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This is a detailed interrogation report prepared in July 1945 by SCI Unit A of the Office of Strategic Services in Salzburg, Austria. The CIA later released it under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act. Its subject is Johann Sanitzer of the Vienna Gestapo, arrested on 7 June 1945. The report records his biography and police career and describes the radio deception games (Funkspiele) he ran with captured Soviet NKVD and Comintern agents. It also covers arrests he made after the 20 July plot. It has no UFO content.
S. CONT • S CHET (a) Detailed Interrogation Report of Johann SANITZER, Gestapo,Vionna,section.IV2. APPENDIX Gs !wrests in Vienna of some Personalities Implicated in the Plot of July 1944. •1. Subject was able to re-construct the actions and inquests against some personalities who wore implicated in the plot of July 19414 against Hitler „and as tar as he can remember, this is the sequence of events. 2 arrivedJuly on the desk of the Chief of Staff of 19 anWehrkreiss urgent XVTI, staff- message colonol CUD • •'. und. 1900 on the 20th of teletype It originated fraa the offide Of the' Commander :of :thn -Heaus TV Giberst . rams, situated Bepdlerstrasse, Berlin, and .contained approximately the fel- lowing Messages • , • aliqUe of party-loaders who have ftiigottn :WI.: duty and their • ."..1 homer have thought. that time. bad arrived to &t.-.b the fighting front • • A in the back,ond, to grab the .reina of powc.x. :rn order. to prevent . this ..• • criminal plot all. power is hereby ouncentratud to tee hands Of: the liehrmacht • Siam general instructions followed, for instance • about the regulations in occupied . torritoriee, etc. The Center of • • this action informed everyne of tho constitution of st Heinatfuehrtzisgsstab, situated in the BendlerstrasSei Berlin. •. , • The message was app*ently signed PROW. 3. •COloisol CODEX inmediatei contacted his 'chief the General of Armored Troops, •General von ewhciwia in charge Of *Iiihrkkeis.itt:11,..;iiiile iCtual.chi:ef, Gerar UBLlt-Naa on in inspection tour. He also informed the lbwn COMMandant'of Vienna; General. NTZINGEH, and the aieraberi of bi . eitaffof •- , . • g.41 ' ". • : The telegram was signed by different . p .Ople,..ataorigat . 141014- OA? jpcs,t,7.0f#.'-,,ronet*.e..i; lie.p,'*Otog,T.7.40.:40,d.4TAuFkz$B10.10", -- • • •S. Gexcr.al ,oh,..2.51EHgCtonly.,Ao ,..theso„rieseigea. , ra.thor.;: other purge in the style of the 30 July i93L It is possible 1 that ha for- cot..to. read or misunderstood thoorderi about a ,9 " • • es occupation of ell public buildings, post,officee, railroad' stations, etc. •• 7 The csenclusiona ; of. '.thi4 message stated emphati.cally of revengeind:unjUitified acts Were to be avoided. The acts of , . . new government were to differ: fairablf from the terroristic measures. of the oldroginie.:,.. • . " >No alum CZ) Ca* ILacil mismotil inn • . • • 4. In the Meantime a new message bad arrived; in Ws ich the followingorklas ware givens • a: The .arreat. of all Hidnba aixl Stateministers of the iteichstattlialts.r,;, the RegierungsPreeeirlent, Gauleitei, the Xreisleiter, tan SS: and PoliZeifuehter •itho. chief 'cif - the . Stap6-stalleei the PO1iee- , deident. and: SChutzpolisol were. left in liberty.' • ..• bs The liberation ..ef all political prisomers trom the conContratieii. ; mammas aCla: Rduer.. gomia.*mx r4.4 3" jommaism CO32) RAJ CIC:21
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