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l.O ~tob9~ 1941 

Cht1'f f:tf4Y S~lty ~.~nor turo"" tiPO 757 · 

fJ/o ro.t•etqr New Ycrk,. n "'Y. . PL 86-36/50 use 3605 

l. P.et~ i~ n~e to !Fi•lr let,te:r o!: l.U ~~., a.-uo~:;ct. 1

'0I Int.ellit;onca· ~.e.port ~ 7-:;~:· nWt at\l¢( ~ 19 G~1A~1 subjnct, -'~poaed i~otirin by ll'\ited ~a.ton r'10Y .. 11.~nt, -1n 1'!9t1il'd tc ~1gul1 

lhtelli:;tnQe :~ot1•it7 ~thin t~i., tl°.J the A1.a't41d oc· ~ondence on t~:iit ~jeet,. tin~ t!~ i.n\._.r-,Jw~t~n ·or · 'rb.1• t~geney a.ttbm it• Wwig~•·p()a.S.tJM !n r•ir~ to .?}) 

with tbnzw "~ .nat.Jnn4).1n t.hnt. the •fie\U'itt o.r ·'rtV° f;ecmr,iv 

Ligency•• om· opsratJ.W can .t l'l* aav coq,rm:riia• thx'OUS1 &a.lings with tom_. «i•~· signal 1ntell!g~1• piersotu'llll in aq o;ai-1a.titXtal utter~ Thi• doaa ti.ot chce• TIC~s.t Pfteent op.r:t.kno in ct:t -V• 

Tl• d••:lrabil1t7 u.t 12munued. wat.eh <'99~ kt).")1itl pwe~t.ies 1'ho bu.WI 

b1*1 queotionod, i'4-int.rropt1Jti ot •~t. c:lift••~ dld. l.oetlti':in m4 

Jnt.et'.lo&at.i."Jn rJt turtb.?r" ~nalit.hu1 wbere'tet poaaible is ~"1»ani'Ml<l· 

Zhi• ~Cl Qill oot. p:irt1dptJ,t• in tr\1 print1va mttaautee with ngarrJ · 

to ·~t ct rottller en.CG" algnal itli.msenc. exP.~• bJ o.ther 

cour&ri•• · 1blt. deair&bllit7 ·oi' ouch bl~ acti'A'l twJI_ been. 4.i&cnaMd int the p;,er;iblltty ot Ut..-efttina C'.tC o:r CIA 1rl web a. pol.iey SJ.I 

billing :llr#MtJa&\.ed• ~ ini'Are~ i.n tb11 •ttw ie A,J;'~Ci~t@d .cmd 

ttt. ildoftllltion. '~ Ml* aup;lleil <>n ttte actlvli:r of 1'$r•oo• ot 

Sntere.,;:. to TIC'Ul 4a aoat V&liaablM. 1he toll.tlllit:1t; tu~hor ~tirn in 

th.13 mat• wUl. be ~~ 

, . a. h 1'8p\i2't •ubld..tt.S. a• TltB n ot ~ staft attucV ·of · . 19 S4tp~ bad. oam: re..tet'"4 to t.hie "l~•nq 'b7. xn Group. 'nw7 

WOrtJ h\torm.S th~~ thi• tA&tt• ....... \id.thin th•~·· ot ~ICCJI and WH .-kad to Wons' the CXG npJ'eMtttatiw in Au.tn- that 

no o~o,JrM~ oould he o!fer«t to r~ .. enei.v .naUonals 1n • . sip&L lntell!t_.tenoe cuu.•d.ty. Thi eIC "p~emative iD AU8tr1a 

wu inatfttatc to stve ~ tJle ri.- ot the author ·at the NPO?°t 

at¥\ thoa• ot bie a:;s::>oia:tmi Vsi.tb·lf1Qll ho u 1n cont. .. ,ct. U 

pl$slblA1 ln~gatiiKl b7 TIC:il will b• arr~i;a4 '1nd the..._ • . ot· htt t~~ aaaoci@e3_ 41f.t~l:dned. The . onq ;1\uatrim. Df.tiooal 

lm0M1 at 'f.hls r.t;•nor to ha,.. ban .n· ot.tker in r~ J'J:lq 

. SilJW Int.all~ :ta r~hIJ/tv.:tc but. it. u tb~lrl:. ~7j.t. n• 10uld 

be eJIPlofld b3" Seifert in the Au:~t-rl.an .l'C!tr•liJl m:~a~ u ~1• 

l'9part ot his &::ftst. b7 tho nu~&Un• !a !'4••· 

l!\pproved for Release by NSA on 11-05-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352\3 

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"1PL .86-36/SO use 3605 

b. Atta~hed a• •nclosure ontt is a CQP r~tli received tlt i1r.Jrj flecurit;r flgenq. Tr..· 41mtioned 

m thie letter &eo ari~at:s 1'0J"th inv•o .~ ."4l l:>)"i.~ '?ICCll 

repreeenta.tiive. ~;uch .!invoatigt~t,irn should bclllcl.e/Ml. .,,,.r~e 

ot her service 'l"ith a Ceft.l6ll a1~a1. 1ntelllget.tee/orp~tt.on 

in ~ta&m. and dett~minat!oo ot the nt-a• ot the>~•/ er • former 

aasoclatu ltlmi elie has rG&Sl.'n to .b.:1.1-v• e.re·· _,Joyed •by t.he . n-ench. · ) ,''_,' . /i ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ 7 

o. lt a1}?'aro t~:.t the eoioMiC. ~••nt.w.·/n .. •4 .·:in th .. •e •mt.~ l'Ogation ot I IS. • ~hw~ ~bject .to~ '!IC'."'lf mveatig~t.10n. and hii name should be addec! to the revls~ ~wn 

L1't ae •UIS-tad in four lei~tfJ~ ot 1Qi J~· i. 941 • . 

2tt Reference 1• JYiade to ·leti. ot t.rmy n.eul'1t7 .i1J;cn03/£urope1 subj•ot, 

tt0:1reumatances ot t:is061J'ery ot TIC'.JU ra.at.r1aJ.,tt da.t$1 24 ;;pru 1947•· 

Attach«\. aa enolo•ur• t\'fO 11 a cor~iciati<>n/fJ'Oi:t a Ur. 9el'l.1af41n F. , Almand llI shich eoncerno thJs $\lbjet~ 

a. It.lllU oA_tt md n:l" of ~·a l.et.t.er (page U) do not apptar 

to have been reaeivGd. at f.SA/E-urove trom/lllita...17 JntelUgmce 

sorviee, Auatr1a. Aotim ahoulc;\:·be/t.aken to determine what.her 

an M 209 ard a C 37 ~r. inolud•d tt1tb the OKJt/GdNA/ln 7 /Vl · docur.anto r.cov.ral at, Glu.ib&Cb .. b7 Uajo~ ff•~r&. · . 

b. The . 

11iiel.dm&n card fil•" $fttto.n.etd/b7 Al.-i4 un:l ~•tor.Nd to 

1n pa-~ 9 ot l•tt.~ ot/24- /rI)l'il l.947 ~ ASAfi;uro~ bet.• 

a.ttraot.ed ltidlltepread 4nt91.'Q.t. // /,ction ahotW! be taken to 

d•tei'mln• ltta.t. ste~ CIC 1e. tak1ng to r.iCQver· this 'Wallla~& omd 

tU. or cont!m its dest.-uati!J!~• 

3. The ·CIC "P~ on/the il)vutigatribn otl - . I he.a been 

..-ce1Ytild, Ae :lndiC&,ed. in i~ph lO !rt tlii letter ot ";1X~AS~U., 

aubjct. TtcnM .lhto.n~ion···· /let. :t .. EW' dat··· H ~ II .. ·" 191+7, A~ necus:ity 

A t~gerlOJ ii int.. N ... ·.r .. :Od inlte·c···r'I····pto.lf\····a·· phi. 0. 1.~ .... ·· ention cl.a!med b71._ __ _ translatJ,,n ot / · detcitiption.• ot the F1nciJ11-a or hie 

invention wu stin· ycu w /COWJ' of the l.tter o! 26 Uq. AttAI' 

fam1\1ari&&at.1onwith the nature or. [ ~al&ima .n weatigator from ytltlr .hee4rpartef'8 ldll. 'risit vW.CB iM eeellre from him all 

posetblo de~ of tJ..11 invent"'n /for e\tbd.emion to f~ Securit7 A-w· • ~·· r~ o:t !>J'm1/3ec~1 ty :~f!f'n#9 will not ~ u.s9d in dealing 

with btt it mq be. /1ndioattd. .•. · that the United ~ta.tea ~ is 

mt in Ji1• i.n'ftnt:lon. lt is .t\u"ther pointed out t.ho.t. aJ.thougb. 

dieouslld 1n TICIJll Information ~ttere thie io not a TlCOll matter an:l 

'.i'IC,114.J tstc. will not be infOX"med .ot it •. 

4. · J!e.teNnat 1e ma(:e to our/lettor of. 22 .1;upt 1947, subj.Ct., ~ tro• . and wbmquent r-141.ogr~ concerning 

'l'h1s a,'!lncr ~as rec•iYCd t~ 1$IC o. photQatatic 

copy o J&.e• tJPewritten ~~cript. of el propoa-1 h1st~7 

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• /PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

ot ~G/Chi. and its pi.deo•~.;,,r &:;81\fll•s flt0lnl9a:> to tti"• •.n4 ot the 

war. 'l'tW t~t 1s being _.~ b7 mt..v~stod authorit'1e• ·Q\.lt no 

decis10n baa been tottac'hod a.a yet. ~~ tO, aotion t:l· i ...• en.in t-egat'd 

to ,rubl.ic:atinn. It !e ~~·~arant, twm•r, thnt .. / i h6•i in b18 poa••ei~n a oan.sider;1b3- w.ltlJle of ~erenoe ma ·er .. • a W!ieh h• ha• . 121-4 !n propal"lng hie toe)k; lXJ. ef ~rt. to determine '9hat "1Mt4'riUl• ot 

thia l'lort a~ in hlJJ !XffJ•Wlon end r-=overy ot th= fQr TIO(lt i8 / 

ibilaattld. t.t r~~ diao:teti®. this 1hould b• un.· ·d· .. ·rtaken .......... •ither··. \hrou'1 I ··Ol' b7 the TICnU ~nte.t1ve./ i · • ' / / • i :: ':. . 

ot 3 S.ptcib6r l 947; · 3ttb!ect UJ;titirtoi4tl<, f .· . has b-.n 

;. 1he 1nt~rogn.t ion ot ~loaed in .YOU!:' 1•tt.irea•ived. It furthar 1nter.roaat.San ot dec!ded ad.vi.sable 

quution,a will bo pHpared and !'orwa ae requ•tited ~ 

paragraph 3 ot ~ letter • .. · 

6. Thi• ld.ll w~rm yoo. that t.rnv s.~S.t1 11geno7 hao nQrl obti.U.ned 

an 4\ppreci.able part of t~ · recor&t of UI Abt 353~ th• Osrman iiliotoi-ca 

s1ana1 7htell1e-moe r.-gUient \lihich optrAted on tho E~tei-n tront • . The mat•1~s..l oorntiete -ol var~l;I.$ l'&~te and oonu1deriblEJ capt.uted 

low lw•i 91at«ns and oryptanel,ytio aol.ution• ol otlttr such ayat_.. 

lilt $0Ceaa1on list <!escribinu the cont.onte l'i~i'e t\ill:r J.s being prepared und. a o.opy will be 1Ur>plled you. These· d~Cl.Uffnte were t11ecover0d in 

th•· poseeu1on ot the Q~ rJ.i.litaq nocwmmt• $ecti0n in thet Pentagon . bUt the.rat 11 no record ot h!JW th•r ,.,.te rec:eived ~here. flfl tnv•ttgation is ·under "Way· to ·de~ei'm1.n• wbflt else may be- held ib1 tbia orgimizt.-

ti:.>n llh1ch b'1.ongs ·to 'll:CO:l. 

7. For ;,our iflto,,.tion, a Stat• i>•part.mont. r•port Qn the 1.ustriah 

For..ign Minietr;v, dateCl J~ 19471 has 'been reC;eived which ret'ffZ'• to 

S.1t•rt 8$ he*1 ot Divil:k>n 9• T!tl.e ot t.hie Diviaion 1•· 3'-'Vlln aa 

't.r..ode• ahd 'l'ranal•tione 11 • So1f9rt.•• cr.eputy h:l'. 1ctian le ii••.... • 

a•. J'r }';uaen MA.UU:r. Jlauler \?U raentio:.i.ed by u one ot th• 

p;re-Ana~use 11embea ot the Auatrian fQff1gb • e ·Cipher 'Wraau 

wttn •• ·~:r•d in 0Jt~J/chi during .th~ -.r. According to I I 

Vauler had bQftl in a hosp! tal. in. Czeeho•lOYaJd& at the end o1 the war. 

111• rear1:-ieGZ"ance YJOrkirtir under Ce1turt 1• bel.iwed 1d.t1)li.ficant. 

Enolos~•• 

1. l.tJ" to Cbiet,.:\nih . , 

2. Ltr tr3 n.nJamin i?.f\Jnar.d Ill, 

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cu.~mm n .. ursx:rt. · l~otg. Deput;y Chiet 

· t~-.q GeoUZo1 ty .!geooy 

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