Documents / FOIA release
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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Secret REL Ger EMETi ELEASE TO GERMANY ONLY a. OD= tatardsation personnel SD Wean thstwany who are scheduled for enonition are to be evacuated tY a las ~An arnangariamts. to effect this Mu been ocapleted. Renalnikei Paraananl in the Central Gnaw areas Mee been Instructed to premed to designated point, west • of the Shine.. ' • ,• France have been discussed with French Mita:7 e Sado% de Novements.through western Austria Griteerland intor• Agreements reached with the FM include detailed provision for the imsiediate establiaMent of a liaison radio channel to the FIR tiva OD= for the parpose of coordiesting movemants. Although the aore important details of this plan .have been arranged, the CC= staff is fully aware of the feet that their ability to impleaent such a plan will be determined by the time footers involved at the out break at war9 and the tactical, develops:Its imaediately thereafter. 3. SIBLINVABILWANZIP The *flatbed chart showing adeting stay-behind Retwoulny as well as those in the planning stage is oelt.explanatasv. Ms shows the status of the projest as of approximately December 19411. Vs were ilb• famed at this tine that the project is under the immediate supervision -11$: one of the highly esperieneed ODIUM ergs:11.13state leaders who was then engaged in the ingestigation and recruitment of same itatptfive radio operators. It is also anticipated9 though not shown on the attached chart, that met of the Masa agents and infOnoadte Of OD= behind the Um Curtain would contitas their operations relying primarily on Radio ommuniestione. ttithin the next few months we °nut to ensign to the °DUN staff anendimeriourepresentative who is wellexperlenead d 7 Skilled in clandestine radio omannioatione. It will booms highly • his responeibilitim to =mine the caanunieatiame aspect of the ODSUU stay-behind network and to make reamendations for a coordination of this operation with similar plans of this organisation in the German area. Simultaneously, American representatives, experienced in agent recruitment, will provide details on agent personnel and proven overall reports on the facilities sai overall orgerdsstian of the network, SEW SECRET/RELEASE TO GERMANY ONLY REL Ger 595 Secret
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