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This Central Intelligence Agency release, declassified in 2007 under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, is part of the collection CIA and the Origins of the BND, 1949-56, Volume 2, in the section on ZIPPER operations and counterintelligence. It contains early 1950s memoranda on Russian, Ukrainian and other emigre groups, a plan for a stay-behind network and for evacuating ODEUM staff if war broke out, a JUPITER status report dated 16 April 1951, and evaluations of Zipper reports. It does not discuss UFOs.

  • p. 7 …Altersate plans Gall for the movement of the Headquarters Into Northern Italy through Martinebruck on the…
  • p. 10 …noway, under tforgitehy, based' in hsessuo ONO headquarter, will be semi to Etnich and thus a…
  • p. 42 …In most eases the headquarter will not be competent - to-Judge the ohamois of success of…
  • p. 43 …the money thus saved; should revert to headquarters, not to the ere, set 46 held seftossu…
  • p. 57 …instructions, rosters, etc.) to establish a ZIPPER Headquarters and Base Station at any point where it…
  • p. 67 …tional-aids type of research by its headquarters 331 staff (or others qualified for it) into…
  • p. 121 …financial control over the organization at its headquarters iu Pullich. Gehlen is described as a front…
  • p. 136 …to work its CE agents u0 in headquarters of the branch office level; strived to recruit…
  • p. 138 …tics of the situation at central headquarter.. • e. Pethods The opposition has an almost complete picture…
  • p. 140 …will have the feeling that his superior headquarters will do every- thing tor his protection, and…
  • p. 141 …Koenigetein, Koonigshrueck, Forst). (9) The instruction of Headquarters* 0We need more radio operators". (10) Equipmentcwith two…
  • p. 142 …headquarters or radio group,. (17) Regulation of radio and cods matters Inside of reale headquarter:1…
  • p. 150 …i • „..., „ • _ , •1,1,i tr oftltil.4to• hii. ..epperiOr, headquarter,' no general d.tecoseions 'among' ' .. page…
  • p. 180 …At the headquarters staff level, political information was processed in the Cl/CE office which considered…
  • p. 184 …information on the internal funetioninge of ZIPPER Headquarters has become known since 1950. Steps must be…
  • p. 185 …Verner HAASE. 'The location of HV E Headquarters, aid the true name of the leader of…
  • p. 199 …Because the coverage of these headquarters is tied to general military movements in the area, a…
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who were mentioned by name, all but three are currently employed by
GV L. As a result of the opposition's extensive knowledge- it will
be necessary to take imbediate steps to ensure that no further dam.
age will he done.
Fivu'members.of OV L were compromised is a reault of the ceb.:,
auction and successful interrogation of. Wolfgang HOMER by the East
German Ministry :of State Security. It has not yet been possible to
ascertain how the opposition learned the name of the other QV 1,1 mem.
hers, and how they were able to determine, accurately, their dates
of birthvaddresses and in some eases, even telephone numbers. In
general, however, certain ninorerrors medwie these Identifications
would tend to indicate that this infonvitgon was obtainetinot by
direct observation, but by verbal rape:tins.
,Drastic measures will be taketeto.inorease the,sedurity of
QV L. It has been ouggeeted that CV L be completely mulmrdsed,
and that each member of CV L be thoroughly reassessed.
Oeneral'Asenev 0 (CV Ott The op
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positiotkla knowledge of CV 0
Immo to be rather meagre. The location of the min office of CV
is not in Stocking, as reported, but in Stockdarf. It is not known •
however, how the'oppositiactatained thie information. The covws
tomes of the leader of UV 0 and of his deputy were mentioned in the
press reports. These names have been used for maw years end there-
fore could have become known to the opposition through any oftt
number of way*.
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