCH !EGFA 26034 Page 5 5 Some tice ago Subjectwrote a crime novel which until now is unpublished. It appears that also ho triad to get employment with the llems Buroau having had an acquaintance who had soca contacts there. Subject is not satisfied with his present sit”
“, - it right to do harm by robbing a bank?" Furthermore, he never felt " - that a team of two par tners would be able to attack a bank successfully.” Apparently the other fellow was a fairly good recruiter. He reminded the Subject of his war activities and he was of the opini”
“Even though he admired and sympathized with the Germans he claims he would not have harmed France. All this is rather complex. However, it is possible to understand his motivations according to his basic principles which involves a vague desire to help others who need it. He a”
“requested that he be assigned. an work in Berlin. Subject stated that he was not asked any questions, ap- parently no check was made, and he departed for Berlin, by t ain. (e 21. Subject was employed in a factory in Berlin which was engaged in making electrodes. Here Subfect”
“goal;-personal recognition for personal achievements and triumphs. D. I believe Subject does not expect to be accepted in his offer of employment with the French Service, but rather to let our minds jump to the next logical step-the full meaning of the result of such an attem”
“-12- cal had officially certified by.tie Labor Office) permits of leave to solicit for the assports foreforeigners. 25. They get the pass ts, and they traveledto Paris. David saw there his mother yand spoke: ner of nis intention to go to Brazil. This was ir 19+2. 26. David ”
“5 SEUNC —:34X:Sub,eet continued his blacinirkstactivitics 3 anti i approximately. February 1944 when, throughtan oversight, Bubject was arrested by the weme German-Police. Prior to his arrest, S bject lived extrucely well and ano occupied a goodeapurtment in Berlin. .S bjec”