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fled documents and information
about the U. S. Army and its pol
icies.
Possessing inadequate docu-
ments authorizing their stay in the
U. S. sector of Berlin"
An Intelligence officer said he
believed the Russians had tried
to get information regarding the
disposition of American troops and
the organization of units"
1t was understood that the Rus
slams had been picked up as a
result of a tip from a German
fraulein. The German girl reported
ly was working for the Army's in
t%elligence division and gave the
officers information that resulted
in the arrest of the three Russians.
The driver was held for ''acting
as an accessory to the illegal &C
tivities of Sedov and Schulkin."
The three officers were released
July II by U. S. authorities, ap-
parently in exchange for the re-
lease of an American couple held
in the Russian zone, Warrant Of
ficer and Mrs. Samuel L. Harrison
of San Antonio, Tex, who had
been detained Is days by the Rus
slams for unauthorized entry into
the sector.
Slberts statement said that dur
ing their Interrogation by American
authorities, the Russians with
held information to which the Unit
ed States authorities were entitled
and which would have established
their true identity"
Furthermore" the Statement
said, "the technical knowledge O.
the two officers did not substanti
ate the cover stories for their &C
tivities."
The "allegations that U. S. au
thorities tried to enlist 1t. Sedo,
and 1t. Schulkin for servic.
against the Red Army and the
U. S. S. R. are Incorrect" the
Army said, referring to an inter
view with the two officers publish
ed today in the Soviet-controllet
Berliner Zeitumg.
1t was noted that the interview
came three days after Capt. Har
old Goblin and 1t. George Wyatt
held incommunicado by the Rus
slams accused them of spying ane
questioning them closely.
The Berliner Zeitung quoted the
officers as telling this story:
ION June IA we were riding ii
a private car from Potsdam t.
Berlin. Near Wannsee "a suburb il
the American sector) we were sud
denly attacked by eight American
military policemen with their ma
chine pistols, who forced us tt
raise our hands and delivered u!
in an American car into the Wann
see prison.
"In this condition we had to re
main 20 minutes while our per
sonal belongings were searched
Then our military papers, Watchei
and other personal belongings wer'
taken away.
THE next day we we're flown t.
Frankfurt and Immediately to an
other prison, where we stay~e
about. "a days. During this tim
we were treated like criminals
fingerprinted and photographed
with prison numbers on ou
breasts. We we're interrogatet
twice daily and each time charged
with espionage in a very rud'
manner but without success W
denied these unreasonable accuse
tons.
1--WE we're also asked question
about the Red Army to find on
details of it's condition. Above all
attempts were made during tn
interrogations to force 1t. Schu]
kin to betray his country and be
come an American citizen. Ate
these attempts proved fruitless, tn
American military authorities Wer
forced to release us to Soviet au
thorities."