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In another spot which had developed between KONO and the naval
attache at Istanbul, Admral von der Marwitz, over naval interference in
Abwehr affairs, Kuebart backed KONO all the way. For this reason Marwitz
later denounced Kuebart in BERLIN for having made defeatist remarks while
in Turkey.
Kuobart also stopped the practice of allowing German consuls in
Adana and Iskendern to use Ahwehr inforrants for gathering information for
their own purposes.
Although Kuebart was generally surprised at the amount of knowledge
which Allied intelligence had amassed on him personally, he was not
surprised at the knowledge learned of his journeys in the Near East. He
stated that at every hour of the day he was shadowed by agents of the
Turkish counter-intelligence, Which he credits with being the most formidable
counter-intelligence organization in operation.
Abteilung III F (Feind -Enemy) had a pretty clear picture of the
British secret service operating in the Near East. This was especially
so in Turkey, where Kuebart claims every single British agent was known.
Oberst. Rohleder was in charge of III F, which was later taken over by
Amt IV of the RSHA.
o. The German Embassy.
Because it was imperative from the German point of view to keep
Turkey out of the war, the embassy in Turkey was considered one of the
most important in the German war effort. It was used as a medium of
obtaining raw materials from Turkey and as a clearing house for information
obtained in the Near East. To accomplish these ends, a top -
notch staff was assembled, which according to Eberhardt Ernst Momm, worked
in utmost harmony with Franz von Papen, the real head of the embassy in
all respects.
As the war moved nearerto Turkey, the situation of the German
mission there became increasingly more difficult. The conditions were
further complicated in the Meditteranean area by such incidents as Italy's
entry into the war, Italy's war with Greece, the German occupation of
Bulgaria and Gemany's war with Greece. However, the fact that both Turkey
and Germany were hostile toward the Soviet Union was a great factor in
determining Turkey's neutrality. Turkey agreed to remain neutral as long
as the Soviets would not penetrate the Rumanian agea. However, when the
Soviets pushed the Nazis out of Rumania, Turkey severed diplomatic relations
with Germany.
Al]. embassy sections had been in Ankara, with the exception of
the naval attache and the assistant press etache l who had offices in
Istanbul. In addition to the embassy in Ankara, Germany had had a general
consulate in Istanbul and consulates in Adana, Alexanderette, Smyrna and
Trapezunt.
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