Page 1 of /9 CHRISTI J. MOYERS, 430th CIO Dot., Region "B* CONFIDCNr1/11. SECURITY INFORMATIJN CCT:UNTIAi SECURITY INFORMA TI O N • 4 neoenber 195? ,JT. ?Cori, .aka CFRI • Karel (IS) V ilWrigeuce coreorality Fr)-,:i1040 L/29551 '2.../n/bg nn 3 NoveAer 1953, Menek Krajon, employes of Rn (Radio Pre. ;urope), Wels, Upper k uetria, WR2 interviewed regardiug ABJECT and he stated that elthough he is not acquainted with Arix:c.r, he has heard the following: Karl t;ININUI,DI and Iprel . CrIK are names used iv the same person. In 1952, SUBJECT mud another man arrived in Austria and returned illegally to cal: (Osec)oslovekia) and brought- a ..re. (tau) Ntodulkova and her son from . CSR to iUstria. They resided first in Vienna, ',ustria, and then IA Linz, Upper Austria. :,31111,CT wee allegedly suployed by ais (mili- tary Intelligence Service), and in 1953 acnin returned to C'..11 on a•mismion for NIS. Rs never returned from this trip, and the rumors ore that he wets arrested by the Sh police. .7onrce hoe no idea where :s10 4.M ..7 may be at the present time. (-6) Co 3 November 1953, Informant 5059 web contacted in a routine manner and he atated that Although he in not -iersonally acquainted with SMUT, he has heard the following information regarding SUBJECT: 'CW 27 February 1953, a women appeared . inD? Camp 1001, Wels, Upper Austria, and told Source that her name was Atria Stodulkave (Aka Schmidova), born 15 April 1919 in CS2. According to Stodulkova, she hnd owned and operated a millinery shop in CSR until 13 September 1952. She has been married twice, sad her present husband, who uses the cover name of STEINHARDT, est:aped frees CSR to Australia in 194 9, but was called back to Austria for an Lutolligenoe mission for the Americans. Allegedly in January 1953, MUM= returned to CSR. fulfilled en intelligence mission, and upon his . return to Austria brought Stodulkova and her eon with his. Source stetted thnt Stodulkova told varying stories regerding her background to different people: for example, that STEINHARDT is working for an Austrian intetilittutce grim; that STEINHARDT is really a Count; that she Ves thor- ough / 7 interrogated by CIC so that her husband could remaia in Vienna, AuMtria, for intelligence work; that IiTLIUR=RD? was a fanner member of the CS2 Renee of Representatives. • Stodulkova was visited in April 1953 V Jaros/av Hyslivec. fres: Oeraeny. During his visit, be used Stodulkovag s room to talk to one Jiri Kyslivecek, s resident of DP Camp 1002. Mysltrec cave Stodalkove copieb. of the paper *Bohemia", and other printed matter. .These items were pre- viously distributed by Vlediair Pekelaky, an emplves of the Prohala Group in Dermae7. During Stodulkova l s stay in Canp 1001, it tiro revealed, that she C opy - 2-Of 6 copies AZ,i/.S . )2aLyldS 3 DICLASSIFIEn AND R ELEASED BY UNTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY GOURCEOMETNODSEXEMPTION 3928 NAZI WAR CR IMES DI SCLOSURE ACT DATE 2006 FOR COORDINATION WITH ./Q>J
nn 3 NoveAer 1953, Menek Krajon, employes of Rn (Radio Pre.;urope), Wels, Upper kuetria, WR2 interviewed regardiug ABJECT and he
stated that elthough he is not acquainted with Arix:c.r, he has heard thefollowing: Karl t;ININUI,DI and Iprel . CrIK are names used iv the sameperson. In 1952, SUBJECT mud another man arrived in Austria and returnedillegally to cal: (Osec)oslovekia) and brought- a ..re. (tau) Ntodulkova andher son from . CSR to iUstria. They resided first in Vienna, ',ustria, andthen IA Linz, Upper Austria. :,31111,CT wee allegedly suployed by ais (mili-tary Intelligence Service), and in 1953 acnin returned to C'..11 on a•mismionfor NIS. Rs never returned from this trip, and the rumors ore that he wetsarrested by the Sh police. .7onrce hoe no idea where :s104.M ..7 may be atthe present time. (-6)
Co 3 November 1953, Informant 5059 web contacted in a routinemanner and he atated that Although he in not -iersonally acquainted withSMUT, he has heard the following information regarding SUBJECT: 'CW27 February 1953, a women appeared . inD? Camp 1001, Wels, Upper Austria,and told Source that her name was Atria Stodulkave (Aka Schmidova), born15 April 1919 in CS2. According to Stodulkova, she hnd owned and operateda millinery shop in CSR until 13 September 1952. She has been marriedtwice, sad her present husband, who uses the cover name of STEINHARDT,est:aped frees CSR to Australia in 1949, but was called back to Austria foran Lutolligenoe mission for the Americans. Allegedly in January 1953,MUM= returned to CSR. fulfilled en intelligence mission, and uponhis . return to Austria brought Stodulkova and her eon with his. Sourcestetted thnt Stodulkova told varying stories regerding her background todifferent people: for example, that STEINHARDT is working for an Austrianintetilittutce grim; that STEINHARDT is really a Count; that she Ves thor-ough/7 interrogated by CIC so that her husband could remaia in Vienna,AuMtria, for intelligence work; that IiTLIUR=RD? was a fanner member of theCS2 Renee of Representatives.
• Stodulkova was visited in April 1953 V Jaros/av Hyslivec. fres:Oeraeny. During his visit, be used Stodulkovag s room to talk to one JiriKyslivecek, s resident of DP Camp 1002. Mysltrec cave Stodalkove copieb.of the paper *Bohemia", and other printed matter. .These items were pre-viously distributed by Vlediair Pekelaky, an emplves of the ProhalaGroup in Dermae7.
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was married to a mnn nened Schmidt, who resided in Tienna.
On 17 April 1953, Stodulkova end her son left Vets for Vienna.before she departed she mailed some litters to Jaroslav Myelivec to Gerahany.
Source is not aware of the present whereabouts of SUBJIXT. andfurther 'stated mat, to the bent of his knowledge, SUBJECT hes never beenin Vele. (B-O)
Agent's. Notes; Yladiair kekeleky was an operative for RA allied intel-ligence gitiup workiw out of Germany. Jaroslav Willis* allegedly replaaedPekelsky.
On 3 November 1953, Informant 5064 was set in a routine mannerand interviewed regerding SUBJECT. Infermant stated that although he lenot Personally aconainted. with SUBJECT, his knowledge of SUBJECT wasobtained from other refugees and fron Earle $ tOdulkova, e. close friend ofSUBJECT. Stodulkova claimed that STEINHARDT and another man were flownfrau Australia to Austriain 1932 for the specific purpose of parforaingMissions for WIS. They returned to CSR in November 1952 and after ful-filling.their missions for NIS. returned to Austria bringing Stodulkovaand her son Josef with the*. After arriving in Austria SUBJECT andStodalkeva first resided in Vienna, Austria, and then in Linz, Upper Aus- (LEAD)trim. SUBJECT then allegedly left on another mission to CSR and Stodol-hove came to 0 Camp 1001, Wile, Upper Austria. When abs first arrived,
p, the claimed that mum= was her husband, but it was laterrevealed that abs was married to a men -named Schmidt who resides in Vienna.Vhile residing in the camp, StOdalkcnt claimed that abs was contacted bySOS ;anvils. Waive° who gave her some papers and pamphlets to distributeto the refugees in the camps. Nyelivec is allegedly the owner of a gaso-line stating in Oeraany as well ass Journalist for the paper °Bohemia•,and Stodulkovi claime& to have known him in CSR since 1942. Stodulkoveinforms& Scarce that !MURRAIN was in Weis for a visit before he left onhis last trip to CSI and contacted Toni Eandrac and (fnu) Pail*, and .madearrangsimmts with thee. persons to be responsible for her and her sontscare while he was gone. Stodulkova also stated to Source that she hns usedat least six (6) different names, two of which were ft Eromee and "Kermit&(phonetWo spelling). Stodulkora further stated to Source that she has nofears about returning to CSR, as she has it all Arranged that nothing will
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happen to her. In 1951, Stolulkova and her son left n1s on a train (14A1))for Vienna, and that wFs the last time Source ever outs her. :iouroo hasnever seen W3j):CT; but heard that on 3 :J3.r.g. T's trip to CSi; he did notreturn to Auetria, but . was arrested by the ' ! 31 .: police. (B-6)
flo 17 October 19$3, :inures, Oldrich 1-e1ten, was interviewedregarding aotivities of the Yll; (French intelligence Service), end thefollowing information concerning ATBInCT was obtained. In October 1950,CTRE, Earl alias Cork, Earl arrived in Ini4trzs.15. Austria, and told thePIS he wits r former lit Lieutenant In the Czech key. He has two (2)types of Identification papero with him: Austrian pipers in the name ofMK, and r:SR papers in the name of Cork. He spoke fluent French, andapplied for a position in the French Black Guards.' :,173JEM claimed tohave a brother living in Paris, 7rance,'under the name of Cork. SUBJECThad crossed the C2R -Austrian border with ((nu) Vista*, who clalood thatSUBJECT was a swindler end appeared to be afraid of a CIO screening.Visina also stated that sten SURj1CT crossed the border he had a largeamount of American money with him, and when they were in Vienna, Austria,SUBJECT resided at the Hotel Terainue, Vienna VI, at hi s on expense.SUBJECT was allegedly requested several times to eppenr at the CIC offices (LEAD)in Vienna,. test failed to go. After arriving in Innsbruck, SUBJECT wantedto work for the French, and became acquninted with a Captain DeLuseY, PIS,who sent' him to Vienna a number of ti,ser. and it is possible he also weesent on to tra. SUBJECT had A CilF. passport isms& in 1948 and valid for
. one (1) year, tut SUBJECT had c forged extension seal ate:Sped an it.He oleo posseesed an Austrian visa seal, and with these items he allegedly
' freely-acreae the demarcation line and also to CB. CTRViestealso a close friend Of Vratislav htlacak, one tins chairman or the CSFE(central Committee of CSR Refugees) in Innsbruek. Atlacak allegedly bada sister employed by the CSR Ministry of Interior, and SUBJECT travelledto CSB, obtained information from this sister and brought it to the YISin Innsbruck.
SITILMT also aocompenied 3r. Cerny to CSR, allegedly to obtaina fur coat and sone Jewels from the wife of Ladislaus Zolar. SUBJWIT.returned to Innsbruck, but Cerny vent to Germany where he allegedly wasgoing to join the Frchala Group.
=Lacy later went to Salsburg, Austria, end registered fnr
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On 12 and 18 November 1953, the following information was obtainedfrom Informant 6403, who had received the information on 10 ant 14 Yovember1953, from Jaroslav Taborek, born 8 Raroh 1891 in Neurekhof, District Robin-.markt, OSR, residing at Eirohengasee 30, Bad Anew', District Liosan, Styria,Austria.
Teborsk first met SUBJRCZ in 1911, at which time Taborsk receiveda letter from 811140.0f from Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria. In this letter,SUBJEOT'stated that he had received a letter from his brother, VojteobOvrk, who had previously anigreted to Australia, and ha had been told inthis letter to get in contact with Taborek. Taborek was well acquaintedwith Vojta& Crrk, and thus had no reason to t:Ispepicious of SOBJ20T.Vojtech Orrk was chairman of the "Oonaral Pr ,Noremsnis in France in1949. The party" Wm. of the •noveaent i in Peeis, Trance, was closed in1949 by the trench Police for illegal transfer of foreign currengy. rojtsohCvrk was invelred in these transfers and had to leave the country. Reescaped by Plans to Belgium and from there emigrated to Austrnlie. Hispresent address is 9 Agyl Piaci, Miller's Point, Sidney, Australia. A (LEAD)short time ago, Taborek heard from Vladimir Pakelsky. a Czech refuge.residing in Munich. Germaat, that Vojtech Crrk's fiance* had recentlyarrived in Australia (row CSR, traveling on a legal passport, and thatshe and Tojtech Orrk were now married. After Taborek received the letterfrom CUE in 1951, Taborek net SUBTECT in Salzburg. Lend Salzburg. Austria.'CTRL told Taborek at this meeting that he was working as a waiter in aFrench Officer's Bass in the Haria-Thsresienstrasse, opposite the EIandhaus i, (LEAD)In Innsbruck. cm stated that he had a French girl friend, a littla olderthan he, who previously had worked as a secretary for a French intelligence
..ftermww_sad was at that time employed by the French C./Juniata In Iftebruck.At that tins, =MEM was residing at Hartnaglstrasse 50, c/o Dexer, Inns- (LEAD)brut*. Hs later moved to Schnesburgetrasse 58/III, Innebradk, and from (IAAD)there be oared to a DP (Displaced Persons) camp in Rallbruan, Land Sale- (LEAD)burg, Austria, from which ha intended to emigrate to another country.
When askad by Teborek, CUE refused to give any details concern-ing his arrival in Austria, but *brays stated that he was a refugee. SUB-JECT is approxiamtely twenty-eight (28) to thirty (30) ',dare of age andwas born in Bohemia, CS3. He graduated from a i'llandelsakadenie" (tradeschool), and speaks Czech, German, and French fluently. Re is nice lookingand very intelligent. During World War II, CVRX vac employed in the CB
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by the "Committee for Youth Zducation'. This comaittes was in charge ofre-educating the youth of the along the lines of the hSDA: ()rationalSocialistische Deutsch° Arbsitar Partei - Rational Socialist GermanWorkers Party). WUJECT told Tabor& that because of tais amploymenthi was arrested after the war. Taborak described CUE as approximatelr69 inches tall, very slim build, blue iyes, dark brown slightly wavyhair, and a laag face. .713.I.SCV la always well-croonad nod has an attractivetaco and intelligent look. Re wears a wrist Watch and, wedding rile. Kshas a wife and one child, both of whoa are still in CSR.
All during the tins in 1951 that Taborsk WRS In contact withSMUT, GERIC asked Taborak numerous timos to Introduce him to Americansas he wanted to work for them. Taboret told CYR1 that he no longer hadcontact with the Americans as In 1959 he had been forbidden by C1C to doany core intelligence work. After being told this. SUBJECT asked Taborakto introduce him to the Britlah, but Tabortk refused to do eo. C1U 'repeatTaborak to co with him to Gras, Styria, Austria, and help him establishcontact with the British. Taborek continued to refuse to go, and statedto CTEK that the bad experiences he had with th• Amarloans were sufficientfor hi.. Tabcrek stated that MK did. not ask his to help his make contactwith the Trench Intelligence, and at another time, SUBJECT stated that hewas afraid of italic arrested by the !ranch if they caught hie. SUBjECThad stated that he reason for this fear of arrest was that while he (CM)was In Ionstruck, he had a friend by the nan* of Batmen Cerny, the CUEwas sure was working for Czech Intelligence. Later. while he was workingas a waiter in the French Offiosra Club, CTEX overheard ft conversationbetween several Trenoh officer' in which it visa said that "arty should be
, arrested as a Czech *cent. SUBJECT stated tura ha warmed Cerny about whathe had overheard, and C4rhy lamsdiately left Innabruck. CUE stated thathe'acooapenied Cerny to Line, Upper Austria, to see that Garay got safelyover ths Line-Urfahr bridge into the Soviet Zone of Austria. Before Corurorotund the bridge, he gave CTRL the kayo to his (Garay's) rove In Innshruck,and told SUBJNOT to take all the material that he had in the room and burnit Wore the Trench Security Police cot hold of it. SUBJECT returned toInnsbruck and a few nights later he wont to Carty's room and removed allthe papers and material. Taborsk imbed to sae the papers, ant CSEK agreedand soma tie' later brought • folder of papers to Taborek. Taborsk roadthe papers, which he stated proved to his that Cerny vas a Czech intelligenceagent. The papers also tended to incriminate several prominent people of
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the "Council 'of the Yrs. C510 in Washington, D.C., and a fey Czechs whowere working for the Americans in Europe. However, Tabor* stated toInformant . 6433 that he believed that the material shown to him by CTRXhad been carefully segregated and that he was only shown that part of themateriel that would lead to the conclusion that these persons were workingfor the present Czech governoent. He was shown letters written to CernyAzy these people, which fact alone tended to incriminate than if Cerny were• Czech Agent.. It is Taborek s a opinion that cur had been told by hissuperiors to show those papere to Teborak or some other souros in orderthat they might become public and bring discredit upon these people.When Tabor* asked CTRK for the resit of the material. =DI 'stated thathe had peaked it in his patents which had already been fcrwarded by theInternational Relief organization to Australia, as SUBJECT was soon to
* maigrate to Australia. When asked by Talorek why he had Niarned Corny.cvRr stated that there are times when one puet be on one side' and at othertines be on the other side.. SUBJECT stated that his fatrileitas in CSR,end he was afraid they night Lkot in trouble if Cerny was arrested.
In thelepmer of 1951. 5112jECT told Tabor* that he was going•to ....vieit GER t1l11y ostensibly to visit hie wife. Taborak stated thathe gave MAX a questioenaire of A political, economic, and military natureconcerning CSR end asked SUBJECT tertake it with him end to answer .11 thequestions. CVRE answered that as he had many friends and eoquainiencesin CSR, it would not be too difficult to get the aneyers. CTRE.stayed.im
two Menthe, sod oi'his- return to AUstrié, - he told Taborik that he couldnot visit his friends as it might have caused his arrest. He told Tftborek
'"Irlong story Of the hard time he hed had. in seciping detection end. that hehad remelpecthilden the' entire two .months in the hods° of some friends Ina small village in the Carpathian mountains. When asked about' themetre, cvlor said that hated had to destroy it. It is Tsborsk's opinionthat cm went to CSR to deliver reps to his superiors and to get neworders.
In the Summer of 1951: SUBJECT visited Taborek In Bad Auseee.At the same tine, Taborek wee visited by'Mr. Iliingaton. (Robert G. Livings-ton), who had previously worked with Taborek and had just returned froithe United: States for a short visit. Taborek stated that is introducedCVAX to Hr: Livingston and that 'Mr. Livingston asked CIRK if be would liketo work for him. CTRE replic.it affirmatively and Hr. Ilviogstor tgld him
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to cons to Linz, where he would receive further instractiono. Taborekstated that he does not know if cur did in fact go to vork for gr.Livingston.
While CVRK was living in salsburg And Innsbruck, he was in con-tact with a Professor (too) Verosta. a Czech national, who had lived inInnobruck end then eldgrated to the United States. Taborek Stated that (LEAD)Verosta illegally visited CSR four (4 ) times. Taborek stated that he hadreceived a letter from MR in /952 in which OYU sent his greetings fromVerosta vho was then in the United States. 571J74T vas also in closecontact with a (foe) Kolar or Kolaruch, who allegrily lives in the D?(map at Salunerstrasse 2, Innsbruck. (LEAD)
On 7 April 1952, Taborak received a letter from EuaraT fromAustralia. Taborek nsad part of the letter to Informant 6433, a translationof which in substance is given below:
°Rers I an employed by the American (etc) authorities as a store-keeper.. I could not get ary better position. because my Snglish is 'tillvery bad. I as trying very hard to learn the language. I hope that withinsix aonthe I can talk Snglish fluently. Hy brother works in Sidnoy. HeIs happily married and has a son. Rs is vary pleased with everything.I have Visited him several tines and we have talked about you. Re is nolonger interested in politics and that is good. I work hard and out everycent avay, hoping that I can save enough soney to return (to Austria) inthe Fall of 1952. WS IS only one of ay plans. it I still have to thinkit over. I as mewling my address: Cork, Karel, Bonagilla - Tint., CIC-Training Center, 111, 9, Australia. I have to inform you that I hove changedmy same to Cork, because over here no one can proOnnos cm. ?leasedon't give ay address ..to anyone. You are the only one in Europe I aswriting to. I wee in Line with Kr. Livingston. but he left me entirely to
„ myself.. The Labor Office foUnd se a job with a farmer (Josef Lechner) IA• ?areohlUg,Dortgat, Zee:natal U. (Ids. Upper Austria). The farmer didnOrZite"abocanuse I vas too intelligent ' for fern work. Iand had to sell ny coat to It enough food.'
Taborek showed infmrmant 6433 an article which appeared in thenewspaper, "Bohecie", number 22/23, April-Kay 1963 issue. Taborekntatedthat the paper is the official organ of the " .Csech Democratic federalists*,
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fod is owned and published by Vladimir eekelWry in xnalch, Germany.This article was written by rekelaky, who is the ahalruan of the "CzechDemocratic Federalists', and who Is ft close friend of Taborek. Taboretstated that meet of the information in the article wax supplied by himto Pekelekvin 1951, although a email part of it /lathered by Fekelskyfrom sources of his own in Line and Vele, Land Upper Austria, Rod Vienna.In this arti&.. 7 11VICT is not mentioned by none but instead is identi-fied by the letter "C". Pekelsky had done this at Taborek's request.Taborek told Informant 6433 that he had done thit: because he did not withto cause A lot of trouble and also because he had been told by CIC in1950 not to to any work in intelligence. Taboret also stated, indirectly,that he did not. Want to serve the Americans by4iv1ng asset de:ails ofSCIDJICT or a report of SUBSZOT's work because he had been unjustly treatedby being falsely arrested by the Anericans. Taborek stated that thereesch for the article was to show that thb leaders of the "Council ofTree CO" in Washington. D.C. are in friendly contact with spiel, likeBohumil Caro,, and even support his activities. It was the purpose ofthe article to make propaganda for the "Csech Democratic Federalists' andto discredit WAO "Council of Free CU". The material for this articlefurnished by Nihon* was primarily from the material that SIT3.P4T hadtaken from Cerny's room and had given to Tab6rek in 1951. /.'l the excerptsfrom the letters written by the leaders of the !Council of Free CSK" toCerny 'hewn in the article were from Cerny's maQ ..riel given to Taboretby CVIIK. After this article was published, the German authorities attemptedto learn the identity of "C", but to the beet of Taboret's : knowledge, Pekel-sky has not revealed the identity or lc' to anyone.
v "- Taboret stated that be was told by Peke14Y4 that 'onetime thisyear he had out a Catch in Vienna, who had recently talked with SUBJWCTin Vienna. SUSJECT had first introduced himself as SVICINN.4BDT but &urinethe course of the conversation he said tiv-t his real name wasSUIJECT told this Czech that he had recently returned from Australia,and that he Is presently employed hiAZFA (United State; Porous in Austria)as a specialist for debriefing Czech refugees. SUBJSC4 lives in Vienna,Line or Salsburg, and at:cording to i . ekelsky, is easlcied either by CICor MIS. probably under the nems'of Cork. Sonrctu% (-6)
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Agent's rotes: Taboret hAn worked for this organisation previously and
was dropped as a *security threat.* At the present time, he is againtrying to become associated with this organisation. In this attempt, hecontaoted Informant 6433 and told him that he had some information ofvalue to him. He furnished a little infornation about several personal-ities and the information reported here is only that pert of the inform-ation pertaiaing to SUBJECT. Haux discrepancies and improbabilities exlistIn this information but attempts to ascertain the truth sere made as diri(meetly me possible to prevent Taborek from realising that this organationwas particularly interested in CV]. It is *leo to be noted that Tahorakstated that he had been told in 1950 by CIC not to engage In inte4igeneework; yet, he stated that he had given 4UDJECT a *queetionneire" . 4a 1951to take to 011 and fill met. ii:hon asked vhy he had engaged in patelligenoework after 1950, Taborak Ova an evasive answer and said that fie was onlytrying to asoertain if SUBJECW was a Cecina agent. When talki4 withTabora's, Informant 6433 received the impression that Taborek know a lotmore but was afraid of involvipg himself or was holding back the Informa-tion in hopes of receiving reliakeration fat the information. /abort* alsorefused to say why Special Agent o ldvingston had come to see him in 1951after he had been dropped by this organisation. Informant 6433 stated thathe was quite sure that the krofeeeor (mu) Yerosta mentioned lir Tabor,*as a ostattel acqueintance of hie sad a contact of CIIX, m had worked innetwork Into CSR run by Taborek before Taborek was dropped as a *securitythreat.
Special agent Robert a. Livingston was assigned to the Bed AueseeCIO Field Wiwi from 1947 until an unknown date. He was in Attetria from1947 until 1952. Oa 23 July 1951, he was discharged from the Any andbecame a Department of the Army civilian. On 10 January 1952, he returnedto the Zone of Interior. Ale is presently in fugoslavie as an exehancestmulantr_
On 16, 2') And 23 :'ovember 1953, Infornant 7';'n was interviewed.Zottro,w stated he learned the following information from Karel • isb1ts, R
refugee from the Ca and former St) Otatni Tnjni 3espeononti - AnteoPerativa, who is presently residing in a LW Canp . 1012, Stall 'Imre, LandUpper Austria, from casual Sub-sources in the area of Linz, Land UpperAustria, and from personal observations:
Karel CVB ,7 is allegedly presently residing in the Attereme-Unterackaren, -and 4per Atintrim. Re is al/Ogelly eagaded in intelli-gence activities under the Airection of Jarealav Taborek, R former Coechos -lovakian Army tInjor. who •n.osently resides In Dad Aussee. Land(American Zone). Taborek came to Austria in 1943 and van Allegedlyoloesly connected with the 'General Prehala Group°. Later, Twborek woein the employ of a Vatican intelligence net, own still later, he workedfor American intelligence, It is rumored that Tolorek will sell hisservice, to whichever intelligence oraenisition pays the moat. Alsoworking for Taborek, and living in the Atterate-Unterach area are ((on)
I Steinhardt; ((nu) 1olak, who is appravinately 42 yenrs of wge and is 6former an air forii-Ileutenant; and one Xagineer Jirl enatupia, akaAnton ..ostuipe. aka Tondo restupa, aka Anton stupa, aka Tondo :Amp., akaThe arofeasor°, who is approximately 5$ years of age. .:ostapal also
naintains a residence at Sariteerstrasse 1/I, Lim:.
Other pereaus who are allegedly associated with this croup,through Postupal, are Tladinir Trans, horn 30 August 1924, in )(wove*.Nova Tee, 0S2; Anton Gav reid, who resides at Kosartetese 38, Linz; Jaroslev:1-"°4'Polak, approximately 46 years of age, who lives . in Lint, •xstet addressunknown; 'colter bildar, born 11 Yebruary 1914, in .larno, asB, who lives
-exact address unknown; and Josef Odrnsil. barn 20 March 1856,who resides in Onup Aston, Aston, Land Upper Austria. Actoording to Source,Postupel, Trona and Jeweller Polak are wit1iont visible means of svpartand eau often be ;men loitering in the restaurant of the Hotel Golden'!Canons, Landstrasoo, Linz, or the Stadtkeller, Rouptplatz, Lill*. Farther,Jarositirr Polak, Mader and David maks frequent tripe to Urfnhr, land UpperAustria (twist Lone); however, David's trips teUrfehr have been lessfrequent in the last few months. (0-6) •
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OR 13 November 1953, the folio/Jr.& information wne r,ceived. fromAnton Maly, (SOY) Slovak Liberation Cowcittee representative for Austria,during an °Vert visit to this office:
During a discussion with a geadarme (NU) about three weeks ago •in Dad Ausese, District Lissom, Lend Styria, galy learned that SUBJDOP isresiding there. He is acoompanied by two or thr .:e other persons. and theyappear to have plenty of coney. ;Alf further stated that ilt111JSCT hap nmuerousunknown intelligence contacts in addition to a known contact with Prenohintelligence. (c-6)
On 23 November 1953, the following additional information con-cerning SURACT was obtained from Anton '.ay. SOV (Slovakian LiberationCommittee) repreeenLative for Austria; during az overt visit:
SUIUMCIT is also known as Val MK and he is currently residingin Attersee, District ToecklnUrnek, IIPPer Austria. He has been empinyed
1. • by tbs.Prench intelligence Servioe for the past three (3) years. nalyievevI-tieraUp believes that OTRX is a RYA (Hinistyerstvo Tnutryeanxith Del.
Ministry of Interval Affairs) vent; hoverer:, they have no proof to sub-stantiate OVIDE is associated with (fne)'?ostupal and.(fan) Stelhard (phonetic) who also resides in Attars**.
• (fan) Testupal, chemical engineer, • Czech is considered theleader of STEUXCT and 2teihard. Postn,mt.1 assumes the name of rrofessorPostupa when in Line where he maintains it room.
(fun) Stelhard ie also a Czech who is very quiet and remains inthe background.
Dr. (feu) Trans Is the contact WAD between the above persons andCommunists in the Trench Intellizence Service. (c-6)
During the period. from 4 Nerember 1953 through 11 November 1953,the reibrrind tvestered. Wins*NO. respectively reliable ousel Warmest*have been coatacted, and the DASID films of 'the below listed edreeeles at-gained cioneiraisi MOWN? eith negative resultet
Infollsstel 1019, 5047, 5294, 5983. hod 6030;
Josef Ifartballer, Chief, Gendarmerie Post .,oaserding, DistrictSebmerdieg, Upper daetriai
Moms, Asa 13Novesbor 1953, all . 00mmusity arises es& Gondar-Assiaftoto 511-514trks .BASyr and Kirohdorf, inslaimg the City of Stirr,von, okodeed to amiirtain whether or not 1012J202 is or was a residast of thisarms, This Shoeirroesalod no mar& of 502J/02.
, 04 31 October 1953, the nano files of the following liltedLUStiriaa agsaciee, located in Lins, Land Uper Austria, were ensainsd!voiribse .skarzol VIVI results- a. iiddiosted:
l■shatinioseeit Onsiked List): One Karl 87114ROM alias EarlMR, tcaU10.5:4000nr. 1916. haabeen'hanned tram Austria until 17*brow 163. 0040Pkin1 iO Article 24407. paregreph 5, of the centralLagrpdas MIA". Balletin, Poblishedin Vienna, Aumirio;
iolitteche'*ertai (Political Reoprois): NO record;
On 18 Novembsr 195,, the mese files of the followimg listedAustrian agencies, located in Lias, Land Upper Austria, were sameinedregarding iiri Postupal, reportedly an acquaintance or associate ofSUBJNOT, with results as indicated*
Zentrei geldeant (Central Residents Registration Off'.*); Anton.Postupa, born 10 gar 2898, in Noraveke Budejovine, CSR, a CSR Satioual,Raman Catholic, uarried, a technician, saved frau an unidentified DP Camp,located int:els, Land tipper' Austria, to his present rseidenoe, Scharitser-enrages le, Line, on 16 )are 19531
Strafe:widens (Criminal Records): No reoord;
Pahntengemet (NIkatedLi gt)s !INJL'!1.90241
Politische :Cartel (Political Records): No reword:
Sentral,tenslei, Garichtlich Yerfahren (Central Court Decords)1No remrd. r
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On 18 November 1953. the risme files of the faloving listedAustrian agencies, located. in Lins, Land Upper Austria, were _examined re-garding Ylesetinir Va, repOrteilr an acquaintance or associate of SUBJNOTewith results as indicated:
Op le November 1953, the name files of the following listedAustrian 141441011 lassted la Lim, Lend Uppor Ametria, were mosminedorliag.Jaroslar POlak, repOrtolly an aoquaintano. or associate of 103004with Mate Si indisatsat
• lossomills24oss4 (6.ssial lietidents Ragiotratiom Oft10). Jams-slaw Polak. born 30 January 1909, in Xojetia. =4 4 call R4t10441. Uss4Catholic, married. a plasterer by trade, moved from. Star, Land Upper ...stria,to Oberfeldstrose. 5. Lin., on 15 October 1952. On 1 ingest 1953, he movedrm. the latter addreee to Osman', address unknown. On 3 Novimber 1953, hemoved from Salsborg, Land Salsburg, to Oberfoldstrasse 5, Lin., Where he islisted es still roaidingi
. Strafevidang (Urbana Record.): On 24 October 1951, JaroelavPolak, born 30 January 1907, iwtejetin, 03R, residing at Oberfolgetraase5,' Lb.., wal lastacid. to te:1 .(10) month. imprisonment ini banishment -fromLeal Unperineiria_fOr an unii:ttertinid-amount of time, by the District Courtin Steyr.-, ' P01.40-fa, ,00nvict.eior viblation of Paracreptts 171, 173. 17414and lxa. 119-01100. Rim oame wee 3 Tr 611/51;
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On 2 December 19$3, the name files of the following listedAustrian agencies, located in Lins, Land Upper Austria, were examinedregardingtfalter Bader, reportedly an acquaintance or associate ofCURfletwith results as indicated:
.gentmel Seldom% (Central Residents Kagistration Office)*Walter alder, born 11 Pstruary 1914, 1n Placa*, CgR . • ogR ifttiona.Itcsan Cithelie AOluegle, a plasterer by trade, moved fres Scheniparth(Saturnalia 14 ,Vysal Brod, COI), country not given, tofinable Wes Una,: abase ha le listed as Still residing
