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1. C. 65-86 ‘ When “S$ébo1l toro, Duquesne was oper atin, | the "Agr -.Jerminals Conpany" in Ne: After #stablishing. his first contact with Dyquedi yrletter, Sebold met with him-in |.» Duquesne’s office. During their initial meeting, Duquesne, who” -was extremely concerned about the possibility of electronic =~ surveillance devices being present in his office, gave Sebold a, note stating that they should talk elsewhere. After relocating: to an Automat, the two men exchanged information about members of the German espionage system with whom they had been in contact...” . Duquesne provided Sebold with information for - transmittal to Germany during subsequent meetings, and the meetings which occurred in Sebold's: office were filmed by FBI Agents. Duquesne, who was vehemently anti-British, submitted information dealing with natiténal defense in America, the sailing of ships to British ports and technology. He also regularly received money from Germany in payment for his services. . On one o¢ecasion, Duquesne provided Sebold with photographs and specifications of a new type of bomb being ‘produced in the United States: He claimed that he secured that material by Secretly entering the DuPent plant in Wilmington, Delaware. Duquesne also explained how fires could be started in industrial plants. Much of the information Duquesne obtained wes the resuit of his correspondence with industrial concerns. Representing himself as a student, he requested data concerning their products and manufacturing conditions. ‘ . Duquesne was brought to trial and was convicted. He ‘was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison on eSpionage charges, as well as a 2eyear concurrent sentence and payment of a $2,009 fine for violation of the Registration Act. - ms PAUL BANTE A native of Germany, Paul Bante served in the German army during World War I. He came to the United States in 1930 and became a naturalized United States citizen in 1938. Bante, formerly a member of the German-American Bund, . Claimed that Germany put him in contact with one of their. operatives, Paul Fehse, because of Bante's previous association _with a Dr. Ignatz T. Griebl. Before fleeing to Germany to escape ““"<2-proseeution, Dr.-Griebl had been implicated ina Naziwspy ring... with Guenther Gustave Rumrich, who was tried on’espionage charges in 1938. - _