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a Fw set up a special unit to take over that coazuest because he did not even trast the army, but he wae 20 sure that this wae the right thing to do that he went to that extreme. In Holland he waa egain opposed by the army; they were wery dubious, and even Coering opposed hia, dat he prevailed, ead they were successful. se far aa the ! conquest of “ngland is concerned Yon Viegrad claims that the nilitary men A wanted this and Ritler opposed it, but they overruled hia, “ * Tou Wiegand vas questioned concerning the ‘Mast espionage system and he claimed that the articles written in the United States cS Cerman sepionage are inaccurate since he Believen that the writers 40 not know what they are talking about. He hae advisei that he Aas noticed that one Micoli bag been pointed out as the hea: of German intelligence, He stated tha: Zicoli has no influence ani definitely 4e not the chief of the German intelligence. It is his belief that the chief of the German Intelligence Service is one Admiral Canaries. ‘Yon Viegnad olains that be hae avoided Rerr Himler and <~ those eagaged or who might be engsged in any espionage. He claime — to know Little about their activities in thie field. ~ Yon Wiegand was asked whethor German sabotage, espionage an¢ propagnoda were separate efforte or united, to which he replied that he did not know. Von viegnnd gould aot furnish any information concerning how the Geraan Government selected ite agente, whether 48 used exchange students, refugees, representatives of travel bureaus, or whether it had any alliance vith crizinale in the United States or whether any pressure wse placed ou families in Surope of people in the United States. Yon Viegand did wot’ know how the German agents vere trained er where = how they are inatructed where to report or to whom. He 414 sot know how the Gestapo operated. He claimed not to know any =~ > -<~3..:- of the lending agente. He aduitted heviag known a Horr Feldsann, ~ as Oxford man who ie Chief of the Foreign Political Derartaent ia London, who died suddenly prior to the opening of the war. Yon Wiegnad advised there is no forma) offsoial consorship in Germany, Pmt that the Governnent "takes the risk of what is eent oat®. .