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This is a CIA-released report from Detachment 35 on Operation WARY TOR-1118, dated 20 April 1951, declassified in 2006 under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act. It describes a 17 April 1951 interview in Mattsee, Austria, with Korponay, a former chief of staff to General Zako of a Hungarian emigre organization. He explained why he split with Zako and proposed a resistance and courier network into Hungary. The report assesses him and recommends a limited subsidy. It has nothing to do with UFOs.
(net. 35, ltd '0 4pr 5l, Puhlt "lnerstinn 7Pnvw) Covert Propaganda, Counter intelligence end Po s itive Interteenoe. K stated that the intelligence oner p tions Pre extremelvIlontrolled and information is sold in numerous directions; U.r., nritish, French, Vattern and Pploin. Se further states no one on the '"teff hPs any ipea how the inrorm p tion is snlit un for the vvrious customers or how much money is received from eech nuerter. The contacts with the various customers are a-n*1*6 out on Pn basis and ellegedly Pre not controlled et the wERT staff letel. There is e remote connection existing bet-een the Rnngsrian motions/1 Committee in Washington end the WRW.; however, the connection is extremely inactive..)(15713 comment: The Ilfirr ennnectinn to the 7F is probably throughWOLLPITI Cverrye, TIP orerstive in -alshurg.) S. In view of Vs hesitancy to answer suestions riesling specifically with MRBX intelligence operations, he wee Weed if in dealing with (3 Americans) he was acting es P rep resent a tive of the group. Re stated that his split was with 7AKO and thet he res representing himself as e oersmn, ex-staff officer of the Rungerien Army and not as the representative of Hey gronp. Re then went nn to explain the background of 'As break with 7AXO end why he, with mutual consent, left the staff of the kffinE. The WM has always been faced with the p roblem of survival. 7AT1, as Chief of the organization, hp o al'n eys advocated comolete cooperation with the Wrench as a modus vivendi, while K. and other unname hieh rpol,-4.ne members of the leedershi p he advocated a policy of nratretity, a waiting role pending the emergence of the leader between the 1•c•, Rritiah Pne French in rponsoring end Aiding Middle FNIronann resistance orgenizetion4 'PIO, mainly at the insistence o e other members of the staff, ha.1 Ted, a few abortive ettamots at gaining U.8. cooperation but h p ., felled completely. ruring recent noethe, K. gradually became Pwsre thnt 7KO hal roll nut the xRPT oolnlotolv to the French nnd thet the organization we: entirely under vroneh control. Ri g n uerrels with urn over this turn of events become more bitter end 2AKO undoubtedly made T y e feelings known to the French IN g 000n found himself unable to procure simple dooumentation. While 7AKO epperently rishee to retain X. on the staff, "'IF was impossible as F. was spnerently unsccaptrble to the Frereh and his continued orerPnce would -nly serve P s P deferent to 4Rvir-French comnlete rapport. 7AFO 71shed to rove v . rith as little emharrase- ment to F. Ps nossih/e er rt the ss me fine to evoi ,4 un Ane ruhltnIty about the solit in the ranks. Tt was decided, in view of r t s reoldlv failing health, to hsve him resign for that reason. The nlil n wre carried through end F. denarted the '"/. eoch 7one for •fi.inV•h ro . the shove described oneration. -3-
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 8 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.