“journey by train without being caught because the police are not checking most trains. He did not want to travel by car because he had heard there are occasional road blocks (this may be true for the undersigned ran into one, on the drive from Paris to Ambert). Subject also s”
“rtedly very wealthy. In 1953, ROHR was suspected of having engaged in the illegal sale of "emblems." (4) ROHR has resided in Nice since 1942 and frequents the Buffa Cafe situated in the vicinity of his residence. ROHR has no known criminal record. (4) (4) The Police Judiciaire ad”
“After making arranse- ments for tickets, etc., we returned to the apartment where we interrupted Subject and the operator. During this brief meeting Subject was paid a further 39,000 ..Francs, making - a total of Franes 49,000 or $100. He was instructed to spend the night of ”
“the Subject should not be has -czo-4 ’ :**=** th *k H*- r exposed to females who would be important in his handling. ) - - ** 42 45 - —-7 • -311r - 4***AV" —: *0v" f if - -___ gtDuring World War II the Subjectbecame involved in-blackarsacety % 1/ 4 ■ marketee”
“him of the necessity to make more money. IThey decided to commit robberies. One was successful. Unfortunately for |Subject, the other was not. His friend was apprehended and confessed. Subject Ispent the next five years in various rather notorious prisons in France. CROSS REF”
“5 ... 8. ithe SECRET / Authorised Staff only 31. DESCRIPTION (Use American Standards of measurement). 40 FOSTURE Erect APPARENT AGE 40 WEIGHT 153 lbs.— - — HEIGHT ’5′10" TEETH Good - even EYES Grey ’ EAIR Brown - thick FACE-SHAPE Round SCARS None’ 'COMPLEXION . Fair”
“ts provoked slight damage to TOURINE, for which he received compensation from the local association. VAINTRAUB or TOURINE gave in the area permanently. been in Italy since July, 1961 WK During their stay in the above area, neither any impression of remaining They are not known to”
“their efficiency and ability to act decisive ly whether the problem be tactical or strategic. An extended period of German encarcerat ion (until war's end) did nothing to alter his opinion. Wars' end left Subject bored and unfulfilled. The excitement and thrill of "the game” ”
“electric wires to the house. The driver then asked Subject whether lie (driver) could bring his girlfriend to the house, and Subject agreed. This went on for several days, and finally the driver's girlfriend remained to live at the house. The driver then brought some of his c”
“would either deliver or sell the products to certain individuals in Germany, and would keep as : certain percentage of the money for himself. Subject quickly became aware that he could make more money if he could obtain the items Nimself. Sub- ject made contacts with various ”
“Ich hOrte schlieGlich auch noch westliche Sender, um mich su orientieren. Krino feindlicha Sinstellung sum Kommunismum wurde imier stirker und es wurde fur mich immer sohwioriger, " mich mit meinon Redensarten zu kontrollieren und diesen GefUhlen nicht offen Auedruck su verle”
“his participation in the hold- up in a jevelry. David consented. S. To start with the hold-up, they needed a car. They hired a taxi for .a drive to JLAAAT, some 10-12 km from Paris. When the car was passing through a forest., David threw his pistol and forced .the driver to ”
“ora of his fingers was crippled. It is obscure how he obtained another job in Germany, but it is probably a fact that he worked as a driver for the nSKK (National Socialist Party Motorized Corps).: It is felt t hat Subject actually went early into the black marketing racket”
“Subject had left and “re-entered, looked hard at Subject who caught the significance of Rostedt’s extra- • ordinary attentions, ordered the - taxi around the -corner,- paid him his due fare, - and re-Joined Rostedt. . It was at this moment that Friganza -returned on intuition.”
“SECNCT *39. Anothersperson whom Subject met in Berlin was named LUCAS, a French- man who was employed in a radio shop in Berlin. LUCAS became an associate of Subject and helped Sanject by-stealing various spare parts, for the win purpose of setting up the rudioistation. LUCAS”
“duty travel orders; secondly, the Gurans wore extrorizly re- spectful of official looking documents; thirdly, because of the lov mentality of personnel at choex points; finally, because the rassporta were not counterfeit in all. casea, and all Subject did was to substitute a ”
“the name oftiwamen C. VILLEMAINA(NR-IRD). VILLEMAIN, even thoughta prisoner of war, worked 270 on a farm during the week and could go-into town on Sundays. The others whom Sub ect helped were deported workers. Subject recalled the names of an two of these, Henri JOIGRY (I-IND)”
“full, deep on forehead; shiny and combed back; half part on right; brown complexion; not quite square face; brown eyes; heavy eyebrows dark brown w/verbindung between eyebrows; bridge of nose depressed, nose somewhat small; normal ears; mouth schrag when he speaks; small scar”
“implying the existence of a large •British-run set of whichhe was a part. In 1945 he was liberated by the US Army and returnedto Paris in the summer of that year. He was unable to find a suitable job, and between 1945 and 1948 he did odd jobs as a draftsman, and tried to mark”
“-10- clothes. He hadobut 32 German-Marks left. Heakedthe b ber now much the railroad ticket namur-Paris would cost, and s asked also to exchange nis German money, n.e got the informa- miction and the money exchanged, ie had just enough for the ticket with a few remaining for s”
“83. It took injured David three days until the documents for the girl were ready, and- an appointment was made to meet her in the ANHALTER BAHNHOF -wherefrom the trains to Paris were star ting after the Potsdamer Bahnhof was demolished. The meeting was fixed for 2200h. 84. ”
“suggested that Subject spend the afternoon on his own and agreed on a 2230 rendezvous not far from Port Maillot and the safehouse where Subject was met. We walked to the safehouse and retired at about midnight. 23- March 1959; We arose at 8, left the apartment by about 8:40, ”
“14-00000 3. Other than DATO, have you ever used another nemo in order to hide your trub identity?'' 73-5783 Subject stated that he also had a passport in the _.. ‘name of a Rumanian, while he was engaged in blackmarket activities in Germany. The question was reworded to rea”
“genuine police passport above the false paper, asking the girl about her reaction and findings. She said that.she had understood that thefirst paper was a travel order, but she 4 had not had enough time to read it through, in full. This, David explained, was the trick: one ha”
“and asked her to flee to Switzerland. Subject himself decided to attempt to cross the Spanish border. He, having been recognized 14 by a chapherd, was apprehended in the mountains. As Subject indicated during the interview, he had not boon actually too earer to floe the countr”
“1 Hi One year later Jean Adam approached David again and black- igersh mailed hin into cor tiruing to participate in his roberies: he 35-90 threatened to tell everything to David‘s wife if the latter would not cooperate. David went along. - - ; S • 12. Jean had no plans read”
“*5 %> ar : . 24.7 Sometime during the spring of 1943, Subject and Pascal returned to % * Paris, and both decided that there was no point in remaining in France under the German occupation, . and they made plans to go to Brazil. They took the :- train and proceeded to the Span”
“14-00000 .The candidate: no name used; circa 43-45. 1.75-1.78. strongly ’-built, broad shoulders, circa 85 kilos, slightly oval full face, blond hair combed straight back thinning in corners, -thinning on top, rosa.complexion. no eye color noticed, worker's hands, nose thin”
“ntil August 29, 1961. (W)X During his stay at this hotel he made the following telephone calls 1) 2) To Miss MARGUERITE KOECHLIN, telephone no. 88-52-56, Nice, France; To Mr. JOSEPH ROHR, telephone 88-52-26, at Nice, France; 3) To telephone number GUD 2-6575, New York City. NW 66”
“4-00000 ? 4 SECRET •8• The sub-agent’s etoter unfortunately died in Pcrio on 1 March. The sub-agent then left immediately for Pario and has sot you returned. - Upon his return to Farecille, this station will eend him back to CADI to claiinhis "carte de se Jour" end Pc”
“to a place, indicated David a direction amx to follow for crossing the ie border and to arrive to the railroad station on the other side of the border. This was all he was offered for the 20 DM. 13. David waited until the guide left. Then, fearing that the guide could have di”
“registration plate, showing the number of a well honorable person. 15. At last they decided to make an ordinary hold-up in a bank. - I Everything went smoothly. This was in June 1950. 16. Soon after this Jean attired the attention of the authori-w ties by too lavishly life. ”
“00000 Court rec P acquit ton, etc. Sentenced at Paris 1953 to 7 inezent (theore Arrested in July 1950 for bank released DPC Sentence reduced by collective star neasuremen Po - Height 5’10" Weight Teeth rtificial Hair Da bal Scars Wounds on index of left hand. Ac”
“rk telephone number from the Prince de Galles Hotel, Paris, France, on August 25 and 28, 1961. (4) : The above French service advised that Miss KOECHLIN, born November 14, 1888, at Belfort, France, is a former American national who became a naturalized French citizen by decree on”
“told that Identity is a psychologist. After a leisurely and good, but not luxurious, lunch during which the ice was broken, the company repaired to the Hotel Celtic where Identity through the interpreter began his clinical examity . res and tests. After this four hour Introdu”
“*Per the telegram sent from Paris on 19 December (see FROB 2977) Subject appeared at the rendezvous promptly. He had understandably imagined that final arrangements for his departure to w Germany would be cade and he was a little confused and irked, also under- -standablo fro”
“14-00600 & -Vertraulich we rte si nere Angaben Uber seine Plucht nach Berlin-West zu machen. Angeblich ist ihm auch unbekannt, auf welche Weise ihn seine Freunde in die Reisegruppe einzuschleusen vermochten. Fur eine Mitteilung aller dort uber SANDERS vorliegenden Erkenn”
“w- 3. From 1935 to 1936 Subject attended the school of "Arts and Metiers" at Chalons-sur Marto for approximately one and one-half years. He was ex-oil . pelled from thia school because of a chi 1iish prank. Sub ject and several of - W itl- L ANN Wh his frionds had gone into ”
“in a synthetic gasoline plant in Boclitz near Berlin. .Later he was employed as a driver for the NSEK. During this time, he began :f his carcor in black marketing and document forging. He claimed that he forged L passes into and out of Germany and did it to help imprisoned Fre”
“-12- cal had officially certified by.tie Labor Office) permits of leave to solicit for the assports foreforeigners. 25. They get the pass ts, and they traveledto Paris. David saw there his mother yand spoke: ner of nis intention to go to Brazil. This was ir 19+2. 26. David ”
“0000 nrngEF StontL sFrench francs, and the Belgians, thinking Subject tobe an escaped prisoner wif war, helped him withth instructions on how to proceed, and Subject took .. the train to the French-Belgian frontier, arriving in the vicinity of : 2 XE Valenciennes. While st”
“14-00000 8 coivited; hasonncar; fruter fraud; syens POW in bernsug, M. i m pressi n g gash nerves, composed, can open ind safer would parbind somesve prestand, unhuisoon th King M. wsell ice hig wil ing to use gur. did not esh money; Hugo events his art. Lines 250-300 k”
“E DHAND THERESULTS. -* Field traces thru Paris Station reveal Subject was imprisoned in 1936 for a brief period after which he was released in the : custody of his Mother. Imprisoned in 1950 for roevery and presently on parole from prison in custody of his Brother.. 2. mbicA”
“intended marriage. Subject agreed that this would be the last Job. They cased the joint very .carefully and then committed the act. The other fellow apparently threw ,his money around, was arrested, and squealed. The police came to Subject’s place, found a , and he was arrest”
“use his true name and go back to France. C. 0. told him that all things considered he could be a lot worse off and should think about building his future. Subject then stated that he would repay all the money we had spent on him., C. 0. told him that we did not want the mone”
“(3) Upon receipt of the telcgrez. Subject will telephone and ask to speak with Michel Long, whereupon ha will receive fy instructions, . (4) . In the event no message is received at Identi a telephone call to Identity C should be put through by a nativ French speaker who wil”
“compartment and ap- proachedYin the coridor of the car a railroad employee. He showed the person his ticket, told that he has no documents, and demanded that the employee, as a good Frenchman, help him, another Frenchman, to come to Paris. He was asked; to wait. The employee”
“speaking, of the organization. Its only purpose was to solve financial problems. However, it is true that the black market reached such a magnitude that a person who was interested only in making money would have found it quite satisfying and sufficient in itself. ■ As a whol”
“noticeable - : Anglo-Saxon accent, we did not wish to visit tho apartment or Subject’s brother and risk meeting the brother or sister-in-law who would easily -be able to detect that we were not Frenchmen. Therefore, the under signed drove to Voynes about 40 km. away where he”
“DISPATCH !EGFA 26034 Page 5 5 Some tice ago Subjectwrote a crime novel which until now is unpublished. It appears that also ho triad to get employment with the llems Buroau having had an acquaintance who had soca contacts there. Subject is not satisfied with his present sit”