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CO;Tireatial (Claasincation End Control L • . 1.1.0410•14.0.4Ndill • • • NOTE: Ma document contain. InfonnatIon affecting the national defense Of the United This report con tolnunproOlased information. States within the meaning of the espionage laws, Mitt 18, U.S.C., See. 793 and 794. Plans and/or potititee .ithould not be etc:dyed The transmission or the revelation of It. or modified &piety on the battle of Mill report. contents In any manner to an uneuthodzed CO;TirEATIAL (ClaasincatIon end Control l . parson I. prohibited by law. mama COUNTRY: WEST GERMANY RePoRTINumqm 2834022464 SUOJECT: (U) Siographic Report S.. ' DATE OF REPORT: 4 Jun 64 .MEISSNER ) Hans-Otto I 10. NO. OF PAGE3: 4011e-y • 1SC NUMLIf: 11. REFERENCES: DIRM I 7. A-B DATE or ORM A T ION: Various 12. ORIGINATOR: .OUSARMA Bonn; Germany . PLACE AND DATE OF ACQ: Bonn ) Various 13, PREPARED BY: 744 M.D,MOODY)IA EVALUATION: •ouRce C INFORMATION ti 14. APPROVING AUTHORITY: SOURCEr Other US Agencies ) ARMA ? AARMA e T. of* .Colonels GS • . Army Attache . SUMMARY: (Leave Stank) Raj (U) Forwarded herewith is biographic report on Dr. Hans-Otto MEISSNER) RG Army Reserve. • ERMA • Request Photos . Erirectly fromItAPAL • . Order By: 434022464/ Photo # 1. :•. • . t5Z04 . 1V927."1•A AVSOCIFIV mttr ip.EtTer„:, P5FINtr,1,,eo •mg.:.1,7017. A . NO RELE.A.8E0 e7r. :C.444T:RW:1,NTELL ISEN CE4IENCY . • • SOlIRC.k:SMET.HODS EXEM14101382.8. 17.".• WAR.CRINES.018810.8410C1.... • . : .D.ATE ' 2002 2008 war •••• Imo •• ..• waft ••• war ■ •■•••• Aro em• •■•• ado emu An. rum. Igo Ems ea• •••• oft. so • ••••• war ■•• .•■• wow ow es ••■• ••• • PaRCOOFIDINATIONWITH•••4/ , DISTRIBUTION &V ORIGINATOR: 17. DOWNGRADING DATA: 10. ATTACHMENT DATAI tie Downgrade to UNCLASSIFIED when 1.(c) separated from classified 1,°.:Pit,LLF,1611prey attachment. onoorn,/4•14z..*,snannaarssano=onsocruer_wswsratanxnr CONFIDENTIAL -0 1 r RA, • • NOTE: This document contains information • . affecting the .nationtr? Of el 0 Cinitod State• within th•mC1.1.7. n4 of the omplon000 • ?hi.. report, eonioinsunplooissed CONFIDENTIAL In we, Title 18, U.S. t.7.. :; ec. 793 ond 794. Plane andlot:p011eleo Should noi be . evolved The transmission or i, v.wnintion 01 Its Pk IT" 4 .; DEIN 4 4 V ) 4 contents in any mGli.-1 C.. rt., unzatti,ortaed I 44.ii %.1 U • L. lc ••• i••9 • oe rood: a oci Spiery on the betas ol this roped... in pervon :.;•• !vs. (CI; nnd • Contth ? . , • • 7. , • •7 ,••.• cr••••••t••••••••sporanomosouri•en•••••inn....... REP° r •.• • . • 2. SUBJECT: (U.; "i.:;:nn:Air; Report O. — DAVE Cr 4 31.ila . 1.:1S3:1±11t; Hu.- z,to • 6; NO, PAor..,:• • ;.:as, 3. ReFar;:•,........:cn, DIRMI 7 A-D ; 4. r),17:: • . 12. ORIGIN:170N: . OUSARNA Bonn; • Germahy. , r)(71, 4• 5. PL. AC g AND o p Acc: Dc;ral, Variousu8 13. PREPARE° BY: • 14.D.MOODY!Ik. 6. EVAL.U.s•co.1;•;: INFORMATION APPROVING AUTHORITY! 40,:.-1,41,tof • I?: 7. f:OtiPEZ:r 11S AgoLoies, ARMA AARM ,/,,•;;;,:i:;%;14.•". T/ • op, a A VILLIAi'l W. JR. Colonelo GS It Army. Attache 15. sum:4";... t Motive Blaniallp; ".Porwa.vded herewith isbiographic report on Dr, Ha -Otto MEISSNER FRG Az:7 1 0 .11 rA?:: • request Photos Directly-.from1MAPAL": Order By: 2834022464/ Photo # 1 . °I IT7nYikTrA a sow gra •■• OM ONO .1•••• IMP ;/: (!g 1%t 14%1A4 ■ 4, • .sarrariafOr,-.=!::: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BIOGRAPHIC RBPORT CLASSIFICATION AND CONTROL MARKINGS CONFIDENTIAL CONFOENTML PERSONAL BACKGROUND 47. EDUCATION Met schools, locations, courses, degrees, honors and mines. dale.) . Public school in Dahlem (suburb of Berlin) finishing in 1929. Studied law and economics at the Universities of Heidelberg, Goettingen, Freiburg, Berlin and Lausanne. From 1929-30 undergraduate of Trinity College at Cambridge. Became Doctor of Law in 1934 at:. Goettingen. I18. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (include dialects and ability.. te•anelator/ interpreter) German native tongue. Fluent English, Trench, Italian and Spanish.. 19. TRAVEL (list countries, dates, purpose and extent of) According to Dr. Meissner he has traveled.for.30. years all over the world, especially in the Far East, Central Africa, Australia, India, New Zealand,:the.Arctici . POlyfiesiaand• Alaska. He is overseas for 3 or 4 months every, year. • 0. MILITARY SERVICE Mlet2,:fci: eeiccLtrelitt,i=kLi errZer%)duties, where d, inclus ive dates, discharge dale, retired r •tatus, medals , Listed as an SS Hauptsturmfuehrer (Captain) assigned to Security Section. Awarded Honor 11:16 Sword. Now Army Reserve Captain. During Reserve duty he is attached to Military Attache Section in MOD. From Dr. Meissner: Served as 2d Lt in the 5th Panzer Regt; commanded a tank unit on the 4=1 Russian front; was decorated with the Iron Cross and other distinctions;. was severely wounded in the Panzer-battle of Kedainiai as 1st Lt returned to the Foreign Office. He thought, he would soon be promoted to Major in the Reserve. According to him he was ommia invited a year or so . ago by Col Bucksch, Chief of Attache Liaison Office, MOD, to renew his commission and to become the first trainee in an experimental program of training a group pf reserve. officers for mobilization assignments as military attaches. His next tour (his ! Last one lasted about 6 64) weeks around: 10 Apr will begin with about one weeks orientation =mum In the Ministry followed by a several week tour at a foreign attache post which he hoped and seamed to be somewhat optimistic would he Washington, D.C. He said heholds the following security clearances: Cl I Nr 150 331-1 Aug 63 from German MOD which includes . NATO Confi- =Ps lential, NATO Secret and US Confidential. I. EMPLOYMENT OTHER THAN MILITARY SERVICE (list employers, locations, titlei, skills,,Incluelve date.) Prom Dr: Meissner: .After receiving his Doctor of Law in 1934, he served some time as Issistant judge at the Court of Werder but entered, the German Foreign Office in 1934 after )assing all three entrance examinations. From 1935,-36 he was 3d Secretary to the German !Imbaasy in London. Later 2d Secretary to Getman Embassy in Tokyo. Transferred in Mar 39 aur tgain to the German Embassy in London. Later (during the Hitler-Stalin honeymoon period) r. le was 2d Secretary to the German Embassy in Moscow. After recovery from wounds and his !eturn to the Foreign Office, he was promoted to 1st Secretary and-sent as.German Consul to Ilan. Later promoted to Consul I Class and as: .Acting Consul-General remained in Milan intil the end of the war.. "In 1950, the Republican Italian Government returned all- • Toperty, previously confiscated, to Dr. Meissner, tin recognition of :his unblemished con - Euct while acting as German Consul." t. CIVIL OR CRIMINAL RECORD lone known. Ores-1396 - 1 .• • DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BIOGRAPHIC REPORT CLASSIFICATION AND CONTROL MARKINGS CONFIDENTIAL CONF1DENTIIAL Aloar.0.1.11■11•GInIne•Ort.r." • PERSONAL BACKGROUND 47. EDUC A :ctlank. coNrcrtr. rIn4rees, hrairrn srr; he:Naive Tien) Public schl In Dahlem (suburb of Berlin) finishing in 1929. Studied law and economics at the Ur.:-ities of Heidelberg, Goettinfien, Freiburg, Berlin and Lausanne. From 1929-30 undergrat .17 . Trinity College at Cambridge. Became Doctor of taw in 1934 at Goettingen. IC. LANGUA ,7V , ,7,7■CIEWCY (include dialecta and ability es tranaletor/interpreter) Germ. tongue. .Fluent English, French, Italian and Spanish. 49. TRAVEL :;■.: covntr/oe. dots, purpose and extent el) According to Dr. Meissner he has trave1ed . for.30 years all over the world, especially in the Far ZZ.16ii, Central Africa, Australia, India, New Zealand $ .the Arctic, Polynesia and Alaska. He is overseas for 3 or 4 months every year. 50. MILITARY SERV:CE Cbr:liNg ;syr iviecT, cunitt.i rarstceszr zeitereautlen, where servod, Natalia. dates, discharge date, retired or reserve status, Listed as an SS Hauptsturmfuehrer (Captain) assigned to Security Section. Awarded Honor Sword. Now Army Reserve Captain. During Reserve duty he is attached to Military Attache Section in MOD. From Dr. ft,:1c.7,. aer: Served as 2d Lt in the 5th Panzer Regt; commanded a tank unit on the Russian front; was decorated with the Iron Cross and other distinctions; was severely wounded in the Panzer-battle of Kedainiai as 1st Lt returned to the Foreign Office. He thought he would soon be promoted to Major in the Reserve. According to him he was invited 6 yecr or so ago by CO1 Bucksch, Chief of Attache Liaison Office, MOD, to renew his commission and to become the first trainee in an experimental program of training a group of reserve officers for mobilization assignments as military attaches. His next tour (his last one lasted shout 6 weeks around.10 Apr 64) will begin with about one weeks orientation in the Ministry followed by a several week tour at a foreign attache post which he hoped and seemed to be somewhat optimistic would be Washington, D.C. He said he holds the following r-euxity eicalznces; Cl I NI 150 331-1 Aug 63 from German MOD which includes NATO Confi- dential, NATO Secret and US Confidential. I. EMPLOYMENT i HER VI-IAN MILITARY SERVICE Met oznptoyore, location°, titles, shine, inclusive date.) From Dr. M-i:Inner: After receiving his Doctor of Law in 1934, he served some time as assistant :eidge at the Court of Werder but entered the German Foreign Office in 1934 after passing all three entrance examinations. From 193536 he was 3d Secretary to the German Embassy in London. Later 2d Secretary to German Embassy in Tokyo. Transferred in Mar 39 again to the German Embassy in London. Later (during the Hitler-Stalin honeymoon period) he was 2d Secretary to the German Embassy in Moscow. After recovery from wounds and his return to the Foreign Office, he was promoted to 1st Secretary and sentas German Consul to Milan.
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