The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-09

returned from Europe, is recom- mending to President Truman that the files of the famous Nazi cartel, I. c. Farben, which devel- oped synthetic gasoline and rub Der patents and cooperated with U. s. business, be microfilmed.
 These files, which may hold among the most precious of Nazi war secrets, have been kicked around Germany, and were even stored for a while in . ware house with displaced persons who tore some of them up for bedding and toilet uses. Also the files have been the subject of a tug -of-war between jealous
 U. S. Agencies, including the Army, the OSS, the Justice De- partment, and the TEA.
 Some of the files were found buried in the baSements and back gardens of high I. G. Farben of- ficials, who took them home as the war neared its end. Some were carted off by the Germans to escape bombing. Two boxcars filled with files were shipped off to Weimar. Most of the files are under the Army at Frankfurt. but some are under the OSS at Heidelberg.
 Top-notch I. G. Farben of- mvn al portant for establishing war guilt and ascertaining war se- crets. They have been kept in prison ever since the Armistice, though several seemed confident that U. S. and British business men would get them out. The name they most frequently men, ti0n as the friend who would rescue them is Lord McGowan, head of British Imperial Chem ical, Ltd. Some also mentioned Lamont du Pont. Both duPont
 and Imperial Chemical had agreements with I. G. Farben before the war;
 Thomas H. McKittrick, head of the Blank of International Set- dement's, was also one who the I. G. Farben officials though would help them; together with Leon Fraser, formerly with the Bank of International Settle ments, who committed suicide un- der unusual circumstances last winter. I. c. Farben officials, incidentally, did not know that he was dead.
 U. s. TUG.OF-WAR
 The tug-of-war between U. S.. agencies over the I. c. Farben officials has been almost greater than over the c>ocuments. I. G.. Farben, executives were first cap- tured by U. s. Military Intelli- gence, who had no prison facili- ties readily available, and turned them over to OSS at Versailles. But OSS, according to the Army, treated them like visiting guests and did not do a good job of cross examination, so Military Intelli- gence (G-O took them back.
 Meanwhile Col. Bernie Bern stein of G-5 (Civil Affairs) has been rowing with G-2 over the I. G. Farben files and officials. Each wants jurisdiction. Meanwhile also,,. General Donovan, head of OSS, sent one of his representa- tives, together with Francis Ma honey of the Alien Property Gus todian's office, to interview the prisoners. But the Army, already sore over OSS operations, wouldn't let Donovans men see them.
 General Donovan then sent a long telegram for delivery to Eisenhower's chief of staff, Gen. eral Bedell Smith, which said:
 'I want you to know why we thought t important that the three Farben representatives not be premateuriy interrogated by other than OSS men. We have prepared exhaustive ques- ! tionnAires and background ma teFial for use in questioning. We have also obtained loan from Alien Property Custodian of MT. Mahoney, who has spent sev- eral months of intensive study of I. c. Farben.
 "Piecemeal interrogation be- forehand will place these pso- pie on theiF guard and prepare them for . line of questioning that should be instituted only whom alI guns are on the firing