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“Te. 65-8946 ; PAUL. FEHSE } | In 1934, Pavl Fehse left Germany for the United States, ‘where he became a citizen in’ 1938. Sincé his arrival ih this. country, he had been employed as a cook aboard ships sailing from New York Harbor. Fehse was one of the directing forces in this espionage group. He arranged meetings, directed members' activities, correlated information that had been developed, and arranged for its transmittal to Germany, chiefly through Sebold. Fehse, who was trained for espionage work in Hamburg, Germany, claimed he headed the Marine Division of the German espionage system in the - United States. . . Having become quite apprehensive and nervous, Fehse made plans to leave the country. He obtained a position on the SS Siboney, which was scheduled to sail from Hoboken, New Jersey, for Lisbon, Portugal, on March 29, 1941. He planned to desert Ship in Lisbon and return -to Germany. fiowever, before he could leave the United states, Fehse was arrested by FBI Agents. Upon arrest, he admitted sending letters to Italy for transmittal to Germany, as well as reporting © the movements of British ships. ; Oh April 1, 1941, Fehse was sentenced on a plea of guilty to serve one year and one day in prison for violation of the Registration Act. . He subsequently pleaded guilty to espionage and received a prison sentence of 15 yéars. a EDMUND CARL HEINE A native of Germany, Edmund Car] Heine came to thé United States in 1914 and became a naturalized citizen in 1920. Until 1938, he held various positions in the foreign sales and service departments of Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Motor Corporation. His employment took him to the West Indies, . South America, Spain, and Berlin, Germany. -Heine was closely associated with Dr. Hans Luther, former German Ambassador in ‘Washington, D.C., and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Berlin, , Heine sent letters from Detroit, Michigan, xto Lilly “Stein, ‘one of the German spies Sebold was instructed “to contact. The letters contained detailed technical data regarding the military, aircraft construction and various industries. ..He also wrote to aircraft companies to obtain information about their production, number of employees and the time required to construct military planes.