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a DEW. kane Rte abs tebe on me as “a described as an ex-German scientist who in 1950 was believed a British citizen. There is evidence that in 1945 he cooperated with both U.S. and — British intelligence and furnished informat e Russians also. Shortly after the Russians occupied Berlin, furnished the Russians the names of German scientists in atomic research and the location of two tons of heavy water which he said he feared might be destroyed by the Germans. In a 1948 report by U.S. sources, this action was attributed to his residence in the Russian sector. Information contained in a letter written by eientist working for the Russians in Moscow in 1946 states Se the Russians to work for them and that this scientist recommen ed him to the Russians. His reported assistance to the U.S. and British consisted in furnishing information on German scientists both in East Germany and working in Russia. An American scientist associated with U.S. intelligence, reported that in his contacts with British intelligence they had left no doubt that s closely associated with them, In December 1950, informa- tion as a suspected Communist agent trying to collect scientific echnical intelligence information in England for the Soviets was made available to the British. The British reply was that hig contacts were known and they did not consider him to be engaged in espionage, particularly since there was no supporting evidence for such allegations. creer to Ge m England, exact time not known, An American who had toon Po World War II reported that suspicions about him were aided by the fact that his mistress was the sister of an active East German Comminist who was then head of the East German Ministry of Justice. However, this source reported that neither a: his mistress were known to make any secret of this fact, nor fo have had any contact with the individual. There is no question che QR 2: been close to certain East German scientists, to the Soviets; has had easy entry to East Berlin as well as good relations with U.S. and British intelligence. The record is not _elear, however, as to whether he engaged in these activities in behalf of the Russians, other countries, or both. . Further information is expected from the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the State Department which will be furnished upon receipt.