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MEMORANDUM TO Captain Bosquet N. Wev, USN, JIOA, 20267, Pentagon

Subjects Intelligence Valus of German Scientists in the Atomic

Energy Field.

oe, With reference to discussions tetveen ieee

GIA and Colone) Rosams of JIOA, it 4 believed a clerification 1, sel )

of the U, S. position - Saas German sefentific per

* sonnel in the field of atomic energy is in orders

2, Heretofore the emphasis in dealing with German scientific.

personnel has been on denial of their talents to potential enemies

and exploitation of their talents by the U. Se or friendly powerse

Other considerations which exist may now be of, greater. importance —

than the previous objectives, These considerations_are (1) that

of their educational value to Germany andy (2) that of their

positive intelligence value. It ie believed that the consensus

nov is that these Gersans could be of Littleasstotance tothe

U. S. in the field of atomic energy though they_might, within a —

certain range of possibilities, contribute materially to a. foreign

progrem, But even in the latter case, they could not advance

such a program beyond a certain minimm tine Limit, Also; from

a political and economic standpoint they could, it seems, be of

great values to the U. S. in its long-range objective of building

up a eelf=sufficient Germanys — Gongeguently 1 wo. 2d recomend

that more emphasis be placed upon them primarily as potential

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sources of positive intelligence and in reconstitution of German

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science and economy, ree eee _ Wo @ (.

GE 1: trie course ‘fe adopted the question of reatraint

= becomes subordinated, and attractiveness of a possible foreign

_ contract largely disappearse

3. Considering only the field of atomic energy and liniting a

the number of individuale to the minimm to reduce the work load

and enhance security, the attached list 1s submitted, The indi- =

viduals named appear to be the best intelligence leads for a.

combination of reasons: political tendencies; age, scientific

ability, degree in which they will attract friends, correspondence, |

otc. It will be noted that a number of the individuals vere not

included in the JIOM Objective List, Revision II, of 8 October 1947.

Also, a few individuals of the group which wes collected during =

and immediately after the collapse of Germany are not included, =

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ILFORUATION REPORT i

SUBJECT Return of German Scientists to Russian Zone; Prof. Scheaer (CIA)

1. Professor Scheuer, leading Germen vitamin research specielist originally fron

Jena University, was evacuated with his assistants by U.S. forces in 1945.

Before his evacuation he was promised an institute, apartment, food, literature,

ané favorable research conditions in the U.S. Zone. Upon avriving in the U.S.

Zone he was held in a camp in ‘herttembery for about 14 years. It was reported

that the food he received wes bad, literature and any other aid was simply not

forthcoming. It is understood that Professor Scheuer wes e meriber of SDAP. we

Later Frofessor Scheuer was moved to Goettingen where he had 9 Sq. meters of

living and working space with hie wife and two children, but otherwise no

improvement in his situation.

2. Several weeks ago information was received that Professor Scheuer planned to

retura to the Riesian Zone. Thié information 16 now confirmed, Professor

Scheuer hae moved to Rehbruecke in Potsdam with ali his assistants. He has

there received a complete institute, with all material necessary, including----

all the furniture he-wants;~and more than adequate living quarters. It is >

reported that the-institate, with 20 assistants, is beginning to work very well,

Professor Scheer has now.taken up contact with former colleagues of his in-- -- ~~

Stuttgart, who suffered from the-same-difficulties-and who will probebly now.

- join him, The Russians have bent over backward to fill any end all of Professor --

Scheuer's needs, Glass, for inetence, which epparently he needed_in_considereole-

@nount in the oeginning, has been made available at once,

a

+ ¥Frofessor Scheser is still not pro-Russien but ne feels that at hie tine of

life he cannot afford to sit idle for so Rany-vears and it i6.more importait—— Hebe B* ||

that he work, rather than-for whom he works, OCS

(washington Comment: Fate sinflar to the above are “beginning-to be very ‘well -

known in Berlin scientific circlés, As discussed between German=scientists,

the general comment igmade that the Weatern Powers are much nicer but actually”

are 6tii1 following a strong tendency not to let research grow too important

in Germany. In epite_of deing informed repeatedly-what the Western Powers lave

Gene for the reestablishment of German research, German scientists feel that

individual scientists are at41l unebdle to obtain decent living quarters, decent

research space, or enough help in the way of foreign publications and other-

necessary material. Such things as the reestablishment of the Max Planck...

Society are appreciated but: do not solve the questions just mentioned. Nore

positive steps to aid individual-scientists will ve necessary if the entire

éroup of highly intellectual Germans are_to renain as favorably disposed to

the U.S. as seems desirable.

The case mentioned in the report is not the first insterce du which this

sort of thing has happened, but is of enough significance and importance to

be brought to the attention of appro,riate authorities in Washington, It

may be recalled that a great muber of scientiste were taken out of the State —

of Thuringia end Saxony-Ashalt at the time this territory was turned over to

the Russian forces, These scientists have been in the West ever since, dut

ho great attention was given to their employment, feeding and housing. . They

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are included on the denial list but the whole policy towards them has been

negative, rather than positive, in caring Tor them and seeing that they are

fully occupied. Added to this list are some 200 top scientists in the American

Zone which are included under the denial list recently published by the Yar

_ Department. Although all these scientiste can be included in the category

which would make it undesirable for them to work for the Russians, there is

nothing to stop them from crossing the zonal boundary and accepting Russian

euployment as hap:.ened in the case of Professor Scheyer.)

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20 May 1946

MEMORANDUM FOR: Joint Intelligence. Group -—--——.

Joint Staff,-Room 2— 263, Tne Pentagon

Washington 25, D.C.

Attn: CIA Liafaon

SUBJECT: Transmittal of Intelligence Material

RSFERSENCE: a. CIA Requirement, Directive Nc. 3880

b. Your request dated 29 March 1948

1. The inclosures are forwarded, herewith in partial

completion of refsrende be

2, Inclogure No. ] indicates the last reported aclentific ~~ =~

occupation of the individuals concerned in clear text. . The i

remaining significant information is eet up in machine codes, -

the keys +o which are-included in enclosure 2 as follows:- -

ste Education_(Tab_A, encl Noe 2) 0

Function (Tab.B, encl No. 2). F

_ Geographical Locations (Tab C. encl No. 2)

i 3, It is pointed out that-a-nimber of individuals are _

shown simply ss "scientist" or "Occupation unknown". ~ These “sre

4 2 or occupation who have been

dditional

but for whom no a

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kh, CIA is engaged in preparing additional biographical data

on all persons in the list for whom additional facte exist. This

Thais material will be forwarded 6

and edited. —._....-_....

@-g0on as it hag been processed

FOR TRE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR COLLECTION AMD DISSEXINATION

CHARLES-RALPH NEWTON

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WASHINGTON 25, D.C.

JIOA Thy 1883

25 May 1948

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Joint Intelligence Oujectives Agency

os Joint Chiefa of Staff

SUBJECT; Request for Information Concerning German Specialiste

REFERENCE: Memorendum from Director, ITO, dated aa April 194%,

subject as above OO

1. Tranemitted herewith in resronse to request contained in -

reference, above, is a summary of the ee ie to this

Agency on the folvowing named individuals;

FIEDLER, Willy A.

IUSSER, Robert et

WEINBUM, Dr. Paul G.

LAVES, Dr. Frits

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FIEDLAR, Willy A.

Dipl. Ing. Willy Fiedler lives in Natern, Wuerttemberg. In

May 1945 he spent three weeke in Faris in American detention. His

family at Waldsee, Laké Constance, wis visited and questioned by

Franch troops in his sbeence. Fiedler hes since gone into tusiness ~~

for hinself. He does not desire to work for the French because he

dislikes their politicel aims and anticipates American intervention

in the French airplen construction program. ;

“Fiedler claims that Dipl. Ing. Lasser, Frieeing, Post-Nussdorf,

bei Rosenheim, Baveria, is the inventor of the V-1.

IAC Agency, Washington, D. 6 February 1946

LUSSER, Robert 2.09

According to Dipl.”

the inventor of the V-:

A: Hledler (see above) Iusser ig

reported living with this family .

aes Bavaria. Sone of the —

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et Friesing, Post Mussdorf, bel.

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_ IAG Agency, Washington, D.C. 16 February 1946

2 Dipl. -Ing.. Loseer_of Messerechbitt, working on Y-] in the French _

one.

' Development of an improved steering device for V-1's, par- -

ticularly to give greater accuracy of steering to the types constructed

by Dipl. Ing. Lugeer, which reach 950 Kn/h (590 =) one of the jobs

aseigned to a French plant to be developed by DPl *

Washington, D.C. 17 July. 1946

WEINBLUM, Dr. Pail G.””

Specialist in construction of ships, ehip propulsion, marine

engineering.

_ IAC Agency, Washington, C. D. 24 June 1946 em

LAVES, Dr. Frite-

Frof. of Coemlatry,; X-Fay_crystellography; podlications in

scientific joumals.— Wife, 2.danghters, age 42, Author

"Atomabstende in Kristallen" Pe tae gore ten 193T

C. 24 June 1946

Left Marturg to accept-a professorehip at Univ. of Muniech,

“September 1946,

_ German Freas Report”

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J10a 199 1883

pace 25 May 1948

MENORAMDOX FOR: Director, Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency

Joint Colefs of Steff ae

GUBJECT: Request for Iaforaation Concerning Gerasn Specialists

REFERENCE: Memorendua froa Director, J10a, dated 29 spril 19%, -

wabject as above .

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1. Trensaitted berevith ia response to request contained is

refermds, abere, ie o sausary of the fafereation reported to this

Ageacy oa the folloving semed individaele: 7

Ss EUR, My a

VEINRUUK, Dr. Foal @.

LaYsS, Dr. Frits

2. CIA bas no-reoord ef Belas WSSHaUSES.

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SIOORAFHIC INPELIQGeBCY REGISTRY

FIEDUR, Willy 4.

Dipl. Ing. Willy Fiedler lives in Kadern, Woerttemberg. In

May 1545 he spent thres weeks in Farie in Americen deteatian. His

family at Waldsee, Lexe Constance, was visite] ant questioned by

_ Preach troops in his ubeemos. Piedler has einos gne into posiness

for himself. Re doed not deaire to work for the French becanes he

dislikes their politioel alse and anticipates American intervention

: Treooh eirplene comstrection prograa.

pueeas a

Dipl. Ing. lesser, Friesing, Foot Busedort

fo the @ Vol.

LOSER, Rodart

- ~ pocording to Tip]. Img. Willy A. Fiedler (eee ebove) lasser is

the {aventor of the Yel. Lasser is reported living with thie femily

at Friesing, Fest Basedorf, bei Kosechbeis, Bavaria. Bone of the

Allies bas sade any effort to codtact his.

tac » D.C. 16 Fedro.

Dipl. Ing. lnscer of Nesversobbatt, vorking om Y-l in the Fresch

Developaent of an improved steering device for V-l's, par-

tlealarly to give greater accuracy of steering to the types constructed

by Dipl. Ing, Lasser, welch reech 950 Ka/h (550 wpb), one of the Jobs

sasigned too French plant to be developed by Dipl. Ing. Jerson.

as. ca, D.C. 17 Ji Ws

VEIURLIK, Dr. Feel 0. _ ae

Specialist in cometraction of ships, sip propulsion, serine

neering. gg

IAG Agency, Kasbingwo, C.D. 2 June 19M

Lavss, Dr. Frits

Prof. ef Chemietry,; I-rey crystallography; publicetions in

scientific Joumale, Wife, 2 daughters, age 42. author

*;tomabatande fa Kristelle’, Hatorieemecne 1937. -

engi

1ac Vasbi D.C. doe 1st

Loft Karburg to accept a professorship at Univ. of Manisch,

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r each one | opeTIRNIET not only possesses :

a wealth of war potential information, but is acquainted with all.

the other important European scientists who possess a like knowl=>— > I--_

edge. This list is_as follows:

(a) Carl Krauch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors

of I G Farben and General Plénipotentiary for Chemical Pro-

duction on-Goering's staff. ni f top industrial scien

tists of Germany. (geen aes a ee

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SL visory Council, Economic Gro

Office for- Economic Developmen’ hi evelop-

ment Department, Office for G aw Mate: ynthetics,

z Four Year_Plan; Member, © cademy for Aviation Research;

s- Senator, Kaiser Wilhelm Society; Honorary Member, Association

of German Chemists; Member, Dir » Reich Researe

and chairman, deputy chairman yard member-of other

industrial: tirns, “combines, and enterprises, within Germany.

and the occupied countries,/ ‘

(>) Hermann Schmitz, Chairman of the J_G Farben Managi

Directors. —

Board of

a) fu of the Central Committe; qT

nae ae 5 tary Economy Leader; Member, Goering Committee of

Experts on Raw Materials Questions} Menber, Select Advisory _

Council, Reich Group Industry; Member ‘Board of Directors, —~

Bank of International Settlements, Basie; Chairman, Currency

Committee, Reichsbank; Menber, Academy for Geran Law; Men-

ber, Committee for Corporate Law; Chairman, Board of Directors,

House of German Art;-and chairman, deputy chairman and/or

board member of other industrial f combines, and enter-—

Member, Reich-

rms

prises, within Germany and the oeeupied countries and else- —

where,

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Carl Krauch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors~-

of I G Farben and General-Plenipotentiary for Chemical Pro- —

duction on Goering's-staf. -Qne of thé top industrial scie

tists of Germany. (meme Ree See

per ©: he Managing Board 0 entral

Committee; Chief, Division 1; Chief, Ligison Office W; Member,

NSDAP, NSFK, and German:Labor Front; Military Econom Leader;

Holder of Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross; Member, Ad-

visory Council, Economie Group Chemical Industry; Chief, Reich *

Office for Economic_ elopment;_Chief,-Research and Develop=——

ment Department, Office -for-German Raw Materials and-Synthetics,

Four Year. Plan} Member, German Academy for Aviation Research;

Senator, Kaiser Wilhelm Society; Honorary Member, Association

of German Chemists; Member, Directorate, Reich Research Council;

and chairman,_deputy chairman and/or board member of other

industrial-firms,-combines,_and enterprises, within Germany

and the occupied countries, __ .

Hermann Schmitz, Chairman of the I G Farben Managi Board of

Directors.

0. e central Committee; Member, Keich=—"

ae} ary Economy Leader; Member, Goering Committee of

Experts.on Raw Materials Questions; Member, Select Advisory

Council, Reich Group Industry; Member, Board of Directors, __ —

Bank of Interna al Settlements, Basls3~ Chairman, |

Committee, Reichsbank} Member, Academy for German Lav

ber, Committee for Corporate Law; Chairman, Board of Dir

House of German Art; x deputy chairman and/or_

poard member_of other 1 Arms, combines, .and enter

prises, within Germany and the occupie countries and else-

where,

Georg von Schnitzler, Chief of the Compe!

the Manaping Board oot Di re : :

Bnvrei- Comm. ef3- Sales Con! yes

Sales Combine C is; Chairmin, Dyestuffs .¢

Chairman, Chemic Committee; Mombor, NSDAP ;

Member, German Labor Front; Member, NSKK} Mi itary Economy _

Leader; Member, Greater Advisory Council

Industry; Chairman, Permanent Committee

Reich Group

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TA rectors and_of the Central Committee; Member, Technical Com-

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Reich Group Industry; Member, Committee for Foreign Trade,

Reich Group Industry; Deputy Chairman, Economic Group Chen-

ical Industry; Chief, Sub-Group 16,-Tar Dyes and Tar Dye

Invernediates, Economic Group Chem! al Industry; Chairman,

Council for Propaganda of German Economy, Ministry of

Propaganda; Representative of German Group in Dyestuffs Four-

Party Cartel; Chairman, Interstate German-Belgian Committee;

Vice President, Court of Arbitration, International Chamber

of Commerce; vice chairman, German-Italian Studies Foundation;

Member, German-Spanish Society; Member, German-French Society;

Menber, Directorate, German Group of International Chamber of

Commerce; and.chairman, vice chairman and/or board member of —

other industrial firms, combines, and enterprises within

Germany, the occupied countries and elsewhere,/

Fritz Ga jewski , Plant Leader of Wolfen Film Plant and Manager -

of “AGFA" Plants located at_Wolfen Filmfabrik, Berlin-Lichten=

berg, -Premnitz Landsberg, Munich-Camerawerk, Bobingen, Rott-

weil, 1931-1945, which produced photcgraphic materials, arti-

ficial silk, synthetic fibers, lulose wool, cellulose, all

= ‘sellulosé products and ozalid,

Member of the_ Ag bt

and OL tne 1 Committee; Chief, Division 3;_

Deputy Chairman, Technical Committee; Member, NSBAP; ender,

German-Labor-Front;-Member, National Socialist Bund of German.

Technicians;-Member,-Reich Air Raid Frotection Bund; Military

Economy Le Member, Advisory C uncil, Economic Group Chéek-

ical “Industry er, Sub-group for Chemical Production of __

Artificial’ Fibres,“ Economic Group. hemical: Industry}; Menber, _

Artificial Fibres-Comnittee, Economic Group Textile Industry

Menber, Sub-group for Cellulose Production, Economié Group.

Paper, Cardboard, Cellulose and Wood Pulp Production} emb

Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Halle/Saale; Chairman, P

sion Fund_of Agfa of Employees of I G Farben AG, Wolfen- -

Bitterfeld; Member, Managing Board of Directors, Plant Savings

Association, Ludwigshafen; Chief, Section V, Trade Association

of Chemical_Industrie, Leipzig;-Deputy Member, Saxony Country

Union of the Reich: Union_of-Industrial Trade Associations, _

Dresden; Member,-Board of Trustees, Central Buropean Economic.

Diet; and chairman, deputy chairman_and/or-board member of 22> ~~~

other industrial firms, combines, and enterprises within =

Germany and the occupied countries,/._ .

Heinrich Hoerlein, Plant Tagder of the Elberfeld Plant, 1933-

1941, and Manager-of—the Elberfeld Plant, 1931-1941, which

produced pharmaceuticalsysorganic intermediates, insecticides,

biologicals, and research in pharmaceuticals and che: cals for

mittee; Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Main Committee; Member,

NSDAP; Member, German Labor Front; Money j-Ney tone 1-pon artes ———

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Propaganda; Representative of German Group in Dyestuffs Four-

Party Cartel; Chairman, Interstate German-Belgian Committee;

Vice President, Court of Arbitration, International Chamber

of Commerce; Vice Chairman, German-Italian Studies Foundation;

Member, German-Spanish Society; Member, German-French Society;

Member, Directorate, German Group of International Chamber of

Commerce; and chairman, vice chairman and/or board member of

other industrial firms, combines, and enterprises within

Germany, the occupied countries and elsewhere

Fritz Gajewski, Plant Leader of Wolfe.

of "AGFA" Plants located at Wolfen Fi

berg, Premnitz

weil, 1931-194 :

ficial silk, synthetic -fibsrs, cellulose_wool, cellulose; all: *

ellulose products and ozalid.

Member of the g ‘d 7

. 1 Committee; Chief, Division oe

Deputy. Chairman, vical Comm ; Member, NSDAP} Member,

German Labor Front} Member, Natio Socialist Bund of German ~

Technicians; Member,-Reich Air Raid Protection Bund; Military

Econony Leader; Menber, Advisory Council, Economic Group Chen-~

ical Industry; Member, Sub-group for Chemical Production of

Artificial Fibres, Economic Group Chemical Industry; Member,

Artificial Fibres Committee, Economic ‘Group Textile Industry; ~~

Member, Sub-group for Cellulose Production -Economi¢ Group ,

Paper, Cardboard, Cellulose and Wood Pulp Productions. Member,

Chamber “of Industry: and Commerce, Halle/Saale; Chairman, Per

sion Pond_of Agfa _of_ Employees of IG Farben AG, Wolfen- _

Bitterfeldj Member, Managing Board of Directors, Plant Savi

Association, Ludwigshafen; Chief, Section V, Trade-Association

of Chemical Industrie Leipzig; Beputy Member, Saxony- Country

Union_of_the-Reich Union of. Industrial Trade Asso

Dresden; Member, Board of Trustees, Céntral: European Econo

Diet; and chairman, deputy chairman and/or board member o

other industrial fir ombines, and enterprises within

Gernany and_the occupied countries,/

Heinrich Roerlein, Plent Lagden of the Elberfeld Plant, 1933-_

1941, and-Manager_of the Elberfeld /Plant ,-1931-1941, which —

nm Film Plant and Manager ~

infabrik, Berlin-Lichten-

Landsberg, Munich-Camerawerk, Bobingen, Rott-

5, -which-préduced-photographic materials, arti

produced pharmaceuticals,

biologicals, and researe

ganic intermediates, insecticides, :

n-pharmaceuticals and chemicals for

rectors and-of-the Central Committee; Member, Technical Com-

mittee;-Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Main Committee;-Member, :

NSDAP; Member, German Labor Front; Member, National Socialist

Bund of German Technicians} Chairman, ,Julius.Liebig Soodety}- =

Treasurer, Kaiser Wilhelm fed § Treasurer, German ¢! :

Association3- Chairman, Adv. Council Deutsche Bank}” —

Chamber of-Commerce, Wuppertal; and ckadrman-and/or board mem-

ber of other industrial-firms, comb nés, and enterprises within

Germany andthe occupied-countries,/ :

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August von Knieriem, Chief Counsel of IG Farben.

Menber of =

ig. Board of Directors and_of—the-Cen ral Committee; Chairman,

Patent Committee; Member, NSDAP; Member, German Labor Front;

Member, National Socialist eer eee Member, German

Society of Nobles; Member, Committee for Patents and Thade~

marks, Reich Group Industry}; Member, Committee for Market Reg-

ulation and Business Economics, Reich Group Industry; Member,

Law Committee, Reich Group Industry, and of the following.

special sub-committees: Corporation Law, Law for Limited Con-

panies, and Law of Conditional Transfer of Property; Member, —_-

Board Committee forCartel and Tax Policies, Business Economic: ~

Questions, and Market Problems, Reich Group Industry; Member, _

Acadeny. Ch ee ee for the Law of —

a

Copyrigr Member, Working Association for German-Hungarian-

Legal Relations, Academy for German Law; Member, Working _

Association for Four Year Plan Questions within Framework of

Patent Committee; Member, Patents and_Trademarks Law Committee:

Member, Patent_Law Committee; Member, Tradémarks and Competi-.-

tion Committee; Member, German Working Association for Legal

Protection of Industry and Patent Law;-Full Member, Inter-

national Chamber of Law; Chairman, Séction |"

Protection", MOP et ee eel Member, Conmittee-

for Questions of Industrial Legal Protection, International |

Chamber_of Commerce}; Member, Committee-for Questions of Inter-

national Cartels,;—International Chamber of Commerce; } a

Kaiser.Wilhelm Society; Board Member, International Bydroge

ation Patents-Co, The Hague, Holland} Board Member, Interna-

tional Hydrogenation Engineering and Chemical Co, the Hague,

Holland;-and chairman or board membe? of other industrial

firms, combines;:and enterp ses_within Germany andthe ~

occupied countries

Fritz Ter Meer, Chief of the Technical Committee of the

Managing Board-of_Directors, and Chief o ;

Group. tnechare f pr of Suet

mn

Industrial-Legal—_—

or the Ce: 0! re a

ember, NSDAP; Member, Germari Labor Front; Wiitary =

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Economy Leader; Commissioner and Armament Commissioner of _

the Commissioner for Italy of the Réich Ministry for Armament

and War Production; Member, Economic. Group Chemical Industry;

Member, Advisory Council Economic Group Chemical Industry;

Chief, and Chairman, Product

Inorganic Products; Economic Group Chemical Industry; Member, _

Advisory Council, Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Rhein-

Main Region, Frankfurt; Chairman, Trade:Association of Chemical

ion Committee, Sub-group-1, Other = -—

Industry, Berlin; Member, Advisory Council, Reich Union of «

Industrial Trade Associations, Berlin-Wilmersdorf; Member,

Fischer Society; Chairman, Administrativ Committee of the

Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry; Member, Scholarship ~~~ _

Committee. Justus Liebie Socitetv: Treasnre eghemical Group, ~

House of Technology, Gau Hessen-Na sauj President, Emil

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Menber Committee; Member, NSDAP; Member, chepeas Labor Front;

Member, lnbroved for Release: 2022/06/22 C00010786ation; Member, German

Society oPPnOoLes} Member, Conmittee for Patents and Thade-

marks, Reich Group Industry; Member, Committee for Market Reg-

ulation and Business Economics, Reich Group Industry; Member,

Law Committee, Reich Group Industry, and of the following.

special sub-committees: Corporation Law, Law for Limited Con-

panies, and Law of Conditional Transfer of Property; Member,

Board Cormittee for Cartel and Tax Policies, Business Economics

Questions, and Market Problems, Reich Group Industry; Member,

Academy for German Law; Chairman, Committee for the Law of

Copyright; Member, Working Association for German-Hungarian

a Legal Relations, Academy for German Law; Member, Working

Association for Four Year Plan Questions within Framework of

Patent Committee; Member, Patents and Trademarks Law Committee;

Member, Patent Law Conini btee ; Member, Trademarks and Competi-- {

-- tion Committee; Member, German Working Association for Legal

repeats Protection-of Industry and Patent Law; Full Member, Inter- _

national Chamber _of Law; Chairman, Section "Industrial Legal

Protection", International Chamber of Law; Member; Committee

for Questions of Industrial Legal Protection, International -

Chamber of Commerce;"Member, Committee for Questions of. Inter-

national Cartels, International Chamber of Commerce; Member, = __

Kaiser Wilhelm Society; Board Member, International Hydrogen- —- —

ation Patents Co, The Hague, Hollands Board Member Interna-~ :

tional Hydrogenation Mneineéring and ‘Chemical Co, the Hague :

Holland;-and-chairman or board member of other industrial

firms, combines, and enterprises within Germany and the

occupied countries,/ _ : -_ ‘

?

(eg) Fritz Ter Meer, Chief_of the Technical committee_of_the

Managing-Board_ of Directors, and Chief of the Directional

Group. i » of production of synthetic rubber poseen

t_ metals

rica

0. ener t e3

} Member, NSDAP; Member, Germani La “Front; udlitar —

Economy Leader3—Commissioner and Armament Commissioner_of

the Commissioner for Italy of the Reich-Ministry for Armament _

and War Production; Member, Economic Group Chemical Industry; _

Member, Advisory Council, Economic Group Chemical Industry; —

Chief, and Chairman, Production Committee, Sub-group 1, Othe:

Inorganic Products, Economic Group Chemical Industry; Member,

Advisory. Chi of Indust nd Commerce, Rhein-

Main Région, Fr:

Industry, Berli sory Co (1, Red ion

Industrial Trad dons, Berlin-Wilmersdorf; Member,

House of Technology. Hessen-Nassan President, Emil

Fischer Societys_Cha ee Administrativ Committee of the =

Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry; Member, Scholarship

wee Committee, Justus Liebig Society; Treasure emical Group, —

National Socialist Bund of German Technic ‘and. chairiian,

deputy chairaeny or boait ember of other_industrial -firms,~ _

combines, and enterpris many the -occupied.coun=

tries and elsewhere

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(h) “Christian Schneider, Plant Leader of Ammoniakwerk, Merseburg

(Leuna), 1936-1938; Full Manager of Ammoniakwerk,-Merseburg

(Leuna), 1938-1945; Deputy Manager Ammoniakwerk, Merseburg

and Manager of Leuna Plant, 192 -1936; these plants produce

inorganics and nitrogen, organic intermediates, solvents,

plasticisers, methanol, dyeing and printing auxiliaries,

etergen ay erinic op f and bricating oils,

: : , Member of

© Nanaging Board of Direc 0: e Central Committee; ~

Chief, Division 1; Chief, Central Personnel Departrient; Chief

Counter-Intelligence Agent, OKW-Abwehr; Chief of Plant Leaders:

Member, NSDAP; Supporting Member, SS} Member, German Labor —

Front; Member, Advisory Council, Economic Group Chemical In- ~~

dustry; Member, Committee for Supervision of Health, Reich --—-—

Group Industry; Member, Advisory Council, Chamber_of Economics : «-

of the_Central Elbe-Region; Member, Experts Committee, Reich

Magdeburg 3

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Trustee_of Labor, Economie Territory Central Elbe Du: :

Member, Advisory - Council, Industrial Department of the -Chamber

of Economics, Magdeburg; Vice-Chairman, Chamber of Industry

and Commerce, Halle/Saales; Member, Conmittee of Reich Institute

for Professional_Training _in_Commerce_and=Industry3 Member ’

Managing Board-of Directors, Trade Association of Chemical =»

Industry; Member, Labor Chamber, Halle/Saale; Member, Advisory __

Council-of Gau Leader of NSDAP, Gau Administration Halle-

Merseburg; Member, Working Committee of German Labor Front e

Gau Administration Halle-Merseburg;. Member, Association of

Employers of the Gau Administration Halle-Merseburg of the. __

NSDAP; Assistant, Gau Economie Advisory of NSDAP, Gau Admini -

stration Halle-Mers>burg; Member, Prussian Provincial Council; __

Honorary Member, Finance Court of the Country Treasury, .Magde-~

burg; and_chairman and/or board member of other industrial

firms, combines, and enterprises within Germany-and the occu-

pied countries,/_ re ae

(i) Otto Ambros, Member of “the Managi®e Board of Directors.” Man- ~~

ager of the following plants: Schkopau (Buna I), 1935-1945; 9°

Ludwigshafen-Oppau (Organic, Intermediates and Dyestuffs--—

Plants and_Laboratories), 1938-1945 3 Huels (Buna II), 1938-

1945; Ludwigshafen (Buna III), 1941-1945; Auschwitz (Buna IV), —_

1941-1945; Gendorf (Inorganic). 91941-1945; Dyhernfurt, 1941-

19453; Falkenhagen, 1942-1945; which produced syntheti¢ rubber

inorganics and “nitrogen, organic intermediates » solvents, —

plasticisers, methanol, le accelerators, dyestuffs,

dyeing and-printing auxiliaries, detergent raw materials, ;

aK poisonous gas. and-intermediates, Ambros is one of Germany's —

?

most brilliant-industrial-chemists..Hé was in charge of eS

plant expansions and supervised the synthetic rubber industry

(Buna) in which synthetic rubber was produced and stockpiled

for the German war machine, using as raw materials air, water,

and 4n inferior grade of-coal. He is an-expert on the terrain

and industrial capacity of Poland and could give-detailed in- |

formation on the IG Farben Buna Plant at Auschwitz. In fact,

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- burg; and chairman nd/or board member of other industrial

(beuna), 1930719453 Deputy Manager, Amroniakwerk, Merseburg

and Manage‘ noroved for Release: 2022/06/22 CO0010786e plants produce

inorganics tha nitrogen, organic intermediates, solvents,

plasticisers, methanol, dyeing and printin

; : ay materiale pasoline and

g auxiliaries,

detergen

bricating oils.

> Member of

e Manaring 1 of the Central Committee;

Chief, Division 1; Chief, Central Personnel Department; Chief

Counter-Intelligence Agent, OKW-Abwehrs Chief of Plant Leaders:

Member, NSDAP; Supporting Member, SS; Member, German Labor

Front; Member, Advisory Council, Economic Group Chemical In-

dustry; Member, Committee for Supervision of Health, Reich

Group Industry; Member, Advisory Council, Chamber of Economics

of the Central Elbe Region; Member, Experts Committee, Reich.

Trustee of Labor, Economie_Territory Central Elbe Magdeburgj

? the Chamber

of Economics, Magdeburg; Vice-Chairman, Chamber of Industry — — |

and Commerce, Halle/Saale; Member, Committee of Reich Institute. :

for Professional Training in Commerce and Industry ;- Member, ‘

Managing Board of Directors, Trade Association of Chemical

Industry; Member, Labor Chamber, Halle/Saale; Member, Advisory _

Council of Gau Leader of NSDAP, Gau Administration Halle--“s-~

Merseburg; Member, Working Committee of German labor Front, ~°

Gau Administration Halle-Merseburg; Member, Association of ae

Employers_of the Gau Administration Halle-Merseburg ofthe

NSDAP$ Assistant, Gau Economic Advisory of NSDAP, Gau Admi1 =

stration HallesMersaburg; Menber Prussian Provincial Council; __

Honorary=Member, Finance Court of the Country Treasury, Magde-

firms, combines. terpr. within Germany-and the occu-.

pied countries — spi ll

Otto Ambros, Member of the ¥ : 4,

ager of the following plants: Sch) opau (Buna I), 1935-1945;

Ludwigshafen-Oppau (Organic, I GQiates_and Dyestuffs.

Plants and Laboratories), 193: Y Buna-II),~

1945; Ludwigshafen (Buna III), 1941-1945 L is ;

1941-1945 ;-Gendor. (Inorganic , “1941-1945; rnfurt, 1941-

1945; Falkenhagen, 1942-19453 which produced thetic rubber,

inorgantes-end nitrogen, organic intermediates, solvents, _

plasticisers, methanol, plastics, accelerators, dyestuffs,

dyeing and printing auxiliaries, detergent raw materials,

poisonous gas and intermediates, Ambros.is oné of Germany's

most brilliant industrial chemists, He was in charge of |

plant expansions and supervised the synthetic rubber industry ;

(Buna) in_ which synthetic rubber_ as produced and stockpiled...

for the German war machine, using as raw materials air, water,

and an inferior _grade_of coal,_He is.an-expert on thé terrain _

and industrial capacity of Poland and could give -détailéed in-

formation on_the I G Farben Buna Plant_at: Auschwitz, In fact,

he could_give invaluable information on industrial conditions

and plants_in_general in all of Western Europe par :

larly the Ludwigshafen~p ‘I QiFarben in , _

The French were extremely S. wantedat

no fvron, b z

ndous~ poison gas pro=

under his immediate

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supervision. In particular, the two new extreme

poison gases developed bythe Nazis during the war, tabun

and sarin, were under his personal supervision. 1 was

Ambros who personally persuaded Hitler not_to use these

gases during the war,—Itis-also- probable that Ambros

would have a-rather detailed knowledge of the’ Norskhydro

ly deadly

Norwegian heavy water plant, which was destroyed

war, but which I GF. was the la €

» technical

Chairman, Plastics

23 gent Raw Materials Com-

mittee; Chairman, Intermediat Committee; Member, NSDAP

Menber, German Labor Front; Military Economy Leader; Holde

of Knight's Cross of_the War Merit Cross; Chief, Special

Committee Plastics, Reich Ministry of Armaments and Muniti ,

Special_Consultant-to Chief, Research and Development Depart- - __:

ment, Four Year Plan; Chief, Special Committee Cy, Chemical __

Warfare; Chief, Sub-grovp_Textile Auxiliaries Economic _Group

Chemical Industry; xpert_for buna Economic_éroup_Chemical

‘uction Committee, Sub-group Carbide

Chemistry, | reoal, Economic-Group Chemical ~~ ~

Industry; and_chairman and/or board member of- numerous in=

dustrial firms, combines, and_enterprises within Germany. and --

the occupied -countries,/

Max Brueggémann, Sécretary of the Mana ing Board_of Directors

and an expert on pharmaceuticals,

: So “eee Deputy General Manag.>, Lever, sens

Deputy Chief; vombine Pharmaceuticals and Plants Pro-

tective Agents; Director, Legal, Patent, and Personnel Depart-

, nents, Works Combine_Lower Rhine; Member, NSDAP; Member,

German Labor Front; Vice-Chairman, Chamber-of Industry_and

Commerce, Solingen; and chaizman and/or board member of nus...

merous industrial firms, combines, and enterprises within

Germany-and_the occupied ecauntties,/ :

Ernst Buergin, Plant Leader of Bitterfeld-Wolfen Plants,") ~~

1938=1945,-w ch produced inorganics and nitrogen, orgdhic —

intermediates, plastics, magnesium and aluminum, dyestuffs,

dyeing and printing auxiliaries detergent raw materials

nse des , geht metals, oe a ae ek eS

: oe at es Eomber,: Managing rd-OL

Directors; Member, Technical Committee; Chief, Works Combine

Central Germany; Chairman, ‘Chlorine Sub-Committee; Member,

NSDAP; Member, German Labor. Front; Military Economy Leader; _ .

Collaborator of Krauch in Four Year Plan; Chairman, Technical——-.

Committee Sub-group’ Soda, Caustic Alkalines, Chlorine,

Hydrochloric Acid and Related Products, Economie Group

Chemical Industry; and chairman-and/or board member of other

industrial firms, combines, and enterprises within Germany

and the occupied countries,7 _

Heinrich Buetefisch, Technical Chief of Leuna Works , Merse-—_.-__-.

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Norwegian heavy water plant, which was destroyed during the

war, but jn which I_G Farben was the large sinele st =

13 CW Member, Technical

: ember, Chemicals Committee; Chairman, Plastics

and Rubber Committee; Chairman, Detergent Raw vaterials Con-

mittee; Chairman, Intermediates Committee; Member, NSDAP

Member, German Labor Front; Military Economy Leadér; Holder

of Knight's Cross of the War-Merit Cress; Chief, Special

Committee Plastics, Reich Ministry of Armaments and Munitions;

Special Consultant to Chief, Research ‘and Development Depart- —

~nent, Four Year Plan; Chief, Special Committee C, Chemical

Warfare; Chief, Sub-group Textile Auxiliaries,-Economic Group ——

Chemical Industry; Expert for buna, Economic éroup Chemical- - —

Industry; Chairman, Production Committee Sub-group Carbide _

Chemistry, Methanol and Charcoal, Econonte Group Chemical :

_ Industry; and chairman and/or board member of numerous 4 |

dustrial firms, combines,-and enterprises within Germany and

the occupied countries,/_ a

(j) Max Brueggemann, Secretary of the Ma

nd harmaceuticals, Gm j

(ar Deputy Genera Manag.>, 1! K

Wa Deputy Chief, _ es Combine Pharmaceuticals and-Plants -Pro=_

tective Agents; Director, Legal, Patent, and Personnel” Depart

, ments, Works Combine_Lower Rhine}; Member, NSDAP; Member,

German-Labor Front} Vice-Chairman, Chamber of Industry _and

Commerce, Solingen; and_chaixman and/or board member of nu-. _

merous industrial firms, combines, and enterprises within

Gerrany_and the occupied eayntries,/

haging Board of Diréctors

(x) Ernst Buergin, Plant. Leader of Bitterfeld*wWolfen Plants,”

° 1938-1945, wh ch produced inorganics and nitrogen orgatitc

intermediates, plastics, magnesium and aluminun, dyestuffs, _

dyeing and printing auxiliaries detergent raw materials, —

Ge 3 eee Pere

§

ees ee ee Bomber, Managing Board o gs a

Directors; Member Technical Committes; Chief Works Combine

Central Germany; Chairman, ‘Chlorine Sub-Committee; Member,

NSDAP; Member, German Labor. Front; Military Economy Leader;

Collaborator_of Krauch in Four: Year Plan; Chairman, Technical

Committee," Sub-group Soda, Caustic Alkalines, Chlorine,

Hydrochloric Acid a d_Related Products, Economic: Group - =

3 Chemical-Industry;_and chairman and/or. board member of other

: industrial“firms, combines, and enterprises within Germany

and the occupied countries,7 :

Heinrich Buetefisch, Technical Chief of Leuna Works, Merse-

burg, 1931=1945; Deputy Manager, Ammoniakwerk, Merseburg, _ —

1934-19453 and Chief Syn. €asoline);\*Auschwitz, 1941=

19455; which produce rogen,: gasoline, lubricating ‘ot Silda

bangl. mersol ganic Antermediates_and suct ao

: Member, Managing : Tec

pa Srmittees Military EBéc

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-of the War Merit Cross; Member, Himmler Circle of Friends;

Member, NSDAP; Lieutenant Colonél, 6S; Member, German Labor

Front; Member, NSKK; Member, NSFK3 Member, National Socialist

Bund of Technicians} Collaborator of Krauch in Four Year Plan;

Chief, Committee for O11, Reich Ministry of Armament and

Munitions; Production Commissioner for O11, Ministry of Arma-----

ments; Chief,-Economic Group Liquid Fuel Industry; Chief

Working Association for Hydrogenation, Synthesis and Smolder=___

ing, Economie Group Liquid Fusl Industry; President, Technical

Experts Committee;~International Nitrogen Convention; Chairman,

Working Association Fertilizers; and chairman, deputy chairman,

and/or board_member_of other. industrial firms, combines, and

enterprises within Germany and the occupied countries,/

Paul Haefliger, Member of ty

ne Board of Directors and -—-

an expert—on light metals, a ne :

; = [eeeey Member, ‘Commercial Commit ej

vice-Chairman,- Central Management, Sales Combine Chemicals;

Member, Chemicals_Committee; Member, Southeast Furope Com@ittes;

Menber East Asia Committee; Member, East Committee; Member,

Propaganda Committee;-Member, German Labor Front; and_chairman,

deputy chairman_and/or board member of other industrial firms, —-

combines; and enterprises within Germeny and the occupied

countries.$/. a

Max Ilgner

director

e in NW? Departments, dn WLPO

Department) , VOWI. (Economic Research Department)

(Central Finance Administration); Member, Commercial Committee;

Member, NSDAP; Member, German r Front; Menber NSKK; Mem- =

ber, National Socialist Reich fers! Bund; Member Re

Film Chamber;-Member, Reich Colonial Bund; Military Econ Ss

Leader; Member, Circle of Foreign Trade-Exparts, Ministry of _

Propaganda;-Member, Circle of Foreign Trade_Experts for For-

eign Economic questions; President, Carl Schurz Associationj

Vice President, Central European Economie Diets Member

German-American Economic_Association; Member, Managing Board

of Directors, Economic Association for Central.and South

America; Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors, German=Bulgarian —

Chamber of Commerce; Member, German-Norwegian Chamber of Com-

merce; Member, Committee for Foreign Trade_and Currency_

Questions of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris; ~—

Deputy Member, Council of Trustees, Institute for Market ue Bae

Analysis, Berdin;- Chairman; Southeast Committee, Reich Group

Industry;-Chairman, Hungary. Committee,! Reich Group Industry; |

Chairman, German Group:of the Gerinan-Roumanian Experts Con-

mittee for Questions of Financing Industry; Southeast Com=

mittee, Economic Group Chemical Industry; Mémber, Working ~

Comittee for Foreign Trade Questions; Member, miscellaneous

German political and public agencies and international — :

propaganda associations; and chairman and/or board member of

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und o Gah i inticee 9 AN Vn na Rae Ae Mass x n Four Year Plan

Chief, Comubhioved [or Release: oe ne ee 0 O78S Armament and ;

Munitions; Production Commissioner for 011, Ministry of Arma-

ments; Chief, Economic Group Liquid Fuel Industry; Chief

Working Association for Hydrogenation, Synthesis and Smolder-

ing, Economie Group Liquid Fuel Industry; President, Technical

Experts Committee, International Nitrogen Convention; Chairman,

Working Association Fertilizers; and chairman, deputy chairman,

and/or board member of other. industrial firms, combines, and

enterprises within Germany and the occupied countries

Paul coe oon aE Member of the Manag

g Board of Directors and

an expert on light metals, — Sait [re :

me fee Member, Commercial Committee; :

’ nairman;-Central Management, Sales Combine Chemicals; _ i

Member, Chemicals Committee; Member, Southeast Europe Committee;

Member, East Asia Committee; Member, East Committee; Member,

Propaganda Committee; Member, German Labor Front; and chairman,

deputy chairman and/or board member of ‘other industrial firms,

combines, and enterprises within Germany and the occupied

countries.

Max Ilgner, Member of =

director o pte ge

%

es, Beriin NV rements, including WIPO conomic Folicy

Department) VOWI (Economic Research Department), and ZEFI.--

(Central Finance. Ad tion); Membér, Commercial Committee; _

Member, NSDAP; Member, German Labor Front; Member, NSKK; Men-

ber, National Socialist Reich Soldiers’ Bund; Memter, Reich

Film Chamber; Member, Reich Colonial Bund; Military Econom

Leader;-Member, circle of Foreign Trade -Exper n

Propaganda; Member, Circle of Foreign Trade_ C

eign Economic Questions; President, Carl Schurz Assoc

Vice President, Central European Economic Diet; Membor, _

German-Anerican-Economic™ Associati Member, Managing Board

of Directors, Economic Association for Central_and South _

America; Deputy_Chairman, Board of Directors, German=Bulgar:

Chamber: of Commerce; Member, German-Norwegian Chamber of Com

merce;-Member, Committee for Foreign Trade_and Currency =

Questions of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris;

Deputy. Member, Council of Trustees, Institute for Market...

Analysis, Berlin; Chairman, Southeast Committee, Reich Group

Industry};: Chairman, Hungary. Co Reich Group Industry;

Chairman, German Grou ‘ ~Roumanian Experts Com- ‘

mittee for Questions of Financing stry, Southeast Com- — an

mittee, Economic Group Chemical Industry; Mémber, Working

Committee -for Fo ign Trade Quest: Member, ni scellancous

German .political_and publ ge d international

propaganda associations; and _chairi and/or-board member of

other industrial firms, combines, enterprises within Germany,

the occupied countries.and .elsewher .

Friedrich Jae

and Chief

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Chief, Engineering Department Hoechst; Deputy Chief, Works

Combine Main Valley; Member, technical Committee; Member,

NSDAP; Member, German Labor Front; Military Economy Leader;

Member, Greater Advisory Council, Reich Group Industry;

Member, Finance Committee, Hesse Regional Trustee Agency for

Plant Air Raid Protection, Reich Group Industry, Frankfurt;

Vice-Chairman, and Chief, Industrial Department, Gau Chamber-

of Economics, Hesse, District office Hesse, Keich Group

industry; Member, German Standardizing Committee; Menber,

Managing Board of Directors and Advisory Council, Reich Union

of Technical Supervisory Associations} Member, Advisory * -

Council, Managing Board of Directors, and Chief, Technical.

Committee, Trade Association of the Chemical Industry;

Regional Plenipotentiary for Business Transport of the Reich

Railway Management, Frankfurt; rs Board of Trustees, at

f

Reich X-ray_Agenoy of the Government Office for Testing of

Materials, Berlin; and chairman and/or board member of numer-_

ous industrial firms, combines, and_enterprises within

Germany and the occupied countries,7

Hans Kuehne, Plant_Leader of Leverkusen, 1933-1943, which

produced inorganics, organic intermediates buna, plastics, | .

pharmaceyticals, insecticides, acetylcéllulose, synthetic. 22.”

fibres, Mem-

ber, Man -Boatd ol Directors; Member, Te if Committee; .

Chief, Inorganic Committee; Chief, Works Combine Lower Rhine;

Member ;-NSDAP$ Member, German Labor Front; Member, Advisory _

Council.and Industrial Department, Chamber of Economics, :

Duesseldorf; Member, Advisory Council, Chamber. of Commerce, —-

Munich+Gladbach; Member District Labor Chamber, Essen; Man-

ager, Ostmark Branch Office, Economi¢ Group Metalware and

Related=Industrial Products} and chairman, deputy chairman, .- -

vice-chairman and/or board member_of-numerous industrial ~~

firms, combines, and enterprises within Germany and the Spb,

occupied countries,/ :

Carl Lautenschlaeger, Plant Leader_at Hoechst Plant, 1938-

1945, which produced .inorganics, solvents, organic dnter-

mediates, plastics, pharmaceuticals, compressed gases

welding and cutting equipme gen.

‘Member naéging Board _

of Directors; Member, Technical Committee;~ hief, Works _

Combine Main Valley; Member, NSDAP; Member, German Labor

Front; Military Economy Leader; Member, Managing Board of

Directors, Koch-Institut, Frankfurt; Member, Managing Board

of Directors, Behring~Institut, Marburg; Member, Research —

Council, Kaiser Wilhelm Society for Psychiatry, Munich; and

chairman, deputy chairman and/or board member of other

industrial firms, combines; erprises within Germany .

and the occupied countri .

f_the Managing Board of-Directors.-

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Vice-Chairman, and Chief, Industrial Department, Gau Chamber

of Economics, Hesse, District Office Hesse, Reich Group

Industry; Member, German Standardizing Committee; Member,

Managing Board of Directors and Advisory Council, Reich Union

of Technical Supervisory Associations; Member, Advisory ~

Council, Managing Board of Directors, and Chief, Technical

Committee, Trade Association of the ¢hemical Industry;

Regional Plenipotentiary for Business Transport of the Reich

Railway Management, Frankfurt; Member, Board of Trustees,

Reich X-ray Agency of the Government érfice for Testing of-——-

Materials, Berlin} and chairman and/or board member of numer-

ous industrial firms, combines, and enterprises witbin

Germany and the occupied countries,

(p) Hans Kuehne, Plant Leader_of Leverkusen 1933-1943, which--.- _—-

produced inorganics, organic intermediates buna, plastics,

_ pharmaceuticals, insecticides, acetylcelluiose, 5 nthetic

bx fibres. Men-

3 ber, Man -Board of Directors; Member,- ommittee;

Chief, Inorganic Committees; Chief, Works Combine Lower Rhine}

Member NSDAP3$-Member,-German Labor Front} Member, Advisory ~

Council and Industrial Department, Chamber of Economics, 777 ~

Duesseldorf; Member, Advisory Council, Chamber of Commerce, ~~~

Munich-Gladbach; Member, District Labor Chamber; Essen; Man-

ager, Ostmark Branch Office, Economic Group Metalware anc

Related Industrial Products} and chairman, deputy-

vice-chairman and/or board member of numerous industrial

firms, combines, and_ terprises within Germany and the-—--- ---——

occupied countries — -_

hairman, ———

(q) Carl Lautenschlaeger, Plant Leader at Hoechst Plant, 1938+ .

1943, which produced inorganics, solvents, organic inter-

mediates, plastics, pharmaceutica

gui’ t and

1s, compressed gases

welding_and cutting e oxygens

Gein ca maa Member ng Board. __

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of Directors; Member, Technical Committee; éhief, Works.

Combine=Main Valley; Member NSDAP; Member;-German Labor

Front; Military. Economy Leader; Member, Managing Board of —

Directors, Koch-Institut, Frankfurt; Member, Managing Board

vor mer, Research Be

Council;* Kaiser Will elm Society for Psychiatry, Munich; and

chairman, deputy chairman and/or board member of other _ —

industrial firms, combineg;. and enterprises within Germany ~-

and the occupied countric :

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of Directors, Behring-Institut, Marburg 3° Mem

ard-of Directors. —=- —

Member, Commer-

Commi ttee;-Member, East Asia Co ee; Chairman, East _

Committee;-Member, Pharmaceutical Main Committee; Member, ——

Pharmaceutical Scientifi¢® pd .Technical_Central Comaitt

Chief;-Sales Combine Pharilaéceuticals: and Plant Proteétiv’

Agents; Member, NSDAP; Lieutenant, BA Moth es pgereati Labor.

Front; Reich Economic_Judge; Member, reater Aavisory Coun-

¢i1, Reich_-Group-Industry;-Chairman, Colonial Economy Com-

nittee, Reich Group Industry; Member,:Council for Propaganda

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Council for Propaganda of German Economy; Member, Advisory

Council, Research Institute for Science of Propaganda, Berlin;

Member, Permanent Advisory Council, Economy Office of the

Reich Union of German Newspaper Publishers, Berlins President,

Society for Consumer Researchy-Berlinj Member, Institute for

Economic Observation of German Finished Goods, Nuernberg; and -

chairman, deputy chairman and/or board member of .other-indus-—-

trial firms,-combines, enterprises within Germany; the occu- =

pied countries and_elsewhere,

Heinrich Oster, Member of the Managing Board of Directors and = —_.

Nentger-of. the {itropen Gyndicate, Ai araag

Member, Commercial’ Committee; —

ember, Fast-Asia Committees; Chief, Sales Organization Nitro

gen and 011;-Member, NSDAP3 Supporting member, SS-Reitersturm;

Member, German Labor Front; Chief, Sub-department Nitrogen; - ~~~

Econonte Group Chemical Industry; Member, Labor Chamber, ~~

Berlin-Brandenburg ;- b-Committee Fertilizers and

Explosives, Gau Berlin; Men » Main Committee Chemistry; Gau—-——

Greater Berlinj—and-chairman, manager. and/or board member-of —

other industrial-firms, “combines, enterpri ses and banks withi

Germany, the-occupied countries and elsewheré;/ =

Karl Wurster;-Plant Leader at Ludwigshafen-Oppau_during World

War II, ana‘ fechnical Director of Ludwigshafen-Oppau, 1938-

1945) which produced inorganics, organic intermediates, Wuna,-..-—

i

plastics;-solvents, synthetic rubber, tanning extracts, dye-

<t otersant ray materials and Sehylene oxide. ie

: : cee ee y Member, Managing board o

ectors; Member, ommittee;- Chief, Works Combine

Upper-Rhine} Member, Chemicals Committee; Chalrman, ‘Inorganic —

Committee; Member, AsDAP; Member, German Labor-Front; Military

Economy Leader; Hélder of Knight!s Cross ofthe War Merit

Cross} Collaborator of Krauch in Four Year Plan, Office

German Raw Materials and Synthetics; Acting. Vice-Chairman §

member, Pr dium, Economic Group Chemical Industry; Chie

and Chairman,-Technical Committee, Sub-Group-for- Sulphur-and ee

Sulphur Compounds, Economic Group Chemical Industry; Member,

Advisory. Council, and District Chairman, Saarpfalz, Economic —__ _

Group Chemical Industry; Member, Advisory-Council, Chamber of ~~

Economics.Westmark, Saarbruecken; President, Chamber of Eco~

nomics, Ludwigshafen} and chairman and/or board member of

other industrial firms, combines, and enterprises within —

Germany, the occupied countries and elsewhere,/ 7” TS Teay!

Walter Duerrfeld, Director and Construction. Man

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& neineer Al. p epna Pia gy

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upper Silesia, Econon c_Group Chemical Industry./_ =

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Society for Consumer Research, Berlin; Member, Institute for

Economic Observation of German Finished Goods, Nuernberg; and

chairman, deputy chairman and/or board member of other indus-

trial firms, combines, enterprises within Germany, the o¢cu-

piec countries and elsewhere,/

(s) Heinrich Oster, Member of the Managing Board of Directors and _t

Manager of the Nitrogen Syndicate. ed :

(0 ee Ey Member, Commercial Co ee :

le ember, East Asia Committee; Chief, Sales Organization Nitro- |

gen and Oi1; Member, NSDAP? Supporting member, SS-Reitersturmj-——!

oe Menber, German Labor-Front; Chief, Sub-department Nitrogen, i

- Economic Group Chemical—Industry; Member, Labor Chamber, ~

Berlin-Brandenburg; Member, a me eee Fertilizers and--

Explosives, Gau Berlins-Membér, Main Committee Chemistry, Gau

- Greater Berlin; and chairman, manager and/or board member. of... ©

other industrial. firms, combines, enterprises-a da" banks within -— —

Germany, the occupied countries and elsewhere,/ ~ 0

(t) Karl Wurster, Plant Leader at Ludwigshafen~Oppau during World ~~

War II, and Technical Director of Ludwigshafen-Oppau, 1938-9 ~~

1945, which produced inorFganics, organic intermediates, tuna,

plastics solvents, synthetic rubber, tanning extracts, dye~

stuffs, determent ray me Als and ethylene oxide, <i

hess Member, Managing Boar on

Dire y rec ommittee; Chief, Works

_ 7 Upper=Rhine; Member, Chemicals Committee; Chairman, ‘Inorganic

Committee ;:Member,-NSDAP; Member, German Labor Front; Military _

: Economy Leader; Holder of Knight!s Cross of the War Merit

dD Z Cross; Collaborator of Krauch in Four Year Plan, Office for—_

, German Raw Materials and Synthetics; Acting Vice-Chairman and

member, Praesidium, Eéonomie Group Chemical=Industry; Chief

and Chairman, Technical Committee, Sub-Group for Sulphur_and~

Sulphur_Compounds, Economic Group _ Chemical: Industry; Member,

Advisory. Council, and Distriét Chairman, Saarpfalz, Economic ~

Group Chemical Industry; Member, Advisory Council; Chamber of |

Economics_Westmark, Saarbruecken; President, Chamber of Eco-

nomics, Ludwigshafen; and chairman and/or board member of

other=industrial firms, combines, and enterprises-within ss

Germany, the occupied countries and elsewhere;/ " ~

(u) Walter-Duerrfeld, Director and Construction Manager of the.

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Member, German Labor Front; Member, Council for Propaganda

of German Economy, Ministry of Propaganda; Member, Committee

for Southeast Europe, Economic Group Chemical 4

acting director,- chairman and/or board member_o.

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Member, NSDAP;-Member,- German Labor Front;-and-Member of

Military Economics and. Armament Office of - *OKW.7 -

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Hungary, Ruma ia,

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( i Y ha Tman, Dyestuffs oe

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a stuffs. Application Committee; Member, Southeast Europe :

. ember, NSDAP3 Member, Gefman La

> Sub-Group 16, Tar

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: Council for Export Questions of the | ‘Supervisory Office

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mittee; Member, Dyestuffs Steering Committee; Member, Dye=——

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Committee; Member, NSDAP; Member, German Labor Front; -

Deputy Chief, Sub-Group 16, Tar Dyes and Tar-Dyé Intermedi- =

ates, Economic Group Chemical Industry; Member, Advisory

Council for.Export Questions of the Supervisory Offite ~~~

Chemistry; and acting manager and/or board member of other

incustrial firms, combines, and enterprises within Germany. -

and the occupied-countries _

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ee CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

ae WASHINGTON 25, D.C. :

12 April 1949

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director,-Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency, ea

Joint Chiefs of Staff

SUBJECT: Biographic Information Concerning German Specialists

REFERENCE: Meno from Chief, Exploitation Division, JIOA,

dated: 6 Nar_49,-JI0A_No..876.____

1. Forwarded herewith in answer to your request contained in

reference above, 18 a summary of tho information on file in this

Agency on the following German scientists. z

CHRISTOPH; Walter, Dr. | WSUBERT, Heine =

KOBER, Charles, Dr. ~ - QUICK, August 00 a

MELKUS, Herald —— -—--—--- ZOSE, Konrad.

2. A check of the files of this Agency revealed-no- information

on the othér individuals listed in your request.

$. A complete report on Dr. Erik Traub has been-forwarded under.

separate covers = - ss —

4. It is sincerely hoped that this information will prove to

be of values, - .

PEL TI

i

Deputy Chief, B

Encl: Summary of Info.

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{ CIA BIOGRAPHIC REGISTER ‘

SUMMARY OF IN¥OR!ATION

CHRISTOPH, Dr. Nalter

= A-report of June 1948 indicates that at that time Christoph, a

specialist in marnetic units, and a researcher on pressure units, was

located in Leipzic and reportedly was working7on minss,

KOBER, Charles

Kober,;-former chief of the developinent section of Gema, and a centi-

meter wave specialist, was last reported (Aug 47) as under contract to

the Frerch at St. Raphael Institute,—Cote- d'Azur,

At Gema-Kober had worked in collaboration with Yrofessors Aigner

and Blenk on plans to install an electric steering control to correct

all deviations of a V-2 projectile away from a high frequency beam. He

designed a mechanism which would_use a-12-megawatt transmitter and which

was, considered interference-proof._In-addition to his work on high

frequency apparatus and V-2 steering devices, Koter did research on the <9 = ——

utilization of shorter wave lengths and in the construction of trans- = = =

mitters with maximal output. E

MELKUS, Herald

Melkus, an acrodynamics_and statics_specialist, and a former member

of the Volkenrode project was last reported (Jan 47) as a consultant

ee —_.

NEUBERT, Heins — —a ae

Dr. Heinz Neubert-was born 22 November 1906 in-Stetten,-Germany, He

was last reported (Oct 47) -as_professor of technital mechanics- (Physics) --

at the Institute of Technology in Dresden.

QUICK, August (Wilhelm) = = _

A former aerodynamics specialist at DVL in Barlin where he worked

on piston engines foraircraft, August Quick

with Schneider=Crousat_in France, —iime :

Pay

Pes Seam In Oct 1947 he-reportedly

in Decize, France and_

2USE, K.

The only information on file-on-K.—-Zuse-indicates that in Feb 1948

he was interrogated concerning the-Zuse-Binary Computer, an extremely

useful research machine -for-small sequence control, which he has invent~

ed, ,

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COUNTRY Garzdny (western Zones/Russian Zone). : DATE DISTR, 23 DEC 49

SUBJECT Recruitment cf Western Scientists forthe NO. OF PAGES 2

Russian Zone

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1. The present difficult financial situation of Geran scientists in the

Wostern Zones ie now cauaing them to bo increasingly tempted by offers

and invitetions to vork iu the Russian Zone, Tails is_especially true of

those selentists-in fields requiring acadenio or jnstitutional backing who

pow find themselves unable to obtain university positions ‘because of the

exell staffs vith which the univeraities in iiestern Germany are operating, —

Even ecientists with academic or government poeitiona receive such lon pay

in the West that many who politically oppose Commmiem_have been enticed

into the Eastern Zone by tho promise of four to five times the eatery which

they currently receive, Directora of research ingtitutes in the Pastern

Zones have recently beon observed to be intensifying their attempts to

exploit this situation and to procure the unused pr underpaid telente of the

Western Zones. -

At the recent Physics-Congress in Bonn in the latter part of Septenter,

Lb)

Professor Robert Romps, Director of the Physics Institute of the Unversity

of Berlib and Scientific Adviser to the government of tho Russian Zone,

aporoachad former colleagues with offers of jobs in Leipzig and Dresden.

Similarly, at the Congreas of Winerelogists recently held in&r «

REED Fret ete work of the ining School at Freiberg in Saxony

exten’ invitations to work with him and Profeseor_Lange at dye if

the field of ureniun research, Ip the latter care it is Imomn that the offers”

rede amounted to 2,000(fastern marke ponthly and that the majority of peraons

contacted wore earning Ho more tian 200 Demarks nonthly, most.of them in jobs |

set up by the Baden government. .

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A of trp COSTED 18 SMF GECUES TO AT EMAUTAOCUTD Pe eoON IF ne

AigED FLAW OCPOOT OCIA OF TH.> POI 13 POOMIENED.

THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION

~. SOURCE. --—- .

1, bs present difficvlt financial situation of Cerin acientists in the

Western Zones is nov causing them to be increasingly tempted by offers

oe and invitations to work in the Russian Zone, This is especially true of

those scientists in fields requiring academic or institutional backing who

now find themselves unable to obtain university positions because of the

euel] staffs with which the univereitios in Western Cermany are operating.

Even scientists with academic or government positions receive gush lon pay

in the West that many who politienlly oppose Conmniom have been enticed

into the zastern zone by tho promise of four to five times the salary wich ~~

they currently receive. Directors of research institutes in the Eastern

Zones have recontly beon observed to be intensifying their attempts tt mS

exploit this situation and to procure the unased or underpaid talente of the

Nestern Zonese

PD

At the regent Physics Congress 4h Bonn in the latter part of Septenter, “oe

Professor Robert Roups, Diractor of the Physics Institute of.the Udjversitjy

of Berlin and Scientific Advisor to the government of tho Russfen Zone, SO~S~S

approached former colleagues with offere of jobs in Leipzig and esdep.

Similarly, at the Congress-of Winérelogists recently held inCfreiburg

cr ee rotten Loutsein of thd Mining Sohool at_Freiberg in ggxony

extonted invitations to vork with him and Professcr Lange at Epeitong ir.

the field of uranium-resgarch, Ip the latter case it is Imorn that the offers

rede amounted to 2,000(Eastern marks ponthly ond that the majority of persons

contacted were earning no more than 00 Demarks monthly, nost of them in jobs

set up by the Baden government,

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MEMORANDUM FOR: THE DIRECTOR OF INTSLLIGSNCE

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

SUBJSCT: Froposed Inndgration of German Specialists

1. Reference is made to your meriorandum of 6 June 1950

conderning the above subject,

1)

2. The- files Qa. flect no derogatory information h cea

concerning any andiyiduels =Who_can’ be- identified with an of the _ C

rassrann’s address was piven as cB Uayel empe. 7

and Hornauer!s as_40 Schuette-Lanzstrasse, petiin/Ldcntertelde- oe

Ost, Patin was waid_to_have_been_taken_to the United States by the

U, S, Navy,

3, The above constitute all the data available Ragin any

of the individuals-in reference request,

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

SS1STan' rector

A TRUE COPY CO

_ Approved Release

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. wade pr pps . . Rds > 305°

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON 25, D.C.

19 April 1950

MEMORAKDJ FOR: COLONEL DANTEL_E. ELLIS, DIRSCTOR

JOINT INTBLLIGHICS- OBJSCTIVES-AGERCY 4)

JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 42 °

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SUBJECT: Cese of Richard-Theodor Otto coi {

1. This will acknowledge

13 April 1950, (JIOA_929) regar

questing information which might effect a decision in the case.

i

2. Thié is to advise that at the present time there is i

no informtion available in this Agency on subject which would Hs : =

effect the decision involved.

TIbb DIST:

2a denial

SOTERUAG, Richer? Theodor - Otto— _

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON 25, D.C.

a JAN 4 1950

MFMOR ANDUM FOR THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF

ATTENTION: Direotor, Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency

SUBJECT: Caso-of_Colonel Fe Ke DUDZINSKI (File: JIOA 4416)

1. Returned herewith are papers concerning the above subject

which were forwarded to this Agency by your memorandum, dated 8 De-

cender 1949. The case has been oiroulated within this Agenoy and

has been subjected to extensive scrutiny. However, we find that at

the present time we have no interest in the case. - a)

. ae ae

S. We regret the length of time necessary to soreen this cane,

but we feit it was desirable to give it most oareful-sorutiny.

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:

Ch the

Ca Le WINECOFF 7

Captain, USN

Exooutive—

Enole

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CIA BIOGRAPHIC REOISTER

Name: WIRTZ, Dr. Karl Case No, 8061649

Variant: Date: 11 August 1948 | '

Present Position; Seotion Léesdér, KWIP,;~ Birthdate?” 1910, 24 April=-= 2 | |

Gttingen Birthplace: |

Location; Gbttingen, Germany Nationality: German

Gen. Occupation; Physicist. === Races White — _ _

“Sex: Male. ~

Education: Ph,D. Marital Status: Married _

Name of Spouse; -

Lan. CEH

Children: —

Honors:

Religions —

Publications: _

A = Political Affiliation: (See below)

Dr, Kerl Wirtz, German’ “theoretical ahd-experinental physicist, is

presently (August 1948) a menbor of a group of nuclear physicists working -

at the University_of Géttingen under the program for the control_of sclen- |

tific research, which is being administered by the Control Commission in ‘ -

Germany, 1/~

Based on a survey of his prewar work only, Wirte had been rated by _

U.S. sources at the beginning of t se.to the top in his field,

2/ end since that time has been Son ed as one of the top German physicists

both by our omr scientists is af Af end and by Werner “Heisenberg, foremost German

physicist. 5/

An experimental specialist, Wirtz did research on the application — oe oe

diffusion at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics at Berlin-Dahlen ing |

the early days of the war 6/ and in a 1942 conference spoke.on the produc-

tion of heavy water. a, Ih September Wa at Hechingen (Hohenzollern)

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Noted at one_time as outspokenly. anglophobe, to such an extent

that he indicated a preference to work in Germany regardless of condi. = |

tions there, 11/ Wirtz is nevertheless reported to te the type that

would accept any-position he considered attractive, . 14/ At one time =

it was reported-that Wirtz was considered too unstable to bring to the.

Us. 12/

pg pouring the 1947-1948 winter_senester_at the University of ‘Obttingen, |

Nirtz lectured on "Introduction to the Theory of Chenical Compounds" in _ a

the Theoretical ‘and Experimental. Physica Department.’ 13/ ;

In addition to contributing to the FIAT Review-of German Science, |

1939 ~ 46, Wirtz is the author of many_works, some of which are listed —

below;

“Hydrogen Bond Structure & Energy Transference with Proteins" _

“German Preparation for Construction ofa Uréniun Pile® read

at-the 5 - 7 September _1947 meeting of the German Physical

Society_in Géttingen, - Geo ee

"Theory_of Liquid Thermal Diffusion®. 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943. oo en

“Separation of Rydrogen Isotopes" 1939 in collaboration with

Korsching, =“

"Separation of Liquid Mixtures®

“Thermal Diffusion in Crystal Latticest ;

"Kinetic Theory_of Liquid Thermal Diffusion" in collaboration

with Hiby oh

*Report on the lst Experiments_on the Apparatus Set Up st the

KWI for Physics, 1940, in colleboration with others. __

*Report on_the Experiments with Layer. Arrangements of Urahiun

& Paraffin at the KWI_for Physics, Berlin-Dahlem, 1941, in

collaboration with others,

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“Preliminary Report on the Results fron a Layer-construction Sphere

of Uranium Metel and Paraffin." 1942; in colleboration with others,

"feagurements of Layer Arrangements of Uranium Metal and Paraffins

1942 in collaboration with others,

"Tests with New Layer Arrangements of (Ureniun Metal and Paraffin"

in collaboration with others, ~~~

*Corrosion in the Uranium Heavy Water Pile & Its Prevention", in

collaboration with W, Borchardt & W. Ramm, |

Bericht II. A 10-Step Electrolysis Plent for Producing Heavy ==> >

Water, 1940..

Report III. Investigation of the” Heavy” Water” Content of a Few.

Electrolyzers in Germany. 1940. ~

Theoretical Considerations for_ the_ Production of Reavy Water by

Electrolysis. 1940, = ==

Water Tests from the Water Gas Process (for the deuterium content),

1942. ius

Specific Gravity_and_' Concentretion_ of Heavy Water. 1942, ....° °°

Report on Visit_to Rjuken from 13-15 Nov 42. — .

The Remarkable Comparison of the Mol Volume end Other Properties of -

light & Heavy Water. 1944.

Slowing Down of Re-Be Neutrons in Heavy Water, 1944.0

Flectrolysis Equipment for Producing Heavy Water. -1944,.--- ~~

Experiment with 1,5 tons DO and U and 8 40 ca Carbon” Reflector. "1945. 0.

Slowing Down of Neutron in Graphite, 1945.

Agency Mashing\on, \D.Csy D.C., 2 August 1948 ~~

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WIRTZ» KARL Be 1910

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Name: BAGGE, Dr. Erich Case No. 8030628

Variant: Date: 24 August 1948

Present Position: ‘Member Vax Planck Institute Birthdste: 1912 7

AVA GSttingen "Birthplsece:

location: — Business: Max Planck Institute .

—— private: Bunsenstrasse, 16, Gottingen Nationality: German

Gen. Occupation: Experimental physicist _ : : : -

ee Race: —_—“ White

_....... Faucation; Sex: Male :

- Maritel Stetus: :

Languages: Married 7

~ Nane of Spouse:

Honors:

Publications: emg oe 3 - -

Nasi Party Member

Dr, Erich Baggs, German-experimental physicist, ig presently @

member of a group of nuclear physicists working at’ the University of

GSttingen under.the program for the control of scisntific research

which is being. sdministered by the Control Comission in Germany. v=

Described_esfeirly young end reasonably competent, 2/ Bagge is _

mainly an experimentalist and does very Jattle theory. 4/ He did con-

siderable work'on isotope e separation at Leipzig University in 1940 end

later, in collaboration with Wartin aid Hoyer, wrote one of the Secret -

on Wuclear Physics Reports for the "Reichsforschungsrat" (German National

Research Council.) In 1944 at the Keiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics —

in Berlin he worked on deuterium cross sections and later went to Hechingen

where he worked on normal muclear physics reactions and attempted to develop ~ :

isotope separation methods, He is credited with the invention of the iso-

tope lock.® 3/ Recently (December “1947) Bagge has been reported as the

plodding type, 6 competent experimenter and routine theoretician but of no

perticuler value to the 0.5., the U.K, or other nations. i ae eee

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for the Allies and at times indicated slightly pro-Ruselan sentiments. 5/

In collaboration with Dr. Korsching, and a3 one of the assis-

tants to Heisenberg, Bagge is presently doing research work on radio

activity in the Physics Institute at Gottingen. 3/

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_*The Destruction of Deuterons by Fast Neutrons," 1940 ; _

*Enrichnent of the Light a Jaotope" in collaboration with

the "Isotope Lock, wl

"Papers on Cosmic Radiation; Isotope Separation," 1941, 1943.-... ....-

"Secret Nuclear. Physics Report for tReischsforsctmngsrat'™ in co).le-—— ee vs

boration with Martin end Hoyer. .

*possibility of Enrichment of the Light Ur. Isotope"in collaboration.

with the "Isotope Lock, '# 1942. °° 2~C—COCSCSCS«S

"Yechanica as influenced by Nuclear Physics," 1945.

Bin Extension of Present Day Mechanics Brought About by Nuclear —

Physics Experience," 1945.

tyuclear Disruptions & Heavy Particles in Gosmic Reasatton* 1946

(cy in Navel Res. ‘Lab, Libr)”

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BAGGR, ERICH Dre

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Name: FISCHER, Dr. Erich - Gase No: 8010579

Variant: Date: 2 September 1948

Present Position: Research, Kaiser Wilhelm Birthdate: 3 July 1910 i

Institute for Physics Hechingen (French zone zone) Birthplace: _

Nationality: German =

Gen, Occupation: Physicist 0

Education: Ph.D

Languages:

Honors:

Publications:

. litical Affilfation:

Dr, Erich Fischer, German nuclear physicist, was last. reported _

(August 1947) at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics in Hechingen ——

y the French zone of Germany doing research on problems of nuclear physics

1 . .

Formerly with the KWI for Anthropology at Berlin, 2/ Fischer was later

associated with KWI for Physics at Berlin-Dahlem under-Heisenberg. A member

of a team that worked on a number of exponential piles, -3/ Fischer accompanied

the group to Hechingen (Halgerloch) where {n collaboration with Heisenberg he

continued his research on pile theory and neutron physics_until the end of the

war,

2/ Is Agency, Washington, D.C.) 5 August 1947°

2a we 3 June 1947

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‘ Nama: STRASSYAN, Dr. Fritz Case No. 8061554

Variant: Date: 25 August 1948 7

Present Position: Research, Chemical Birthdate: _ 22 February 1902

Institute, Wilhelm Gutenberg Birthplace: Boppard-Rhein

University, Mainz.

Location: Mainz 7 Nationality: German

’ Gen, Occupation: Nuclear Chemist — ~~ Races . Fhite

eS “Sex: = Vale

Education: Ph.D. Marital Status:

Name of Spouse:

Languages:

Children: ;

Honors:

Religion:

Publications; —_

Political Affiliations (See-below)

Dr, Fritz Strassman, well-knom German nuclear chemist, Vis.

presently Acting Director, in the absence of Dr. Josef Mattauch, of the —

Keiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemis at Maing University 2/ in the

French sone. Ry Te

Scientifically, Stressman has been very well-knowm, especially for

his work in collaboré with Dr. Otto Hahn as co-discoverer of uraniun

fission, J/. Based on a survey of his prewar work only, he was rated by

U.S, sources at the beginning of the war at the very. top..in his field. 4/

A further indication of Strassman's importance is shown ina report that =

stated in 1943_8 meeting was called by Mr. Speer, German Minister of Arma-

meats end Wer. Production, “te disciss the problem of hucléar physics and is

Stresanan was-one_of the scientists invited to attend, —5/_The German.

press stated in-1943 that Dr. S rasoman had collaborated with Dr. ‘Hahn on

additional articles on the further breaking down of uranium 6/ and it 18S

also reported that he had worked with Meurer during the war yearson the | oc

Gisintegration-of molybdemum”end uranium. y :

Strasanan has never been reported 3 & menber of _

Following the German defeat Strassman wes-at the KWIC et Tailfingen

where it was reported that, in collaboration with Dr. Mattaich, he was” ~

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directing the continuation of the work of Hahn end Heisenberg. 8/

Later Prof. Straseman was given the Chair of Cheaistry at the University

of Mainz 8/ and the KWIC was slated to be moved there in the spring of

1948, 2

As Otto Hahn's right-hand man in his best experimental period at

Berlin, Dahlem-and with his subsequent experimental background 3/ Strassman

has recently (Sept. 1947) been rated ase potentially valueble man .9/ and—— ~~

reportedly would fit well into any_ team engaged in radio chenistry research

in the United Kingdom, the United States or elsewhere.

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Publications by Fritz STRASSMANN

“Disintegration of U by Slow Neutrons" in collaboration with Meitner & Hehn *

"Trans-Uranium Series" in collaboration with Moitner & Haha *

“fhe Question of the Origin of the 2,3 day Isotope of Element 93 from Uranium" 1942

in collaboration with Hahn Te :

"The Experinental Work on the Sepn. of Ur. Fission Products." 1942, in collaboration

with Hem, Cotte,

“Chenical Sepn. of Ur. Fission Products" in collaboration with Hahn, 1944

“Chemical Spen, of Ur. Fission Products TIT." 1944000

“R-Active Strontium Yttrium Isotopes Resulting from U Mission"1943, in collaboration

with Otto Hahn

ton the behaviour of the alkaline earth isotopes produced by the bombardment of _

uranium with neatrons" in collaboration with Hahn, 1939.

“production of active Barium Isotopes fr Uranium & thorium by neutron bonbardment;

production of further radioactive fragments by fiasion of U* in collaboration with _

Hahn, 1939. ' ee ee eee ee

"Do 'Trans-uranium eleaent 1 exist? 1) Finel proof of the non-existence of "Eka-~

platdoum" and "Eke-iridium" in collaboration with Hahn, 1939 2,3 Belson

®on the fragnents of wraniun fission" in collaboration with Hehn, 1939 eee ee

"Further aia products fr the bombardment of U w/neutrons".in collaboration with

Hahn, 1939.

"on the fission of uranium moleus by slow neutrons" in collaboration with Hahn, 19390

"Separation of isotopes of Krypton fr those of Xenon produced by U fission" in collsbora-—

tion with Hahn, 1940. :

"Preparation of fission-products of uranium by the use

compounds" in collaboration with Hahn, 1940 .

‘preparation of fission products of Thorium by the use of the temanating power! of =

thorium hydroxide" in collaboration with Hahn, 1940 i

*on the experimental disentanglement of elements and isotopes produced by the fission

of U" in collaboration with Hahn and Gdtte, 1942,

"On short-lived isotopes of Barium and Lanthanum produced by Uranium fission" in” ~

collaboration with Hahn, 1942, ; ,

"Oo some fragments of the fissioh of Thorium" in ‘llaboration with Hehn & Fitigge, 1939

"On the fission of _tha nuclei of uranium and thorium into lighter atoms" in collaboration

with Hahn, 1939

#0n some farther products of uranium fission" in collaboration with Hehn, 1940

*Some new fission products of uranium" in collaboration with Hahn, 1943 _

"Short-Lived isotopes of Bromine snd Todine produced ‘by uranium fission® in collsboration

with Hahn, 1940 :

"On the production_of Zirconium and Protattinium produced by the bombardment of Thorium

with neutrons" in colleboration with Hehn, 194.0

"Qa the isotopes of Molybdenum produced by uranium fission" in colleboration with Hehn, 1941

aw a a a LT Le J " tt

of ‘emanating power! of trai __

"The isolation and some of the properties of element 93" in collaboration with Hahn, 1942

“Did a radioactive Caesium isotope exist in former geological periods? Barium and ~~

Strontium fr Pollucite"-in_colleboration with Hahn, J. Mattsuch & Ewald, 1942

#. These publications preceded the discovery of fission

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“publications by Fritz Strassman, contd

Spid a Caesiun isotope of long half-life exist? A contritution to the inter-

pretation of unusual lines in-mass-spectroscopy?™ in collsboration with Hahn,

Vattmuch & Bwald, 1943. -

“Determinations of geological aga by the atontium method" 1942 (According to

investigations by 0. Hahn, F. Strassmann, J. Mattaich & BR. Ewald) 9

ton the fission of heavy nuclei" 194)

"The completion & extension of the Periodic System" 1941

np~Active Strontium Yttrium Isotopes: Resulting fron U Msgion,"1943

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Education: Degree in Physics, Halle University Children:

Languages: ' Religion; _

Honors: Political Affiliation: Nazi

Party Member .

Poblications: — _

fr. Kurt Diebier, wartime Deputy Director under Gerlach of the German

nuclear physics research project, 1/ was last reported (December 1947) as 8

physicist in the firm of Haas & Cie at Hamburg-Blankenese,-Germany. 2/

Originally a student under Hoffman at Halle University, he later did

research on neutron physics at Charlottenburg Technisches-Hochscimle, 1/

From the very. beginning of the war JHetier was associated both administra-

tively and scientifically with the German nuclear physics research project.

1/ When the war broke out end the Angy Ordnance Department was responsible

for some financial and administrative control of nuclear physics research,

Dieboor was made s-consultent to Sctmmann who was head of the Army Research

Group (WaF).. Later in 1942 when thore was a reorganization placing responsi-

‘bility under Esm_of thé RFR” (Reichs farectungsrat-National Research council),

the Army maneged to keep partial control and started a research group under —

Dieboer's direction to work on pile experiments. When a further reorganiza-

tion was made in-1943 placing Goering in overall charge, Esm was made de;

for the nuclear-physics field and Diebner went with Esau. Finally in 1944;

Name: DIEBNER, Dr. Kurt Case No. 8061123

Variant: Date: 31 August 1943

_ Present Position: Physicist, Haas & Cie Birthdate: -13 May 1905

- . OE ~ Birthplace:

__ Lecation: Business - Haupstrasss 6&

Hamburg-Blankenes@ = -Bationality: German — =

Private - West Ind 5 Hamburg Race: White

Grossflottbexk : Sex: Male

arital Status: Married

Gen, Occupation: Physicist : _ Name of Spouse: .

when Gerlach succeeded Esai as head of the RFR, Diebner became Gerlach's

Deputy.

In addition to these administrative positions Diebner was “also an experi--

menter working on- team with Pose and Czulius. This team, more or less &

Nazi Party sponsored group, ran somewhat in competition with Heisenberg's KWI

group 1/ and from 1942 until the closing days of the war Piebner directed the

pile experiments at Gottow. 3/ After the fall of Paris in 1940 Diebner inter- ~~

rogated Joliot in his laboratory regerding his work on wranium-and he was also

present et a meeting in Berlin in January 1942 to plan increased heavy water

production et Norsk Hydro. ee

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Diebner was picked up by US forces in the closing days of the war and

shortly after V-E day was sent to England with other German personnel. 4/at

that time he was described as outwardly friendly but an unpleasant personality

and could not be trusted,

Politically Diebner was a member of the Nazi Party. 1/ He claimed he

only stayed in the Party_as, if Germany had won the war, only Party members

would be given good jobs. 6/ In 1945 he reportedly intended to send in a

formal request that he be reinstated as a civil servant and hoped the fact ~~

that he was a member of the Party wou 3 forgotten. 6/ Reportedly anti- .

éenocratic, 9/ Dietner also evidenced an interest in 1945 in the possibility

of going to the Argentine to work with uranium and also considered the possi=

bility of contacting some of his former colleagues who were working for the =}

Rusaians. 7/

Scientifically, Diebner was recommended by Gerlach for a War Service |

decoration because of his work of pile arrangement and was given a very high —

rating by U.5, solirces in the closing days of the war, This rating, however,

was made as an intelligent target for his overall knowledge of the German

nuclear energy project rather than for scientific preeminence. 8/ Since that

time he has been described_as_a fourth-rate physicist who appeared as good

second-rate while in wartime company, 2/ Repeatedly reported as_of.no valu

scientifically, 2/,; 9/; his present activities are stated to be harmless, 2/

It has been recomended that he not be permittéd to come to the 0.5, jn any

: case. 2/

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nartificial Radioactivity", 1936 - 1940 in collaboration with

Grassmann

"Scattering of Alpha Particles by HeNuclei", 1934

“Jonizing Power of Artificial H-Rays", 1932

Resonance Fenetration of Alpha Particles into the Aluminum Nucleus"; ——-—~

1932

Reports with collaborators on Gottow Experiments, Ur,Ox & Paraffin ~ aig

G-l, G-2;-G-3, wnpubdlished 1942 & 1943. ~ :

Reports on U-ketal Cube — Heavy Ice Experiments

* Report on Cube Experiments with U0, & Paraffin at Gottow, in

ceeisboration with Berkes, Czulide? Hartwig, Hermann, Bormanny ———————-|~—

Hacker, Pose, RExeF, 2 Nov. 42... °°

* progress Report on Experiments with Cubes & Heavy Ice, April 1943,

4n collsboration with Harteig, Hermann, Westueyer, Czulivs, Berket,

Eécker. paar “a

* report on Experiments with Uranium Metal & Heavy Ice, July 1943, in

collaboration with Hartwig, Hersann, Weatmeyer; Czulius, Berkéi,

HOcker.~~ SaRAEEREAESE = - 7

* Report on Neutron ncrease of-an-Arrengenent of Uranium Cubes &

Heavy Water, Dec, 1945, dn collaboration with Hartwig, Hermann,

Westueyer, Clulius, Berkel, Hécker. —

Ingublished. —

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Nuolear_Physicist

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Name: WICSACKER, Prof. Dr. Carl Friedrich Case No, 8010581 _

Freiherr (Baron) von Date: 13 September 1946

Variant: WEISSAECKER, Karl Freidrich von .

Birthdate: 23 June 1912

_Present Position; Member, Max Planck a8 Rirthplac : Kiel

Institute, Gottingen~-.. ~

Nationality: German

location: Business --Max Planck Institute,

AVA, Gdttingen Race: White —

Private - Bunsenstrasse 16, Géttingen -. Sex: ' Male =

Phone ~ 3653 - Marital Status: Married.

Name of Spouse: (Swiss wife) “S

Gen. Occupation: Physicist 7 (née Wille) =

Faucation: Ph.D., University of Leipzig, 1933 ~ Children:

Languages: . Religion: Protestant —-

Honors: Political Affiliation: (See below)

Career

—-- Lecturer, University of Berlin ~

1936 - 1939 Research physicist, Kaiser ‘Wilhelm Ins’ itute for Physics,

Berlin=Dahlen ,

-- -—- "Wercwork"_at KWIP, Berlin-Dahlem after one month in Army. -

1941 - — Wrote report-on America's advantage over Geraany in the field of

nuclear physics (September). _

1942 - Prof, of Theoretical Physics, Strasbourg asbourg (Gctober) :

1943 - -— Director of Institute for Theoretical 1 Physicsy Strasbourg, (January). a

W44- — Research on "war work." a

1946 - date Research, Max Planck Institute.

Prof. Dr. Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizstcker, well known German physicist,

1/ was reported in December.1947 as a member of a group of nuclear physicists ..

working at the University of Géttingen on the program of scientific research con=

ducted under the authority of thé Allied Control Commission in Germany. 2/

more recent report indicates_that he was in Switzerland in‘January of this_

attempting to get the Chair_at_the University_of Zarich occupied at that time by

Gregor Wentzel, 3/ Von Weizscker is well Known in Switzerland as his father

was once Ambassador to that country, 4/ and his recent efforts to locate there

have been handled through his father-in-len, Gen. Wille. 3/

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WEIZSKCKYR, Prof. Dr. Carl

Son of the last German Ambassador to the Vatican, Von Weizstcker comes

~$yom an aristocratic end cultured German—fanily-with wide connections. 4/

His studies took place in the Hague, Basel, Copenhagen, Berlin, Stuttgart,

and Leipzig where he wes avarded his Ph.D. in 1933. 5/ Captured German

documents reveal that he wes granted the final "Habilitation" degree in theo-

retical physics by the University of Heidelberg in 1936, after having made

outstanding original contributions in that field while still a student, From

1936 he was employed as an assistant at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Phy-

sics at Berlin-Dahlem and in 1937 had, in-addition,;-an- appointment as Dozent 2 a

at the University of Berlin. ..On_29 Angust 1939 he was called to active duty...

in the Wehrmackt but was released and recalled to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute _. _

one month later on the ground that_his services were required for “scientific

work of military importance," According to_ nese German documents Von Yieizstcker

was occupied largely_with the normal activities of a university professor while ~~

ly_with the no :

at the Kaiser Wilhelm -Institute and the University of Berlin, These include

the writing of several ‘scientific and “philosophical papers for publication’ and

visits to various universities and research centers to jake part-in discussions

and to give lectures. After. 1938 his ‘seientific interests seem to have shifted |

from the active problems of theoretical physics to natters.of-a more philosophi.

cal end speculative nature and several of his published articles are along that

line.

Premar acquaintances described Von Welzscker_as ah, intelligent "dilettante,"

not especially energetic and rather easy going. Often arriving at work between

ten and eleven and usually meeting friends for lunch, it-was-not unusual for -

him to carry on discussions with his associates fer into the night. Asong his

cultural interests, literature took precedence and to a slightly lesser degree,

philosophy. He was also interested in youth movements and spiritualism before

the war, Referred to as the "Bohemian" type, Von Weizsacker was a great lover

of music, drank beer and-wine and reportedly could be induced to drink anything

else as well, 13/

Fro 1939 to 1941 Von Weizstcker made several trips. to Switzerland and two

to Denmark where he gave two lectures in Copenhagen. He was appointed Profes~

sor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Strasbourg in-1942 but con=— apaue

tinued his connections st the Kaiser Wilhelm” Institute for Physics in Berlin-= ~~~

Dahlem, He cane to be increasingly in demand as a lecturer on scientifics

philosophical subjects and his lecture activities’ were put under the supervision

of the Minister for Science, Education and Training. His mission was to combat

the general impression that German science wes in decline. These culture-dissen-

inating and goodwill-building activities extended first to people reached through

industrial and educational organizations in Germany and later to foreign coun-

tries under German influence... In addition to many universities and academies of

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science in Germany itself Von Weizsacker, under the sponsorship of the

Geman Research Foundation, Foreign Division, lectured in Paris, Riga,

Rome, Rouen, Madrid, Lisbon, Helsinki, Vienna, Sofia, Bucharest, Debrecen

(Hungary). 4/

Von Weizsacker's lectures, however, did not take up all his time and * ewes

he did considerable research on uranium theory in the summer of 1940. In :

September 1941 he found time to write a report to Reichsminister Rust of

the German National Ministry for Science, Education end Training, on America's

advantage over Gernany in the field 6f nuclear physics. In October.1942 as

Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Strasbourg and later J

in January 1943 as Director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics there,

he gave courses.in Philosophy, Mechanics and Physics. In 1944 he published =

a book on theoretical: physics and was considered for the Directorship of the

Bohr Institute in Copenhagen bit reportedly did Hot want the job. Associated

with matters related to uranium fission from the very beginning of the war in”

Geruany, Von Weizsacker frequently visited Hechingen where_pile experiments

were conducted by the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, partially evacu- 7

ated fron Berlin, -He moved there in September 1944 with apparatus and equip-..-

ment. 1

Picked up by US forces in the closing days of the war, Von Weizs4cker

was sent to England with other German personnel_shortly after. V-E day.6/-At

this time he was"described as outwardly very_friendly and genuinely coop mie

ative. . The son-of a diplomat, he showed he was somewhat of-x one himself, 7/

He was outspokenly opposéd to the idea of working for the Allies either in _

Germany or elséwhére but indicated also that he had no intention of working

for the Russians, 8/—__— :

Based ona survey_of his prewar work only Von Weizsicker was rated by ~~

US sources at the beginning of the war_at_the very top in his field, 9/ Other

reports have deseribed hin as a brilliant scholar, 5/ a valuable man, 1i/

with a very high rating as a physicist and astro-physicist 1/ and one of —

Germany's best théoretical physicists. 10/ More receatly it has been stated

that Von Weigs&cker is e fitfully brilliant scientist, the level of whose

work is usually dependent-op-his-associates and_environment. This sane report

states that he could be of value to the US or the United Kingdom but would be

of little value to other_nations in view of his temperament, 12/9000

Politically, only one report has “stated that Von: WeizsUcker. was a Ne2i,

3/ and while his background was sensitive in that his father was last Ambas-

sador to the Vatican and for years Under Secretary in the Foreign Office, 13/_

other reports have described him’as either politically indifferent, 11/ sin- a

cerely opposed to the Nazi regime, 5/ 7/ or not a Nazi, but considered some-

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Rated high as an astro-physicist,—1/ Von _“elzstcker was reported in

December 1947 as interested in the problems: of- cosmology and lectured

during the winter semester at the University of Géttingen on the "Quantun

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PUBLICATIONS OF PROF, if, C.F. von WhIZSACKER

I, Books

1. Die Atomkerne, A.V.G. 1937

2. 2um Weltbild der Physik 1944

3, Book ontheoretical physics, Jan. 1944

Original Yorks

1. Cresbestimmng Eines Elektrons durch ein “ikroskop, 1931

2, Grenzfragen der-Philosophie und modernen Physik, 1932

3, Darchgang schneller Korpuskulars-Trohlen durch ein Ferromognetikum,1933 ,

4. Ausstrahlung-bei Stossen sehr schneller Elektronen, 1934

5, Moore, Iséac Newton, 1935505 ==

6. Zur Theorie der Kernmassen, 1935

7, Thomson, Atomie Physies, 1929, 1935 ;

8. Die dur den-Bau der Atonkerne massgebenden Krafte, 1935-0

9, Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Prinziples, 1936

10, ‘Uber Hlensntmvandlungen im Innern der Sterne F, 1936

ll, Metastabile Zustinde der Atomkerne, 1936 ,

12, Wher-die Spinabh&ngigkeit der Kernkr&fte, 19% 2 0d

13, fFortschritte in der Theorie des Atomkerns, 1936 Ups pes

14, Wber-die Moglichkeit eines dualen

15, Keuere modellvorstellungen tber den Bau der Atonkerne, 1938-°

16, Uber Elementarumwardiungen im Innern der Sterne, 1938 ---- neuen

17. Methode der Physik, 1939 ;

18. Der -zweite Hauptsatz und der Unterschied von Vergangenheit und

Bakunft, 1939 :

19, ‘tim Wefelmeierschen Modell der Transurance, 1939

20, Die Physik der Gogenwart und das Physikalische Weltbild, 1942

21. Die Moderne Atomlehre und die Philosophie, 1942 =

22. Die Atomlehre der modernen Physik, 1942.

« 23, dir Deutung der Quantemmechanik 1941"

24. Die AuSwirkung des Satzes von der Erhaltung-der Energie in-der Physik

25. Deatung einer Auswehlregel far Neutronen - und Protonen-emission ___

pus Kernen ungerader Ladung,” 1943 - ee

%. Woer die Etatetng des Planetensystems, 1944: . :

*® 2]. Report on the Experiments with Layer Arrangements of Uranium and

Paraffin at the KWI for Physics, Berlin-Dahlem, 1941, in collatora-

tion with others. E

% 23, “Preliminary-Report on the Results froii a Layer-construction Sphere ~~~ ~-| ~

pf Uranium Metal afd Paraffin." 1942, in collaboration with others,

% 2. “Measurements of Layer Arrangenents of Uranium etal end Pareffin,"

in collaboration with others, 194200 —

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x 30. “Tests with New Layer Arrangements of Uranium Metal and Paraffin,"

in collaboration with others. -

31. The Production of Neutrons in Heavy water by the Process D

(n, 2n) H., 1949

32, The Disintegration of Deuterons, 1940.

33. The Possibility_of Obtaining Energy from U-238, 1940

34, Calculation of the Energy Production in the U Machine, in collabora-

tion with wuller, Hocker, 1940

35, Temperature iffect of Layer Type Pile, 1941

36, Remarks on the Calculation of Layer Arrangexent, 1941

37, Inproved Theory of zesonance Absorption in the Machine, 1942... = Eis

38, B Decay of Potassium, before 1939 '

39. Nuclear Transformation jn the Interior of-Sters, before 1939 —

40. Selection Rule for Neutron & Proton Emission from Nuclei of Odd” a

Char gy -1943 --—.——-- ee ‘

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Name: HAHN, Dr. Otto Case No, 8061152 ;

~ Vari Date: 17 September 1948 ;

Present Position: President, Kaiser Wilhelm Birthdate: 8 Mar 1879

Gesellschaft Birthplece: Frankfurt/uain

Location: Business - Max Planck Institute E

AVA, Gottingen Nationality: German

Private - Hergbergerlandstrasse 44, GSttingen 7

Gen, Occupation: Nuclear chemist (Tel :2678) ~ Race: White

7 - nave SORE Male

Education: Ph.D, 1902 Marital Stetus: Married (1913) .

Name of Spouse: Edith Funghams — 3

Languages: English, fluent rs

Children; One son

Honors: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1944. . :

~~" Religion: ___ Protestant

Political Affiliations ———

See below) :

Career -

1902 - 04 Assistant, Professor, University of Munich

1904 - 05 Member,-Ramsay Leboratory, University College, London oe

1905 - 06 Wember,—lord Rutherford Laboratory, Yooill University, Montreal

1906 - Kaiser Wilhelm-Institute for Chemistry, Berlin-Dahlem ——-

1907 - Private: pozent, University of Berlin; °

Jsolated mesothorium b=

Isolsted mesothoriun 2

1908 - 38 Collaborated with Lise Meitner and discovered protoactiniua

1910 - Professor of Chemistry, Berlin”.

1912 - 28 Professor Kaiser ritute for Chemistry, _Berlin-Dahlen——____

1924 - Member, Pruss cadeny of S

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1923 - 45 Director, Kaiser Wilhelm Jnastitute for Chemistry, Berlin-Dahlem

“ose Member, Swedish Acadeny 0 Sciences’ ~~

1932 ~ - lectured at cornell Uni ity :

1938 - - tm colleboration with Strassaann discovered neutron induced |

fission of uranium end thorium (Dec) i

- of Lectured in England, Canada, ‘Sweden and the U.S, 0

194. -<- Visited Rome — Polke =

1943 - - _Lectured in Stockholm and Budapest i

1944 -- Evacuated laboratories to Tailfingen.

1946 - Awarded Nobel Prize for Chenlistry for 1944;

Headed group of German scientists who attended the reopening ~~~ ~

of the Gmelin Institute for Inorganic Chemistry -

1946 -date President, KWG : ~

1947 - Lectured at meeting of Society of German Chemists of the

British Zone (May) i

1948 - Invited-to attend Nuclear Physics Conference in Birmingham,

+England, 14-18 September 48.00

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HAHN, Dr. otto

pr. Otto Hahn, world-renowned German scientist and Nobel Prize

winner, was last reported as President of the Kaiser Wilhela Gesellschaft

(British Zone) }/ and 4 mender of a group of scientists working at the

University of Gottingen on the progran of scientific research conducted

under the authority of-the-Allied Control Commission in Germany. 2

Prewar data reveals that-Hahn is from a well-known Frankfurt

middleclass fanily of reportedly democratic leanings. His father had

a retail panel glass waginess-which one of Hahn's brothers developed

into a reputable firm of-interior decorating. an A Ris other

brother was studienrat at the Gbethe-Gymasiun in Frankfurt and 8

renowned nunismatist.

An officer in the first World War, 3/ Hehn had been associated

with scientific research since 1904-when he was ‘a member of the Ramsay —

Letoratory, University College; London. 4/~ From. 1908. he contributed

steadily to the advance in specialized chemical techniques needed for. ie se

pioneering in the “field of heavy radio-ective elements and 4{n_collabors— 7 =

tion with physicist Lise Meitner discovered protoactinium, Later (Dec 38),

while working with-Fritz Strassman, Hahn discovered neutron induced fis- ~

sion of urenium-and thorium for which he received the Nobel Prize. for

Chemistry, 1944.

Daring the war Hehn worked as head of the Keiser Wilhelm Institute

for Chemistry in BerlineI yahlem on the German atomic energy program which

was supervised_by the Wuclear Physics Division of the German National

Research Council and toward the end of the war evacuated to Tailfinge :

wrtenberg 5/ where he wes-picked up by US forces. Shortly after V-E .

day Hahn was sent to England with other German personnel, 6/ and at that

time was described as naving & sense of tumor and definitely. sriend) RE eee

disposed to Englal d and thé U.S. 6/ When the aton bomb was announced = =

in Avgust 1945 Hehn-reportedly felt responsible for the lives of 5 many

people in view of his discovery and claims thet originally onten=

plated suicide when he realized the terrible potentialit —

coveries. 7 :

Based on-a survey of bis prener work only, Hahn was rated by-U.S.

sources in the beginning of the war at the very top. in_his field 8/ and

in 1945 was given a very nigh rating both for his scientific preeminence = 34

and as an intelligence target. g/ Further indicatipn of Hahn's Amportence _

was shom in-a German report which stated that in 1943 @ meeting was called —

by Mr. Speer, German Winister for Armanents and War, production, and Hahn —-

was one of the scientists invited to attend, 10/ Though prewar reports des-

eribe him as one of the world's greatest scientists in ruclear physics

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and an outstanding scholar in the field of physical chemistry, LY and

more recent reports have stated that he is the most expert of German

chenists and a highly valuable man, 12/ he is considered by other intel-

ligence sources as past his primo, of negligible value scientifically

to the US or the United Kingdom, and in view of his age of comparatively

little value to other nations. 1/ __

Politically, while prewar reports descrite Hahn as a democrat and

a strong anti-Nazi 3/, 11/, 13/ who went out of his way to help victims

of Nazi persecution 11/ and other US sources since V-E-day have considered

him democratic, 12/ Hahn has also been reported as a good German, who

though not a strong-Nazi,-went along. '5/ Though he has been referred to

as definitely friendly disposed:toward the U.S. and England, 6/ he never=-

theless vehemently opposed the Paperclip Project and wrote a severe criti-

cism entitied;= "Invitation to USA," which appeared in the Gettingen Uni-

versity News, 21 February 1947. 14/ At that time Hahn felt,-and claimed - —

to have the backing of many other German professors, that pressure was 7

put on German scientists_in-order_to persuade them to go to the U.S. ad >

stated that his group. was convinced that the official American way was to.

crush German science, With reference to the former he claimed there were

instances where men-lost their jobs and were then invited to work in the ts

U.S. and he pointed to the proposed dissolution of the Kaiser Wilhelm

Gesellschaft in the American Zone ss indicative of the latter, 14/ Hahn

continued to criticize British and American activities in his-recent (May

1928) lecture-tour-in Switzerland at the Federal Institute of Technology

and in Berne and Basel,-15/ .

A United States_request for thé allocation of Hahn was_ refused by

the British on the grounds, according to the Daily. Express, that tunless |

the drainage of scientific and technological talent from the British Zone

was stopped, Germany would never becoae self-supporting." 19/- However,

Hahn himself believes that it isa German scientist's duty to remain in

Germany and aid in the reconstruction 18/ and in view of-this attitude, f

it is doubtful that he would have considered coming tothe U.S." for scien-. S.

tific works 5/ :

Hahn's attitude toward the USSR was indicated in 1945 when he

reportedly was very_ afraid-of Russia and felt a profound distrust _

of Stalin. He believed that if conditions were to get very bad in Germany —--

even the British end American controlled zones would be driven into the

arns of Stalin, He-reportedly preferred to have Germany. lean toward the

West and expressed the hope that- the Allies would help to such an extent wee

with food, ete, that-such conditions would not arise. 16/ a Further. indica-.-

tion was given in December 1947 when Hahn stated he no longer considered Ee

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returning to Berlin, as two of his consultants, who both knew a great

deal about uranium, and whe recently returned there, had disappeared,

having, it was knovm, deperted in an easterly direction.

17/

Prof. Hann, at the time he gave his Nobel-lecture at the Royal

Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden and picked up his check

for 123,000 Swedish crowns ($34,000), ended his speech by expressing

the hope that atomic knowledge will _be_used_in_the service of scienti-

fie research, in medicine and in other peaceful purposes and will not

become a means of destroying the culture which humanity has been able-

to build up during. millenniums, 20/ _

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13 Dec 47

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19/ Daily Express; london 7 May 47,

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PUBLICATIONS OF OTTO HAHN

“Isotope Weights & Packing Fraction Curve in collaboration with Fitigge & Mattacuh

Report on the Work at the KWIC on Preparation 33." 1940.

Work on Nuclear Physics at KWIC" 1941; 8 Chemical Work; b) Investigation of

Resonance Process;~-c) Tha Fission Process of Prep. 3d.

"The Fission of Uranium Nucleus." -1942,- -

“The Experimental Work on the Separation of Uranium Fission Products" in collaboration

with Strasman, Gotte; 1942.

®The Question of the Origin of thi

collsboration with Strasman; 1942, ee

"artificial Trarismtation & Fission of Uranium" 1943.0

"Chemical Separation of Uranium Fission Products" 1944

"Chamical Separation of Uranium Fission Products II; in collaboration with Strassmann,

1944.

Radio Active Strontium & Yttrium Isotopes Resulting from U Fission = in collaboration

with Strassman 1943. — MES Wk!

On the bebaviour of the a}kaline earth isotopes produced by the bombardment of

uranium with neutrons - in colleboration with Strassmann 1939.

Production of active Barium isotope froa ursnium & thorium by neutron bombardment;

production of farther radioactive fragments by fission of Uraniua, in collaboration

with Strassmann 199)... seams ot ed

Do “Trans-urenium elements" exist? "2) Final proof of the non-existence of "Eka-

platinum® and "Eke-iridiom" in collaboration with Strasamann - 1939. 2

On the fragements of uranium fission, in collaboration with Stressmann 19979,

Further Mission products froa the baabardmen Uranium, with neutrons. th colle-

doration ith Strassmann 193),

e@ 2,3 day Isotope of Element 93 from Uranium," in

on the fiseica of Ureniua nucleus by slow neatrons, in, collaboration with Strassmann

199. ¥

Separation of isotopes of laypton from those “of Xenon produced by U fission, in

collaboration with Strassmann- 1940, =~ ;

Preparation of fission products of ur

compounds, in-oollaboration with Strassmann - 1940.

Preparation of fission products of Thorium by the use of the "emanating power" of

thorium hydroxide, in collaboration with Strassmann -. 19400

Qn the experimental disentanglement of Slemants and isotopes produced by the fission

of Uranium, in collaboration with Strassmann & H, Gétte - 1942,

short-lived isotopes of Barium and Lanthanum produced by Uranium fission, in ©

collaboration with Strassman, 1942. j

On some fragemants of the fission of Thorium, in’ collaboration with Strassaann &

S. Fitigge —- 1939._

On the fission of the nuclei of uranium and thorium into lighter atoms, in collabora-

tion with Strassmana = 1939. _ _. 1

roducts of uranium fission, in Collaboration with Strasgmann = 1940.

Some new fission-products of urenius, in collaboration, with Strassmann - 1940, :

Short-Lived isotopes of Bromine and Iodine produced by uranium fission, in ¢ llabore=

tion with Strassmann = 1940. _ -

On the production of Zirconium snd Protactinius produced by the bombardment of Thorium

with neutrons, in-collaboration with Strassmann - 1941.

On the isotopes of Molybdenum produced by Uranium fission, in collaboration with

Strassmann - 194), 2

Qn the isotopes of Molybdenum produced by Urenivum fiseion; in collaboration with

ium by the use of Remanabing power" of uranium

Strassmann - 194M

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"” Publications of Otto Hahn contd

Stressmann, 1942,

Some peculiarities of the isotopes produced by nuclear fission of Uranium and

Thoriua - 1939

Reactions of atomic nuclei and the fission of uranium - 1940,

The transmtation of chemical elements, a chapter of physical and chemical

cooperation - 1942,

Natural and artificial-tranamtation of atomic nuclei = 1941,

Artificial atomic transmtations and the fission of heavy nuclel = 1942, > > op

The transmtation of chemical elements and the fission of uranium - 1944,

Artificial atomic transmtations and the fission of heavy nuclei-- 944. ee a

Artificial atomic transmtations and the fission of heavy nuclei =-1944...-.. =

The Chemical elements and natural isotopes according to the state of research o on

isotopes and nuclei, Ih collaboration with Flugge and “3. Mattanch ~ 1940, © rn

Same as above - 1937 = in collaboration with Flugge & Mattauch.. ae

Concerning the report; “The chemical elements and natural isotopes according to

the state of research on isotopes and nuclei." 1941, .-

Suppleaent 1940 and 1941 to _the extensive rai froa . el peoid 1940:- "The chemical © “7

Strontium from Pollucite? in collaboration with Strasamann, J, Mattauch & Ewald —

1942,

fid 2 Caesiun isotope of long half-life exist? A contritution to the interpretation

of unusual lines in mass-spectroscopy? in collaboration with Strassmann, J.

& Ewald - 1943...

Determinations of. geological a go_by the. Strontiua ‘method ah (sevording to. investi-

Determinations of geological age by the Strontium method --1944, ~~

Rediochenistry. (Ih preparation) in collaboration with Erbacher, No date given.

agar: -/370

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Born 8-ar 1879 Ph D at

Frankfort 1901 Nuclear_

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Variant:

Present Position:

Location:

Private - Bunsenstrasse 16, Géttingen

Gen. Occupation:

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Case No. 8010580

Date: 13 Septenter 1943

Birthdate: “9 October 1879

Von Laue, Max Birthplace: Pfaffendorf,

, near Koblenz

Titulary Deputy Director,

Max Planck Institute, Nationality: Cerman

AVA, GBttingen

Race: white

Business = Max Planck Institute_ "Sex: Male

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse:

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Theoretical physicist

Children; one gon, Theodore

Education: Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1903 a

Political: (see below)

Languages: English 25

Religion: Protestant, Evangelical -

Honors: Nobel Prize winner, 1914; Valbruch Prize

fron University of G8ttingen

Publications: -

1906 -

1909 -

1912 -

1914 -

1919 -

Studied at universities of Strasbourg, Gottingen, Munich

and Berlin. _ Also awarded honorary Dr. of Engineering,

University_of Stuttgart and honorary Dr. of Science, = —-

University of Manchester

Qualified asa university teacher of physics: at the .

University of Berlin

Private Dozent (Lecturer), University of wunich

Professor, University of Zurich _

Professor, University of POE |

Awarded Nobel Prize

Professor, University of Berlin

Member, Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft zur Forderung der’ Wissenschaften,

Berlin,

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Prior to 1940 - Repeatedly visited England, the .S., and lectured in

England, France, Sneden, Switzerland

1936 — 1945 - Director, Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, Berlin-Dahlem

~~ - - Meuber, Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften in Gbttingen

Member, Mathematical Physical Class, Preussische Academie der

Wissenschaften - Berlin---— -- ----——-—

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Member, Physikalsche Gesellschaft

- = - Member, Deutscher Mathenetischer Verein

Member, Kant Gesellschaft

Member, Deutsche RUntgen-Geselischaft (honorary) ~—-- ~~~

1947 — date Deputy. Director_of Max Planck Institute, AVA, GSttingen;

Chairman, Hundred year old Deutsche Physikalische

Gesellschaft (British zone); _-

Active in_ foundation of Bi-Zonal Physikalische Technische

Reichsanstelt ee

1948 - Scheduled “to Visit_the U.S., June or July

Prof. De. Max von Laie, world renowned German scholar J/ and a member

of a group of physicists working at the University of Gbttingen on the_pro-.

gram of scientific research _conducted_under_authority of the Allied Control

Commission in Germany, was scheduled to visit the United States in June and __

July of this year. 3/ Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1914 for his research on ___

the Interference-Phenomenon of +r. he enjoys the reputation of being

perhaps the most_eminent. living Ge:

of the older physicists among the German scientists, 9/

physicist 4/ and the most respected

A specialist in theoretical physics, Von Lave wes reported prior to. __

the war es a champion of the modern_school of Einstein's theory of Relativity 0”

and had devoted his attentions to the quantum theory, the Compton Effect, to

Bohr's atomic model, to the "Einstein-Rohr equation" and the disintegration

of the atom, 5/——--_ voce tun utter ees Santen ee S

He speat the war. years as Professor of theoretical physics et the —— =

University of Berlin and as Director_of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for

Physics in Berlin-Dahlem. 1/ In 1944 it was reported that his full time

was taken up with teaching 8/ and Yon Leve's claim that he had nothing to

do with the German uranium project was generally. concurred in; 6/,

He went slong with Heisenberg and the others when the KWIP was evaciated to” —_

Hechingen in the closing days of the war 9/ and it was there that he was

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other German personnel 10/ end at that time was described as 4 shy, mild- Z

mannered man who could not understand the -reason: for his detention, 1l/ \

LAVE, Max von

Politically Von Laue has been reported as opposed to the Nazi regime,

Y, 8/ Prior to the war Von Leue reportedly was not active in politics,

While some of his friends considered him a liberal, others thought he had

conservative leanings and he is believed to have been a member of the former

German Democratic Party, U/_Receuse.of-his-high-scienti Ne Standing Von

Laue could afford to oppose the Nazis and. from the beginning reportedly did

SO openly and courageously, g/ According. to one Source he used his influence

bis letters fron there to friends inthe U.S. expressed Opposition to Hitlerts

regime, 1/ Von Laue, whose son is at Princeton and was in the American Army -_—-...--—

during the war, has been repeatedly described as very well disposed to England

and America, > 2, 12/, coe

Of the leading

Scientists of the world and the noblee £ 8 Bf He en. ose ness foe,

has also been described-as a ssh, ect and learning, who, a

S_ nal bearing and not a fluent pudlic.

Speaker, coamanded respect wherever he Sppeared, i/ Though one recent report

described him as Perheps_the most. eminent-living- German: physicist, 4/ other

intelligence Sources staté that, since he has done no creative work in science _

value scientifically_to the ULS.,—the |

during the last fifteen years -12/ view.of his age, he-is of ho Special... —-

+K, or other nations, 13/

Physikalische Gesellschaft. (the One-Hundred-Year-O1g German Physical Society _

revived in the British gone to facilitate the exchange of ideas anong Scier

tists and reestablish intellectual freedom) and in the foundation of the Bie

Zonal Physikalische Technische Reichsanstalt (German Buresu of Standards), 14/

Von Lae is also co-editor with Pohl_of the Anerican Licensed Zeitschrift, .

Physik, 14/

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GERMANY before 1946 —

LAUE, MAX von Prof.

1B. 9 Oct 1879 Ph D Univ.

‘of Berlin 1903 Physical

chemist.

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GIA BIOGRAPIIEG UGTSTER 24185

Name: HEIS=JBERG, Ur. Werner Carl i Case No. 8060359

Variant: Date: 21 Sep. 1948

Fresent Position: Director, Max Planck Institute, Birthdater---- 5 Dee 901 =

- Céttingen Binghplace; Worzburg

Location; Business - Max Planck Institute,

AVA, Gottingen

Private = Merkelstrasse 18, Gevisngen

~ Nationality; German

Telephone; 3647 .....- Race: White

Gen. Occupation: Theoretical physicist .. ~-- = $exr Male. __. ince)

; Varital Status: Verried t 937

Education: Ph.D, University of Munich, 1923 -Name of Spouse: Elisabeth” —

Schumacher

Languages: English ——— Children: three sons and. - oe

three daughters, end one

Honors: Novel Prize for Physics, 1932 > recent addition, .. —

Religion: Evangelical

Political Affiliation: : oaths

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192 - 1923 Studiedinder” Sommerfeld”

1924 - Dozent, Gdttingen University;

Awarded Rockefeller Foundation Trip to Copenhagen

1926 - Lecturer, Copenhagen University .

= Se Member, Saxon Acadeuy of Sciences at Leipzig. -——S

- - «- Menber, Kaiser Leopold Academy of Science at Halle

1927 - 1941 = Prof. "of Theoretical Physics, University_of | of Leipzig |

1929 - Lecture of U.S., Japan :

d India

1932 - Awarded Nobel Prize for Physics; _—*

Léctured in the U.S

1936 - Began" voluntary” military training courses-in-99th Mountain

Fighter. "Regiment jy

1939 - x

1942 ~ 1945 Professor of T orebical | Physics, ‘University: of Berlin;

Co-director of Thstitute_ of Theoretical Physics,

University of_Berlin_and_the KWI_ for Physics, Berlin-Dahlem __

1943 - ' Lectured=in-Qurich 0 ..

Lectured in Budapest ‘

1946 - date — Director, Max Planck ‘nstitute, AVA, G&ttingen

1948 Gave series of six lectures on "Quantum Theory of Vave

Fields and Elementary Particles" at the Cavendish

Laboratory, Cambridge University, England. (Feb.)

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Dr, Werner ileisenberg, top ranking German theoretical physicist VV

and Nobel Prize winner, 2/ is at present Director of the Max Planck

Institute for Physics at Gottingen 1/ end a member of a group of scientists

“Working there on a progrem of research under the authority of the Allied

Control Commission in Germany. 3/

Heisenberg attended the public schools of Yeraburg and Lanich, and

fron 1911 to 1920 the Maximilian secondary school for humanities in wunich.

This period of instruction wes twice interrupted; in the summer of 1918 by

service in an agricultural project.in .iesbach, and in the spring of 1919

by taking part in the battles near Lunich with the Freikorps Litzow ~~

(IAtzow Volunteer Corps). 4/" These "Freikorps" were very reactionary,

militeariskic;-old regime groups which operated after World War I under the

protection of the Junkers and_their ilk. 2/ In the fal) of 1920 he entered

the University of Munich where he studied physics and mathematics » hearing

lectures by Sommerfeld, Wien, Voss end Seliger. Heisenberg left Munich

during the winter of 1922 - 23 to study at G8ttingen but returned there —

“and received the degree of Ph.D, in the summer of 1923 with a thesis. on == ==:

the problem of turtulence. The following fall he returned to Odttingen

where he was-an assistant in the Institute for Thebretical Physics and---- -------~

received a "venia legendi" there in the summer of 1924. His studies with

Somuerfeld and his participation in e series of lebtures given by Bohr_at

GBttingen led Heisenberg to be greatly interested in the question of

atomic physics. During a visit to Copenhagen in 1924, as recipient of a

Rockefeller stipend, ho learned Bohr's views.on_atonic pl ‘sics_and in ~ aa

1925 at GSttingen. began his work on quantum mechanics. After two years

there as a dozent, Heisenberg returned to the University _of Copenhagen

where he lectured for a year at which time he became-a-full professor at

the University of Leipzig. Two years later he madé an extended lecture

tour of the U.S.,; India and Japan. Gf:

In 1932 Heisenberg was awarded the Nobel Prize-for Physics for his

development of quantum mechmics and its resultant. discovery of allotropic 2

forms of hydrogen._5/ At_thr* time he was_the youngest scientist ever to

receive the Nobel Prize. 6/ At.the.age of thirty-one Heisenberg had _.

presented the world with a new mathematical method adequate for describing

how the electrons revolving around the nucleus stick-to their orbits, The

famous principle of indeterminanceé or uncertainty. was-az further development ~~

of his theory. 5/. =o

Prewar_reports describe Heisenberg as a'man of medium; “athletic biild ~~

with yellom blond hair combed straight back. His dress was usually that

of the professorial class, that is drab suits and dark shoes, but he

reportedly never_wore_stiff collars, and when vacationing or at hone

preferred informal attire. A great_family man, having come froma good ~~:

family himself, Heisenberg kept regular hours but worked very hard and - -

often very late. A_non-smoker_ end ill=disposed te liquor and pnbdlic func-

tions, his chief forms of diversion were athletics and music. wren seaneee ae

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A good swimmer and tennis player, he loved tennis and skiing above

everything else and enjoyed mountain climbing almost as well, As a

music lover he attended all-the better concerts and is an accomplished

Pianist himself. 7/ Heisenberg once made a trip as e deck hand on a

German cargo boat froi one of the Baltic ports to the Mediterranean, earn-

ing his way and mixing with the rest of the crew. 38/

Heisenberg wes Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of

Leipzig from 1927 to 1941 and during this period visited the !.S, on

lecture tours in 1932 2/ and again’in 1939. During this latter visit he

reportedly was very serious and extremely depressed and gave evidence of

his attitude toward the Nazi regime. According to one source, though he

allegedly did not believe in the Nazi- regime and wished to see the old ~~

Germany restored, he felt it his duty to support: the German government .-9/ -— a8

There are indications that Heisenberg was strictly opposed to Nazism from a

the beginning of Hitler's rule 8/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14/, snd thet in 1935, -

he, along with other professors, protested against the dismissal of five _ = Ld

Leipzig professors. 10/ Desc : Onse ive and nationalistic,-12/ — -...

he gave lectures_on-rela rlong after t sudject had been banned by

the Nazis as a Jewish theory (Einstein), As a result he was for a time

on the blacklist so far as the Party was concerned and was the object of. => = — |

a storm of invective from "Die Sturmer", Julius Stretcher's mouthpiece,

8/ Captured German documents also_show_that in a memorandum regarding ~~

Heisenberg, from Himmler to the 5S Dozentenfthrer in Leipzig, Himmler

thanked and congratulated the Leipzig SD for the very thorough and accu 27 >

rate report-on Heisenberg, The memorandum stated: in substance that- "while ~~

it is evident that Heisenberg's attitude was not exactly in line with that

described by the Party, I (Himmler) regard him as essentially decent and _ ___.

want the SS and SD organizations in Leipzig informed of that fact. In view

of his comparative youth and influence and ability to attract future scien-

tists, we cannot permit ourselves to remove or kill him, It would be highly

desirable to get Heisenberg to write a scientific article for one of the

publications of the SS, It is hoped that he can ultimately be brought to”

work with us, possibly within the framework of the Ahnenerbe,"15/a German Eres

scientific organization whose mission it was tc promote the theory of- eS

Aryenisn), we " soem

Later reports, however, describe Heisenberg as somewhat of a politi

cian and inclined to be an opportunist. 2/ In spite of his early opposi-

tion to Hitler's rule, he later told his friends that he had now accepted

the Nazi regime-as-a-necessary-evil 10/, 11/. According to one source it

was thought that Heisenberg had shrewdly taken a middle. path, neither

identifying himself with any_of the Nazi brutalities nor yet opposing

German aggrandisement. 8/ Though he is considered anti democratic by one

U.S, source 16/, he was not a Nazi perty member 2/ nor was he included

in the list of professors who signed an oatn of allegiance to Hitler, 10/-

Reportedly, Heisenberg's’drean of-a position was to succeed Sonmerfeld

in the Physics Chair at Munich. He would have done so had he been will-

ing to join the Party and he can never forgive the Nazisfor this, 14/ J

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HEISBNSERG, Or. Verner Carl

In 1941 Heisenberg was transferred frem the University of Leipzig

to Berlin wnere he was appointed Professor of Tneoretical Physics at the

University of Berlin and was maie co-.Jirector at the Institute of Theoreti-

cal Physics tnere and of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics in 3erlin-

Dahlen. 11/ His group, which included ‘ian, Von Laue, Von Weizsacker, Wirtz,

Sauerwein and Hocker 17/, did research on pile experiments, 2/ In Jamary ‘

of 1943 Heisenberg lectured in gurich, Switzerland end associated with Gregor i

Wentzel incw at University of Chicago on a permanent appointment), Professor

of Theoretical Physics at the University of gurich, and Pav] Scherrer, Pro-

fessor of Ehysics at the Zurich Institute of Technology, 13/ In the summer

of 1943, Heisenberg and his team evacuated to Hechingen, 17/ and continued

on a program of atomic energy attaining in 1945. a heavy water pile not quite

self-sustaining. 1/

It was at Hechingen that Heisenberg was picked up in May 1945 and

with other German personnel was shipped to England shortly after_V-F day, --=----.--

18/ At that-time he was described as very friendly and genuinely anxious

to cooperate with British end American scientists, 19/ Heisenberg reportedly

did not believe that the USSR would allow Russian scientific work to be msde

public 20o/ and that in view of their ideologies he did not-see how war between. __-

the USSR and America could be prevented, He indicated a preference, if a

Western kuropean bloc was established, to join this bloc rather than.the USSR, s

Q0/ Heisenderg-also believed at that time that scientists were too dependent. ~~

on their governments and thought they should try to get some political influ-

ence. 20/

After returning to Germany in 1946 Heisenberg was made the Director of _ _

the Max Planck Institute for Physics located in Allegemeine Versuchsanstalt — .

at GSttingen, (British Zone). 21/ He wrote a long and detailed summary on

“Research in Germany on the Technical Application of Atomic Energy" which

appeared in the August-16, 1947 issue of Nature, page-2]11-and-outlined-the

experiments made by German scientists through | er-yeers, 22/—Eerly in

1947 Heisenberg: received an offer to work in the Argentine and hai_previously

in August 1946 reported-an offer from the Russians, ‘RECT ;

it is doubted-that such an inveterate — _

nationalist would be tempted to accept any external offers provided that there

was any hope for setting up his Institute in Germany, 23/ According to one

source Heisenberg has no_desire_to leave Geraany although he would like an

occasional lecture-series or a short visit to another country to talk with

other scientific minded people, 14/ |

A recent (1947) visitor to Géttingen described Heisenberg as "middle-

aged" and found few traces of the boyish manner which he remembered from hav-. -_..

ing seen him in the U.S.-in-192). At that time Heisenberg, who has several

very good younger-men working with him, thought that the study of cosmic

radiation may be fully as rewarding as the study of nuclear processes with

the aid of cyclotrons, etc, for the next few years, His laboratory, howe:

ever, was far from lavishly equipped, and he. is unable to get equipment...

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HEISHNbetG, Dr. Jerner Carl _

Heisenberg did not seam proud of anything in his Institute except a

library which hal a very good collection of German and Americen scientific

journals. 1/

been

Scieatificelly Heisenverg has alvay? rated at the very top in his

field 1/, 2/, 10/, 11/, 12/, 13/, 16/, 24/. Me hes been described as the

foremost living theoretical physicist, the only theorist of Nobel Prize

stature 25/ and as one of the world's top-ranking physicists Heisenberg

would be of high value to any nation, including Germany. 1

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PUBLICAT IONS_OF WERNER HEISENBERG

“The Physical Principles of tho Quantum Theory", 193077

"Excursions in the Fundamentals of Exact Science", 1935

"Principle of Uncertainty"... -

Pepers on "Matrix Mechanic

* "Experiments with a Lattice Arrangement of Water & Oranium,® 194. ( in

# "Experiments with a Lattice Arrangement of DO & Draniua," 1941 ( collaboration

* "Neutron Increase in DO = Uranium Metal Lattice System," 1942 (> with

* "Neutron Increase in Uranium Metel through Fast Neutrons," 1942 | ( Dopel

* Report on the lst Experiments on the Apparatus Set-up at 2

the EWI for physics ==-1940, in collaboration with others. —

* Report on the Experiments with Layer Arrangemonts of Uranium and

Paraffin at the KWI for Physics, Berlin-Dahlem, 1941;'in collae =

boration with others,

"Preliminary Report on the-Results from a Layer—conatruction Sphere ~

of Uranium Metal and Paraffin" - 1942; in collaboration with others,

“Weasuremants of Layer Arrangements of Uranium Metal and Paraffin,"

1942 in collaboration with others. =

“Tests with New Layer Arrangements of Uranium Metal and 1 “‘Paraffin® in . oS

collaboration withothers, 9

"Hotes on the Planned Ralf-technical Experiment with 1, 5 fons of DP and.

2? Tons of Uranium Metal", 1942"

* Three reports on Berlin Pile “Experinents B-6 & 7; 1944,:19453 in

collaboration with others, —

Diffasion Length of Thermal Neutrons in 030g; in collaboration with

Bopel; 1940

Determination of Diffusion Length of Thermal Neutrons in Heavy Water

in collaboration with Dopel, 1940. : :

Possibility of Techhical Energy Production fron | Treniun Fission I.

nd, (1939 or 1940)

Possibility of Technical merey xe o

The Possibility of Producing Energy

Physics of Atom:Ruclesu. 1944.

Experiment with 1.5 tons | and U and a 40 cm, Carbon Refiector.

Th collaboration with others, 1945,

Buergy from Nuclear Fission. 4943,

*® Unpublished, |

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GERMANY __ be fore = 19h

«-5 Dec 1901 Ph D Univ.

ee Munich | 1923 Nuclear

physicist ~—

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Nane: GERLACH, Dr. Walther Case No. 8061141

“Variant: GERLACH, Dr. Walter — Date: 10 September 1948

Present Position: Prof, of Physics, Birthdate: 1 August 1339

Bonn University (see below) Birthplace: Biebrich on

the Rhine

Iocation: Mussallee 6, Bonn = ~

Telephone: 4130 (see below) Nationality: German

Gen, Occupation: Physicist Race:

Sex: .

Education: Ph.D, University of Tubingen, 1912—— ital Status: }

Name of so; :

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Children: |

Honors: i

Religions Protestant ~~~

Publications: ——--. ==. oe TO |

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Career. |

1916 - ~—— lecturer, University of Tubingen -

1917 - -.- Lecturer, University of GSttingen 1 |

3912 - -———Assistant, Professor, University of FrankfurtAlain i

1925- = Fill Professor of Physics, University of Tubingen _

192 - wees Aree es, Munich 7

~ = =----Member of Bavarian Academy of Science.

19388 = 2 Attended International Meeting et Strasbourg

. representing German scientists. -

eljg4l - - _ Director of Physical Institute, University_of Munich

Wa- -— Goering's Deputy in charge of nuclear physics program of —

" the Reichsforschungsrat (gueceeding =Esau)

1946 - data Professor of Physics, University of Bonn ==> La

19/8 - ---~Reportedly in Munich (22 July 1948) —_

De, Walther.Gerlach, lest wartime Deputy to Goering in charge of 5

the German nuclear project | program (Der Bevollmachtigte des Reichsmarschalls ~~!

fur Kernphysik)-}/ had been a@ professor of physics at the University of > ~ fell

Bonn fron 1924 until recently (July 48) 2/, when he was reported as having =

transferred to Munich, 3/ eee

:

An experimental physicist of considerable ability 4/ and eminent in

the Neld of spectroscopy, Gerlach reportedly has done extremely good work ey

in the study of molecular beams. 5/” Based on @ survey of his prewar work i

only, Gerlach wes rated fairly high by U.S. sources-at the beginning of =

the war 6/ and in 1945 was given a very high rating both for his scientific

preemt or £/, and as 2 nvertigence target. a) Since that time he Fas been

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GERLACH, Dr. valther

described as a valuable man 8/ and a first rate experimental physicist

with unusually wide interests. 2/ Aman of boundless energy and with

enormous zeal for the job at hand, Gerlach has been reported, however,

as of small value to the US or the United Kingdom, a

While one fairly recent report states that Gerlach was not a Nazi

9/ and another describes hin as politically. indifferent, 8/ all previous - morte

reports indicate Gerlach was a thorough Nazi ]/, 4/,.10/, 11/. In 1938 . s

Gerlach represented German scientists at an internaticnal meeting in

Strasbourg and on this occasion. reportedly. showed violent pro-Nazi opinions,

1)/ Captured documents show Gerlach was highly praised as to his political

reliability on $,S. Standarten-Muhrer reporting to Osenberg on the different ~~

Specialist heads of the German scientific research progran, Gerlach is

further open to suspicion because of his connection with the Gestapo, 12/5

and it has bean-recomended that he should not be offered any position of

trust in an Anericen university, 1/

Throughout the last year and a half of the war Gerlach was-convinced

of Germany's superiority_in nuclear research and in November 1944 wrote

to Martin Bormnan-stating he Was.sure they were fer ahead of America in

research as well as development, 15/

Gerlech was picked up by_US forces in the closing days of the war

and shortly after V-E day_ sent to En a with other German personnel.

13/ At this time he was déeséribed as_friendly_and cheerful, -14/ After

the announcement_of the- atomic_bomb, however, Gerlach, as the man aj J

by the Gerusn governmen’ rganize_ research of uranium; reportedly con-

sidered himself in the position of a defeated general and contemplated sui-_

cide. 14/ Gerlach: ally_a_Germen nationalist 10/ in-i

opposed to the idea“of wor ica, 16/ was not believed -

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Although a certain "Gerlach" was reported (July 48) to be in the

USSR 18/ it is belicved that it is Manfred Gerlach, an ex-Junker's man, |

3/ and not Subject.

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PUBLICATIONS OF WALTER GERLACH

“Fundamentals of the Quantum Theory", 1921

tatomic Structure & Atomic Disintegration", 1923

‘Watter, Electricity, Energy", 192300

"Spectroanalysie", Pt I, 1930; Pt. II, 1933; Pt IIT, 1936

Magnetism’, 1931- oe E =e =

"yethods of Natural Scientific Perception®, 1936 |

*Spectrochemical Accomplishments®, 1939 —

Introduction to New Edition of Forschungabericht. Status of

Successful Pile Experiments up to January.1945.-+ April 1945 (rough draft) ~

5330 21-/40)

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