British Defector
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Document date: 12/09/1957
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TITLE : BRITISH DEFECTORS IN BAUTZEN (ROZ)

DATE: 12/09/57

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SUBJECTS : SLOVODA, VLADIMIR

MCLANE, W.

HEMMINGS, J.

DOWNIE, J.

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CONFIDENTIAE

Annexure

Ito

BRIP/0/11/354

dated @ Dee 57.

BRITISH DETECTORS IN BAUTZEN. (ROZ).

33247530 Pte McLANE, W.. 1. BW (RHR). AWOL WOE 15 ADE 57..

The a/n finished school on 15 Nov 57 and inmediately weat on

holiday, with Doris MULLER (to whom he is now married) to HARTENSTEIN

The trip was arranged under the auspices of the

FDGB and McLANE obtained a concessional fare rate. They stayed with

an aunt of Doris MULLER (a sister of her mother) who lives in or near

HARTENSTEIN.

MCLANE wanted to start work in HARTENSTEIN, but

permission was refused.

and MULLER returned to BAUTZEN on

24 Nov 57 and MeLANE

in the BAUTZEN Schlaohthof on 25

Nov 57, where he is still employed.

No estimate.of his income could

be obtained.

Doris MULLER is not at present working.

MCLANE is

still living at Grosse Brudergasse.

MCLANE and MULLER appear to be

living quite happily together and MULLER has not been involved in any

immoral escapades with other men for some time.

MCLANE i8 a quiet

sort of person,

who does not drink

very much and cause trouble and is

quite well thought of by

the DDR authorities.

He is not politically

active, although a member of the FDJ and FDGB.

He is not thought to

a member of the GDSF.

He has never attempted to return to the

It is possible that he might return,

but appears to be afraid

_of-punishment. by-the_BRITISHmilitary authorities-if he.does so.

spread the story around BAUTZEN that he is wanted in BERLIN for

selling WD petrol on the black market.

It is believed that McLANE

redeives letters from UK and has been urged to return to the WEST and

face the consequences of his actions by his parents.

is not-pregnant, as was previously reported.

McLANE has now started

wearing spectaoles,

but for reading only.

MCLANE was at one time

friendly with HEMMINGS, but now seems to have transferred his friend-

ship back to DOWNIE and MCLANE assisted DOWNIE to move into the latter's

new flat in BAUTZEN.

It wais not known if Doris MULLER had been

employed by the MfS in any capacity whilst she was in BERLIN, but

thought quite likely. that she was being used as a casual informant by

the MfS in BAUTZEN.

No further information available.

22837204 Pte HEMMINGS, J•, 1 BW (RHR), AWOL Wef 14 Aug 57.

The an is atill attending school and is living in the Club-

house.

He has made at least one attempt to return to WEST BERLIN,

but was unsuccessful.

He wants to return and often says so and it

is believed that he

will make a further attempt to escape.

The

reasons for HEMINGS' defection were not-known.

It was thought

..thate

ins.

WEST BERLIN.

is not politically minded.

He is popular with

the other renegades in BAUTZEN, if not with the authorities.

He

is known to drink quite heavily.

He has no permanent girl-friend,

but has had a fow purely transitory sexual relationships with various

women in BAUTZEN.

No further information available.

• to sheet I (Anaring I,

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CONHLDENTLAT

Annexure I to

BRIP/0/11/354

dated 9 Dec 57.

22772119 Pte DOWNIE, J., 1 BW (RHR), AWOL wef 20 Oct 56.

On about 1 Dec 47, subject moved from his flat

in BAUTZEN,

Schäfferstrasse, 7,

to Ziegelstrasse, 7.

incident when DOWNIE

a girl-friend

with him upon his

from a holiday on

coast at KUHLUNGSBORN is now history.

Anni snu,

was. soon discarded and she is at present still living in BAUTZEN,

DOWNIE and Margot GOTTSCHALK are always at

loggerheads, which is often caused by GOTTSCHALK's sexual habits.

They often fight and GOTTSCHALK hits DOWNIE with household articles

and she, in turn, is usually beaten-up' by DOWNIE.

These fights

often take place

in the presence of other defectors.

Although they

are always fighting amongst themselves,

no permanent

separation ever

takes place and they stick together

against outsiders.

They are NOT

yet married.

Margot GOTTSCHALK's mother (Frau Martha LEHMANN) has

to her daughter to the effect that the family now disown their

daughter and that she (the mother) does not wish to

see her daughter

Frau LEHMANN has also written to other members of the renegade

colony in BAUTZEN to the same effect with the request that these

inform the daughter and DOWNIE what the mother has written.

During the evening of 22 Nor 57, Mrs MURPHY (wife

RA 14479240 Clifford MURPHY, AWOL wef 14 Nov 53) and Mrs MURPHY's

left BAUTZEN for a visit to BERLIN..

They returned to BAUTZEN

the early morning of 25 Nov 57.

BERLIN they

visited GOTTSCHALK'S

mother in BERLIN-SPANDAU and told her about the

life DOWNIE and GOTTSCHALK are leading.

They were given messages

of abuse to pass on to DOWNIE/GOTTSCHALK upon their return to BAUTZEN.

It was believed that anonymous letters have been sent to Frau LEHMANN

about the behaviour of DOWNIE/GOTTSCHALK and it was suspected in

BAUTZEN that these letters had been written by Doris MULLER (wife of

McLANE as GOTISCHALK and MULLER were, at one time, not on speaking

terms with öne another.

The returned BRITISH defector POWELL wrote

to DOWNIE on one or two occasions after his return to the WEST and

suggested that DOWNIE too might try to return.

DOWNIE showed these

letters to SCHATTEL (Club-leader)..

DOWNIE is at present 2nd 'secretary

of the FDJ, although reputed not to be very politically minded.

He is quite friendly with Wolfgang NOACK (teacher and interpreter at

the club-house) and it was not thought likely that DOWNIE will return

to the WEST at the moment, however, DOWNIE's actions were described

as being completely unpredictable.

No further

information available.

14477185 Cp SHARPE,. D., 1 QUEENS BAYS, AWOL wef 25 Mar 51.

The a/n is reported to be, at last, in the process of

obtaining a divorce from his wife.

He is not the father of the two

the cirl is the daughter of his wife's sister aud the boy

is believed to be an adopted child.

At present SHARPE is living in

the club-house.

He is employed as a moulder at the VEB-EMAG.

GIESSEREI, BAUTZEN, Wilthenerstrasse.

Since the trouble with the

canteen funds etc he has not frequented the club very much and

taken a less active role in polotical life in BAUTZEN, although he

has now rejoined the FDJ, but is not an office-holder.

He was in

hospital some time ago (no exact dates available) and was operated

rupture, which had been caused by overstarin at work in the

He is now more popular with

probably due to him being less active politically:

information available.

•/to sheet & (annexure I, para 5).

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Annexure I to

BRIP/0/11/354

dated 9 Dee 57.

5.

4123694 CDI SCANION, J., I WORCS, AWOL wef Feb 50.

The an lives in SOHLAND and does not visit the club in

BAUTZEN.

In 1955/56 he was operated on for rupture.

further

information available.

6.

33052309 Pte ATKINSON, S., 1 E SURREX, AWOL Wef 5. Jun 56.

The an is murried to a nursing sister and they have

child, a girl.

At one time ATKINSON

often went with other women,

but since the birth of his daughter appears

to have settled down.

He no longer works at

the Rat des Kreises, but is now

employed in

the police station in BAUTZEN.

of his duties was not

It was believed that ATKINSON wants to go to live and

in DRESDEN, but that - to date - permission to do

30 has not

been granted by the

DDR authorities.

He is at present living in

Heringstrasse, number unknown.

He is not politically active, but

is very keen

on sporting activities, especially handball.

further information available.

33227917 Pte FOWLES, F.K., 1 BORDER, AWOL wef 22 Mar 57.

The a/n is at present

serving a sentence of 9 months

imprisonment in BAUTZEN prison.

The sentence is for two larceny

offences.

was the theft of ration cards for

initially placed on 4. months

probation and the

was attempted theft from a Gasthaus in BAUTZEN.

FOWLES was apprehended regarding the second offence

tried and sentenced and the four

months probation for the

first offence was added

When not in prison,

FOWLES is a heavy drinker who leads

a promiscuous

sex life,

although he has no firm woman friend.

He often attended the

EGA dances in BAUTZEN.

It was believed that his prison sentence

commenced

at the beginning of Sep. 57.

It was thought that he

may attempt to return to the WEST upon the completion of his

prison term.

No further information available.

22432376 Cfn WHEATLEY, C.R., 6 Inf Wksp REME.

AWOL wef 22 Aug 57.

It was confirmed that the a/n crossed

into the ROZ with a

GERMAN married couple and arrived in BAUTZEN via MAGDEBURG.

GERMAN couple left shortly after WHEATLEY's arrival in BAUTZEN,

their destination was not known and no further information mid

be obtained about this couple.

WHEATLEY is

still attending

school, but lives in the town, address unknown.

He is quite a

neavy arinker in though It was wu thoms whotter na

ted over boot

in trouble with the local authorities.

little interest

in the political aotivity in BAUTZEN.

It was not known if he

far as was known, has not

yet made any attempt to do so.

colony in BAUTZEN have quite & good opinion of him.

keen on football.

No further information available.

the defector

He is very

..Ito sheet 9 (Annexure I, para 9).

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CONFIDEN

AL

Annexure I to

BRIP/0/11/354

dated S Dec 57.

9.

21041972 Pte THOMAS, Ro, 1 MANCHESTER,

AWOL wef 2 Mar 51.

The a/n 1s at present working in DRESDEN, but lives in BAUTZE

He is married with two children and his wife is expecting the third.

He is not now very active politically.

His wife is employed in

the post office in BAUTZEN and she told source that THOMAS had

discussed returning to the WEST.

The wife professed that she would

prefer him to return and then she would join him later.

THOMAS iS

quite popular with the; other defectors in BAUTZEN.

No further

information available.

10.

Source claimed to have no knowledge of any officer defectors

to

the communist bloc.

source also claimed that she had never seer

(she was shown photographs) or heard of the following defectors:

14475769 Pte TYRELL, R. (1 QUEENS, AWOL Wef 22 Nov 48); 22775116

Pte MUIRHEAD, J.O. (1 BW (RHR), AWOL wef 21 Jul 56);

14477389 Cpl

HURN, I. (1. BW (RHR), AWOL wef

28 Jul 56).

She could provide no

new information concerning the BRITISH civilian Peter DARLEY.

11.

Source clained to be unable to give any further information

concerning BRITISH defectors in BAUTZEN or the ROZ.

...../to sheet Id (Annexure II).

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