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-8948 LILLY BARBARA CAROLA STEIN Born in Vienna, Austria, Lilly Stein, met Hugo.Sebold, the espionage instructor who had trained william Sebold (the two. men"were not related) in Hamburg, Germany. She enrolled in this. school and was sent to the United States in 1939. Lilly Stein was one of the people to whom Sebold had. been instructed to deliver microphotograph instructions upon his. arrival in this country. She frequently met with Sebold to give. him information for transmittal to Germany, and her address was used as a return address by other agents in mailing data for. Germany. Miss Stein pleaded guilty and received sentences of 10 years': and 2 concurrent years' imprisonment for yiolations of espionage and registration statutes, respectively. FRANZ JOSEPH STIGLER In 193t, Franz Stigler left Germany for the United States, where he became'a citizen in 1939. He had been Siy Ihnun sdgys sageas pagten pueoqe daqman maan e se padondaa discharge from the Ss America when the United States Navy converted that ship into the Uss: West Point.. His constant companion was Erwin Siegler, and they operated as couriers in transmitting information between the United States and German agents abroad. Stigler sought to recruit amateur radio operators in the United States as channels of communication to German radio stations. He had also observed and reported 'defense preparations in' the Canal Zone and had met pursuits. Upon conviction, Stigler was sentenced to serve 16 years in prison on espionage charges with 2 concurrent years for registration violations. ERICH STRUNCK A seaman aboard ships of the United. States Lines since citizen in 1935. As a courier, Strunck carried messages between German agents in the United States and Europe. He requested authority to steal the diplomatic bag of a British officer traveling aboard