◆ SpookStack

x Z am a Colombian and the owner of extensive properties. I was educated in Burope and heve spent the greater part of my life outside of ny country. Just as a whim, when IJ was in Berlin for the Olympic Games in 1936, I insisted on meeting Hitler. A former clasamate of mine, who was a friend of the German War Minister, intervened and arranged the introduction. I was ex- tremely fevorably impressed by Hitler's brilliant and genial personality. I had always believed that Hitler despised the Latin rece, in particuler, the Span- ish-Americans, but the manner with which he received me, the hospitality he ex~ tended to me, and the long conversation we held together, chenged my opinion com= pletely. From that time on, everytime I happeneé to be in Germany, I would try to arrange to have an interview with him, and in that wy our friendship developed. More than once, I was of service to him in matters concerning South Anerican Di= plomats. Once we drew up a plan for the industrialization of Latin America, on the basis of German investments. I wanted to put into practise an exveriment re~ lative to the industrialization of various lanéde which I owned at that time in the Depertnent of Nerifio, When the German experts who were going to collaborate in this task were ready to make the trip to Colombia, wer broke out. Teemdn se mawt of be asae ae fo Darin: most of the war I wes in Burope, excevt f e brief inter- lude of several months in Colonbie attending to my business effeire, and e, few énzs in summer which I spent in‘Bermuada, et thet time under the rigid control of British militery euthorities. Toward the end of 1944, when I wee in a Buropean country, the nane of which I cennot divulge, I was a victin of the Soviet GU ( Boseian Secret Police), who hed definitely confirmed my close ties with Germany. After three cays of terrible persecution, I succeeded in crossing the frontier into another country where the Soviet Government could not operate with such free~ don. £ 42 a January 12, 1945,- I received a visit from X, a well known German Agent. He hinted at the possibility of German defeat and gave me a period of two days to think of the most suitable spot in South America as a refuge for Hitler enc @ group of German Scientiets and officers, in case the latter should find it necessery to "disappear from the world scene" temporarily. Jan. 13, 1945.— I wrecked my brain trying to @ecide what spot woulé provide the greatest security, I decided to recommend Colombia, my own country. Its vast stretches of unpopulated lands would lend themselves perfectly as a hiding place for Hitler and his escort. Besides, I own isoleted stretches of land there which would be especielly suiteble for the plan which beset me, and since it was my native country, I could work with erecter ease, The group could easily enter the country by one of two ways: via the Pacific Coast of Narifio, or vie the unguarded coast of Gajira. Having been in Riohacha, Castilletes, Behia- honda and Maneure, as e youth, ané being of the opinion that the trip via the Paci- fic would involve extreme difficulties since one woulé have to fly or come through the Paneme Cancel ( I wes still uneware of the fact that there existed a submarine Toute between Burope ané Americas, and thet the trip would be made by submarine), I decided to recommend entrance via Quejira. “2 | 50