Evening star., 1942-08-06
Nazis Expected
To Try 10 Land
More Saboteurs
All Passenger Lists
Are Closely Checked
For Axis Suspects
By OLIVER MCKEE.

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Despite the disclosure of the effec-
tiveness of our defenses, as evidenced
by the apprehension of the eight
Nazi saboteurs recently tried by the
military commission, the German
high command is expected to make
other attempts to send agents to
this country with orders to destroy
vital war industries and gather valu-
able military information.
This is the belief of Federal off,
cials responsible for the Nations
internal security. AS war produc-
ton increases and out military
power expands the NaZis will have
en- even stronger incentive. they
point out, both to sabotage in
dustrial plants and obtain as much
ton increases and our military
plans and the disposition of our
armed forces.
Before Pearl Harbor the Nazis
seemed chiefly interested in securing
through their agents here informa-
ton on the general progress of our
war production program. Recently
they have been seeking more spe-
cialized information, for example,
details of individual United States
weapons, production of food and the
amount of food shipments to the
United Nations, the strength of our
beach and coastal patrol, movement
of troops and conveys.
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AS result of the activities of the
FB1 and the Army and Navy in
telligence the Nazi espionage set
up In this country has been dealt a
series of smashing blows. Many of
Hitlers agents have been taken into
custody and the identity of others
is believed to be known. It is logical
to assume, therefore, that Berlin will
make every effort to rebuild its
espionage system in the United
States.
German agents might reach this
country in any one of several ways,
1t Is pointed out. The eight Nazis
whose fate now rests with the Presi-
dent, landed on our shores from
German submarines, and U boats
could similarly be used to transport
other German agents to the United
States.
Parachutes offer another possible
means of entry. with perhaps a
crash landing off the Atlantic Coast.
by prearranged plan, to permit the
crew of the airplane after dropping
the parachuters, to find refuge on a
German submarine. Though a score
or more reports of parachute land
ings have been investigated, there
is no evidence, so far, that Nazi spies
or saboteurs have reached this
country in this way.
Passenger Lists Checked.
The Nazis, again, might secure
passage for their agents, masque-
raded as neutrals or nationals OF
| friendly nations, with fake pass
ports, in ships carrying refugees to
the United States. For this reason,
passenger lists are closely checked.
and the background of every person
is investigated in all cases where
there is any doubt as to his identity.
Nazi agents might also reach this
country by stealth from either Can
ada or Mexico.
Just as an army moves on its
stomach, so an espionage system, in
war as In peace, depends on money
for its effective operation. Though
Axis funds in this country have
been frozen, the Nazis have never
theless been able, since the out
break of the war, to supply their
agents here with a considerable
amount Of American money carried
to this country on the persons OF
Intermediates.
AS a result of their conquests In
Europe, the NaZis are believed to
have obtained possession Of large
amounts Of American money. With
the exception Of the bills Of large
denominations, the serial numbers
of the American bills in Europe are
not known, SO it is impossible to
identify the money that has come
from Germany and the occupied
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channels. The bulk OF the funds
thus transferred are believed to
have been used to pay of Nazi
agents here and defray their ex-
penses.
Short Wave Radios Seized.
Since our entrance into the war.
the FBI has seized several thousand
short wave radio sets belonging to
enemy aliens. 1t is reasonable as
sumption that there are many short
wave radio sets still in operation.
Through these. German agents here
may be able to communicate with
stations in other countries that
have direct contact with Berlin.
In addition to the weekly con-
ferences which FBI Director j.
Edgar Hoover and his assistants
hold with representatives Of the
Army and Navy intelligence here.
the agent in charge of each field
Office of the FBI also confers each
week with the Army and Navy INTEL
ligence officers. In these confer
ences, the three agencies exchange
information about sabotage, espio-
mage and subversive activity cases,
review pending investigations and
formulate measures for cooperative
action in dealing with threats to
internal security.
On July Is, Mr.. Hoover released
circulars revealing the identities Of
three expert German saboteurs who
had been ordered to come to the
United States to destroy war in
dustries. The three men named
were Walter Kappe, Joseph Schmidt
anad Rheinhold Rudolf Barth.
Though the FBI has received hun
dreds OF reports that the three men
have been seen in various parts of
the country, investigations have
failed to indicate that any of them
have landed on our shores.
The advance publicity, however.
has served one useful purpose. It
has brought to the FBI a great deal
OF information about these three
men, their habits perSonal cbor-