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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901 190016-2 SECR ET After John's departure, the major explained that the German was a "garbageman" who collected random pieces of information for sale in East Germany. The husband stated that the documents sold were actually concocted by him and of no value. But, based upon what she had seen of the numerous documents her husband had stored in their homes over the years, she surmised that the material sold to John was genuine. He also explained that John had been a captain and was now a lieutenant colonel--she presumed this meant that John was a member of the EGIS. During the interview with the FBI, the woman recounted other suspicious activities on the part of John and her husband. Several years ago, while the couple was still in West Germany, John had given a small camera to her husband which was similar to that used by John during his visit. Further, during another visit to the couple in !980, John stated that he wished to visit the Pentagon (at that time the woman was employed by the Department of Defense). The woman duly brought the German to her office whereupon John, wearing merely a visitor's pass, became "lost" in the corridors of the Pentagon for approximately three hours. (Interestingly, relative to her allegations, the woman failed polygraph examinations.) A security service of the FRG was then contacted regarding Forbrich, and the response of the West Germans tended to corroborate the woman's allegations. As early as 1970, Forbrich had been investigated by the West Germans for suspected espionage activities. From that point on the West Germans cooperated in the FBI investigation of Forbrich. SECR ET . - 30 - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/07 : CIA-RDP87M00539R000901190016-2