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COLOSSAL RACKET UNEARTHED Black Market Currency Deals On Continent
"Brains" Of Gang In Hospital
Paris, Apr. 12. A-high-French police official-tonight estimated-the-
turnover of alleged black market currency deals in Egyptian pounds by the drganisation headed by Max Intrator (Black Max), now under interrogation at the Sante (Fresnes) prison here, and his associate Carol Bitter, at 75,000,000 gold francs a month.
At the legal rate of exchange 750.60 French francs to one gold franc --this would be £113,000,000,
(erne; Eidu Carmond 147), no
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The statement
Rail there
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Terrible Hitler Fear Of The B29
Adolf Hitler had a terrible fear of the American
--Frankfurt, Apr.-13.- B29 Superfortress bomber in the last months of the war and an amazing lack of faith in his own V-weapons, the charred records of his secret staff conference showed. The partly burned stenographic records of his wartinte -confer. cannot prefect of police, although the chees, captured by the United lightly. Ministry of the Interior refunds States army and released hree, to adult it and investigation of disriased that Hitler told Herman the renim of the 39-year-old Ger- Goering and members of the Gen. man born Istrator may clentun!- [eral Staff on Jan. 11, 1945. ly reach as far,
"Things are Mich that the The police have questioned In-American B20 now is in action. trator since his arrest last week The Japanese see them already. and have pleeed together the Skelton of his Empire which ranged from Cairo through Swlt- zerland, Franer, Great Britain
Intrator declared through his Bitter, the following! are under lawyer today that newspaper re parts of his polits were exag, nationality: Fredericn Nenich gerated,"
(493. naturalised eltizen Bitter, deverde by a prilice Panama b:in inL Poland; Alic qiell us the rains" of Intra-
| Dan, Lebanest citizent and. tor: Internborrad curteney I Stefan Wyder (Humanina). ganisation, in Paris nursing Palier said that the st Home pedig further police in- fettents fouad in
# ilat enabled and the United States, vestigation
then for interrogate 150 persons The myht ma the currency deals and peaze 27,000,000 trones' worth¦ rose though Egyptians visiting of Kiyptian share certificates and | that English Sterling tumbled
Free
Egyptian foreign currency, Reuter.
depositing porul: 36: Car which were changed that into Tited States dollars and then lo Swing frasies (teorefered to
Multi-Millionaire The polier
Britain of
and Pitter's arcount | Franer today pressed there restren be missing fucts und fences in the multi-million gollar P1914 smuggling ring which prawied over three continent and paral Jel the "rum running" Lacket of LA DAERA
in Geneva, the per like mend said). The Swi Irene, were then let in the black market, a as alleget
Huge Turnover
"This complitate d speration provedl
pivottable than Changing Egyploms pounds direct
l
Several top men of what Exinch poiler believe may prove to be te inge widespread nino Juggling and smuggling gang were under arrest. From their
shook the His arrost Huck market in such
Paris
an extent
from last double of its legitim- ste price of 480 francs to 1 to SHO.
British Talks With Russia
Icel a great danger and oné weigh this danger tuo
"The BZD bomber enn be Cler- muny's destruction. These deally machines will make their appear-
ance here."
The
He Was Sorry
329 never uppeared in Europe during the war but I
ler's repeated references to thent
showed he feared them. perhaps even more than the approaching allled armies.
"The Americana probably can produce 3299 in great masses," he said. What else does the Ameri enn neod?
"WITHDRAW FROM BURMA”
Calentta, Apr. 12. Surat Chandra Boor, mem ber of the Indijja Constituent Assembly at former mem~ ber of the Congress Working Committee, tog enlled upon the British to withdraw In- dian troops from Burma, an "interference by Pudine troops in Burmese domestic affaire fe entirely socalled for," A
Home said that emplojament and use of Indian troops in Burma wa "bound to cmkite -terrelationя —— BENEOFF""""LAT""
menac and Iniliaus“.— Renter,
Korea A Case For
Showdown
more
New York, Apr. 12.
Korea's own
"Much
that future is involved in General Marshall's request for af meeting with Russia to le, can crush every- consider the, establish- thing with them. Nobody can ment of an independent, Lemme and tell me they won't at- | sovereign Moscow, April 12.
Korean Contrary
that tack us. reports The Intrator setup included negotiations for revision of the
tion," a Scripps-Howard "Now they are attacking Jupan Bumireds of little men-men who Anglo-Soviet treaty of alliance with 70 to 100 planes. But these editorial said today. bought Dreign currencies on the had broken down, further meet will soon increase to 200, then
"In Joining the problem streets of Park, Monte Carlo,and | Ings of the British and Soviet 500, then 1,000 find then 2,000." Karen's peculiar statuts to the other fashionable reports, pickoy negotiators #re
On the same day he said "I athrurrent Germina and Austrian take from smaller to larger poola,
sorry to say that the V-weapons negotiations the Secretars roncs, and gold across and sinuggling who curried cur-
the war."-Asso. State is clearly pushing for a borders
Little Men
auen who moved the black market
and continents.
By Intrator's admission the
10
expected
08
200 as they can be fitted in with the time-table of the Comm- ell of Foreign Ministers.
The meeting between the Bri. tigh and Soviet negotiators Jast.
ly into Swiss tepnes," the police tion The palice had 'may ang handled well over $400,000 { "Thursday night lasted-more-
olivial addaled "The $arpover of
this husing anted to 75,000,structed an outline of the new
100 gold branes a month."
The leftated that
The French police did not lieves that Pinator at flitter were interested in Boned the Irgun Zval Lumi tłowish terorist organbation) or the Haganah rastergrand army
in Palesti
They may have handled some exchange quarratha for Palestine agent in the mal marse of business, but he do not think they had any justitial objectives," he alleged. "They were simply in the black market erence business in a big way."
sebatant interl Intrator's
This own denial, in his statement to. duy from prison, in which he dej
"yurtgen WIL
clared that purely imaginary."
in
cordial, it was learned today. than two hours and win most
only a part of the "take" accord I monthly but this probably. ww- Tacket hat some of the mast im-
ing to the investigating police." portant facts on the operation of
The fact that neither side ap. Two of Intrator's top lieuten- the machine and "linkmon" in the ants are now
pears to be in a hurry is gen nuzzi
eustody-un were missing.
Aerally interproted here us re. Egyptian multi-millionaire. far was "Black Max"
The No.
I man picked up thu bert Salem, who, the poller be.flecting the common desire to Intrata, lieved, naneed intrator's begin-link up revision of the treaty thick-lit bald multi-million-ing, an Karol Bitters, an ho- as far as possible with the re- air, who, the police maintained, parter and exporter. These two. later aspects of discussions of headed the ring which speenlated. the police belleve. had carried out the Big Four-Reuter. juggled and smuggled money in the latter phase of development of several countries. They also may have gaged in gunerumine akn and refugees into Palestina trafficking in retugees
and allegedly fleecing refugués -as In Pate title.
they moved them.
U.S. Complaint To Poland
Black Exchange who has examined and is study- The magistrate, Jacqung Flori,
Berlin, April 12. ing the case of "Binck Max," re- constructs the
The Pallsh military mission bulking bi thin Berlin today asked the Ame Intratar money ring in this way;rican military authorities in
first WOH
cannot deckle clatest Press.
Austria Being Starved?
The
Vienna, April 12. Minister of Public Otto Sagmeister,
exmplete understanding
na-
of
with
the Soviet Unkn
"I hope for agreement 411 Germany and Austria, in sliyki, 46 the
Moscow prysent stalemate adientes, a meeting of minds on the Korean question. is unlikely, Bat we must find out, and soon, whether it told the Cabinet food direc-with Russin and Korea's case is torate today that Vienna hadde subject for a showdown.
possible to settle any basic issue
no, potatoes because Russin re- fused' to allow shipments from their zone to the Austrian capital.
Nutrition.
He also said there was no meat because the western zones
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"Four Government are J1- volved in the occupation of Ger- many but only the Unite! Slates and Rusain in Korea,... then, too, in Korea we refused to cooperate with or- and a nominal nily whose
dealing with a liberated nation ders of the central government.tegrity the United States
In- Sagmeister issued com-
aunch muhine which anid. "Despite Rusala are committed to repented promises and pledges spect by voluntary, the Allies are still interfering agreement....it financest by Salem in addition to Frankfurt for specific instances with the government's plans of come to terms on Koren we will his own fands and built up In which Polish Col. Tadeusz food collection in various zones know it is futile to renew racket that had three operations. | Podwysocki hast made anti- and its distribution. United forts for understanding on thBANGKOK
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large sums would be disciplined if guilty. and Swiss and fall of
Intrator probably
B
Juanovici, brother of the million
Others in rustody were Marret, aire rag picker, Joseph Jeanoviel, for whom police all over the work are looking the French can question him about his war- Ume and postwar activities.
An Empire The police evuld 1ie together! the strings connecting, Jovici and the ring of "Black Mus" but: Swiss both were in the same busines Eurong today-with and the petice believed that they in dollars, Sterling Lupesen, 48, were all in one huge and the Humanian-born Miehet franes on the rise money juggling racket.
price of these same three, fairly The Jenoviel Apart from Introbor, who is in has enel several Paris police off-
affair already table currencies in the a cell in Fresnes prison here; and, cinks their jobs-Including
List Of Clients The Intrator-litter combine's eble business was contracted with Egyptian interests, the police of- Reial added. Six persons have 20
far been arrested with the offany.
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Paris, Apr 12. One of the five Paris evening papers, Libe Solr, has decidedl to cente nublication from next Mostday, M. Charles Laurent, Chairman of the Board of Di rectors, told a staff meeting to- night.
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chief of the Polish military misalon, ani through un cial spokesman that he had written a second letter to the 2. Buying add seling of American commander in Frank- franes to tourists from England furt, Lt. Gen, Clarenco R. and United States or anywhere Huebner, asking for proof. dollars or pound Sterling were. Huebner wrote Prawin yes vailable. The police leer terday, asking for the recall of charge of the case said Thtrator's Podwysocki, chief liaison officer "black
money exchange" worked at Huebner's headquarters, on ax smoothly as the official French the grounds that the Polish" exchange.
This black exchange" ranged officer was outspoken against Libe Soir was a paper of So. all brugh Paris and the Riviera the United States.
fcialist tendency. Its name is of outs" who tipped; Gif would-be purchaser, then who
short for "Liberation Seir."
The financial situation of the made a sale, and then resold at
paper was the reason for the a slight profit to the next man up
decision, sald M. Laurent. Old Gags
A member of the ciltorin! general, that I have great install said that 300 reportera April 28.
Rive Palestine The police have questioned tereat in learning more details and other employees had re- niny of them--but have not hell, about these incidents which ap. celved no wages for April and Ofeials said the United Na
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"It f, with great that I learned of anti-United surprise Staten speeches by Col. Pod wysocki," Prawin wrote today. "Yoit will understand, dear
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continuous line of
personal cheques, 1ravellers' cheques; money orders and currency for dollars and pounds sterling.
These were accumulated by Intrator's top ten and transmit. ted to the country of their origin" where they were cashed. How the transfer was made is a point puzzling the police, but the smugglers were using all the old Fags-false-bottomed “ heels on
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France Being
Being Swept Into Whirlpool
suitcase France is being "swept into shoes and probably
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coration consisted of, tak
ink profits from both speentation
and "black exchange" and buying
.Paris, Apr. 12.. whirlpool between
two blocs" at the Moscow conference, the Parisien evening paper Le Monde, which fre- quently reflects French Foreign office opinion, said today.
vold which was smuggled Inta Le Monde said that in block. big problems and which did not France, Belgium and England to ing the immediate annexation effect anybody. She finds her- be sold for lucal currency which of the Saar to France, M. self swept in spite of herself was then poured back into the Molotov was playing a double into a whirlpool of struggle be "business" through
ex-game, which could not fall to tween, the two blocs."-Reuter.
win either on an economic or political plane.
"black
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The police in Monte Carlo re- ported today that they had un-
The Soviet Government," it! covered "bucket shops" there in- to which black market currencies stated, "is trying on one hand went for transfer to Purto, Tour to get le foot into the door to lats there are packing their bags Ille Rühr, which the Anglo-I to move along for fear of being Sakons. seem less and lesa dis- Acadia, belonging to the Swed Involved in the Investigation and posed to let it do. If it fails ish Lloyd, Line, is sinking after, Monte Carlo hotel: owners and to get into the Ruhr, it will striking a mine off Falsterbo ahoo keepers fear that their trade will dwindle-United Press.
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London, April 12. tion to extend their contract to } fight her."
The Jinlian Constituent As- Sept 30. The contract expires France found itdimcult to sombly today approved by a June 15,
Union President
maintain the role of "concilia- large majority the article in Harry tor, the newspaper; stated and the new constitution providing Bridges notifed the Association added: "Franco has just had for freedom of worship and of the decision. Associated brushed aside a claim which she propagation of religion, Home Saturday's throughout the year, Hongkong: Tek 10x11 Pross
belloved to be on the margin of radio reported-Reuter
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