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# SECRETSubject got in touch with an engraver in Paris, who engraved the proper plates from which Subject could reproduce, at vill, the proper stamp for the proper document. The paper itself was not a critical in, since the various German ministries voully used any available paper. Occasionally there was a satemars, and in that cace, Subject reproduced the watermarks by first photographing the document, washing the watermark, which usually consisted of vavy lines, from the negative, then Subject would make another negative and wish off everything but thở vàturark. Subject vent so far as to actually engage in substituting photographs on passports.31. Subject stated that he would buy passports, which were passports of foreigners working in Germany, and substitute pages where necessary, and the photographs were handled in the following manner. Subject stated that the photographs in these passports were attached by means of netal clasps to the passport page and, therefore, could not be very well recovel. Subject would, 1 stead, remove the gelatia from the photograpa very care fully by using a very mild dilutel acid, such as acetic acid, first putting a little wax on to the clasps so that they would not be eroded by the acid and placing blotter paper under the photograph. Diis acid solution vould dissolve the gelatin emulsion, anil Subject would remove it from the photo- graphic paper. Next, ho would take the photograph of the new owner of the passport al, by using steam or warm water, he would soften the emulsion and then carefully lifting it off the paper, using tweezers and little sticks of wood, Subject would transpose the emulsion inco the photographic paper of the passport. Subject stated that this was an extremely delicate operation, and required long and careful practice on his part.32. During the above procedure the photograph was slightly distorted, and occasiomlly the emulsion would absorb too much water and would over- flow the bounds of the original photograph. In that case, Subject vould trin the edges to fit properly. Subject stated that one corner of the photograph would usually be stamped by the validating office, and if the catchet was in ink, the ini: would ramin on the paper when Subject lifted off the old caulsion. This ink would show through the new emulsion, and on cursory examination it would be impossible to distinguish whether the lak vas over the cmulsion or wider the emulsion. If the catchet were of the impression type, there would be no problem whatsoever since it would show through the nev emulsion very readily.33. Subject stated that he obtained for himself a Romanian diplomatic passport which he bout, through a girl friend, fron a Rumanian at the Rumanian Embassy in Berlin. Sbject bought this passport for 1000 maris, and he used it only while he was traveling in Berlin. In effect, Subject assumed an entirely new identity whenever he stepped into his car since the registration and driver's license vere all nade out to conform with the rame on the passport. Since 3 bject's car was registered in the name of an employee of a foreign embassy, Subject was entitled, as a diplomat, to a larger cas ration.