LOCATION OF CAPTURED GERMAN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE ROTE KAPELLE CASE

Created: 10/9/1946

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

NEW WAR DEPARTMENT

virginia avsnue, n. V. washington,

9 October

MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, WDGS

Subject: Location of Captured German Documents Relating to the ROTE KAPELLE Case

etailed study of the ROTEit is requested that certain captured German filesIn order to fill in the gaps existing inpicture.

the files in which It is believed

that information referring to the case will appear

of III F, Ast Belgian,o the endata on tho arrestQLAMO and Johann (Hermann)the play-back operations connected with them.

of RSHAn Berlinheading of ROTE KAPELLE Belglon and ROTEor under the name of Oberatleutnant

of Sonderkonmando RK orthe Gestapo organisation which handled theof the case.

d. Military records of the court-martialwEich followed the capture of theN group in Berlin in

In6 MID was requested to locate above-mentioned documents with unsatisfactory results. It is thought that if someone familiar with the ROTE KAPELLE case and the names connected with it could have access to the IntelligenceCS files of captured German document he might be more successful In locating the desired material.

It is requested that this office be Informed as to whether the mentioned documents are by this time filed

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and indexed and the location of same, so thatearch would he practicable; also whether arrangements could be made for tho ROTE KAPELLE case officer of this office to look over tho files, if located, for such material.

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Documents requested in basis are not available in the German Military Document Section,

Howevsr, as suggested inf basic, it is recommended that the case officer contact GKDS in view of the fact that.other captured records are in QMDS which mayearing on the ROTE KAPELLE case.

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SOBJECTi Location of Captured German Dooumonts Relating to tho ROTS KAPELLE Caia

eferenceade to Central Intelligence Group Memorandum, flubject as above.

2* learoh of the captured German records In the German Military Document Section, Exploitation Branch, Intelligence Group, Intelligence Division fails to reveal required files.

8. There are, however, other captured documents in German Military Document Section which may relate to the ROTE KAPELLE ease. These files are available In Roomhe Pentagon. Arrangements may be made for the caae officer to scan them through Major R. Seeley,.

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Chief, Intelligence Group

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