means to foment revolt throughout Latin America. ett [Hearing before | a Senate Subcommittee, 30 November 1962, -PDp.. 34- 35. qT vo6er <- The Station in The Hague learned from the American Consulate’ Ss. fileson OLTMANS that he is’ almost. certainly homo- sexual and in 1961 attempted to bring to the United States, at ‘his’ own expense, a. homosexual friend naned Albert HILVER- DINK, born on 11 May 1931 in Batavia, Java, dancer, Dutch | . passport ‘no. “D 966180; address: _Xwintheulstraat 4, Ansterdam. “tond 2 27828, M4 February 1964.) 961 “OLTMANS met willem VERRIPS after H. ‘Vander JAGT, ‘Chief of the Passenger Department, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, New York : city, had requested OLTMANS meet with VERRIPS in New York City. . OLTMANS © understood that Vander JAGT had made this request in . receipt of a ‘cable from the director of. the airlines in Holland. OLTMANS. met VERRIPS in the Roosevelt Hotel, New: ‘York City. | They. had a discussion of Indonesia. and VERRIPS appeared to be attem- . pting: ‘to: get in touch with Indonesian officials: for Dutch an terests._ OLTMANS | advised that he ‘learned from Vander JAGT, at “a later date, that VERRIPS- had- stated that OLTMANS could: be - disposed of by the payment of $500 to ‘a certain. individual in . ~ Harlen, who ‘could kill OLTMANS with a “truck. - OLTMANS advised / this threat was published in Holland in articles written by . | -OLTMANS: and that he lost contact with VERRIPS for ‘some ‘time due: to the publication of this matter. [FBI Memorandum (New York), 10 ‘December 1964 - ‘DBA 94159. V January’ - 31: October 1961. A review of lists published by thé United States MisSion. aa to. the United Nations, from January to 31 October 1961, entitled. - “List of Non-U.S. Nationals Accredited as Correspondents and - Representatives of Infounat iorliMedia by the United Nations" fails to reveal the name of OLTMANS as being an accredited correspon- ~ ‘SECRET.
a = 13 | dent to the United Nations. - [FBI FR ew York), 24 November 1961 - DBF | 96245. 1. 8 sprit 1961 ot oS “Headquarters reports to the Federal Bureau of Investi- | gation that according to a fairly reliable sourcé, OLTMANS | plans to visit East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and. Hun~ a a gary: ‘during May 5 Sune, and: July 1961. OLTMANS. will. be “un- attached” and. “Unsponsoréd", travelling alone and without any specific prearranged itinerary. a OHis' _Teputation at. the. United Nations leaves many yques- tions unanswered. _ He is socially. ostracized by the Dutch de- “Legation and fellow Dutch newsmen at the United Nations for = “his « ‘openly: pro- ~Indonesian public stand in’ the question of Dutch: Guinen. . | . . . - | - He As. not ‘pernanently accredited to the United Heston “Ostensibly: he’ works for an obscure Dutch monthly magazine but | z e fellow Dutch correspondents say they have yet to. see one. story. wae ; written r by: OLTMANS in it. . : Ci ae | When. he applied some’ time ago ‘for membership in’ ‘the: , ‘United Nations ‘correspondents ‘Association, he. could not pron pee duce a single clipping to demonstrate, his: ‘Journalistic ‘activie thes. oo oo bcvaeties Soe compen ie | se ee a Fe a ae | “OLTMANS ‘claims. he writes. also: for a 1 syndicate | in ‘the . United ‘States, the identity ‘of which is unknown.» His 1 main. ine come seems to be derived from public lectures in the United | — . States on international politics, éspecially matters touching on Asia in general and Indonesia sepcifically. He claims he grew up in Indonesia and therefore knows the conditions: there. Despite the fact that his material does not seem to be | printed anywhere, OLTMANS travels extensively. © He’ shuttles ber tween Europe and the United States quite regularly ‘(at least | once a year), was in the Congo last year, _ recently returned from Cuba and now is planning. a ‘trip to ‘Eastern Europe. Those a . _ knowing his personal and finktial status. do not: believe ‘that | he could pay for all this: even - if his stories were selling. OLTMANS © is ‘constantly. seen with what a western source
a - 14 - would ‘call."the wrong crowd". ‘He has excellent contacts with all the communist-dominated countries, including Cuba. He is 7 on intimate -terms with elements. ‘Like. the: Guineans,,, Indonesians, Egyptians, etc. . . [escr- "3/764, 797 18 April 1961. a 15 A ril 1961 (date of article): . "What is activating Willem OLTMANS whose spirit made itself ‘felt dtiring the last few days when LUNS had talks in Washington? Is he Yan agent ‘of SUKARNO?* oO oan . "The: ‘fact that he is continually hard up for cash is | an: argument ‘against this assumption. When he is in The Nether- lands he is. in the habit of getting free rides fron, city to city.” His | many air trips were made- ‘possible. ‘by the fact that oo he is married to. a ground stewardess of an American aviation | “company ‘and consequently can travel virtually free of charge... >” In recent, years he is making his living by means of lectures _— throughout. the United States in | behalf ‘of ‘the. ‘lecture office 7 Colston Leigh’, and in this manner strongly influences Ameri= sean public opinion with regard to New. Guinea. . He hinself says ae ‘Whatever 1. do, write or say - my only, objective is to see "Dutch prestige restored, in Indonesia’. : ‘But. his: ‘presence, his .:- knowledge of: Indonesian ‘politics and politicians, Ais connec: tions with Dutch trade and ‘industry cannot: be argued away. No oe less ‘than the fact that. when LUNS carried on. talks in Washington, Kennedy appeared to be very well informed about the divergent views of a number of Dutch politicians, financiers, and indus- trialists, thanks to the reports which his special adviser W. N. ROSTOW had received from OLTMANS ." [aagse Post, 15 April 1961.) ~ 19 April 1961 oe, rs . ‘The American Embassy in ‘The Hague: forwarded information ey to the Department stating that - ee . . “ "DL. Dutch ‘Press has, noted alleged April: 9 "statement of “Dutch journalist Willem OLTMANS. in ‘St. Joseph, “Michigan, ‘that. adviser to President Kennedy | had told him | that U. S. ‘Seventh
bag Fleet might become ‘involved in Dutch-Indo dispute over New Guinea. . Press also- ‘subsequently noted White House ‘dental of any such ‘statement to OLTMANS . Oe ~ M2, Regarding foregoing Department may ‘be: ‘interested ae to know that OLTMANS , a contributor to Dutch left-wing weekly — Vri ij “Nederland, frequently lectures in US to various clpb au- diences, etc. In reputable: Dutch. political and’ press circles a OLTMANS.. is generally viewed with disfavor because of his alle- ged "loose ‘handling! of the truth. “Embassy understands that the Dutch | Foreign Office had. considerable record reflecting _unfavorably on OLTMANS * general behavior. Jt is known: that | OLTMANS | considers himself a warm and close ‘personal friend | of ‘SUKARNO : (some, ‘Say. this. is. or was more than platonic) ‘and | ae that he’ hod view that New Guinea should be ceded to is | OLTMANS. told ‘reporting officer in. May 1960 that: ‘he: had recently. oS seeh. SUKARNO in Vienna and that he, ‘OLTHANS, was. convinced that a hostilities regarding Karel Doorman visit were going to. ‘happen a and: (presumably for. this reason) US ‘should give full support a “to Indo policy re New Guinea. Tf one is ‘to believe all un- ; 7 favorable. remarks and. aspersions. one may, hear. about OLTMANS in aa " Netheriinds,. it may well be that he is ‘actually. in pay ‘of SUKAR- NO Tf this: ‘true “and if OLTMANS is as ‘devious a: as. “pictured, it oo | is not impossible that his account. ‘OF alleged White House state: * ment - ‘about possible US military involvement. in New Guinea. dispute™ was. deliberately made in order to produce expected denials A B _US denial of such a statement would on the balance appear help: ful Indonesian cause aS OLTMANS sees it. “Embassy assumes OLTMANS will attempt to see SUKARNO in us." ne [Airgran no. Ge 462, 19 April 1961, “fron Anerican, Embassy, mi! Hague. ] 14 September 1961 OLTMANS addressed a letter to J. We TWINAM, ‘U. s Con-— sulate General, Amsterdam, in’ which he stated hé was. “writing — to you. on behalf of Mr. Albert” F, HILVERDINK, Srey of Kwintheul- re | Straat | 4, Amsterdam whom I have invited to visit the United - States as my personal guest.” Paid for passage on the s. “S.- oS SeCRET