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SELanguage, and said that he was a representative of the Aristice Commission.Subject crossed the border, however, on the occupied side Subject was stopped by the German border guard. Bubject showed the guard is (Subject's) pass- port and was told that it was not sufficient, that he needed a travel order. Subject decided to bluff and asked to be taken to the bestquarters of the border guards, where te nanged to convince the official that he (Subject) vas really ng back to Berlin in order to resne his wors. Subject told this official that he (Subject) had been to visit his brother in Marseilles, and that the French were not cooperative and had refusei to 1880 ه حل pass to return to Berlin. The official of the border card which may have possibly, according to Subject, have been the Gestapo, vrete Subject out a pass indicating that Subject was returning to his work in Brila.27. This enabled Subject to proceed through the control point, but Instead of returning to Berlin Sobject proceeded back to Paris. Here Sub- Ject remained for several months without doing any kind of vark. During this time, while in a bar, Subject was talking to the barmaid, who tol Subject about her brother who was a vas a prisoner of var in Germany. Subject told her that it wasn't very difficult to get out, and said that he would try and see whether he could do it himself. Subject asked her for a photograph of her brother, and he had the intention of using it on a passport. How over, all this came to nothing because Subject was not properly equipped at this time.28. It was at this time, in late 1943, that Subject saw how easy it vas to go back and forth between Germany and occupied France. Since ba had a passport Subject was not stopped between the two countries, and in order to insure free travel he made himself a permanent travel order. This he obtained through Georgian friends, who were working in various German ministries. Subject's knowledge of photography was very helpful.29. 8ubject's friends, noticing that he seemed to go back and forth at will, began to charge hin with small coomissions. He would take coffee and various other foodstuffs, which were scarce in Germany but easily ob- tained from Spain, through devious channels. Subject would either deliver or sell the products to certain individuals in Germany, and would keep a certain percentage of the money for himself. Subject quickly became avare that he could make more money if he could obtain the itens imself. Sub- ject made contacts with various individuals who were engaged in making trips back and forth from Paris to the Spanish border. Exy would bring lack coffee, tea, American dollars, and various other acarce itens. Some German soldiers vero unvitting members of Subject's blackmarket operations.30. In order to do this work successfully, Subject had to become ac- quainted with the various passos and travel orders issued by various German departments. Subject set up a laboratory, complete with potoraphic en- Larging apparatus. He photograplied and enlarged visas in order to be able to reproduce the exact outlines and lettering in the visa. Then he would reduce then to the proper size and transfer them on to the proper documents.7