Memorandum from Henry Birnbaum to Mr. Dubois, August 27, 1947 - Page 1

пггян mx частям «7 August 1947 TO I Hr. DuEois The purpose of this Is to define and «plain the tern is teen translated Ties of the positive lntelllgenoe functions perf. benuftracter. we feel that this tern is misleading! ai ■, . v! ЩМЫ that it -" чип untranslated. The Abwehr пае the lntelllgenoe branch of the (!iigh Contend of the Armed Forces) and also handled esunter lntelllgenoe and plant 30 curl ty. Abwebrbeouftcagts (lntelllgenoe or Security Offioers) were aapltsreea in different plants who eeie appointed by the Abes hr sad after 1943 by the Reich thin Security Offloe (Helohs sicherhelta i-ouptamt ) aa well, to aet as their nepreaentatires for the purpose of enforcing security regulations, guarding against possible espionage and sabotage within tbs plants, and carrying out certain intelligence activities. The agents were teeamanded to the Abwehr and the Reich rain Security Office (ЗЗДА) for appointment by the Plant Leaders (Betriebsfuehrex* end wen responsible both to the above-mentioned go Vermont offices and to the Plant Leaders. Sea HI-6658 Affidavit by v.d. Feyde dated 1 Hay 1947 KSrl von Haider, Abwehrbaauftraeter (Security Officer) for the 1.0. Farben Administration Building in Frankfurt, daaeribes the affiliatlona of the AhcghrtMuftragte in his affidavit of 87 July 1947 aa follows 1 •Before 1943 the Abtehrbeauftranten were appointed by the Be brnacht and were subordinated to the loonl military Abwehr Office. In about 1943. through an agreement between the military authorities and the Reich Main .Security Office, the Abwo! jbenuftragten were subordinated to both authorities and had military as well ее police Abwehr functions. In 1944, the military Abwehr Offices and therefor* also the Abwehrbeau ftragtsn ■ wen completely sub¬ ordinated to the Reich Chin Security Offloe.* HI-9126