Letter from T.H. Tetens to Richard Olbetter and Paul H. Gantt, July 22, 1947

July 22, 1947 Mr. Richard Olbetter War Criines Branch Civilian Affairs Division U, S. Y/ar Department Washington, D. C. Mr. Olbetter and Hr. Gantts Yesterday I talked to Mr. Fine about photostating some docu¬ ments. ^e told me that up to now no letter from the War Dept, has arrived, and that Mr. La Mude will not permit any transfer of photostats or documents to Washington without such written instruc¬ tions. Will you please see to it that such a letter is soon forwarded to Mr. La Mude. I have tried to contact Mr. Eric Rath and Albert Kahn. I found out that Mr. Rath lives in New Jersey now, but as yet have tried in vain to reach him by phone. I talked to the Dial Press in regard to Albert Kahn and they advised me to send a letter which they would forward to the writer. I have sent such a letter and am expecting a reply. We have crawled through another 50 boxes of Chemnyco files with¬ out encountering any exciting stuff. It seems to me that the most important material was taken out during previous investigations. The picture remains the same: The Farben people skimmed every bit of technical and political information in America; but there are only a few documents which seem to prove illegal acts. Among the material we have found is a photostat of an official War Dept. map. Please find out if this map is of any importance. Sincerely yours: T. H. Те tens /s/ T„ H„ Tetens P.S. Coming home last night I found Mr. Gantt» s letter of July 21st, asking for the forms. They were already mailed on Tuesday, July 15, in the official envelopes which we obtained in III B. 876. I marked then: "Attention Mr, Olbetter, Room III B-924- Please incp ire the Personal Division. This morning I reached Mr. Rath and he confirmed that he knows a lot about Farben activities in Central America. He is ready to give information if a meeting can be arranged in N. Y. C. His address is Eric Rath, 70 West 107 Street, Orangeburg, N.Y.