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Co BOS re & ship: ailing 3.7. and cargoes, .¥ se for transaittal’ to - Germany. He else ; sion. ta Leo Waalen, who -delivered the material to" ‘Sebold for transmittal. “ i Upon conviction; “Ebeling was sentenced to five years in prison on espionage charges. He also received a two-year conqurrent sentence and. a +t, 000 fine for violating the Registration: Act. ; RICHARD EYCHENLAUB. . “Richard Eichenlaub, who came to the United States in 1930, and became a citizen in 1936, operated the Little Casino ' Restaurant in the Yorkville Section of New York City. This restaurant was a rendezvous. fer many members of this spy ring, and Eichenlaub introduced several new members— into the group. Eichenlaub reported to the German Gestapo and often obtained information from his customers who were engaged in national defense production. Through Eichenlaub, dynamite was delivered te Sebold from Bante. ‘Havthe entered a plea of guilty to violation of the negibtretion Act, Eichenlaub was sentenced.to pay a fine of $1,000 and to serve 18 months in prison. HEINRICH CARL EILERS : A native of Germany, Heinrich Carl Eilers came.to the ‘United: States in 1923 and became a citizen in 1932. From 1933 until his: arrest, he served as a steward on ships sailing from New York City. Eilers made a trip from New York to Washington, D.C., to obtain information for Germany from the Civil Aeronautics Authority. His mission, however, was unsuccessful. At the time of his arrest in New York City by Customs authorities in June, 1940, he had in his possession 20 letters addressed to people throughout Europe.’ He also had books, relating to magnesium and aluminum alloys which had been sent to him by Edmund Carl Heine, one of the: principal espionage ¢ Bgents ‘gan this groupe yng ne. RR ee 7 ; Upon conviction, Eilers received a five-year ‘prison sentence on espionage charges and a concurrent sentence of two years‘ imprisonment and a $1,000 fine under the Registration Act.