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KV 2/1332
Joseph Schreieder
The inventor of the Englandspiel (Nordpol affairs)
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By Arthur O. Bauer
Schreieder Joseph PF 602567
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I have copied this page as to show you that he once had been decarded; after the war he became involved in Gehlen’s Organisation, which acted on behalf of the American CIA forerunner; normally a date of the deletion is given. Later this Organisation became known as Bundesnachrichtendienst a NATO partner. I noticed on Wikipedia a reference, that Schreieder’s wife from whom he once divorced, did not know when and where he had passed away. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Schreieder
Joseph Schreieder (geboren 15. August 1904 in München; gestorben unbekannt) war ein deutscher Polizeibeamter. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs war er neben Hermann J. Giskes die wichtigste Figur im sogenannten „Englandspiel“.
Bis 1939 Schreieder war in München Schüler an der Luitpold-Oberrealschule, begann zunächst als Rechtsanwaltsgehilfe und wurde 1923 Beamtenanwärter bei der Polizei im Einfachen Dienst. Ab 1932 wechselte er zur Politischen Polizei, zu dem Zeitpunkt war er gerade zum Kriminalsekretär befördert worden. 1933 wurde er dem stellvertretenden Führer der bayerischen Polizei Reinhard Heydrich unterstellt. Gemeinsam mit Heydrich unterschrieb er am 12. Juli 1933 einen Bericht an den Reichsstatthalter Franz Ritter von Epp, in dem die Schutzhaft in Dachau und die Einziehung des Vermögens von Thomas Mann begründet wurde. Mann war bereits am 11. Februar 1933 ins Ausland gegangen und konnte nun nicht mehr zurückkehren. 1934 wurde Schreieder Mitglied der SS, in der er 1943 den Rang eines SS-Sturmbannführers (Major) erreichte, 1937 wurde er Mitglied der NSDAP. Im Polizeidienst erreichte er 1944 den Rang eines Kriminaldirektors. 1938 wurde er Grenzpolizeikommissariatleiter, zunächst in Lindau, dann nach dem Anschluss Österreichs in Feldkirch und Bregenz. Auf der Schweizer Seite versuchte Paul Grüninger die Grenze für Flüchtlinge aus Österreich offenzuhalten, Schreieder hat das nicht behindert, da die Juden im Deutschen Reich noch bis Oktober 1941 zur Auswanderung gezwungen wurden. Schreieder habe Grüninger nach dessen Suspendierung als St. Galler Polizeikommandanten im Frühjahr 1939 eine hohe Stelle bei der SS-Polizei angeboten. 1940 bis 1949
Gedenktafel an Schreieders ehemaligem Dienstsitz im Binnenhof in Den Haag für die Opfer des „Englandspiels“.
Hinter dem Arrestgebäude des KZ Mauthausen befindet sich seit 1968 ein Denkmal für die 47 dort von der SS liquidierten SOE-Agenten.
Joseph Schreieder (Gericht Leeuwarden, 1949). Ab dem 15. August 1940 war er Leiter der mit Gegenspionage befassten Abteilung IV E beim Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD Wilhelm Harster in den besetzten Niederlanden. Gemeinsam mit Major Hermann J. Giskes, dem Leiter der militärischen Abwehr III F in den Niederlanden, war er für das sogenannte „Englandspiel“ verantwortlich. Durch Irreführung der britischen Special Operations Executive (SOE) gerieten zwischen März 1942 und Mai 1943 über fünfzig in England für Spionage- und Sabotageoperationen ausgebildete niederländische SOE-Agenten bereits bei ihrer Fallschirmlandung in die Hände der Deutschen, außerdem tonnenweise Sprengstoff, Waffen und Munition. Fast alle dieser Fallschirmagenten wurden im September 1944 im KZ Mauthausen von der SS liquidiert, wo 1968 ein Denkmal für sie errichtet wurde. Am 16. Mai 1945 wurde Schreieder in Rotterdam festgenommen, zunächst in der britischen Zone in Deutschland interniert und von der britischen Spionageabwehr ausführlich zum „Englandspiel“ verhört. Im März 1947 wurde Schreieder den Niederländern übergeben. In Den Haag wurde ein Verfahren gegen ihn wegen des Verdachts von Straftaten im Rahmen der Spionageabwehr eingestellt. Als die Staatsanwaltschaft in Leeuwarden wegen derselben Taten Anklage gegen Schreieder erhob, wurde dieses zweite Verfahren mangels neuer Verdachtsgründe ebenfalls eingestellt. In einem dritten Verfahren ging es in Leeuwarden um eine Vergeltungsmaßnahme wegen eines Anschlags auf eine Eisenbahn. Wegen der Erschiessung gegen Kriegsende in Dronrijp wurde Schreieder freigesprochen. Beim Prozess gegen den 1950 hingerichteten Niederländer Anton van der Waals, der während der Besetzung als V-Mann für den deutschen SD gearbeitet hatte, wurde er als Zeuge verhört. Schreieder wurde am 17. März 1949 nach Deutschland abgeschoben. (AOB, not entirely correct)
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1943Head of Abt. IV in Holland; was frequently invited to Italy by Brigadeführer Harster (Head of the SD in Italy) to give lectures to young SS officers; visited most Italian town. Ten Cate Brouwer, the W/T stay-behind agent, was on very friendly terms with him (Schreieder) and they kept up some sort of correspondence. Thought to be still at The Hague in 1944.
1943 “According to an interrogation report of a Sipo and SD agent (Dutch) captured in Rome, Sturmbannführer Schreieder was in charge of Abt. IV at ‘Casino’ (Monte Cassino?) It is not thought that ‘Cassino’ was meant, and the possibility is suggested ‘Casino’ refers to a building of that name in The Hague.
1943 Aben, SD penetration and espionage that Schreieder who was still at The Hague in December 1943, when Aben himself was last there, lived, but did not work, in a building on the corner of Javastraat and Zeestraat, in the basement of which is a restaurant popularly among the Germans as the “Casino” or “Slot Casino”. This building was formerly an apartment house, and is now entirely occupied by the German officials of the SD. Aben met Schreieder on several occasions, usually at meetings in connection with Aben’s penetration work,(he was ships Captain) and it was he who insisted on Aben smuggling the SD agent Piet Kort to Sweden.
1945(?) Presumed to have been the power behind Sonderkommando Frank (SD Abt. IV-operates in Holland).
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8th February 1946
Dear van Moyland,
With reference to your letter of 5.2.46 concerning Joseph Schreieder, this man was arrested in Concentration Area No. 3 at Scheveningen on 25.5 45. He was interrogated by the A.S.O. South Holland but conveyed the impression that he was withholding information and inventing answers. He is accordingly transferred to CSDIC (WEA) in the B.A.O.R. area on 3.7.45, (AOB, CSDIC = Combiner Services Detailed Interrogation Centre, B.A.O.R = British Army over the Rhine)
There are several comprehensive reports on Schreieder’s activities, namely:
1. ASO South Holland report R.16/1 of 21st June 1945
2. 21st Army Group Detachment CSDIC B.L.A. dated 29th July, 1945
3. Preliminary Interrogation Report No. 24 CSDIC/WEA) dated 29th September, 1945.
4. Intermediate Interrogation Report No. 33 dated 6th November, 1945, CSDIC (WEA).
5. Second interim Report No. 48 dated 19th November, 1945, DSDIC (WEA).
6. Final Interrogation Report No. 32 dated 31st January. 1946, CSDIC (WEA).
As this character is obviously of great interest to our Authorities I would suggest that the best plan would be for your people in Holland to apply direct for all available information. to their Liaison with B.A.O.R. i.e. British Military Mission to the Netherlands at The Hague (Lt.Col. C.G. Rhodes.)
Yours sincerely,
E.J. Corin.
Baron H. Steengracht van Moyland,
82 Eaton Square,
London, S.W. 1.
EJC/CLC
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Ministerie van Justitie Politie – Buitendienst 82, Eaton Square,
(Netherlands Ministry of Justice P.B. Department) Tel. Sloane 0411 5th February 1946
Our ref: C.I.D. 11387
Dear Corin,
I would very much appreciate if you could assist me in the following matter. I have been asked by authorities in Holland to find out the whereabouts of Sturmbannführer Kriminalrat Joseph Schreieder, Leader of the German contra-espionage in Holland. He was taken from prison in Rotterdam by the Field-Security and is now either in Belgium or England. Certain information is required from Schreieder, concerning the following:
“Two German Police-Superintendants, at present under arrest in Haarlem, have independently of each other, declared that Schreieder on Sunday, the 17th May 1942, knew, that the following day Monday the 18th May 1942m a number of persons, several names of whom already known to Schreieder, would hide themselves on board the luger “Sch.161” (Scheveningen 161) at IJmuiden. (on arrival at the fishing-grounds, this lugger was going to set course for England by way of compelling the crew by force of arms to do so.)
Who informed Schreieder of the above mentioned Transport?
We suspect that Schreieder used a cadet-officer of the Netherlands East Indies Army, named Pasdeloup, for this purpose and that the latter received the information from
Wim ‘t Hart, who acted in good faith. (Pasdeloup; was arrested by the Germans on the beach at Scheveningen in February 1942, together with Dr. Wiardi Beckman, one of the Leaders of the Dutch Socialist Party. About April 1942 Pasdeloup pretended to have escaped from prison at Scheveningen. He was used by the S.D. (SD) to betray to them many of the leaders of one of the then- existing underground organisations. About 1943 Pasdeloup was shot in Amsterdam by a Cadet-Officer Vermeulen by order of Lt. Col. Dr. J.M. Somer, Chief of the Netherlands Information Bureau in London). o.b. The lugger 13 persons were arrested, amongst others:
Kortland; harbourmaster at Rotterdam, Head of the Underground Movement of that city. Died in 1944 in concentration camp Neuegamme.
Lt. Bill Roeske; was shot by the Germans early February 1943.
Lt. Wim ‘t Hart; was shot 24th June 1943.
Karel de Munter; electrical Engineer, escaped from prison at Scheveningen; is now in the Air-Force in the Dutch East Indies. (Indonesia)
Lex van Os: is now in the Air-Force in Dutch East Indies.
Walter v. Hellenberg Hubar; Erickson Telephone Company at Gilze-Rijen, Holland.
Sjef de Groot.
2 Jailers from Utrecht, Holland
2 Jews from Amsterdam.
Yours sincerely,
H.A.G. Baron Steengracht van Moyland.
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KV 2/1332, page 13 Without explanation, only for your information
Please bear in mind: that the file sequence runs in an inverse direction of time (progress)
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CSDIC (WEA) Secret FR 32 (Final Report)
Final Reort On SS Sturmbannführer Joseph Schreieder (See CSDIC (WEA) Preliminary Interrogation Report 24 dated 28 Sep 45, and Interim Reports 33 dated 31 Oct 45, 48 dated 19 Nov 45 and 53 dated 28 Dec 45.)
Index I.Preample II.Personal History Appendix A Further List of V-men and other persons in Holland working for the Germans (to read in conjunction with IR 48 and 53)/ Appendix B Fate of SOE agents dropped in Holland (ref memorandum from B 3 to A 2 for CSCIC (WEA) dated 15 Dec 45 –PF 380). Appendix C Meetings between Leaders of Dutch Resistance Movements and Prisoner and ISPERT (ref memorandum from B3 to A 2 fro CSDIC (WEA) dated 15 Dec 45 – PF 380). I. Preample 1. During the war Prisoner was instrumental in capturing many Allied agents in Holland and also turning them. He maintains that agents thus captured were well treated by himself and his staff, and that he always worked to try to keep them in Holland, as he realised that they could be of great use in the Funkspiele undertaken by the Germans. There was a certain amount of friction between Prisoner (Schreieder) and Deppner, and agents seems to have been taken out of his hands, There seems to be no reason to suppose that he was responsible for ill- treatment of captured agents, or for sending them to concentration camps in the Reich.
2. Prisoner has been cooperative under interrogation. He has an exceptionally good memory and it is considered that the information he has given is reliable.
3. On his release Prisoner hopes to return to Bavaria and to find employment again in the criminal police. (AOB, was he formerly employed at the Kriminalpoizei?)
May 23 Entered Polizeidirektion, München, as Staatsdienstanwärter. Apr 32 Transferred to Political Dept. of Polizeidirektion. Dec 32 Became Polizeiassistent. Jan 33 Became Polizeisekretär. 13 Mar 33 Political Dept. of Polizeidirektion became Bavarian Political Police 15 Aug 34 Joint SS as Scharführer. (AOB, Unterfeldwebel)
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1 Jun 35 Put in charge of Grenzpolizeikommissariat, Lindau 1 Sep 35 Kriminalinspektor. 1 Nov36 SS Oscharführer; Oberscharführer (Feldwebel) End 36 or Bavarian Political Police became part of Stapo (Staatspolizei) early 37 Jun 37 Joined NSDAP 1 Jan 38 Kriminalkommissar 10 Mar 38 Grenzpolizeikommisariat moved to Bregenz (Anschluß) 1 Nov 39 SS Untersturmführer (Lt.) 1 May 40 Kriminalrat, became Leiter III Stapostelle Innsbruck. 15 Aug 40 Went to The Hague as Abwehrleiter, Built up Referat IV E, (RSHA Amt IV momenclature) And Aussenstellen in the provinces. 1Nov 1942 SS Hauptsturmführer (Hptm.) 1Nov 1943 SS Sturmbannführer (Major) 20Jun 44 Went with bulk of staff of B.d.S. to Zeist, where Prisoner performed the function of OC garrison (AOB, but kept an office at Binnenhof 4, in The Hague) 20 Sep 44 Went to Zwolle with small part of Staff B.d.S.) 1Nov 44 Kriminaldirektor 6Apr 45 Went to Groningen to seek accommodation for B.d.S. 13 April 45 In the Hague by order of B.d.S. 7 May 45 In Scheveningen 26 May 45 Captured at Scheveningen. 23 January 1946
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23 Jan 46 SS Sturmbannführer Joseph Schreieder. Further list of V-men and other persons in Holland working for the Germans.
While under interrogation on V-men in Holland (see IR 48) Prisoner stated that he could add the list of agents he had provided, if he were shown the Dutch “Signalementenblad”. After studying “Signalementenblad” No. 3 dated August 44. Prisoner recalls the persons listed below who worked for the Germans. Some of them did not work directly under him, but he had heard of them through Giskes, or from Sipo officials. The number in brackets after each name refers to the number of the description in the “Signalementenblad”. Berg Jan van der Prisoner remembers that a van den (der) Berg worked for Giskes, but knows only that he lived in Amsterdam, and is not certain which of the two given in the “Signalementenblad” is the man in question. (AOB, Giskes’ agent Ridderhof dealt with a van den (der) Berg in The Hague, who notionally was not aware of his role) Botterweg Dick @ Bennebroek. Arrested 1943. Obtained money from underground organisations by asserting that he wanted to bribe Sipo officials to release captured persons. Offered his service as a V-Mann, and worked for Kriminalrat Harders until end 44. Prisoner knows no details of Botterweg’s activities, but states that Harders mentioned from time to time (gelegentlich) that Botterweg was unreliable. Brandon Mozes @ Bravo. Prisoner now remembers that this is the name of V-Mann 41 Brandy George Prisoner confirms that this was an alias used by Ridderhof (Uffz. Kup’s V-man) Breugem Maj. in Police at Amersfoort, worked with Kriminalrat Thomsen, Aussenstelle Arnheim (Arnhem) Was shot in his house in autumn 44 by a German patrol owing to misunderstanding. Brinkman Prisoner states that Brinkman is the name of of V-Mann 4711, but is not sure whether 4711 is the same one as No. 260 in the “Signalementenblad”, as he does not know the address of 4711. At the time of his arrest in 1942, 4711 was living in Amsterdam. Canno (or Canne) Concerned with Mevr. (Mrs) Peekema and the arrest at end of 42 or begin 43 of persons who were opposed to have transmitting sets (AOB, rubbish: they refused to hand in their broadcast or radio receiver) Prisoner spoke to Canno once in connection with these arrests. He heard later from Mevr. Peekema that Canno was dead. De Bruijn Mej (Mss) The Hague, Scheepmakersstraat 10b. As far as Prisoner remembers, the E.J.W. above was the address of Mejufvrouw Elisabeth de Bruijn, a secretary who worked for Abteilung IV B.d.S. She was Prisoner’s secretary from 1941 until early 42, and from then until the capitulation acted as secretary of May (AOB, May was Schreieder’s code specialist). Prisoner states that she was never active as an agent, Hargers Ferdinand V-Mann of Ast-Niederlande, and later worked with FAT 365, Driebergen. Prisoner does not know how long he was active as a V- Mann; he heard of him for the first time at begin of 43, and saw him for the first time in mid 44 in his (Prisoner’s office in The Hague (Binnenhof 4). Prisoner was Hargers for the last time at HQ FAT 365 in Driebergen en 44 or early 45.
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Kaptein Gerard Police official. Prisoner was unaware that Kaptein worked for Anni van Simon Leeuwen, but states that they were both under Frank. (Sipo?) Kramer Wladimir Prisoner states that Kramer and Jacoba Mackow-Menso worked for the Widerstandsreferat B.d.S. The Hague from 1941 onwards. Jacoba Mackow- Menso had already been employed for a considerable time at Police Headquarters in The Hague and continued to draw her salary whilst agent. Prisoner states that she offered to work for him as an agent in early 44, but he declined her offer. At the time she was working for the NSV. IN early 44 she told prisoner that Kramer had died. Prisoner believes that photograph No. 51 is Kramer described as No. 542. Van Leeuwen Anni Prisoner states that she is identical with “Anni” described by him in IR 48 Van der Meer A.E.R. Prisoner statest hat van Oort was nota n agent. Ridderhof go into contact with him, and arranged for van Oort to billet the agent Brutus (Johan Gruen), , who was dropped in Belgium, in his house in Doorn. Prisoner states that van Oort believed Ridderhof to be working for the underground, Van Oort was arrested at the same time as Brutus. Pegels Identical with Dutch Police Hptm (Captain) Pegels, Polizeipräsidium The Hague, Worked closely with Kriminalrat Harders. Einsatzkommando Assen (under Harders until begin 45, and then under Kriminalkommissar Petri). Prisoner does not think that Pegels worked as an agent. Teunissen Capt. Protze’s (Onkel Richard, Stelle P) servant girl was called Teunissen; Prisoner believes that her father was a police official in The Hague.
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SS Sturmbannführer Joseph Schreieder.
Fate of SOE Agents Dropped in Holland.
1. As the number of agents captured after the commencement of the Nordpolspiel (Englandspiel) in 1942 increased, it was decided to hold them all in the camp at Haaren under Prisoner’s immediate supervision. Regarding the treatment of these prisoners and their welfare, he states that he kept in close touch with the camp Kommandant Kriminalrat Küthe, Aussenstellenleiter ‘s Hertogenbosch, and also with the administrative officer Kriminalinspektor Wacker. (AOB, haven’t we encountered him at Oranienburg before, in Huntemann’s case?)
2. Two agents whose names Prisoner no longer can remember (Dourlein and Ubbink), escaped from Haaren on 20 August (actually 29-30 August) 43, and at the end Nov (22-23) van der Giesen, Rietschoten (and Wegner) also escaped. The Höheren SS u. Polizeiführer, SS Obergruppenfüher Hans Albin Rauter, blamed Prisoner for these escapes, as van der Giesen, van Rietschoten (and Wegner) were being held in Holland after Prisoner had finished with them, in spite of the fact that Rauter and Himmler had ordered them to be taken to camps in the Reich (Mauthausen) (AOB, This sounds far more logical than Giskes’ and Huntemann’s stories) (AOB, This summary throws light on the delicate position in which Schreieder had to operate in regard to both Lauwers and Jordaan’s whereabouts and well beings) According to Prisoner, Rauter ordered the Chefrichter, Dr. Hertel, to institute proceedings against Prisoner, as well as against to camp officers Küthe and Wacker. Although Prisoner was questioned several times on the matter, it did not result in court proceedings.
3. Rauter, in agreement with Himmler and Kaltenbrunner, ordered the agents to be moved to the Reich. Whilst it was being decided to which German camp they should be sent, they were to be put in the safest prison in Holland. The agents were therefore transferred from Haaren to the prison at Assen. About mid or end Dec 43. During Jan 44 the majority of them were sent to Rawisch, Lauwers and Jordaan were sent to Oranienburg, Prisoner states that all correspondence with RSHA about the transfer of the captured agents to the Reich was dealt with by Regierungsrat Deppner, Abteilungsleiter IV. He states that he heard nothing more about the prisoners after their transfer to the Reich.
4. Prisoner is fairly certain that all the following were in the party sent to Rawitsch:- Kist (Karel, Wilson) Macare (Mebins, Merens) Overes (Oomen, Oud) Parlevliet (Pijnackerm Prins) Pouwels (Praag, Pieters) Van Steen (Van Sittard, Swart) Rouwerd (Roeleveld, Roosendaal)
5. Bob Sipma (Sanders, van Spaanen) was captured in Apr or May 44 with Bob Celoose. Sipma was kept at Haaren until the camp was disbanded in Sept 44 owing to the advance of the Allied Armies. The remaining prisoners were then taken to the Reich, but Prisoner does not know to which camp. The matter of their transfer was dealt with by Deppner.
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6. Sporre (Steen, Staring) This name means nothing to Prisoner. He states quite definitely that Spore was never arrested by the Sipo.
7. Reisiger (Royen, Rahder) Prisoner can remember nothing about Reisiger. He suggests that if Reisiger was arrested in Zeist in Dec 44, then he was probably captured by Sonderkommando Frank, and if detained at Scheveningen, then most probably interrogated by Haubrock.
8. Van der Giesen and Rietschoten Prisoner cannot say whether these two agents were executed at Vught after being sentenced to death, or whether they were taken to the Reich. He can add nothing to the information given in IR 53, ..
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KV 2/1332, page 20
SS Sturnbannführer Joseph Schreieder.
Meetings between Leaders of the Dutch Resistance Movements and Prisoner and Ispert.
1. Reasons for calling Meetings. Prisoner states that these meetings were arranged to ascertain the causes of the increase in acts of violence in Holland during the second half of 1944; these acts (committed by the Dutch) resulted in a corresponding increase of executions ordered by the Höheren SS und Polizeiführer, Obergruppenführer Rauter. It was thought that an exchange of opinions would be of great help, and especially a discussion about the limitation of the distribution of arms amongst the members of the underground.
2. Decision to hold the Meetings. Prisoner suggested to Deppner that they should have discussions with authoritative representatives of the Resistance movements. Deppner agreed and put the matter before the B.d.S. (Schöngarth), who gave his consent. Hagmann was sent to contact leaders of the resistance movements and arrange for them to be present. Prisoner states that the resistance representatives were assured personal freedom, safe-conduct and freedom from all supervision.
3. The Meeting. The meeting took place with an interval of fourteen days, one in Dec 44 and one in Jan 45 (or possibly both in Jan 45), in the office of the Höheren SS und Polizeiführer Rauter, The Hague, Plein 1. The following were present:-
a) Resistance Representatives. De Jonge (possibly a cover-name) De Ronde ( “ “ “ ) Pastoor Kuijper (Prisoner states that he knew Pastoor Kuijper played an important part in the LO) A doctor from The Hague (had a double-barrelled) name which Prisoner cannot remember) b) Germans. SS Obersturmbannführer Ispert Kriminalkommissar Frank Prisoner (Schreieder)
4. Prisoner states that Deppner was unable to attend the first meeting, as he had to go to a conference, at Army Group HQ, but he attended the second one. At the second meeting there was also a fifth Dutchman present.
5. Prisoner states that he opened the first discussion by explaining the reason for the conference, and asked the Dutchmen what they considered were the reasons for the increased activity. Reasons given were as follows:-
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a)The promise made by the Reichskommissar in 1940 that the political life of the country would be unmolested, had not been kept. b)Dutchmen were being called up to the Arbeitsdienst. c)Dutchmen were being made to work on defences. d)Confiscation of bicycles, bedding etc. for the Wehrmacht e)The poor food situation West of the river Ijssel, f)Ill-treatment of people detained at the camp in Amersfoort (put forward by De Ronde and confirmed by the Doctor).
Regarding the last point Prisoner states that he interrogated the “Lagerälteste” and the camp cook. Before the interrogation, the doctor (who attended the conference) was allowed to see them, and explain to them that complains had been made and they should speak openly at the interrogation. Prisoner states that the results of his interrogation were forwarded to the SS und Polizeigericht for action. The question of arms and acts of violence was discussed, and a second meeting was arranged for a fortnight later, to give the Dutchmen time to discuss the problems with other leading members of the underground.
6.At the second meeting De Jonge read out the minutes of the previous meeting, and declared that the clearing up of the matters mentioned by the Dutch would form the basis of an agreement. De Jonge stated, too, that a control of arms and their distribution was planned. Deppner promised to put the minutes of the meeting (prepared by De Jonge) before the Höheren SS und Polizeiführer (Rauter) and the Reichskommissar (Seyss-Inquart) and to investigate question of arbitrary confiscation, and ill-treatment of detainees in Amersfoort. Pastoor Kuijper brought up the question of distress in Friesland owing to the shortage of food transports to the area would be arranged.
7.It was decided not to arrange another meeting, but that either party could ask for one if they thought it necessary. The addresses of Pastoor Kuijper and the doctor were known to the Germans, and through them a further meeting could be arranged at any time. No more meetings were held. Prisoner states that there was no intention of penetrating the underground at these meetings, and promises were made that the Dutch representatives who came would not be watched.
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KV 2/1332, page 22
Copy of a letter from H.A.G. Baron Steengracht van Moyland, 82 Eaton Square, London S.W.1., to the Dutch Liaison Section M.I.5. on 5.2.46.
Herewith the letter we spoke about. I gather that the enquiry emanates from the Dutch Military Prosecutor at the Dutch War Office, The Hague.
Dear Corin, I would very much appreciate if you could assist me in the following matter.
I have been asked by authorities in Holland to find out the whereabouts of Sturmbannführer Kriminalrat Joseph Schreieder, Leader of German contra-espionage in Holland. He was taken from prison in Rotterdam by the Field-Security and is now either in Belgium or England. Certain information is required from Schreieder concerning the following:
“Two German Police Superintendents, at present under arrest in Haarlem, have, independently of each other, declared that Schreieder on Sunday the 17th May 1942, knew that on the following day, Monday the 18th May, 1942, a number of persons, several name of whom were already known to Schreieder, would hide themselves on board the ligger “Sch. 161” at IJmuiden. (On arrival at the fishing-grounds, this lugger (logger) was going to set course for England by way of compelling the crew by force of arms to do so).
Who informed Schreieder of the above mentioned transport?
We suspect that Schreieder used cadet-officer of the Netherlands East Indies Army named Pasdeloup, for this purpose and that the latter received the information from Wim ‘t Hart, who acted in good faith.
(Pasdeloup); was arrested by the German on the beach at Scheveningen in February 1942, together with Dr, Wiardi Beckman, one of the leaders of the Dutch Socialist Party (SDAP). About April 1942 Pasdeloup pretended to have escaped from prison at Scheveningen. He was used by the S.D. (SD) to betray to them many of the leaders of one of the then-existing underground organisations. About January 1943 Pasdeloup was shot in Amsterdam by cadet-officer Vermeulen by order of Lt. Col. Dr. J.M. Somer, Chief of the Netherlands Information Bureau in London).
On board The lugger 13 13 persons were arrested, amongst some others:
Kortland: Harbourmaster at Rotterdam, Head of the Underground Movement of that city. Died in 1944 in concentration camp Neuengamme. Lt. Bill Roeske: was shot by the Germans early February 1943. Lt. Wim ‘t Hart: was shot 24th June 1943. Karel de Munter: electrical engineer, escaped from prison at Scheveningen; Is now in the air force in the Dutch Indies. Lex van Os: is now in the Air Force of the D.E.I. (Dutch East Indies) Walter van Hellenberg Hubar: Erickson Telephone Company at Gilze-Rijen, Holland. Sjef de Groot 2 Jailers from Utrecht, Holland. 2 Jews from Amsterdam.
Yours sincerely,
Sgnd. H.A.G. Baron Steengracht van Moyland.
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Third Interim Report. On SS Sturmbannführer Joseph Schreieder.
Notes on Penetration of Allied Intelligence
Personnel in Holland.
A. Ridderhof and the Nordpolspiel.
1.Prisoner does not know when Ridderhof was in jail, nor whom he contacted there. He saw Ridderhof for the first time in Mar 42, when Ridderhof was present at the first in the Nordpolspiel. (AOB, Ridderhof was then drunk and was abandoned for further night operations) The agent captured was Baatsen, who was sent to Haaren. W/T traffic in the Nordpolspiel (why not using his expression Englandspiel?) began with Lauwers, whose arrest was made possible by an operation carried out by Ast- Niederlande; the OD (Ordedienst) was penetrated by Anro (Uffz. Christmann), Kup and Ridderhof, and Hptm van der berg and Lauwers were captured on the same day.
2.At the interrogation of Lauwers the following were present: Wolff, Giskes, Haubrock and Prisoner (Schreieder). Kup (Uffz, of III F) acted as interpreter. Prisoner states that Lauwers declared that he was willing to continue sending. (neglecting what had occurred in the meantime) Taconis (Thijs), the next capture made after Lauwers, was arrested quite independently by the Sipo.
B. Allied Agents dropped in Holland.
3.Jordaan. In May or June 42, three suspects were arrested by the Sipo in Café Terminus Utrecht. One of them was in the possession of a note book containing telephone numbers. Though a Baarn telephone number it was possible to contact Jordaan; contact was made through van der Waals, and Jordaan’s arrest followed in Rotterdam. Jordaan was interrogated by Fleming.
4.Van der Reyden (Reijden?). Van der Reyden and Ter Laak were captured together in Dec. 41. Prisoner states that, as far as he remembers, van der Reyden was interrogated by May (Schreieder’s code specialist) and declared that he was ready to continue transmitting. Only a few messages were sent and no reply was received.
5.Dessing. Prisoner states that after Dessing had been warned by Akkerman(n) of the trap set for him by the Sipo, and had managed to escape, the Sipo lost touch with him completely. Van der Waals was sent to try to contact him, and learned in Amsterdam that Dessing had escaped to Belgium. Prisoner heard nothing more of Dessing, and states that he is unaware that Dessing had been arrested in Brussels.
6.Molenaar. Molenaar was dropped together with Akkerman(n). Molenaar’s body was found two or three days later; according to Prisoner he died of injuries sustained as a result of the jump. The fact that it was Molenaar’s body was revealed when Akkerman(n) was captured and interrogated. Prisoner cannot say who handled the burial.
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7. Van Rietschoten and van der Giesen. Both van Rietschoten and van der Giesen were arrested as a result of the Nordpolspiel (Englandspiel), as far as Prisoner remembers at the end of 1942 or begin of 43. They were interrogated by May (Schreieder’s code specialist), and sent to the camp at Haaren. In early Nov 43 the escaped (22-23 Nov 43) from Haaren, but were re-arrested through contact being made by (Uffz.) Kup and another V-Mann, whose name prisoner cannot remember. He states that Lindemans was not connected with this arrest. Prisoner believes that van Rietschoten and van Giesen were attempting to get to Zeeland to bring espionage material back to England.; Kup informed Frank that they would be travelling from Rotterdam to Roosendaal on a certain train, and Frank and some of his men captured them on the train. Prisoner believes that after their re-arrest they were interrogated by Frank about the espionage material found on them, and by May (Schreieder’s code specialist) regarding their escape. Prisoner remembers that the were sentenced to death, but cannot say when. Courts martial were arranged by Deppner in conjunction with Oberkriegsgerichtsrat Dr. Burwig, who was on the staff of the Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber Holland. (General Christiansen?)
C. Promises made to Captured Agents.
8. Prisoner states that Giskes promised (Ehrenwort) Lauwers that nothing would happen to him provided he worked for the Germans and continued to transmit. He also promised that the lives of any agent caught subsequently would likewise be spared. A similar promise was made to Jordaan by Wolff (AOB, according Huntemann’s interrogation on behalf of the Sipo).
9. Many agents after capture were interned at Haaren, but there were four or five escapes (First: Dourlein and Ubbink 29/30 August 1943 and 22-23 November 1943: Van der Giesen, Van Rietschoten and Wegner) from this camp, and as a result about fifty were evacuated to Assen at the end of the Nordpolspiel. In 1944 several detainees were transferred to camps in the Reich (e.g. Rawitsch. AOB, almost all ended their lives at Mauthausen Camp, with three exceptions only) Prisoner cannot cannot say what was considered to be the: Lagerstufe” of these arrested agents in concentration camps, He stated that Sipo in Holland wished to keep these agents in Holland, but the matter was taken out of their hands by Amt IV RSHA. Prisoner believes that Deppner could give more details on this subject. He states further that Gruppenführer Müller (AOB, also known as Gestapo-Müller) who disappeared after the War), Amt IV, was fully in the picture about the promises made in respect to the lives of captured agents. Later (Prisoner can give no date) Giskes wanted to have Lauwers and Jordaan back to Holland, but they were in the concentration camp Oranienburg, and the RSHA would not release them. Though Huntemann was sent to Oranienburg to try to negotiate to their release.
D. Documents. 10 Prisoner states that copies of documents relating to the cases of the captured agents were sent to Berlin, Amt IV RSHA, and to Giskes, Ast-Niederlande. In 1943, at the close of the Nordpolspiel, the originals and any copies which they had kept at The Hague, were packed and sent to Haaren. Prisoner states that when he was on leave in Aug 44 the B.d.S. ordered that all these documents should be burnt; on his return from leave, he was informed by May that this had been carried out on Deppner’s orders.
11 Prisoner believes that copies of the Nordpolspiel cases were also kept at The Hague in boxes labelled “Geheime Reichssache”. And that in September 44 when B.d.S. staff moved to Zwolle, these cases were taken with the Registry. Prisoner states that these documents were destroyed in Apr 45.
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E. Courts Martial.
12. Prisoner confirms the statement of Hertel, Chef Richter, Höheres SS und Polizeigericht Holland (Niederlande), that no Standgerichte or SS und Polizeigerichte should have been held for Dutchmen after Aug. 44, unless they were in the Wehrmacht or OT (Organisation Todt). Prisoner remembers that whilst he was in Zeist between July and Sep 44 Deppner visited them and mentioned that executions had taken place in Vught. Prisoner does not know how many were sentenced to death, nor whether the sentences emanated from courts martial or Standgerichte. He states that Ehlscheit and Schweiger were stationed at Vught in 1944m but is unaware that they took part in any courts martial. Schweiger was Gefängnishauptwachtmeister and Leiter des Gefängnisses in Scheveningen from 1940 to approx. Jul 44. About Jun 44 it was decided to move the prisoners at Scheveningen way from the coast, and all personnel were evacuated to Vught. Ehlscheid and Schweiger both in Vught until the Germans withdrew from there.
F. Sipo Officials.
13. Frank Kommando.
In Sep 44 when the Aussenstellen became Aussenkommandos, Referat IV C 1 was formed into a Sonderkommando to carry out espionage West of the River IJssel. As far as Prisoner can remember this Kommando consisted of about ten persons, including Frank, Krinialsekretär Bauer and Kriminalsekretär Wilfert. Prisoner levies that no concerted plans for escape were made; he remembers that Frank fled, but states that Frank was not connected with Unternehmen Bundshuh. Prisoner saw for the last time on 6 May 1945; Frank had rung up the Sipo Office (AOB, Binnenhof 4?) Kolitz and Prisoner, therefore went to meet in the Hotel Promenade in The Hague. Frank was wearing a sailor’s uniform, and promised them that he would return. Kolitz and Prisoner returned to the Sipo Offices (Binnenhof 4?), and some hours later, and some hours later, when a sailor came to collect a suitcase, which he said was for Brückner there was still no sign of Frank. Kolitz and Prisoner again went to Hotel promenade, and learned that Frank had left in a truck for Den Helder. Prisoner states that Frank spoke Polish, and thinks he may have tried to get to Russian-occupied territory, where his family was living.
14. Orthmann.
Prisoner believes that Orthmann was formerly a policeman in Düsseldorf; he can no longer remember which cases Orthmann dealt with, but does not think he did much interrogation. The main interrogator in the Widerstandssektor (AOB, Referat IV E?) was Bartels.
15. Haubrock.
Haubrock was an interrogator; Prisoner confirms that Haubrock had no V-Mann working for him in particular. G.German V-men.
16. Hagmann. Hagmann was connected with the arrest of von Alsem(?) Château Bleu in The Hague. He worked as a V-Mann for Frank (see IR 48); but Prisoner states that as he also helped Dutchmen who were under arrest, the Germans were really never certain of his reliability.
17. Rebell (?) (Jeane or Janny)
Prisoner states definitely that Rebel(l) worked for the Ast Amsterdam; he does not know her address. Her activities were directed by the German police official Ölschlegel (AOB, the one who was killed by resistance members, at the Apollolaan, which did cause severe revenge: executions and the burning down of two houses Beethovenstraat!)who worked in the →
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Sabotage section (Euterpenstraat), against CS IV (Corellistaat 6, cover name of an particular address). Prisoner states that Rebell was ion no way connected with the capture of Brutus (Hans Grün); according to Prisoner, the latter was penetrated by Ridderhof (AOB, Uffz. Willy Kup’s V-Mann, of Abwehr III F), and was arrested when trying to leave the house where Ridderhof had got him lodgings.
18. Celosse Penetration.
Prisoner heard from Giskes that Lindemans was working for him under the designation “C” (“CC”) submitted information on the agent Bob Celosse (Celose?) and his collaborators in Amsterdam. The Sipo, too, had got into touch with this groups through other channels, and although Lindemans did not lead directly to the arrest of Celosse, Prisoner states quite definitely that Lindemans penetrated the Celosse organisation. Lindemans was shot at and wounded in Feb 44, and as a result could play no further part in the penetration of Celosse, who was arrested in Apr 44. Prisoner. Prisoner states that V-Mann 4711(see IR 48 – he now remembers that 4711’s name was Brinkman) made contact with Celosse, and also introduced Breed, who maintained the contact.
CSDIC (WEA). 28 Dec 45
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Second Interim report.
on.
SS Sturmbannführer Joseph Schreieder.
A.V-Leute Operating in Holland.
The following V-Leute operated in Holland, working for members of the B.d.S. (Befehlshaber des Sicherheitsdienstes) staff The hague, or the Wehrmacht (Abwehrstelle Niederlande). Those already mentioned in Report 21 AGp/DIC/D/CI/24 dated 29 July 45, are prepared here, as a fuller description is given.
Prisoner states that he was not well acquainted with the V-Leute of the Widerstandsrefereat and Sabotagereferent, but thinks that he has included all the more important ones.
1.Arno (or Arno). (AOB, Uffz, Christmann III F Niederlande)
German national; had served in the French Foreign Legion before 1933, and spoke fluent French. Later, he had lived in Holland and learnt Dutch. Prisoner does not know how long Arno had lived in Holland.
Activities with Abwehr.
Although a German, he was not granted “Wehrwürdigkeit” in 1940, owing to his service with the French Foreign Legion. He therefore offered his services as a V-Mann working for Ast-Niederlande. (AOB, to what I know, he once was employed by Ast-X (Hamburg)) Towards the end of 1942 was sent to Belgium and France by Giskes. As far as Prisoner knows, Arno was granted “Wehrwürdigkeit” in early 1944, joined the Wehrmacht, and was employed by Ast-Niederlande as an Abwehrgehilfe. Prisoner saw him for the last time in Dec 44 in Zwolle; at the time Arno was wearing uniform.
Description.
About 38 years old; 1.68m tall; slender; fair hair, parted; blue eyes, pale face; pointed nose; looks and behaves like a waiter. Married; latterly lived in Amsterdam. Prisoner thinks it possible that Arno’s real name was Christmann.
2.Bodens. @ Op de Boom
German national; went to Holland at an early age, and so learned Dutch and could speak various Dutch dialects.
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Activity with Abwehr (contd).
Worked in one of the offices of the Reichskommissar (Seyss-Inquart) at The Hague as an interpreter from May 1940, until he joined Obstlt Giskes (AOB, this is incorrect, as Giskes arrived in Holland beginning of 1942 was still a Major) and worked for Ast-Niederlande III F. As far as Prisoner remembers, Bodens, Kup and Arno all took part in the “Nordpolspiel” (= Englandspiel), and were connected with the arrest of Lauwers. Prisoner saw Bodens in Driebergen or Zwolle in No or Dec 44, when Bodens was working under Kiesewetter (AOB, Maj. Kiesewetter, once became Giskes’ successor), and saw him about 10 Apr 45 in Haren near Groningen at Funkmessstelle Nordwest (AOB, here Funkmeßstelle meant the DFing section and was not related to Radar like matters) (Leiter Hptm. der Schutzpolizei and SS Hauptsturmführer Lienhardt). Prisoner thinks that Bodens was sent there to contact FAT 365, He was an Uffz.
Description.
About 35 years old; 1.84m tall; broad-shouldered; normal build; oval, reddish face, broad chin; blond, thick, parted hair; blue eyes; calm bearing; talks slowly and quietly. Prisoner thinks his parents live in Limburg.
3. Breed.
A Dutchman employed in the latter half of 1943 in the office of the B.d.S. The Hague, where he did clerical work, and was paid as a police official.
Activity with Abwehr.
Began 25 years old; 1.67m tall, thin build; thick;, dark brown hair, combed back; oval face, brown eyes; hooked nose. Married a Dutch woman at end 44m and lives in The Hague.
4. Damen.
Captured. See MI 5 Camp 020 Report, dated 6 Oct 44.
5. Droog, Jonny.
A Dutchman who was active before 1943 in an underground movement. About 10 Mar 43, he was captured at the same time as Taconis, near Arnhem, and handed over to prisoner for interrogation. Kiminalrat Thomsen, Leiter of Ausssenstelle Arnhem had already informed Prisoner of Droog’s willingness to work as a V-Mann, and so Droog was sent back to Arnhem to work for Thomsen. Prisoner cannot remember whether Droog offered his services after his arrest, or whether he was already collaborating when the arrest was made. Prisoner saw Droog for the last time at a small village NE of Arnhem at end 44. Droog was then wearing SS uniform.
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Description.
About 48 years old; 1.70m tall; thin lean, wrinkled round face, bald head. Sometimes wears a wig; pointed nose; talkative, but speaks nervously. Prisoner does not know whether Droog is married. In 1943 he owned a small inn in a village near Arnhem. Has a brother called Carleman(n?) (AOB, is no Dutch name, maybe more likely: Karel?)
6. Ederveen.
Activity with Abwehr.
Offered his services as a V-Mann about the middle of 1943, and worked for the Widerstandsektor (Referat?) under Kriminalkommissar Knop. Prisoner saw him for the first time in Knop’s office, Binnenhof 20, The Hague, in Jan 44. At begin 44 he was shot at near Arnhem and wounded in his shoulder. Prisoner saw him two or three times, when he (Ederveen) came to see Knop, for the last time about Jul 44.
Description.
About 35 years old; 1.78m tall. Dark (black?) hair, parted; oval face. Similar appearance to the agent Anton van der Waals, for whom he was often mistaken. Lived with his mother in The Hague.
7. Fastenhout.
A Dutchman, who, as far as Prisoner knows, previously belonged to Polizeipräsidium The Hague. Joined the staff of B.d.S. The Hague as a police official in 1940 or 1941.
Activity in the Abwehr.
From about mid 42 was active as a V-Mann together with his school-friend Wesemal, mainly in the Schleusungsorganisation. From the beginning of 1943 onwards was directed by Kriminalkommissar Frank. Prisoner saw Fastenhout for the last time in the B.d.S. mess at The Hague.
Description.
About 26 year old; 1.75m tall; fair hair, parted; longish, pale face; pointed nose; pointed chin; grey eyes; when walking leans slightly forward. Married at begin 1945 and lives in The Hague; keeps to himself.
8. Fikker (Finker or Vinker?).
A Dutchman who worked as a clerk in the B.d.S. offices from 1941 onwards. From 1942 he worked a V-Mann for various Referate of Abteilung IV, and from begin 1944 only for Kriminalkommissar Frank. Prisoner states that he was shot and killed by a member of the underground organisation in Jan 45.
9. Foure (AOB, Voorne, because Foure isn’t a Dutch name?).
A Dutchman, who from 1941 worked as a driver on the B.d.S. staff at The Hague; offered his services as a V-Mann in 1943, and worked for Frank in an espionage organisation. He, together with a German Kriminalsekretär, was shot and killed on 15 August 1944 by a member of the Underground in a village in Friesland.
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10.Geelen.
A Dutch photographer from Eindhoven.
Activity with Abwehr.
Prisoner does not know when he began his activities as a V-Mann, but knows that he worked for Hptm. Viehmeyer, Aussenstelle Eindhoven of Ast-Niederlande. Prisoner saw Geelen for the first time in early 1943, when Viehmeyer brought him to The Hague on duty (im Dienst) In mid 1943 Geelen was arrested by the Sipo, Aussenstelle ‘s Hertogenbosch, and imprisoned in Aaren (Haaren?) He had obtained 19,000 Gulden (Guilders) from the relative of a detainee by promising to effect the latter’s release. Prisoner saw Geelen for the last time in May or Jun 45 in Prison in Rotterdam, where Prisoner was also in custody. (before brought to CSDIC (WEA) interrogation).
Description.
About 40 years old; 1.82m tall; thin; long head; long, haggard face; black hair, combed back
11.Gemmecke.
Former Dutch police inspector in Amsterdam, and a Capt. In the Dutch Army.
Activity with Abwehr.
Worked for the Ast Münster be fore 1940; in May 1940 was vigorously attacked in Dutch newspapers for supplying Ast Münster with Dutch uniforms. After the German occupation of Holland, he joined the SS with the rank of Hauptsturmfüher (= Hptm; Capt.). Early in1941 he reported to Regieriungsrat Dr. Hammer, Leiter Abt. IV The Hague, for whom he worked for some time as V-Mann. Prisoner states that his services as a V-Mann were dispensed with at end 41, as he achieved nothing. Prisoner heard that Gemmecke had joined Landsturmregiment Niederlande in 1944, and that in 1945 he was again working for Ast Münster, Prisoner saw him for the last time in 1941.
Description.
About 47 years old; 1.82m tall; full figure; thick, grizzled hair, combed back; round full face, black eyebrows, dark eyes; broad chin; cleanshaven; immaculate dressed. Fond of drinking, and was often with women of ill-repute; also a suspected homosexual. Known to Frau Peekema.
12.Hagmann (Hageman?).
Rich Dutch from The Hague.
Activity with Abwehr.
Prisoner believes that Hagman(n) had some connection with Abt. V The Haguem regarding black-market transactions. About mid 43 Kriminalrat Wensky (Leiter Abt. V) placed him at the →
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Disposal of Abt. IV; until the capitulation Hagmann worked as a V-Mann for Kriminalrat Frank, and helped in the arrest of German deserters. Prisoner states that Hagmann always tries to ease the lot of Dutchmen under arrest. In Jan 45 he arranged a meeting between the Dutch Underground leaders and Prisoner and Abt. L IV. Prisoner saw Hagmann for the last time in early May 45 in Frank’s office. (Binnenhof?)
Description.
About 55 years old; 1.78m tall; broad, full figure; little hair; broad flabby face; thick nose; big ears; pouches under the eyes; double chin; cleanshaven. Married lives in The Hague.
13. Hamer.
Lived in Dutch East Indies for many years before 1940. Polizeipräsedent The Hague 1940-42 (or beg 43); relieved from his post by Höheren SS und Polizeiführer Obergruppenführer Rauter, owing to his addiction to drink. Prisoner states that Hamer worked with Protze (Onkel Richard). Prisoner only saw him once or twice in 1941. Prisoner heard that he had been arrested early in 1945 and taken to Germany on Rauter’s orders.
Description.
About 50 years old; grey hair; portly build.
14. Kup, Willy. (Uffz.)
A German, who lived in Holland for a number of years before 1940, and kept an inn.
Activity with Abwehr.
From 1940 onwards worked for Ast-Niederlande III F as a V-Mann (AOB, this is not true, as he was an Uffz. Or N.C.O.) Became chief V-Mann directing the activities of other V- Leute from a “Town office” in The Hague or Amsterdam. Prisoner saw Kup for the first time at the beginning of Mar 42 in connection the arrest of Lauwers. He met him several times in Giskes’ office and saw him for the last time early 1944 (AOB, about this time Giskes escaped problems in Holland, due to the actual course of the Nordpol or Englandspiel; and Giskes establish FAT 307 in Brussels, where also Kup joined the Trupp). In 1941 Kup directed the activities of two Dutch V-Leute (AOB, one of which was George Ridderhof) who later worked for Anst Wilhelmshaven.
Description.
About 40 years old; 1.83m tall; broad, heavy build; black, close-cropped hair; round face; brown eyes.
15. Lemhuis.
A Dutch police official at The Hague.
Activity with Abwehr. Worked as a V-Mann for Protze (Onkel Richard), and undertook journeys for him to the Spanish frontier. Prisoner saw him several times in the mess in 1944 and for the last time in May 1945, when Lemhuis was working for Aussenstelle(?) The Hague as a police official. ↓ KV 2/1332, page 34
Description.
44 years old; 1.80m; broad; grey, thinning hair; round face, grey or blue eyes.
16. Lindemans, C “CC” (King Kong)
A Dutchman from Rotterdam known as V-Mann ‘CC’; @ Christian Brand, Captured; see MI 5 Camp 020 Report, Dec 44. (He committed suicide)
17. Pasdeloup.
Was chief passenger for the OD Staff (OD = Ordedienst), and was captured by the VGAD in Scheveningen with other members of the OD at the end of 41. In the course of interrogation, he declared he was ready to work as a V-Mann, and Regierungsrat Wolff arranged for his “escape in early 1942. Pasdeloup then worked for as a V-Mann in the OD, but in Mar or Apr 43 failed to keep an appointment and Prisoner heard nothing more of him. Prisoner was present with Wolff at Pasdeloup’s interrogation and in autumn 43 made appointments with him, or sent Slagter or Poos to see him. The couple Poos and Slagter were Dutch policemen with a bad reputation.
Description.
30 years old; 1.74m tall; slim; fair hair, parted, oval face; grey eyes; cleanshaven; Engaged to a half-Jewess.
18. Peekema, Dolly.
A Dutch woman who had lived for many years in the Dutch Indies. Her third husband was Peekema, an official on the Dutch Colonial Ministry; he (her husband) went to England in 1940 with “Koningin Wilhelmina, and was for a time Dutch Colonial Minister in London.
Activity with Abwehr.
Offered her service as a V-Person in May 1940 to Kriminalkommissar Dr. Ogilvie, Aussenstelle The Hague. When Ogilvie was transferred to Berlin at end of 1940, he handed Peekema over to Prisoner (Schreieder) Prisoner states that she had a bad reputation, as both she and her daughter Bobby (from her first marriage) had affairs with sundry German officers. Although the reports she brought to Prisoner were useless, he was ordered by the B.d.S. Dr. Harster to keep in touch with her, in otder to prevent her from being a burden to other German Diensstellen with her reports. Early in 1943, Maj. Dr. Kratzer, Leiter I of Ast- Brussels approached Prisoner and asked if he could sent her to Spain, to contact her husband in order to obtain information for the Ast-Brussels. She went to Spain on Kratzer’s behalf two or three times, but without success. Later owing to her relations with German officers, the Wehrmachtbefehkshaber General Christansen ordered her to leave Holland, and Ast- Niederlande sent her to Kratzer in Brussels. Since that time (end 43) Prisoner has never seen her. Her daughter is said to have married a GAF Oblt. from East Prussia.
Description.
46 years old; 1.72m tall; slim, good figure; black hair (sometimes dyed red); round face; brown eyes, small nose, slight streak of Indonesian blood; well-dressed. Lives at The Hague, Kijfhoeklaan 122.
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19.Poos, Leo.
Hptm. in the Dutch police. In 1940 went to the Sipo, and in addition to his work as a police official, acted as a V-Mann, Together with Slaghter. Returned to the Dutch police in mid 44 and was employed on the Director-General’s staff as Adjutant and Referent MT. Prisoner was him for the last time at Zwolle at the end of 44, when Prisoner visited Aussenstelle (Ensatzkommando) Zwolle.
Description.
44 years old; 1.89m tall; thick-set, black hair, parted, round face, brown eyes; round chin, thick lips; large hands. Married, and has eleven children; lives in The Hague.
20.Poppel.
A Dutchman from Amsterdam. Worked for Ast-Brussels, Dr. Klingenberg, Abt. II. Came to Prisoner’s notice, because he was arrested several times by Aussenstelle Niederlande and was released after referring his captors to Klingenberg. Personal description impossible, as Prisoner had never seen him.
21.Rebel(l?), Jeanne (?).
Arrested at beg 42 because of her activities with a sabotage group in the Amsterdam area, and after her arrest agreed to act as a V-Person for Ast-Amsterdam. She is a Jewess. Prisoner has never seen her; he only knows of her from reports issued by Kriminalrat (Willy) Lages, Aussenstelle Leiter Amsterdam.
22.Ridderhof.
A Dutchman from Arnhem.
Activity with Abwehr.
Worked for Ast-Niederlande from 1940 till May 45(later in Belgium), worked mainly in the OD until the latter half of 1942, when Giskes sent him to Brussels to work against the “Witte brigade”. (AOB, incorrect: Due to Ridderhof Lauwer’s station was captured, he was later sent to Belgium, because his role was “played out” too good known; he was Uffz. Willy Kup’s V-Mann)
Description.
About 53 years old; 1.74m tall; thick-set; large head with close-cropped, grey hair; red face, drinking type; thick nose; limps. Prisoner was him for the second and last time in the office of Giskes. He was always known as George ; was several times punished for theft, and often lost money gambling. Prisoner does not know Ridderhof’s wife’s address, but heard from Giskes that Ridderhof often travelled from Belgium to Amsterdam (AOB, for some time his wife lived in Blaricum; then is the destination Amsterdam logical).
23.Roberts. (Robers?)
As far as Prisoner knows Roberts worked for Protze from 1940-43. Roberts and his wife were issued with Canadian passports by Ast-Niederlande. In 1943 he was detained for a short time, because he talked too much about the “Nordpolspiel”. Prisoner only saw him once in 1943 ar the time of Roberts detention. Prisoner is not sure whether Roberts was used by Protze or by Ast-Niederlande after this incident.
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Description.
About 40 years old; 1.67m tall; dark, slim; oval face; very excitable. @ Rifces (Prisoner can not say whether Roberts or Rifces was his real name. (AOB, Rifces is no Dutch name)
24. Salberg
An Austrian name, who became a naturalised Dutchman some years ago (date unknown). Was employed in the Stab Rosenberg of the Reichskommissar in the Hague, from 1940 onwards. From about mid 43 was also active as a V-Mann under Frank, working mainly on GDN. (Don’t know its meaning) Prisoner only saw him once in Dec 44 in Frank’s office. (Binnenhof ?)
Description.
About 40 years old; 1.68m tall; thin; light brown hair; oval face; very active and talkative. Related to Mumm, a rich Dutchman who was connected with SS Untersturmführer (= Lt.)van der Waal, Kriminalkommissar Ahrens and Kriminalkommissar Hinkfuss.
25. Savenije.
A criminal investigator in the Dutch police. Since 1940 worked on the staff of B.d.S. The Haguem and in addition to his executive duties was also active as V-Mann, Belonged to the reception committee in the “Nordpolspiel”. (These men were coming into actions very shortly as the S.O.E. agents had touched ground) As a V-Mann was at the disposal of any Referat of Abt. IV. Prisoner saw him for the last time in early 1945 at Enschede in an Einsatzkommando under Kriminalkommissar Knop.
Description.
About 48 years old; 1.76m tall; thin; thick brown hair, parted; round, furrowed face; blue eyes, Lives in The Hague.
26. Slagter (Slaghter)
Oblt. in Dutch police. Together with Poos attached to the Sipo Abt. IV in mid 40. Belonged to the reception committee (when dropped agents just touched ground they were caught) in the “Nordpolspiel”, and was active as a V-Mann. Prisoner last saw him on 4 or 5 May 45 in The Hague.
Description.
44 years old; 1.88m tall, thin; dark brown hair, parted; narrow, thin face; pointed chin, dark eyes; very deep voice. Married, has three or four children; lives in The Hague.
27. Van Dijk.
Dutch police official. Attached to B.d.S. The Hague from 1940 until the capitulation (1945). In addition to this executive work, was also active as a V-Mann and, as such, was at the disposal of any Referat of Abt. IV. Belonged to the reception committee (catching dropped agents after the touched ground) in the “Nordpolspiel”. Prisoner last saw him in early 1944m but heard that after Oct 44 he was working with an Einsatzkommando in Assen.
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Description.
About 30 years old; 1.76m tall; dark hair combed back; round, pale face; cleanshaven, moves slowly. Was divorced or separated.
28. Veefkind (Weefkind?) (senior)
Pol Inspektor in Dutch Police. From 1940-45 worked with B.d.S., and in addition to executive work was active as a V-Mann, and belonged to the reception committee (men who caught dropped agents, just after these men touched ground) of the “Nordpolspiel”. Prisoner last saw him in early 1944, when Veefkind was imprisoned for theft. Just before the capitulation, he was serving with an Einsatzkommando Almelo.
Description.
52 years old; 1.70 tall; normally build; grey hair, parted; longish face; pointed chin; slightly aquiline nose; sometimes wore a moustache. Family lives in The Hague.
20.Veefkind (junior).
Wachtmeister in Dutch police. Attached to Sipo The Hague from 1941. Worked as a clerk and also as a V-Mann Prisoner last saw him in Zwolle in Mar 45, where he reported before returning to the Dutch police.
Description.
25 years old; 1.74m tall; thin; light brown hair, parted; oval face, pointed chin; brown eyes; cleanshaven. Married a daughter of Leo Poos about mid 44.
30. Vietor.
A Dutch police official at The Hague. Worked for Protze (Onkel Richard) and travelled with him to the Spanish frontier.
Description.
Impossible, as Prisoner has never seen him.
31. Wesemal (or Weesemal) (AOB, maybe of Belgium origin)
Dutchman from Amsterdam; a toy-merchant.
Activity with Abwehr.
Offered his services as a V-Mann about mid 43, and worked under Frank until May 45,mainly in Schleusungsorganisations. He was first brought to Prisoner bt his school-friend Fastenhout. In 1944 he was wounded in the lung and scrotum, and in early 1945 was shot in the lower jaw. Prisoner last saw him at end 45 in the Flatgebouw Willemspark, where all members of the Sipo at the Hague were billeted.
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Description.
26 years old; 1.82m tall; athletic figure; oval face; broad chin; light brown hair, combed back; scar on chin; erect carriage. Fond of sport, especially sailing.
32. Wijmenga.
Dutch police official. Attached to the Sipo in 1940 from Polizeipräsidnt The Hague, and returned at his own request in Aug 44. In addition to his ordinary work, was also active as a V-Mann. Prisoner was him for the last time in Aug 44 at Zeist (near to Driebergen) Where Wijmenga reported before returning to The Hague.
Description.
40 years old; 1,78m tall; thin; light brown wavy hair, combed back; longish face; brown eyes; nervoes bearing; looks like an actor.
33.Anni (surname unknown)
A nurse from The Hague. About mid 43 she was arrested by Ast Maastricht on account of her activity with a Schleusungsorganisation. Declared that she was ready to work for the Sipo as a V-person, and Prisoner sent her to The Hague, where she worked under Frank. In mid 44 she was shot and wounded in her right elbow while at The Hague. Prisoner last saw he in early May 45 in their new offices in Scheveningen.
Description.
About 35 years old; 1.70 tall; rather buxom, looks like a cook; fair, bobbed hair; full oval face; red cheeks; grey eyes; fleshy chin.
34. Wim. (surname unknown)
Early 1943 was arrested in the province of Utrecht together with about thirty other members of a “terrorist group”, name which Prisoner cannot remember, After interrogation Wim declared he was willing to collaborate, and worked in various organisations directed by Kriminalrat Harders. Prisoner does not know how long Wim was active as a V-Mann; he saw him for the last time in their mess at The Hague in mid 44. Prisoner heard that Wim was shot and slightly wounded about end 44.
35. V-Mann 41.
A Jewm name forgotten/ Was imprisoned in Scheveningen end 41 begin 42. Heard of Pasdeloup’s plan to escapem and assuming it to be genuine, reported the matter to OC prison. Abt. IV, Regierungsrat Wolff, suggested that he, too should “escape” and work for the Sipo. He accepted this proposal, and was directed by Kriminalkommissar Harders. Prisoner states that in the last few months before the capitulation V-Mann 41 worked for Einsatzkommando Assen.
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Description.
About 45 years old; 1.67m tall; slim; black hair; oval face; brow eyes; cleanshaven; moves quickly. Married, lives in Leiden.
36. V-Mann 4711.
Prisoner thinks his name began AB .. Went underground, and told his friends he was an agent; in 1942 was arrested in a train in Amsterdam, when he was shot in the back. Prisoner saw him in prison several times, and finally V-4711 admitted he was not an agent, but he had gone underground on account of some form of theft which he had committed. He offered his services as a V-Mann, was released end 43, and directed by Frank until May 45. He quickly made contact with the RVV (Raad van Verzet), and was also connected with the Celosse affair. Prisoner last saw V-Mann 4711 in Jan 45 at Franks billet in The Hague.
Description.
About 40 years old; 1.72m tall; very thin, dark hair, parted; thin, oval face; thin nose, pointed chin; brown eyes; cleanshaven. Last lived with family above the Café de la Paix (opposite the Vredespaleis), The Hague.
37. Name forgotten.
Worked from 1942-43 in the Judenreferat (Referat 4 Abt. IV), and was arrested for blackmail in mid 43. He was offered his services as a V-Mann to Krimianalsekretär Bartels (Widerstandsreferat) and on being released was active for some time in early 44. About March 45 he was again arrested on the orders of the SS und Polizeigericht in The Hague.
Prisoner has only seen him once in early 44, but states that he was about 30 years old; 1.70m tall; thin; dark hair, oval face.
B. Ast Wilhelmshaven (AOB, more likely Anst or Nest, since 1934/35)
Prisoner state that this Ast (Anst) also had V-Mann in Holland, Belgium and France, but he cannot give the names of any of them. He believes they were under Korvetten Kapitän Dr. Mayr, Leiter Abt. III Wilhelmshaven, who travelled frequently to Holland, Belgium and France. For making contacts he used a former Kriminalbeamter from Wilhelmshaven with the name like Aldermann. Prisoner was Mayr for the last time in Zwolle at beg 45, when Mayr went to Holland on a special mission for the Marine Oberkommando, Prisoner gathered that this was connected with the laying of cables.
C. Interrogation of captured agents.
Prisoner did a certain amount of interrogation of captured agents, but he was unable to do all the interrogations himself, he gave his subordinates a comprehensive questionnaire on which to work. He has reproduced this from memory, and a copy is attached as Appendix to this report.
DSDIC (WEA) 19 November 1945
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Appendix to Interim report 48. Directive for interrogation by Abwehr of Captures Agents. Like any other police interrogation, the interrogation of agents fell into two main parts:- (a) Personal and life history (b) Interrogation to obtain the facts of the case.
In order to obtain certain basic facts from every interrogation, the following questions, which had to be answered fully, others to suit each individual case were put.
1) Length of stay in England before the agent set out on his mission. 2) Had the agent fled from Holland or where did he originally came from? 3) To which Resistance Organisation did he belong in Holland? 4) What position did he hold in the organisation and what were his duties? 5) Why did he escape from Holland? 6) When did he escape? 7) Name, description, last probably present residence of refugees, who might, even if only temporarily, have gone with him? 8) Detailed description of escape route. 9) In which transit camps for refugees did they stay on his journey? 10) Did he meet any persons known to him in any of these camps? 11) What organisations or individuals aided him in his flight, either financially or by other means, e.g. providing him with contacts, etc.? 12) When did he arrive in England? 13) To which or by what British or Dutch officials did he reports or was he expected on arrival? (Name addresses of such officials and location of such offices including a description of the personnel there.) 14) Did he meet and Dutch or other refugees whom he knew personally at these places? 15) Did the agent, before being sent to a screening camp (Ueberprüfungslager), come into contact with any officials other than those he had reported to or was met by in the first place? 16) Name and location of screening camp, (Was it under English or Dutch supervision?) 17) Length of stay at the screening camp. 18) How many people of Dutch or other nationality lived in such a camp? 19) Did he personally know any of the inmates of the camp? If so, name, address and probable present residence. 20) Who interrogated him? 21) What questions were put to him? 22) Place of residence and occupation after he left the screening. 23) When, where, by whom and under what circumstances was he asked to become an agent? 24) When and where did he agree to become and sign on as an agent? 25) What other persons, there for the same purpose, did he meet on that occasion? (Name, description, residence.) 26) After signing on, was he at once sent to a school for agents, or was he given a place to live in a (flat, house) and told to await further orders? (Name and location of school or residence.)
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27) Names and descriptions of any other person with whom he shared a flat or house, during the waiting period. 28) Were these people also awaiting for further orders? 29) When was the first sent to an agents’ school? 30) How and through whom was he taken to the school? 31) By what means and by whom was he taken to the school? 32) Was he taken to the school alone or did he travel with others? The numbers of schools attended by the agents were to be given in chronological order and for each school the following points had to be covered:- 33) Name and/or number of school? 34) Name of town, village etc. 35) Other details of location. 36) Description of the school building (external appearance, internal layout). 37) Name and description of OC (Officer in Command) and instructors. What subject were taught by individual instructors? 38) The name under which agent was known at the school. 39) Number and names of his co-pupils (real name, any alias, nickname, term of endearment or school name.) Description of his co-pupils. What does the agent know about the individual pupils? 40) Did he get to know members of any other course? 41) Details of school curriculum. 42) What was taught in each subject? 43) What where the practical exercises like? 44) What apparatus or materials were used for such exercises? 45) Give the daily routine from Reveille to Lights-out. 46) Length of time spent in each school. 47) Was the agent conveyed from school to school singly or with other pupils? If so, names. 48) Who was in charge of such transport? 49) Where did the agent live in the intervals between courses (schooling) if one course did not immediately follow the other. 50) If any of his co-pupils left in the middle of a course or did not arrive at the next school, give their possible employment. 51) Give description as in No. 39 of any newcomers to the school. 52) Where did the agent live after completion of schooling and before going on operations? (if he did not stay at a holding school.) 53) Which other agents lived with him? 54) With which British or Dutch authorities or officials did the agent come into contact before on ops? 55) When and who handed the agent his written operation orders? When and to whom did he return these orders after learning them by heart? 56) Repeat verbatim such orders (order to be written out by the agent by hand in the second person. 57) Did the agent have any knowledge of the orders given to other agents? 58) In connection with the first part of the agent’s mission, did he get any addresses of contacts in Holland? 59) Were agents supplied with contacts outside Holland and if so, why? 60) Name and description of agents with whom he was to work, Were the latter already at work or were they to be dropped with him?
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61) Date on which he commenced operations. 62) Had the agent been dropped or had he been sent ashore from a boat? (The latter method was no longer in use after Apr 42.) 63) Were British or Dutch officers or any other people present at the farewell dinner? 64) Name and description of any agent to the starting point? 65) Who took the agent to the starting point? 66) Which other agent started the same evening in another aircraft? (Names and descriptions) 67) Does the agent know anything else about the operational use of other agents? 68) Cover-name used by agent while on board the aircraft. 69) Name, description and mission of other agents travelling on the same aircraft. 70) Exact time of start. 71) When and where were the agents dropped? 72) When and where and with whom had the agent been dropped? 73) Were any W/T or DF sets dropped and where are they now? 74) If these were not used by the agent or agents, for whom were they intended? 75) Was it part of the duty of the agent or agents tp deliver letters or parcels (disguised objects) to addresses given to him in England? 76) Was the agent received in the dropping area? 77) What passwords did he have to exchange with the person who met him? 78) What was the text of the message reporting his successful landing? Did such message contain a check (control). 79) How was the report sent? By pigeon or by W/T? 80) Where was the agent taken after he landed? 81) Where were any other who jumped with him taken? 82) Name used on agent’s personal pass. 83) Names used on on other agents’ personal passes. 84) Name used by the agent and his assistants in their W/T messages. 85) Did the agent have a W/T operator with him or did he transmit himself? In the first case did the agent have his own code? 86) Number and make of W/T sets. 87) Name and location of the transmitting site. Next time for transmission. 88) Brief description of basic code used (book-code, poetry-code, transposition tables, etc.). 89) Brief description of other coding methods to be used by the agent (letter-code, Playfair, Platzbestimmung). 90) The possible use of an agent’s number or key cipher. (detailed interrogation on W/T technicalities and ciphers was done by officials of the Orpo (Ordnungspolizei) and Kriminalsekretär May-Controls. 91) How much money did the agent or agents carry and for what purpose was the money to be used? 92) Did the agent or agents receive any orders other than the written orders? 93) What did the agent do until his arrest and what part of his mission had he accomplished? 94) Had the agent collaborated with any resistance organisation and to what did this collaboration amount? 95) What channels for contacting his assistant were used by the agent and how could he get hold of his assistant in a case of emergency? 96) Number of contents of W/T messages sent and received by the agent until his arrest. (Who drafted and encoded these messages?) 97) Name and description of any other agents whom he met after he had been dropped. (How could he get in touch with them?) 98) Did the agent contact any of his relations, e.g. parents, wife? 99) With whom, where and at what time has the agent appointments which he has not yet fulfilled? 100) Has the agent or his assistant received orders to return to England within a certain time, or is he expecting someone from there?
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IR 43 Distributed 12 November 1945
Interim Report.
on.
Joseph Schreieder.
The following report is compiled from interrogation material; and written statements made by Prisoner. Other points in the brief are being dealt with and Prisoner’s information on them will appear as separate reports.
The Dutch Agent Anton van der Waals. 1.Schreieder’s First meeting with van der Waals. At the end of 1940 or the beginning of 1941 Prisoner was called to a meeting at the office of the then Abteilung IV, The Hague (either Regierungsrat Batz or Dr. H??R) and introduced to Anton van der Waals (Prisoner thinks the name was Waals).
On this occasion van der Waals had been brought by Kriminalsekretär Koenig of Aussenstelle Rotterdam to give information which subsequently (Jan 41) led to the arrest of a Dutchman who had shot a German soldier, as far as Prisoner can recollect, in Leiden.
At the conclusion of the meeting van der Waals was handed over to Prisoner, who after that date was responsible for directing his activities from The Hague, where Prisoner had his office (Binnenhof 4).
2.Cases investigated by van der Waals whilst employed by Prisoner. During van der Waals’ investigation into the above-mantioned case he made contact with “Brother Joseph”, of a monastery in Heemstede, who was an active member of a resistance movement. Van der Waals was responsible for this man’s arrest early 1941.
In summer 41 van der Waals penetrated a group of spies and was responsible for about six arrests. One of these men owned an inn at The Hague, Rijswijkse Plein.
(As far as Prisoner can remember van der Waal worked for the Widerstandsreferat (Kriminalkommissar Wolff) from the summer of 1941 until the end of that year. Prisoner does not know anything of van der Waals’ activities during that period.)
Early 1942 as a result of a ‘Spiel’, van der Waals contacted the agent Jonkheer de Jonge. This agent, of the Dutch Büro Inlichtingen (BI) (in London), landed by boat and was arrested in Rotterdam in Mar or Apr 42.
Jonge’s accomplice Leendert Pot, a member of an underground organisation, but not himself an agent, was arrested with him, but escaped the same day from the Binnenhof (4).
In connection with the arrest of Jonkheer de Jonge and Leendert Pot, Prisoner cannot remember whether the W/T agent Radema was arrested on the same occasion or a few days later as the result of a further ‘Spiel’ by van der Waals.
As a result of the three arrests mentioned immediately above van der Waals discovered another agent of the Dutch Büro Inlichtingen (BI), named Emmer, who was working for in London. This agent was also captured in Holland about Apr 42.
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Jordaan. At the beginning of May 42m as a result of the Nordpolspiel, van der Waals was put on the track of the agent Jordaan. Though a telephone number in Baarn he made contact with Jordaan and was instrumental (van der Waals) in the arrest, which followed a few days later.
Kloos. At the beginning of Jun another agent named Kloos who was drawn into the Nordpolspiel (Englandspiel) was arrested.
Ramon?. About this time van der Waals had established contact with a spy group which Group was working in close cooperation with the OD (Ordedienst). At the end of Jul Gen.Roell. 42, ten arrests were made. Prisoner has forgotten the names of those captured, but states that the leader of the group had a name something like Ramon. He came from The Hague, had previously belonged to a Dutch diplomatic mission, and had worked for a few months for the Hamburg Criminal Police (Kripo) and also at some time for the Canadian Police. One of the men arrested gave information which led to a raid on the office of the Gewestkommandant in The Hague. Arrests of several important persons were made. Prisoner believes that Genraal Roell, leader of the OD, was captured as a result of this affair.
Other Nordpolspiel agents (Englandspiel agents). In late autumn 1942, van der Waals took part in the reception of two agents in connection with the Nordpolspiel. He talked for about an hours with the agents on questions of importance for the Funkspiel, before they were arrested. As far as Prisoner (Schreieder) can remember one of these agents had a big electric torch which was to deliver in Amsterdam. In the batteries of the torch were concealed money and a personal pass. Van der Waals was put on the address given to the agent, and the first contact led to the arrest of the intended recipient of the torch. He was an agent with a German name in – Meier.
Van Looy and Koos Vorrink. In autumn 1942 the First contacts were made with the journalist van Looy in Amsterdam, through an address obtained from a message received in the Nordpolspiel (Englandspiel). Through van Looy, van der Waals came upon Koos Vorrink, the well-known Dutch Socialist Leader (SDAP), who was busy at this time with the setting up of a “Provisional Government” - independently of the OD (Ordedienst). Vorrink had been living in hiding since Jul 40. Van Tijen, Director of the Fokker Works in Amsterdam, also belonged to this group. On 1 Apr 43 Koos Vorrink, van Looy and about thirty other people were arrested.
Sabotage Group. Through Tijen, van der Waals got into touch with a group of shipbuilding engineers (or students) who had blown up a German minesweeper at Rotterdam. They were arrested in Rotterdam about one hour before they had planned to blow up three other minesweepers (Mar 43).
Juten and Wim Service. About this time a message was received in the Nordpolspiel stating that engineer Juten was to be contacted. Van der Waals was put on this address. The spiel arising out of this led to the winding up of the “Wim” Service (Jul/Aug 43).
Kees Duthill.
In Apr 43 the student Kees Duthill, NOT an agent, but connected with a resistance group, was arrested as a result of van der Waal’s contact with him; he had been very active in intelligence matters and had worked with the above mentioned Leendert Pot.
Beatrix (Terwindt). In the early part of 1943, as a result of the Nordpolspiel the female agent Beatrix was captured when landing. She was taking money and documents to the owner of the Bali (Bally) shoe shop in The Hague (in a side street of the Spui). Van der Waals followed up the contact and the owner of the shop was arrested.
3.The end of van der Waals usefulness in Holland. In the meantime the Underground Movement had become suspicious of van der Waals, especially through the case of Koos Vorrink (Apr 43). To cover up his traces it was announced that he had been shot in Rotterdam by an unknown person May 43). The deception lasted only a few weeks.
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→ After the Wim Service and the W/T station Delfzijl had been wound up in Jul and Ag 43m and contact via Sweden had been ascertained , van der Waals was sent to Sweden to find out what contacts still existed there. At the end of Aug or early Sep 43 he went by cargo-boat to Sweden. The captain of this steamer (Excelsior), Aben, was working for Amt IV (Aben did not return from his next voyage to Sweden in the winter of 43). Through Aben van der Waals (Baron van Lijnden (Lynden)) contacted the Dutch Intelligence Büro and he was promised other contacts for a later date. Van der Waals returned a few days alter, but had no contacts were established (They couldn’t find his name in the “Blue Book”). This journey at the end of 1943 (actually September 1943) in reality marked the end of van der Waals’ activity, Even before the Wim arrest his photograph was being passed round and was well known to the underground Movement. Thus he was “played out” and could not undertake any new operations within any reasonable space of time. (AOB, but he stayed in touch with Schreieder up to the course of 1945)
4. Movements after end of 1943.
At the end of 1943 and in early 1944 van der Waals was living in The Hague under the name of van Lynden (he also used Anton de Wilde), at a flat called ‘Boschzicht’ (Boszicht) in Benoordenhoutseweg. Eraly that year he went (moved) to Oud Loosdrecht, near Utrecht (Hilversum). About Jun 44 without the knowledge of the Diensstelle (Abt. IV) and the name of van Lynden, he married Corrie van Vliet (?) (real name den Held). Her mother lived in Wassenaar, Rijksstraatweg, 100 or 102. When Prisoner moved to Zeist in Jul 44, he was able to establish by visits to van der Waals that his wife knew his real identity.
Early in Sep 44, he moved out of Oud Loosdrecht, where he felt unsafe. He had attempted without success to penetrate a small espionage group there. One attempted arrest in connection with it failed. After this, until end Sep, he lived in Zeist, where Prisoner housed him in the strong-point of Abt. IV.
Van der Waals and his wife left Zeist a few days before Prisoner went to Zwolle at end Sep. Prisoner arranged that van der Waals contact him again through the Abwehrstelle in Zwolle or Assen, but heard nothing from him/ At the beginning of Dec 44 van der Waals contacted Prisoner by telephone from the Aussenstelle Amsterdam (Kriminalkommissar Albers), stating that in three days he would be with me in Zwolle, and would explain his long silence, but not until Jan 45 did he come to Zwolle with his wife. He then explained that he was living on a houseboat in the water area South of Amsterdam (Westeinder Plassen), and would come back to work for Prisoner if there was something to do. (AOB, on that houseboat he murdered someone and used a saw to cut his corps into pieces). As he could not be used in Zwolle, he was sent to The Hague, and put in the Abwehr billet ‘Willemspark’, Zeestraat. In early Mar 45 he went away again, Prisoner believes to his mother-in-law. At the end of he came back to Zwolle with his wife, but remained there only a few days, after which he left to find himself somewhere to live in the Groningen area.
Before his departure Prisoner brought to his notice a statement made by his brother-in-law, den Held, who had been arrested in the meantime because he had demanded 10,000 Gulden (guilders) from the relative of an arrested man, maintained that he could bribe a Sipo official to set his relative free. Den Held declared at his interrogation that in Nov he had been invited by van der Waals to his boathouse and had to assist in sinking parts of the corps of Mensikoff, (H.W.A. Mossinkoff) a former servant of van der Waals. On being questioned by Prisoner van der Waals admitted that he had murdered Mossinkoff because he threatened to betray his whereabouts to the underground movements unless he paid him 20,000 Gulden. As van der Waals was confused and kept contradicting himself, Prisoner told him that he would interrogate him more fully later at Groningen.
On 12 Apr 45 van der Waals came to Haren (South of the town Groningen) with his wife, having discovered Prisoner’s address through enquiries at Aussenstelle Groningen. He told Prisoner that he had found shelter in a place south of Groningen (which prisoner identified on the map as Zuid- Laren). (AOB, where he instantly by the entrance of the Canadians offered his services, for the Allied course!)
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Prisoner suggested that van der Waals may have escaped from Holland and offered his services to the Russian Intelligence Service (what he indeed did!), or else he may have remained hidden in Holland and spread the rumour through his relations that he had been shot. In this case, he would probably be hidden near Groningen or in one of the water areas in his houseboat. He might return from time to time to visit his parents in Rotterdam, as he did last year.
5.Prisoner’s description of van der Waals. About 36 years of age, height 1.79m; thin; longish face; pointed chin; dark brown hair (possibly dyed) – sometimes combed straight back, sometimes parted; thin nose, with small growth on bridge; small brown eyes, prominent ears, cleanshaven; when walking slowly, inclines his head to the right; when walking fast, takes long strides and inclines his head backwards.
Van der Waals was an adventurer and a good technician. He was an amateur W/T operator, and, according to himself, was the first Dutchman who obtained W/T contact with Moscow. Women were his chief weakness, and his inability to separate work from pleasure led to friction between him and Prisoner. Aliases. Prisoner recalls the following aliases used by van der Waals. Van Lynden, Mesnikoff or Mosnikoff (the name of his servant?) His mother’s maiden name (which Prisoner had forgotten) He was generally referred to as ‘Anton’. Adresses Mother-in-law Corry den Held, Wassenaar Rijksstraatweg 100 or 102. CSDIC/WEA. 31 Oct 45
May next has already partly been dealt with, but is containing some yet unknown data KV 2/1332, page 50
Joseph Schreieder.
Date and place of birth: München on 15 August 1904 Nationality: German
Status: Kriminaldirektor, SS Sturmbannführer. (Major)
Career: 1915-21 Luitpold Oberrealschule, München. 1921-23 Clerk to Rechtsanwalt in München 23 May 23 Entered Polizeidirektion, München as Staatsdienstanwärter 1 Jun 26 Promoted Hilfsassistent 1 Jun 29 Kanzleiassistent Apr 32 Transferred to Political Dept. of Polizeidirektion 1 Jan 33 Polizeisekretär 13 Mar 33 Political Dept. Of Polizeidirektion became Bavarian Police 15 Aug 34 Joined SS as Scharführer (Unterfeldwebel) 1 Jun 34 Put in charge of Grenzpolizeikommissariat, Lindau 1 Sep 35 Kriminalinspektor 1 Nov 36 SS Oberscharführer (Feldwebel) End 36early37 Bavarian Political Police became part of Stapo Jun 37 Joined NSDAP 1 Jan 38 Kriminalkommissar 10 Mar 38 Grenzpolizeikommissariat moved to Bregenz 1 Nov 39 SS Untersturmführer (Lt.) 1 May 40 Kriminalrat 15 Aug 40 To The Hague as Abwehrleiter. Build up Referat IV E, and Aussenstellen in the provinces 1 Nov 42 Hauptsturmführer (Hptm.) 1 Nov 43 SS Sturmbannführer (Major) Mar 44 To Italy for 10 days to give lectures 20 June 44 With bulk of staff of B.d.S. to Zeist, where Prisoner performed the functions of Garnisonskommandant. 20 Sep 44 To Zwolle with a small aprt of the staff of B.d.S. 1 Nov 44 Kriminaldirektor 6 Apr 45 To Groningen to seek accommodation for B.d.S. 13 April 45 To The Hague on orders of B.d.S. 7 May 45 To Scheveningen 26 May 45 Captured at Scheveningen.
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GV – Funkspiele.
Carried out in Holland.
Date. Spiel. Remarks.
1.Jan 42 vd Reyden Only two or three message transmitted After which communication broke down.
2.March 42 – Nov 43 Nordpol --
3.Apr 42 Contact of Jkhr de Jonge Only one or two messages sent. A spy captured in Apr 42 Then no further answer.
4.Early 44 Borssum-Buisma and Believes Spiel to have lasted approx. two Letterboer months without success.
5. Apr. 44-Jul 44 Egmont Unsuccessful.
6.Apr or May 44 Attempted Spiel through Unsuccessful. Raided W/T station of Ordedienst in Zaandam.
7.Jul 44 – Sep 44 Saskia Unsuccessful.
8.Early 45 Hoorn Lasted several weeks – unsuccessful.
Terminated 18 February 2019