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65-8946 Ebeling obtained inrormation regarding shipsallings. and cargoes whach he provided to Paul Fehse for transmittal'to Germany He also furnished. such information to Leo Waalen, who .delivered the material to Sebold for transmittal. Upon' conviction, Ebeling was sentenced to five years in prison on espionage charges. He also received a two-year congurrent sentence and.a $i,ooo fine for violating the Registration Act. RICHARD EICHENLAUB Richard Eichenlaub, who came to the United States in 1930 and became a citizen in 1936, operated the Little Casino Restaurant in the Yorkville Section of New' York City. This and Eichenlaub introduced several new members'into the group. Eichenlaub reported to the German Gestapo and often. obtained information from his customers who were engaged in national defense production. Through Eichenlaub, dynamite was delivered to Sebold from Bante.. Having entered a.plea of guilty to violation of the. Registration Aet, Eichenlaub was sentenced to pay a fine of $1,ooo and to serve 18 months in prison. HEINRICH CARL EILERS A native of Germany, Heinrich Carl Eilers came to the United States in 1923 and became a citizen in 1932.. From 1933 until his:arrest, he served as a steward on ships sailing from New York City. Eilers made a. trip from New York to Washington, D.C. to obtain information for Germany from the Civil Aeronautics Authority. His mission, however, was unsuccessful.. At the time of his arrest in New York City by Customs authorities in June, 1940, he had in his possession 20 letters addressed to people throughout Europe.: He also had books. .relating to magnesium and aluminum alloys which had been sent tc him by Edmund Carl Heine, one of the:principal espionage agents .in this group.,, .... .. Upon conviction, Eilers received a five-year prison sentence on espionage charges and a concurrent sentence of two years' imprisonment and a $1,ooo fine under the Registration Act.