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SECRETS OF THE GERMAN ESPIONAGE SERVICE First Of A Series of Articles On the Gestapo In Poland

BEFORE THE WAR

The lightning victory of the Ger- and said, with charming naivete: "In- mans in Poland has long been a sub-deed; you are American?": "Of course, ject of astonishment; it was well born in the Hawall Islands"-"Ah, known that it had been prepared by said Mr. Drexel Biddle, “doubtless the German espionage services in when a German ship touched at "This saying of one of the Poland, but up to the present no one || Hawail. has revealed that this work had been most popular. ambassadors at Warsaw begun many years before the war and went the round of society and caused during the period of friendship be- considerable levity; but it was not to Struwe's taste. To a South tween Germany and Poland and the Herr

he had Pact of Non-Aggression.

American colleague whom known for a long time he said: "If war breaks out and war is not far will receive my distant, Mr. Biddle answer; his house will be razed to the ground."

Quite recently, I met in Paris the Polish prefect of one of the most im- portant citles of Poznania; who had been a witness of the German intri- gues prior to the war. Disguised as a

the he had passed peasant,

last months under the German rule; he had succeeded in escaping to Hungary and had arrived in Paris after a series of adventures. He is now preparing a report on the German espionage met- hods in Poland and has communicat- ed to me a summary of its essential points.

Mr. Struwe kept his word. The villa Warsaw, where at Konstancin near

to take refuge Mr. Biddle intended

-By- Konrad Wrzos

intention had

from the air,

Mr. Jan Kowalski is of médium height, fair, with light-coloured eyes expressing considerable energy; he now regrets not having taken every during the war-this available chance to nip the German espionage in his country in the bud.

"Do you know," he said, "that all the Gestapo agents now at the head of the administration in Poland had long been prepared for the functions they were to assume? All that they have done in Poland had been staged for a long time. I possess documents:-In various German cities, hundreds of Germuns are now being trained to and play the same role in France England. They are perfecting their knowledge of both languages, they are learning the geography and the his- tory of the two western democracies; they are studying contemporary politi- cal geography, not only in the works of recognised authorities-as a matter of fact they manage to get information concerning the smallest details of local bustoms in the tiniest hamlets."

been surrounded with the greatest secrecy-was bombed and the palace he inhabited in the centre of the town was reduced to ushes by the German artillery. The Germans knew everything.

How did they manage to enter the Polish political and press circles? . . . Á Pole who visited Bérlin was received He was with the greatest honours. mentioned in the press. The Poles, so it was said, are accessible to flattery. And some time after, a German, politi- cian or pressman, travelled to War- saw, where he was received by the Poleswith still greater courtesy. Each country tried to outdo the other; and the Poles seized every such opportunity wellknown of demonstrating their hospitality and chivalry.

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Once on the spot, the German began by disseminating the Nazi ideas like. This confidence récalled to my mind so many germs; it was always a sug- one of my cruellest souvenirs of the gestion about the regime, the totali- tarian problem, antisemitism, the war in Poland. It may seem a digres-ethnical angle, the social question or sion, but I cannot resist the temptation the division of property according to to place it on record.

the Nazi ideal. a partial success sufficed, provided the idea spread and sowed its contamination. This was the first part of the programme. Then come the work of information.

-On September 5th, 1939, I arrived at the gates, of Warsaw with the British military mission. I admired the man- alner in which my companions received

the bad news and the speed with which they got to work. Having put on his uniform, Captain D. said to me: "First of all, I want two bat- teries. .". He wished to control the wireless, and he was perfectly right.

Long before the war, the German Government had appointed to War- saw a diplomat of the name of Struwe. His wife, he said, was of "American descent." They were a fine- looking pair and very popular in War- saw society. Some, however, may have had an idea of the true role of this distinguished diplomat who, though merely first secretary, was a much more important person than his ambassador, Herr von Moltke himself. But there were numerous Poles, who without troubling their heads, did not hesitate to enter into extremely friend- ly relations with the couple. To be In the village where we arrived, a fair, it should be stated that this diplo- Polish ministry had taken up quarters mat (who is now appointed to the in the school. The next day, during diplomatic protocol service at Berlin) lunch, a German plane flew over the possessed considerable charm of man-hamlet and, with disconcerting ac- ner and was very well informed dur-curacy, dropped its bombs on the ing his stay at Warsaw. But there building in which the ministry, had were other diplomats who also had been installed. I learned later that the their sources of information and German flier had been informed by this is probably the reason why, at a the short-wave sender belonging to brilliantly attended diplomatic dinner, the German teacher who had former- the American ambassador, seated next ly held a post in the school. Mrs. Struwe, suddenly turned to her

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