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I.C65-8946 PAUL.FEHSE In 1934, Paul Fehse left Germany for. the United States,. -where he became a'citizen in' 1938. Since his arrival in this country, he had been employed as a cook aboard ships sailing from New York Harbor. Fehse was one of the directing forces in this espionage group. He arranged meetings, directed members: activities, correlated information that had been developed, and arranged for its transmittal to Germany, chiefly through Sebold. Fehse, who. was trained for espionage work in Hamburg, Germany, claimed he headed the Marine Division of the German espionage system in the United States. Having become quite apprehensive and nervous, Fehse made plans to leave the country. He obtained a position on the for Lisbon, Portugal, on March 29, 194l. He planned'to desert Ship in Lisbon and return .to Germany.. However, before he could leave the United States, Fehse was arrested by FBI Agents.. Upon arrest, he admitted sending letters to Italy for transmittal to Germany, as well as reporting the movements of British ships*.. On April 1, 1941, Fehse was sentenced on a plea of guilty to serve one year and one day in prison for violation of the Registration Aet. He subsequently pleaded guilty to espionage and received a prison sentence of 15 years.. EDMUND.CARL HEINE A native of Germany, Edmund Carl Heine came to the* Until 1938, he held various positions in the foreign sales and service departments of Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Motor Corporation. His employment took him to the West Indies, South America, Spain, and Berlin, Germany. .-Heine was closely associated with Dr. Hans Luther,'former German Ambassador in Washington, D.C., and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Berlin. Heine sent letters from Detroit, Michigan,tto Lilly. 'Stein, one of the German spies Sebold was instructed*to contact. The letters contained detailed technical data regarding the military, aircraft construction and various industries.:.He also wrote to aircraft companies to obtain information about their production, number of employees and the time required to construct military planes..