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DJIDDA. In the early years of World War II he stayed in TIFLIS, where
he took care of the Persian-German traffic through Russia. In 1942 he
TIAS tationed in TRPAZUNT, TURKEY and several months later in ISTANBUL.
Subject speaks Russian and his connections with the Abwehr are not known.
Party membership is doubted.
WAGNER, Dr. (alias WENDEL Dr)
Sonderfuehrer k
Subject waa a high official in Abwehr II and was considered a fanatical
Nazi. He was the political head of the Iranian Freikorps. He was also
connected with Rassenpolitik. Subject was sent to the front in 1943 as
Sonderfuehrer k. He is about thirty-eight years of age, five feet two
inches tall and has a long face. He speaks Italian and French, Subject
comes from KOLN.
von WALTHER
Councillor
Subject is about forty years of age, medium size, has dark hair, narrow
face and is neat in appearance. He was secretary to the German Ambassador
in MOSCOW, Count von der SCHULENBURG. In the summer of 1943 he was appointed
First Councillor at the ANKARA Embassy. He was a member of the
party.
WEBER
Oberst
Subject was Chief of NEST St. Germain AST Angers. In PARIS he worked on
the question of the Near East being attacked from EGYPT.
WEIHER, KURT
Kapitaen z. S.
Subject was with A I Marine Gruppe Sued. In 1944 with the Abschnittskommandeur
Constata, ROUMANIA.
WEIRAUCH, PETER
V-Man
It is believed that he was head of the Abt since its inception. Before
his staff was increased,, he tried, unsuccessfully, to offset the deficiency
of suitable personnel by sheer hard work. With the 'new plan of
expansion he had optomistic visions of a vast network of V-Men and I-Men
and agents under the sole control of his Abt. He left in December of
1944. Rumor had it that he was removed for inefficiency. Nominally he
was appointed Liaison Officer between Amt VI and Army Group South, in which
capacity he was to do six months at the front, before being promoted to
Obetubaf. and Ob. Reg. Rat. He was then to return to the Abt.
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