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The Far Eastern Intelligence Network.
The head of this intelligence network was a German with the alias
"Boris". As far as Kirfel knows, Boris was a leader of the Hitler youth.
Kirfel is unaware whether Boris, who worked in the Shanghai-Nanking region,
had an official German diplomatic position. He assumes however, that he
was attached to the German Legation in Nanking. As far as Boris' colleagues
are concerned, Kirfel knows only a few cover names and these are Fritz,
Emil, Otto and Ludwig.
These names occurred repeatedly in his radio communications. It
could be gathered from certain indications in his radio messages of the first
months of 1945 that he was connected with the Russian secret service and was
collaborating with them. It may therefore suppose that he is today working
for the Soviet Union.
. Wireless messages from East Asia were picked up by the Gelzig transmitter,
decoded there and immediately forwarded to the Abteilung.
j. Plans . for Future Development of Abteilung VI - C/4.
The setting up of a new radio network in East Asia since Boris, from
the above indications, appeared to be no longer reliable.
The Indo-Chinese Tran van Trong, van Muc and van Man, were intended
as agents for this network. The chief transmitter station was to be set up
in Nanking. , The director of this station and of the said radio network was
to be Kirfel, who would be assisted by a German wireless expert. Kirfel was
to be incorporated into the Nanking diplomatic service as adjutant to the
Air Attacheee4nterpreter. It was planned to establieh.eubsidiarywireless
stations, which would only communicate with the chief transmitter at Nanking,
Capt St Jacques in Indo-China, Shanghai, Macao and Kalgan. Transport to the
operational sectors was to follow by U-boat in the months of June and July 45.
The creation of a liaison post with the Japanese Dienststellen in
Sweden with Colonel Onodera was also to be put 'into effect.
There was some thought of setting up a business for Far Eastern art
or founding erimonthly periodical dealing with Far Eastern art. The Japanese
were to be attracted to these enterprises as addisors. A Frau Leppich, who,
as an expert on Far Eastern art and a pupil of Prof Kuemmel, had the necessary
technical qualifications, was to be the director of this undertaking.
The realiFifien—Ot . the project seemed all the more possible in that Frau
Leppioh 'wai t through her marriage, a Swedish subject. However, she finally
d eclinecltP undertake:thelvork as she did not want to endanger her:husband'a
position. Be was a university professor of Indiology in Stockholm.'