~ CONFIBEN FAL CBERURSEL and there to gather information about the situation of the camp, the personnel of the camp, the methods of interrogation and data of the per- sons tc be interrogated. b) The order accomplished and the knowledge gained given to the MfS in GREVESMUEHLEN/Soviet Zone, after he crossed the border at SCHLUTUP in the direct on hast. ¢) He should have received orders from four members of the MfS in GhEVES~ MUEHLEN, to gather information of the location of airfields in South Germany and further knowledge of the American caserne "Camp King" in OBERUKSEL. For this mission WILLMANN received from the MfS in GREVESMUHLEN a sum 200.00 DM (West and 75.00 DM (West) for travelling expenses. ad) The last named mission accomplished and has been reported through mail to the cover address "Anni SCHULZE, GREVESMUEHLEN, Postlagernd". During his stay in Hast Germany, WILLMANN has met or worked for the following MfS members: 1) Karl LAMBERT, MfS B.D SALZUNGEN, object MERKERS/RHOEN, 2) KRUG, lst name likely: raul, MfS BAUTZEN, 3) NEUGEBAUER, MfS Bezirk office SUHL. The Federal Criminal Police ~ Security Department - B..D GCDESBERG has knowledge about the above mentioned information in 1 - 3. Because of the cooperation with MfS BAUTZE during his imprisonment, the proceedings are transferred from the public prosectuor BEKLIN 2 PJs 1046/60 tc the public prosecutor KARLSRUHE and are now processed by the public prose- cutor BADEN-BADEN under file # 3 Js 1166/60. A warrant of arrest for WILLMANN in this case is not issued. The public prosecutor in GOETTINGEN has a case against Heinz WILLMANN, UXCLUDED FROM GENERAL NECLASSLFICATION SCHEDULE
“CONFIDENTIAL apprx 32 years old, born in MAGDEBUNG or vicinity, a preliminary investiga- tion, file + 6 ‘h 150/58, a suspicion of false inecrimination. In this file Heinz WILLMSNN is accused from a fellow prisoner of the penitentiary B:UTZEN, to be an informer for Peoples voliece Undercommisar MAIL and belonging to the so-called "Red Circle". He is called "the worst informer", Considering the situation "Heinz WILLM.NN" could be the same Manfred WILLMANN, who was born in M.GDEBUKG and was in the penitentiary B:UTZbn, the files of the provisional reception camp BERLIN, keg # 687651 shows, that on & Jan 60, Manfred WILLM:NN reported there as a refugee from Last Germany. fhe reasons for his flight he gave as the difference with MS, for whom he has worked during his imprisonment in B’UTZEN and also later. The investigations board of the "Free Jurists", dated 21 Jan 60, writes about WILLM/NN, that from 1945-47 he was a member of SPD<SED. He was from 1947 to 1949 in the West German together with his wife born in Polend. Dur- ing a visit to his parents in M/GDEBURG, he was arrested and sentenced by a Soviet military court on espionage and kidnapping charges to 25 years labor camp, which was reduced in the summer of 1955 to 9 years. The Soviet military Tribunal had the opinion WILLM, NN's wife, who he taken with him to West Germany, was a Soviet [ussian, because her father was born in Soviet hussia. tn 3 June 56, WILLMANN was granted an amnesty and discharged from the penitentiary, In the penitentiary BAUTZEN he was employed as an informer for the MfS members (welfare officer) under the cover name "Fritz WOLTER" and submitted every 2 ~ 3 months reports of the prisoners' morale. In the wintarof 1956, he was visited again by the MfS member KUCICL
CONFIDENTIAL from SUHL, and he had to make reports about the worker of SIMGN factory VEB in SUHL. at the last he had been a dispatcher with VEB Geological Boring, object MERKERS. ‘There he made 12 ~ 15 reports about the technical cooperation and the existing methods of work tc the MfS member Karl LsMBERT of the MfS BAD SALZUNGEN. according to the information of the Invest.gation Board of the "Free Jurists", WILLMANN should have been working since 1953 as an informer for the MfS and it must be assumed, that WILLMANN has no?. only reported to the MfS of harmless things, but that his action has brought considerable damage to other persons, So Dr. Med. Paul HOFFMANN, BERLIN-CH:.RLOTTENBURG Alemannenstr stated to the Board of Free Jurist, that WILLM:NN was a messenger in the hospital house #1 of the penitentiary BAUTZEN, has many doctors denunciated and robbed the inmates and showed himself as a 100% communist. heeording to the report of police office in STUITG Ki from 9 Dec 47 to 30 sug 48, WILLM/NN was registered and lived in STUTTG/c1, Seidenstr 36. During the time of his residence in STUTIGAHT, nothing is discrimitory known about him. He stated by himself, that he, until the spring 1949, had worked with a family HOLZMANN in STUTTGANT. Then he was working with a GSO unit (German Service Crganization) in F:SSBEXG, Kreis CELLE. ifter a radio set and clothing was stolen’ by him from a fellow worker, he went over to the Soviet Zone. The files of this theft are in the office of the public prosecuior LUENEBUKG, branch office CELLE, file #2 Js 2948/49 and L Js 11/141/50. ra wi fo ow
CONFIDENT Ay According to the law of penal freedom, the procedure was stopped. WILLMANN is now in arrest, with warrant of arrest from the District Court of SOLTAU, according to paragraph 8, Law 244/60 because of vagabond- age and suspicion of committing crime according to par 92 and 74 of the Penal Code. The next examination of the arrest is presumably on <4 ‘ug 60. He has no steady residence, was picked up at SGLT:U and there is an urgent suspicion that WILLMANN, in opposite to his statements, wants again to depart to East Germany. Therefore it is requested to preserve and con- tinue the warrant of arrest. Further investigation is still in progress. /a/ illegible Criminal + Hauptmeister
CONFIDENT | Now at LUENEBURG, 12 Aug 1960. Intelligence Office FiLLINGBOSTEL Manfred WILLMANN, visited in jail where he was held pending trial in LUENEBUNG, his personal description having been recorded, on Leing questioned; further declared concerning himself: My father is Fritz WILLMANN, born 14 Dec 189) im MAGDEBUNG. His trade is a smith and he has been employed for the last few years as selarie chairman of the S Bezirk of the GDSF (Ge —Soviet Friendship Society). Residence ~- see page 13. My mother's name is Charlotte nee SCHINDLER, born 1é Jan 1908 in BANLIsU ST M REIN/METZ and is a bookkeeper, now employed in the House of Culture in SUHL as of 7 Cet. She is a section chief there. I am the oldest son and went to elementary school in M‘GDEBURG and then the BERTHCLD OTTO School to the 12th class. I didn't graduate as 1 get into trouble with my parents because of Ulga Leoni PLOTNIKOW, a stateless foreigner, with whom 1] had an affair. I brought Miss PLOTNIKOW to West Germany in the summer of 1947 on her own wish. She stayed first in REGENSBUKG and leter in STUTTG: Ri. Then i lost track of her and do not know where she is today. ifter coming to West Germany in 1947 1 stayed here. 1 registered with the police in December 1947 in STUTTGANT, Seidenstr 36, and worked as a laborer for the Philipp HOLZM’NN, a building firm in STUTTGART. 1 was not registered with the police from the time of my first border crossing until m~ gy fy ns wt FO MS
CONFIDENTIAL December 1947 but on the contrary I had returned to East Germany to get my effects and I also visited my old school chum Helmut SCHENKE, WIESB.DEN. After August 1948, 1 was twice at my parents on an interzonal passport and then 1 started working with a GSU unit in FASSBEKG as a laborer. 1 worked there until the summer of 1949. i was registered in UNTERLUESS as 1 was uprooting s umps for « company in UNTERLUESS before joining the GSC. in UNTERLUESS 1 stole a radio set and some garments from a eclleggue and sold them in the UKRAINIAN Camp. Then I made for the Sovict Zone and was arrested in the station at MAGDEBUNG, i must further say, thas 1 worked several months in the Finance Office in WOLMINSTEDT as a clerk afier leeving school. This was befor. i went to West Germany with Miss PLOTNIKOW, #8 I already stated, I was sentenced to 25 years in a labor camp by a Soviet military court. ANN, born 25 Dec i have another brother called FritgzeWi 1933 in MAGDEBURG. He is a graduate of SUHL and then went to the cfficerst school in PRENZL..U and later in PLAUEN. He is probably an UG. officer today. i have no other brothers or sisters. i have an uncle in West Germany called Wilhelm SCHINDLER, builder by trade, living in DUESSELDCULF, Bastion or Bastisnstr 2, I have not seen him since 1947 or 1948. «nother uncle, named Walter WiLLM NN is living in HAMBULG~FUHLSBUETTEL, Hummelsouctteler Landstr. 1CO. He is a salesman by profession, My parents live in SUHL, Philosophenweg 8 in the Soviet Zone. (ther aa’ n wi fof
CONFIDENTHAL paternal relatives live in MAGDEBURG, ifter my hop from BEKLIN to OBERURSEL, and after being released from that camp, I crossed the KHINE at KEHL. 1 was arrested by the French there, who, wanted to take me into the Foreign Legion, Finally i was turned vack te KEHL and got a sentence of 14 days for illegal border crossing from the district eccurt in KBHL. I in:ended to get a job in Frence. Concerning the case: My testimony of 31 July 1960 was read out tc me. I+ is correct through- cut and I give it today in the very same form, i can make no accurate statement coneerning the location of the MfS building in GRiVESMUEHLEN and IJ want tc try to meke a drawing cf it from memory. C:nnot give the names of the four MfS men of the GREVESMULHLEN MfS. They did show me their papers, but I d.d not read the names, and would not have remembered them cither. Barly in the morning of the Saturday I was taken away by an MfS man in civilian clothes, We got in GREVESMUEHLEN toward 0300 hours. While the MfS man went into the MfS building to phone MERKEKS about LAMBEFT I waited in the auto with the driver who also wore mufti. ‘Then 1 was lcdged in 2 house noi directly across the street. This house did not seem to have ¢ tenant. It was not. in the MfS office that I was lodged. Thet Savurday 1 was interrogated by three o.her MfS men and 7 wrote my report, i was even writing the report Sunday. J ate in th: house where 1 lived; Iwas not in the town in GREVESMUEHLEN and so cannot. tell anything about, local features. t
“CONFIDENTIAL Deseription of the Mf£S men: First fellow: ‘tout 42 years old, about 172 - 175 om tall, slim, brown hair combed back without a part, spoke high German without an accent, wore a dark grey leather overcoat, brecehes and boots. He was the spokesman and, assumedly, the others chief. Seeond Fellow: About 45 years old, about 175 em tell, slight build, sunken cheeks, pale, straight blond hair, spoke the dialect of HUSLUCK, was a chain-smoker. That Sundsy evening he wore & lst Lieutenant's uniform cf the Border Police. Third Fellow: About 20 years old, some 150 cm tall, robust puild, brown wavy hair combed back. He spoke the vaxcn disleet and were the uniform of a junior lieutenant of the Border Folicc. Fourth Person: Starting his thirties, about 105 - 168 em tall, somewhat stocky. He spoke high German, smuked a pipe and wore 3 sports jecket and dark pants. The MPS in GREVLSMULHLEN was especially interested in Camp King in UBERURSEL and gave me the mission of going there again and to get very accura.e data as to the location of all buildings. they were interested in the distance of the var.cus buildings from the fence and what was in the different buildings. 4 presented my cbservat ons very much as i ded today in the quest. cning =~ maybe even more exaetly and better. The MES was interested in security measures at the FURESTENFE LOB: UGK air base and additional precautions for th cecasicn of the sup oscdly coming imternat.onal air meet. i myself knew no hing of the internat.cnel air meet. in this instance 1 did not make a report, but told the MES whet -XCLUDED FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE
“CONFIDENTAL sort of fencing was there, which was what they mainly wanted to know, I used the cover address: mni CCHULZ:, GobLVeSMUBHLEN, rustlagernd (IN: General Delivery). 1 mailed the letter in a let erbex in MUNICH. The “fS wanted to kmow wha. I had suon and otserved cf sir traffie at the AGLHLA - WOH uirport. io was te report on the frequency of flights at RABiNeM in sirport. They were interested in th. military treffie et the iHaiNeM- iN FB in relation to the commercial eirport of KUBHLNeW HN, lam cf the opinion that ths les’. two missions were nol so important, for the MfS laid stress on reports on C HP KING near GBs UNSEL. os SSW Yerigaay pax ra GUL 1) TMM GIANT AT, iv
“CONFIDENTIAL I sent the reports on the COLOGNE-WAHN airport from COLOGNE to the above mentioned cover address. Similarly, those on the RHEIN MAIN 4FB 1 mailed from FR.NKFUKT/Main, In all, I mailed three reports for the MfS tc the cover address. I would like to make a correction =~ the report from UBERURSEL made four in all, I mailed the last report from FRANKFURT/Main. Il will describe the MfS men who I encountered during my imprisonment in BAUTZEN and later: 1/ NEUGEB*UER, Paul, agent for the VEB-SIMSON, SUHL 2, some 180 em tall, corpulent, some 110 kg in weight, about 45 years old, brown hair, heavy drinker, very likely had once been a laborer. I had to write reports on morale among the working people for him, 2/ KRUG, Paul, about 172 em tall, about 38 years old, brown hair, slim, obliquely vertical scar some 10 cm long on his forehead (dent). He put me under obligation to work in B/UTZEN Prison and gave me the cover name "Frits W.LTER", under which 1 subsequently made reports on prisoners and officials of the institution. 3/ KOZIOL, Hubert, about 40 years old, some 170 om tall, light brown hair and streaked, presumeble a Silesian, in the SUHL MfS office, prior to that ILMEN:U MfS. KOZICL took me into the VEBeSIMSON. He is, presum— ably, the chief agent covering the VEB's in Bezirk SUHL. 1 do not know a MfS man called NEUB:ULR. It is probably the NEUGEBAULA I know thai ia meant, 4/ LMBERT, Karl, BAD S. LZUNGEN Kreis Office of the MfS, whose description is in the record of my questioning of 31 July 1960. wa - sane o ,
CONFIDENTIAL I have already been interrogated in BEKLIN and in k:STATT coneerning my collaboration with the MfS in B‘UTZEN, SUHL and BAD SALZUNGEN, Of this collaboration I can only say in general that that I gave reports prescribed on the conduet of prison guards toward prisoners and general reports on the morale of prisoners, The reports on the VEB-SIMSON in SUHL and the VEB Geologisehe Gohrungen (TN: geological drillings) in the MERKERS Installation dealt with troubles in the operations of the plants. No single individuals were named in these reports. The ex-convict Wladimir SHEP..NENKO, alias Fritz Bi IER had something to do with the operations section of the Peoples P lice and the hussian liaison officer during his imprisonment. I do not know if he was a colla- borator with the MfS. During my stay in SCHORNDCHF 1 read in a newspaper probably a paper for the repatriated, that SHEPsNENKO had been arrested in BERLIN and that people who were with him in BAUTZEN are being sought. SHEP..NENKO very likely knew of my collaboration with the operations section of the VP and 1 thought that 1 would be sought in West Germany. Therefore 1 quit my job with B/UKNECHT's in SCHORNDORF and tried to get back to Last Germany. In the SCLT4U region I had an agonizing reappraisal of the matter and decided to turn myself into the West German police and tc admit to working for the MfS. I therefore phoned the police from an Autobahn phone booth and turned myself in. First 1 gave statements on those matters that were already known, both at the prison in BERLIN and that in B:DEN-B:DEN. Later I decided to talk in the matter of my MfS missions concerning conditions in West Germany which I have just done. I have told everything and have not held back anything.
a CONFIDENTIAL 1 ask for leniency. Nothing follows: (signed) Manfred Willmann herd by me and signed (signed) KUBBRITAT Chief Detective
CONFIDENT F: LLINGBUSTEL 15/8/60 Intelligence Office. F/LLINGBOSTEL Investigational Findings The accused Manfred WILLM'N was additionally questioned while in pre~ trial confinement at the LUENEBURG Frison in regard to his statements from 31 July 1960. He admitted his criminal activity again to the prejudice of the Federal Republic and as much as could be remembered by him, also a personal descrip- tion of the MfS members, with whom he eame in contact during this activity. Upon being asked he also prepared a sketch one each of the émerican Camp “Camp King" in OBERUESEL and the location of MfS building in GREVESMUEHLEN, which were made part of the file. Questions about a lega proceeding against « Heinz WILLM’NN according to file GK 150/58 of the Public Frosecutors Cffice of GOETTINGEN with re- gard to suspicious of offense according to par 2l4a of the Penal Code. WiLl- M:NN declared that he did not know a Heinz WILLMNN, however he had been able to get to know almost all of the people mentioned in the proceedings during the time he was in confinement in B:UTZEN. The Attorney General of the Provineial Court in GGETTINGEN has becn informed of the proceedings in process against Manfred WILLM:.NN and attached to the file a photograph of Manfred WILLMANN for purposes of identification. During the repcated interrogation on 12/8/60 WILLM. NN did not give any additional, as yet unknown data about his criminal activity and struck to statement already made during the 31 Jul 60 interrogation. Ne further me i: DOWNGRADED AT 12 YEAR INTERVALS; NOT AUTOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED, i ; . DOD DIR. 4300.10
“CONADENTI information could be cbtained from him. He made his statements with com~ plete self assurance, which is indicative of good memory respectively good training in relation to his answers. Regarding his activity to the prejudice of the :merican Camp "Camp King" in OBLRURSEL it would have to be checked to what extent he had come mitted an offence against the provisions of Annex "A" to the armed Forces igrecment. Further knowledge about the criminal activity of WILLM NN cannot be obtained here. signature/illegable Criminal lst Sgt DECLASSIFICAT} ON SCHED ULE
CONFIDENT Har 22 Intelligence Uffice in the Police Seetion Landkreis F LLINGBUSTEL Regierungsbezirk LUENEBURG F. LLUINGBUSTEL 16/8/1960 Filed under: 23.17.20 No 45/60 hemarks: The documents were sent to the Attorney General of the Provincial Court CELLE on 15 August 1966. Distribution: NMdi - LPV ~ HsNNOVER LKP - D - HANNOVER BNST ~ LUENEBURG NST ~ F..LLINGBUSTEL signaure/illegable Criminal lst Sgt Official stamp: The Regionel President LUENEBURG I PN (60) Date processed: 18 -ug 1960 Filed under: 23.17.20 No: 1364/60 Chief/; ssistant YE VALS; AT 12 YEAR INTER DOWNS NOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED, DOD DIR 5200.10 /- .
cONFIDENFAL Psges 23 and 24 are photographs DOWNGRADED AT 12 YEAR INTERVALS; NOT AUTOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED, DOD DIR 5200.16 st ene,
TRANSLATION To the Criminal Pclice, Land HESSE, in WIESBADEN The examining judge of the Superior Land HANNOVER, & September 1960 Court CELLE, of the HANNGVER Land Court 20 AR 40/60 Fresent: President of Land Court, THUELKE, as judge Ministry of Justice clerk, MATTHIES as Ufficial in Charge of Documents in the Preliminary Inquiry against Manfred WILLMANN the accused WILLMANN brought forward. The accused was informed of which criminal acts he was to be charged with, in acecrdance with the decree of 23 August 1960 concerning the opening of the preliminary inquiry. He was then advised that he had the opportunity to appear before the examining judge to present his case, Upon being questioned he stated: 1 am ready to testify. Particulars, as on page 4, eclumn 4 of the enclosures. Concerning his life history the accused made the following statements: Gn 14 March 1929, in MAGDEBURG, I was born to Fritz WILLMANN, at that time a publisher, and his wife Charlotte WILLMANN, nee SCHINDLER. I was raised in MAGDEBURG, attended grammar school there from 1935 to 1939, and after that, high school until 1947. I did not graduate. With the approval of my parents, I left school during the 12th grade of high school. The reason for this was difficulties because of my relationship with a foreign woman named Ulga Leoni PLOTNIKGW. Since Fall 1945, after being bombed out,
CONFIDENTIAL I lived with my parents in WOLLMERSTEDT. From 1933 my father manufactured typewriter ribbons, this was after his publishing house was shut down by the Advertising Council of the Ministry of Economics. After the collapse he was active in public offices. Among other positions, he was Bezirk Director of DEWAG, Kreis Counsellor for Public Education Matters, and is now, full time, on the Board of Directors of the Association for German-Soviet Friendship in Bezirk SUHL. I was raised in a well ordered home and have a brother ten years younger than 1. He started a career as an officer in the East German Army, and pos- sitle has already become an officer. After leaving school I went to work in the WOLMIRSTEDT (Ed. Note: possible error-for "WOLIMERSTEDT"; Finance office as an administrative clerk. in the Fall of 1947, I, with my girl friend, emigrated to West Germany, My girl friend asked me to take her there. We were together in the REGENSBURG area, However, we separated later, after December 1947. I found a job as & construction worker with the Phillip H. lzmann Company. My girl friend Clga PLOTNIKOW, is the daughter of a Russian, as far as I can tell; she was born in POLAND, had a P.lish passport, and on her mother's side, was of German descent. In accordance with Soviet law, she was regarded as a Soviet citizen, as 1 was told later during my subsequent pre~trial imprisonment. Gur emigration to the West, at least on my side, was purely for personal reasons. I could not judge whether or not my girl friend really had other reasons or not. She had been temporarily employed uy the hed Army. Her fate is not known to me. fround the Winter of 1948, as a Laborer, 1 entered a German Service
“CONABENFAL Organization unit which was stationed in FASSBERG. A short while before go~ ing in, I had worked for a company in UNTERLUESS, blasting stumps. During my work for the GSO unit I was employed at the control tower of the FASSBERG é4irport. I was quartered in the GSO unit's official quarters, and at the game time, however, 1 was registered with the UNTERLUESS police, where 1 still had a room. My entry in the GSU unit tock place at the order of the MGB, the hussian Intelligence Services. Un the oceasion of a visit to East Germany, made nor- mally with an interzonal pass, I was accosted by a Russian officer of the Headquarters whom I already knew, and finally pledged to cooperated by a Rus-= sian civilian, apparently an MGB member. I was required to sign a pledge of cooperation and given specific missions. This happened in the Fall of 1946. For this reason, 1 gave up my job in STUTTGAKT and went into the GSO unit. I made several written reports of my discoveries at the FASSBERG Airport, furthermore, I was in Hest Germany several times and rendered verbal reports. My reports were taken down by the MGB agents. 1 was then required to sign the document, When I gave the verbal reports, I clearly saw that the MGB had another Source who was better informed of conditions at the FASSBEAG Airport than I. The hussians were more interested in the air lift being conducted at that time. At the control point I had a close-up view of the types of aircraft being used and the frequency of take-offs. 1 also reported on the locality of the air- port; however, 1 was of the opinion that that was of no significance. Onee, when I had to prepare a terrain sketch of the airport, 1 forgot to indicate
“GONABENTI A) two fuel dumps. 1t was immediately pointed out that the two fuel dumps were missing from my drawing. «8 ordered, 1 left for East Germany in the Summer of 1945. I was to get @ new mission. In order to cover my leaving, 1 committed the burglary which is already a matter of record. It is clear to me that this larceny is already disposed of, since it feel under the impunity law. when I reported in M:GDEBUHKG to the MGB in the Headquarters as ordcred, I was, in the course of several discussions, made familiar with my new task. I was supposed--with false papers and using another name—-to be taken on in an american agency in South Germany and report from there. I did not yet kno. the exact mission, From the beginning 1 stated that I didn't want to fulfill this mission, that it was too dangerous fcr me. Sometime tefore I had read a newspaper report which stated that an smerican military court hed sentenced two Czechs, as I remember it, to twenty years! imprisonment, even though they had taken completely unimportant photos of a military airport. in spite of all persuasion, I was steadfast in my refusal. By new the MGB members had reversed themselves. They explained to me that I would have tc answer to a Soviet military tribunal for espionage in favor of the West and for kidnapping a kussian citizen (female). They gave me three days to think it over, 1 still refused, sinee I couldn't think of simply accepting the mis- sion and then going over to the West. 1 regarded my possible position in the West as more difficult than the proceeding of the Soviet military court. ifter my final refusal, I was turned over to the interrogations cffi-~ cials, placed in confinement in BERLIN-HCHENSCHUENHAUSEN, and finally, in December 1949, was sentenced to 25 years in a labor camp by a Soviet military 3596 CONFIDENTIAL
“CONFIDENTIAL tribunal in BERLIN-LICHTENBERG. The grounds for my conviction were, frist, the circumstances under which I had taken my girl friend to the West, and secondly, Western papers of the GSU unit were found in my possession. I insisted that these papers had been got out under orders, However, the military tribunal did not agree. The penalty pronouncement against me was about normal. in those days it was probable that the sentence would not be fully served. Concerning his stay in the BAUTZEN Prison, the accused made the same statements he made during a police interrogation on 11 February 1960, from sheet 1, columns 69 to 70 of the enclosure, so far as the parenthesis in red, This part of the police statement, after being re-read, was certified to ke correct. Under advisement he stated: Il have a good conscience regarding my activity in the prison. I caused injury to none of my fellow prisoners. The charges raised against me, which had already been brought against me in BERLIN, are not true. If I had had a bad conscience in this matter, I would have not come to West Germany. The statements of the witness, KRUEHL, (Sheet 77 of the enclosure) have already been disclosed to me by the police. 1 can only maintain, that the connections asserted by the witness are not really true. I know that a physi- cian has stated that I was engaged in pilfering from inmatates of the prison. This statement is true. I, in my function as "floor elder", was called on to do such things. 1 did not know how I could withdraw, The pilfering was never doen at my own desire, but always upon orders of the prison leaders. 397
CONFDENT a) I did not hit any doctors. I request the doctor in question, and all the other doctors who have fled to the West, who, I believe, must be known in BERLIN, to be questioned, if necessary, concerning my statement, ] am con- vinced that the suspicion will be found to be unfounded. Concerning his personal actions after being released from prison, and his employment by the MfS during this period, the accused made the same state~ ments as in his police interrogation on Sheet 70, columns 70-71, as far as the written-in parenthesis, with, however, the following corrections and additions: I have maintained my residence in SUHL. 1 did not move to MERKERS, 1 was taken there by the police because that is where I worked. 1 married my wife in SUHL on 29 uctober 1957. We separated on Christmas 1958. Ester, the child is in a children's home. I point out that I have not acknowledged the legitimacy of this child. My appeal has been unsuccessful. I had no opportunity to name the actual father. Then, at the end of December 1959, I received the mission to the West from the MfS. I have already made statements ccncerning this to the police. I intended, purely for private reasons, to go to PRAGUE for the New Year's holidays. I then got the call that I should be ready for a job. Therefore, I did not carry through my travel plans. 1 had to stay at home, and then, on 2 January 1960, as 1 remember it, 1 started out for BERLIN. The accused then made the same statements as in his police interro- gation on 31 July 1960, Sheet 19 of the Enclosures, as far as the written- in parenthesis, After being re-read this part of the police statement was certified as correct.
“CONFIDENTIAL Under advisement the accused stated: I do not wish to make any further statements concerning my directed mis- sion in OBERURSEL. l know that an influential man from Camp King has gone to the Scviet Union. I fear reprisals if I make further statements. i remained at Camp King for about 15 days. There I reeeived free board and lodging and DM 10 per day. From my contrceller I received some material (photographs dealing with a carbon dioxide drilling) which 1 was tc deliver to an /merican intelligence collection agency. &t Camp King I was not pledged by the :mericans, or any other intelligence service. tn this point the accused made the same statements as on Sheet 19, last paragraph to Sheet 20, as far as the written-in parenthesis, the statement, sheet 44 of the enclosure, up to the parenthesis in red, and sheet 45 up to the parenthesis in- red. /ffter reading this portion, the accused certi- fied it to be correct. He then stated: My further statements concerning the rendering of reports to the MfS in GhEVESMUEHLEN are not completely correct. Despite censure on this point I do not want t: make further statements; that is because I am afraid to give away any details cf my mission in CBEKURSEL. Also, to the question of whether or not I contacted the M£S GREVES= MUBHLEN, I want to withhold statement. To Interrogation: i have already made several reports from Camp King. For this purpose, i used the following as a cover address: "Anni SCHULZE, GKEVESMEHLEN, Post Lagernd" (IN: i.e., general delivery). Concerning the contents of my report, 338 ZKCLUDED FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULS
CONFIDENTIAL i wish to make no other statements than those in the police statement. (1so, concerning my oral reports I do not wish to say any more, for the reasons already given. i then got my new mission from the MfS in GREVESMUEHLEN. im this point the accused made the same statements as on Sheet 45 of the enclosure, as far as the written-in parenthesis. These were re~read and the accused made the following statements concerning this: Un this point i am also unable to make further statements concerning my directed mission in UBERUKSEL. The jobs in FUERSTENFELDBRUCKE and KUELN~ WoHN, 1 believe, were assigned only as a cover, the real important point of my activity was in CBERURSEL. Even when the missions were assigned to me 1 pointed out that 1 had this impression. They just shrugged their shoulders and insisted on these missions in FUERSTENFELDBRUCK and KCELN-WAHN, which I believed to be completely unimportant, therefore, 1 was forced to earry them out toc, These statements are correct. I withhold, for the reasons given, state- ments concerning the contents of my reports from OBEKURSEL. By the way, 1 would like to remark that of course I did not write my reports from Camp King, but posted them in FRANKFURT/MAIN. Under advisement concerning the police statements Sheet 20 and 21 of the enclosures, as far as the red parenthesis: My police statements are correct as stated. They have just been read to me again. i know that they may be used in court proceedings. Upon interrogation: cee me q EXOT PIER wre cole aT, 4 60 i rs “yy goo
4round 8 or 9 July 1960, 1 was in OBERURSEL carrying out my mission. I have reported about the conduct of this mission, however, as planned, I did not return to GRKEVESMULHLEN; instead, I decided once and for all to blow, late in July 1960. I do not wish to make any statement concerning wheat I did in July until I turned myself in. I1 did nothing else in the intelligence field. My statements that I was wandering indiscriminately and practically living like a tramp are not true. I retract these statements. However, for personal reaons, I do not wish to say what I did during this period. Under advisement : It is really a personal reason that induces me to be silent on this point. I assure you that there are no intelligence reasons. after a certain period, 1 turned myself in at a German agency, because l had already definitely decided to take part in no more intelligence activi- ties. “qaia not believe that I had disclosed any secrets of the American in- stallation, much less any of West Germany's state secrets in my reports. I have made a complete confession. If I cannot decide to make further statements concerning my mission in OBENURSEL, this is based only on the fact that I have to be afraid that my statements will become known in the East, and that re=- prisals will follow, I know that an influential man from the American in- stallation Camp King has deserted to the Russians. read, approved, signed 464 10 TRANSLATION CONFIDENTIAL