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Lt Col Freund of Abwehr III in BERLIN came to Turkey to investigate
the case, but by the time he arrived Hamburger and the journalist couple had
already deserted. He then ordered the Turkish border closed to German nationals
in order to close this escape route. Freund stayed about two weeks,
working in close contact with Ludwig, the local counter-espionage man. Ludwig
told Momm that he had heard a report that Vermehren was being interro-ated by
, the British and that he was revealing all the information that he possessed.
In addition, Vermehren is said to have stated that Momm at one time worked on
economic reports and was in charge of radio training for agents. This romm
definitely asserts is false.
In the meantime a young girl, the daughter of a German diplomat in
SOFIA, who, for a short time worked as a secretary to the SD Chief Moizisch,
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also deserted to the British. At this time orders from BERLIN stated that
Admiral von der Marwitz had been made acting commander of the Abwehr in Turkey.
Leverkuehn, Moms', Koblensky, Schenker-Angerer, and Rosner were recalled.
General Rode had to report to BERLIN for "re-orientation" 1 hut later he returned
to his job of military attache in the German embassy in ANKARA. After
v. . 4 .8 t1 long interrogation, Leverkuehn, because of his responsibility in the affair,
and Schenker-Angerer, because of sus picion that he belonged to the Austrian
resistance movement, were forcibly evicted from the service. Koblensky was
transferred to Denmark, and Momm returned to active duty with the air force.
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Rosner's fate is not known to source. In the wake of the affair, Admiral
Canaris t resignation paved the way for the RSMA to take over the entire Abwehr
organization.
f. Informant Paul Karl Gluech
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On one of his trips to Turkey, Gluech, renewed an acquaintanceship
with a former member of the Turkish staff of the 1914-1918 war, Ziyreddin Said
Erim, who had a mercantile business in ISTANBUL. At his house, Glued-, was
EiTrilbduced in December 1941 to Ismail Okday, chief of the press department of
the Turkish Foreign Office, and who-E10-just been recalled from BASRA where
he had been Consul General. Okday was pro-.German and gain many useful reports
to Gluech on Turkish home affairs. Gluech told Okday that he was working for
the GIS, and Okday knew his reports were passed on.
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Two other Turks, who were sources of information to Gluech were also
sources of information to Said Erim. They were Hairiye, who used to be Turkish
consul at ANTWERP and Salaeddiri-WEO-had been consul in MOSCOW. When Okday left
in 1943 to be Consul General in VIENNA, Hairiye and Salaeddin continued as his
chief sources of information on Turkish affairs, and to both of them Gluech
imparted that he was an agent of the GIS.
g. Names Connected With Diplomatic and Intelligence Service in Turkey.
Allart Kettembeil Haensel, August
-roll, Dr Jenke, Albert Rensonet
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