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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.

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stay-behind wawa* to cover the %store Zones of.analanir and Austria
had been initiated. At the beginning of this year, the progrese of the
plea ae deearibed below was reported to our investigators,. As of this -
date, the Merle= staff has played is passive rola iis this project, and
the plan, therefore, remains geared to the lisergeney Plan : of NOON without
particular reference tci the special planning of this organisation in the
event of hostilities. The Clerean stoff of Odeurs, however, anticipates
that imeediately upon the outbreak of hoetilities, it become an
intillawl part of the Ameriaan Intelligince service. „As will be seen from
the general outline for the wracuation of the WNW staff below, it will
be possible for Americsnsepresentatives to setablishopree of contact
with the Osman staff SA fieneerleado Prance, and
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defense will be along ths Shine, and that approodaately fifteen dare
after the opening of hostilities, thin will be direst contact between
the OD= staff and the U. S. Army.
b. It Us contemplated that saw 240 persons, hay staff perft•
bonne including fw4iiea, 411 nova by Wogs fleets or by train from
ihanioh under escort of a loss detachment of German police to Mogen on
the Swiss Border at the •lest end of Lake Constance etsers,.it will be
escorted arose the Swiss Seder at an unauthorised creasing plat, This
arrangerent has been sleds through liaison with tie head of tit Was
Police. Altersate plans Gall for the movement of the Headquarters Into
Northern Italy through Martinebruck on the Austae4tallan Border or fres
8ingen into Fraeee.at Hohlhausen. From Setteerland it is contesplated
that the Headquarter. 101 move to Spain should the tactical situation
require displasemeatleyond Switeerlaal. . This move has been discussed
with Spanish officials *so have given their approval to this eventuality.
As far as possible, Spanish air transport will. be !Vanished for this wove,
General DOER, former German Nilitary Attache to Spin, is in Spain where
he represents ODIUM in all natters.
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