nen ere

Recently ship's physician, 5.SfUSSUKUMA, who departed
entina for Chile 12-24-S9, intending to sail via Grace
for Ue S. Sent baggare to San Francisco via 8.8. .

NANGER. Stated he could .
LYN, movie ac:
BeYoCos or ofo

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ic Heported to have stated that TitQMARTENS, Worth Germen
Lloyd Agent, Buenos Aires, who is prominent Wazi in ?
Argentina, suggested SUBJECT would “make a good agent®
end that he had offered his services to the German -
Embassy, Buenos Aires, —
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. - qosersPrastepnad, prodpeer of Diiversal Stodics, end, ”-
saber of DRATRA DUSTY and VAXLRINIETRICA pictures, is every
good friend of aire end if it prears desiratic at eny Cine be hes
agreed tc ashe @ short aovizg picture for the Bureaus fe fe re ~.

- - garded a1 one of the outstanding producers in the industry. act

- yactcitoonr, the eriter, who his beer at the tei
2 versa) Stutlo in recent wontne, is weis Anca. to am now and 30 38
Delieved he is sircere ir his attitude towanis the Berem. =

7 eee ne en
oo At the tarcer Brothers Studio I have beocme acquainted 4
with ManPuaerEs, Fresident, aad he ia very ecthusiastic ta Ms -

a. . eapport of the Suresc. WILLUIMUT
° farreu, 18 location manager for Bercer Brothers snd aleaye

aks vary highly of the Buress end is ip & good posilum fo en
assistance. It is werstood thet he does sume confidential work

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* Manz: WAKA from tine to tine. j a pee.
. 3 have also becose scquainted with # , proatrent
toe. « producer terner Brothers Stutioe ga well os one of his assist ©”
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.gaid because “I am on active duty with the Gernsn

vessels h{ / ft the vessel voluntari] © However, he
Was considered by German officials at. snos Aires
to be on active duty and was told to prepare to be
returned to Germany for further service. He then
received orders to report to the Germen TACOMA but
he never 4id this because the vessel beonme embroiled
in the GRAF SPEE affair and was interned in J: ay.
We reported that he then asked the German officials
at Buenos Aires (not stating whether of the German

Embassy or others) for permission to return to Germany‘: a

by his own means. His petition was granted ec he

Admiralty" and 4% realised that I would have a bette:

Admiralty" and it realised I would ha bette
chance of returning to Germany and resuming service
that way than if I went to sea from Buenos Aires on
a German veasel which would almost certainly be sunk".
He said that he adopted this procedure to get away
from the Germans and reach the United States. His
eubsequent conduct along the west eoast of South Ager
{oa does not bear out his desire to liberate himaclf
fros contact with Germans, but he olains that he sust

continue "to put om an act to obviate reprisels against
those I love who are residing in Germany". When he
reached Valparaiso Dr. Erben reports that he received
orders to report to a German vessel in Taloehuano and
put to sea when it did. . He oleimed that he disregaried
these orders and embarked as a passenger on the Japan-
ese HEIYO MARU in an attempt to return to the United
States. If he fears reprissis against relatives in
Germany it appears thrt disregarding orders will be
an excellent way te bring them about. Dr. Erben is
not, of course, telling his whole story. ‘The fact that
Dr. Erben is on the British list of suspected German
agente, as reported by the British Consul here, is

so significant.

Respectfully yours,
GEORGE H. ADAMS
American Vice Consul

820.02 (In triplicate to Department: original direct
by airmail; two oopies by airmail pouch from
Santiago, hile)

GHA:re (Copiea tot American Embassy, Santiago, Chile

Consulate General, Santiago, Chile
American Eabassy, Panama, Panama).

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stated that: he “would contact the New York Division rca hie
“ retumn to New ‘York City and information concerning his em=
‘ployment above, ‘was furnished the Bureau by reference pele’
1940," DR. -ERBEN again called at the "ew"
‘he had made the. trip on the’ ss ‘f,

a rocks ST MPANALAY, ‘without incident’ so as the:trip. Atself was, Gone

ii, “eernede{ He claimed," honever,” that! Sinfliences‘were -egein’ a’
syd work ,to deprive. hin of employment explaining ‘that the da:
“the“ship departed fron New York City he was called’ into’
‘ference with MR, PFIZER, ‘Vice-President of the ‘line and. a.
+ MR, ROSBOTTOK, another Vice-President of the line, and rats
‘ vigorously ‘interrogated “core erning his references.- ae
-Plained that he. produced for the. benefit of Mr. Pfizer: and’?
bi: irs Rosbotton}+ letters ‘which: had ‘been’ furnished® his by various:
steanship‘ companies j, for (whom she. had been employed and. that they
* appeared mollified to a’ certain’ extent ‘and’ be: was ie tk
; Jen, pity ‘on_ Apr

. ser's.office at 24 State Ste, NewYork City, and ‘ide
rues fee had ‘Bee ‘aipateee received against)
,and. that’ the Line” was ‘accordingly ‘cpapelied to” 2 dtepenee with, s
‘his services.” DR. "EREEN’ stated that ‘he bad," throughout: the <} ie
trip, ‘maintained the'utmost effort’ not to,eipress ‘any v7 apinionsys
wane to take sides’ and even ‘had endured the: Andi gni t; Y
Johis meals. ‘with’ a Jewish: souphe uring the ‘tripe wo.

©'Tt should be ‘noted that Dr." “ Brben is ‘extrenely’
° eiti-sealtic’ in hia Yiews" and he considered *thie a’ crowing’
achievenent, ‘that he was’ able'to spend several daye in the, he
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
: WASHINGTON

Dear Mr. Hoover:

. With reference to previous correspondence in the

close a copy of air mail despatch no. 55 of February l .

Mr. Toleot...
Nr. Nechan f.
Mr. B. A. Team
Mr. Clege -.-.

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Mr. Coffey
Mr. Egan
Mr. Glevie
Mr. Marbo

February 20, 1940,"

’ 1940 from the American Consulate at Antofagasta, Chile.

I shall not fail to supply you with copies of any later

reports in this case received by this Department from

abroad.

A copy of thie despatch is also being sent to the

Office of

tRNCLD papers:

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Naval Intelligence.

Sincerely yours,

Adolf A. Berle, Jr.

Assistant Secretary

ted

Antofarestea, Chile

Chile,

No. 55, February 10, 1940.

Jd, Edgar Hoover, Esquire,

Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, air x

Department of Justice,
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the man me~ 3 Gischarged. Captain Parker feels eure
that Erbe: a German agent, despite ’ status as

a naturalized American, and he wishes t. proceed
accordingly. Therefore, he wishes advance notice from
the Canal Zone authorities so if they refuse to allow
Erben's discharge there he oan take action which would
not tend to arouse Erben's suepicion thet he ie -
suspected of being the agent of a foreign power we
attempting to gain access to the Canal. Mo sommuni- <,
@ation has been sent to any authorities of the Canal
but a copy of this despatch has been sent to eur
Embasey at Panama for any action deemed by it to be
eppropriate.

In addition to Captain Parker's report thet
Erben photographed everything around the port works
at Antofagasta including the copper loading operations
on the NIGHTINGALE, the undersigned observed certain
activity on hia part which was nteresting. Duri
the afternoon of February 7th at abcut 3:00 o!fcloe!
Dr. Erben was seen entering the German dank together
with the leader of the German Nazi party here, who
4s a German national. Had Dr. Erben wished to obd-
tain exchange of money it seems likely that he would
have effected the transaction in the street where a
more favorable rate could be had. In any ease it
does not seem necessary thet he should have been
accompanied by the Nazi leader in order to effect
a simple exchange operation. fhe deduction drawn is
that he was either receiving money from the bank or
using it as a means of transmitting and receiving
messages.

During the conversations had with Dr. Erben
eertain interesting inforaation was received, but it
must be taken into account that it was a1] the result
of his own statements. Mie mother, Johana Erben,
resides in Vienna at III Arenbergring 19, and he has
two sons in the Gergan army now on active duty after
serving in the Polish enampaign. dust before the
Munich crisis he was visiting his mother, and he
received instructions to report to army headquarters.
Be did and he was given a rank in the medics! corps
outfitted with a uniform and accountrements, and toia
if war should break out he was to report at a certain
hospital bringing 5-day's rations. He said that he
protested on the ground that he was an Aperiorn oiti-
gen, but he was told *you were born a German, you are
ef rman race, you are a German, and you elwaye will
be a German". Dr. Erben admitted participation in
the Spanish civil war and the present conflict in
China. He reported that the only way he could get
@ut of Germany was to place himself under the orders
_ of the German Admiralty and ship as surgeon on a a
“ German ship. He stated that when he reached Buenos ‘ :
Aires on a German ship, presumably the USUKAMA, after .*~ |
the outbreak of war, and learned that it had becone ae
unlawful for American citizens to serve in belligerent

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{ . aboar’ the $. S. West Eahvah, Doctor ENBEY etated, hie -

roublos began in connection with a call which the ship nalo at .
uerto ico as a result of which four Pucrto Ricans were discovered =
is stowaways. Ho stated that tho captain of the ship, Anstoad of

putting back to port to have the stowaways ronoved, ordorod then

tossee overboard to siin ashoro, and when 4t turned out that one

of the stowaways ha’ inportant connections there were vdolont re-
Percussions in Puerto Rico inascuch as an election was browing

abeut that tino. As a result of the friction which dovelopod he

state? that the captain of the ship sire various charges nzainst hin

em. on Januiry 6, 1937, ho was discharzo? fron the ship at Rio do

daneiro, returniny to tho United States vin’ Now Orloans where ho

wes not by’various narcotic and naval intelligence arents an?

questiones, finally bein; released. He stated that also in Kew. .

PEtRaBS, Pgh at el LALONEE WER OR TSAR ROMSERG $b PPS SE ean .

the two of then living at the Hotel Jun> in Ne w Orleans for

several days. wv. .

Doctor ERBEN stated that he evidently had boen under ob-
servation inasmch as irs, EDWARDS! room was searchee irmoiiately
aftor his coporture, she bein: susp ected of having in her possoa-
sion narcotics which he hac siven her. Ww

- aftcr ronainin; only 2 few ¢ ays in New Orleans, Doctor
EXBEN nex t wont to Los Anscles, where he stayed for a few days
with IDDiOL FLYNN. He and FLYNN, beconin; bore d with lack of
activity, then deciced to 20 te Sprin ané participste in tho
Spanish Civil ‘iar. Thoy first intended to join tho faves of .
Genoral FtsNnco, but en reachin; Enzlanc four! that they could not
make proper connections, whereupon Doctor ERBEN ondeavore: to nake

= arranvenents throuth Gerneny, still bein:; unsuccessful, and still
Cosiring to porticipste in the activities, they thereupon wopt to
Paris anc joined the Loyalist forcos. Doctor ERBEM stated that this ~
chanseover indicated that thcy hac mo dofinite Fascist or Communist
leaninzs in connoction with tho matter but were noroly anxious to
participto in the conflict dn sone capa city. w«.

an anarchist hospital, oxplainins that thero wore two classos of
hospitals — anarchist anc Sormunist ~ in the Loyalist forces. After
about four nonths EIQOL FEYNN was subject to fallin: plaster caused
by shell firc, an’ fron the resulting publicity deterninod to re- _
turn toabbe United Statos, which he did. Doctor ENBEN stntod that 4 4
alt@h>ugh FLYNN wes not actually injured he ¢id sot o bumpon tho -?

| Doctor ERBEN stated that he persomlly did war surgery at-
| ho an first reports hat dt thet he was killed. :

\ * Doctor BABEN continued dn Spain for about ofzht months, —_
: eurihs which tino he becane acqua intec with such persons as ERNEST
jeorcut, ANN, tots] sabe (tho Communist writer), DOS{P/SSOS,

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together a)1 over the ‘world. They firat met in’ Guiena, ‘PLYEy 73 7

Ddelieves that DR. ERBER has a ery brilliant ming and de -
Cellent physician; that he ie the type of person who woul
everything in bis Power. to‘ make st eppear that he'was <n
Peep lorage agent. i PLY was of the opinion that pr,
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7~21-£3

‘ellytoid Boomtown: —
teporter Finds Hellywood

.ives ‘Outside the Law’

Denizens Justify Colony’s Excesses
By Comparison With Gold Rush Days

This is the third of a series of 10 artictes by a Chicago Tribune
iter who went to Hollywood to see what was happening there.

By MARCIANAI
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 26 (C.T.P.S.)
sy the essence of which ig blackmail, anyt!
ollywood almost anything does go.
this strange world, with that®
rap platitudinous wit that

ses for sophistication, are made’ They feel 3
de broken. “Aw,” they'll say, “this is just

> like Okiohama in the oi! boom.
Give the piace time.”

In a commu-
ing can go. In

The movie people lap this up.

w Anaiyses Aitempied
Iyze

Few ever bothered to anals
+ peculiar moves here. A men ©" strong for 30 years.

ne out not long ago and wrote/Some Remain Nice
book about Hollywood, a book
porting to be a sociological
xy. No one bothers to mention
iat the résvlting apologia should
@ been taken with a box of salty: ager,
sak foun writing for a
sjor studio.
ws subsidized volume he justi-
SS Kvilgnese tatwes On the
ound that Hollywood is fust like
“aska in the gold rush, Oklahoma
1 the oll rush, Newport in We
as with jis nouveau riche.

speople gravitate out heie.
remain that way.

(Turn to Page 13, Col. 2)

Laws, say the denizens

dust the same Way.

No one went two
Pubic is responsib.e, for it sets *' °, .
ladds that the Jocal boom has been these beings on a plane far above/¥#S arrested by Beverly Hills po

Many perfectly nice, normal ginieciates —
Some which corrupts all at touches
The majority H'
go along for a few weeks, andi Wustration of this, but the '¥O. Chaplin Buddie in Court.
ly ft hits them: Traumavesr two which manazed to gel!

and amnesia. Forgotten is all ofinto the public prints over the dead Chaysin’s b:
i 5 uddie, Rober TMacder.
Nevertheless, 10-405 of modesty, of dignity, ordodies of a good many Hollywood’ t te, RoberTMacder

any socalled homely virtue theyCORDi
‘once knew—and ‘some never knew
y

In thelr stead emerges the “new 4,

‘DRALD

Laws Are Made To Be Br. ken,
Hollywood Tenet, Says Writer

(Continued from First Page) ,Japan,” Chaplin said with that

b curlous egomenia of Hollywood.
ene the star so great he can they named streets after me in
pull down $7500 @ week and China, In India, Hindus worship

thereby hold up « picture 10 days me asa god. The Caucasians made
by muffing his lines; the studio ® Star out of me. Why should 1?”
president so powerful he can have , He has some curiol:s friends
& $250,060 picture made on his OPf Of them met Joan Barry, who
Potrang never even Tock at it op had been waiting tables when {p-
know it has been made, because Pored by the moviemakers. wis
he has a personal feu¢ with the Fave her a letier of inirodu..u

producer: the producer so pood he tO & Hollywoud plarbov , wlic
Bae locd toPimeke a esooo dog NAnted her to meet Chapin. He
picture. cal! it a "moteke” and aiTanred w cozy dinner party anc
bs : haphn io.d the girt on her words

TTat Pen Gene is charactegec What she “had whay it takes.”

by ‘exhibitionism. egovenuricism,’, Chain eave her a movie con
and a wanton distegaid of the ‘2c! #2 undertook her dram
laws and mora! coves binding those struction. He decia:med Shakes
poor, berughied beings of the jand,Pe@te for hours on end with
asa'wnole. He thinks he can do.cothanted girl as audience.

ancthing and get away mike it. Zest of the story is well know:
‘or much of this the movie going #94 Sord:d wtay the girl uncer

operations B1

that of moria!s. Most of it ts pro lice for “annoying” Chaplin anc
duced by the colony itself, its spot. booked as a vagrant. Here Mu
hights—those strong lights under! DiC!Pal Judee Charles Griffin.
EN chevaeior be weet pe bien sentenced her to 96 days’ servi
oe eaten tude, but xuspended the renir

on cond:tion she “never

Hundieds of cases could be cited Chaplin again.”

most flagrant exampies of the

While in court the girl spiec

san ex-radio small ta’k gentiemar
whose rea! name is RichaPONe
ler. Kiigier was arrested by ti
FBI in 1941 on charges of enter
‘Iywood thinks the Chapin'ing the United States ilersa!
matter should be dropped now |jfrom Austria in 1938. A mc.
Hasn't Chapin taken a new,magnate was instrumental in hav
bride? Aren't they living quietly ;ing @ DI] introduced in Congres:
in the Chaptin mansion, half Span-|asking that his citizenship be e+
ish, half Mediersanean, half early|tablisbed by act. This failed tu
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. up on Sum-|pass. The Department of Imm:
mit Drive in Beverly Hills? kration refuses to say whethe:
Chaplin ts one of the wealthiest Arden is scheduled to be depozrec.
members of the movie colony, after the war or whether his casc
Other members say he should be,'has vet to be heard,
for he is notorious!y stingy. con: After the hearing a detect:ve
tributing neither to local charity | Capt. W, W. White. gave Joar
nor any other. He is a British: $100 and @ tourist ucket to New
citizen who has never attempted | York. White told her arden
to become @ naturalized Ameri-;Khgler) left the money anc
can. and among the Chapliniana ticket for her. She was to get
mow being investicated by assoried out and Stav out.
Federal agencies is his income tax,. ,She didn't. she met « friend ir.
His remark that he is “a citizen Omaha who told her to come bac:
of the world” is well known. Notiand fight. She tried to react
known at al) is the reply he made, Chaplin again, again was arrested
to a friend who sugeested it really!and sentenced to 30 days, Th
was time he took out citizenship 'rest of the story is we!l known
papers here. Various investigations sini:
“They have statues to me ini Chaplin's life were becun. Had n+

. are Charles Chaplin and
mn, ~

‘Want Chaplin Matter Dropped

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‘
WY aig) 725 So, sO en oc
tter to Director - . poe ay 4, 1944 +.
eQt refrain from Joterfering with the crew members! selection of doctore

Dr, Beas continually sided with the crew of the S,
Bs againet the desires of the Azerican Association.

. Information alro reachedeceeaeny attention to the effect that °
Sometiue after Pear) Harbor Dr, ERBEX went to Tierte China on en Italian

dont. He came back to Shanghal sometize later. hegre ctrted that it
Goes not appesr to him that Dr. ERSGi would have been Perrittead to make

this trip urless he was cooperating with the Japanese, does not know
the ‘purpose of this trip however, : wy

§. President Harriso:

On January 31, 1943 the firet eroup of Americans at,
interned at the Poo Tung Internment
TREN wae brought int p

Bcatarces .« guerre ws

erted being
Camp in Shanghat, On May 2, 1943 Dr, *
pep escorted be four Jnps

He
ERS nad admitted that the United States
Didtriet or Circu n » California, had denaturalised
bin in about April, 1943, However, ERPEN claimed that hie denstural ization
was decause of his lebor union activities, ERBEY also claimed thet hig
denaturalization vas not Legal decauso of technical erounds, these grounds
apparently being the fact that ERBEN skipped the country and was not present
in court at the time he was denaturalised, underetands that at the
tine be was Genaturalized there was a warrant Cut for ERBEN'S arrest and |
that because of thie ERREN decided to leave the United States. According
to the Spey FRBEK tella he contected his good friend, ERROLVFLYEN, the a0:
ster rd NN biG him on his yaoht. Prom FLYNN'S the w
Mexico he wer Chins Fag id :



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Los Angeles, Cal‘ fornia
7, rovenber 6, 1945

Wal Fisces on
e waS nothing more

of ERRCL pact OF, 8nd repost

or eee SE wenen for FLYNN. In 1939, he left F. Plo:

associated with Warner Brothers Studio in +: y

he becane closely associated wit any was gives & 1 Be

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. ( a . Ro dated February 13,
- f om Berlin, -

az “2 oo
1931; after he returned from gouth America, subject
entered the service of the “pollar Line as ship's doctor,
Re served under Captsin Gregory CULLEN, -Lt
nt darfield en sRount the

1932; gudject left the *epollar Line* and went via the
Far East to New Guinea on another scientific expedition
which was.financed by himself, Onthis trip he met the trous
atar ErrolAyLYNN and became & very close friend of same.

1935; subject returned from Kew quines to Zurope and
took up post-graduate work at his old school in Vienna,

1934; subject accompanied as medical officer the Austr
dition. In this capaeity he went

by Palestine, Trans jorémnia, Iraq, jran,
afghanistan, Indie and finally via gurma and Inéo-chim to
Peking. .

1935; subject returned from calcutta, India to New Yor

2936; ERBEEN practiced medicine in Dansville, HeJ., and
received his fourth medical license, this tine from the gtet
of New York, Towards the enf of the year he took another
trip to gouth Ausrica as ship's surgeon, .

1937: He returned from South aAmerice and in the sane
year be and bis friend Errol FLYNN embarked in New york for
London &o4 went via Paris to spain, peing in London subject
volunteered with a British ambulance unit, which was comnitt
for the loyalists in Spain, Errol ¥LYEN &1s0 went as jour~
malist and unofficial observer to spain, after £0 days in
spain, subject went te Yienns and from thers tc Canton, Chin

1937; Jn yienns, subject received & Red Cross appoint-~
ment, this time from the Chinese Red Cress, As leader of gp

oup of ten medical doctors, subject embarked in rrieste

‘or Sbangbai, This group supposedly bad to take ever the
British Military Hospite in wanking. Since Wanking tad
fallen before subject arrived, be was forced to find bis way
back to the United states, Chiang-Kai-ghek's government
disregarding the contracts, and he returned to ica as
ship's surgeon on the liner *Triton", arriving Wis Japan and
Panama in Sew York in spring 1938, -

1938; puring his stay in gan pedro, 0.8. immigration
Buthorities, (Inspector DAVIS) ordered ERHEN to surrender
his naturalizetion certificate, because the governnent *want
to eheck up something*®, subject cleims that he surrendered
bis certifioste and did not know the reason and his constitu
tional rights. .

It is aseumed by the unfersigned that the order to sur-
render bis naturalization papers was for the following;

This office received a letter from ur. Robert Le: paerr
(Chief public gefety Branch) in which subject is charged wit
activities in marcotic traffic. The sane letter mentions

that @ Dr. ERBEN is an internationally wanted person. A oop
ef the letter will be attached to this report,

1938: since his naturalization papers were taken amy
from him, subject returned on the syargaret Johnson" once
more to Europe, - -

1939;
rd


a aRERLNG SA dic DC EELS
.were five, small: paper packages, described as bindles of.
L ‘In the luggage also was a scrapbook containing news~
paper clippings and photographs of ERBE!'S various travel¢s erouri

he'world, Most of the data contained therein already. appears in
he San Francisco file of this case; however, various clippings -
howed the, following criminal rd for ERSEN be

. a ne ee oS Lake hat Ay a

“#3. In'September 1935 he was arfested by:'the Calcutta, ‘Inds
Police under Section"19F of the’ Indian’ Arms Act‘on the charge of
Possession of revolver and cartridges without license, ; He was vt
sentenced to pay a fine of 300 rupees or three months in jail.‘ Hi
‘paid the fine and was ordered’ deported from India.

4

4 clipping from a Barcelona, Spain, newspaper, date no’
shown, but it would appear to hava been published during the period.
#4 *that“EREEN was in’ Spain‘ with’ ERROL\PLYNN, ‘the ‘motion picture ‘actor,

,itiasmuch a -one ‘photograph’ shows FIYNN ‘and ERBEN at “dinner with the -s:£'
Commissar of Propaganda in Barcelona, states that ERBEN is’a "wilitant 1%
roms. Bt AD ten Es AC See eps rene

mney at “law, 607 Alexan: Rdg. ',%
ting ERBEN in ‘connection with his * 3s:
earing for the purpose of. revocation of ‘his naturalization,’ The ;
hearing has been continued “to May 6, 1940, inthe U. 8 District + .
Court:at San Frenciaco before Federal. Judge MARTIN I. :WELSH. +STRAMUTO!

a ‘thatthe last letted he ‘received from the: subject “ga¥e his. <
address as c/o DR. .RUDOLPHASCHARF, 850°Park ‘Ave., New York City.
According to TRAMUTOLO, ERHEN'S’ permanent address is DR, HERMANVF,
‘A FREE QMarinearzt) Yen x Arenbergring 19} Germany, telephone BS5-£
+A confidential informant of the San Francisco offic

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s aiso to Callao on the Japanese motor ship HEYO MARU and because:j6,5'f.
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beauties as prostitutes in the following
manner.

After several leziti:ate jobs, this
agency sponsors privave uodelin3g shows at *
the liotel Knickerbocker or their
set ors eostars like “nolL

“ined, dined, flattered and promised

careers until eraaually demoralized.
Then ripe, they are developed into obscene
models and fron there "party zirls’ and i
finally dorm the ladder of prostitution
and immorality to Skid Row and Central
Avenue dives.

sinilar establish-ent asQge zis
agency is comnonly knowm as a "iizsh
peddler" in the Hollyzood tievie Guild
and he also supplies strip tease artists

for staz affairs.
Tebruary 3 vas reliably inforned that b

follo.n S stetenent: "Ty q
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protection fee to 250.00 per month, I i.cve no alternative bu’
my srotection and "practice". .

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pore Cauaiist, ras & as ve madam". She is
Oe 1% cedomn" artist of prominent ‘est Coast personalities. Her modus
ererandi is to invite starlets to her home on the pretext of writing a column
about them. There, like a magnet, she dravs her blackmailinz gossip from her
unsuspecting starlets whom she wines ani introduces to the richt people, while
tapping every-source of extortion iniormation.
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ane reason of gene complaints‘although no
evidence of, esfionage ‘activity on’ recent:’!. .
aussie. "AN AMA MS: Conplainte, appeared, wes
»bave te do with DR... ERBD'S personalit; %
2h: .

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paljed atthe New York’Divieion office and advised
he° hed | obtained “euployment “| as-ship's eurgdor:
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Director, FBI

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OR RE: DR. HERMANN FREDERICK ERBEN,
YSFIONAGE-G .
(Bureau File 65-682)

Dear Bir:

bk d Reference is mde to Bureau letter to the Bew York Pield Diviston

Gated April 15, 1944, re DR. PBIE, ESPIONAGE-J, Bureau file 65-50454, /;
Reference letter enclosed a cory of gp let B ve F Soo
Field Division which reflected that Seg :
~ Meo Mee eg eo ac furnishee TatCr on regarding Dr. Y

E ect that he wae interned in the Poo Tung Internment Camp \
++" 4n Shanghai,.China, where he woeared to be a stool pigeon- for the Japanese. \
and an agent provocateur. SF moe Néiiceted to the Riehnond Pield Division\ XN

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Taformation odteined tron ZEaao will be eubsequently set out — :
in this letter definitely identifies Dre —— IRBIE ae being identical with

DR, HERMANN FREDERICK ERBEN, who

ie the subject of the above entitled case

& in which the San Francieco Field Division is office of origin (San Francisco
y file 65-31),

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requested that the New York Field Divieion interviev

. the results of the interview to the Bureau ty letter.
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>. @eparted from this port on February 8th.

‘ Pebruary 8th to report thet he had become very sus-

&is discharge and that 1¢ could not be done.

“ghat the discharge could be effected while his vessel

who would’ , > him, When asked who ths friends were
he mentiono. the names of Erro}” n.. Je¢ eotor, and
Ernest-Heni ay, the author, with whom he had gone
to Spain to fight in the recent civil war in that
country. Dr. Erben was informed that the Consulate

. had no authority to induce Captain Parker or the Ganal

Zone authorities to let him sign off there. He re-
turned to the vessel and sailed morth in it when it

Captain Parker also called at the Consulate on

picious of the man (Dr. Erben) which he had signed
on here while southbound. He reported that upon
reaching Valparaiso Dr. Erben was met by a large
delegation from the members of the orew of the German
eailing ship PRIEWALD, which ie taking refuge there,
and that the impression he gained was that Dr. Erben
Was @ man of considerable importance to them judging
by the deference they showed him and the number of
Nazi salutes given to him. While in Valparaiso Dr.
Erben, when not doing his job on the NIGHTINGALE,
spent all of his time aboard the German vessel or
photographing anything he could train his camera on.
Gaptain Parker said he obtained a boat and went around
the Chilean battleship LATORRE photographing it from
stem to stern. When the NIGHTINGALE called at
Coquimbo northbound Dr. Erben was again net by a
large delegstion of Germans, and Ceptain Parker
gained the impression thet he was well known and
appeared to be a man of importance to most menbers

of the delegation. At this port Dr. Erben busily
photographed everything in sight including the Amer
{ean vessel in which he was serving. Captain Parker's
suspicion of Dr. Erben increased ani, since he knew
he was coming to Antofagasta to ship a cargo of 4,800
tons of copper which will probably eventually find
ite way to the allies in the Buropean war, he gave
orders to the ship's officers to keep a sharp watch
over Dr. Erben and not permit him access to certain
parts of the ship. Afterward, the Chief Engineer
reported thst Erben attempted to gain acces# with

his oamera to the engine room. This was not permit-
ted because the NIGHTINGALE is one of the new Maritine
Commission freighters said to h=ve some new develop-
ments in the engine room. Strict orders were imparted
to keep Erben out of the engine rooa.

Captain Parker eaid thet Erbden had taken up with
him the question of his discharge at the Canal Zone,
and had been told that since the vessel would not .
make formal entry them but only stop to bunker, the °*)¢ =
a@ppropriate officials would not be on hand to effeet gee

However, Onptain Parker stated to the undersigned”

was bunkering provided it should be agreeable to the
authorities, and requested this Consulate to communi-
@ate with the authorities of the Cenal Zone and re-
quest them to inform him upon his arrive) there if

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loyal to america, and if he would care to assist bis
mission, ERGEN agreed and was assigned to duty in January
1946, His rank on the payroll was; Civilian employee
United gtates army, and bis monthly sulary started with
90,00. subject states that his work with Captain FARRELL
. 3 recorded in the government files of the Judge Advocate
in ghanghai, end consisted mainly in collecting and inter-
preting evidence for toe war Crimes Trial af the £5 defen-
, Gants, known as the EHRHAADT espionage Fring, During the
trial be was the main prosecution witness, afger the EHREARDT
-- trial, in February 1947, subject continued to, work for
Captain FARRSLL until bis return to America,

Prier to Ceptain FARRELL's departure, he handed sub~
ject over to Colonel amos D, MOSCRIP Jr. who was continuing
FaRRELL's work in shanghai.

Bubject worked continuously as an American agent for
Colonel MOSCRIP in the same capacity as be had worked for
Captain FARRELL. ERBEN started under Colonel wOSCRIP at

160.00 per month and was raised after £ months, in may
947, to $200.00 per month. Subject further states that
ie WSs of Active duty under Colonel WOSCRIP's command until
1 september 1947, the day of his arrest by Chinese author-
ities, and he oAs not been notified by his officer-in-
Charge to the contrary. Hie last order, dated 4 septenber
1947, and sent by cable to subject when he was on board

the U.6.A,T, "General Black", read as follows;

. ” SgIGHAL CORKS UNITED STATES ARUY

Received st 2100 s 04 september, za ghanghal, China RC NUL
Sosnghai, ENJ CK 30 september 3, 1420.

Colonel plumpkin for Hermann grben, General Black, XSGe .

Request you seni me your address in Germany immediate
upon arrival so that I can rake suitable arrangements for
you stop regret unable to see you just before sailing.

Colonel Noserip.” ‘

Ve COMMENTS: . . .

2. It would appeer that EREEN's employment by 03
frees in China was terminated by bis repatriation to
Germany, since this office has received no advice con~

@irning bis bandling or disposition. a .

Pan @. EREEN is being held until clearance for his re.’
lease is received from higher headquarters,

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4 Reference Havana letter Januury 8, 195... Since the

5. subsission of :clerence letter, the fullowing ioforwation has been :
7 conve, ning. the activities el American ,uuablers in Havaua: i

: .
8’. Tae gawbl tig casinos in Cubs were ‘closed from January | 4, a *:
94, 1959, the date ul thy overthrow of ve BATISTA regime, until -
.) * February ig, igos, ¥aen certain casinus were permitted to reopen
aa
2
3
4

by government vi cred: Contacts with numerous sources affiliated &

2 With American ,amblers in Cuba indicated that durlug the period —
23. gambling casiz we:® closed very liitle overt effert was nade oa

: the part of any vf the Aucrican inieocst holders te obtain permis: «Dp
25 | to reopen. Gr Jenuaky &, 1959 ) WEEE svisea th:' Americ&éa casino 1
26F operators intcrdsd té have casino «:

notel emple:ees bring pressuré |
to bear on the (vban Government to ,~> wit the recpening of gambling

’
> . nae {

20 Subs~",vently numerous dercyvstrations wer: held by employees
+1, of the various zembling casinos petitioning the g:vernment to periit
32 -. the reopening ‘ the’casinos in ord*r to provide «ployment for the
»2. hotel and casi workers. Permissit. was finally ranted on

34~- February 19, 1° for the followin: «nsinos tc : Tropicaaa,
25 Sans Souci, Cuivvo,: Riviera, Hilt” Nacional, pri and St. Johus. -
.6’.The Deauville, S villa-Biltsore and Yuga casinos vere not granted an
4 permission to reupen, | oe _ - , °

-@vised on February ?7, 1959, thz-! the government

‘o> decree allowia, certain gambling casinuvs to reopei nad been brought | -
th. about by the st;cig threats made on the part of the hotel employees’
2. unions*to go or “irike unless their dimands were 1rd and the ue

+} casinos reopen’. Source noted that ihe Cuban Gov: nment began '

-4 February 11, 1! to confiscate all slot machine: ?n all gamb4ing
45 casinos in Havi . ~ '

16

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BH. 0. File 100-10835 . ,10

This passenger informed that his grandfather, Reena
s @ Senator in Argentina on two or three different occesions was
sires. He also stated that another
i= was the first Arcentine diplomatic
agent to the United States. ‘ “irther stated that this grandfather
bought three warships from the United Stetes Governzent, paying for them with
his own money,

* m stated that he was acquainted with number of the
ergonne) of the movie industries at Hollywood, among whom are ERROL-FIYNK end
a + also thet he is acquainted with the head of the Jatin Anérican

Deertsent of the Associate’ Press, former Associated Press correspondext in
Buenos Airese

Inasmuch as this passenger's baggage was in the custody of
ng the interview, it was not. geebecortain the
letter of introd@iction from .

customs officie
contents of

Tnis passenger's baggage was searched by customs officials
end nothing of a derogatory nature was f oupd.

Following is a description of this passenger as obtaimd
through interview ani persmal observation.

Nene:
Age
Bom

. Nationality
Height
Weight
Eair
Eyes
Complexion
Marital status Single
Identifying

documenta:

Failure to develop any derogatory informtion during the
“interview with this passenger does not constitute an endorsement or approval
of this individual's admittance into this country.

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220 Tae.

i . Please be advised that a review-of the recorde-of fait
,* -thta Buresu has fotled to reflect that the FAT has conducted
Ags. ony tnvestigation of Flynn pertinent to your tnqutry. ,

.

la : There ta enclosed, however, Sor your confidential
“tnformatton, o copy of the Id

entificotton Record of Flynn . _.

‘under FAY number 3069421. Tou wtll note from thot record

can a that Flynn was fingerprinted on two occastons tn 1862 by the
: 4, ao wShertpr's Office, Los Angeles, Caltfornia. Accordingly, you .

vant : 3 “may deatre to comnuntcate Gtrectly with Mr. Eugene ¥, Blacatluz,

Shertff of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles 12, Caltfornta, for
‘the. purpose of #ecurthg the destred tinformatton. “oe

te:

Please be assured of my destre to cooperste tn al]
motters of sutuel interest. 7 : :

Stnoerely yours,

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me HAR 1 4 195 % Borer Hoover 3 nt ~y,
4 ‘ John Bdgor Hoover= 2
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advised on Wey © ly, 1959, that the
and ~ f2Llen through sine
a falte e cr he Sans Souci cas
Source statec , till re
Bad thet it : ee tne nan

but that the k-- Vork-New Jersey\sy si
, represents war'3) $250,000 for the ‘-

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rec'd SUBSECTION: INTEHROGATION OF HERMANN FRIEDRIC

Sacetved trom tne State Departamss
Leva LS
a?

APTENTION
MO, 210

Yo Fod.26
== . EV EF]
ACTION The politi#el Adviser for German )Nairs bas “the
honor to enclose herewith copies of a on the inter-

tyro «6. F068 tion of Herman Friedrich (or Hermsb Frederick A,

ocD ‘Who was repatriated from china in the cent shipsent and-—
: Pe arrived at internzent on October 4, 1947. The interrogation

FR was carried out by intelligence officers at camp 1,

pon =: Ludwdgsburg. &
| ER The grben interrogation may be of interest to the WA
' ASV Department of Justice, notably in respect to the narcotics “+
| vD aspect of Erben's past, and the Mission indicated that

woile it bed no further interest in him his case should

be brought to tie attention of the ovcUS marcotic bureau
before ba wes released,

& copy of this despatch is also being sent to the

U.S. Consular Branch at Berlin, since the matter of Erben's
citizenship may agein arise in the near future.

_ Enclosure; Copy of report of Erben's interrogetion,

In eriginal an’ oralid to the Department yru
Copy to CE - MY. Bean

& Copy to american Consulate General, sbanghat

\ Q Copy to Consular Brauch, Berlin / 6 4 = /(3F

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Hay prin HGjnapr ten) % : :
a According to'the report‘réceived from the ‘Department of,
‘State ‘from the Anerican Consil’’at“Antofogasta, Chile, RENs
ther, JOHANA/ERBEN, resides at Vienna 3 Arenbergring 19. -EREEN
®@ reported to|have two sons in the German Army, now on active duty, ?
who served in {he Polish campaign, * ERBEN admitted to the Consulate
Seguin? in Ae penton. fii. we, st in the. Present, conflict

“AT NEW _YORK york ory, an keep in touch with the Bureau °:
‘Navigation and Marine Inspection to determine when Subject Rha:
‘obtains’ his ebanen's deps rom the United stati

qs: mis OFFIC!
iS Mee NT ates
ae: Bar masiieTON “D.C. $
ct, appropriate investigation to” aecertain results of Tivestigecras

‘purportedly made by the Bureau of Narcotics relative te Doctor ERBEN $

gh am PRANCTEOOTM will review the records of the Ue 80°" Vi
District Court’ in the ease’ involving | revocation of meas naturalisa- |:

wf tion and will Fepor tio yb eey seg MOY!



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equent to this intervisw, FLYNT ws” +,

t on‘eoveral cooastone in order to secure the
sttors which he promised,’ However,’ they have not be “forthe
Goming, "und at the present tine it 1e ‘understood thet he Leon
. ’ ‘» HQ further effort will be made to secure

§ 00 advised by the office of origin,

Pe aE eee fet:
There being no

wha we a

2 .

ARTHUR OORNRLIUS,” JR.
‘Special agent in Cha!

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Form

THIS Came OH IGING: SAT oY ANGELS. Fue WS.
noon mao [ooewannaoe | rempomn | neronrsnoeey yy =

| WICH MADE on

ms moss «| 0S oneness,
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Pea tet
tate ‘Depa: merit réports *nibject” ‘nd “ERROL “4
(FLYKN visited Valencia, Spain in 1937, FLY,
stating that they were bringing$1,500,000,00°
for Republican Spain collected in Hollywood

Subject's luggage forwarded Pier 65, North |

‘River,’ New York City, contents including |
tion picture film, two N.S. D. A. Pe’

pins, German Reserve Officer.certificat

, photostat, |German Government ‘certificate’ of,,

‘Identity. Trial‘ of: proceedihgs to revoke te,

naturplization continued to, & /8, 40,
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{Bureau letter to Pave Francisco, ¢ dats
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asdertained tna. r
Fx pu 20 70 2/7/40, had been forwarded to Pier 6 vee Nat! ‘Rew Yo:
cod ns subject at the request of: w. RXGRAl ‘San Francigco,
Yoo: ‘Shaey in Fact. Subject's luggage'was checked by the Customs. Officers,3*<
Lesee, conten # paving been listed in San Franciaco letter to New York
ra CL im, aor, a age oS

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oS intornment in Shanghai mast February or March, rs in
@ Lung Hua Camp, a British oamp in Shanghai. » The Executive
Commf¥Etee of the American Association requested that ERBEN be
interned separately, from the crew “of the SS PRESIDENT HARRISON, *
as sent’ “to the Poon Tung Camp. “Despite. this, according to
ERBEN immediately was transferred to the Poon Tung Camp. and,’
‘according to his advice, was repidly organizing a dope ring emo;
PRESIDENT HARRISON prew 1 for, operation” efter th ware WM

stated “thet, “ERBENTM * pogisterod an American with the
esociation for repatriation... He said that EXBEN presented ©
‘e United States Seaman's Certificate of Identification in registering »:
, est thet “the Syies Consul Gereral later ascertained that ERBEN was 77; \.
hot an Americen citizen. tated that the Swiss Consul General
wrote ERBEN a letter, copies of which were sent to the Jepanese
Consulate and to the American Association, ‘pointing out that ERBEN °
imew he was not an American when he resistered. He said that in thist
, 7 letter pre Swiss requested the Jepanese to withdraw ERBEN's American
‘armband,’ whioh request was refused. He said also that the American:
Nssooietion requested | ERBEN to Yeturn the American’ armband but het °
glee refused thems A : :

: EB corssee om that ‘EREEX was ori gihadty scheduled for ree
patrietion the United States.on the first announced sailing da
of the GRIPSHOLM from Shanghai, on September 9, 1942, but that hi
oitizenship was atoortained in the meantime end he was denied th:
repatriation, tated that in regietering with the American
Assooigtion gave es his only reference in the United’
"£RROL FLYNN Hollywood, California.” “a s :

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cA :! ae ; .
‘ ‘o. BEN (sara name unknown
to “nim)” who resided: on pubbling at oad|{in Shanghai, and who w



cee a er a A TT AEE A eK BR Ae

bowed Dera commuecaTions TO (
a. THE SECRETARY OF STATE
 waganaTon, Bc.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

: WASHINGTON
In reply refer to January 26, 1940
AvM 862.8591 /736
k ‘\ SPREGPLY—CONPIDENtT ,
—e i

My dear Mr. Hoover:

:
jae Randy...
i
q

row your Bureau
h

of my office had with a member of your etaff, I am

pleased to enclose a copy of strictly confidential
despatch no. 754 of January 11, 1940 from the American

pale A” Consul General at Byphs Aires, Argentina, in regard
: at ry 1

i peer to the eteamehi pffeeukuma and one Dr. Hermann F. \Erben
phi Tek 3Mmno already has a record in your Bureau, Should ad-

i ett” ditional information of value regarding Dr. Erben
: 13 be received I shail be pleased to send a copy thereof
r to you.

Sincerely yours,

ieezeraacay 2c 46
George 8. Messeremith Y
» Assistant Secretary

P pnotosure:
: Me 7 - a7 £3 —L£5 La tl,

ES, From Consulate General,” ‘Buenoe Ai ene —
arya no. 954, January 11, 4940, with  PdcSA BLS
~ enclosure. 1 JAN & 1b i

J. Edgar Hoover, Esquire, }
Director, Federal Bureau of Invests,
me \ Department of Justice. ¥



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A

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ib: ‘end is reports2, fone occasion, te neve entered into a cons»tracy

phereh, iD © 5 given o mice; finn cnd while she
pas tneapac reped by Errol Flynn.

‘ It kes been shown that = is G very clos2> contact of*
Le frequently arranges pfecsire and Sisiness tre.

onc, tn adcition, annears to act cs a ivetoon men for

3 enterprises, jie alyays ts cestgnatec to entertain ou

- persons coming to ios angeles, who huve conizet with the Eupghes!

tS organization, ~ >

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Mr.
Mr. B.A. Tamm__
Mr. Clegg
Mr. Coffey
Mr. Glavin

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Cs DP,
WHE :EFB
. D.S.Censorsbip . _ woe ee ee pte boo :
x ; Date: . . \
: To: : ' -
. March 11, 1845 '
Y, -
wo. BAC, San Dioge Fee Ll.
From: J. Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation” |
“gubject: : j

ay

wherein you were requested to ascertain the wackground and
the subject.

~o
cation incicates that
It will therefore be umecessery to
- fn the letter of reference, end you may

‘
Telson.

Mr. Ladd

Mr. Nichols .
Mr.
Mr. Tracy
wr."
Mr. Harbo
Wr. Hendon

Rosen

Carson

etion x

eeptioned as abore,

pefer to Bureau letter of January 28, 1943,
activities ef

There are enclesed photostatic eopies ef an inte
ceomber 28, 3942, f:

eo gubject ie presently res
conduct the investigation requested
consider the ease closed.

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Mr. MeGuire

Mr. Mumford _:_-
Mr. Piper
&r. Quinn Tamm -

Mr. Nease

Mise Gandy

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COMMUNICATIONS SECTION |
Al Leg Is. :
se BTR) 12 1943 PB
Fel . EAU OF INVESTIGATION ‘

EB? tg oanymENT OF JUSTICE



“a ARO rom m2. i

Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

To + THE DIRECTOR

he wae

SUBJECT:

DATE: July 26, 1945 eas

FROM C61 gmoe

), Purpose

i oy This mercrandum is to advice you of the current devclopzents
te ‘regarding the activities of eRe a Scorer cases aoa ciate of
a ExroSilym, who is prese..tly conected wi

Current Activities —— - we ee - - ~
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office Mem A * UNITED _ GOVERNMENT

To : Z

SE - This wenoreandw. is to accuaint you rith recent inSora:tion —
received fron tus los Anseles Division regeriing the ectivities of

to fal Ft :

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who interviews ‘ard passes upon candidates wogge .

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=| ses are then reconmended!to @REEeeeeey for .an.‘appointae

¥: ee xplained that prior,to the ship's eailing hi

*- So, Teceived information from-or ofsthe ‘ship's enployees*that DE
co ‘ ERBEN had requested hin to mail a communication to San Fran= ©

ro
3 pre eee ed.

he aarp Ve

Paeisee: Oo relative to edn” baggage seni oheDr' sP Erben “was *requéstifg
:be “forwarded to: New York . Citys: This’ employee, advised that’ hi
understood thet, pre ‘Exben’ bad been” on ‘the SS, PALTWARK® . *

Nebevresieatarr ues

hee ee!

el aie ms oe “
Wy ted ite he hal “communicated oo i
SSW who’ hae” begn “associat

pik nb pment ns to/ Ba as

iA erefore’ decided to’ give” Dre "Erbe:
ry trial, as. _Bhipts eur gems However,” a6 @ precaution he’ in— 7
formed thé-captain of the SS. ®PANANA" that Dr. Erben hadTM been:
the object of ‘sane ‘preliminary puspicims and that should’ Drea”
Erbens conduct ‘appear in any way suspicious, ‘the Captain’ should
take steps to conf: n_and see that the interests of
; dine were protected. (aay stated that upon the return
he SPANAMA", ‘the resorted to him that Dr. Erben's,- ~
zeonduct had been entirely satisfactory; ‘that the captain hed rule 3
opeerved. no ‘espi

age activity or. any. suspicious action what=#;--
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Set

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2
B5aR. * 50K INFORLATION poreasrQ) Uv
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: Sf

nus FEUCETEG oy Jetter ootea Feorucry O, 1951, received
T the fercou March j, I952, thet he te furnished with chatever sa- .
foreotion js ovsiloble in Bureau filets, or coula be obtained con-
cerning the income, resources, soctol standing, private means, welfare,
Bekcvitr, ond general octivities of the movie actor, Errol Flynn.
J The request for such inforrotion is based on the fact shet Rly
_been charged in Moncco with rape ajc indecent oncoute (gy
a ° °
- RSV. TETAT FILES: DECLASSIFIED
-° REVIE® CF BURSAT FILES H a — ;
_ Bureou records reflect thot tn 1943 Fiyin wos tnvestigoted -
by the Burecu for possible violoticn of the White Slave fraffic Act
in thot he rerortedly caused tc be trensportec fron Los Angeles,
California, to Mezico City for immoral purpcses Nore Eddington, whor
he subsequently morriec anc later divorced. Prosecution in that ease
‘was Geclined by the U. 8. attorney ot Los Angeles on Decenbder 11, 1943;
when no proof of the viclotion of the prcuisions of the White Slove

froffic act was obtainable. a

a nmRe

tne ARTS

_ Bureou rectras olso reflect that ouring the datver part
of 19L2 ana the apring of “"1$43 Flynn was the victim of two separate ~
extortion coses huncied.by the Bureou, beth of which were closed —
_Dithout prosecuticn.

: Bureou recorcs likewise reflect thot Fiynn wos the sudject ~~
of a Selective Service inguiry on the port of the Bureau during the
auaner of 1943, when he hod allegedly been improperly deferred by
hia local boora because of o heart ailment. The inquiry wos Gis-
continued and the cose closed when tt was deterzinec that he was

3 Jisqualified for militory service by the exonining physician Decouse
£ f pulmonory, chronic tuberculosis of the right opez. / hadl
Sa No et _~ od
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FROM 2
SUbsLeT: vied
MATIC C

PURPOSE

fo cegquaint you with the recent cevelopments
ong to ccll to.your attention the Los Angeles Divist
guest tict consideration be given to closing +

a MOU,

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f.

Bree ote

te lynn appears “to have been 1 d to the procurc.e
of women for #lynn. In 1939 he became associated with farner “ro
» Studjo in the pudlicity departnent an. at that time pve oo a 7e"-
Sgiticgeon, anarently Salter Pidgeon.

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655

. isitin: various tows in Feragusy, ilo ce Janciro in Prazil,
wenes fares in the 4. rvcntinc, an? verious other pl-ces in South
fiurdes, his worl: at this tine consistins of Iceturcs on various
tropical Ciscssos. GW

In 1931 he returne to the Unitee Statcs =n° becane a
svrjcon cn the §. §. Presivent Garficl? of the Doll=r Linc. He
states thet this was the position in which he took tha nost price
inns: uch me hel? dt for - year ane 2 helf to Decouber 23, 1932,
pt which tire he was Cischsrgec. In explanation of his ¢i charse, ho
steted thet he hee beeonc aequrinted vith one HELEN 1,.SKIN (SOUTH,

e newsp.per wonan, who recercec herself as encase? to hin am who
bees very much enragec when he beenie on_2cc to soncom olse as

® result of which she informed the Bureau of Narcotics that he was {
a dope squzvicr, and in the rcsultins investisation, which la sted
fron 1932 to 1936, he was continwlly um'er a clout of suspicion. qw_

In the carly port of 1933, followin; his “ischarze fron
the Presicent Gorficl”, Doctor EXBEM statec that he enlistoc as a
wer surgeon in the Chincsc iiec Cross uncor proiiisces as to componsa-
tion which to him scence vor y attractive. He procoete* to Shan shai,
Chins, but on his arrivel found that the proniscs woul’ not be kept
anc he accor -cincly eeasec his connection with the Chinese Red Cross. u_

Fearin: of the Cevclopient of ner vole fields in Few
Guinea, he thou ht thot they offered sone possibility to hin, ant
he accoringly procecdot to Mex Guinea 2, an’ there nct a nan attirod :
in one torn shirt an? ona,torn pair of mnts who is the indivicunl .
who is non-knovn as muordFiym, the novie actor, Ik statcd that _ an
he ert ENOL FLYM burried around torother, travelin> finally fron
we New Guinea to Incia, to Abyssinia, an* then to Vicnns, ‘ustric, ar-
ry divin; in the sprin_ of 1934. in Vienna he spent the next yenr .
in post-rafuste worl: at the University of Vicnna-:ar at the sane
tino obteined his divorec. GW
In 1935, followin: his completion of postgrscuste work,
he was appointc’ surzeon for the Austro-/nericon trans-Asiatic oxpedi~
tion which was backec by the University of Vienna anc an autono-
bile association in Vienna, the object of which was to nap 2 route
fron Burns up throuch Chins, - nd the routc so =mppod by this ox-
petition ERBEF elainct tobe the one presently usod by Chisnz Kai ;
Shek, Chinese goncralissino, in obtcininz his supplics fron French oa { —_

aN

In 1935, rcturnin_ fron this expecition to Indic, Doctor
EN.stated that he wos orrestec on a revolvor char. ant” fined 18
} rupees, which he paid. He cxplained thet tho revolver charso -
was neftly ce trunpec-up matter ane that the ronl difficulty arose
out of the norcotic investizction instituted two ycars before; that

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SANS SOUCI_CAS' 2:

ng elemeot
ved watic ster of
Cuba, did not «+ reatinue his

gacbling operat rat the Sans Souci, ‘se it
.ad been clos: iy “associate

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bring the knal:i umiforu he was weering* end thet with only this
" rigor of winter in Wew Yorke Ee :
thought if could be discharged from the NISETINGAIE et Penene ~
he would be able to suprort hinself with the wages he had aS
earned (some $25.00) until he could catch a vessel bound for Calif=

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e nenes of Srrop\Flyna, the actor, end Srnest¥:eninzwey,-the author >.
with whom he had gone to Spain to fight in the recent civil war, =
oo. in th.t country. Dr. Zrben was informed thet the Consulate had no
- authority to induce Captsuin rerker or the Cenal Zono authorities_

to let him sicn off there. He returned to the vessel and seiled

north in it when it departed from this port on Februery 8th.



me eerlier but that he had sent the< with some baggage

to San Francisco on board the S8.S. Grenanger. Finally,
the dsy before he left for Chile he let slip a remark

to the effect that Tito Martens, who is the agent in
Buenos Aires for the North German Lioyd and who is re-
ported to have much influence in Nazi efroles in Argen-
tina, had said to him that he would make a “good agent". -
He asserted that be hed not understood what Martens had —
meant et first, but thot he had gone to the German Em .-
bassy the afternoon of the same day and placed his sere -
vices at its disposal.

Dr. Erben left for Chile on Decomber 24, but before
departin~ gave me two addresses at whick he night be
reached in the United States. He said also thet he was
e@ food friend of Errol}rlynn, the motion pioture actor,

and thet he right be found through him, The addresses
he cave me are as follow:

850 fark Avenue,

o/o Rudolph Soharf,
New York, New York.

o/o Chauncey Tramtolo,
Alexander Building,
Montgomery Street,
San Francisco, California.

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Retterto Director 7 a May 4, 3 ~
Teeth Separation between front teeth
. on upper jaw cs : .
Characteristics : Ts knock kueed, vears glasses, and

‘ ves wearing a gray beard in the cemp.
Marital Stetus "| Belteved single : .

Relatives in U.S, None known.
~ It is noted that the rubject's description, name, background, | -
Alleged friendship with ERROL FLYNN etc. all identify him as being identical
with the subject of instant case. : :

“A copy of this letter 1s being forwarded to the Sen Francieco Field

Divieion inastuch as they are office of origin in this case, It is believed
they way dealre to interview rminformation.

Tt 4s aleo believed they may des o plac op notice oA the subject's
future entry into the United States in the event’ such hae not already been
done. Inasmuch as there appears to be no further dnvestigetion at this tine
within the territory covered by the Kew York Field Division, this case is

+ Deing considered referred upon completion to the office of origin. Joe.

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PURHOLE OF HE yea Et

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| By Letter dated August 2, 1940 the Durem forwarded informa~
tion the State Department originating from Mr. BORMAN ARMOUR, the

American Consul at Buenos Aires, South America, In this report it fe .—

@tated thet a member of the staff of the dmerican Embassy st Busncs
Aires in 0 conversation with Mr. ERROLWFLYNK verified that DR. ERBEN "~
end MR. FLYNN cre close friends. MR. FLYNN stated that he had know ~
DR. ERREN for about ten years and thet they hed worked together in |
" Bpain during the Spanish civil war. He spoke ey oe etiee
_& Wagiificent physician" who, ‘ortunately, had a way 0: ing
Masel? into all sorts of minor difficulties. He stated that the ward
Bhat most aptly described Dr. ERHEN wes Mgcrew-ball", He eided that
EEG bed beon arrested in Indie for carrying a pistol and bad almost
gotten Woth of then abot in Spain,

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4 i, \ Enclosure Ko. - ¥o despatch No. 754 dated” aasry 11, 1940,
. from Vonnett F Davis, Consul General eat » ynos Aires,
Argentina, on . bject “activities of Germ | Vessels in
Argentine Ports”.

AVERICAN CONSULATE GSWaRAL
Buenos Aires, Atcentina, January 11, 1940.

MEXORANDUY ve
TOs The Consul General.

FROZE Vice Consul Clifton P. Enslish.

SuBJccT: Dr. Hermann F. Erben of the German Merchant
Vessel Ussuiime.

Reference is made to the neaorandun transxitted
with despatch no, 652 of November 17, 1933, setting
forth information obtained fron the naturalized Ameri-
can citizen, Dr. Hermann l. Erben. It will be recalled
that Dr. Erben was ship's physician on the Gerian vessel
Ussuwcra, Tuis person recently dezarted for Chile, state
ins thaat ho intended to take a Grace Line ship for the
United States. -

Wnen Dr. Erben left the Unsulnre in Bafa Blance,
he cane to Lucnos Aires and reported to the Consulate
oY) General his desire of returnin> immediately to the
Det: Unites States. He then made several atte=pts to secure
4456. ge passose on saips in Buenos Aires, but without success.
Lc In this connecticn reference is made to despatc: noe
627 of Koverber 21, 1932, in wriesAt was reported that
bcene=% Dr. irben's activitics as an * Gt Neri" wile serving
Wes Ey as ocip's physician on the S.o.Wohwch, an Anericen ves-
}3* sei, in 1958 allesedly hed occasToned so mich trouble
tist 4t was neceseary for the master to return hin fran
Rio de Janeiro to the United States on a ship of another
line; and thet Erben was ret in New Orleans by Imuiigra-
tian and Depertment of Justice officers.

Aftcr ho hed been in Buenos Aires several days, Dr.
Erben received e telesra: in care of the Consulate Gen~
erol and announced thet he had received good news, that
he was abost to receive a sim of money, that he no longer
wished to taze a ship fran Buenos Aires and that he would
soon leave for Chile. Subsequently he stated that he was
going to Chile to see a “doctor friend who has recently
arrived tuere", and that he was not certain just how he
would go to the United States but that he would try to go
on @ vessel of the Grace Line.

Befare he left he gave me several pictures of the
Adcirsl Gref Spee and the Ussvinma, and promised to sent
me more of the Ussuiime witch had been tacen while that
vosscol was at sea between Lourenco Marques and Behfa
Blanca. These pictures showed the vessel flying the
Portucuese flas, wit tho nae Ussuinma obliterated ant
tae none "Quanse” (for a Portucuese ship) painted over
the foracr. Ee stated that he would have given then to



° Be took a very strong stand with respect
acter and intugrity, and stated that ERREN would be
the world to work for the Karis, as he hated then wi
Ur, FLYNK ecnt on to say that he valued Dr. ERBEN's fr hip very
Aighy and tint fe was a wan who certainly could be trusted. However, ae
he atated thet the doctor's doing the wrong thing at the wrong tins - :
td often created a bed impression on those who did not know hin very
well. 4s for being a Germen agent, he stated that Dr. ERBEN would |
probably make the worst agent in the world for any notion, since .
"they heve the finger on him in every port in the world". By this

. be explained that he meant that in ce great many places Dr. ERBEN ~

* bad been guilty of eome minor infraction of local rules, such as -~

mot having the proper papers at the proper time, or saying the wrong ©

3 Mr, FLYNN added that he understood that Dr. ERBEN's eitiaan

. ship hed been revoked, and remrked that he hed teken the doctor*s ~~~"
ease up with Mr. HOOD of the Federal Bureau of Investigetion in los
. dngeles and with Mrs, ROOSEVELT, end that Mrs. ROOSEVELT bed acted fn =
EREEN's behalf, but to m avail, :

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Finally, Mr. FLYNN stated that he syupathized deeply with
at

Te. EREEN, since he now wos @ man without a country, and that be
that an injustice had bean dome the aan in believing him to be
agent, but that mo one was to blame but DR. ERBEN himself. as an indi-
_ @ation of Dr. EREGN's lack of responsibility, it may be mentioned that =
@uring his stey in Argentine he made @ trip to Montevideo at the tine -
. ,of the Admircl Graf Spee incident, despite warnings that his position

dn Argentina was precarious and he would probably Mave difficulty in
Pe-entering the country. Upon his return from Montevideo he was ast
“ prisoned for want of proper documentation,

thing et the wrong tine, 4. : ve Res

: fhe following information was furnished to Special Agent: in.
Charge 45. v. L. PIEPER on dugust 14, 190:



antributed to the de: tinquency of'August 1941. She made no head.

sors b gii.way, In fact. a group of officials aer of So! fWurtzel, a pro-iriage to be overiooked. Moreove:
hig_boareswhere he has two:went to her perents in Santa Bar- wa . at 20th Ce ‘ox. The‘an energetic district attorney wr

.ang sons? Had he been an bara and obtained a leiter<easing jury, including Wurtzel, went to
Cessory to two ileal operations the parents did not want to prose then in office, John F.
formed on Joan Bai:y? jute, as the girl "was s0 yo:

Wis mariage to Oona O'Nell, ihe scandal would be humiliating.” the gefendants “the ue who had

.o was 18 years old fin May, The matter was dropped. who denied it.
npears to have slowed lip these! This was too flagrant a a :
vestigations, Wetter mare is Betty, Hansen Case

ae Win tne of
@ veal or inveenty of the
tormey’s office.

A year lacer Betty Hansen. 17,
ng. As she was
4 Juvenile the juvenile court looked -
her up. In her pocketbook they to town on Dockweilér, but
‘The Fiynn technique In which'found Fivnn's private telephone Fiynn ease went to trial. Flynn

symo Technique

wes aequted of anton cape mii fe eubieaend fang and renn aes gue, monesgce
+ Unree counts. may be related two of whom were emploved by wae < cheered, but that's the Say
sch more briefiy. Gitls IN the same stucho (Warner Brothers? bes out here in. this, meryis
se case were Pers ferlec, ac Fivnn, admitted sexual rein: Ageing town called Hollywoud:
ow girl, and movie-struck Betty tionsiap with the girl, Flynn de- {And Dockweiler died of ® Fee:
apoen nied it, Vattack.

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Upen becening associated with FLIMi, s given a pass
which enabled bis to drive on and off the Barner lov, and he would freque:.tiy

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|. \bring young girle cn to the set where FLYNN was acting. No secret wes mede
of the fact that FLYNK he2 sexual relations with these giris in his dressing '
oH recom on the set and in his perusnent dressing roosz on the lot. It finaly .
: got te ths polit where JACK WARNER hineelf told FLYNN that be would have to —

stop bringin> thess girls on to Narner's property.

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a vecly wate tete with cs frieods
~ “enae be could accomplish this feate as a resvlt,

tried to commit suicide and had t- }-o~s heck to es An
heestalizaticn, In describing stated 1 Meversbody knew biz c —
the xcmoer 1 pimp for FLYNie" H N uy
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” “abou! 1929, FLY and @iiiBcroke up, at which time FLYMN gave = —

. _ nev Cedillac ard induced 3 APNER to: put hin_on the payroll cf th 4
ped in the Futiicity Departcens. While co engacec QQMBER vever dia sry

< work in consection with publicity; his principal forcticn was to supply f*} a,
. gitis ius certein executives and personzlities of the studio, en2 subject wa ‘a
. characterized as being "2 girl-zgetter; that's all he ever didc.* D

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In sco: placed on ERROL-FLYsN's personal payroll. ~-- .
Just to thet he been workingTMon one of the gambling ships owned —— .
: off the coast of Santa Monica. He had acted as master of
cererconies anc saw that lone men and women gantling on the ship became. — ’
ecquainted. When he was firet associated with FLYNN he was given s pass
to the "arner lot and frequently brought young girls to FLYNN's set and
it wee well known that the actor was having relations with these young b
girls at the studio and it finally became so notorious that it is reported
JACK WARNER personally instructed FLYNN to cease bringing these girls on be
to the studio property. It is alleged that when a private train of
Warner Brothers personnel proceege? eastvard for a premiere showing of a - C
- film believed to be "Santa Fe," Gama 3.051; cave a?

a Mickey Finn following which she was raped by ERROL FLYp}.

oie J allegedly made bets with certain friends on the train that he could
i . accomplish this feat and as a result the actress attempted to commit
: suicide and had to be flown back to Los Angeles for hospitalization.

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It ts recommended that be edvteed
thet a review of the records of t reau failed to reflect
thot any Snueatigation of Flynn, pertinent to the tagutr,
dad by the PAI. It ‘ts also recommended thot ()
be furntahed with a copy of Flynn's Identt on C7
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The proposed reply gontaining the above reconnendattons,
together with a copy of Flynn's Tdentisicatton Record, ts wttoched .

for your epprovel. )

; It t# recommended alao that the State Deportuen
furntshed with o copy of the tnggming request from be 8
@ copy of the Bureau! a reply ii with
aumeory of pertinent data tn the us files, end with one 8
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JORN TLCAR HOOVER
. DIRECTOR

Oe :
Mr. Coffey
Mr. Clavin

United States Departiuent of Justice Mr. Ladd
: p Kv Mr. nif ye

Mashinaton, D.C. 2 Reeen

_- Federal Bureau of fuvestigation

Mr. Tracy __
July 27, 1943 Mr
Mr. Carsot.
Mr. Harts
ORANDUM FOR THE DIRLCTUR - Mr. Pood
Mr. Mumford _
Mr. Starke
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H With reference to the recent news comment Tete.
concernine the situction in Hollywood, California,
wherein it is clleged that 300 or more girls each nonthyt
: cisappear, and the story of vice existing there, the vip
coe our an hes hod no directed activity toward this conditions;
white Sleve Treffie set violations have been sporeciccliz- av]
resorted in the area, They co not appear to be tiec in to a
any pattern in the movie colony. . |

. Acers

scticn to

In view of the article, we are requesting the Los
Anceies Gffice tc furnish the details with reference to the
nes iter. and the cases which have been recently brought to
their Gttention which may tie into Kollywood vice. It does
cppear from the erticle thot these ctirls come from all sections
of the ‘country and ena up in the Eollywood coleny, and because
of reverses cnc fcilure to obtain employment they turn to vice.
* This is not in viclation of the #hite Slave Traffic ict but
ccoes reveal, if true, on cerravated condition and c fcilure on
the part cf. Iceal low enforcement to properly perforn tts cuty.

: Respectfully,



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vo February 13
€ 4s _d from Berlin, ,

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During march and April, subject served es ship's sur~
gean_on the smarioan ship *Panama® making one trip through
the Canal gone, Opon Ms Fein, -suisess's Sppcinement ss
full tine contract surgeon for C.C.C, eamp duty in the Iv
Copps area bad come through, subject left. the Panama line
and went under orders to Ft. Moultry, 6.C., for training.
afer eompletion be was assigned to gelring, Fla., for active

uty :

Bubject states that his pending eitixenship trial made
his remaining as surgeon for the 0.8. Government impossible,
His contract with the C.CeC. was discontinued by washington,

Subject went on trial before Judge WELSH in the UeBe
pistrict court in gan Franciseos Mr. Louis MERCADO Soted as
District attorney and Mr. TRAMUTOLO acted as subject's Defense
Counsel, The charge, so subject clains, was that his natural
ization should be set @side as illegal, inasmach as be had mot
met the requirements for naturalization,

1, pubdject had not resided actually continnously
for five years prior to naturalisation in the
U.eSs, dut had interrupted his residence for
more than 6 months at a tine,

8, subject bad not resided for & months in the -
county from where be bad file bis application
for Naturelisation, naaely, gan Francisco
County.

Hubdject states that he waited for months for the
Gecision of the Court, gince there was the danger, et
least theoretically, that the U.S. might enter the war, in
the case of losing his citizenship, subject might face.
arrest as an ensny alien, To escape the consequences ani
to avoid possible deportation or internment, subject crossed .
into mexico. subject further olains that nie poblic trial
dn gen Franeiseo, his stories about “Graf ppae", put the
German in\elligence on bis trail in mexico City. Ke was :
ealled to a meeting with German Consul General BARON WALLER~
BORG. after various talks referring to his unjust trial in

‘ gan Francisco and Hikler's theary that “after all blood wa

thicker than ink*, subject was offered s job as german ine
telligence agent, toe : :

ACCE) S_GERUARN Ez
1. subject claims that be accepted the pro~
Position to becowe a German in’ ones *.

agent, fully conscious of the fect

at the present, be was still an American
citizen, and this subject to the penalty
ef high treason.

2. FREEN atimits that he was not forced er
Goereed to Bceept the job. .

Se Bubject states that he aseepsed the job
en bie own free will, and did mot intend
to construct or elain any Sutborisation
from any ef the U.6. government agencies
with whom be bad previous contact,

4. The reason why subject accepted to become
& German intelligence agent, so be clains,

nae Ee — ny . Was because

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aba noneL beam with alles,
Dre Rermann FrhderteWirben

Investigation concerning RUDOLF SPARF negative.’

“Dr. HERMAN FREDERICK ERBEN dexoribed as elcaszy cseool
with leading Gestapo agent in Shanghai, “Ih. TRIER « :
refused repatriation to tho’ Dnd od States,

ay

“Bureau File 36-682."
Letier from the Bureas me

* 7 Referenced Bureau ‘Letter requested ¢ that this case ‘be’
sopened “due to the receipt of a report that Dr FRE FREDERICK RERBEN
was described as a Japanese “plant” in Sha. =

3 7. ° . :
Adsavwoene ha jane. The’ letter fron the Now. York ‘office tothe » taFeau ~

a Joe- deted Februsry 7, 1944, indioeted' the’ completion of investigation

ft! abet by the New York office and set forth a lead for the Newark office
to oheok the Germen Seamen's Mission, 64 Hudson Street, Hoboken, 3
, Jersey, to determine if Dr. ERBEX had left “any of his persona
delonginge there prior to his departure from the United States in; -+
1940. Referenced report-1 4ndioatea that. this “Anvestigation: wa
caompleted at. Botekens ‘Now -Joral Yatwith negative

BRPROVED AND
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1939; ERBEN made a trip as surgeon on board the Gersa
ship 8S *Ussukuma® around africa, and @lso served as ships
8 = Fun.

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en the An’

Sudject claims that he realized that war was more than
likely and attempted to smuggle his two boys who were ef
pilitary ege out of Germany, He states that he would bave .
Deen able to accomplish the task since be had an assignnent
@n the German snip 85 *Tesukusa* en the “Around Africa® ran
His two sons remained in Germany. The outbreak of the.war
in september 1939 found FRREN in gouth african waters, The
doat to which be was assigned to as ship's surgeon bad left
Lourence Marques in portuguese Bast africa and ran the bloc!
ade under orders by the German admiralty to act as a supply
abip for the famous German ehip “Graf gpee" to Argentina,
off the coast of Pihia Blanca (Coast of Argentina) the
*yssukuma" was sunk by the British cruiser "greter*, ‘Two
erew members, sQ EREEN claims, were Amrican citizens, Helm
ecuuETz2 from Hamburg and himself, (ZRECN still aid not kn
whether he actually lost his citizenship). Both of them ce
tected U.5. authorities in Buenos Aires, Thus an american
citizen, EEESN was not interned as @ sailor by the argentin
Governzent, and was fumediately released. He received frou
tne U.S. Consulate in Buenos Aires an American passport (no
272) and returned to americs, ERBEN clains and states that
he wanted to show his loyalty as an american eitigzen ani by
the first chance he received, he took 100 photographs ef th
bits which the "Graf gpee* bad received and suffered during
the battle of Montevideo.. He states that he gave the filus
to Consul Mr. ENGLISH who forwarded the films to the U.S. ~
maval Intelligence. EREEN also surrendered to Mr. ENGLISH
Qi Consul Mr. WILSON @ detailed log of the blockade runnin
tpe-type of camouflage used by the $5 *Ussukuma* whieh he
aanded over to 0.8. naval authorities. = os

after be had given ail available naval intelligence -—
adout German shipping in the La Plata to U.S. naval auther~
ities, ERBEN crosse4 vie the Anées into Chile to inves t
Germin shipping wiich had taken refuge in great nupbers
Chilean perts, ERB&N further claims that be investigated
the German training ship for cadets, *Pprivar’, which was
anchored in Valparaiso, ami reported results to the Jocal
Wes. eonsulate, e

1940; gubject sailed as a crew nember of ths a8 :
epightingale* via west sonst ports end Panenme for wow York,
where he arrived at the end February 1940, In mew Yerk
be got in teuch with 0.8. naval authorities and banied to ~
Commander Downer, Third U8. aval pistrict, films of in- .
ferned Geruah ships he bad taken. He @lso surrendered the
pietures ef the “Graf spee", and made detailed report abo
She naval intelligence he had been able to eollect pers
sonal contacts with the crews of interned german ships in -
west eoast ports ef south American on his way from
to New york. He also contacted FRI authorities end during

- es iy
banusPetrereeas do sNor goth from Fe Leo, he rena. ‘ta;
elope contact with the PBI, The person woo received in
gence reports about «gund" and “german Information pareau”
activities was @ Mr,.LANGILL from the FBI, Be claims that
he furnished American anthorities photo; hs of meetings
ef the *pund®, the celebration of the visit of the pukeef

err pertng


Remewuee

fhe Honorable

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AMERICAN CONSULATE
if
Antofagasta, Chile, February 10, 1940

SUBJECT: Erben, Dr. Hermann Frederick Loy

The Secretary of State,
Washington.

Sirs

howe wmetan te thte Sananlatata

x ahe honor 6
I Kave the honor to refer to this Consulates

despatch No. 52 of January 26, 1940 entitled *Erben,
Dr. Hermenn Frederick* and to report further to the
Department regarding the person who is the subject of

thie despatch. ae
On Janurry 26 ultiao the Amerionn S8°-NIGHTINGALE

Gelled at this port and the master reported that he
needed a messman for the crew and requested this

Consulate to provide one if any was evatlable. Dr.
Erben was then in this port es a pas er from Val-
paraiso to Callao on the Jdxpanese EIYO MARU, and,

since he had requested this Consulate's acsistance in
Signing on an American vessel, stating that he would
do anything, for the purpose of returning to the
United States, he was told about the vacancy in the
NIGRTINGALE's crew and he promptly requested to be
signed on the vessel to f111 the vagancy. The master

ef the -v: el, Gaptein Lay ce BR, arker,
er tne ¥ el, Gaptain Law ce B,xrarzer,

able so Dr. Erben became a member of the veasel's
orev, and sailed southbound on the above date.

The WIGHTINGALE oalled at this port northbound
on February 7th and Dr. Erben called at thie Gonsul-
ate to ask the undersigned to persuade Ceptuin Parker
to discharge him from the vessel when it reached the
Panama Qanal, stating that when he left the German
weaeelVISUKAMA at Buenos Aires, in which he elaimed
to have been serving as a ship's surgeon, he bad been
permitted only to bring the khaki uniform he was
wearing® and that with only this clothing he could
Mot brave the rigor of winter in New York. He thought
if he sould be discharged from the NIGHTINGALS ot eur eo

anama Ceonal he 0 @ able to suppo .
bee ene wages he had earned (some $25.00) until he ae

eould catch a vessel bound for California where the
@limate would be milder, and where he had friends

penance — oak
id Gdeerved, however, th:t he managed to save a “Te
good samera.


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/ TR, HERMANN FREDERICK ERBEN, with aliases “ESPIONAGE.
t SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: .
Subject arrived New York City 2/20/40 as mess man _
on the S. &, Nightingale from Antofagasta, Chile s
and is presently residing at 64 Hudson Street, ,
Hoboken, New Jersey. Background of subject ob- "

wot as

voi_

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

_

= tained. On 3/5/40 subject voluntarily called at”

the New York Division furnishing his account of
activities, claiming that he is Presently motivated
by a desire to ma intain his good standing in the
eyes of the German government in order that the
of. - safety and freedom of his mother and two sons who
. now reside in Germany may be protected. Denies
any espionage activity - and explains friendship

wo with various German agencies due to his advertised
. “loyalty to Germany. Claims to be loyal American
YS . citizen and presently desirous of obtaining employ-

ment as a ship's doctor, uw

> be -

. Report: of Special Agent ie: bam Canal Zone, 2

DETAILS: . 4. ..; cosy. AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK -

: At the Roa rding Diviskon, Bureau of Immigration, South
- .Ferry, agent examined a copy of the arrival manifest of the S. S.
Nightingale of the Grace Li
ary 2.0, 1940, Accordin

REFERENCE: Report of Special Agent! = mmr _New York City, 2/1970. 7
Sos 9/40. .
Telegram to New York Office trom Washington Field Office, 3/6/40. a

which arrived at .New York City on Febru-
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Y aan < : ¢., to desp.
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Le . 1948 from Berlin,

Py -8

was because it gave nim a unique coance

to do some intelligence work for the
“United States. what he had done so far

was oO} what o@ observed from the outside;
pow be bad a ebance to work from the inside.
He also states that he wanted to show his.

-- loyalty to American, ant retain er regain
ioyalty to American, ami retain er regain

- his 0.8. citisenship, waich as far es at .
that time, January 1941, was still undecided,
subject stated to the interrogator that he
was aware of tne danger to become a self~
styled, free-lance american agent by posing
as & German agent, :

Having agreed to decome a Germn agent, subject was given a

false German passport under the name of Alois ECKERT, music~

dan, and so was in possession of two passports, the old
american searants identification certificate and the above
mentioned false German passport,

February 194}: subject was directed by order of Baron
WALIZNBERO, German Consul General in yexioo, to proceed to
Japan because of his previous experience and knowledge in
the Far Bast. In Tokyo, subject was received by tne cerman’
Weval attache Admiral WENNEKGR aud Lt. Cmdr. HELLSTODT.

From Tokyo, subject proceeded for active duty as a German
intelligence agent to gasnghal, and wes finally attached to

the staff of Lt. cudr., Louis Theodor SIEFKEN, head of the :
abwebr in china. 7

It should be noted that at the time subject Was working |
for the German Intelligence service, he was still in pos- my
session of an american passport and bis citizenship was
still pe: in the states, gubdject also had a German
passport, eo was protected in two ways,

Bis job was to collect information about allied ship-
Ping, cargo, route of ships, personnel, ette

. Gubject was ordered by the German intelligence to pose
only as an american:citizen, ani as @ communist, The reason
‘ why be bad to pose as’an American communist could not be :
ebtained from su AS one Tresson he states that, es a
eommonist, the american crews would not assume that he was
, . working for the German intelligence. As above mentioned .
*gubject went on each boat which arrived in shanghai, invited
the crews to go with him to dances and have @ good tine.
On such eccasionsbe tried to employ crew mexbers for the -
~ + -"———-~— German inveliigence. He states that be was ordered te é0f= 7

Scsea and make crobacanda acainat the United States which
fuse and make propaganda against the United States which ‘

was likely to enter the wear, Further he clains, that, to
the best of bis knowledge, no American crew meubers were ever
fm the per cf tha Gtrrer Mtetltoenem Rarvice-

June 1942: gudject's next assignment came in June
1942 when ur. SIEFKEN (bead of the abwebr), intending te
wengsle ERESN as an American repatriate on the gs “conte
Verde" te ppan @ listening post for the Navy in Portuguese
Bast africa, He was trained in code work ani the use of
secret ink ani given cover addresses in Lisboa, wilere be . ,
__C>___waa supposed to send his reper states that h}

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Form No.1 .
THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT IT ORIZATS, LOUISIAKA N.Ogie no. 100010835
EPOnT MADE AT pave ween mane | pemionron
. 5/5/43 vans
Ld) ee
4 New Orleans on areal 29, sade
a . Passenger, journalist and Argentine citizen, arrived
+ | BYNOPSIS OF FACTS: at Nex Orleans from Buenos Aires end is proceedim to
y Beverly Eills, Californie where he plans to write for
a ~ = re.ep? A-srioan newspapers. Passenger's father,
. € ote. 5 presidert of Buenos Aires Stock
\ change, airector of Transradio ami alleged prowNazi.

Physical description of passenger set Gite

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Wriner, thet she copes frex= a wealthy eastern shipbuilding family. She also
advised thet she had been attending several parties fcr wisiting Russians
. effected an implish accent. It was 9 iopression thet kiss
is fn mecd of funds. Ee advised that he was nct interested in helping
career es she appeared unstable and difficult
= interview with SRROL FLYNN wes :
and FLYNN looked at ezch other durin:

c a stronger. ’

recent

Start ber on e noticn picture
to get along with. Durin;
present, and stated the
the aitire intcrvicw go that he fclt

It wes later deternined throug: phat ire sti ageverly (>.
Bills playgirl who has recently app--red weron picture ws under .the o
tutelage of zu Fe iz. a8 introduced to Pid: ©
LY; who stoted tha cnted a job in noticn pict . 1d
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_ -@3ereT . | INTRLLIOENCE DETACIENT

(i . . “‘qlesure to @@8p, BOs
. € . . Gated February 13,
t 248 from Berlin,

SCREAMING CEATER

Tndwicahorg, Cerminy

APO 154, US Aray
12 pecember 1947

SPECIAL INTERROGATION REPORT
DETSINEZ: ERBEN, Herman Fregerick
le ADMINISTRATIVE DATA: .

Bubject was deported from China and arrived at thi: \
\

center 4 oct 1947, : ‘

2- PERSONAL DATA AND ACTIVITIES)
715 November 1897; “porn in Vienns, Austria.

$2903 ~ 1907; attended and graduated fron Public sehoal,

Vienna, . i
1907 ~ 1915; attended state High gchool Vienna, grad-

uated with matura, i:

1915 - 1918; gerved with the austrian army and was
honorably discharged with the rank of First Lieutensnt,

ols -1921; attended University Vienns, Nedical sehool,

1923; Received fellowship to study in the united
gtates, While there, he received an imnigration vise.

- Bh Mareh 1924; gubject filed a pecleration ef Intentior
in the court of Morristown, Nod», to become @n American
eitizen, and received his first papers. 7

1926; pubdject went back to Austris and graduated with
a degree es Medical Bector, One month later, (August 2928)
he returned to the pnited states, passed the New York ci
gervice Examination, &nd was as: {ened es & medical doctor to
wards Island state Hospital. .

1927; gubject was licensed to practice medicine and
surgery in Louisiana, y

i928; after having passed the examination for the
state of Washington, subject was also licensed there.

1929; subject was commissioned by the Australian Gov-
ernment, Department of aborigines, to leads & scientific
expedition into the Peninsula of York, porthern queensland,

australia, .

2930; Ypon his return from Australia, sud. ject took bis
third state poard Examination in gacramento, C&. ‘oPnis,
and received his third license from the state of california,

subject took the oath of allegiance in’the U.S. pistric
Court of san Francisco and became a naturalised American |
citizen, In the same year, be was assigned Dre Ae Co
REED to gouth America, representing the pacific Institute
of Zropical Wedicine of the pniversity of California in
Berkeley. o

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. AMERIGAS Guo. oe
Bucnos Aires, Argentina, January 11, 1940.

Satie

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SUBJECT: Activities of German Vessels in Arcentine Ports.

TEE HOMLORABLE

{ a THE SECRETARY OF BIATZ,
WASHINGTON.

sire

I have the honor, with reference to my despatch no.

1 Aetna se

652 of Novenber 17, 19359, and other reports relating to
the Gernan vecsel Ussulume which was at the port of
Ingenfero Ehite at Bahfa Blanca prior to being scuttled

D l off the east const of Argentina, to transnit herewith
. @ memoranda prepared by Vice Consul Clifton P. Mnglish.
pubtr Yecording the departure for Chile of Dr. Hersam P.
+ Tele NS G2

, Erben, an Anorican citizen who wos serving as abip's
1-3 -F>- surgeon aboard the Ussularm. It will be noted that Dr.
Erben's record and conduct have been such as to give
rise to sane suspicion with respect to his trustworthi-
ness and loyalty.

_ Respectfully yours,
i Rm
LE Monnett B. Davis

Acerican Consul General
x Enclosures

Bo. 1. Memorandum.

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Aagening this a ERBEX s activities in Shanghai or eny other © ee
nformation effecting his identity other ' an he believed
+a /ean, American citizen, Wks :

In viow of the fact that Dr, ERBEY referred to er
restted on mph ing Well Road, Shanghai,’ China, and was aesocla

with Dr. MURINNE (eye NI) "at is believed that “eppey
with Dr RURINVE NI), 4% ds believed thatthe Dr. ERBEN

71) referred to “e is Agenti cal with, the subject in instent'o
v ‘ ate hay et

var SAN "MATEO, CALIFORNIA

Source of Information 3, hed advised thet Source of

Information’ would f assistant in furnishing rmation
concerning hs ERBEN. ei ond Source of furnsentne gee advised
that they have known of or. ERPEK's activities in Shangneai. The
stated thet hi s definitely tied in with Dr. ALBEXTO MIOKINI.

5 According to s@ MIORINI wes definisely a momber of the German
"Gestapo, and it was the belief €o net Dr. ERBEX likewise was a
> Nrembor of the same organizetion. They explained thet these two ~'s
. badividuels are very close to each other and that this information

known to the’ American Consul at Shanghes pefore | the mar.

GSoeretes how the crew of the PRESIDENT BAKRISOK, "whi
reached Shanghai after the war started, had been the viotim of the TM
activities of these Doctors. Dr. BREEN hed ingratiated himself with?
the members ofthe orew through the fact that he could produce
seaman's papers, He was also well vorsed in union activities and
had a common understanding with the crew. ERPEN, working with MIORINI,

«went to the foreign YXCA where the crew were stopping and erranged “++
for, them to go to MIORINI'e offioe for medical attention. ‘They would
not be charged for medical services, but were bilked through the writing
of expensive drug store prescriptions. The agctors would then receive <
& hendsomo percentage of the presoription price. They also prevailed
upon the crew members to bother the American Association and-the Swiss
hae oer in matters of minor. importance, u.: : Bey

$ “Dr, ERBEY then attempted to’ retum to the United Btates
& repatriate, and it is the belief of thet if he had dee:

successful in doing so he would definite een acting in the

contact’ in the United States as being ERROL FLYNN. Both of these | ««
8 yest of information etatod thet they know ef rdsolutely no othe

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4 ae - q . Werosure to desp, no.
oma . 210 dated February 13,
ce . 2 . 1948 from Berlin,
. Bee ~6-
SIEPFEN's plan did not succeed because audject did not

dare to approech Americen consular authorities in shanghai
to engineer bis repatriation,

1943; since all plans failed, it is assumed by the
interrogator that SIZFKEN did not want anything to do with
. EREON, 8nd so BROSN was interned by the Japanese, First
he was sent to Long-wha and after a short stretch in the
~~ motorious Bridge House of tns Japanese KAmpeitai, he wes
. transferred to Pootung camp, where he remained whtil ois
liberation by American troops,

1945; rn 1945 subject was euployed as & civilian
employee of the U.S. Army, 12th malaria control petachment

in Miangean Airport, at this time he sas arrested by the
in Kiangwan Airport. at this times he mas arrested by the

* provost karshal end lodged in the american section of yard
RV, Jail in shanghai,

Subject states that no charges were read to him, but
the official release in the local papers stated that he
bad been arrested under the suspicion of high treason and
war crimes committed by FRBEN. Subject made the following
statement to the investiguting officers and repeated the
sane statement to this interrogator:

“I want to be tried as an American ct&isen for whstever
acts IT have comgitted, Even if the technicality of the
cancellation of my American citizensiip in spring 1942 should
have made me from this very moment on stateless and thus &
charge of high treason impossible, I want to be tried es an
American citizen. .

"I accepted the offer to do German intelligence work
ectually in January 1941 in yexico City, at a time when {
still enjoyed American citizenship, Bat sinceZ was not
notified of the cancellation of my citizenship until 26 :
dannary 1942, although x had registered my arrival in .
Shanghai st the American Consulate in warch 1941, aad .
later on registered with the gwiss Consulate for repatri-
ation, I was fully entitled to consider myself an american
eitizen until January 1943. { can prove tais fact by the
Pepers issued to me for repatriation by the gwiss Consulate,
Stating toat J was an American citizen, given to me on

os & pecember 1942, I have, therefore, on my own responsibility
and considering myself an American citizen, served before

and after 8 pecea! 1941 (that means in tduea of war be-

tween Auerica and Germany) as a German intelligence agent. .

I 4@o not intend to claim or construct any authorisation for +

ach work from any of the 7.8. governnent agensie I had

previous dealings with, J also was in no way forced by

Gerpan authorities to work for them. what I did Y cone :

sidered a unique chance to prove my loyalty to the American q

Zisgy-woeraby I -hoped to-retain or, if need be, regain my

Ue, citizenship, For my acts I alone am responsible am

I intend to take full responsibility without reservation,*

danuary 1946; sSubdject states that he was uncondition-
eily scledeed by the Ged. ATaye a tes OS Feicuss Lo Bob
notified by colonel O'CONNOR that captain Frank T, FARRELL
wanted to see subject at his office, £06 RTE, Ferguson,

House & Captain PARRBLL who was at that tine lesding the

ican Investigation feam with headquerters in ghangnai,. ‘
zee advocate General's office, and was also considered 31D

& member of 0.5.S,, asked EREEM, if he still felt

7 Tawnl to

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’ Memo for the Director : April 27, 1945 .

"pre

a , zee general reputation at that time was as personal pimp
for ERROL FLYR.. About 1939 FLYRW had him placed on the Warner Brothers

péyroll in the publicity department although he actually never did any work
in connection with it and his principal function appeared to be to obtain
girls for certain executives and producers as well as for FLYRN. -

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